welcome. we are two days from the heavyweight unification super fight in saudi arabia. tyson fury taking on usic, putting his wbo, wba and ibf world titles on the line. the winner will become the first four belt heavyweight world champion. the fighters have been rolled out for a news conference and both men surprisingly are are reserved. i will make this short. i want to thank god for the victory i received. i want to thank everyone. i want to thank usyk for challenging me. that's it. thank you to the fans who supported me. i know it's tough times at the moment. money is hard. i aim to put on a show. thank you. god bless. hi.

thank you. god bless. hi, peeple- — people. cheering i am headed cheering iam headed here. i'm cheering i am headed here. i'm excited. i am headed here. i'm excited. i am headed here. i'm excited. i am gratefulfor his excellency through who this fight hand. let's make history. thank you. the great and the good of the boxing world have made their way to riyadh in saudi arabia for this unmissable fight. our reporter got the thoughts of a former world champion. the -ress former world champion. the press conference _ former world champion. tue: press conference wasn't former world champion. tte: press conference wasn't what former world champion. "tte: press conference wasn't what we are accustomed to with tyson fury. no shenanigans, it was respective to usyk. alongside me is a former world champion, amir khan. i thought there would be shouting but it was different. t would be shouting but it was different. ., different. i thought there would be _ different. i thought there would be yelling - different. i thought there would be yelling and - different. i thought there - would be yelling and shouting and going head to head. it was the total— and going head to head. it was

the total opposite. it seemed like the — the total opposite. it seemed like the both fighters know the fight _ like the both fighters know the fight is — like the both fighters know the fight is days away. no point talking _ fight is days away. no point talking. let the fists do the take — talking. let the fists do the take talking. i think it was very— take talking. i think it was very respectful. the managers, promoters— very respectful. the managers, promoters were respectful. nothing can change now. both fighters — nothing can change now. both fighters changed. they know what — fighters changed. they know what to _ fighters changed. they know what to do. the game plan will be ahead _ what to do. the game plan will be ahead. it's the best man how — be ahead. it's the best man how it _ be ahead. it's the best man now. it will be an epic fight. we have _ now. it will be an epic fight. we have not had a fight like this— we have not had a fight like this in— we have not had a fight like this in 25_ we have not had a fight like this in 25 years. we had lennox lewis— this in 25 years. we had lennox lewis and — this in 25 years. we had lennox lewis and hollyfield the last undisputed heavyweight champions. in is amazing, to see _ champions. in is amazing, to see that _ champions. in is amazing, to see that boxing in saudi arabia is massive. this is what boxing heeded~ — is massive. this is what boxing needed. ~ ., is massive. this is what boxing needed. ~ . , ., ., ~ is massive. this is what boxing needed. ~ . .,~ ., needed. what did you make of the fact in _ needed. what did you make of the fact in the _ needed. what did you make of the fact in the face _ needed. what did you make of the fact in the face of- needed. what did you make of the fact in the face of it, - the fact in the face of it, fury never looked at usyk, normally he tries to get a psychological edge. i wonder, you as a fighter, you've been here — don't you do the normal things? here - don't you do the normal thins? ., , , here - don't you do the normal thins? .,, , i. here - don't you do the normal thins? .,, , y., ., here - don't you do the normal thins? t.. , i. ., ., things? hopefully, you go and do our things? hopefully, you go and do your thing- _

things? hopefully, you go and do your thing. i _ things? hopefully, you go and do your thing. i think, - things? hopefully, you go and do your thing. i think, i- things? hopefully, you go and do your thing. i think, i don't. do your thing. i think, i don't any tyson respects him. that is why he doesn't look into his eyes. he doesn't want him to see — tyson doesn't want usyc to feel what he's feeling. in a fighter�*s eyes you feel everything he's going through. usyk seems confident. i don't think tie son wants to see that. not to put fear in him but he has his own strategy into this fight. he doesn't want that to change. that can change when you are looking into his eyes. it hand to emany. back in the day i remember looking into garcia's eyes and my game plan went out the window because i wanted to knock him out. i got beat. i think that is what is it. a strategy, he knows what he needs to do.— strategy, he knows what he needs to do. quick one - who will win, _ needs to do. quick one - who will win, one _ needs to do. quick one - who will win, one name? - needs to do. quick one - who will win, one name? tyson i needs to do. quick one - who i will win, one name? tyson fury, it will be close. _ will win, one name? tyson fury, it will be close. i _ will win, one name? tyson fury, it will be close. i got _ will win, one name? tyson fury, it will be close. i got usyk- it will be close. i got usyk the first couple le of rounds

and tyson winning the rest. it will be a majority decision, or unanimous, tyson fury. that is former world _ unanimous, tyson fury. that is former world champion - unanimous, tyson fury. that is former world champion amir i former world champion amir khan. a good big un always beats a good little un! we will see. one win away from an instant return to the premier league, leeds, thrashing norrish 4—0. they were declared the winner of southampton or west itch albion at wembley. leeds couldn't want a better lead. from the off they looked more hungry than norwich who couldn't cope with the intensity. there was anle—o lead and then there was 2 and then a third from close range and the tie was done with still five to play. somerville added

a fourth taking them to wembley, a game away from an immediate premier league return. manchester city's gold keeper eddison will miss sunday's decider and next week's fa cup final. the brazilian had an eye injury in city's 2—0 win at tottenham that left the side on the brink of the fourth consecutive title. scans confirmed he suffered a small to his right eye socket. the france head coach has named his 25—man squad for euro 2024, with conte handed a surprise recall. he moved to saudi pro—league side itiad in 202. he played for the national team last in 2022. he has 56 caps for france and was a key part of the world cup side that won in 2018. the former chelsea midfielder was included but no room for chelsea forward gunku

or michael elysses of crystal palace. schauffele carded the lowest round ever in a us pga, with a first—round 62 to lead in kentucky. the american came up in kentucky. the american came up with nine birdies in a sensational bogey—free round to beatjose olathabel's record beat jose olathabel's record set beatjose olathabel's record set 25 years ago. you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. iga swiatek won her 11th court match on thursday as she moved closer to a record after a comprehensive lead at the italian open. she is one win from the trophy won by serena williams 11 years ago. she will face sabalenka in the final. tommy paul booked his semifinal

spot after beating his opponent in rome. the 14th seed came through featuring 13 breaks of serve. the american kept his composure in a deciderfor a 2:43 minute victory paul will play the chilean in the semifinal. the world tennis association confirmed queen's club will stage a wta tour eventin club will stage a wta tour event in the summer in a reshuffle of the grass—court season. the governing body wants to promote the women's game and the tournaments in birmingham and eastbourne will be reduced in status. there have been concerns by male players about the state of the grass—courts they will inherit the following week. the women's championships ably demonstrates that two weeks of play on a grass—court is very durable. we've reassured the atp on multiple occasions that there won't be an impact on the integrity and performance of

the court in that second week. we remain in dialogue where the atp around post 25, but remain confident that the changes in 25 will be permanent. simone biles 25 will be permanent. simone bites says _ 25 will be permanent. simone biles says she _ 25 will be permanent. simone biles says she is _ 25 will be permanent. simone biles says she is more i 25 will be permanent. simone l biles says she is more equipped to handle challenges as she prepares for a third olympics after she had to withdraw, you remember, from multiple competitions including the tokyo 2020 games. the 4—time olympic gold medallist will compete for the first time in 2024 at the us classic and says she hunch not cured but mentally better. t she hunch not cured but mentally better.- she hunch not cured but mentally better. i think there were a lot — mentally better. i think there were a lot of _ mentally better. i think there were a lot of variables i mentally better. i think there were a lot of variables that i were a lot of variables that went into tokyo that i didn't get properly taken care of, therapy and all the things. i've been doing therapy every week, a lot of sessions. a lot of hours. i've put in the work. i know that that won't happen, that won't affect me moving forward. my therapist is available to me kind of any time i need, even outside my

sessions, even at worlds, some of the girls think they went out, maybe and i wasn't present, because i was doing my therapy because i know how important it is to stay present, mindfuland not important it is to stay present, mindful and not be too anxious, so, yes, we will keep that up. i have done that at classic champions, worlds. so it will continue.— it will continue. stage 12 of the giro d'italia _ it will continue. stage 12 of the giro d'italia was i it will continue. stage 12 of the giro d'italia was won i it will continue. stage 12 of| the giro d'italia was won by julian allaphillipe, taking the victory after riding away from his break away companion maestre in the last two kilometres of the stage. the first win for the former double worldaljohn at a after his win at the dauphine. pogacar is in the race leader's pinkjersey. you can get more from the website, the sport part.

goodbye for now. hello there. thursday brought us a real mixture of weather across the uk. it was scotland and, to a degree, the far north of england that had the best of the day's weather, with plenty of sunshine. and very warm in the highlands, temperatures reached 25 celsius in altnaharra — that was the warmest place in the whole of the uk, confirmation of the rather beautiful weather we had here. wasn't like that everywhere, though — for northern ireland, england and wales, we had rain or some thundery showers around, and across berkshire and also pembrokeshire, we had photographs sent to us of some funnel clouds there — tornadoes that don't quite make it all the way down to the ground. it was very wet for some — in nantwich in cheshire, we had 25 millimetres of rain. now on into friday's forecast,

the tail end of the weather front will continue to feed in quite a lot of cloud across northern england, and we start off certainly with some mist and fog patches around some of our north sea coast. aside from northern england, though, i suspect overall, we're looking at a brighter day on friday with more in the way of sunshine. there will, though, be one or two showers popping up into the afternoon, one or two thunderstorms, but big gaps between those showers — that means probably for most of you, we're looking at a dry day with temperatures widely high teens to the low 20s. it will feel warm in the sunshine, highest temperatures, probably west scotland, where i think we'll probably get to 24 — outside chance of a 25. on into the weekend, we've got a low pressure system threatening some heavier bursts of rain across southeast england, certainly more cloud around here as we head into the morning. otherwise, again, we're looking at a few mist and fog patches — clearing and lifting away, sunny spells, breaking through, and then, into the afternoon, one or two showers and thunderstorms popping up. temperatures still on the warm side — we're looking at highs well into the teens, 23—24 celsius in the very warmest areas. given the light winds and the may sunshine, that will feel very pleasant. for sunday, though,

there is a slight change in the weather picture across scotland and northern ireland, in that there'll be a bit more in the way of cloud pushing in here — it could be thick enough to give us an odd patch of rain. england and wales mainly dry with some sunshine, but you will notice the temperatures just dropping a little bit across scotland and northern ireland, given that cloudier weather. now beyond that, into next week, looks like the start of the week should be ok — many of us will have drier weather with sunny spells — but there's a tendency for the cloud to thicken, with rain arriving towards the second half of the week.

live from washington, this is bbc news. south africa is calling on the un top israel's offensive in rafah. another staffer

in the biden administration quits over the us presidents support of israel — we'll speak to her about why she resigned. president putin is given a red—carpet welcome during his state visit to china in a show of bilaterial relations with president xi. thank you forjoining us. we start with the battle at the un's top cord. israel claims that the un's top court is being exploited by south africa, which has called for order an immediate halt to the israeli offensive in rafah. the international court ofjustice has been asked to consider whether israel is committing genocide against palestinians in gaza. on thursday, south africa's legal team says israel had intended from the beginning to destroy palestinian life. but the israeli foreign ministry says south africa had presented biased and false claims that relied on hamas sources. in a statement they said:

it's calling on the un's top court