both teams are in different plays. pakistan have something to build on, but england for some time have been making running repairs. let's take a quick look at some of the other sport stories making the news today. widnes vikings have sacked head coach denis betts, after eight years with the club. the vikings are currently bottom of super league with three wins from 12 games this season. riyad mahrez is expected to join manchester city from leicester by the end of the week. city walked away from a deal for mahrez in january because of the asking price — he's going to cost them around 60 million pounds. while pep guardiola's side are also expected to bring in the napoli midfielder georgeinho. he's a 26—year—old italian international, and he's expected to cost city around £a2 million. this day two weeks, after all the months and indeed years of build up, the world cup in russia will get underway. and, here on sportsday, we'll be taking an in depth look at some of the issues facing the teams and nations competing there. let's start with a look at those making their first appearance at a world cup finals.

iceland go into this tournament off the back of their incredible success at euro 2016. joe lynskey has more. iceland go into theirfirst iceland go into their first world cup finals, knowing they can compete with the world's best. they bring the memories of their first major tournament two years ago and that historic win over england that cost roy hodgson hisjob. iceland celebrated on the pitch with the iconic thunder clap celebration and now one hospital in iceland said it reported a record—breaking baby boom. you can get a sense of their achievements that night. iceland's population is the same size as the city of coventry. their manager spent most of his working life as a dentist and they have no

professional clu bs dentist and they have no professional clubs and so youngsters have to battle iceland's freezing temperatures just to play. let's hear from the camp and speak to the assistant coach. thank you for speaking to us. you have been training today. what is the atmosphere like. there must be so much excitement? yes of course. thank you. there has been a lot of work, the last weeks and months for preparation, there are a lot of things new for us. we want to be good organised. it is one of our key points. we have to be good organised. it is all starting to roll at the moment. that euro 2016, what impact that has had on the team and their belief and the country. that was a fantastic experience for the whole team and for the whole fa. because we learned a lot over there

and it was fantastic and not many people thought we could maybe do either better. with qualification for the final world cup, we did it again. so we learned a lot about that. so this is a lot of things that. so this is a lot of things that we could have done better down there. and we are trying to fix that and have everything organised before we go to russia. what is the secret to the country doing so well considering the size of it, it is down to the facilities, the youth facilities and the domes that help young people train? it is good for the youth of course a they can practice more than they used to. many of our players also practiced didn't have those domes to practice when they were young. but i think we have a good team, we have a good generation of players and all the organisation around the fa and all the work we have to put in it. this

is just the key. the work we have to put in it. this isjust the key. we the work we have to put in it. this is just the key. we don't have the best players, but we can only work asa best players, but we can only work as a team and it is our, what we do and with the manager as a leader and the head coach he is good organised and this is no consequence. it is a lot of work. thank you forjoining us. lot of work. thank you forjoining us. good luck in the tournament. 0k, thank you for you too guys. thank you. they have a group tough with argentina and croatia. but if this tea m argentina and croatia. but if this team has taught us one thing before it is never to underestimate them. indeed. now if you fancy watching some live sport this evening — check out the bbc sport website or connected tvs, as the british para—swimming international meet is on. this is the live feed. all four days meet in sheffield will be covered, and will include national events for the british swimmers, as well as international class races. in action tonight is five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds — plus commonwealth games and paralympic gold

medallist ellie robinson. now, it'sjust 50 days to go until the start of the hockey world cup which will take place in london this year. england women will go in as one of the favourites, after some of the team won olympic gold as great britain in 2016. england forward sophie bray was part of that squad and as well as telling us how she is dreaming of world cup glory — she also revealed why she didn't wash her shirt in rio. it is the world cup almost on your doorstep and the thought of is incredible. when i was 16, i had to choose between football and hockey. i was playing football for fulham girls. i loved it. i was playing my club hockey and in school and i remember

it being a hard decision. at that time, when i was 16, there was currently for me in terms of my development more clear route to the top with my hockey. the first couple of games we played two games in a row, it was a quick turn around and i didn't have time to wash my red shirt. and we ended up to wash my red shirt. and we ended up winning the first two. as a team we had a bit of a way in terms of keeping everything the same, we sat the same places in the changing room, same seats on the bus. so washing my shirt, also fell into that category. so then didn't wash it and we kept on winning so i continued not to wash it. i was fortu nate continued not to wash it. i was fortunate enough that we played in white i think gies. tinge girls. the girls were happy after that.

whatever happens in the game — just wash your shirt! the bfa was given to me when i was playing in the under—20 once. one of girls called me the baby faced assassin and it stuck. got a massive opportunity and we are going to go out and try and grab it with both hands. it would be an unbelievable thing and a dream come true. we will be following their progress. well let's end the show where we started with zinedine zidane — he may be stepping away as manager of real madrid, but i'm sure he'll find a way to occupy his time with the world cup approaching. he may even take a little trip down memory lane, back to 1998, when he was a player for france, on the biggest stage, he scored twice in the final to beat brazil and lift world cup trophy. good night. 0h oh and that is a goal. zidane.

zinedine zidane has scored first. another one. and it's there. zidane again. well. would you believe that? zinedine zidane. today has again brought sunshine for some, but the storm clouds have been gathering for others. the met office still has in force an amber be prepared warning for heavy rain, particularly affecting the south—west of england and the south of wales. the storms continue to drift north and west tonight. still

potentially enough rain in a short enough space of time to give issued with flash flooding. elsewhere a lot of dry weather, but misty and cloudy conditions and a muggy night. minimum temperatures between 12 and 16 degrees. tomorrow we start off with a lot of cloud. that should break up with some sunshine. but then the showers and thunder storms break out again. particularly this time across western and northern parts of the uk. and wherever you are it will feel warm and muggy. highs up to 2a degrees. you're watching beyond 100 days. donald trump's unusual foreign policy — the us sits down with top north korean officials to talk peace. and on the same day the white house imposes tariffs on key american allies, launching a transatlantic trade war. in new york, the us secretary of state holds a second meeting with north korea's intelligence chief. donald trump says it's going well. the same can't be said

of relations with europe after the white house announces it will slap tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the eu. it's totally unacceptable that a country is imposing unilateral measures, when it comes to world trade. also on the programme... details emerge of how a make up artist used pig's blood, to help fake the death,of the russian journalist