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british cyclist mark cavendish will return to the tour de france for the first time since 2018 this weekendk quickstep after irishman sam bennett was ruled out through injury. india and new zealand were frustrated by the weather again as another day of the world test championship final was completely washed out by rain. a reserve sixth day is in place, so two days remain, but a draw is now the clear favourite. and anyone who has watched a cricket match knows you need to keep your eye out for the ball, especially when a big hitting batsman is at the crease. illingworth st mary's asif ali knew he'd hit this one well... window smashes ..a little too well. that sound you might have heard was the ball smashing a car windscreen, and before long, he realised it was his car windscreen. a shot that was expensive for the bowler, but even more so for the batsman. you have to love the laughing emoji. let's head back to wembley. the group c situation is about to begin. we've all got that to come as well, but begin. we've all got that to come as well. but let's _ begin. we've all got that to come as well

mark cavendish�*s dreams come true with a stage victory at the tour de france. and welcome to sportsday. hello, and a very warm welcome to the programme. and there is just one place to start. england against germany at wembley — in the knockouts of euro 2020. it's a tense affair, with both sides having chances. let's get an update from wembley now — and joinjohn watson, who's there for us. john what's the latest — and how long to go. a huge roar behind me said it all. england took the lead against germany and they feel a 20/20 match and raheem sterling has scored again. he has got both of england's goals so far and he scored once again and how crucial this could be. we will bring it to you in a moment. the story of the match so far with so much history and expectation and anticipation leading interface. adam can bring us up—to—date. at wembley, a rivalry for the ages. england against germany. a fixture with a storied history of which you need reminding. somehow faith only seems to bring peace things together. once more, just one match to separate them. 40,000 at

mark cavendish won his first tour de france stage in five years when he won the fourth stage earlier for the 36—year—old after securing his 31st stage victory at the race, while dutch rider mathieu van der poel kept the overall race leader's yellow jersey. rugby union's premiership is to expand to 1a clubs from the 2022—23 season with no relegation from the top tier until the following campaign. it's already growing to 13 teams for next season after saracens were promoted, but relegation will be suspended until 202a. the rfu says it's to help the financial stability and sustainability of professional rugby in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. for everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website. but that's all your support for now. hello. the north—south split in our weather becomes rather more east—west over but becomes rather more east—west over make the no the but make the north of the west of the country which is seen the best of the sunshine, the warmth further east of the sunshine, the warmth further eas. ., , , of the sunshine, the warmth further easi ., , , ., ., .

british cyclist mark cavendish says he's delighted after finding out he'll be returning to the tour deishman sam bennett was ruled out through injury. everything else, of course, the bbc sport website is the place to go, but that is all your sport for now. hello. well, june so far is running drier than average. in parts of scotland and northern ireland, it's been a mainly dry day. we've seen some sunshine, but across southern england, where it's been for some areas here very wet so far this month, there has been yet more rain. with temperatures struggling around 12, 13 degrees, and these weather fronts moving away into tuesday. a new set of weather fronts approaching northwestern areas. we will still see some outbreaks of rain affecting parts of england and wales into tonight, becoming confined to parts of southern england by morning. elsewhere, we've got clearing skies and temperatures really quite low for the time of the year. a hint of blue showing up in parts of scotland in the highlands. a few spots flirting with a touch of frost briefly as the day begins. but with sunshine in sco

mark cavendish is making a surprise returned to the top france after a 3 year absence. the british cyclist was a last minute inclusion. and the belgian, the kind of quick step team following the withdrawal of last year at green jazz, he went to some but it's kind of a dish with $130.00 total front stages. putting him 2nd on the all time list. he struggle and struggled in recent news. they are being diagnosed with epstein. bob iris has enjoyed a resurgence this season. the rain stops on saturday. tennis fans have the chance to get the hands on some sporting history, or cetera has parted with more than 800 personal items, some of which will go under the hammer, christy's auction house in london on wednesday to raise money for his foundation. and the rest will be auction online during wimbledon, which starts next monday. perhaps the most eye catching lot is the outfit he won when winning a french opened in 2009 to complete his career grand slam. that was estimated to fetch up to a $100000.00 the days with a more modest budget compared for smaller items, such as find both t

on tuesday it was british sprinter mike cavendish took the spoils for a first stage win in five years chance to level against the phoenix suns. they called the sons�* by on monday with 116— 102 victory, meaning they trail 3-2 102 victory, meaning they trail 3—2 heading into game six in california. george posted his career—best 49 points, leading the way. in the nhl, tampa bay lightning will look to increase their stanley cup final lead over the montreal canadiens when they head out onto the isolator. lightning made easy work of the canadiens in their opening game in the best—of—7 series, with a 5—1win and the montreal team saying that puck management was their biggest issue. you can get all the latest sports news on our website. from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your sports news for now. well, not quite, because we are going to talk about england fans now, football fans. tuesday night�*s victory against germany was long overdue and the final whistle spike celebrations which went late into the night. jane mccubbin was watching both the match and the fans. we�*d

british cyclist mark cavendish says he's delighted after finding out he'll be returning to the tour delo. monday was the summer solstice, but for some places, including parts of southeast england, it was colder than the winter solstice. this was the picture as we ended the day in pontypridd, south wales, so quite a lot of cloud around there. through the course of the night, though, the cloud has tended to break up a little bit. so, tuesday, it will be a drier day in the south, certainly compared to what we had on monday. and for most places, some spells of sunshine around. low pressure that brought monday's rain will be slowly clearing away towards the south. we have got another weather front approaching from the northwest. before it gets there, though, a lot of clear and dry weather. quite a chilly start to the day — single figures in the north. in fact, those temperatures close to freezing in a few rural glens in scotland, so perhaps even a touch of frost to start the day. but tuesday morning, for most of us, it is dry, it is bright with some sunshine. cloudier for the southeast of e

mark cavendish won his first tour de france stage in five years when he won the fourth stage earliero relegation from the top tier until the following campaign. it's already growing to 13 teams for next season after saracens were promoted, but relegation will be suspended until 202a. the rfu says it's to help the financial stability and sustainability of professional rugby in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. for everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website. but that's all your sport for now. hello there. so far this week, its northern and western areas which have seen the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures. but towards the end of the week it looks like high pressure will but towards the end of the week it looks like high pressure— looks like high pressure will build, brinuain looks like high pressure will build, bringing some _ looks like high pressure will build, bringing some sunnier _ looks like high pressure will build, bringing some sunnier skies - looks like high pressure will build, l bringing some sunnier skies further east, as well. we still hav

mark cavendish won today's fourth stage, his first tour victory in five years.he emotion clear to see for the 36—year—old after securing the 31st tour victory of his career. these are the pictures from wembley. ten minutes to go until half—time. we will be feeding 50 year over the course of the next one as england and germany paper place in you by 2020. still no goal and for every minute that passes with it being gold as we will get more nervous. i should leave it to you over the next hour or so. should leave it to you over the next hour orso. sports should leave it to you over the next hour or so. sports day is coming up at half past six with a combination of that match. i don't think i can get a more nervous than i already am. focus on thejob get a more nervous than i already am. focus on the job and we will all be fine. less than one percent of authors studied at gcse english literature level in england are from an ethnic minority background — that's according to new research. campaigners are now calling for more diversity in the curriculum. the government sa

now, british cyclist mark cavendish will return to the tour de france for the first time since 2018 thisminister has had to say this morning. i think you can never exclude that there will be some new disease, some of you have of that we simply haven't budgeted for or accounted for but looking at where we are, looking at the efficacy of the vaccines of all variants that we can currently see, alpha, delta, the lot of them. capper! i think it is looking good forjuly the 19th to be that terminus point. that was the prime minister. i'm joined now by danny altmann, professor of immunology at imperial college london. tarski ta rski first tarski first of you think they need to be boosterjabs milton. it is under consideration by the government. do you think we need them? this government. do you think we need them? �* , ., government. do you think we need them? �* , . ., government. do you think we need them? m . �* . them? as far as i'm concerned, lookin: them? as far as i'm concerned, looking at _ them? as far as i'm concerned, looking at the _ them? as far as i'm concerned, looking at the data,

andy murray on monday we had another one yesterday, this time at the tour de france, where mark cavendishthe —match performance taking four wickets as sri lanka were limited to 185 from their 50 overs. joe root then excelled with the bat. his unbeaten 79 steered england to a five—wicket win. the second 0d! is tomorrow at the 0val. and after their win, england's cricketers were able to watch england s footballers, and didn t hold back on celebrations either. isn't that brilliant? all wrapped up and then watch the football, just like everybody else yesterday. most people, anyway. and they celebrated that dos— zero when of england over germany last night. —— 2—0. lots of people turning their attention to england's game against ukraine in rome on saturday, but there has been a warning from the health minister for the latium region, including rome, reminding football fans that those entering from the uk have to respect a five day quarantine upon entry into italy. so even if they went today there wouldn't be out of the quarantine until sunday, so after the game they would be watching the game i

british cyclist mark cavendish will return to the tour de france for the first time since 2018 this weekend windscreen. and before long, he realised it was his car windscreen. a shot that was expensive for the bowler, but even more so for the batsman. it is that crunching sound and your heart sinking just for a moment. great shot, but perhaps not so good. it sounded bad.— it sounded bad. what i loved about it is if ou it sounded bad. what i loved about it is if you listen _ it sounded bad. what i loved about it is if you listen really _ it is if you listen really carefully... i love that, it sounded bad! if you turn the sound up at the end you can hear everybody laughing their heads off in the pavilion and then someone says, it's his own car! do you think everybody else enjoyed that just a tiny little do you think everybody else enjoyed thatjust a tiny little bit? thank ou. thatjust a tiny little bit? thank you shall _ thatjust a tiny little bit? thank you shall we _ thatjust a tiny little bit? thank you. shall we look _ thatjust a tiny little bit? thank you. shall we look at _ thatjust a t

andy murray on monday, we had another one yesterday, this time at the tour de france, where mark cavendishbat. his unbeaten 79 steered england to a five—wicket win. the second odi is tomorrow at the oval. i don't know if you saw this, but there were brilliant scenes last night as we watched england's cricketers watching england's footballers win. they went wild, just like everybody else. it footballers win. they went wild, just like everybody else.- just like everybody else. it was lovel to just like everybody else. it was lovely to see — just like everybody else. it was lovely to see that. _ just like everybody else. it was lovely to see that. so - just like everybody else. it was lovely to see that. so much i just like everybody else. it was lovely to see that. so much to | just like everybody else. it was i lovely to see that. so much to watch yesterday. the tears from serena williams, it was really hard to see, actually. williams, it was really hard to see, actuall . ., williams, it was really hard to see, actuall . . , , , actually. yeah, because, we spoke about it on — actually. yeah

mark cavendish has been a late call—up for the race after a team—mate picked up an injury.ce when i'm training and, yeah, that's why it really is everything, like... i love it, even in training now he imagines he is there in the tour de france riding for the ineos grenadiers team. ., ., , . , ., grenadiers team. fantastic. he is a very determined _ grenadiers team. fantastic. he is a very determined individual. - very determined individual. absolutely! he still does it for the passion and love of it at 36. mm} passion and love of it at 36. 2000 miles? you _ passion and love of it at 36. 2000 miles? you have _ passion and love of it at 36. 2000 miles? you have to _ passion and love of it at 36. 2000 miles? you have to have - passion and love of it at 36. 422: miles? you have to have something, don't you? england's charley hull has slipped down the leaderboard at the women's pga championship in atlanta. she shot a 71 in the second round to move to 5—under par, so a steady performance from hull, but she's six shots behind the american nelly korda, who's out in front after a 63

mark cavendish won today's fourth stage. his first tour victory in five years. authors in the english literature curriculum from these groups, according to new research by the publisher penguin and runnymede trust think tank for race equality. i feel like you internalise a lot of the things you read, so from reading a book or a novel and people like me are depicted in a certain way, i start to believe that i am the same as that and the truth is, i am not. so we deserve representation. i feel that especially in younger years, the texts that are chosen, it is like they were not chosen with the students in mind. the research analysed gcse exam board data for more than half a million students in england in 2019. it found fewer than 1% answered a question on a book by a black, asian, or ethnic minority author while more than 80% said they couldn't recall ever studying a book by an author from an ethnic minority background. and just 7% had answered a question on a book by a woman at gcse. some of britain most well—known black writers say change has been too slow. we h