hello there and welcome along to the programme — england midfielderjude bellingham has been officially presented to real madrid fans, after signing for a reported $111 million. his first club, birmingham city will receive a small share of that. the 19—year—old said he had "goose bumps" when he was told the spanish giants wanted him. he became dortmund's youngest captain at 19 and was named the bundesliga's player of the season for the last campaign... john watson has been in madrid for us. jude bellingham introduced for the first time as a real madrid player. thank you so much for being with us. a move he says he couldn't turn down. not many players get the opportunity to play at such a brilliant club, such a historic club. so, yeah, ifeel really grateful. i don't think about money at all when i make these kind of decisions.

i've never have. i never will. play the game purely out of love. that maturity stems from the guidance of father mark and mum dennis, who've been instrumental in steering their son from his roots in stourbridge birmingham to one of the biggest stages in world football. his departure from boyhood club birmingham city three years ago to borussia dortmund made him the most expensive 17 year old in history. having now established himself as a regular starter for his country, it's no surprise there was excitement amongst the fans who turned out to welcome him. welcome. i like the idea of this being kind of out of my comfort zone, if you like? would might maybe would be an easier option to go back to england, my native country, and live there and play there in the premier league. but it's just, i couldn't turn down madrid, really. it again shows the maturity bellingham possesses. and whilst the madrid supporters here will demand success, there is a feeling he'll be able to deal with the expectations placed on such young shoulders with the footballing world now firmly at his feet.

john watson, bbc news in madrid. bellingham was one of england's top performers at last yea r�*s world cup but will miss their nations league match against malta on friday due to injury. the midfielder has been vocal in his praise for his national boss — and the england manager gareth southgate spoke about the transfer ahead of the game. a wonderful day for him and his family, first and foremost, and a brilliant opportunity for him. it's about what happens next. but he should enjoy it and will have enjoyed today. i'm sure it's been great. he's wanted to be with us. we actually i was able to have quite a lot of time with him, not this week, but the week before because he was in at st george's. we've been looking after him. and he was very keen to come and be with the squad as well as do some of his rehab with us.

so it's always nice to have him around. he's going into a new world, a completely different environment, but what a fantastic opportunity for him. england manager gareth southgate. another england midfielder who could be on the move over the coming weeks is declan rice — west ham have rejected an initial bid from arsenal, which had left them unimpressed as it contains a number of clauses. sources at west ham do expect another offers from their london rivals. spain sealed their place in this year's nations league final — with a 2—1win over italy in their semifinal. joselu got the winner two minutes from full time. ciro immobile struck italy's equaliser from the spot, early in the first half after spain took the lead through pino. spain, who lost the 2021 nations league final to france, face a croatia side bidding to win their country's first international trophy. the former scotland, manchester united and leeds defender gordon mcqueen has died at the age of 70, after a battle with vascular dementia. manchester united said the club was deeply saddened and that flags were flying at half mast at old trafford.

mcqueen�*s most famous international goal came at wembley, when his header helped scotland to a 2—1win over england, sparking a pitch invasion by the tartan army. he was diagnosed with vascular dementia last year and his family believe his condition was linked to years of heading the ball. chris mclaughlin looks back at his life. he was a scottish football icon of the 1970s and early eighties. as well as his 30 caps for scotland. he turned out for st mirren, leeds and manchester united. two years ago, it was confirmed he was suffering with dementia. today, his daughter, the broadcaster hayley mcqueen, said the family were heartbroken, adding, i now want to remember my dad for the man. he was the ultimate entertainer, the life and soul of every occasion. the greatest storyteller who certainly lived life to the full. she has campaigned for changes

to the laws around heading the ball, something she is sure led to her father's condition. the fa and scottish fa have introduced limits to heading in training, and more research is ongoing. for now, those who played with him will take time to remember him. he was very, very funny, very sharp with it. you don't end up playing at a time. playing with leeds united and manchester united and scotland. if you're not a good player, he was an exceptionally good player. a much loved family man and a scottish sporting great who fought for everything on the pitch. gordon mcqueen�*s final battle is over. gordon mcqueen has died

at the age of 70. it's almost time for one of the oldest rivalries in sport. england versus australia for the ashes. 140 years after it began the two sides will meet on friday at edgbaston in the first test. australia hold the urn, but they've not won a series in england for 22 years, as our sports reporter patrick gearey reports from birmingham. if the ashes is one of sport's greatest stories, then it comes beautifully illustrated. this is a contest that highlights the character, resilience and brilliance. ecstasy, empathy. and the canvas is there to create more of those moments this summer. the picture is not quite how england had planned. there have been injuries in the build up mowing. ali retired from test cricket has had to be coaxed back. some of the personnel have changed. the strategy won't. but just by watching england practice, you get a sense of how they want to play the game. this is all about attacking an instinct and not fearing failure. it's an approach that makes you question everything you thought you knew about.

test match cricket. captain ben stokes, together with coach brendon mccullum, have brought about this revolution in little more than a year. it's won them plenty of matches and having pressed the accelerator, there's no sign of them engaging reverse. we have now found a way for us as a team to get the best out of ourselves as a collective, but also as individuals. and i think the message around are we still going to be playing like this against the australian attack or any other attack? just sort of needs to be knocked on the head because we found a way that works for us. but here comes the problem. australia are on the charge. they�* re fast bowlers are fearsome, their batters often awesome, and they're newly crowned world test champions. we feel like we've played really well over the last eight months and not only do we have series wins to show for it, now we've got the world test championship. so i think it's a moment in time where you look back and show that our best is as good as anyone else is in the world. the really great ashes

moments come when both teams are strong. that mightjust be the case now. the story goes on. a new page awaits. patrick geary, bbc news at edgbaston. there was a moment to remember at the us open in los angeles for frenchman matthieu pavon. he became the first player from france to card a hole—in—one with a 124—yard effort on the 15th. pavon finished the day at one over. rickie fowler shot an eight under 62. the lowest round in us open history — with ten birdies and two bogeys. but, just moments later, his round was matched by fellow american xander shauffele, who also finished his opening round on eight under. full details of the first round on the bbc sport website. andy murray reached the nottingham 0pen quarterfinals with a 6—3, 7—5 victory over france's hugo grenier to cap a record—breaking day for british tennis. murray claimed his first title on home soil since wimbledon

in 2016 with his win at surbiton last week. he is ranked 44th in the world — and trying to secure a top—32 seeding for wimbledon. the victory came after katie boulter, harriet dart and jodie burragejoined heather watson in the women's last eight — the first time four british women have reached the quarterfinals of the same wta tour event. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.

hello there. the last day of the working week promises to be another largely fine, dry and settled one for most of us. but we are looking at some changes taking place to our weather, because of this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic, very slowly edging towards our shores. it's going to continue to destabilise the atmosphere across western areas. so, through the morning, we'll see a bit of cloud here, certainly across the south west cornwall and devon into wales, northern ireland, some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some of these could be heavy and thundery, but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england are the dry, sunny one. warmer along the east coast, along north sea coast. and we could be up to around 27 or 28 degrees. as we head through a friday night, it looks like those showers, thunderstorms trundle their way northwards into southern and western scotland. further showers pushing into wales and the south west. central and eastern areas, once again staying dry. and a mild nights come

certainly across the west, some chillier spots and the clear skies in the east. the weekend then looks a bit more unsettled. we'll see increasing chance of showers, even longer spells of rain on sunday. and for most of us, it's still going to feel quite warm, but not as warm as it has done. so for saturday, then a bit more cloud around, generally, but again, lots of sunshine central east in scotland, central eastern england. most of the showers will tend to be across the south and the west. and again, some of them could be heavy and thundery. temperatures reaching highs around 25 degrees, a little bit lower out west because of more breeze and certainly more cloud and showers. and as we move into sunday, it looks like this weather front will push across the country, bringing areas of thundery rain and further showers. so, initially, you'll start driving some sunshine central northern areas. but these showers and longer spells of thundery rain across england and wales, northern ireland will start to migrate their way northwards into central and southern scotland later in the day on sunday. so because of this, temperatures won't be quite as high, still above the seasonal norm, but we're generally

into the low to mid 20s. and then beyond sunday into next week, it looks like low pressure will stick close by to the west of the uk, constantly bringing a feed of showers. but there will be some sunny spells in between. best of that sunshine will tend to be across southern and eastern areas where, once again, it'll turn quite warm. further north and west, temperatures will be a bit closer to the seasonal norm. take care.

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