played a art in the bench, jack grealish played a part in both _ the bench, jack grealish played a partrealish played a part in both the goals. _ the bench, jack grealish played a part in both the goals. has - the bench, jack grealish played a part in both the goals. has he . the bench, jack grealish played a| part in both the goals. has he not earned his place on that starting line—up? earned his place on that starting hne-u-? , earned his place on that starting line-u - ? , , , earned his place on that starting line-u? , , , line-up? this is the big debate, isn't it? i— line-up? this is the big debate, isn't it? | think _ line-up? this is the big debate, isn't it? | think that _ line-up? this is the big debate, isn't it? i think that is _ line-up? this is the big debate, | isn't it? i think that is something we have probably all been saying as fans, perhaps watching on tv at home listening on the radio. there has been this call for gareth southgate to let the brakes off and go for it. suchis to let the brakes off and go for it. such is the attacking quality that he has at his disposal

the _ star is jack grealish. can i dive in? please do. the star- star is jack grealish. of england so far in the six-game _ in? please do. the star of england so far in the six-game is _ in? please do. the star of england so far in the six-game is rahim i in? please do. the star of england so far in the six-game is rahim 's| so far in the six—game is rahim 's curling. _ so far in the six—game is rahim 's curling. a— so far in the six—game is rahim 's curling, a guy wants vilified by the sun and _ curling, a guy wants vilified by the sun and other papers —— raheem sterling — sun and other papers —— raheem sterling. not really caring for the teant _ sterling. not really caring for the team. that has been turned on its head, _ team. that has been turned on its head. and — team. that has been turned on its head, and as was said memorably, it's time _ head, and as was said memorably, it's time to — head, and as was said memorably, it's time to put some respect on this guy's — it's time to put some respect on this guy's name. he was the guy that the danish— this guy's name. he

— were clinical. jack grealish and! the captain! with _ were clinical. jack grealish and! jack grealish and! the captain! with this historic. were clinical. jack grealish and! i the captain! with this historic win, the knew the captain! with this historic win, they knew they _ the captain! with this historic win, they knew they had _ the captain! with this historic win, they knew they had a _ the captain! with this historic win, they knew they had a pathway - the captain! with this historic win, they knew they had a pathway to l the captain! with this historic win, they knew they had a pathway to a j they knew they had a pathway to a kind of knockoutjoy. they went away to rome and dispatched to ukraine 4-0, to rome and dispatched to ukraine 4—0, their best ever knockout win. so for consecutive tournaments it was a semifinal. denmark had got here on a wave of emotion but an extra time, raheem sterling's trickery once again was the platform. and here was harry kane. saves! harry kane they are to follow in! ., ., ., , ., , ., in! england had waited 55 years for a final but th

we saw jack grealish come out a short time ago. team back in 1996, was it an older team, a type team? very similar. i think gareth _ team, a type team? very similar. i think gareth was _ team, a type team? very similar. i think gareth was part _ team, a type team? very similar. i think gareth was part of— team, a type team? very similar. i think gareth was part of that - team, a type team? very similar. i think gareth was part of that and i team, a type team? very similar. i | think gareth was part of that and he has taken that on board over the last decade, previous to gareth being in charge, there was a team of individuals in the english team, lots of talent but gareth has made them a team now. whoever plays a horizontal bench, they are all mucking in together, they're all enjoying each other�*s success and thatis enjoying each other�*s success and that is what you need. you cannot have players down in the dumps because they are not playing. they might be called upon. jack grealish has done exactly that, he has not sulked. he pla

jack grealish was brought on there was of course huge excitement here, as this is where he is from.as this is where he is from. the weight is not overforfans. this is how they have been enjoying evening here so far —— the weight is not over. arriving for what they hope will be a night to remember, members of the sports centre in solihull glad to be back together. 150 members have booked in to watch the match here, excited for what could happen at wembley. although this mother and daughter didn't quite make it to the capital. my husband and son are at wembley, but we've drawn the short straw, we are here enjoying the game, watching it on the telly. i grew up on football with my dad and brother and i think it's just fun to be around, everybody loving it. are you nervous? i've gone through a roller—coaster of emotions today. _ i was really nervous to start with, confident, then i've gone back. to being slightly circumspect about it all. _ we're going to win 3—1. feeling excited. i think it might be 2—1. to who? england. # happy and glorious... they watched and waited, but there came a

number of your team its club captains for their respective sides, jordan henderson, harry maguire, jack grealishals? it's a massive strength, our - in semifinals and finals? it's a massive strength, our squad, | in semifinals and finals? it's a| massive strength, our squad, i in semifinals and finals? it's a - massive strength, our squad, i feel. massive strength, oursquad, ifeel. as the captain, it's not an easyjob but it is definitely made easier when you have leaders around you because it's notjust one voice, we have many voices that help out during games, after games and before games. that is a huge part of the successful team. of course, we would not be where we are without all those players and they have given a real good vision for the younger players as well. every big game you players as well. every big game you play you want as much experience as possible and like i said we definitely have that. it will play an important role. an both tomorrow and in the future of the team. that concludes this evening's media conference. gareth southgate and harry kane, final appearance before the medi

there will be a lot of possession in the game at night and it may well need one of those boys like jack grealishlock their defence. former england midfielder _ to unlock their defence. former england midfielder darren i to unlock their defence. formerl england midfielder darren there. to unlock their defence. former i england midfielder darren there. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. the countdown is on. england are just minutes away from potentially getting to the semifinals of the euros as they prepare for kick off against ukraine. it's in rome where there are some england fans, but most have not travelled because of coronavirus restrictions — instead they'll be watching from their sofas or fan zones back home. and at wimbledon — she only finished her a—levels last week, but 18—year—old emma raducanu has made it into the fourth round after winning in straight sets.

has not immaculate, jack grealish has not taken a penalty for two years.t is their choice. the young players, they thought, yes, i want to do it, there is a plan and they will have practice over and over again, through the psychology, in meetings and in training, itjust wasn't to be. marcus rashford hits the post, someone has to mess any penalty shoot—out. messes for italy. nobody will ever remember that. because they won the game.— will ever remember that. because they won the game. let's talk about ital . i they won the game. let's talk about italy- i guess— they won the game. let's talk about italy- i guess it _ they won the game. let's talk about italy. i guess it was _ they won the game. let's talk about italy. i guess it was an _ they won the game. let's talk about italy. i guess it was an experience i italy. i guess it was an experience some ways against youth. the italians, they had possession for such a huge part of the game which unsettled the england players, interrupted their rhythm after the flying start with the goal after two minutes. assess

jack grealish, huge push for the public to see more involved.—hour church so. his players have done everything they can in this final training session to get into the match day squad. gareth southgate has said that is the difficult part, leaving out some magnificent players in his squad. perhaps that is the difference between this and previous english generations, the depth he has had at his disposal. he still has sleepless nights about who he should leave out. phil foden will be a doubt after sitting out training today. the rest of them, did they look relaxed, happy, smiling? happy, smilinu. relaxed, happy, smiling? happy, smiling- you _ relaxed, happy, smiling? happy, smiling. you would _ relaxed, happy, smiling? happy, smiling. you would not _ relaxed, happy, smiling? happy, smiling. you would not think- relaxed, happy, smiling? happy,| smiling. you would not think that they had a game of this magnitude tomorrow, but this time tomorrow they will be limbering up to make their way to wembley and pay tomorrow evening we may be able to mention th

a man at all, but jayden sancho will also be vying for a spot up top with raheem sterling and jack grealish that is all from gareth southgate over the next 2a hours or so, but his players have done what they had to in this final training session to try and get a place into the starting 11. gareth southgate has told us from the very start that thatis told us from the very start that that is the difficult part of this job, leaving out some magnificent players in the squad. perhaps this is the difference with previous england generations. the depth that he has at his disposal. yes, it is becoming more settled over the last couple of weeks, but he still has sleepless nights about who he should leave out. but phil foden will be a doubt after sitting out training today. 0lly foster with the latest team news. ministers are considering lifting the need for fully vaccinated nhs staff in england to self—isolate if they've been in close contact with someone who's tested positive for the coronavirus. hospital trusts have warned of staff shortages unless action is taken. it comes as medical leaders says

forjerry and deirdre in county kerry island, jack grealish is literally part of the family, albeit distantlyyou can do it. it's good for the country. let's go up there on sunday and bring it home, guys. harry, the whole of the team, you've done us proud so far, one more game to go, let's bring it home. on the shoulders of these local lads are carried the hopes of a whole nation. luxmy gopal, bbc news. are now now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. morning some of those showers could be slow—moving with light winds. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. if you de see the best of the sunshine, temperatures will peak at 22 degrees. as we move out of saturday, some of those showers will be quite intense for a time but they will fade away with some clear skies. cloud and rain gathers out to the south—west and another friend is waiting in the wings to arrive slowly on sunday. it stays relatively mild, temperatures in two double figures. sunday morning will start off with cloud pushing into northern ireland, wales and south—west england. decent sunny spells will trigger off some sharp

there was nojordan industry and or jack grealish. we've seen their separate programmes. to get into this england team, and that is one of the hallmarks of it. but everybody working together towards the same thing, and that is of course winning theirfirst majorfinal thing, and that is of course winning their first major final in 55 years. meanwhile, england have been charged by uefa after a laser was directed at denmark keeper kasper schmeichel during the match. cameras showed a green light on schmeichel�*s face just before harry kane took his penalty in extra time. schmeichel did save it, but kane went on to score the rebound. england have also been charged with causing a "disturbance" during denmark's national anthem and for setting off fireworks. eddiejones has described gareth southgate as a "great example to every coach", with his england football counterpart continuing to make history with his team. jones has developed a relationship with southgate during the time he's been in charge of the england rugby side, and says he's been most impressed with the football mana

despite that crushing defeat, england's jack grealish made this young boys night. dad dan called it a ”moment i will cherish forever.” a really special moment there. alun wynjones could be set for a sensational return to the british and irish lions squad — just weeks after the tour captain dislocated his shoulder. connor murray captain's the team against south africa a tomorrow — with 12 changes to the side that beat sharks. the first test against the springboks is due to be played in cape town on the 2athjuly — and head coach warren gatland said he'll decide whetherjones rejoins the squad today. he has made a remarkable recovery in terms of that injury which the assessment was initially it wasn't assessment was initially it wasn't as bad as they first thought so it is a real positive and would be a boost to the squad having someone of his experience and calibre to come back into the squad. the former open winner — zachjohnson — is the latest player to pull out of this week's championship, after testing positive for covid—19. the american won the event in 2015. mast

jordan henderson and jack grealish we come off the bench are having their own fitness programme.n the semifinal because how hard will they be pushing to start in what is going to be the most important game that these players will have played in? how often have we been talking about 55 years ago since 1966? all those failed the semifinals. but now this generation, where so many others have failed, have the opportunity to turn out in a major championship final. so this training session today for those that didn't start against denmark, itjust that didn't start against denmark, it just looks very that didn't start against denmark, itjust looks very intense from the off, the likes of phil foden, jadon sancho who have been used in parts during this championship, they will be pushing for one of those forward line places alongside harry kane and raheem sterling who are shoe ins for the final against italy. it will be fascinating to see what the team is in three days from now. but also the work that goes behind the scenes now from gareth southgate. they will all have watched the italy ma

some lovely footage of jack grealish making a young fans night has emerged on social media. d quarentine rules for those travelling back to australia and new zealand. there could be a surprise return to the british and irish lions squad. wales' alun wynjones may be coming back despite dislocating his shoulder just a few weeks ago. connor murray captains the team against south africa a tomorrow, with 12 changes to the side that beat sharks. the first test against the springboks is due to be played in cape town on 24thjuly, and head coach warren gatland said he will decide whetherjones rejoins the squad today. he has made a remarkable recovery in terms of that injury, which the assessment was initially that it wasn't as bad as they first thought, so that's a real positive and it would be a boost to the squad to have someone of his experience and calibre to come back into the squad. back into the squad. the athletes' village has officially opened for the tokyo olympics, ten days before the games begin. 18,000 competitors will stay on the site and will be subject to daily coronav

— attacking flower, players like jack grealish? let's ask managerjack —— gareth— grealish? that the players and supporters stayed connected. so to gauge the mood and confidence _ connected. so to gauge the mood and confidence of fans, i took these players — confidence of fans, i took these players on _ confidence of fans, i took these players on a little tour. while the team continue theirjourney in rome, we are making sure the fans still feel the presence back home. the formation of our paper—thin squad may be a bit rigid, but on their tour from our studios in media city, they certainly stirred the passion of fans. # it's coming home, it's coming home... ensuring the bond stays strong. come on, england! keeping hopes afloat on a cruise ship up the manchester ship canal. even if, earlier, luke shaw had nearly had that sinking feeling. ifeel so happy! england! we've just have gone for a nice, quiet boat ride and then all the england team have joined us. yeah, love it! wasn't expecting to get this excited quite so early - but here we are with the team, i so you know, best of

in response to being criticised for not stepping up for taking a penalty, jack grealish said this meanwhilel lead the british and irish lions for the first time when they take on south africa �*a' in cape town on wednesday. warren gatland will make 12 changes to the side that beat the sharks 71—31 on saturday. the match is to go ahead despite a covid outbreak in the springboks camp — the first lions test is on the 24thjuly. the masters champion hideki matsuyama has withdrawn from the open championship at royal st george's after returning a positive coronavirus test. the japanese world number 18 tested positive ahead of the second round of the rocket mortgage classic on the 2nd ofjuly and has been self—isolating ever since. the 29—year—old has been replaced in the year's final major — which begins on thursday — by the american harold varner iii. that's all the sport for now. we will see you soon. thanks very much. passengers at heathrow�*s terminal 5 have been facing long queues due to more than 100 security staff being told to self—isolate by the nhs test and trace app. let's speak to our t

forjerry and i deirdre in county kerry island, jack deirdre in county kerry island, jack grealish is usins. the kids are showing cousin jack their support _ first cousins. the kids are showing cousin jack their support on i cousin jack their support on whatever canvas they can find. allen 90, whatever canvas they can find. allen go, jack! whatever canvas they can find. allen to, jack! . , ., ., whatever canvas they can find. allen o,jack! ., , ., ., go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for our go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for your here _ go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for your here and _ go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for your here and we _ go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for your here and we want - go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for your here and we want you i go, jack! harry, we are all rooting for your here and we want you to l for your here and we want you to bring _ for your here and we want you to bring it— for your here and we want you to bring it home to moore's bra. we know— bring it home to moore's bra. we know you — bring it home to moore's bra. we

jack grealish, he has protected him about brought him on at the right times and he has been effectives too loyal to kane and sterling but now everyone loves southgate. iie to kane and sterling but now everyone loves southgate. he has done it his — everyone loves southgate. he has done it his way. _ everyone loves southgate. he has done it his way. people _ everyone loves southgate. he has done it his way. people were - done it his way. people were criticising, same was too defensive, and what is he doing, but southgate knows his players, he has been in this job five years now and he has been building this project and he understands what he wants from the team. he's a student tournament football. we spoke in the press conferences, it is not the best teams who make it to the final, sometimes the most pragmatic of the teams that concede the fewest goals and that is what he is going for. declan rice and kalvin phillips in the field, when they have been calls for more attack minded players further up the pitch, but he has been proven right and england are in the semifinal. taste been prove

will be pretty hot he has got a very strong bench to draw upon with the likes of phil foden and jack grealishhis evening. before that, let's drop in on centre court. spaniard garbine mugurutha is on centre court playing ons jabeur. mugurutha took the first set 7—5. but jabeur pushed hard in the second and has just won it 6 games to 3. so it's gone to a decider. meanwhile on court one, world number one novak djokovic is due to play american denis kudla shortly. the two have faced each other twice, both times in 2019, both times djokovic won. djokovic still very much the favourite for this match and for the tournament, despite britjack draper taking the opening set off him. mercedes will be hoping they've closed the gap to red bull for this weekend's austrian grand prix. world champion lewis hamilton topped the timesheets in second practice ahead of his team mate valtteri bottas. the briton was more than two tenths of a second quicker than championship leader max verstappen who won last weekend's race at the red bull ring. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. s

and despite that crushing defeat, england's jack grealish made this boy's night. as interviewed about the result, but was actually on his way to buy a newspaper to find out the score. i'll have to go and buy a paper to find out what happened. would you like me to break it to you? go on, make my day. so, england scored early on. 0k. then the italians came back second half. they equalise. they equalised. it went to extra time. oh, i did wonder. then to penalties. and then england, sadly, lost on penalties. no, not again. are you joking? i'm notjoking. i'm so sorry to break the news to you. oh, fiddlesticks. isaid i said something similar myself on sunday night. more than 30 million people watching at the peak across both channels. you might have been wondering. what was he doing? the former open winner zach johnson is the latest player to pull out of this week's championship, after testing positive for covid—19. the american won the event in 2015. bubba watson also missed out after a close contact tested positive. the open begins this thursday at royal st george's in

we saw that with players like jack grealish and aaron ramsdale, what is it like for players not involvedeach other. the - each other. the confidence seems to have each other. — the confidence seems to have grown, harry keane could not buy a goal to begin with and now fiery connell cylinders —— harry kane. in my mind it was never in doubt i don't think anybody can look harry kane and questioned his goal scoring capability, not a fantastic start to determinant but england started slowly, we were more focused on being solid and going into the tournament so the chances were few and far between and now it has opened up and we have players excelling creatively. i thought raheem sterling was outstanding in the first half and having — outstanding in the first half and having harry kane in the box ready to take _ having harry kane in the box ready to take those chances, almost had a hat-trick_ to take those chances, almost had a hat—trick with a brilliant volley, the confidence is flying again. you are — the confidence is flying again. you are one of the lucky few to be out in rome sampling the a

and others, jack grealish yu has been such a key player in the premier league, such big names who are? is it always best to play at the home of football? wembley? yes, you are surrounded by a lot of fans who are desperate for england to win, but how much does that add to the pressure? tt certainly will add to the pressure. 60,000 are expected to be in wembley for the game. and the vast majority of those are going to be england fans, because of course of travel restrictions meaning italy fans will not be able to come. they have to be based here in england. but previously, we might have said that would really pile on top of the england players. but this time around, itjust feels a little bit different. they have perhaps not got that baggage, so let�*s hope things are a little bit different this time around. , ., ,, ., , are a little bit different this time around. . ., ,, ., , , are a little bit different this time around. , ., ,, ., , , , are a little bit different this time around. ,, ., , , , around. john stones is 'ust coming into the press h around. john stones is 'ust coming into