our sports editor dan roan has the details.ifinals of the world cup three years ago, the domestic women's game has come a long way. bumper tv audiences, record investment, greater visibility and a fully professional league attracting some of the sport's best players. now, the lionesses are preparing for a home euros, one of their stars telling me it's a chance that must be seized. i think this tournament's massive for the growth of women's football and for getting young girls involved in sport. obviously, we want to go out there and enjoy our football and inspire the next generation. that's already happening. toone recently took time during training to welcome girls from astley and tyldesley fc, the lancashire club where she first played the game. like elsewhere, girls' football is thriving here, with nine dedicated teams, one of the country's fastest growing sports. i don't think it's right how it's just been stereotypical, just a game for men. yeah _ but everybody has kinda realised that, apart from some people. moving into s

dan roan, bbc news.oined an exclusive club of british men by playing in a wimbledon singles semifinal today. the biggest match of his career was against six—time wimbledon winner novak djokovic. the defending champion. our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching. what steps these were for cameron norrie, following just three british men — roger taylor... tim henman... and andy murray, who'd done this before him in the professional era. now it was his wimbledon semifinal. oh, and his too. novak djokovic was the overwhelming favourite, with the experience, with the titles, with his very first service — game broken. it's a break, first game. norrie burst into the match with a roar of possibility. and in a flash... ..won the first set, 6—2. honestly, it's there, in black—and—white. then djokovic put on a cap and got his head into the game. and now the reigning champion was reaching everything. that's good hustle by djokovic there. with norrie two sets to one down, the crowd got chanting. crowd: let's go

dan roan, bbc news, in bellinzona.n centre court. our sports presenter chethan pathak has been watching all the action. time and time again, when you think this could be the day that novak djokovic is beaten, he finds a way to power through. for the first set taken by britain's cameron norrie, 6—2, the fans behind me and the british fans on centre court really believed an upset was on the cards. cam norrie's development has been extraordinary, playing just for the first time in his career in the second week of a grand slam. he showed us that brilliant leftie serve, the topspin forehand, that dead backhand that he's got that is flat and perfect for this surface. it was causing djokovic all kinds of problems he couldn't deal with. but the defending champion, as he so often does, took a breath, reset, reconfigured and won the second, third and fourth set to reach an eighth wimbledon final, trying to win his seventh title here. the numbers are extraordinary. it's a 32nd grand slam final for djokovic. he's hoping to win 21,

dan roan, bbc news, st andrews.g at the whether the golfers have too look forward to, the met office has

our sports editor dan roan reports. former fifa president denying wrongdoing ahead of the verdict in his trialforfraud. i am not innocent in life, but in this case i am innocent. also in court, the man once favourite to succeed blatter, co—defendant and former uefa president michel platini. the two men were accused of an unlawful payment of £1.6 million between fifa and platini in 2011. they said it was backdated pay for advisory work the former french footballing legend had done a decade earlier. a panel ofjudges today ruling the pair's account of a gentlemen�*s agreement was credible and that doubts existed about the prosecution's claim it was a bribe linked to a blatter re—election bid, both men acquitted. it'sjustice, but it's a victory for me, definitely. in the case of myjob, my work, 44 years working in fifa, for me, it's so important. it's so important that this case has been settled on the highest swiss level. the payment had emerged amid the corruption scandal that engulfed fifa in 2015, an fbi investigation s

dan roan, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.inds whereas the hot stagnant air is right across the continent. a0 degrees across the south of europe, 30 degrees or more in many central areas. we will tap into some of that heat in east anglia and the south—east by sunday but we want the rainfall now. the good news is that this weekend and atlantica good news is that this weekend and atla ntica flow will sweep good news is that this weekend and atlantica flow will sweep in off the atlantica flow will sweep in off the atlantic and bring in fresh conditions with outbreaks of rain to some western areas but not everybody will get the rain. here is saturday, 8am, 17 in london, so a warm start, 15 in belfast, and we will see the humidity rising over the next few days with the knights becoming quite close. tomorrow morning, turning cloudy across western areas. outbreaks of rain. we aren't going to get an awful lot of rain but it will be quite a damp start in northern ireland and in western scotland. these are the temperatures in the aftern

dan roan, bbc news.es. she said she was delighted to have made the podium "in an era when everyone is running so fast." jamaica's shericka jackson took gold, with the second—fastest time in history. andy swiss reports from eugene. she was in tears at the weekend. not this time. the dazzling dina asher—smith, a world medallist again. third from right, asher—smith was the reigning champion at 200 metres, but after a difficult season there'd been muted expectations. could she really rival the very best? well, there's no catching jamaica's shericka jackson, who was hurtling towards history, or shelly—ann fraser—pryce. but behind them asher—smith dug in and bravely she held on for bronze. commentator: it's a win forjackson! she gets the gold! jackson's 21.45 the second—fastest time ever, but for asher—smith, who came an agonising fourth in the 100 metres, this time a medal. she dedicated it to her grandmother, who died earlier this year, and how she'd had to work for it. i knew that ijust had to run as fast a

dan roan, bbc news, st andrews.ures expected to reach the upper 305. that heat is coming from europe which is having to deal with much higher temperatures. extreme heat has fuelled wildfires, including in france. hundreds of people have been evacuated, with more than 1,000 hectares burnt in the area south of bordeaux. it's the second heatwave in as many months in france. seville in spain's andalusia region hit 45 degrees celsius today, as parts of the country were on red alert for extreme heat. spain's meterology service said temperatures could surpass its previous all time record of 47.4 degrees, set last august. meanwhile, italy has faced its hottestjune since 1800, according to meterologists there. temperatures this weekend are expected to rise to the 405 in many cities. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. you can really get a sense of it on your weather map. yes, this is where we have the hot air at the moment. confirmation of that temperature in southern spain of 45 degrees. i am going to show you

let's go straight to our sports editor, dan roan. what a night?, encland what a night? absolutely, yes, england arrived _ what a night? absolutely, yes, england arrived at _ what a night? absolutely, yes, england arrived at wembley . what a night? absolutely, yes, i england arrived at wembley today knowing that sporting immortality beckoned, ahead of what would be the game of their lives. it's hard to believe that last time an english national side won a major tournament, back in 1966, with the world cup, women's football was banned by the fa. perhaps because of that, these women knew they were not just playing for themselves, but for the previous generations of women who were denied the opportunity to experience anything like this, and future generations of girls waiting to be inspired. it was a moment that they knew had to be seized, as natalie pirks reports. undersea is if they did. they say the best things come to those who wait.— they say the best things come to those who wait. england, european champions! — those who wait. england, european

dan roan, bbc news, in bellinzona.the biggest match of his career was against six—time wimbledon champion novak djokovic, but he fell to a four—set defeat. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. what steps these were for cameron norrie, following just three british men — roger taylor, tim henman and andy murray — who'd done this before him in the professional era. now it was his wimbledon semifinal. oh, and his, too. novak djokovic was the overwhelming favourite, with the experience, with the titles, with his very first service game broken. norrie burst into the match with a roar of possibility, and in a flash... ..won the first set 6—2. honestly, it's there in black and white. then djokovic put on a cap and got his head into the game. norrie scrambled, stumbled and got up, but lost the second set. and now the reigning champion was reaching everything. that's good hustle by djokovic there. with norrie 2—1 down, the crowd got chanting. crowd: let's go, norrie, let's go! and norrie did not give up. he's given wimbl

our sports editor dan roan has been getting their reaction. blatter nor michel platini, who were once the two most powerful men in all of world football, showed much emotion when the verdict was read out by the presiding judge in the courtroom here behind me in the southern swiss town, a little earlier on today. both men, the former presidents respectively of fifa and uefa, stood accused of corruption over a payment of around 2 million swiss francs that was made by blatter to platini 11 years ago. the prosecution, the authorities here in switzerland, alleged that that was fraud, effectively a bribe. both men insisted they were innocent and it was merely payment for services that platini had given to fifa in years earlier and it was not —— there was an agreement for that payment. blatter resigned, you will remember, backin blatter resigned, you will remember, back in 2015, amid a sprawling fbi investigation and corruption crisis at fifa. both men were then subject only banned from football, they were indicted last year. that led to what some ca

and our sports editor dan roan is here with me now.poilt for choice. absolutely. ever since we knew— spoilt for choice. absolutely. ever since we knew the _ spoilt for choice. absolutely. ever since we knew the women's - spoilt for choice. absolutely. ever since we knew the women's euros would be postponed by a year we have known these two great events that england are hosting would coincide but now the lionesses have made the final we are in store for a blockbuster sporting weekend. plenty of action to enjoy in birmingham, as well, australia the early leaders on the medals table with eight gold medals so far but plenty of home nation success, the likes of alex yee of england, neil fachie of scotland, the english gymnasts, as well, with the team gold. a reminder ofjust how well, with the team gold. a reminder of just how special these well, with the team gold. a reminder ofjust how special these games can become a fully integrated parrot sports programme, women's cricket, as well, and these are the atmospheres —— para sports. the athle

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dan roan, the bbc�*s sports editor.rt, but we've all long since passed that point. international sport is often just another area of politics, and as the world becomes a scarier, more threatening place, so sport seems to get drawn in to the atmosphere of conflict and stress. but of course, it's not sport itself that's to blame. far from it. the problem lies in the ways it's manipulated by big interests for political or other purposes. well, that's it from the unspun world team for this week. i hope to welcome you to the programme again soon. goodbye. hello there. part two of the weekend is looking fairly unsettled as well. we'll have more showers around, some of them could turn out to be quite heavy in places, maybe some rumbles of thunder. the winds light in the south, quite breezy across northern areas, and it's because we've got low pressure to the north of the uk, high pressure towards the south and a couple of weak weather fronts crossing the country. these will enhance the shower activity. now, one such front will

i�*m joined now by our sports editor dan roan. we�*re spoilt for choice, aren�*t we?port. so much to look forward to, reeta just after the i forward to, reeta just after the captivating opening ceremony last night there has been so much action to enjoy on day one of the actual sport. some early home nations success with the likes of alex yee of england, new faculty of scotland, the highlights of course. it is a reminder of what makes these games special, fully integrated para— sport programme, new women�*s cricket at edgbaston this evening. these are part of the kind of atmosphere athletes at the tokyo games last summer were denied because of the pandemic preventing spectators, so this feels very special. today the organisers confirmed 1.3 million tickets have been sold for these games which means it is the best attended on british soil ever. but lots to look forward to this weekend, as you have been saying, and on sunday attention will indeed turn to wembley where england�*s lionesses at the chance of glory and what would be a first ever historic major title if they

dan roan, bbc news, st andrews.efore benjoins us before ben joins us with the weather reports, including looking at the whether the golfers have too look forward to, the met office has extended the amber extreme heat warning for england and wales until next tuesday, with temperatures expected to hit the upper 305. the temperature is coming from europe, where temperatures have been writing to the upper 405. in france, wildfires have forced hundreds from their homes, with more than 1,000 hectares burnt in the area south of bordeaux. meanwhile, seville, in spain's andalusia region, hit 45 degrees today. ju5t just a couple of degrees off spain's all—time record. time for a look at the weather. here'5 ben rich. he can fill u5 he can fill us in with the delights to come. we he can fill us in with the delights to come. ~ , ., ,., , to come. we will start in south-west euro e, to come. we will start in south-west euroe, it to come. we will start in south-west eumpe. it has _ to come. we will start in south-west europe, it h

i'm joined now by our sports editor dan roan.on of these games? for many, it remains a — riding on of these games? for many, it remains a real _ riding on of these games? for many, it remains a realjewel _ riding on of these games? for many, it remains a realjewel in _ riding on of these games? for many, it remains a realjewel in the - it remains a realjewel in the sporting calendar, and some of the finest athletes are in town, top british stars like adam peaty, laura kenny, geraint thomas, overseas legends as well full stop for some sports, this is the pinnacle. it is a off first as well, more medals for women than men, the biggest para— sports programme in history of the event. and yet there are some for whom this is an outdated legacy of empire, something of an anachronism. there is a real sense that, for the sake of the games going forward, at a time when it is struggling, perhaps, to find future host cities, it needs the next few days in birmingham to to plan. there is a lot at stake for the government. £800 million, this ev

dan roan is there in zurich. bring us up to date on the verdict.wo most powerful men in football showed much emotion once they found out they had been acquitted in a court room earlier on today but both will be hugely relieved because they stood accused of a corrupt payment, this payment of around 2 million swiss francs 11 years ago between blatter, then the head of fifa and then platini, the former french legendary player and then the head of european football governing body. the prosecutor said it was a bribe but they insisted they did nothing wrong and it was a payment for advisory services that platini had conducted several years before. blatter resigned seven years ago amid the far—reaching corruption crisis that engulfed fifa. both men were banned and indicted last year and that led to this trial, some calling at the trial of the century. they were both acquitted and this was their reaction on the steps outside. inlay? reaction on the steps outside. now it's finished, _ reaction on the steps outside. now it's finished, so _ reaction on the st

dan roan, bbc news.about its present day values. over half the countries represented here have laws against homosexuality — and in order to state where these games stand — athletes will be allowed to wave the rainbow flag from the podium, something we haven�*t seen before. thank you. england has had its driestjuly since 1911 according to figures from the met office. the latest data showed they had only been 15.8 millimetres of rain averaged across england so far this month, just 24% of the amount that would be expected in an average july. there has also been less than average rainfall across scotland, wales and northern ireland. time for a look at the weather. here�*s stav da naos. thank you and good evening. very dry this last month and very little rain but some of the northern and western areas. what we are actually seeing as temperatures on the rise as high pressure begins to push towards the east of the country, drawing up the warm air from the east of the country, drawing up the warm airfrom the nea

our sports editor dan roan is at old trafford.ut a very big night for women's football? . , . , ., . football? that is right, a historic start to the _ football? that is right, a historic start to the tournament. - football? that is right, a historic start to the tournament. the - football? that is right, a historic. start to the tournament. the record crowd at old trafford underlining the sense that this is the single biggest�*s women sports event to be held, perhaps in europe, definitely here in england. england were not at their best, in truth. they have been scoring at will in the build—up to this game, but not tonight. austria frustrated them. they were resolute. perhaps the pressure that comes with being among the favourites on home soil, a level of expectation. maybe that's likely got to england. in the end, they prevailed due to the first half goal by beth mead. you can't help feel that sarina wiegman will think they have to improve if they are to go on and claim of the first major tournament victory that they and the fa c

sporting action begins tomorrow, but the opening ceremony has kicked off the event in style — as dan roanses, coming together again after covid and forming a new neighbourhood in the courtyard of the commonwealth. before in the year of her platinum jubilee, a montage honouring the queen's long commitment to the games. these the 18th of her reign. in a tribute to the city's rich history of car manufacturing, a convoy of dozens of midlands made automobiles forming. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall representing the queen before a rousing rendition of the national anthem. # god save the queen... , # god save the queen... cheering. and crowned — # god save the queen... cheering. and crowned with _ # god save the queen... cheering. and crowned with a _ # god save the queen... cheering. and crowned with a flyover. - # god save the queen... cheering. and crowned with a flyover. in - and crowned with a flyover. in a powerful moment, activist and author bilal use off—site, who survived an attack —— an assassination attempt by the taliban and now calls his country home, delivered a mo

our sports editor dan roan was there. in times of darkness. we carry a dream of light.s all together. it may be known as the second city, but this was birmingham's time to shine. the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games was under way. here in the beating heart of england, the 72 nations and territories competing here represented by 72 houses coming together again after covid and forming a new neighbourhood in a courtyard of the commonwealth. before, in the year of her platinum jubilee, a montage honouring the queen's long commitment to the games. these the 18th of her reign. in a tribute to the city's rich history of car manufacturing, a convoy of dozens of midlands—made automobiles manoeuvring into a patriotic formation. at the wheel of the final vehicle, the heir to the throne. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall representing the queen before a rousing rendition of the national anthem. # god save the queen!# and crowned with a flyover. in a powerful moment, activist and author malala yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the taliban and

sports editor dan roan was there. in times of darkness. we carry a dream of light.s all together. it may be known as the second city, but this was birmingham's time to shine. the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games was under way. here in the beating heart of england, the 72 nations and territories competing here represented by 72 houses coming together again after covid, and forming a new neighbourhood in a courtyard of the commonwealth. before, in the year of her platinum jubilee, a montage honouring the queen's long commitment to the games. these the 18th of her reign. in a tribute to the city's rich history of car manufacturing, a convoy of dozens of midlands—made automobiles manoeuvring into a patriotically formation. at the wheel of the final vehicle, the heir to the throne. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall representing the queen before a rousing rendition of the national anthem. # god save the queen!# and crowned with a flyover. in a powerful moment, activist and author malala yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the taliba

now there are calls for those players to banned from next year's 0pen as our sports editor, dan roan,ing for a historic milestone but here are the spiritual home at this point the winds of change are being felt. the threat of the saudi bankrolled series and the billions with which it is lowering the top talent has dominated the build—up. here at st andrews by the rebels won't be banned, the breakaway was today condemned. the man in charge telling me their future participation may still be in you make there is no such thing as a free lunch and there is, if you choose one path that you stay on that path. and if the game is factoring, which it is a bit at the moment, we will look at how you get into the open, we want the best players to be playing at the open and we want those exemptions and qualifications in the light of how the game is being played. 0thers qualifications in the light of how the game is being played. others are even more critical. tiger woods believed to have turned down half $1 billion suggesting the rebels had betrayed those who help them. thea;r betrayed those who he

let�*s get more on this from our sports editor dan roan who is in switzerland.erely payment for services that platini had given to fifa, years earlier. there was an agreement for that payment. sepp blatter resigned in 2015 and that a sprawling fbi investigation in corruption crisis at fifa. both men were subsequently banned from football, indicted last year, that led to what some called the trial of the century here in recent weeks and today they were both acquitted. here was the reaction of both men outside afterwards. ., , , afterwards. now it is finished so i'm happy- _ afterwards. now it is finished so i'm happy- i'm _ afterwards. now it is finished so i'm happy- i'm happy _ afterwards. now it is finished so i'm happy. i'm happy also - afterwards. now it is finished so i'm happy. i'm happy also for. i'm happy. i'm happy also for international football and i think this court— international football and i think this court takes this matter very seriously— this court takes this matter very seriously and together with my lawyer, — seriously and together with my