of a world cup semi finals hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. saudi arabia is set to host the men s 2034 world cup after australia opted against mounting a rival bid. the decision was confirmed only hours before fifa s deadline for declarations of interest on tuesday in their accelerated bidding process. saudi arabia was the only other country to put their name forward to host the tournament, so they are effectively the sole bidder.. something that might shock some people but was expected as dan roan reports.. if you thought a winter world cup was a one off, then think again. less than a year since qatar staged football s showpiece event, it s emerged neighbouring saudi arabia is set to play host in 2030 for the sole bidder is set to play host in 2034 for the sole bidder after australia chose not to try ahead of today s deadline. once again, extreme heat is likely to mean the disruption of moving its traditional summer slot. but the manager of saudi owned newcastle
for declarations of interest on tuesday, in their accelerated bidding process. saudi arabia was the only other country to put their name forward to host the tournament, so they are effectively the sole bidder something that might shock some people, but was expected, as dan roan reports. if you thought a winter world cup was a one off, then think again. less than a year since qatar staged football s showpiece event, it s emerged neighbouring saudi arabia is set to play host in 2034 the sole bidder after australia chose not to try, ahead of today s deadline. once again, extreme heat is likely to mean the disruption of moving its traditional summer slot. but the manager of saudi owned newcastle united has backed the prospect. our trips out there have been to two different places. wherever we went was really well organised and we were well looked after. so i think if that s a sign of what a world cup might look like, then i think you can be rest assured that everything will b
night into thursday that we have a taper of low pressure. this has been named storm ciaran by the met office. the risk of damaging winds is most likely in the south of the uk. amber warnings already in force in spots, gusts of around 70 miles per r. some exposed coasts, gusts of 80 mph or a touch more. although not covered by the met office warnings, the channel islands could see gusts potentially of 80 to possibly 90 mph, we are talking about damaging wind gusts, certainly a lot of disruption and on top of that sum really heavy rain across parts of england, wales, southern scotland, may be into eastern parts of northern ireland, rain in places where we really do not need it. temperature wise, 10, ii or 12. so storm ciaran brings the risk of disruption with heavy rain and strong winds in the south through wednesday night. and that s bbc news at six. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where yo