the squad, agendas in the squad, perhaps sensing that the contract situations of key players. he didn't want to be drawn on any of that at the press conference. as he readies his team to ta ke conference. as he readies his team to take out one of the biggest names in european football. for although this by your team doesn't have the strength in the sum of its teams from the pass, that very strong team included in 2013 who won the most recent of their five european titles here in london at wembley but talent courses throughout the team. philippe coutinho looked at one stage mightjoin the spurs on loan from barcelona this armour but the former liverpool man ended up at byron, he has scored three times against tottenham and his career and mr reliable up front, robert lebron garcia, has scored five goals and his last four games. by year their opening group game three kneel against red star belgrade. —— by must will have to play better

tonight than they minutes and most of the games this season if they will get a result. kevin de bruyne is out of manchester city's match at home gainst dinamo zagreb tonight. he picked up a groin injury during their win at everton over the weekend that's a big loss as they look to build on an opening 3—0 win in ukraine against shakhtar donetsk a fortnight ago. here are tonight's other fixtures across europe in the champions league with real madrid, paris st—germain and juventus all among the teams in action. you'll be able to keep track of all those matches on the bbc sport website. here's a quick look at some of other headlines. dundee united's lawrence shankland has been called up by scotland for the euro 2020 qualifiers against russia and san marino. the scottish championship striker has scored 13 times in seven games so far this season.

johnny sexton will captain for the first time. seven of the forwards will start their first game of the tournament. england's world cup—winning captain eoin morgan is one of the players to have made themselves available for the hundred player draft later this month. the new 100—ball competition will take place next summer and be made up of eight city—based teams. after over 140 years of racing, towcester, the course where ap mccoy rode his 4000th winner, has been permanenetly closed. it went into administration last year, its ten race—days in the calendar will be re—allocated. it's been a rest day the world cup today, a chance for the 10's of thousands of rugby fans to further

enjoy their hosts hospitality. the tournament has been agreat success so far, as japan looks to secure a lasting legacy for the sport and the fans have contributed to that. here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. # and we were singing...#. they came here for the rugby... come on, scotland, yes! ..but this world cup is shaping up to be special both on and off the pitch. it's the first time the tournament has come to asia and it has been a cultural feast for these scotland and ireland fans, who told me about their experience of japan. the food has been great, the drinks have been good, the people have been super welcoming. it is one of the best tournaments i think i have ever been to. they are just so polite. i love the way they bring out their children to the games in the evening. it's particularly inclusive. they've been showing us around. they've gone out of their way to show us around. i think one person walked a mile just to show us the right way to go. we weren't really sure how into it the japanese might be. massively, is the answer!

local enthusiasm was there from the opening game, i love the karaoke and a half—time. we should have that memory field. i love the fact there are so many japanese supporters there. they are really embracing it. local enthusiasm was there from the opening game. but then it reached a whole new level as japan's stunning victory over ireland put them on course for the quarterfinals and brought this traditionally reserved country to its feet. but here, rugby faces big competition. in the popularity stakes, baseball is in a league of its own. there is a real enthusiasm for sport here in japan. you can feel it. the whole reason the world cup came here was try and capture that, to grow the game here in asia and to try and persuade these fans that rugby is a sport worthy of their attention. i sometimes watch rugby games because it's become popular now.

so you like rugby? a little! i think the baseball is the best injapan because the baseball has a long history. do you think rugby could ever become maybe as popular as baseball? i think the baseball cannot be beaten. i believe that baseball is always the best. japan has proved to be open to new ideas. baseball was imported from overseas and the hope for rugby is that it too can make a lasting impression. for now the sport is making its presence felt... arigato! thank you so much! ..both rugby and japan adding to theirfan base. katie gornall, bbc news, injapan. rugby world cup this year, next yearjapan has the olympics in tokyo 0lympic champions hannah mills & giles scott are among 12 sailors named in team gbs squad for next years games.

the official announcement was made in poole in dorset this morning — and the team has been set a target of between four and seven medals. lewis coombes reports. anna mills had silver in london, now goal in rio. and what a special moment. sailing, so often the provider of team gb smiles, a combination of resources and talent bringing with it a wave of olympic success. bringing with it a wave of olympic success. they're was well-deserved gold medal. today, hannah mills form pa rt gold medal. today, hannah mills form part of the class of 2020, after silver inland income and go in rio, she is not a me to become the most successful female 0lympic sailor of all time. —— she is not aiming to. you have to enjoy the whole journey and enjoy the mouse on along the way. when i lose next year, you still have that amazing experience. but to stand on the top step again, and tokyo, would bejust i don't think words can describe it. so emotional. she will be going to

tokyo by fellow rio gold medallist gilles scott, dominant in the thin class, scott declared favourite to top the podium again. any additional pressure put on me for me, i don't really think ever compared to the amount of pressure i develop from within. i think my form is good, so hopefully i can go there and do well. at 20 years old, emma wilson is the squad youngest member, following in the footsteps of her mum who competed at the 88 and 92 game. years later, 0lympic selection still means the world. game. years later, 0lympic selection still means the worldlj game. years later, 0lympic selection still means the world. i cried. i was so still means the world. i cried. i was so happy. she helped me out a life we get on really well. sometimes i get a bit of advice from her to him asking her about what this will be like with eight of the ten 0lympic class is not selected, attention focuses on securing titles in tokyo. the official target is from four to seven medals. for us internally as a team, the contingent of gb we would like to top the

podium. the top scoring nation. which means we need to convert some metal so gold. competition begins in japan next july. metal so gold. competition begins in japan nextjuly. and it is clear plans to plot and the dominant team gb performance on the water are well under way. yesterday we heard from johnny rea, after the northern irishman won a record fifth superbikes world title, he's currently on his brothers stag do in ibiza. next time he's back home he'll be able to see his updated mural in newtownards in county down. it has been ‘updated' with his latest world superbikes title to go with his previous four. i reckon they put 2020 on there to put pressure on them. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. hello. if you are fed up of all of this rain across england and wales. you'll be pleased to know wednesday is looking drive. heavy showers and thunderstorms will click away from central and some that england,

replaced by dry and clear air but much colder air, you can see temperatures into low single figures for many, a touch of frost for parts of northern england and into scotland, we have a ridge of high pressure m ove scotland, we have a ridge of high pressure move again but also a run of cold arctic air. a crisp and chilly start to wednesday, but dry and bright with a lot of sunshine. when still a feature across the north of scotland. and down the east coast of england, feeding in a few showers and some of these will be wintry over the top. elsewhere, it will stay dry all day, temperature —wise, 1a, may 15. temperatures in the to the low teens but unsettled for thursday and friday with when your spreading in from the south. —— with winds.

you're watching beyond 100 days. there will be customs checks on the island of ireland. borisjohnson says a sovereign united country, must have a single customs territory. but the prime minister rejects any notion that will amount to a hard border — there's no detail on how he intends to avoid it but formal proposals will be made soon. we do think that our proposals are good and creative but i accept also, laura, that there may be hard yards ahead. another constitutional clash in washington. the secretary of state mike pompeo says he and his department will not be bullied by democrat led committees. also on the programme..... china has been