time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. for those enjoying this, more on the way tomorrow. we don't all have the sea view but the sunshine will be back. settled weather with high pressure, though on the southern flank of the high for england and wales you will notice the wind picking up. the further south you are gci’oss picking up. the further south you are across the uk it keeps temperatures of even those guys will be clear. there will be cloud filtering in, and the chance of rain in the far north of scotland. a weak weather front but temperatures holding up too. down to four or 5 degrees in some spots. a lovely day on the way tomorrow, the sunshine will be hazy in places. still a chance of seeing some light rain in the far north of scotland but the vast majority will be dry. it will bea vast majority will be dry. it will be a little windier with cost up to

40 be a little windier with cost up to a0 mph in some spots. temperatures a little above average for the time of year, 21 degrees in glasgow for example tomorrow. under —— and a fine friday evening, staying this way for most. an area of low pressure will try on saturday to feeding showers to southern england, perhaps than wales. we don't know yet how far north they will get, but you may appreciate seeing the chance of some rain on the garden. still a stiff breeze, but for most of england it is a dry and sunny day. perhaps a little cooler into scotla nd perhaps a little cooler into scotland and northern ireland. similar temperatures on sunday, the shower is decreasing at that stage. may be more cloud around but the bulk of that will clear to allow sunshine to follow. if this has an airof summerabout it, sunshine to follow. if this has an air of summer about it, enjoy it because next week orton will rear its head.

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hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm katherine downes. packing his bags — gareth bale is set to fly to london tomorrow for his tottenham reunion. the glamour tie for shamrock rovers — ireland's most successful club welcome italian giants ac milan in the europa league. and doing battle with one of the world's toughest courses — rory mcilroy is just a shot off the lead at the us open. hello, and welcome to sportsday. good evening. and it's an especially good

evening for tottenham fans. perhaps not on the picture right 110w. their superstar striker gareth bale looks like he's making a return to the club after things have gone sourfor him at real madrid. he's expected to fly into london tomorrow to complete his move back on loan. he left spurs in 2013, moving to real for what was then a world record fee, a massive £85 million. in his time at the bernabeu, he's won the champions league four times and the spanish league title twice, scoring 100 goals for the club. but lately, things haven't been going so well for him in madrid. his relationship with manager zinedine zidane has deteriorated. he was due to leave and play in china last year, but the deal was cancelled and he only played 20 matches for real. the deal has been done and it looks as though tottenham could do with him tonight. they are playing a bulgarian squad in the second round of the republic and are struggling to break them down. stephen bergman

came to break them down. stephen bergman ca m e closest to break them down. stephen bergman came closest when his shot was tipped off the ball —— bar in the first half. pictures later on. the deal seems to be that rheometer it will still continue to pay an enormous slice of gareth bale‘s £200,000 a week wage. £600,000 per week salary, so how have spurs managed to pull this off? well, that's what i asked journalist jack pitt—brooke from the athletic earlier. the biggest factor here i think is real‘s willingness to pay at least half of gareth bale‘s salary to allow him to go on loan. that means totte n ha m allow him to go on loan. that means tottenham pay less allow him to go on loan. that means tottenha m pay less tha n allow him to go on loan. that means tottenham pay less than half, so between 250,000—3000 a week. that is a lot of money and more than they pay any of the current first—team placement given that they are not paying a transfer fee or even a loan fee, it means they can get the deal done. how likely do you think it is this can become a permanent thing for gareth bale? such a massive fee

in more than they pay any of the current first team anyway. what are the chances he will stick around at totte n ha m the chances he will stick around at tottenham beyond the end of this loan? but the chances are not small of that. it depends an awful lot on how he does this season but if he has a good season and helps them get back to champions league football which is the goal of the season, that it's totally plausible they make the deal permanent in the summer. make the deal permanent in the summer. next summer, he will only have one year left on his contracts which should not be too difficult to arrange some sort of permanent tra nsfer arrange some sort of permanent transfer should he do well by next summer. that is the latest on the deal. let's speak now to juan that is the latest on the deal. let's speak now tojuan castro, a spanishjournalist let's speak now tojuan castro, a spanish journalist who was followed this with interest. thank you for joining us this evening and i'm afraid you have gareth bale's arms spread out either side of you in the studio. tell us a bit more about what is going on with this relationship between gareth bale and

zinedine zidane. what went wrong with my thing is more a question of confidence. the kind of thing with gareth bale the last two years in madrid. look at the numbers of gareth bale, he has a lot of goals. he has 80 goals in 171 games, which is not bad. but if you look then at the behaviour he has with the team, with the audience, with zinedine zidane and the trainers in the last two years, that if the reason that zinedine zidane does not want him any more in the team. it's a question more of attitude than a question more of attitude than a question of performance. of course, asi question of performance. of course, as i tell you, the numbers are not bad. 80 goals is ok. but of course if you look at the number of games he has lost because of injuries,

it's a lot, more than 150. you think if those injuries that have been getting them down because i think people in the uk when they see him fly back to play for wales and see this super motivated passionate player but obviously a different story at real. yes, it was a question of motivation as well. he has not had the aim of playing any more. he is feeling with the audience at the stadium is not the best the last two years. so it was a question that he has no more aim to play here at real madrid. it was that? of confidence in the club and confidence between him and the club. i lot of things and the things beyond the goals on the pitch. it was more performance off the pitch that his performance on the pitch.

0k, that his performance on the pitch. ok,juan that his performance on the pitch. ok, juan castro bring us up—to—date with the latest on gareth bale. but it looks like he will be coming back to london and flying back tomorrow and spurs could do with him on the pitch already. they are playing a bulgarian side in the republic second round qualifying. plodiv has two men since off and harry kane is equalised from the penalty spot so it is 1-1 equalised from the penalty spot so it is 1—1 so it selling it is all going on in that time. rangers made the perfect start to their europa league campaign, beating lincoln red imps 5—0 in gibraltar. theirfirst goal was the pick of them. captain james tavernier with this brilliant free—kick. alfredo morelos scored twice, and there was also a goal for 37—year—old jermain defoe. the will play dutch side willem ii in the third qualifying round. it's a game that would have been the hottest ticket

in dublin had it not been for coronavirus restrictions. tonight, league of ireland side shamrock rovers play one of the richest teams in europe, ac milan, in the second qualifying round of the europa league. tony o'donohue reports. ac milan are one of the biggest names in world football. they won the european cup or champions league seven times most recently in 2007, and the serie a title 18 times. not every day that ac milan come to dublin to play shamrock rovers. we will take it and play it hard. the two clubs have a shared history, both founded in 1999 and have let their in wins sense. famously, ac milan came to ireland in 1975 in a game the ended school is. cristiano

ronaldo made his debut with real madrid and 2009 and this is not the only italian side to lock horns with shamrock rovers in recent years. juventus came here a few years ago. if it has to club with some unlivable players but it's 11 on 11 either way. the salt on the league titles in spain, the netherlands, italy and france and this would provide a unique challenge. one of the greatest. he is unlivable. we know that. and it one-off time with him advantage, the squad hopes anything is possible. a huge night for shamrock rovers. these are the other british teams in action. plenty to take you through thursday evening and now the latest from spurs, they have gone to heaven one ahead. as if winning a major title in golf

isn't hard enough, this week, the world's best players will be tackling the infamous winged foot in new york, which is playing host to the us open. tiger woods has described it as one of the three hardest courses on the planet. he finished the day on three of part. justin thomas leads the way so far on 5—under. sarah mulkerrins is part of the commentary team on 5live. it has not been as bad as everyone thought. there are some low scores out there. talk us through the runners and riders earlier on. out there. talk us through the runners and riders earlier onlj think we all a bit surprised. from the early start or skim a 5—under is the early start or skim a 5—under is the mark. recall back in 2006 geoff ogilvy one at 5—over. butjustin thomas is suited to the course is a long hitter but more importantly you have to be a good player with your short game so able to chip well and pump well. but you also have to be able to get that distance so that we think is going to be the winning formula. he did really well today

and also who did well is patrick reed. he hit a hole—in—one at the 7th so that helps a normal sleep. take a look at this. he had double bogey a couple of holes before that so one bogey a couple of holes before that so one bounce and and and that's a pretty nice hole—in—one. she and that was not a crowd around him for patrick reed so he has moved to a—underfor his patrick reed so he has moved to a—under for his opening patrick reed so he has moved to a—underfor his opening round. roy mcelroy who is been out a form since lockdown, he really played well and is able to control his shots well into the greens i think that is where we will see an awful lot of work from players happening where they will drive it well but they have got to be able to hit the right spots on the screens because they are different. there are so many ridges and tears and they are quite square and oblong and are extended so square and oblong and are extended so they can be tricky. but they have been playing a bit soft today in a bit more forgiving. not for tiger woods as he was 3—over par, so up

and down with bogeys and birdies on his card and struggled a bit. you we re his card and struggled a bit. you were on airfrom 9pm tonight his card and struggled a bit. you were on air from 9pm tonight with dustinjohnson one were on air from 9pm tonight with dustin johnson one of were on air from 9pm tonight with dustinjohnson one of the were on air from 9pm tonight with dustin johnson one of the favourites so dustin johnson one of the favourites so enjoy that. we are veryjealous of you watching the golf all evening. thank you so much. let's round up some of the other sports stories making the headlines this evening. liverpool are closing in on the signing of thiago alcantara from the champions league winners bayern munich. the midfielder‘s expected to sign a four—year contrct for around £25 million. hull city's crowd pilot on saturday has been cancelled amid a rising number of coronavirus cases in the city. the league one game against crewe was one of eight in the football league allowing supporters to attend. up to 1000 fans will still be allowed at the seven other games, the first efl crowds in six months. johanna konta's preparation for the french open is going well. she's into the third round at the italian open in rome after a straight sets win over irina—camelia begu. the world number 13 reached the semi—finals at roland garros last year.

but coco gauff has been knocked out of tennis‘s italian open. she was beaten in three sets by two—time grand slam champion garbine muguruza, who has already knocked out sloane stephens on tuesday. tennis's fed cup is to be renamed the billiejean king cup after the great champion and founder of the wta. it's the first time a major global team competition has been named after a woman. billiejean billie jean king continuing billiejean king continuing to make history at the age of 76. ineos grenadiers have finally claimed their first stage win at this year's tour de france. the british team have dominated the race for the last decade, but struggled this year, losing their leader and defending champion egan bernal yesterday. today, they bounced back with michal kwiatkowski crossing the line with team—mate richard carapaz to claim his first stage victory at a grand tour. primoz roglic retained the leader's yellow jersey. britain's adam yates slipped back to seventh overall. so, a stage win at long last for team ineos,