the first is this very strongly worded headline from one of the country's biggest daiy newspapers. the asahi shimbun published this editorial today explicitly telling the prime minister ofjapan to call off the games. they say... they also say in a poll they've conducted only 14% of japanese people want the olympics to go ahead, and they also question the sporting integrity of the games with the disruption of so many qualifying and preparation events this year. well the japanese public opinion is one concern for the organisers,

another now has come from a team of scientists and athletes who've put together the rings of fire report published yesterday, looking into how heat could affect the tokyo games. they say the japanese capital is one of the cities most affected by climate change, with a rise in temperature of nearly three degrees in the last century. that�*s led to heatwaves in the last three years, of which one in 2019 caused 5,000 people to go to hospital injust one week. the heatwave in 2018 saw so many people suffer that it was classified a natural disaster. this report's been put together by researchers from around the world, including here in britain, who looked at how the heat will affect the athletes. be fairly confident to say that performances will be impaired across a lot of sports. as we deal with warmer climates and have the increased likelihood of heat waves, then the sport as a spectacle will be impacted. these guys will push

themselves to the point where they will collapse and the likelihood of that happening is much higher in the kind of conditions we are talking about in tokyo. well one event specifically referred to in the rings of fire report is the marathon at the world athletics championships in doha two years ago. you might remember it started at midnight to avoid the hottest parts of the day, but even then, in the women's race 28 out of the 68 who started couldn't finish it because of the extreme conditions. the tokyo marathon has been moved away from the capital to sapporo in the north, where it's much cooler, but still athletes and former athletes across events are concerned. in the hall, i believe it was 32 32.7 degrees come i think once you get to sa, 35 and beyond, you get into territory where you will see a lot more serious heat impacts. it is

a real concern, _ lot more serious heat impacts. it is a real concern, both for the heatwave _ a real concern, both for the heatwave threats and the athlete pollution possibility the report raises — pollution possibility the report raises. at the lease, they are looking — raises. at the lease, they are looking to _ raises. at the lease, they are looking to perform at their very best _ looking to perform at their very best -- — looking to perform at their very best. —— the athletes are looking at. best. —— the athletes are looking at trying — best. —— the athletes are looking at trying to _ best. —— the athletes are looking at. trying to deliver your best rowing — at. trying to deliver your best rowing when somebody has put you in a bit of— rowing when somebody has put you in a bit of a _ rowing when somebody has put you in a bit of a frying pan, it is really not pleasant. well the report makes recommendations for the organisers including putting protocols in place to postpone or rearrange events where the temperatures are unsafe and to have provisions in place for spectators watching in the heat. butjohn this is just the latest in a series of setbacks for the ioc and the japanese authorities who now face scientific and political pressure ahead of a games which is due to start in eight weeks' time. absolutely. we're entering a critical pressure and pressure is mounting. thank you, joe. —— a critical moment.

0rganisers there nor the only ones facing a challenge at the moment, giro d'italia leader egan bernal is still in the leader's pink jersey, but for the first time in the race he's lost time to one of his rivals in the top five. a resurgent simon yates left bernal trailing by almost a minute moving up from fifth to third. drew savage reports on stage 17, won by ireland's dan martin. a change in the weather in the italian alps and the first of three mountain stages to test them he looked pretty secure in pink with an overall lead in more than two minutes. but there may yet be a twist in the plot. stage 17 provided two separate spectacles. first, a breakaway, from riders who were no threat to bernal or the overall leaders. ireland's dan martin squeezed out the competition and rode away for an impressive stage win — he's now taken grand tour victories in france, spain and italy. behind him, britian�*s simon yates, who'd slipped to fifth place, forced the pace on the final climb. and we saw something that hadn't happened on the first 16 stages — egan bernal struggling to keep up and losing time. hugh carthy, too —

the englishman dropped from third overall to fifth. yates was the big winner on the day, gaining almost a minute on bernal and third place with it. still three minutes 23 seconds behind the colombian, who's two minutes 21 ahead of damiano caruso. but maybe, just maybe, there's something still to race for. a lot can happen. surrey wicketkeeper ben foakes has been ruled out of england's upcomming test series with new zeland, after tearing his hamstring. he was set to make his home test debut but now looks like he'll be out for three months. it means that gloucestershire wicketkeeper james bracey is now set to make his england debut in place of foakes. nottinghamshire batsman haseeb hameed has been brought back into the squad, as cover, for the first time since 2016. wicketkeeper batsman sam billings of kent, who's an established member of the white ball side, has also been called up.

the long awaited hundred, cricket�*s revamped competition aimed at pulling in a younger more diverse audience begins this summer. another tournament which has been postponed because of the pandemic. with just 56 days to go until it starts, chris slegg has met up with two of the competitions stars. 0ctober october 2019, the launch of the hundred. due to start last summer, but covid—19 delayed to this. the ecb hopes it will attract the new ideas to cricket.— ideas to cricket. $100, the best -la ers ideas to cricket. $100, the best players in — ideas to cricket. $100, the best players in the _ ideas to cricket. $100, the best players in the world. _ ideas to cricket. $100, the best players in the world. a - ideas to cricket. $100, the best i players in the world. a brand-new players in the world. a brand—new teams. seven cities. traditional rivalries. ., rivalries. redefined. one of those teams as a _ rivalries. redefined. one of those teams as a brand-new _ rivalries. redefined. one of those teams as a brand-new teams. - rivalries. redefined. one of those i teams as a brand-new teams. seven teams as a brand—new teams. seven cities. traditional rivalries. redefined. 0ne cities. traditional rivalries. redefined. one of those teams as london spirits. their women side, led by england captain have i deny. a long time coming. with last year being cancelled, and things have gone with the pandemicjust really excited to a full summer of cricket. —— heather knight. it feels really real now which is nice. the -- heather knight. it feels really real now which is nice.— real now which is nice. the ecb ho es to real now which is nice. the ecb hopes to build _ real now which is nice. the ecb hopes to build on _ real now which is nice. the ecb hopes to build on recent - real now which is nice. the ecb

hopes to build on recent world | real now which is nice. the ecb - hopes to build on recent world cup wins by england's women and men's team. but many question whether yet another format is the right way to do that. is another format is the right way to do that. . another format is the right way to do that. , ., , another format is the right way to do that. , ._ ., ., do that. is it the way to do it? will it be _ do that. is it the way to do it? will it be a — do that. is it the way to do it? will it be a success? - do that. is it the way to do it? will it be a success? only - do that. is it the way to do it? | will it be a success? only time do that. is it the way to do it? - will it be a success? only time will tell. 0ne will it be a success? only time will tell. one thing is for sure, even some of the most ardent attractors of the format within the county game at the moment, they readily admit themselves it has to work because so much money has been put into it, so much money has been put into it, so much money has been put into it, so much money has been drawn out from the ecb into the marketing and lunch and the pay packet of this data has to work. it and the pay packet of this data has to work. . and the pay packet of this data has to work. , ., ., , to work. it is one of the first ma'or to work. it is one of the first major domestic _ to work. it is one of the first major domestic sporting - to work. it is one of the first - major domestic sporting competitions to offer equal prize money for men and women from the outset. ijust and women from the outset. i 'ust think that a — and women from the outset. i 'ust think that a young i and women from the outset. i 'ust think that a young girli and women from the outset. i 'ust think that a young girl now i and women from the outset. limit think that a young girl now going to watch 100 game and she gets to see women on the same platform as men and noticed that she could become that, she has somebody that she can see to become and i think if i look back to when i first started playing cricket and the only people i looked up cricket and the only people i looked up to where men come i think it is come so far and it is so good that

the hundred is taking it out even further. . . further. launching the hundred might be the ecb biggest _ further. launching the hundred might be the ecb biggest gamble _ further. launching the hundred might be the ecb biggest gamble yet. - further. launching the hundred might be the ecb biggest gamble yet. only i be the ecb biggest gamble yet. only when it begins onjuly the 21st can we start to assess whether it is one that will pay off. a quick round up now of some of the day's other sports stories and... golf governing body the r&a remian optomistic that 30—thousand spectators will be allowed in each day at the open injuly. royal st george's last hosted the tournament ten years ago. the daily capacity at the course in kent is usually 40,000. royal ascot will have 12,000 fans for each day of the festival in june. the week long meeting has been selected to be part of the events research programme, as the governement conmtinues to trial the safe rerturn of fans. and hammer thrower sophie hitchon has announced her retirement from the sport. she was the first british athlete to win an olympic medal in the hammer and threw a british record of 74.54 metres at the rio games in 2016, earniong her a bronze.

and finally tonight we're all familiar with the story of eddie the eagle. well how about harry the seagull. that's the name that's been given to welsh fisherman harry cromwell by his freinds as he attempts to qualify for the olympics in surfing. as the sport makes its debut in tokyo, the man from pembrokshire, who spends his life on the water, is hoping he will too... i haven't so long seeing the brilliant. —— i seen the film. it is broken. the boys, hearing this eagle for a laugh. broken. the boys, hearing this eagle fora laugh. —— i have broken. the boys, hearing this eagle for a laugh. —— i have seen the movie. it is brilliant. —— the boys call me harry this eagle for a laugh. it is so great. this, they bit of a surprise to be honest. i went up to the british, got a good

result and then it was a shock to me, the bridge team website you are on the team now. i was like, 0k. what does that mean? you have to go to el salvador. to be able to serve against the worlds best will be amazing. but yes, to have that goal to get to the olympics as well, that is just something beyond to get to the olympics as well, that isjust something beyond my to get to the olympics as well, that is just something beyond my dreams. it is almost like a zoo at my house. down! calm down! we have a dog, chickens, birds, budgies limit pledges come a cat, it is bananas. i've been a fisherman, it is a busy job. it is a lot of hours out of the house and sc. but my girls, they keep me going. every time i'm having

a bad day at sea and feeling down i think about their little faces and it makes me smile. i even sacrificed my surfing to try to take my kids in. but anyway it makes that time surfing more precious. as a kid growing up surfing, surfing was never really classed as an olympic sport. it was always kind of like something that the other kids did. but to have it in the olympics now is amazing and i think for the up—and—coming kids, the next generation of surfers, itjust opens a new window. i will give it a or i will go all out here and i will do it with a smile. i'lljust enjoying every moment. "150%. -- 150%. best —— 150%. best of to harry. back to

gdansk. 0lly foster is there. team news ahead of the game? tea m team news just now for the europa league final. 0le gunnar solskjaer first find out with a manchester united. it is really attacking. harry maguire does not make the 11. the captain dropped to the bruno fernandes will captain the side. we have the hail getting the nod goal. wanda sacca comes in for maguire. —— david tejeda comes in. and the holding midfielder, fred has been dropped. here's where against attacking. mason greenwood comes in for fernandez in the midfield. marcus rashford also and edison combining up front. a lot of changes are villareal. perhaps the culture trying something a little bit clever. we will wait and see but thatis clever. we will wait and see but that is a really attacking side from 0le gunnar solskjaer. his united

team coming up against villareal in the europa league final kick off just over an hour away.- the europa league final kick off just over an hour away. thank you. you can follow— just over an hour away. thank you. you can follow it _ just over an hour away. thank you. you can follow it all _ just over an hour away. thank you. you can follow it all tonight. - just over an hour away. thank you. you can follow it all tonight. live l you can follow it all tonight. live commentary on bbc radio and live kick—off at eight o'clock. man united against villareal. live updates via the bbc sport website. for now and the rest of his team good night. —— for now and from the rest of the team, good night. finally looking at areas of high pressure building again for the end of may. that will bring dry weather and not completely dry and also temperatures will be on the rise. we had some pretty heavy showers across northern and eastern areas to the day. that will fade away overnight. most places will be dry, legacy of

cloud across scotland in northern england and missed patches around. those temperatures not falling below 47 degrees. we start tomorrow morning with sunshine around and any other cloud of mist across northern areas will melt away and we will see plenty of sunshine here. the chance of the arch are developing across central and eastern areas but most places will be dry and much warmer, 18 and 19 degrees in the central belt. we could make 20 somewhere in the southeast. turning cloudier or wetter out west. a weather front will brings down weather to weston areas but heading to the bank holiday weekend it will be turning warmer in the south with highs into the low 20s.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. boris johnson's former chief adviser has delivered a relentless attack on the uk government's handling of the covid crisis senior of the covid crisis ministers, officials, senior advisers senior ministers, officials, senior advisers like me failed disastrously short of the standards that the public is the right to expect. dominic cummings told mps thousands of lives were needlessly lost in the pandemic — and much of the blame falls on those in charge. i think the secretary of state for health should have been fired for at least 15, 20 things, including lying to everybody on multiple occasions. belarusian president luckashenka remains defiant —