some people had been sweating over kolisi's fitness in south africa, ——what have south african rugbyt isa it is a big move, isn't it? it's been rumoured for the last few weeks, so no huge surprise, but it's a change to the schedule and will have a material impact on the matches themselves because johannesburg is an altitude where it's hard to breed, and away teams find it difficult to acclimatise. so they have a fortress at places like johannesburg where they are meant to play test two and test three. but they have made the call, the authorities, now that both teams are down at sea level in their bibles, it makes sense not to move around and to try to keep things as safe and to try to keep things as safe and as secure as possible. so all three tests are at cape town which i think the boss will be pleased to have heard. some people had been sweating over kolisi's fitness in south africa, he's onlyjust come out of isolation — but seemingly he's ready to go in what is a strong starting line—up? yeah. i completely agree. he looks very strong. 11 out of 15 that started the rugby world cup

south africa captain siya kolisi has backed up claims about the referee in the first test against theon social media criticising the australian official who was in charge of the springboks' defeat in cape town to the lions. rugby australia said "the attack on nic berry's integrity, character and reputation is unacceptable", but kolisi has now said he didn't feel respected at all and is looking forward to a new game and a new referee in the second test tomorrow. the lions have described it all as a sideshow. we had a good meeting with the referees yesterday, and as ben o'keefe set himself, that's not going to affect anything. that's just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the referees, and we realise they have a tough job to do. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me in the team, that is all your sport for now. good night. well, friday was quite a mixed bag across the uk. gale—force winds in the south of the country, showers and thunderstorms deeper inland. the heavy weather has now pulled away in

meanwhile, south africa have named their team for saturday's first test and captain siya kolisi is back the squad yesterday after 10 days in isolation. the side includes 11 players who started the world cup final. it's important to get off a good start 100% against these guys. and we showed in the first, and that south africa a game, even, that, you know, if you get off to a bad start, it's difficult to come back. that's the kind of, on a smaller scale, when you look at the entire series as a whole, how important it is to try and get off to a good start not only in the game, but in the series. just three days out from the official start of the olympics, the head of the tokyo 2020 organising committee, hasn't ruled out cancelling the games. toshiro muto says he'll keep an eye on infection numbers and hold discussions with organisers if necessary. however, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, says cancelling has never been an option. joe lynskey reports. faster, higher, stronger. but together. the first events starts in a few hours' time when the ioc hopes th

but kolisi has now said he didn't feel respected at all and is looking forward to a new game and a new bulls max verstappen, who currently leads the drivers standings by eight points. danni wyatt hit an unbeaten 69 as southern brave thrashed birmingham phoenix by eight wickets with 18 balls to spare in the latest women's 100 match in southampton. brave are top of the standings with three wins out of three. hopes of the rugby league world cup going ahead in october have been dealt another blow with national rugby league clubs in australia, calling for it to be delayed until next year. current champions australia and new zealand have pulled out and the tournament chief executive says chances of it going ahead as planned are 50/50. back to the olympics. this is that table as things stand, china lead the way with the host japan second. australia fourth and fifth. where could the medal come from? so, day eight in tokyo gets under way in just a few hours' time. could it be another super saturday? adam peaty will be looking to win his second gold medal of these games when he takes part in the

south africa captain siya kolisi has backed up claims about the referee in the first test against theoking forward to a new game and a new referee in the second test tomorrow. the lions have described it all as a sideshow. we had a good meeting with the referees yesterday, and as ben o'keefe said himself, we're aware there's a lot of stuff out there on social media, but that's not going to affect anything. that's just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the referees, and we realise they have a tough job to do. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the team, that is all your sport for now. goodnight. well, friday brought quite a nasty spell of weather to some south—western and southern areas of the uk. gale—force winds around coasts briefly. they were very, very strong indeed, brought by storm evert. you can see on the satellite picture here thunderstorms and heavy showers inland, generally a really changeable day, but the weather has now shifted into the southern north sea. it's approaching p

kolisi says he�*s looking forward to a new game and a new referee in the second test tomorrow, whilefect anything. that's just a _ going to affect anything. that's just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the _ just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the referees and we realise they have — with the referees and we realise they have a tough job to do. their opponents had captain amy jones to thank principally for their 140 44. she made 42 not out, but that was bettered by danny by eight wickets with 18 of their hundred balls to spare. we�*ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. some breaking cricket news, it has been confirmed that ben stokes has withdrawn from the england test squad for their five test series with india. the ucb say that is for him to concentrate on his mental well—being, but also help rehabilitate a problematic injury that he�*s had with his hand over the course of the last few months which has not properly recovered. ben stokes will not play for england in that five test series against india, which starts very shortly. that news to us in the last few

and captain siya kolisi is back after recovering from covid—19.captain only rejoined the squad yesterday after ten days in isolation. the side includes 11 players who started the world cup final with fly—half handre pollard set to win his 50th cap. elswhere, a premier league footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. the 31—year—old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, was detained on friday by greater manchester police. in a statement, the player's club confirmed he had been suspended and added it would "continue supporting the authorities with inquiries and would not be commenting further." the footballer has since been bailed pending further inquiries. a capacity crowd is expected at emirates old trafford tonight for england's decisive third t20 international against pakistan. full crowds are now allowed back at sporting events after restrictions were lifted in england yesterday. and the chief executive of lancashire cricket club, daniel gidney told me how they're preparing for a full house. we have had a very di

south africa captain siya kolisi has tested positive for coronavirus just two weeks before the first springbok camp. however, a large group of south africa players will return to training on sunday after six days of isolation. the three—test series against the lions starts from the 24th ofjuly. that's all the sport for now. japan's capital, tokyo, in under another state of emergency after a recent surge in coronavirus cases. it'll be in place until 22nd august, covering the entire duration of the olympic games, which are scheduled to start of 23rd july. mariko 0i reports. with less than two weeks before the start of the olympics, tokyo is once again under a state of emergency. bars and restaurants are asked not to serve alcohol, and shops are closing early. it's not a strict locked down, and there are no penalties, so how effective it will be remains to be seen. but businesses will face yet another blow to their bottom line. and after spending some $25 billion in preparation for the olympics, the japanese government will likely not see any financial benefits from tourism or ticket sa

meanwhile, south africa have named their team for saturday's first test and captain siya kolisi is back know, if you get off to a bad start, it's difficult to come back. that's the kind of, on a smaller scale, when you look at the entire series as a whole, how important it is to try and get off to a good start not only in the game, but in the series. just three days out from the official start of the olympics, the head of the tokyo 2020 organising committee, hasn't ruled out cancelling the games. toshiro muto says he'll keep an eye on infection numbers and hold discussions with organisers if necessary. however, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, says cancelling has never been an option. joe lynskey reports. faster, higher, stronger. but together. the first events starts in a few hours' time when the ioc hopes the focus is the joy of sports. in this promotional video committee revealed a new word in the olympic motto — together. but this year, most metals will be one in silence. today, we hearjust how close they games came into being scrapped altogether. w

and captain siya kolisi is back, after recovering from covid—19.in his 50th cap. elswhere. .. a premier league footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. the 31—year—old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, was detained on friday by greater manchester police. in a statement, the player's club confirmed he had been suspended and added it would "continue supporting the authorities "with inquiries and would not be commenting further". the footballer has since been bailed pending further inquiries. meanwhile, it could be a big night for the milwaukee bucks tonight in basketball�*s nba. the bucks are just one win away from their first nba title since 1971. they currently lead the phoenix suns 3—2, in their best of seven series. and having been 2—0 down early on it's no surprise their turnaround in form has been led by the league's two—time, most valuable player, giannis antetokounmpo. you work so hard to be in that moment which is tomorrow. this is the point you have to be the most disciplined. i want to be as disciplined

meanwhile, south africa have named their team for saturday�*s first test and captain siya kolisi is backicult to come back. that�*s the kind of, on a smaller scale, when you look at the entire series as a whole, how important it is to try and get off to a good start not only in the game, but in the series. elsewhere, just three days out from the start of the olympics, the head of the tokyo 2020 organising committe, hasn�*t ruled out cancelling the games. toshiro muto says he will keep an eye on infection numbers and hold discussions with organisers if necessary. however, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, says cancelling has never been an option. it was either cancelling the games or postponing the games. cancellation would have been the easy way— cancellation would have been the easy way for us. we could have drawn on the _ easy way for us. we could have drawn on the insurance that we had at the time and _ on the insurance that we had at the time and moved on to paris 2024. but in fact, _ time and moved on to paris 2024. but in fact, cancellation was neve

south africa captain siya kolisi has backed up claims about the referee in the first test against lionsdo. that second test in cape town is tomorrow at 5pm. - job to do. that second test in cape town is tomorrow at 5pm. that - job to do. that second test in cape town is tomorrow at 5pm. that is l job to do. that second test in cape i town is tomorrow at 5pm. that is all for now, clive. that will be a cracking game, thank you. plans to bury the main road past stonehenge in a two mile tunnel have been thrown into doubt. a decision by transport secretary grant shapps to approve the scheme has been declared unlawful. the high court has ruled that mr shapps had not properly assessed the risk of harm to each heritage asset within the stonehenge world heritage site. the ruling is a victory for campaigners against the tunnel, who crowdfunded to bring a judicial review. the uk�*s biggest dairy company, arla, has told the bbc that it failed to make 25% of its deliveries to supermarkets last weekend, because of a lack of lorry drivers. the firms said 600 stores did not receive deliveries. they say