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Presenter: Its 12 oclock and the headlines today are,Katie taylor wins her first professional
world title,Equality in sport edges closer and closer,from next year Saudi Arabia will allow
women in stadiums to watch sporting events and Heather watson says she has faced gender
specific barrier during her career.

Presenter: The main story,Eniola Aluko has received the second half of her 80,000 settlement
fee from the Football Association.The fee was agreed in March after an investigation had initially
cleared ex-England women boss Mark Sampson of making racially discriminatory remarks to
Chelsea striker Aluko.Aluko in an earlier hearing this month claimed Martin Glenn the chief
executive of FA had told her to write a post stating the FA were not institutionally racist" if she
was to receive the full payment.Glenn has sinced denied this remark and the FA as a whole
reached this settlement fee to reduce the disruption and preparation for England Womens Euro
2017.The day of the parliamentary inquiry the FA did apologise to Eniola Aluko and Drew
Spence for Mark Sampsons racist remarks in 2014 and 2015.

The Chelsea striker said she felt Vindicated and relieved after the inquiry.Mark Sampson was
sacked in September following inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour at his last job in
Bristols Academy.Sampson who was paid 9 months salary on his departure may also submit a
wrongful dismissal claim.The FA has very recently appointed the Kate Tinsley to their board as
the non-executive director.Kate is the chief executive at the firm The BuildBase group which is
the sponsor of the FA vase.However she is only female on the board.

Presenter: Irish boxer Katie Taylor wins her first professional world title in Cardiff.Part of the
under card for Anthony Joshuas fight against Carlos Takam,Katie Taylor vs Anahi Sanchez
ended up with all three judges scoring 99-90 in favour of Taylor.Katie taylor dropped her
opponent in the second round with a left hook to the ribs.It wasnt all easy for Katie taylor as
Anahi Sanchez thought back with causing a cut above Katies right eye however this did not
affect the end result or the score cards.Katie Taylor said that this was the biggest achievement
of her career which in perspective is a huge claim form the 5 time amateur champion and 2012
olympic gold medalist.With Taylor claiming a world title she can now aim for unification bouts or
even search for a fight with UFC star Holly Holm.

Katie Taylor after the fight was asked How do you feel after this tremendous victory?

Katie Taylors response was Words cant express how I feel,Im just delighted to be world
champion
Presenter: Equality in sport is edging ever closer,the gender prize money gap in sports has
substantially decreased with now 83% of sports rewarding female and male athletes the same
amount of prize money.Three sports however still show large disparities in prize money these
are Golf,Football and cricket but the FA were not institutionally racist" if she was to receive the
full payment.For an in depth analysis on the increase of prize money for women in sport is
shown by the Womens ICC world cup in 2013 the prize money was just 47,000 but this year it
is 470,000 and 15,500 per group match victory.This is another encouraging sign in the
attempt to find gender equality in Sport and the realisation of both genders and their
contributions and foundations they place on the sport.

Presenter: From next year Saudi Arabia will allow women in stadiums to watch sporting
events.This is another way women are being allowed more freedom in Saudi Arabia who face
strict gender segregation rules, and follows the historic lifting of a driving ban.Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman is leading a major drive to modernise Saudi society and boost the
economy.

Presenter:Heather Watson feels there has been gender specific barriers during her career as a
tennis player.The 2016 Wimbledon doubles champion said I wouldnt say I have experienced
anything in terms of facing prejudice to do with the colour of my skinThe sporting world is
renowned for the comparison of Males being better than females and visur further however
Heather Watsons insight clearly shows this question is still in the depths of the sporting world.

Presenter:The weather today there is going to be highs of 8 degrees however it going to get
chilly with lows of 2 degrees with strong North easterly 40 mph winds.The weekend wont be
getting any better but a lot more miserable with there being a frost as temperature go below 0
degrees.

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