victory for leeds rhinos. and a shout—out to the man who inspired it. i was really crying.to see him there, l and a lump—in—the—throat moment. i am very proud to see him back on the pitch. tonight has been amazing. i don't look forward to having the attention on me, but i was really looking forward to coming back to the place where i had the time of my life from being a little boy in the crowd, to have had the spectacle of a day set for my book launch. i need to thank so many people. but i would not change the outcome of my life regardless, no matter what. the kitesurf freestyle championships are returning to ramsgate this weekend, after being cancelled last year because of covid. experienced kitesurfers will be showing off their tricks as they compete. our reporter ian palmer is at ramsgate main sands. it looks pretty breezy, is that good news for competitors? hello, ian. hello, jane. in fact it is not breezy. the some 60 kite surfers don't arrive until tonight so it is just as well because hopefully tomorrow it will be much windier. somebody who is here though is the proj

leeds rhinos moved back into the super league play—off positions with a 14—0 win over wigan warriorsin super league history. and the reigning t20 blast champions — the notts outlaws — have been beaten by the hampshire hawks in a low—scoring but thrilling quarterfinal. hampshire struggled with the bat and were only able to set a target of 126, with 18—year—old tom prest getting 44, but it proved enough. notts needed just three runs off the last over, but they were bowled out for 123 as hampshire head to finals day for the first time since 2017. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. we just had the hottest day of the month on wednesday. and it was western scotland the place to be. looks lovely in the sunshine and temperatures reached 27 celsius. now, it won't get as hot as that again through the rest of the month because we've got this weather front moving down toward the southwest of the uk. it's bringing in cloud, one or two spots of rain just for a while, and as that weather front moves through, so we introduce a cooler wind off the north sea. that's blowing in cooler air a

still to come on sportsday- -- _ there's an emotional return to leeds rhinos for rob burrow. it's still a long way to wembley, but we'll be live at the worlds oldest club ahead of their fa cup prelimiary round tie. the paralympics start on tuesday. 0ur reporter sally hurst has spoken to a number of athletes before they flew out to tokyo — today we hear from two members of the gb rowing squad — ellen buttrick making her paralympic debut with the mixed coxed four and laurence whiteley who's looking to defend the gold he won in the mixed double scull in rio. congratulations press pop. he must be thrilled. this is your oppressed paralympics. has quite sunk in yet? now. it's been a long time coming. sojust really now. it's been a long time coming. so just really excited to get out there. �* , ., , so just really excited to get out there. �*, ., , , so just really excited to get out there. �*, ., i, , .,, so just really excited to get out there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed _ there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with - there. it's only seven years s

what a week it's been for the leeds rhinos legend rob burrow. have watched him come through from being a boy. obviously, it is not a nice situation, but, yeah, we are all there for him. people who have followed his journey through super league wins and now his battle with motor neurone disease. as someone who has a degenerative condition, to see rob handle it with such grace, it's so great. he has always been one of our favourite players. determination. ijust get quite emotional when talking about him. i he has been an inspiration to the club since starting his career. you could not get a better leeds legend. it is great to be back at headingley after so long. i am completely overwhelmed to be shortlisted for an nta award. i know i have the backing of the greatest sport in the world, rugby league. i am so proud of how everyone has rallied round me since my diagnosis. i could never tell you just what it means. the no—tears policy i think will be put to the test tonight. i think it will be emotional. but we are really looking forward to it. i am s

leeds rhinos moved back into the super league play—off positions with a 14—0 win over wigan warriorse hawks in a low—scoring but thrilling quarterfinal. hampshire struggled with the bat and were only able to set a target of 126, with 18—year—old tom prest getting 44, but it proved enough. notts needed just three runs off the last over, but they were bowled out for 123 as hampshire head to finals day for the first time since 2017. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. we just had the hottest day of the month on wednesday. and it was western scotland the place to be. looks lovely in the sunshine and temperatures reached 27 celsius. now, it won't get as hot as that again through the rest of the month because we've got this weather front moving down toward the southwest of the uk. it's bringing in cloud, one or two spots of rain just for a while, and as that weather front moves through, so we introduce a cooler wind off the north sea. that's blowing in cooler air and this dropping the temperatures as well. we start with some fog, though, quite extensively across northern ireland

rob burrow is a former leeds rhinos hero, one of the brilliant team that won everything there was toa tough year it has been for all of you. how are you all now? yeah, we're really good, yeah, rob's still smiling and is still his happy self so we are doing good, yes. what are the challenges now with the progression of rob's mnd? rob needs help with pretty much everything, getting dressed, getting out of bed in the morning, with his walking, with his feeding. so he's pretty much dependent on me 24 hours for his care. and i know you're going to say that it's fine, but how tough is that for you? there are times when you think, is this going to be the last christmas? is this going to be the last birthday? i just try not to think about those times because that's the emotional part. but rob is so positive, we just keep positive for rob so those thoughts quickly go out of my mind, just try not to think about life without rob. in the book we hear from you as well. and you talk about the no tears policy, the no crying policy. how have you managed to keep that rule going for so long? i think b