off that maybe 13 degrees. we cut off that mild airfrom the maybe 13 degrees. we cut off that mild air from the continent for the second half of the weekend as high pressure built back in the uk. we are pressure built back in the uk. we a re left pressure built back in the uk. we are left with a lot of cloud, low cloud, so mist and fog in the hills. it will breeze across northern scotland. difficult to pick out the sunniest weather, the north—east of scotla nd sunniest weather, the north—east of scotland looks most favoured, perhaps west wales and through the channel. elsewhere temperatures sitting around eight to 10 celsius. similar temperatures on monday and there could be some patchy rain. a reminder of our top story: 13 thousand jobs at risk as top shop's owner arcadia comes close to collapse. the high street empire has more than 500 stores across britain. including dorothy perkins and burton.

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm chetan pathak. it's a busy programme to bring you tonight. a derby to decide the big prize of rugby‘s super league season. we look ahead to the final between wigan and the reigning champions st helens in hull. england are set 180 to when the first to 20 international in cape town. we will tell you how that chaseis town. we will tell you how that chase is going. maradona is laid to rest as thousands of fans line the streets of buenos aires to pay their respects to one of football's greats. also also coming up in the programme... and a with a combined age of 105, we look ahead to the fight everyone's talking about as mike tyson returns to the ring to face royjones junior.

welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. plenty to come tonight, but we're going to start with rugby league because two fierce rivals st helens and wigan warriors are about to face each other in the superleague grand final injust underan hour and a half from now. the game marks the end of a turbulent season after the sport, like so many, has struggled to cope with the effects of the pandemic. tonight's final has been switched from old trafford to hull for the first time, and is going to be played behind closed doors, just one of the many changes that super league has had to undergo this season, as adam wild reports. st helens, super league champions! this is super league's biggest moment. now, a year on, such scenes feel a world away.

2020 has become the game's road to hull, a destination no one expected, a journey some thought might never end. rugby league has had to come a long way. it's been a pretty rubbish year for a lot of people, hasn't it? and a lot of people have suffered some sort of hardship, you know. ijust think it would be a really great way we could say thank you and give everyone a bit of a boost. when the season began ten months ago, no one would have believed what was about to happen. just weeks after the start came the stop. for one club, toronto wolfpack, the pause would become permanent. unable to recover from the lockdown, the team once heralded as the game's future suddenly consigned to its past. with no games and no income, the whole sport was in such unparalleled peril, the government was forced to step in. rugby league is to receive an emergency loan of £16 million

from the government because of the pandemic. ministers say they are intervening to protect an entire sport and the communities that play it. when the season finally resumed in august, the world felt a very different place. empty stadia, neutralvenues, even changes to the rules of the game. rugby league adapted, but could it survive? the season was eventually shortened straight to the play—offs. for wigan and st helens, it's been some journey. the friendships that i've made along the way, such a crazy year. i'll remember that sort of thing forever. i think that's made, you know, the connection between our team—mates stronger. that's what i take away from this. it's good for the game that we've managed to get through the season and get to an end, because of easy things were looking a bit bleak early on. but to have the grand final at the end of it meant that all the hard work we've done in lockdown has all been worthwhile. it's a big match entrance that's as loud and is hair

raising as any other. st helens and wigan last met in the final six years ago. but theirs is a local rivalry that runs much, much deeper. tonight's final will look very different. the venue now hull, and of course, no fans, but the significance remains. and in this extraordinary year, more than any other, the champions would have truly earned it. adam wild, bbc news. well, adam joins me now, and what a match to end the season with. cutting for the fact that there are no fans but still so much to look forward to. given how turbulent the season forward to. given how turbulent the season has been, i think having a grand final at the end of the cis and isa grand final at the end of the cis and is a real client. —— end of the season and is a real client. —— end of the season this year. it a real triumph. finally reaching this point, and what a game we have in store. st. helens reigning champions last year

who finished second in the table against the team that finished top, their biggest rivals, the weekend warriors. who took the lead a few weeks ago. it is one of the biggest rivalries and rugby league. it is going to be a huge encounter. what's really in intriguing, subplots to go on with it. the end of two great careers. the wigan captain has been at wigan for 18 years. his father played for the club, his uncle played for the club, his uncle played for the club, his uncle played for the club, he's been captain of the club and country and he will play his final game for wigan tonight. 0n the other side, james graham for st. helens, around the world —— revered around the world as one of the best of his generation. he will be sorely missed in the game. they have been paying tribute to each other this week. in the game. they have been paying tribute to each other this weeklj had the privilege of playing alongside him as captain for england

and whatnot. what an example of such and whatnot. what an example of such a quality player. keeps on moving, always works hard, always inspires his team. what an achievement that is to stay at the club. it's something that doesn't happen too often in sport these days, but we should be proud of him for that as well. we've had some great tours together. we've got some great memories from tours. it's been a privilege to play. both ending their careers tonight. 0nly privilege to play. both ending their careers tonight. only one of them will end it on top of the super league. fascinating night ahead. adam wild, thank you. england's cricketers are in south africa on their first tour since the coronavirus pandemic outbreak last march. they're playing the first of three 2020 matches right now before taking on the same opposition in three

one day internationals. england won the toss and put south africa in to bat. ben croucher reports. after eight months without a game, playing of self and isn't really an option in t20 cricket events most feared team in the game, unless an ideal start for south africa. they manage to reach the construct a competitive total led by captain. building from the front, pulling his side along with him. under the moonlight, the site to stop his promising start. he departed for 58 and prove his progress wasn't stu nted and prove his progress wasn't stunted on a slowing wicket until a few plate strikes. it left england chasing what looked like an awkward 182 -- a chasing what looked like an awkward 182 —— a few plate strikes. this is him with the balljust the second of england's, there is egyptian geese

actually. if england were to win from here, a thriller in cape town. well, i'm pleased to say that i'm joined now by sussex fast bowler tymal mills who's been watching the match. 73 days since england played, how are they doing? 73 days since england played, along... much longer since south africa has played any cricket. england, they were a little bit rusty with the ball. tom curry had a bad day. sam curry, his brother, was very good, continued his great form. since then, it's been a struggle. ten runs and over, so. what have you made of south africa? we just saw the scorecard at the moment. it has been exactly as you said, how do you

think they've been doing? really probably is, 179 in theirfirst game. a long time since before the pandemic. they'll be really pleased. quentin set the tone of the start, and now george has taken two wickets already. they'll be really pleased and will be wanting to close this game out. all to do 48 for three after. we will leave it there. thank you forjoining us on sportsday. golf's two biggest professional tours have announced a new "strategic alliance". the us—based pga tour isjoining together with the european tour. european events have struggled to attract some of the world's top stars and it's hoped that a more co—ordinated approach to scheduling could help. keith pelley, chief executive of the european tour, said it will benefit all fans all over the world. there

tends to be some consumer confusion when it comes to golf. we might have the wrong scene, consumer clarity. as we work together with the pga tour, as we collaborate on schedules, playing opportunities, content, hopefully there is more clarity in terms of top players and the overall golf professional ecosystem, because that's one thing that we do is share each other‘s interest in. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. champion jockey uh—sheen murphy says he won't appeal the decision to ban him for three months for testing positive for cocaine. the 2000 guineas winner failed a test in france injuly, but denies taking the drug, believing he failed because of contamination. murphy provided evidence from subsequent hair tests that found no trace of the substance. previous offenders have faced a six—month ban.

wayne rooney has confirmed he is ready to retire as a player if derby's prospective new owners appoint him as the club's full—time manager. rooney will take sole charge of derby against wycombe on saturday. until now, he's been part of an interim four—man coaching team. second practice for the bahrain grand prix had to be stopped. first when this happened. and then when a dog found its way onto the certificate. thank you lee, no drivers or dogs were harmed. —— thankfully. it's little over 48 hours since we were telling you diego maradona had died in argentina. in the couple of days that have followed, hundreds of thousands of people have paid their respects as his body lay in state at the presidential palace in bueons aires. today, he was buried alongside his parents at a private funeral on the outskirts

of the capital. but it's not only there that he's regarded as an icon, last night players at the italian club napoli, where he played for seven years and won two league titles, wore his jersey in his honour, with growing calls for the stadium there to now be renamed in his honour. 0ur correspondent katy watson reports. followed to the end by his loyal fans, so many of whom couldn't believe or accept that the superstar footballer was dead. in the end, though, maradona, a man so often in the limelight, had a very private burial, laid to rest next to his beloved mum and dad. these past few days have been emotional in argentina. there's been a very public outpouring of grief for a man people saw notjust as the world's greatest footballer, but the country's finest ambassador as well.

translation: it's a loss notjust for argentina but for the entire world. there won't be anyone like him ever again. as a kid, we all wanted to be maradona. i was born in the same hospital as him. translation: for me, he's not dead, he's still alive. he'll be in my heart forever. it was such big news, i wanted to come here no matter what. i managed it and i'm really happy. amid tears and sadness, there were lighter moments. chanting and singing to remember the good times. but as the day went on, emotions ran high as fans waited in line. at one point, they broke down the barrier and riot police were drafted in. the coffin had to be removed from public viewing to keep the peace. maradona wasn't perfect. he battled drug addiction, he had his flaws.