mourinho‘s strong words for a former arsenal player — who criticised harry kane's role in his tottenham ihada i had a few strikers that played for me and they are not bad. i think harry has no problems at all. to score goals and make teams. manchester city take on burnley tonight in the premier league, we'll be live at the etihad for the latest. and two players test positive for coronavirus in croatia, as the final tennis grand slam of the year approaches. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. jose mourinho has proved he can bite back, when faced with criticism of his sides in the past. today, the tottenham manager was drawn in to defend himself again — this time over his record in managing strikers. responding to comments made by former arsenal and england player paul merson, who claimed kane won't score as much in his system at spurs. mourinho launched into a passionate defence of kane. aswell as talking up the others he's helped nurture over the years. i have a few strikers that played for me and they are not bad. i had one guy who played for me for seasons. he scored 18

i think harry kane has no problems at all to score goals in my teams, especially when he's fit, whens of respect for. next, the two—time wimbledon champion andy murray will play his first match in seven months at a british exhibition event this week. he also says he wants to play the us open and french open later this year providing the grand slams are safe. i would go and play, absolutely, providing that... ..i'm given the assurance that it will be safe to go there, but things can change quickly like we've just seen in the last there so with what's happened with adria tour thing which if things kicked off again in new york or there is a second wave coming over there, then that would obviously be something that i would consider. but providing that it's safe and we are told by government and the governing bodies that it is fine to play, then i would do it regardless of what the rules are with regards to the amount of people and stuff that you can have with you. i would do it, yes. well, the us pga championship will go ahead in august but without fans. it'll be the first men's golf maj

i think harry kane has no problems at all to score goals in my teams, especially when he‘s fit, whenebony rainford—brent‘s scholarship programme among the local black community to increase participation. england‘s women return to training today. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. more now on our top story. two minute‘s silence has been held for the victims of the stabbings in reading on saturday night. three people were killed in the attack. at holt school in wokingham, where one of the victims, james furlong, worked, students and staff stood in silence to remember him. afterwards they paid this tribute. we are sad to report that our inspirational head of history and politics was tragically killed at the terrorist incident at reading. james was a very kind and gentle man. he had a real sense of duty and cared for each and every one of our students. he truly inspired everyone he taught through his passion for his subject and dedication. he was determined that our students will develop a critical awareness of global issues and in doing so become active citizens and have a voice.

things then got worse where harry kane was put through on goal and made no mistake on his 200th premierr how to wriggle but it was the visitors that had the best chance in the game, casper saving that penalty. that means that lester stay third, nine points clear of manchester united. brighton who beat arsenal are now clear of the bottom three. and championship strugglers middlesbrough have sacked head coach jonathan woodgate and have appointed neil and he spins without a club since leaving cardiff in november. during 21st of the championship and of the relegation zone on goal difference. andy murray has made a winning return tennis after bidding liam brody in the battle of the bretz exhibition held behind closed doors. it‘s seven months since he last played but as you can see at the bottom of your screen looked relatively sharp and immobile in his latest comeback from injury. and he eventually beat brody in straight sets. the six day event has been organised byjimmy murray and his following strict safety measures with no fans, no ball boys or girls and no line judges. with no fans, no b

because of political relations and a political harry kane was howling to downing street this morning,iet from tory mps, but bluntly because of one man, marcus rashford. it is not just because he of one man, marcus rashford. it is notjust because he is a huge celebrity, a megastar on the field, who has a massive following, it is primarily, i think, who has a massive following, it is primarily, ithink, because who has a massive following, it is primarily, i think, because of the very calm, reasoned and genuine way he has articulated his case. in contrast to that of the work and pensions secretary, blundered into a twitter row with him this morning, in which she came off the worse because of the tone she adopted. so we have the u—turn, it is possible because actually it only costs around £120 million. it is the third such u—turn in as many weeks. we had the u—turn over the nhs surcharge, u—turn over the nhs bereavement fund and the u—turn over primary schools. there is an old adage in politics, when ina there is an old adage in politics, when in a hole stop digging and when you up agains

jose mourinho launches a passionate defence of his managerial style after critical comments on harry kaneevening and welcome to the bbc news at six. all three victims of saturday's stabbings in reading have now been named. as well as james furlong, a teacher in wokingham who was described as inspirational, his friend joe ritchie—bennett also died. he was a 39—year—old american who had lived in the uk for 15 years. his family in philadelphia say they're heartbroken. and finally, another friend who'd been enjoying the summer evening in the park, david wails. with more, here's our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. back at school, for the most painful of reasons. through the morning, they left tributes to a teacher who a lwa ys they left tributes to a teacher who always told his pupils to fly high. 36—year—old james furlong was the head of history and politics at the school. the news of his death was still sinking in. students and collea g u es still sinking in. students and colleagues held a two—minute silence. asa as a whole community, we all now need to absorb this sad news. our thoughts

harry kane got himself a goalfor spurs, his first since returning from a lengthy spell out with injury was a goalless draw between brighton and leicester he's had a calamitous premier league re—start, but david luiz has been given a new one—year deal at arsenal. the defender gave away a goal, conceded a penalty and was sent off in arsenal's first game back against manchester city. but his initial one—year deal has been extended. there are also new deals for cedric soares, pablo mari and dani ceballos. the fbi says that a "noose", which was found in the garage of nascar's only full—time black driver, was actually a garage door handle and it had been there since last year. an investigation started after it was found in the garage of bubba wallace at a race meeting in alabama. the fbi says "no federal crime was committed", and nascar says it's "thankful to learn that it wasn't an intentional, racist act". graeme mcdowell has pulled out of a golf tournament in the us after his caddie tested positive for coronavirus. he was supposed to be playing at the travelers championship in connecticut

the top five players involved and even harry kane got involved. field, at the pga tour event in texas. and alongside all the measures to keep everyone safe from coronavirus, the players also showed their support for the black lives matter movement. alex gulrajani reports. testing, temperature checks and must, a new process for the world best golfers to get back into competitive goal. no crowd also. from northern ireland, the number one player in the world, rory mcilroy. for this event, there will also be a moment of reflection each moment. the 8116 teatime a time to pause and support the black lives matter movement. with the top five players in the world present in texas, the gesture will be seen. rory mcilroy opening his round with a birdie on the third. justin rose, the 2013 us open champion showed two months off did not upset him. a good sign with three majors and possibly the ryder cup to come later this year. alex gulrajani, bbc news. and justin rose remains the joint leader at the close of play in texas. back home, james anderson says englan

many have taken part in a social media blackout — usain bolt and england captain harry kane among those take a common—sense approach to any protests on the pitch. and the former manchester city and qpr player nedum 0nuoha has told the bbc he doesn't feel 100% safe in the united states, as a young black man. he now plays for real salt lake in the american league, and says he understands the protesters' anger. hopefully, you know, the change will come, but within that there are so many new and things within the protests. a lot of black people were scared to do what some of the way people are doing to the police. you know, trying to make their voices heard in these protests. it is exactly what is going on, if you know they mean. but, yeah, it's crazy to see but it's very necessary. for me, i'm not going to tell them they shouldn't be able to do anything, because at the end of the day they haven't been heard for so the day they haven't been heard for so long so far, so that them be heard now. — — so long so far, so that them be heard now. —— let them be heard now. england's summer of cricke

harry kane got himself a goal in the 2—0 win for tottenham, that's his first since returning from a lenghtyht's other game was a goal—less draw between brighton and leicester there's loads more football this evening — five premier league games including one live on bbc two. coverage of norwich against everton starts at 5:30. and finally england's test series against pakistan is still scheduled to go ahead. that's despite a total of ten pakistan players testing positive for coronavirus. those who tested negative will fly to manchester at the end of this month. the series is scheduled to start at the beginning of august. we are seeing andy murray back on court and we are talking to his brother about the tournament, the battle of the brits. lots to look forward to. see you later on. while the prime minister announced yesterday that many businesses in england would reopen in early july, there are some sectors where the doors will remain closed. indoor gyms and swimming pools are among those that are not yet allowed to open, despite many of them already putting in measures to protect staff and c