to hold coalition talks. hamas has indicated it is willing to discuss a new plan to end the war in gaza — which was presented by us president, joe biden on friday. however, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has again insisted that the war will end only once hamas is destroyed. the uk election campaign is ramping up — labour launches a 5000 mile "battle bus tour" — promising to create wealth across the uk. the prime minister, rishi sunak is in north east england — pledging millions of pounds in funding for local towns if the conservatives hold on to power. now on bbc news, it's sportsday.

i'm 0lly foster, this is sportsday live from wembley stadium, we are 90 minutes away from kick—off in the champions league final between borussia dortmund and the 1a time champions real madrid. we have team news coming up. jude bellingham is la liga's player of the year, can he cap his debut season in spain by becoming a european champion? dortmund will be the underdogs, but they've defied the odds to reach the final and the fans say they can cause an upset. and i'm hugh ferris at the bbc sports centre... also coming up in the programme bath stay on course for their first league title in the 21st century. they beat sale to make the premiership final. and fourth seed alexander zverev survives a huge scare at roland garros to reach the fourth round of the french open.

good evening. welcome along. not long to go now before the champions league final between the soul winner �*s one time to their name, dortmund versus the 1a time champions real madrid. both teams have been walking out on the pitch in the last hour. real madrid absolutely immaculate. they look $1 million in sharp black suits and white shirts and black ties. jude bellinger him around them. borussia dortmund you might think a little scruffy. relaxed, they've been playing and loving the part of the underdog. they last played here at wembley in the 2013

final against my and munich. they lost that and plenty of the fans have been going down wembley way. 11 years ago, wanting to put things right. we have team news. let's start with borussia dortmund, the home team, and they are unchanged from the side that ran out in the second leg against pere st germain. this is how the team released their starting 11 �*s on the social channels. let's make a bit of sense of the formation for you. so kobel in goal. hummel �*s at the heart of the defence. julian brandt, the driving force in that made the field. jaden sancho back at borussia dortmund for a second bill, back in his happy place after being rescued from manchester united where he was rotting away on the bench frozen out. on the other flank, full crew

up out. on the other flank, full crew up top. they came out with that team news in the last 1a minutes or so, supremely confident from real madrid, they came out with their team news about two hours two and a half hours ago, here it is. this is how they posted it on their social channel. two changes from the side that scored that at those late goals against buyer munich in the second leg to reach this final. the first change, we knew this was happening, thatis change, we knew this was happening, that is because their goalkeeper, he's had a bit of a fever all week. borussia —— of three has only played the last one. but carlo ancelotti loves mike he told us yesterday he would start. injured but on the bench, coming at the heart of defence. so for this, bench, coming at the heart of defence. so forthis, rodrigo bench, coming at the heart of defence. so for this, rodrigo up top. jude bellinger him behind them. up top. jude bellinger him behind them. up back four. carlo ancelotti, you

can't argue with whatever 11 he puts out. he says this squad is the best he has ever worked with. he is the greatest manager in european competition. 0ne greatest manager in european competition. one this competition twice with ac milan, twice with real madrid. can he make it a fifth? of course, they are favourites. borussia dortmund know that they are underdogs, but there are so many stories behind both sides. it's going to be marco reus�*s last match for borussia dortmund. and the fans have pretty much all packed into the stadium now. we caught up with some of them and ask them how they thought their teams were going to go. real madrid always does what they have to do. i believe in them. and i hope and i think that we are going to win it. and we will go back

with one more cup. real madrid has 14 titles. we have only one. it's our big chance. it's marco's last game. he's ourcaptain. he will always be in our hearts. he's my hero. what makes you thank you can spring a surprise here? i think we've been really good - in the champions league season this year, and i hope, marco's last game, it's going to be an important one - for him to get that one i and get the trophy home. make history, marco has come a today. make history, marco has, today. are you worried about borussia dortmund at all? to be honest, no. it feels like we really want it. talk to me aboutjadon sancho. he's been good this season. it is good to have him back. so, you see, he is so powerful since he came back to us. he has a really tough time in manchester united, and now he became a leader. so it...

it's good to have him back. do you feel lucky to have jude billingham ? yeah. i think he's a great player. he does a lot of good things for the team. his vision is really important for the team. do you see him scoring a goal here? he has played here many times. i hope he scores, of course. they absolutely adore jude bellinger him. what an impact he has made in his wc zen, one which madrid gentlemen insist on calling him... how is the match going to play out? commentary from eight o'clock from kick off on radio five live. chris sutton, he is on pondicherry duty, and i grabbed him on the way in. carlo ancelotti, the most dangerous game of the season. real madrid are serial winners in this competition i think

if carlo ancelotti wins this, they are up against a borussia dortmund team this season who are really underperforming, but they have found a way in the champions league to get to the final. they got really lucky, didn't they? but they won 1—0 home and away. real madrid romped through the group stages, it looked a little bit iffy against leipzig. penalties against manchester city and then those late goals against bayern munich, but you talked about borussia dortmund finding a way. what is it about the real madrid? they always seem to be playing within themselves, real madrid, and the semifinal going down against bayern munich at home, how many times have we seen a madrid side do that over the years? it doesn't seem a fluke when it happens to them. and the former stoke city player coming off the bench and a couple of goals to get them to the final, you couldn't write that, really. they've got big game players. belllingham's had

a world—class season. he's shown great maturity. probably the best player in spain. let's dwell onjude bellingham because what do astonishing impact he has made in his debut season in spain. he is the la liga player of the season. 19 goals. he's their top scorer when you consider they've got viniciousjunior in their ranks as well. it's been an astonishing impact from him. he seems to be absolutely fearless. i think as a young player, moving to madrid from dortmund, of course, a lot of young players would go into a dressing room with the big characters and big players of real madrid and freeze, he hasn't done that. he's gone in, he's embraced the challenge, no surprise this evening if he has a big game. the last time wembley hosted a champions league final, 2013, that was dortmund, and they lost to bayern. quite a few of the dortmund fans i spoke to remember that, they were here and they want to put it right. yes they do.

one of my old team—mates, former borussia dortmund player, 1997. againstjuventus going into the final, he said everybody had written them off in that particular game, and they ended up winning, and borussia dortmund fans have got to think back to that and think maybe it is just going to be our evening. it has got those vibes from 1997 and they hope they can upset the odds once again. i will be here for a couple of days at wembley, and there were still hundreds of real madrid and borussia dortmund supporters here yesterday. we forget how iconic this stadium is. ijust wanted to get here early on arrival in the countryjust get here early on arrival in the country just to do get here early on arrival in the countryjust to do a little bit of sightseeing. and i spotted two dortmund supporters who had arrived by bite, they cycled all the way from dortmund, a50 miles or so. it took them three days. and one of them was yannis brandt, brother to julian brandt, starting in the

borussia dortmund midfield tonight. they were doing it for charity, and, of course the match. so my friend, lawrence, he cycles for a lot of years. so last year, he asked me to cycle from munich, this was our first tour, and after that, we were waiting for the next challenge, so in paris, at the semifinal, before the game, i asked him if dortmund goes to wembley, if we cycle from dortmund to wembley stadium, so he sent me a message back and said "let's go". and for the perfect weekend, a dortmund wind against real madrid, that would be good. it's a big, big day for dortmund. yeah, real madrid... for me, i can say it is world—class.

so, but we are in the final. and i think anything is possible. so all the players from dortmund are focused, yeah. so... you have been in touch with your brother. a huge day for him. a huge day for the whole family, isn't it? yeah, maybe he's a little bit nervous, but that's normal. i think, yeah, it is a huge day, but, yeah, you have to be focused. you have to play your game tomorrow. do what you can. a huge day, it certainly is for the brandt�*s and borussia dortmund. yannis brandt raising over 12,000 euros for a school project —— school projects in kenya. so well done to him. we will see how his brother gets on later. not long until kick—off. we will have more from

wembley later. but let's head back to the rest of the day �*s sports news in the studio. thanks, 0lly. after the european club football season ends at wembley tonight, focus will stay on the contintent for the international game. and scotland have suffered a significant injury blow ahead of euro 202a with lyndon dykes ruled out of the tournament. the striker was carried off on a stretcher during training yesterday with an apparent knee injury. he played in all of scotland's qualifiers and has scored 9 times in his 36 caps. there are only two centre forwards left in steve clarke's provisional squad ahead of the euros, which scotland will open against hosts germany on friday week. rugby union's premiership final will be between the two teams that finished as the best in the regular season. it'll be top, that's northampton who won last night, and bath, who beat sale sharks 31—23 in their playoff semi final this afternoon having finished second in the table. ben croucher has more. eyes on the prize, well, next week's price anyway. bath and sale wanted to get their hands on it, to get the chance to even play for it, they needed brain, brown

and sometimes the bounds of a ball. ——to get the chance to even play for it, they needed brain, braun and sometimes the bounce of a ball. 13 points down by half—time, sale had reduced the arrears to just three. and after the interval came, tom went flying down the wing, which usually ends one way. 0nly twice in the last decade has an away side won a playoff. driven on by a nine year absence from the final, now it was... whether their prayers will be answered next week, northampton saints will have something to say about that. 28 years after they last lifted that trophy, the ultimate prize is now within bath's reach. ben croucher, bbc news. edinburgh have just missed out on the play—offs in the united rugby championship after losing heavily at benetton. the 31—6 win gave the italian side the bonus point they needed to leapfrog edinburgh. 0nisi ratave helping to give them a lead they would never relinquish.

results elsewhere saw edinburgh drop out of the top eight. next weekend's play—off matches are now confirmed, benetton will go to the bulls. meanwhile, munsterfinished top of the table and they'll play the 0spreys after they narrowly snuck into the playoffs on matches w011. cardiff ran them close in the welsh capital but the away side got the bonus point they required to trump the emirates lions in eighth... this the moment that right wing luke morgan pushed them into the qualification spaces. elsewhere in the quarters, leinster host ulster, while glasgow play the stormers. catalan dragons have retained rugby league's wheelchair challenge cup with a 81—18 win over wigan warriors in sheffield. jeremy bourson went over three times in the first period before adding another try in the second half, as catalans eased to victory over the super league champions. they'd already beaten wigan to become european club champions in april.

in super league, wigan warriors kept the pressure on st helens at the top of the table by winning at warrington wolves. the defending champions had to come back from 12—nil down to win. a quick succession of tries late in the first half including this from kruise leeming helped turn things round to 19—18. a scoreless second half meant a win for wigan that puts them level on points with st helens at the top with a game in hand. novak djokovic will continue his campaign at the french open later. the world number one and defending champion is playing 30th seed lorenzo musetti in the night match on phillippe chatrier. one of only two courts that has had constant tennis today because of the rain at roland garros. we've had play under the two rooves with alex zverev squeaking through in the most dramatic match of the day, as our tennis correspondent russell fuller told me. the fourth seed from germany, the semifinalist for the last three years survived despite being four

games to one down and a double breakdown for the 26th seed who has never been in a fourth round of a grand slam before. and certainly his nerves showed. he played a couple of very poor service games from a—1 up. but all credit to him in the tie—break, because he played absolutely brilliantly and when that by ten points to three. so he is into the fourth round it's been quite a week for him because on monday he beat raphael and the doll, the first time he's ever lost in the first—round, and yesterday in berlin, his trial began. he is accused of physically abusing his former partner, charges which zverev had a berkeley denies. it's a trial thatis had a berkeley denies. it's a trial that is going to last on and off for potentially six or seven weeks, but he was very much in the news yesterday as well.— yesterday as well. after a win for daniel today, to _ yesterday as well. after a win for daniel today, to the _ yesterday as well. after a win for

daniel today, to the women's - daniel today, to the women's singles, having to beat one of their best mates to make it around for. and she was behind her opponent in the first set. she found herself 5—3 down before winning the last four games of the set. in fact 110 of their last 11 games of the match, so i semifinalist at the last six grand slams is into the fourth round, but that was certainly the toughest test she has had of the fortnight so far. and other winners in the women's draw include elena, lots of match are still taking place in another four or five hours of rain on the outside courts, and that is why in really cold, damp, nasty conditions with a kind of autumnal fog really cold, damp, nasty conditions with a kind of autumnalfog hanging in the air, matches are going to continue until very, very late tonight. and that is why he is wearing a coat in paris. 3—1 favourite city of troy won the 2a5th edition of the epsom derby this afternoon. the aidan 0'brien trained runner faded badly when also favourite

for the 2000 guineas at newmarket last month but put that performance behind him to win comfortably with ryan moore on board. ambiente friendly finished second with 0'brien also training the third placed horse los angeles. michael dunlop says "it is something special" to have equalled his uncle joey's record of 26 wins at the isle of man tt. it was a mark that had stood for 2a years until the first race of this year's event in the supersport class. the northern irishman has seven chances to surpass the total in the remaining solo races this week. meanwhile it was an action packed sprint race at motogp�*s italian grand prix weekend. former champion fabio quartararo crashed out on just the second lap. championship leaderjorge martin followed with four laps to go. reigning champion francesco bagnaia delighted his home crowd at mujelo by claiming his first sprint race win of the season to cut martin's advantage to 27 points.

you're watching sportsday. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. world rally championship points leader thierry new—ville blamed a lapse in concentration after crashing out on the eighth stage of rally italy sardinia. he was third overall at the time. britain's elfyn evans is second in the championship but he's struggling to take advantage — he's fourth with four stages to go. great britain's men returned to pro league hockey action with a 5—1win over ireland, with sam ward scoring twice. the side hadn't played competitively since qualifying for the paris 0lympics injanuary. great britain's men returned to pro league hockey action with a 5—1win over ireland, with sam ward scoring twice. the side hadn't played competitively since qualifying for the paris 0lympics injanuary. and great britain's women claimed their first win of the season, beating the united states 3—2. both sides face india tomorrow. scotland's bob mcintyre has a share of the lead going into the third round of the canadian open in ontario. he and new zealander ryan fox

are 10 under par, two shots clear of the field. but englishman laurie canter�*s lead at the european 0pen has been wiped out after the third round with his three—shot advantage disappearing as did his ball at one stage. he's still at the top of the leaderboard in hamburg, but he shot 73 today to slip to 12 under par tied with italy's guido migliozzi. 0vernight leader wichanee meechai of thailand has made a strong start to the third round of the women's us open in pennsylvania. she began four under par, and wasted no time picking up a shot on her first hole. andrea lee of the united states has also begun well, with two birdies and a bogey. she's a shot behind the leader on four under. having missed out on tokyo three years ago, martin perry is a table tennis player who never gave up on his paralympic dreams. born with three missing limbs, he's qualified for his first games, and has also become a dad. he's been talking to

sally hurst about his journey from paisley to paris. choosing to play table tennis when you have no hands is nothing short of being absolutely stupid. rhythm, resilience, repetition. this is what it takes to become an elite table tennis player. and for martin parry, prosthetics also play a part. is really basic, really simple. it's moulded to my right forearm and held on place with this lovely rubber sleeve, so it's really basic, really primitive, but it does the job and allows me to play with one arm and give me that control that i need. this running play gives me the stability and assurance that i need to throw myself around the table as hard and as quick as i possibly can and them hopefully not going to fall over. growing up in paisley as one of four boys, martin was always competitive and determined to succeed. for want of a better phrase, they didn't really care that i was disabled. and that came from a place of love.

theyjust saw me as the little brother. they made no exceptions for me, and i think that's naturally what led me to be the person that i am today, because without that tough love, in a sense, than i might�*ve been a completely different person. he wasn't introduced to table tennis until he was 16. but soon discovered a rare talent that has now taken him all the way to the paralympics. much to the delight of the head coach. he finally got there and the whole club is overwhelmed with it. we booked our tickets, as soon as he got through, we booked our tickets. my god, it was amazing. also going out to paris, martin's wife, siobhan and their six—month—old. i was so happy for them. it's the biggest tournament he will go to. he's so determined. he will not stop at anything. and that is everything in life. that's notjust table tennis. most of the family forget that he is disabled. while siobhan is at work, the baby comes along to training with dad. i love being a new dad.

i thought table tennis was the best job i could ever have, but being a dad is for sure without a doubt the best job ever. life is sweet at the moment. it is. i'm not complaining. life seems to be going really well. i've got a beautiful family at home, my table tennis is going really well. what more could i want? from unassuming beginnings to potential paralympic glory, table tennis has opened up a world of opportunities for martin perry and his family. and the adventure continues in paris. sally hurst, bbc news, glasgow. it used to be that you didn't get too many brits abroad in elite level football, but it is a new era of these days. and two english exports have come home. they will be representing their two clubs at the

champions league final. spending the rest of the programme in the company of 0lly foster, who is still there on wembley way. not too many fans around you, i would imagine, on wembley way. not too many fans around you, iwould imagine, because they've got big seats they want to claim ahead of the big match. fizre claim ahead of the big match. five minutes to — claim ahead of the big match. five minutes to kick _ claim ahead of the big match. five minutes to kick off _ claim ahead of the big match. f e: minutes to kick off in the champions league final. jude bellinger him and jadon sancho, former international team—mate. jadon sancho could be in the england player once again. former borussia dortmund team—mates, but very different seasons. sancho rescued by his former signed on loan from manchester united where he fell out big time with erik ten hag. sancho starting a champions league final. he will be out on the right wing for borussia dortmund as they look to win their second european crown. 97 was the last time and the first time that they became champions of europe. real madrid, of course, have one at 1a times. but

they are game has been raised. jude bellingham has raised his game. what an impact he has made in spain. the la liga player of the season. he starts as well. so it is sancho against bellingham. it is borussia dortmund against real madrid. we have been * spotting. there dortmund against real madrid. we have been *spotting. there is juergen klopp, jay—z, alexander was sick. you can make your own undisputed heavyweight analogies there. at the two teams that are just about to walk onto the wembley pitch, kick—off minutes away now in the champions league final. we will have updates later on in the evening on bbc news, but for me here at wembley and also hugh ferris insult forward, it is goodbye for now. hello there. high pressure has brought most of us a fine and dry day. there's been plenty of sunshine

around as well, particularly in scotland, where we've seen temperatures into the low 20s in the warmest spots. i'm sure that would have felt very pleasant indeed. central and eastern england, meanwhile, had a bit more in the way of cloud, but most areas have at least managed some cloud breaks and some sunny spells. now, overnight tonight, clear skies dominate the weather picture with high pressure firmly in charge. these clear skies will allow temperatures to drop away really quickly. and so it's going to be quite a cold night. temperatures even in the towns and cities down to single figures for some, and down as low as five degrees in the coldest parts of rural northern england and scotland. same area of high pressure is with us through sunday. but this weather front is eventually going to bring thicker cloud in and eventually some rain to the very far north west of scotland. and it may well be quite a nice sunrise for scotland and northern ireland with this cloud getting illuminated by the rising sun. the afternoon, though, sees a bit of rain edging into the highlands and the islands. away from that it's dry and for eastern areas of england, notably, there's going to be much less cloud around, the winds are a lot lighter,

it's going to be a lot warmer. temperatures climbing up to about 22 degrees in the warmest spots, whereas temperatures come down a little bit for scotland and northern ireland. that's because we've got this cold front working its way southwards, and that will continue to push south on monday as well, bringing with it cloudier weather, an odd spit of rain — not much. and once the front�*s through, in scotland on monday, the sunshine comes back out. just a few showers across the far north. now, temperatures on monday will be coming down just a little bit. but still, where thejune sunshine comes out through the afternoon, it will feel pleasantly warm with temperatures into the high teens or low 20s. it's through tuesday and wednesday we'll see some much cooler air arriving, particularly across the northern half of the uk. and this heralds the arrival of some pretty unsettled weather conditions, really. showers become widespread across scotland, northern england and northern ireland — some of them with hail and thunder mixed in. there could be a few showers developing through the day, further southwards as well. and those temperatures continue to ease down a little bit. still 20 in london, but 1a in glasgow. well, the average of this time

of year is closer to 18 degrees. and that cool, showery theme to the weather continues then through much of the rest of the week for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures nearer average for england and wales, with some pleasantjune sun. live from london, this is bbc news. the united states, egypt and qatar urge israel and hamas to finalise a new peace dealfor gaza — as calls grow for an end to the fighting.

we believe this is an opportunity that we all must seize to bring this conflict to a permanent end. in south africa, the ruling anc party loses its majority — for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago. in the uk election campaign, jobs, skills and funding for local towns takes centre stage — as party leaders tour the country. boeing's first manned space mission is postponed — just minutes before it was due to blast off. hello and welcome to bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. to the middle east, where hamas has indicated it is willing to discuss

a new plan to end the war in gaza, unveiled by us presidentjoe biden.