But now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday imjohn watson. Coming up. Newcastle united up for sale. Donning the red jersey of wales a change in International Selection which could affect one of their biggest stars. And we here from england cricketerJonny Bairstow on how the suicide of his father shaped his career. In some ways you remember everything that has gone on, but at the same time theres bits of it you choose not to remember. We start this evening with news of Newcastle United which has been put up Newcastle United which has been put upfor Newcastle United which has been put up for sale by owner mike ashley. The club won promotion back to the premier League Last Season but the owner has been a divisive figure since he took over the club ten yea rs since he took over the club ten years ago. David has been following events today. Why has mike ashley decided now is the right time to put the club up for sale . It is a bit of a surprise on the one hand because newcastle a re a surprise on the one hand because newcastle are doing 0k, they are ninth in the premier league. They have a promising young squad and they appearfor have a promising young squad and they appear for the first time in a long time to have a bit of stability. However perhaps not a surprise on the other hand, this is a club that informally has been up for sale we have known for quite a while now. Earlier this month the financier was actually pictured at saintjames financier was actually pictured at Saint James Park during financier was actually pictured at saintjames park during the liverpool draw and that prompted suggestions she could be involved in a possible takeover. She was involved in manchester citys takeover, and also a proposed ta keover of takeover, and also a proposed takeover of liverpool but didnt succeed. So it seems it has been bubbling under for a while. Succeed. So it seems it has been bubbling underfor a while. Why now . Mike ashley is desperate to sell. In a statement. The sale process will give interested parties the opportunity of deferring substantial payments so that is suggesting payments so that is suggesting payments by a potential buyer, if they are the right buyer, do not need to be upfront, they could be negotiated, and that suggests mike ashley negotiated, and that suggests mike as hley wa nts negotiated, and that suggests mike ashley wants out and quickly. The clu b ashley wants out and quickly. The club could be sold by christmas. We have seen he is a divisive figure, we witnessed protests made by fans over his ownership, what reassu ra nces over his ownership, what reassurances are there that they will end up with anything better than they have already . There are no guarantees and we have seen with ta keovers guarantees and we have seen with takeovers of premier league clubs it can go well but also backwards. If we think of the russian takeover of chelsea, and also middle eastern ta keovers, chelsea, and also middle eastern takeovers, american takeovers as well so theres lots of interested parties, the chinese as well. Newcastle fans will parties, the chinese as well. Newcastle fa ns will wa nt parties, the chinese as well. Newcastle fans will want to see big money invested. Alan shearer has sent a picture on social media of peoplejumping sent a picture on social media of people jumping for joy because ashley has been a divisive figure. There have been protests over his reign. He took over in 2007, invested £134 million of his own money, save the club from potential financial ruin so there is no guarantee, but many newcastle fans will be happy with this news today. 0k, thank you. We can hearfrom another player now. Conor mcnamara is there alongside former england midfield chris waddle. We are looking forward to commentating on the game tonight, you are former newcastle player and i have to ask you about the news of mike ashley selling the club. |j think the fans will be pleased. People forget he has kept them afloat but to go to the next level, to bea afloat but to go to the next level, to be a top four team again, they need investment. Much more reaction to come on bbc sport. What about the game tonight, Leicester City find themselves in the relegation zone 110w. Themselves in the relegation zone now. A lot of people thought this would happen to Leicester City, maybe they lost some belief and got carried away with the success they had, but they still have a big squad. West brom will be well drilled and it could be decided tonight on a counterattack set piece. Last time they went Six Premier League games without a win, that ended with Claudio Ranieri being sacked. You can hear commentary of the game on 5live tonight from 7pm. In just under half an hour the first round proper of the fa cup draw will take place. It is at this point that league one and two teams enter the draw they could face three teams from the eighth tier of the football pyramid. One of those teams is Northern Premier League side hyde united, they are hosting the draw this evening which you can see on bbc two earlier i spoke to their manager darren kelly. We know at this stage of the jaw, premier league teams are not included but how significant could this draw the for hyde . Its magnificent, it could set us up for a number of years. The club has had a number of years. The club has had a tough ride over a number of seasons and hopefully we can change the corner by progressing in the fa cup, but to get to this stage after what we have been through in the last three years it is a big achievement. From my aspect of things, i hope when we play that first round, whoever we play against we can give a good account of ourselves. Nothing quite like the spirit of the fa cup, going into the first round draw it must be a great atmosphere tonight ahead of that drop at seven oclock . Its amazing, you look at the game on saturday, we did what we had to do, but the whole buzz from then on, the power of social media and the messages i have received. The fa cup for me, being lucky enough to play from a professional point of view in the higher rounds, its fantastic. It is my biggest moment in my short managerial career and my proudest moments to get us to where we have. And from the supporters point of view, the fa cup is the most famous in my eyes. I can remember the mighty tottenham against nottingham forest, and those memories have lived with me and i hope we can go ona lived with me and i hope we can go on a nice run. You look at lincoln last season, who were fantastic. Hopefully we can do that this season and give it a go. Its about one game, 90 minutes. The belief we have in the squad, we have a lot of Young Players out there who should go out and enjoy themselves and thats what it is about. Darren, im sure you will be enjoying yourself tonight. If you get a favourable draw in the first round, enjoy it. Still plenty to bring you in the Programme Including how the suicide ofjonny ba i rstows including how the suicide ofJonny Bairstows father helped to shape his cricketing career. The Welsh Rugby Union are making changes to the selection of players based outside the nation. Gatlands law had previously allowed for four players based outside of wales to be picked for the Senior National side. But now any player taking up a new contract not with a welsh region must have won 60 caps to be eligible to play for his country. Chris jones chrisjonesjoins me chris jones joins me now chrisjonesjoins me now to explain these changes. As we know, the idea is to stop the number of welsh players leaving to play in england and france, is this going to have the desired effect . It should do, and youre right, its all about trying to keep wales best players in wales because theres been a glut of top talent that has left the regions to play in england and france and therefore has weakened the welsh domestic game. So this new law, this new ruling, the 60 cap ruling, at the moment it wont affect anyone in their current contract. Inaudible. However, his next contract. Chris, apologies, we are having difficulties with the line. Apologies with the sound problems there but i think we got the gist of what chris was saying with regards to those changes and the impact they will have on the national team. The protests have overshadowed the start of the nfl season. The refusal of several players to stand during the singing of the national anthem. The man who started it all a little over a year ago, colin kapernick, is now without a team but plans to bring legal action against the league, for what he claims is collusion amongst several teams to prevent him from finding a club because of his protests. Here is our sports news correspodent richard conway. Colin kapernick is bringing a grievance because he believes he has been blocked from participating from taking upa been blocked from participating from taking up a place in one of those teams. He was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016, he didnt take up the last year of his contract, went back on that and left the 49ers in march of this year. Since then a number of playing opportunities have come a long due to injuries to other quarterbacks in other teams. But Colin Kaepernick has not been picked up. One team owner saying fans have objected to it. The same at the tennessee titans, a quarterback brought above Colin Kaepernick, not even given a trial on that occasion. He is suggesting this is collusion between tea m suggesting this is collusion between team owners to keep him out on account of his political stance. Proving it will be the tough part for him, but Colin Kaepernick is bringing this action under the collective bargaining agreement. Talking about proving it, how does Colin Kaepernick set about doing that . It is the political stance he has taken, and he feels he has not been picked up for political reasons as opposed to sporting reasons. Yes, he will argue that. I have travelled out to the us a few weeks ago and speak to one owner, robert kraft, the owner of the new england patriots. He denied this and said theres no way, ive never heard anything about Colin Kaepernick being excluded so that will build the difficult part, proving there has been a conspiracy amongst team owners to keep Colin Kaepernick out. Under us law there is something called the discovery process whereby e mails, written documents, things that can lead to an evidential trail have to be brought forward. If there is that evidence you would think he has a strong case. Without its owners can go back to that subjective opinion was Colin Kaepernick good enough for our team, was he the right fit at that moment in time . It will be a difficult task but it will keep this issue in the headlines, giving prominence to the protest movement that of course has basically dominated the nfl season so basically dominated the nfl season so far. Richard conway speaking to me earlier on. Lets take a look at some of the other stories now. Katie archibald has signed for a professional Road Racing Team next year. She follows alan barker enjoining the leading womens outfit. Archibald isnt turning her back on the track, shell defend her world omnium title next year, before taking on both track and road events at the Commonwealth Games in australia in april. Tributes are being paid to the former great britian basketball coach kevin cadle whos died at the age of 62. The British Basketball League described the former coach as a legend of british basketball. He had stints as coach of scotlands and Englands National basketball teams. He was also a long time nba and nfl broadcaster with sky sports. Englands cricketers fly to australia later this month ahead of the challenge that is the ashes. . But one of their most talented players, Jonny Bairstow, has already had to deal with a challenge few of us could imagine dealing with the suicide of his father. He also played for england but took his own life whenjonny was a boy. . Now, for the first time Jonny Bairstow has spoken in depth about his experiences as he releases an autobiography. Hes been speaking to our sports correspondent, joe wilson. Jonny bairstow is a world class cricketer. For england hes essential a rock. A batsman and wicket keeper, just like his father. He played for england too. The link between son and father is unmistakeable. Thats a brilliant catch by bairstow. David bairstow played cricket for yorkshire for 20 years, but he never sanonny grow up. When jonny was eight, he returned one evening with his mother and sister to discover that his father had taken his own life in the family house. Me and my sister were both very, very young. In some ways, yes, you do remember everything that went on because you will remember that. At the same time, there are bits of it that you choose not to remember, that you choose to park. Like i mentioned in the book, there is no need to be angry for many, many years, or anything like that. The comparisons with his father were inevitable once jonny became a cricketer. He only ever imagined a career in sport. Jonny has tried to stop answering questions about why his father took his own life, but its clear as he dealt with retirement, his wifes illness, david struggled with emotional pain he couldnt express. Almost that its not culturally allowed to talk about emotional feelings and depression or whatever it might be. Do you feel thats changed in your world, in your experience as a sportsman, is that culture changed . I think theres a different view on it now, definitely. I think that theres obviously sports psychologists, yeah, doctors now will see different things. But theres still not a single thing that you can say, right, youve got depression because there are so many different aspects of it. Youve got Mental Health issues, anxiety, youve got this, that and the other. You cant say, right, youve got a snotty nose, youve got a cold thats easy. I wonder if reading that book and maybe hearing you talk about it might make somebody think twice about taking their on life . About taking their own life . What do you think about that if that could be a result from your writing this and talking about it . Yeah, i think it potentially could do. Everyones going to react to it in a different way. People have had setbacks from early on in their life, then theres no reason why you cant go on and still succeed. You talk in the book about how, you know, your dad would be proud of you and what youve done in cricket of course he would be. I also reckon hed be proud of you for the way youve talked about this and dealt with it in the book . Yeah. Who knows but. Id hope so and i think hes be very proud of the way becky and i have turned out. Thanks for your time. Thank you. Finally, this is what cork citys ground looks like after storm 0phelia blew the roof off one of the stands at their turners cross ground. The team are due to play derry city at home tomorrow night, with cork needing just a point to clinch the league of ireland title. As you can see, as you can see, Severe Damage as you can see, Severe Damage to their homes and ground. No announcement has been made about the game. Thats all from sportsday. Goodbye