hello and welcome to sportsday. england come close to banishing their demons in rekjavic but has their past come back to haunt them, as their first goal is disallowed? worth the wait? after a long summer, the new women's super league season begins as manchester city get off to a winning start. nothing new about this — lewis hamilton breaks another record as he takes pole position at the italian grand prix. and we bring you all the action

from another thrilling day at the british athletics championships in manchester. scoring from raheem sterling's cross.. hello and welcome to tonight's programme. well, there's no icelandic thunderclap to worry about as england get their first game of the year under way in an empty stadium. perhaps they'll be relieved considering their last meeting with iceland was one they'll want to forget — think back to their early exit of euro 2016. four years on, new faces, new manager and a whole new tournament. they're looking to put those memories behind them in reykjavik. however gareth southgate‘s side may feel aggrieved not to have taken an early lead — this would have been the perfect start from captain harry kane,

scoring from raheem sterling's cross but was ruled out for offside. no var in the nations league of course. sterling and young phil foden working well together in midfield — foden making his england debut. but still looking to break the deadlock. england were reduced to ten men with kyle walker given his marching orders for a second yellow. around 15 minutes left of the second half. it remains goalless. you can follow all the action as it happens. they're not at the game but the 5 live team are doing commentary. john murray, ian dennis and chris waddle can talk you through the final 15 minutes. also in england's group — belgium and denmark, who face off later this evening. one of three big clashes tonight — you've also got portugal and croatia while france are in swedene. meanwhile some news from the scotland camp —

their game against the czech republic will go ahead on monday after confirmation from both nations and uefa following a covid outbreak within the czech squad. it's been 196 days since the last game in the women's super league but today england's top division made its long awaited return. for manchester city, a new chapter with a new manager at the helm and a new look squad. they missed out on the title last season after the final standings were decided on a points—per—game basis. they got their campaign off to a winning start over newly promoted aston villa, as jim lumsden reports. the flag may be on the way out but the women's super league is in better nick. no fans present but lucrative new td —— tv deal across world media mode could be the most viewed season in their history. newly promoted aston villa squared

up newly promoted aston villa squared up to aransas up manchester city under latter, after a few seconds —— squared up to run it up. georgia sta nway squared up to run it up. georgia stanway confirmed a nightmare start for aston villa. and a quarter of an hour later they were 2—0 down thanks to another defensive blunder that presented sta nway to another defensive blunder that presented stanway with a second goal. villa looked to have pulled one back, stine larsen at the ball in the net but they were off—site replays suggested otherwise. city we re replays suggested otherwise. city were not in top gear, they gifted opportunities to aston villa who could not take advantage. it remained 2—0, a shock to the system for aston villa with a first league defeat since april last year. once again, lewis hamilton has outdriven the competition to take pole position for tomorrow's italian grand prix, ahead of team—mate valtteri bottas. but ferrari's problems continue. they didn't manage to qualify in the top ten for their home race, for the first time since 1984. drew savage reports.

if the stands at monza had not already been empty, the ferrari passionate fans might walk have —— might have walked out in disgust. last year they qualified first and fourth. today, expectations weren't high but sebastian vettel could only manage 17th. charles leclercq was on pole last year and went on to win. no major mistakes on his fastest lap, but in ferrari's home race, only good enough for 13th on the grid. while mercedes continue to sweep all before them. valtteri bottas the only man who could match lewis hamilton. he broke the track record. only for hamilton to claim pole position with the fastest qualifying lap in formula 1 history, averaging 164 mph. that's why they call monza the temple of speed. max verstappen, second in the drivers championship, was only sixth fastest, partly because carlos sainz put his mclaren third on the grid. he moves to ferrari next year. but on this form, they've got a long way to go before they can

challenge hamilton again. drew savage, bbc news. lewis hamilton was nearly seven tenths of a second faster than his team—mate valtteri bottas, as he qualified on pole for the sixth time in eight races, the 94th pole position of his career. honestly, every weekend it's very humbling to see what we do as a team. just keep going from strength to strength and it is really... i'm so to strength and it is really... i'm so grateful and happy with my guys, they do an incredible job every weekend. more to look forward to. it's 23—time grand slam winner serena williams and sloane stephens in an all american battle for a place in the last 16 of the us open. before that at flushing meadows, last year's finalist daniil medvedev is playing jj wolf of the united states in the men's third round. the russian number three seed has won the first two sets. he's yet to drop a set

at this year's event. follow the us open on 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website. fans made their return to the grandstands for rugby premiership action this afternoon with around 2,700 members of the public allowed to buy tickets for the match between harlequins and bath. but a bonus point victory for the visitors may have been enough however to silence the home crowds. elsewhere, england captain owen farrell could be facing a lengthy ban following a red card during saracens‘ defeat to wasps. with a round—up of all today's premiership games, here's joe lynskey. at the stoop, the sound effects have been switched off. slowly rugby can get used to the noise again put that this is a crowd watching the sport in england for the first time since lockdown, nearly 3000 in, the next step on the way back. but on harlequins‘ home ground, bath

crashed into spoil the fun but that they are on the cusp of the top four and with more at stake. they knew four tries would get the bonus point to keep the pressure on at the top rory mcconnachie got two, harlequins couldn‘t keep up. the fourth try came with a hand from the home side and for all the luck of the ticket holders, now it was just the away bench making the noise. keep winning and bath could break into the play—offs. harlequins hopes of making it are over, disappointment for them but just making it are over, disappointment for them butjust being there to see it might take the edge off. the rest of the english grounds were empty and for saracens, every try feels hollow already. they know in four weeks they will be relegated but even a much changed wasps team brought them more problems with this high tackle, owen farrell was sent off. he is the saracens and england captain but could face a suspension. the state to make sure charlie atkinson was ok but his van could

include a champions cup quarterfinal. at that point the scores we re quarterfinal. at that point the scores were level but wasps took charge. tom willis gave his team a late lead and they won 28—18 which keeps them in the play—offs while sarries will wait for news from the boardroom is. there are four rounds left after today, sale are another hoping it ends with play—offs. they went up to second place by edging past leicester. manu tuilagi scored against his former club. further down the table, gloucester beat london irish. the premiership will settle this season and start up again at the speed. the fixture list, like the stands, are busier but with every match, sport gets closer to the old way. adam yates had a battle on his hands, or rather, several of them, as he fought to hold on to his yellow jersey after stage eight of the tour de france. it was a tough day in the pyrenees but the mitchelton—scott rider found a late surge of energy

to retain his three second lead, while a french stage victory was welcome news for the home fans. adam wild was watching. the tour de france always looks spectacular but now in the foothills of the pyrenees, state aid would be as brutal as it was beautiful. leading them into the mountains, britain‘s adam yates in the famous yellow jersey. could he britain‘s adam yates in the famous yellowjersey. could he hold on? his overall race lead was small. up the mountain is ahead, anything but. the toughest stage of the race so far, not everybody would make it put this with european champion jacques nizzolo, his race over. this post on despite the pain. the descents were no more straightforward and for a time yates looks to be struggling with his lead under threat as challengers squeezed through, tightening the gap. france‘s nans peters emerging victorious at the end of the stage, at the moment for him but behind the race was

unfolding. yates summoning just enough strength, his rivals on his back but for now, so too is that yellow jersey. the british athletics championships have continued in manchester this afternoon but the finish of the day had to be in the men‘s 800 metres where there was a huge run from dan rowden who simply found an extra gear to glide past jake wightman with 50 metres to go. a big result for rowden who underwent surgery in april last year. meanwhile 18—year—old keely hodgkinson won the women‘s title. in the field, morgan lake claimed her fifth successive national high jump title on countback. the commonwealth games silver medallist cleared 1.80m — well below her personal best. while european bronze medallist holly bradshaw won her eighth national pole vault title, stopping the competition after this title—winning jump of 4.35m. afterwards, she dedicated her victory to her grandfather who died yesterday.

i struggled a little bit in warm up and felt a little bit flat, i didn‘t get much sleep last night, trying to rally the family together but it was important for them as well for me to come. i‘m glad i came and still got british champion. he would be really happy. britain‘s georgia taylor—brown put in a superb performance to win the women‘s race at the triathlon world championships in hamburg. taylor—brown broke clear early in the run section and gradually extended her advantage to win by nine seconds. meanwhile in the men‘s race, france‘s vincent luis defended his title. alex yee was the top briton in fifth thanks to the fastest time in the run section. alistair brownlee was ninth with brotherjonny back in 31st. record—breaking mare enable has won herfinal race in britain — the september stakes at kempton under frankie dettori. the six—year—old went to the front early on and never looked in danger, winning by seven lengths from 33—1 shot kirstenbosch in second. trained byjohn gosden, she‘s on course to bid

for an historic third prix de l‘arc de triomphe next month. that‘s all from sportsday. now on bbc news, it‘s time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. over the years, there‘ve been a plethora of movies called les miserables. from the 1935 best picture contender starring fredric march and charles laughton, through the 1958 adaptation hailed as one of the first french blockbusters,

to the more recent adaptation of the hit stage musical which proved that whatever else he can do, like running you over with a big truck, unhinged star russell crowe really cannot sing. at all. # leave it all in flames...# the latest film to take its title from victor hugo‘s 19th century novel is cesar winning contemporary urban drama that was oscar nominated for best international feature. a streetwise tale of dispossessed masses brought once again to the brink of rebellion. writer director ladj ly‘s film largely plays out, immortalised in hugo‘s novel where a new member of the anti—crime unit learns about the neighbourhoods

rival factions and two colleagues whose methods blur the line between policing and harassment. when a drone camera captures video footage of a violently botched arrest, tensions between police and residents reach boiling point, threatening to throw everyone in the lions‘ den. building on his 2017 short film, ly‘s feature debut presents an admirably un—cliched view of suburb life, as vibrant and diverse as that of celine sciamma‘s film girlhood. in stark contrast to the monochrome hues of mathieu kassovitz‘s 1995 masterpiece, la haine, which gets a 25th anniversary re—release next week, les miserables is lensed in vivid colour by cinematographer julien poupard whose cameras sneak in and out of the action, in this tangibly real world. there are echoes too of the pressure cooker structure of spike lee‘s do the right thing and the even—handed verite