g ' ' ' er ‘hfiflh ilr n a"; “m‘fifly ilr n a"; ‘wm u furness, probably the only person from their here today, it has taken me the best part of 50 hours, three flights and cars, but now we are here we are happy and looking forward to the final. i have seen quite a few fans, but there won't be many fans from london and england, but the fan base for arsenal is all around, asia, and so it opens it up to that side of the world. we left london last tuesday and it has been almost a week to get to baku travelling 3500 miles using different currencies going through three different countries and sleeping in different beds including trains and taxis and flights. we left london to go to istanbul and we nt left london to go to istanbul and went from istanbul to anne cara, and we nt went from istanbul to anne cara, and went ona went from istanbul to anne cara, and went on a train from there —— to ankara. we were delayed by cows on the track at one point and then we

we nt the track at one point and then we went to to and from wc to baku. —— and then we went to tiblisi. arsenal arejust behind me and chelsea and then we went to tiblisi. arsenal are just behind me and chelsea are just over the road in a very luxurious hotel. both teams have trained at the olympic stadium which is just about five miles to the north—east of the city. we are waiting to see if we will get more supporters arriving for the final. this is a final that means a lot more to arsenal because they are not in the champions league at the moment and it is notjust the trophy, one of the biggest in football, but also qualification for the champions league next season that goes with it. scotland's women beat jamaica 3—2 in theirfinal warm up match ahead of the women's world cup in france and jane dougall was at hampden park for us. a record—breaking attendance here

tonight, 18,555 people watching scotla nd tonight, 18,555 people watching scotland beat jamaica 3—2, tonight, 18,555 people watching scotland beatjamaica 3—2, the previous record for the women's game was just over previous record for the women's game wasjust over 4000. the home previous record for the women's game was just over 4000. the home crowd watched quality goals from scotland. occluding a superb strike from cuthbert from 30 yards out. she has been the best play out her club chelsea this season and voted as such by the other players —— the best player at her club chelsea. they were concerning moments for the manager, jamaica were powerful and dangerous on the break, taking the lead after 15 minutes against a country who are the lowest ranked going into the world cup next month, scotla nd going into the world cup next month, scotland will be disappointed to not have a convincing scoreline, but overall there were standout performances from kim little and claire emsley carr mile but scotland need to be more clinical especially in the final third —— claire ensley,

but scotland need to be more clinical especially in the final third. harry kane has been named in england's 23 man squad for their nations league semi—final against the netherlands. despite not having played since injuring his ankle in early april. tottenham hotpurs' keiran tripper, who starred alongside kane at last summer's world cup misses out. no room for southampton duo nathan redmond and james ward—prowse, they've been dropped for the game but will remain in training with the squad. it is massive for us and the nation, this will be the first time with a trophy since 1966 this will be the first time with a trophy since1966 which is massive for us as a nation and the players are aware of that we are looking to go out there and the business. steve clarke has named his first squad as manager of scotland and he's picked five uncapped players forjune‘s euro 2020 qualifiers against cyprus and belgium, including three from his

old club kilmarnock — stuart findlay, greg taylor and eamonn brophy. they come in along with livingston keeper liam kelly and aberdeen defender michael devlin. let's have a quick look at some of the other sports news making headlines today. italianjulio ciccone won stage 16 of the giro d'italia, while richard carapaz tigthened his grip on the leader's pinkjersey. the ecudorian — at the front there — held off an attack from two—time champion vincenzo nibali, to extend his overall lead to one minute and 47 seconds. veteran south africa fast bowler dale steyn has been ruled out of their opening world cup match against england. he's yet to fully recover from a shoulder injury. it means he's also unlikely to feature against bangladesh, but could return for the game against india. and leeds have announced that manager marcelo bielsa will remain at the club despite failing to reach the premier league this season. after guiding the championship side to the play—offs in his first campaign in charge, he's agreed to stay at elland road for another 12 months.

british men's number one kyle edmund is through to the second round of the french open. he wrapped up his match againstjeremy chardy in less than ten minutes after bad light meant it had to be suspended last night, deep into the final set. but edmund didn't waste any more time, winning the two games he needed to seal his place in the round two. great fight, good character, good composure, especially in an environment like that, physically, there were lots of positives for me that it's great to take forward and i'm very pleased. meanwhile britain's dan evans lost in four sets to spain's fernando verdasco. evans came back from a set down to level the score before eventually losing 6—3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. earlier, cameron norrie was also beaten. to new york next, where

anthony joshua's getting ready for the latest defence of his heavyweight titles. he fights andy ruinunior at madison square garden on saturday night — his first bout in the us. it's a landmark step to fight in the states, butjoshua says he'll only be happy when he has the one belt he's missing from his collection, as ade adedoyin reports. anthonyjoshua looked like a man without a care in the world as he mingled with members of the assembled media on this roof terrace in mid—manhattan overlooking the bustling city and just a few blocks from the empire state building. it was a bit like the calm before the storm. in essence this week is not so much about the fight, but the occasion. the opportunity to box at madison square garden, iconic venue in world boxing which has featured some of the greats of the sport. the likes of muhammad ali, joe fraser, lennox lewis. all weekjoshua's image and his name will be illuminated in neon lights outside the venue. he has achieved an awful lot in his career but does he feel he has finally arrived, getting the opportunity to box here in new york? i've still got a job to do first.

the american debut is under way. and yeah, it looks like i made it. it's only until i capture my hand on that last title, get this win on saturday, that i can say i've actually made it. well, his opponent andy ruinunior also looks very relaxed, is expected to be a heavy underdog going into this fight, he is a late substitute as well. remember he is stepping in forjerome miller who failed three drug tests. but he believes he can cause what would be one of the biggest shocks in world boxing. things happen for a reason and the reason was for this mega fight, fighting against joshua. god didn't want me to get one belt but he wanted me to get three belts. so you know what, we are here, we are ready, we are mentally focused and we're here to pull off an upset. just before i go... we always enjoy gymnasts showing off on this programme, especially when they can combine it with other sports. take a look at britain's commonwealth gymnastics gold medallist dom cunningham with an unbelievable basketball trick shot.

0h oh my god! he posted this video onto instagram — and even his celebrations are pretty impressive. that's all from sportsday with me will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry zeffman, political correspondent at the times and jessica elgot,

chief political correspondent at the guardian. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i pictures alastair campbell who is taking legal advice after he was thrown out of the party today for voting lib dem in european elections. the telegraph reports that labour grandees have dared jeremy corbyn to expel them from the party after they too admitted voting for other parties. the daily mail brand it ‘labour‘s day of shame‘ after a formal inquiry was launched today into allegations of anti—semitism. the financial times leads on the news that china's largest online retailer has selected hong kong rather than new york for its next fundraising round amid an increasingly broad trade war with the us. the metro pictures formerjls singer oritse williams, who has been cleared of raping a fan, ending an ordeal his ex—bandmate described as ‘three years of hell'. the guardian suggests john bercow risks the fury of hard—line eurosceptics after he said he plans to stay in his post as speaker of the house of commons. and the times claims jeremy hunt is losing support

to michael gove in the conservative leadership race because mps believe he is flip—flopping on a no—deal brexit. we will begin with the financial times, matt hancock the health secretary who is one of the candidates, he is the latest to distance himself from boris johnson. matt hancock declared on saturday and theresa may announced she was quitting on friday and there are already ten candidates and two of the most prominent candidates are in a bitter row and this is about comments boris johnson made a bitter row and this is about comments borisjohnson made when he was foreign secretary and in response to criticism of the government was mike brexit starts from business he reportedly said f business. —— the government's brexit starts. some would say the tory

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