moment as they england's finest moment as they amused themselves by trying to head amused themselves by trying to head a ball into a bin point at the best things really do come to those who wait it seems. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's alina jenkins. some of the wettest weather has been in the north and west, in northern ireland and north—west england. by contrast, for many southern and eastern parts, it has been twice with the best of the sunshine. are still some rain clearing this evening and overnight put it this is what has happened in the last few hours but this will trundle eastwards in the next few hours and through the night, things will become drier. we will be left with quite a bit of cloud and that could give some patchy drizzle and mist and fog point it will be quite a humid night across england and wales with temperatures not much lower than 14 or 15 degrees, fresher than last night in scotland. looking at the bigger picture tomorrow, still this frontal system hanging around but it runs into high pressure and

as it does, most of the rain will fizzle out. i say most of it, allow for some patchy drizzle in southern counties of england tomorrow morning, it shouldn't amount to much and as the day wears on, a bit of cloud in the morning but it will thin and break so we have all spells of sunshine, the best of what is in northern scotland and south—east england. temperatures could reach 28 celsius, feeling warm in scotland, northern ireland and the far north abingdon that it has done recently and those temperatures keep climbing as we going to friday. but this frontal system to the west, that will bring cooler and showery weather through the day but elsewhere in england and wales and scotland, it will be dry and increasingly warm if not hot with a lot of strong sunshine and once again, we could have temperatures close to sa again, we could have temperatures close to 3a or 35 degrees in parts of south—east england. into the weekend, england and wales will hold onto some of the warmth, colour further north but where it has been wet, it should be much drier. ——

cooler further north. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, good evening. welcome to sportsday. i'm katherine downes. coming up... pakistan take control of the first test — england's bowlers frustrated between the showers at old trafford. learning from their mistakes — fulham vow to put up a fight in the premier league next season,

after promotion last night. i see iseea i see a team that has transformed. i also see a team that we still learning and we are still growing and we still need to improve, but i just feel proud at the moment. the europa league returns. manchester united are easing back in — 5—0 up after the first leg against lask. also coming up in the programme: the first golf major of the year begins tomorrow. we look ahead to the us pga. could it be the year for a british winner? hello, good evening. thanks forjoining us. it wouldn't be an old trafford test match without a cameo from the rain.

england's first test against pakistan has been interrupted by the weather a couple of times today. in between the showers, pakistan took control, adding steady runs while england's bowlers struggled to find a way through. pakistan finished on 139—2. our cricket reporter henry moeran is there for us — i understand that bad lie stopped play for the day, frustrating in itself but all in all, it's been a frustrating day for england. itself but all in all, it's been a frustrating day for englandm itself but all in all, it's been a frustrating day for england. it has. it's one of the things we've expected in the last couple weeks as tests in old trafford, so many sessions and days interrupted by the weather. 139—2, pakistan stopped winning the toss, electing to have a bat first. jofra archer made the first breakthrough committee butte for delivery to get through his defensive... chris woakes got that all—important defensive... chris woakes got that all—importa nt wicket of defensive... chris woakes got that all—important wicket of the pakistan

captain, azhar ali. but then the partnership that has frustrated england, babar azam. what partnership that has frustrated england, babarazam. whata partnership that has frustrated england, babar azam. what a player he is. is 1&50 england, babar azam. what a player he is. is1450 in test circuit and ably supported by shan masood, the able opener. pakistan selected. abid ali really emerging as a new superstar in pakistan cricket and what do england need to do to dislodge him tomorrow? he has had the big binge of playing cricket in england, at somerset before, so he will know some of the challenges you will know some of the challenges you will face, the overhead conditions, the kind of bowling you get from james anderson and stuart broad and the like. england have to be careful, not allow him to have the

kind of somerset steve smith had last summer, where he becomes an immovable object. they need to find a way to get him out cheaply and remove him from the stumps, and just make sure the sloppy mistakes... find that which you break the partnership, particularly the wicket of babarazam, partnership, particularly the wicket of ba bar azam, because partnership, particularly the wicket of babar azam, because if he gets going to be a real challenge for england. we don't want another steve smith, do we? thank you, henry. before we look ahead to tonight's football, let's spare a thought for the sore heads among the fulham squad this morning. they secured promotion back to the premier league at the first time of asking with a 2—1 extra time victory over brentford in the championship play—off final at wembley last night. it represents a huge turnaround for fulham, who won just seven premier league games all season before being relegated last year. their manager scott parker has been a huge influence and played his part in his side's opening goal last night —

a long—range free kick from defenderjoe bryan. i called him over but i didn't want to try and let on to brentford's bench and brentford's players, and so we try to bluff it of the bid and say tojoe, so we try to bluff it of the bid and say to joe, i so we try to bluff it of the bid and say tojoe, i want you to go for it andi say tojoe, i want you to go for it and i want you to commit to it and i wa nt and i want you to commit to it and i want you to really, really do it. thankfully,, want you to really, really do it. thankfully, , thankfully, it's want you to really, really do it. thankfully,, thankfully, it's gone in. executed well. he's got an unbelievable left foot, he executed well. this team 15 months ago there was a team that lost most weeks, eve ryo ne was a team that lost most weeks, everyone could see that from the outside, you could easilyjudge that. we let in a lot of goals. what you did not see and you did not understand is a football club which had some gaping wounds. along the way, with pushed and pushed and pushed, tried to change the mentality, tried to change the real way about us because we how important it was, trying to balance that with an expectation of, you're expected to win the league by 20

points after, which was a disappointed. a battle consulate. i'm proud because i have seen a team thatis i'm proud because i have seen a team that is transformed. i also see a tea m that is transformed. i also see a team that is still learning and we are still growing and we need to improve, but i just are still growing and we need to improve, but ijust feel proud right 110w. improve, but ijust feel proud right now. i'm probably going on too much now, but i'm very proud. scott parker there, the newly promoted fulham manager. the europa league makes its return this evening — manchester united in action later. they play the second leg of their last 16 tie against austrian side lask. they're already 5—0 up from the first leg. 0ur football reporter simon stone is here with me now. they are expected to ease through, to the quarterfinals, but we have only just finished the premier league season and here they are in europa league action? it's a pretty congested calendar. it is, yes, 11 days since manchester united ended their premier league campaign, and given the amount of matches that have to be played in a very short

space of time, and they were in the fa cup rate the semifinals, they have played a lot of football and they also know that the new season is not good to be too far away should they get to the europa league final on the 21st of august. yes, there is a lot of football to be played, i think the clubs in the premier league have been assured that the 12th of september, the start date, will be pushed back for clu bs start date, will be pushed back for clubs who go deep into european competition, but it is an issue, although 0le gunnar solskjaer and his press coverage yesterday did not really seem that bothered by it. the players want to play. they don't wa nt the players want to play. they don't want to break. when they are in and around the place, they want to play and they are bothering me all the time, i don't want to rest, i want to play, so it is not easy at times to play, so it is not easy at times to say, no, you are resting, with players of that quality. but we go into that term and wanting to win.

the players need to win like i do. trying to manage his squad there, but the europa league and i will it matter as much to him as perhaps it did if they had non—secure champions league football at the end last season? perhaps he has always put his big statement there, you know what? we are back, manchester united, where we should be. the europa league, does it does it matter? i think it does matter. manchester united, they are a club that wins trophies. they use to ridicule clubs like arson was at the top four is a trophy, the top four as a trophy. they would say, no, it isn't. those were the days we re no, it isn't. those were the days were they would get into the top four routinely. they have done that now, it is a backstop, but i think solskjaer, having grown up in intrusions of sir alex ferguson, he

will know that civil war means as much as finishing the top four —— silverware. what do you think... they will certainly reach the quarterfinals! i will stick my neck out on that. they have got a good draw, possibly wolves or roma in the semifinals. there is an avenue to the final. i think the big danger, enter milan —— inter milan come all these plays we know so well, alexis sanchez, ashley young, rob —— roma lukaku, but they are the favourites, manchester united. thank you so much and enjoy the football tonight. arsenal will make 55 members of staff redundant as a direct consequence of covid—19. the club say matchday revenue plus money from broadcasters and commercial activities have

all been hit severely — and this will continue into next season at least. real madrid will be without gareth bale. he's been left out of real madrid's squad for the second leg of their champions league tie against manchester city on friday. bale didn't play at all in the last six games of real‘s title—winning season. madrid trail 2—1 from the first leg in spain back in february. the schedule for the remaining four matches of the delayed six nations has been confirmed. ireland and italy will meet at the aviva stadium in dublin on the 24th of october. the fifth and final round of fixtures will all take place a week later on the 31st of october. tennis now. rafael nadal has said that people "i love around me" forced him to take the decision not to defend his us open title. nadal, who has won the trophy four times, said he loves playing in new york but felt unable to take a long trip without knowing what could or could not happen.

he announced yesterday that he won't be taking part in the tournament later this month. the tournament is still big, you know? it's a grand slam. i am not the kind of person that are saying iam not arrogant enough to say the tournament is not be because i'm not playing. there important players there, other important players are not travelling there. under the circumstances, it's still a grand slam and the person who wins it will still feel like the winner of the grand slam. it will be under special circumstances with a lot of important players not travelling there, so we'll see.

won't be the same without a former major champion, will it? the coronavirus pandemic put paid to the first two majors of the golfing calendar — the masters and the open were both called off earlier this year. but the us pga will be played, starting tomorrow, albeit behind closed doors. new world number onejustin thomas is one of ten americans in the top 15 places in the rankings, but could it be a year for a british winner? adam wild takes a look at the contenders. it has been well over a year since men's golf last crowned a major winter. the port brochure for shane lowry lives long in the memory but could scarcely feel further away from san francisco. a major returned, although not for the crowds. major championship weeks are... naked .it . itjust . it just feels . itjust feels like it, you are aware of it. it is simple as that. 0bviously fans, spectators are going to be missed and the feel is not

quite be the same. john brown... ——jon rahm. -- jon rahm. i'm out here for one reason. it just -- jon rahm. i'm out here for one reason. itjust happens to be a pga championship. i want to hold it for quite a bit longer. and those world rankings show the current american dominance, at least in theory. ten out of the top 15 are from the us. there is only been three european winners since 1958, patrick harrington, martin... and two for rory mcilroy. at first they will have to stop brooks capra from winning a third in row. i am not adhered to compete, iam here third in row. i am not adhered to compete, i am here to win —— brooks