parliament has reconvened for the first time since the general election. john burkle has unanimously been re—elected speaker of the house. he stood unopposed and was dragged to his seat in time—honoured tradition. inflation has hit its highest level in nearly four years, driven by the rising cost of foreign holidays. any moment, it will be time for sportsday, but at the moment, theresa may and emmanuel macron are due to have a meeting in paris. theresa may will also attend the match between england and france tonight. jeff sessions is due to

testify in the senate about alleged interference and last i don't like your‘s presidential election. —— last yea r‘s your‘s presidential election. —— last year's presidential election. now it is time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, and welcome to sportsday. the headlines — injury worries and another defeat on tour. there's plenty to ponder for the lions in new zealand southgate‘s england are in paris. it could be all change against france in a friendly. a culture of bullying and sexism and racism — those are the allegations against british bobsleigh. england versus pakistan. i will have all of the news building up to england's semifinal in the champions

trophy here in cardiff. good evening. plenty to come over the next 20 minutes or so, but we'll start tonight with the latsest match on the british and irish lions tour of new zealand. it ended in defeat for warren gatland's team. they went down by a single point in dunedin to highlanders, the super rugby side winning 22—23. gatland has pinpointed the scrum as an area that needs work with just 11 days before the first test against the all blacks. another concern — injuries. james burford reports. for the lions, and a chance to read everything on the pitch. but they do so everything on the pitch. but they do so would the news that stuart hogg has been ruled out of the rest of the tour through injury. and in the highlanders, they saw a side with tricks, power, and all blacks. after

trading penalties, the lions are on the back foot, and to add insult to injury, and injury. jonathan johnson scored to ease nerves before tommy seymourjumped scored to ease nerves before tommy seymour jumped at the scored to ease nerves before tommy seymourjumped at the chance to take the lion's share of the score. and with tries coming at a premium on august two, suddenly opportunities we re august two, suddenly opportunities were starting to come. captain sam warburton first, before the highlanders replied. and so it came down to two kicks. elliott daly had the chance to win it with this effort, just short of a victory. defeat in dunedin then for the lions, let'sjust recap on the lions results so far. they are four matches into their tour. they haven't managed back to back victories. they had that encouraging when

against chrysippus, but a 50% record, four point, two defeats and two wins. here is what is coming up for the lions. on saturday, a bruising encounter with the konjuh maori all blacks, rotorua. there is the first test against new zealand, and another test match against hurricanes. it is really a tough tour, and i think the team is just finding out that just now, especially head coach, warren gatland. here is what he had to say. we have things we can learn from and

things we need to improve on before the next match. we need to keep going for 80 minutes, and the next match. we need to keep going for80 minutes, and it the next match. we need to keep going for 80 minutes, and it was probably be big learning that some of the players got from tonight. there were very fine margins, we missed a penalty that we would normally score every day, and at the other end, they scored a penalty, thatis other end, they scored a penalty, that is the difference between losing by a point and winning by a couple. one of the positives was seeing captain sam warburton play. he was battling a knee injury coming into the tour, and damaged his ankle in the first match. here is his assessment of today's defeat. ifi if i had to look back, i would not limit on one instance, but there was a string of too many penalties that the away. they forced them out of us, we have to give credit to highlanders. that was probably what ha rd highlanders. that was probably what hard as most, though. —— what howard

as most. just one line from the england women's team, and they have had slightly more success down under. that's after they made it back—to—back victories in the international women's rugby series. they beat canada 27—20 in christchurch. england's footballers can finally go on their summer holidays tomorrow. they are in paris for tonight's friendly against france. gareth southgate will make plenty of changes to the side that scraped a 2—2 draw against scotland in their world cup qualifier in glasgow on saturday. john murray is at the stade de france for us. the world cup in russia begins one year ago tomorrow, and this match your against the little 2016 runners up p0p your against the little 2016 runners up pop forms part of england's preparation for the finals, should the qualify. harry kane will play, and we know that alex oxley chamberlain will be in the starting line—up. the plan is forjack

butland to come on for ago —— in goalfor the butland to come on for ago —— in goal for the second half. butland to come on for ago —— in goalfor the second half. we might see a first cap for ben gibson tonight. there was no point in not having a look at some players, putting them into the environment that you want to test them in. whether that is from the bench. it is an opportunity, but also, we want to be competitive in the game. we wa nt to be competitive in the game. we want to make sure that we go in there, there is no game we go into that we do not want to win. they are definitely one of the best teams in the world, that is exciting to go and play against the best. even though it is a friendly game, it is a great french team, and we are looking forward to the challenge. security is extremely tight to get into the stade de france tonight, understandable due to recent events. but also theresa may and the french

president emmanuel macron are due to be inside the stadium to watch the match tonight, and there is a tribute planned to those who lost their lives in the recent attacks in manchester and london just before kick—off. you will be able to hear the match on bbc radio five live, kick—off at eight o'clock. scotland's women are in sweden playing a friendly as they continue their preparations ahead of the european championship this summer. sweden are a strong force in women's football, ranked sixth in the world, and in rainy conditions in vjaxo the swedes have had the better chances, an effort from a corner being cleared off the line, but it is 0—0. some football news for you. sunderland are in talks with aberdeen boss derek mcinnes over their managerial vacancy. mcinnes led the dons to second in the scottish premiership last season, and took them to the scottish cup final. sunderland are looking to replace david moyes, who left the club following their relegation from the premier league. derek mcinnes might need a new

goalkeeper if he does join them. everton have agreed to pay £30 million for sunderland's jordan pickford. it would be a record fee for a british goalkeeper if the england under—21 international signs the deal. pickford was one of very few bright spots in sunderland's season, antoine griezman looks like staying put this summer. the frenchman has signed a a one—year contract extension with atletico madrid, taking him through to 2022. a move to manchester united had appeared likely at one stage. england's cricketers are in cardiff for their icc champions trophy semifinal against pakistan tomorrow. it looks as though they've run out of patience with jason roy. their opener is finally set to be dropped after a run of poor scores. our correspodnentjoe wilson is at sofia gardens england comeback to cardiff are

unbeaten in the tournament, but there was always room for improvement. all we saw jason there was always room for improvement. all we sanason roy fielding on the boundary. amongst the players hitting balls towards him... england will not name their tea m him... england will not name their team the day before the match. we are ina team the day before the match. we are in a very fortunate position. jonny bairstow has a huge attribute in scoring runs when he wants to score runs. when he has been in the team, he has been exceptional. today mickey arthur warned jonny bairstow that it is a different ball game. he said that he is taking more chill pills to deal

with being in charge of unpredictable pakistan. they have improved to get to the semifinal. we know that realistically, england are playing unbelievably well. they are a very good one day unit, with no apparent weaknesses. we stressed yesterday after the game, that we need to play our best game, and if we play our best game, we can put them under pressure. finally, a word about seats. there had been a lot of talk that there might be thousands of empty seats for the match, mainly because indian fans had purchased seats for the semifinal just because indian fans had purchased seats for the semifinaljust in case england reached this semifinal, and would not turn up of it was england versus pakistan. the icc says that thousands of tickets are being posted back. icc insist that they

are doing all they can to ensure there is an atmosphere here to match there is an atmosphere here to match the occasion. england's women were in action today. captain heather knight took three wickets on her return from injury as they defeated india at loughborough by 1111 runs. the game is a dress rehearsal for the opening game of the women's world cup, which begins injust 11 days time. a senior coach with great britain's olympic bobsleigh squad has been accused of racism amid multiple complaints over a "toxic atmosphere" in the sport. confidential documents obtained by the bbc show that athletes contacted the chief executive anonymously to raise concerns over bullying, racism, sexism and other discrimination. no disciplinary action was taken at the time. the british bob and skeleton association say they conducted an internal review but no formal complaints were made against individual staff. the bbsa did recognize that "there is a group of athletes "who have a significant level of discontent and the climate "for them is sub—optimal. "we will look to address this asap." ben mccullough young left the sport

last year describing his time there as "an amazingly unpleasant experience". ido i do not have a history of mental health problems, but it got to the point for me when i was expediency but i could only describe as bouts of anxiety and depressive episodes, every single day. ijust had... for someone every single day. ijust had... for someone who loves my training, i love training every day, i love my sport, ijust really did not want to be there. i did not want to be doing the sport. i just sometimes be there. i did not want to be doing the sport. ijust sometimes had my fingers crossed that i would sustain an injury where i could not slide, it was that bad. a special presentation was made to britain's johanna konta at the nottingham open after she notched up her 300th career win, with victory in the first round. the top seed was leading 6—2, 3—0 when her opponent and fellow brit, tara moore, had to withdraw through injury. konta will play belgian yanina

wickmayer in the second round. it was surprising more than anything, because i had not realised i was approaching that number. overall it was a really nice surprise at the end. not the best circumstances to come through that match, but in terms of things i had under my control, i felt i competed well and i definitely enjoyed getting the first match under my belt on the grass. naomi broady is also in action this week in manchester's grass court tournament, where an impressive performance will help her gain a wildcard entry for wimbledon. it will be the first time that broady has played in her home city since the manchester arena attack last month, and she says it will be an emotional event for her. something like the manchester attack that happened, it makes you appreciate family and friends and its changes your priorities a bit. my its changes your priorities a bit. my grandma is coming to watch me for

the first time, and my nieces and some of their school friends. my family and friends who do not know anything about tennis... it will just be a fantastic experience, and obviously i am working hard to do my best year, it would be a dream to win the tournament, but i do not get that far, i will have done my best, and it will be a fantastic week for people in manchester to come down and watch some great tennis. now, before the the weekend we'd never had a british winner in the men's singles of the wheelchair draw at the french open. that was until alfie hewett came along. the 19—year—old, who made his roland garros debut this year, has still got plenty of time on his side to achieve so much in the sport. one year ago, i was outside the top ten, i was 18 years old, and i had not really won anything. one yearon, i i had not really won anything. one year on, i have a wimbledon doubles title and two silver medals, i never

thought it would come so soon. it is still very early in my career, not many players have done so at such a young age, so it is great for me, but i've got a long way to go yet in the sport. i have so many other goals that i want to achieve, but to my first grand slam is amazing at this age. you just missed out on the doubles title with gordon as well, in the final of that. what next? the transition from clay back to grass, is that difficult? because players across the board sometimes have their favourite surfaces. how does that affect you as a future player? it is very tough. —— as a wheelchair player. i have got another tournament in paris next week on a ha rd tournament in paris next week on a hard court surface, so i have to go back onto a hard court for one week, and then after that tournament, i

will get on the grass. the transition from hard to clay from ha rd to transition from hard to clay from hard to grass, it is tough for the wheelchair, it is all about the movement. going from a hard court to a clay is tough because the clay court is harder to push on, and the different bounce of the ball, going back onto the grass, it is good to bea back onto the grass, it is good to be a lot lower, even harder to push, so it is quick to take at least a week or two weeks to get used to the transition. i am looking forward to wimbledon, it is an amazing event, and hopefully we can recreate what we did last year. unless you are willing to animals, is it difficult to make ends meet? yes. for the wheelchair players, we get prize money at the grand slams, but if you do not win a grand slam, it makes it incredibly tough to be able to play the sport. and even in grand slams,

you still need extra financial help to travel the two and to travel the world, it is a very expensive sport. the two elements and the grand slams are doing a greatjob at the moment —— the tournaments. they are doing a greatjob of promoting wheelchair tennis, and i am still looking for a main sponsor, i do not have one at the moment. it does make it incredibly tough, and when wins like this happen, it helps, all that hard work and effort is repaid. britain's six—time paralympic champion david weir will compete in a track event for the final time in next month's anniversary games in london. he will continue road—racing — he won the london marathon for the seventh time in april. injanuary, weir, who won four gold medals at london 2012 and two at beijing 2008, said he would never compete for britain again after an unsuccessful games in rio. it's just all seemed to collapse at

one of the biggest stages of my career, and that was in rio. i try to forget about that week that i had out there, because it was quite depressing and quite hard to take in that i did not come away with any medals. i think my performances, and the way i felt, and other things that were going on in my mind... i just felt it was the right time to say, no more track, and just concentrate on one race, and that was the marathon. and i think that's just proved, this year in the london marathon, if i just just proved, this year in the london marathon, if ijust focused on one thing, i could really do well, and thatis thing, i could really do well, and that is what happened this year. i did not have a weight on my shoulders telling me to get ready for a world championship. i have got a few good years in me yet, and i

would like to do the marathon next year. september, october, november it is the marathon season again, so i have got a few marathons to go and do, andi i have got a few marathons to go and do, and i want to win as many points for the world major marathon series. we'll end with basketball, and golden state warriors are the nba champions again. celebrations may still be going on in california. ski—goggles are standard in dressing rooms to avoid champagne in the eyes. a nice big trophy, lots of bottles of champagne, and the rather peculiar sight of the golden state warriors, winning ski goals. —— wearing ski goggles. that's all from sportsday. there will be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. most of northern ireland, england

and wales, have had a dry day today. it has been living in parts of scotland, and still is at the moment. a bit more sporadic elsewhere, some lively show is pushing across lothian at the moment. they will ease off, and away from scotland, you will see that the clouds are reasonably well broken. it could be warmer tomorrow. the drier weather we have seen for the south will be pushing its way passwords to make, so the rainbow ease for many in scotland, but some patchy rain and drizzle in the highlands and the islands. temperatures up on last night, a sign of things to come. some patchy drizzle in the north and west of the

country, sunniest of all the across england and wales after some early morning mist and fog patches. the southern counties, towards east anglia, we could hit 26 or even 27 degrees in london tomorrow. the sun will still be out, adding that as strong even in the areas with lower temperatures. perhaps in north wales and across the higher ground of northern england, we could have one or two showers. high teens, low 20s across eastern scotland, patchy rain or drizzle in the hebrides. we will not get to the dizzy heights of parts of france and spain tomorrow. the hot air tries to push towards us but does not quite make it. he called frontal push its way in tomorrow night, and by first light on thursday, it will be there across

parts of western scotland and wales. on thursday morning, a human start, and a pretty one day ahead. we will see clouds spread its way eastwards, most of england and wales staying dry. some showers in scotland and northern ireland, and more of a trees and fresher once again. still warm enough in the sunshine, particularly east anglia and the south—east. the wind comes off the atla ntic south—east. the wind comes off the atlantic going into friday, more cloud across western areas. use an alias staying dry. pleasant enough in the sunshine and temperatures could increase again at the weekend. goodbye for now.