the tables have turned and he is the underdog and we will see how anthony mcgill reacts to being theotecting a lead enough matches sometimes difficult. you have to be not looking too far ahead or looking over your shoulder. it will be interesting to see how both players react to the second session. sections two and three can be important. ronnie o'sullivan against mark selby could be a final. what are you expecting from this?l mark selby could be a final. what are you expecting from this? a very high standard of snooker. two juggernauts of the game competing in the semifinal. mark selby back to world championship form possibly. he always has his big game where he can play tremendous safety but he is backing it up with heavy scoring, a very difficult player to beat. thank you very much for your thoughts and you very much for your thoughts and you will be able to watch that at 6:1i5pm on bbc two. —— 6:55pm. five leading indoor sports are coming together to put pressure on the government to provide incentives for the reopening of indoorfacilities. badminton, netball, table tennis, volle

overnight, the world number one got it back to 11—9 before wilson pulled clear and he‘ll now play anthony mcgillr. trump had been hoping to break the so—called curse by becoming the only first—time winner to retain his title since the tournament moved to its current venue, in sheffield, in 1977.

anthony mcgill against kyren wilson, fascinating? poised. really looking forward to tonight's session. let's keep stressing, mcgill had to qualify for this session, and here he is at a semifinal, possibly in a world final? he's got a great chance, and he may never have a better chance. he would've fancied his chances, but all of a sudden he may have frozen just a fraction, who knows? very impressed with him and how he dealt with it at eight all. very impossible to pick a winner, the third section may be the telltale sign. you're in the studio this evening, and you're commentating. 6:55pm on bbc two. we look forward to it there. it's been a gesture synonymous with the return of sport after the coronavirus shutdown — taking a knee as a show of support in the battle against racism. global protests after the death of george floyd in may have seen teams and individuals marking the moment in this way. but it's not being done by everyone. nesta mcgregorjoined me in the studio to explain. what's important here is football is one of the main

and there was nothing to separate anthony mcgill and jamie clarke in a different sense, with the refereewo players as tempers flared. mcgill accusing clarke of continuously being in his eyeline as he was trying to play. and what a disaster neil robertson had this morning before play could even start! he spilt coffee all over himself, and the floor and had to leave for a change of clothes before play could get under way. he currently leads barry hawkins 6—4 in the evening session. with the new premiership season beginning next week, there's some positive news for grassroots rugby today. training can be stepped up to involve matches, but with no contact. the professional game does allow that and, ahead of its return, our reporterjohn watson has been to twickenham, to speak to england's head coach. yes, grassroots rugby returns, not quite as we know it, though. there will be no full contact training, but what we are seeing is clubs able to train in larger groups and getting back to playing a sport they love. the definite date locked in with the elite men's game returning on friday. i know o

and there was nothing to seperate anthony mcgill and jamie clarke in a different sense, with the referees tempers flared. mcgill accusing clarke of continuously being in his eyeline as he was trying to play. and what a disaster neil robertson had this morning before play could even start! he spilt coffee all over himself, and the floor, and had to leave for a change of clothes before play could get underway. he leads barry hawkins 5—3, and the evening session there gets underway shortly. we know that the new premiership rugby season will begin next week, but there's been some good news for grassroots rugby today. it's been announced that training can be stepped up to involve matches, although with no contact, yet unlike the professional game, where full contact is allowed. ahead of the sport returning next week, our reporterjohn watson has been at twickenham today, and he's caught up with england's head coach. yes, grassroots rugby returns, not quite as we know it, though. there will be no full contact training, but what we are seeing is clubs able to train in larger groups and getting b

overnight the world number one got it back to 11—9 before wilson pulled clear and he‘ll in now play anthony mcgillle since the tournament moved to its current venue in sheffield in 1977. also through to the last four is five—time champion ronnie o‘sullivan who beat three—time winner mark williams 13 frames to 10. o‘sullivan had to come from 7—2 and 8—4 down to set up a semi—final against mark selby. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — hello again, our remarkable run of hot weather is set to continue for a while. that means temperatures once again for wednesday pushing well into the 30s, it will feel hot, it will feel humid in the sunshine but we will also get some very big thundery downpours, some of these bringing some torrential rain and there will be a few communities that could see some localised flash flooding over the next few days from those really heavy downpours. now we are seeing storms through this afternoon following through this afternoon that run the coast for some. following that run the coast for some. in the afternoon was good to see shows break ground across e

before that, kyren wilson and anthony mcgill play to a finish in their semi—final — wilson leads 13—11c sport website. rugby union returns in england tonight after a five—month break it's taken longer than other sports to be given the green light because of the amount of contact involved. sale were second in the table when the lockdown hit. they're away to harlequins in the premiership. there'll be no crowds, of course, but after weeks of testing and ensuring safety protocols are in place, the game returns with full contact — and a huge sense of relief, with players eager to get going again. we have waited and it puts a bit of duress on the players for quick turnaround is over the next month but we have to look at the other side of it, we have had five months off. some of these players have a rest like they would never have got in their careers and so they are chomping at the bit. that's all for now but there's much more on the bbc sport website, including a look ahead to the first diamond league athletics event of the season, in monaco, which you'll be able to watch from 7 o'clock on

it's kyren wilson against anthony mcgill of scotland and wilson took the opening frame.ly days. he knocked out the defending champion judd trump yesterday, so he'll be feeling confident. it's very early days in this best—of—33 frame match. you can follow it on bbc two, as well as the iplayer and bbc sport website. this evening, it's ronnie 0'sullivan against mark selby and 0'sullivan says he isn't confident of making the final, despite the superb performance which took him into the last four. he dragged himself back from 7—2 down against mark williams, to win by 13 frames to ten. but the last time he made the final at the crucible, six years ago, he was beaten by selby and 0'sullivan doesn't think he'll get past him this time either. i don't expect to beat him because is the ultimate test and i can't see anyone left in the tournament to beat him over that distance, either, and that's just my personal opinion, do you know what i mean? that's not about me taking the pressure off myself, i'll be out there trying my hardest. i have nothing to prove and all that, butjust as a

kyren wilson on the comeback — the eighth seed closing the deficit to anthony mcgill in the semifinalsrld championship. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland have received a—level and btec grades, after the huge uncertainty caused by coronavirus. they didn't sit exams because of lockdown, so marks have been awarded using teacher estimates, standardised by exam boards. head teachers say the results show "a great deal of volatility". in england, more than a third of a—level results were one grade lower than teachers had submitted, and 3% of results were down by two grades. overall, the number of a—c a—level grades rose by 2.6% compared to last year. let's assess the picture up and down the country. emma vardy is in northern ireland. let's go first to tomos morgan in wales. the situation in wales is that a higher proportion in wales have received between an a* and and a grade, the top grade for a level, but that's significantly less than what the teacher is assessed and estimated they should have. they e

on the other table, england's jack lisowski trailed scotland's anthony mcgill by three frames in theirhe fought back and it's 5—4 to mcgill now. they resume this evening. coverage continues on bbc two. fifa are holding a media conference today in response to the launch of a criminal investigation into president gianni infantino. football's world governing body has already stated that he will remain in his role, despite the legal proceedings started by prosecutors in switzerland. they are looking at alleged secret meetings between infa ntino and the swiss attorney general, michael lauber, during an investigation into corruption at fifa. lauber resigned last week, but he and infantino deny any wrongdoing. harrogate town manager simon weaver says he is incredibly grateful to the club's fans for the support they've shown, even though they weren't able to be at wembley to watch them reach the football league for the first time in their history. they beat notts county 3—1 in the national league final. that's harrogate's second promotion in three seasons and they have league two football to l

england's kyren wilson has had a great morning against scottish qualifier anthony mcgill. of eight frames today. that squares the match at 8—8. they'll play to a finish this evening. the winner will play either mark selby or ronnie o'sullivan — they resume in around half an hour, with o'sullivan 5—3 up. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, see you later on. a very good afternoon. i am jane hill, to take you through all the developments around coronavirus and of course exam results. all your questions answered on that at half past two, worth reminding you of that. let us start in northern ireland. boris johnson has been in belfast for his first face—to—face meeting with the irish taoisearch micheal martin since mrmartin got the job in june. the prime minister is also holding talks with the northern ireland first minister arlene foster and the deputy first minister michelle o'neill. the discussions will focus on northern ireland's response to covid—i9 and the uk's ongoing negotiations with the eu to reach a trade deal. mrjohnson will also announce pl

championship in sheffield, where kyren wilson, fresh from knocking out the defending champion, faces anthony mcgilln that inclusion in sport is being halted by the effects of covid—19. the british edition of the special olympics, for competitors with an intellectual disability, was recently cancelled. while organisers here hope to revive it, globally the organisation is worried its athletes may be left behind as sport attempts to restart. joe wilson reports. so, which one are you drawing today? hillsborough. ah, 0k. niall guite had an idea. and boy, it grew. missing sport in lockdown, he began depicting some of the world's most famous grounds, and selling the images for charity. which has been the most difficult one to do, niall? wembley. wembley? because it's so big? yeah. and it took the longest to do, as well. niall won basketball gold in the world special olympics — sport for people with an intellectual disability. he didn't have friends before special olympics because theyjust, you know, the connections at school just weren't there, were they? and it took me two years to convince you to go to

overnight, the world number one got it back to 11—9 before wilson pulled clear and he‘ll now play anthony mcgillecoming the only first—time winner to retain his title since the tournament moved to its current venue, in sheffield, in 1977. also through to the last four is five—time champion ronnie o‘sullivan, who beat three—time winner mark williams 13 frames to 10. o‘sullivan had to come from 7—2 and 8—a down to set up a semifinal against mark selby. i don‘t expect to be in it because he has dealt a test and i can‘t see anyone left in the tournament to beat him over that distance either and that‘s just my personal opinion, do you know what i mean? that‘s not about me taking the pressure off myself, i have nothing to prove and all that, but just as an nothing to prove and all that, butjust as an insider, a bit of inside information, for me, i cannot see how anyone can beat him, you know? the champions league quarterfinals take to the field later on wednesday with the opening match between french champions paris saint germain and italian side atalanta. all matches from here on, including the semi—

it's also tight in the other semi between kyren wilson and qualifier anthony mcgill.een another challenging day for chris froome and team ineos at the criterium du dauphine. the race is an important warm up for this month's tour de france. primoz roglic won today's second stage to take the leader's yellow jersey. froome lost more time to team mate egan bernal who has slipped to fourth overall. chris room got a pep talk from eagle burn all. the chapin says he wants the briton alongside him for cycling's biggest race. the colombian is just 23 years old and granted enough to realise the experience of others can help his experience. his immediate one is to win the criteria rounded off in a. it's billed as the hardest of the race, and with less than five miles ago, indios took the lead in a familiarfashion. but ago, indios took the lead in a familiar fashion. but once again, froome couldn't keep up, sliding back before his team—mate slipped up. gareth thomas was next to slip up, leaving byrne all exposed. whilst they were running on empty, primus. .. whilst they were runni

he'll face kyren wilson next, who also came through a rather tense semifinal against anthony mcgill." frame he'd ever seen. it ended 17—16, leaving wilson emotional as he reached his first ever world final. i thought anthony was absolutely phenomenal, you know. i put him straight under pressure to go three frames ahead with a 90, and he just... he stuck it up me, basically. just every frame, every shot, he was just perfect. and basically. just every frame, every shot, he wasjust perfect. and he was having little bad rubs. it is a cruel game. you know, i have dreamt of this moment. i am looking forward to the final, which starts this afternoon. you can watch it on bbc 0ne afternoon. you can watch it on bbc one from one o'clock. after a five—month absence, rugby union in england returned last night. harlequins beat sale sharks 16—10 in the first match back at the stoop, scott baldwin with the only try for the quins while marcus smith kicked 11 points. they move up to sixth while sale stay second, four points behind leaders exeter, who play leicester tigers later in one of four matches.

wilson takes on anthony mcgill at one o'clock and there's coverage on bbc two. bernarda pera in kentucky. it's all part of serena's preparation for the us open and the re—arranged french open — two chances over the next two months to claim grand slam title number 2a and equal the record. up next for her — a match up against her sister venus. always good to see the sisters going head—to—head on quite. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on our top story — the uk officially moving into recession after figures published by the office for national statistics showed that economic output plunged by a record 20.4% between april and june. our economics editor, faisal islam, has been speaking to the chancellor, rishi sunak. we were talking a few months ago and isaid we were talking a few months ago and i said that hard times were coming and what do they's numbers show is that hard times are here. hundreds of thousands of people have already lost theirjob and sadly many more it will, but what i would say is that although tough decisions lie ahead, we will get

the winner of that match will face kyren wilson or anthony mcgill in the final — and we can bring you14—day isolation requirement comes in from 4am on saturday morning. here to answer them is the founder of the pc agency and travel consultant — paul charles — and the travel editor of the sun — lisa minot. lisa, i wanted to start with a general question for you — can you just outline the quarantine situation as it is at the moment? in terms of france and the latest ones? as it would affect uk travellers. as we had with spain a couple of weeks ago, these latest countries to be added, it will affect france, holland and mokhtar the most. from 4am on saturday morning, you will have to self—isolate when you come back into the uk for 14 days. that is no excuse, it is literally everybody has to self—isolate. that is why we have seen the scenes today ofa is why we have seen the scenes today of a nobody time to rush back before that cut off date so that they can avoid doing the 14 day quarantine. paul, that‘s come to our first question from martin. he asks, i‘m due to move permanently to france

england's kyren wilson has had a great morning against scottish qualifier anthony mcgill.. they'll play to a finish this evening. the winner will play either mark selby or ronnie 0'sullivan — they are just about to resume their match. you can watch live coverage on bbc two. that promises to be a great one. you can also watch the snooker and follow the second test between england and pakistan on the bbc sport website. now — we return to exam results — for more on what all this means for students, it's time for your questions answered. sean coughlan is our education correspondent and also i'm joined by clare marchant, chief executive of ucas — which operates the university application process. thank you for being with us on a busy day for you, claire. starting with a question from sarah. this might bea with a question from sarah. this might be a query for both of you. a child i know was predicted three as and got them in his mock exams but today he has been given a, b, b. his school seems reluctant to appeal. how do we use the mock exam results in this scenario? you can imag

in the other semi final anthony mcgill leads kyren wilson, 6 frames to 2.y — one of the big races on the cycling calendar, in the run up to the tour de france. you might remember, it was at this event, where froome had a career threatening crash last year. he really struggled and finished the day back in 86th, and needs to perform well this week, to stand any chance of being selected to ride the tour de france, for team ineos. the re—arranged tour de france starts on 29th august. you can understand that if you have had a massive crash and your on the same track of road, it might play on your mind a little bit, maybe urge more caution in the subconscious. absolutely have to be. we will see you later. in the next few hours hundreds of thousands of students will get their a—level and vocational results, without having sat any exams. it's caused uncertainty for many students. 0ur education correspondent dan johnson joins us from wilberforce sixth form college in hull. does this take you back to that day when you went to get your results? what are nerve—racking

maxwell phase karen wilson or anthony mcginnis in the final and we can bring you the pictures inside the crucible of a failing semifinal here to a nerve decider. 16 frames. mcgillit is tensed out. watch this on bbc two right now. more for you and sportsday later. see you then. thank you. more now on our main story — the new quarantine restrictions on visitors returning to the uk from france, netherlands, malta, monaco, and the caribbean countries turks & caicos and aruba. the new rules will be in place from 4am on saturday — leaving hundred of thousands of travellers in a rush to return. alexander seale is a french journalist based in the uk. he joins us now from west london. give forjoining us. what impact do you think this will have? you will have a terrible impact on families. french family living in the uk will come back for the start of the school term, they will have to self—isolate. it is very worrying that the french mp for print citizens living abroad, he said that this quarantine is worrying and turbulent for a lot of people and a lot of holiday—makers as you know, they leather travel to france during they leather travel to france during the summer. i

elsewhere, anthony mcgill has a 5—4 lead overjack lisowski.owski looked out of sorts for much of the match, but rallied to win the final two frames, including a break of 107. their match concludes this evening. let's take a look at some other sports stories now. here's what's coming up shortly. as i mentioned, anthony mcgill‘s match against jack lisowski plays to a finish. three—time world champion mark selby then takes on northern ireland qualifierjordan brown. let's take a look at some other sports stories now. england will be without bowler reece topley for tomorrow's third and final one day international against ireland because of a groin strain. england have an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. this year's diamond league meeting in doha has been moved again because of the coronavirus pandemic. it's usually the season—opener, but it was pushed back from april until october. it's now provisionally scheduled for 25 september. borussia dortmund say clubs have a week to agree a deal forjadon sancho, who's one of manchester united's top targ

on the other table this morning, scotland's anthony mcgill leads jack lisowski 5—4 after the openingge of this afternoon's matches is under way on bbc two and the bbc sport website right now. fifa's deputy general secretary alasdair bell says he is "100% confident" president gianni infantino will face no criminal charges, despite the proceedings which have been opened against him. football's world governing body has already stated that infantino will remain in his role, despite the legal case started by prosecutors in switzerland. they're looking at alleged secret meetings between infa ntino and the swiss attorney general michael lauber, during an investigation into corruption at fifa. lauber resigned last week but he and infantino deny any wrongdoing. borussia dortmund have set a deadline for clubs of the 10th of august to agree a deal forjadon sancho, with the england forward manchester united's top summer transfer target. dortmund are believed to want in excess of £100 million for sancho, with the deadline put in place because they want undisturbed preparation for the new bundesli

it's kyren wilson against anthony mcgill — it's early days but it's the scotsman who's edged ahead inas the iplayer and bbc sport website... the other semi final starts tonight with ronnie o'sullivan and mark selby in the evening session at 7pm. now this figure could find the year for this when a chris frame, racing at the dolphin in france. which is the event that he had a big crash at of course, last year. it is a really important warm up race for the tour de france with the winner often going on to claim cycling's biggest prize. he will need to do well here if he to be included in the team for the tour de france. england rugby union full—back alex goode is the latest player to commit his future to saracens, despite their relegation from the premiership. he's extended his contract until 2023, although he'll be spending next season on loan at nec green rockets injapan. goode has been at saracens for 1h years and has played a part in all five of their title victories. he was the 2019 european player of the year. that's all the sport for now. more now on one of our top stories. student