this has been rugby league's tou~hest trophy. this has been rugby league's toughest year. _ trophy. trophy. this has been rugby league's toughest year, but a thrown - trophy. this has been rugby league's toughest year, but a thrown final- trophy. this has been rugby league's toughest year, but a thrown final in i toughest year, but a thrown final in the noise is a win in itself. it is helens who go home singing. it is helens who go home singing. to cape town, where the british and irish lions arejust moments away from wrapping up their final warm—up game with a comfortable win over the stormers. the lions fell behind to an early penalty but three tries inside the first a0 minutes flipped it around. adam beard ran in unopposed to get the ball rolling before cowan—dickie and jonny hill got involved, as warren gatland�*s side finished the half in control. the visitors have added two tries in the second half, to extend their lead to 35—3 with just minutes remaining. the lions take on south africa in the first match of the series next saturday. at the moment it is actually 42—3 with minu

it doesn't happen often enough in rugby league _ doesn't happen often enough in rugby league.ga who made the semifinals and did an incredible journev — semifinals and did an incredible journey. ultimately this will be a ballplayer choice. we need to create the safest _ ballplayer choice. we need to create the safest possible environment and work very— the safest possible environment and work very hard to do that.- work very hard to do that. assuming it does no work very hard to do that. assuming it does go ahead _ work very hard to do that. assuming it does go ahead and _ work very hard to do that. assuming it does go ahead and everything - work very hard to do that. assuming it does go ahead and everything find what contingencies do you have it in place if there is a covert outbreak was mike we know the super league table that things are done are percentage basis. surely they can help to admit happen?— percentage basis. surely they can help to admit happen? note: we will have a different _ help to admit happen? note: we will have a different environment - help to admit happen

anger and frustration as australia and new zealand pull out of the rugby league world cup in england he pandemic — they say player welfare and safety must come first. we'll also tell you what a new study analysing the brains of top rugby players has found — and what it could mean in terms of understanding the long—term implications of head trauma. a first—half hat—trick for everton�*s richarlison — as the defending olympic champions brazil beat germany. but there's more disruption ahead of tomorrow's opening ceremony, i'll explain more shortly. and also coming up on the programme... england's georgia hall is among the players trying to stay in touch with the leaders on the opening day of the evian championship in south eastern france. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. we'll be in tokyo for the olympics latest shortly, but we start with the fall out in rugby league after australia and new zealand both pulled out of this autumn�*s world cup in england. they say it's down to player welfare and safety concerns related to the pandemic. the men's, women's and wheelchair events are schedu

while new zealand rugby league ceo greg peters said...aim not to have been consulted, while players here want to compete against the best teams in the world. we want to be beating the best. we want to be in the semifinals or finals, and we don't want people to turn around and say, you know, "they've had an easy route, they only won because the kiwis didn't come, or the aussies didn't come." we want them to come, and we want to show them how much we're developing on this side of the world. 21 venues in england are set to host, with the men's and women's final being held in a double—header here at old trafford in november. but fans are now in limbo, with some considering asking for refunds if australia and new zealand aren't taking part. to not be able to see that talent that's there, that is massively disappointing. i've got tickets to well over 20 games across the men's, - women's and wheelchair competitions. i will be happy and i will be excited to see whatever- nations turn up and play. at a time when athletes from australia and new zea

the rugby league world cup organisers have been bending over backwards the rugby league world cup organisersding over backwards for the rugby league world cup organisers have been bending over backwards for many the rugby league world cup organisers have been bending over backwards for many months the rugby league world cup organisers have been bending over backwards for many months to accommodate all of the concerns raised by the australians and the kiwis and we believed they were in a situation, a place where they were willing to come. so this decision is, is a huge blow and i'm sorry to say that i have no choice but to call this a selfish, parochial and cowardly decision. they are now going to have to turn round to their players, their men, women and disability athletes and say to them that because of their decision they are not able to participate in a world cup that should be the pinnacle of their career. i think thatis pinnacle of their career. i think that is going to be very difficult. the players want to come and i think leadership of our sport in our countries has taken that away f

while new zealand rugby league ceo greg peters said...ted, while players here want to compete against the best teams in the world. we want to be beating the best. we want to be in the semifinals or finals, and we don't want people to turn around and say, you know, "they've had an easy route, they only won because the kiwis didn't come, or the aussies didn't come." we want them to come, and we want to show them how much we're developing on this side of the world. 21 venues across england are hosting matches, with the men's and women's final being held in a double—header here at old trafford in november. but fans are now in limbo, with some considering asking for refunds if australia and new zealand aren't taking part. to not be able to see that talent that's there, that is massively disappointing. i've got tickets to well over 20 - games across the men's, the women's and the wheelchair tournaments. i will be happy and i will be - excited to see whatever nations turn up and compete. at a time when athletes from australia and new zealand are

confirmation today that the rugby league world cup in england, will go ahead this autumn.nt they will — now it's been agreed. it'll start in october with the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments taking place simultaneously for the first time. lockdowns in both sydney and now melbourne have seen nrl teams forced to relocate to queensland and form a bio bubble, as authorities seek to complete the season. earlier i spoke to rugby league world cup chief executivejon dutton and asked him if he genuinely believes the australian's will participate. we are confident. you're absolutely right about the competition moving to queensland. i think two of the three nations of the june games relocated and the radically different environment in australia compared to here in the uk but we have been speaking to the australian rugby league commission, rugby league players association and each and every one of our competing nations and that is why we have made the decision, made the announcement today with great confidence but very cautiously that we still have work to do and we are prepa

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after so long in the silence for rugby league, it means so much.castleford and st helens are two of the oldest clubs and know games can change with the bounce of the ball. saints got the first score with help from the post, but castleford responded with something extraordinary. in castleford, this sport is at the heart of the town, but a fierce half in the heat would drain them in the second. st helens were here as favourites, and now they would surge through the gaps and into the lead. after 13 years without it, one of this sport's giants had its oldest prize. it has been a long time coming and a number of years since we have been back here and we are here again. it was a tough game today and the heat played its part. you could see in the second half with both teams, but it is very special for me to call myself a captain of this team and with this trophy. this has been rugby league's toughest year, but a thrilling final in the noise is a win in itself. it is st helens who go home singing. to cape town, where the british and irish lions wrapped up

this will provide a serious blow to the development of women's rugby league and wheelchair rugby league although their counterparts can participate in all sorts of other events, they will take away the opportunity of playing in the pinnacle of their sport at the peak of their career. i think, especially from wheelchair and women athletes, that would be a devastating blow. it athletes, that would be a devastating blow.- athletes, that would be a devastating blow. it is down to coronavirus. the _ devastating blow. it is down to coronavirus. the chief - devastating blow. it is down to - coronavirus. the chief executive has admitted he knows you have moved heaven and earth to keep them safe, but he cited stark differences between new zealand and australia and the uk, and they cite border restrictions, bubbles, and the concern that they don't feel safe with cases arising in the uk. the decision has _ with cases arising in the uk. tte: decision has been with cases arising in the uk. ttl decision has been taken today for an tournament in october. i think it is premature. right to say that we'v

now rugby league gets its turn in the noise.ar, but now, 16,000 watch st helens play castleford. this challenge cup final will look more like old times. newsreel: castleford win the rugby league cup. - it's a very fine _ achievement by the boys. castleford have won it four times before, but in west yorkshire, it feels distant. they last had the cup in 1986, and in the last ten years, have been runners—up — both here and in the super league. castleford haven't won the cup for 30 years, and i think for us to be able to win it would probably write our names in history. it's a long time coming for the team that's been around for the last seven or eight years with darrell. we want to be remembered. that's really the point of everyone's career — you want to get to the top, you want to be remembered. st helens have more recent memories. they last won it in 2008, before one of this sport's giants not too long ago. in the team that day was 22—year—old james roby, a one club man, who now, at 35, leads out the team. i'm lucky enough to be

the rugby league world cup organisers had been bending over backwards for many months to accommodate situation into place where they were willing to come, so this decision has come as a huge blow, and i'm sorry to say that i have no choice but to call this a selfish parochial and cowardly decision. they are now going to have to turn around to their players, their men, their women and their disability athletes and say to them that because of their decision, they are not able to participate in a world cup that should be the pinnacle of their career. i think that is going to be very difficult. the players want to come, and i think leadership of our sport in those countries has taken that away from them. there was one game in super league tonight where huddersfield winger jermaine mcgillvary scored four tries as the giants beat fourth placed hull fc 40—26. the 33—year—old former england and great britain international was unstoppable in his sides eight try victory as he helped his team to a first win since the 23rd of may but they still sit second bottom of the table. after a year of del

rugby league chief has defended the withdrawal.ter human safety is cowardly, then i am a coward but i don't believe it is. some of those comments quite honestly are misjudged and ill—advised. some football transfer news to bring you now and manchester united have confirmed the signing of england internationaljadon sancho. the forward joins from german side borussia dortmund for £73 million on a 5—year deal. he was part of the england squad that reached the final of euro 2020 that lost on penalties to italy. onjoining united, sancho said it was a "dream come true and ijust cannot wait to perform in the premier league." son heung min has signed a new four—year contract keeping him at tottenham until 2025. son has scored 107 goals in 280 appearances for the club since joining from bayer leverkusen in 2015. he's also scored 27 times for south korea, appearing at two world cups. chelsea women have confirmed the signing of manchester united forward lauren james. lauren, who is the younger sister of england and chelsea right—back reece ja

confirmation today that the rugby league world cup in england, will go ahead this autumn.orced to relocate to queensland and form a bio bubble, as authorities seek to complete the season. earlier i spoke to rugby league world cup chief executivejon dutton and asked him if he genuinely believes the australian's will participate. we are confident. you're absolutely right about the competition moving to queensland. i think two of the three nations of the june games relocated and the radically different environment in australia compared to here in the uk but we have been speaking to the australian rugby league commission, rugby league players association and each and every one of our competing nations and that is why we have made the decision, made the announcement today with great confidence but very cautiously that we still have work to do and we are prepared to take the most extraordinary measures to make sure this tournament can happen in october and november. some sad news from the world of darts — former world champion andy fordham has died at the age of 59. he was known

tournament that has ever been staged in rugby league.k at it closer to the time, but it seems very odd timing, and i think there is still quite a lot of work going on to try to repair that situation and find a solution because particularly for the women's game, it's devastating. well, the former new zealand rugby league international robbie hunter paul told us how let down he felt from a player's perpsective. from a playing point of view, i think it is even more disappointing. now all the information is starting to flow to the surface, saying that this decision was made without impact from the players. you've got to think that, actually, as stakeholders, they are pretty important to the overall value of the game. the olympics officially starts in tokyo tomorrow with the opening ceremony, but the show director kentaro kobayashi has been sacked, after a sketch from 1998 emerged in which he referenced the holocaust. 0rganisers are still deciding what form the ceremony will take. we do know that two gold medallists from rio will be leading o

the chair of rugby league has been giving his reactions to our sports presenter, mike bushell. this a selfish, parochial, and cowardly decision. i mean, a lot of fans are saying that, how can they send athletes to the olympics, australia and new zealand, and indeed, sending players over to the rugby union, the autumn internations at the same time that the rugby league is taking place? that's what the british public will find very hard to accept. they made this decision injuly for a tournament in october at a time when they have athletes in tokyo, participating in the olympics. as you rightly say, rugby union teams are coming to play in england and wales in october. there is an interesting point i think you hinted to it. this is a country that has just been awarded the olympics and paralympic games, and therefore would profess themselves in leading women's and disability sports. and yet, the events that will suffer the most from this will be the women's world cup and the wheelchair world cup, both of which were happening at the same time as the men's world cup. this will provide

the rugby football league says it's done all it can to alleviate their fears.allenges and opportunities in seaside towns. martine croxall is in scarborough, speaking to people there about the issues in the town. welcome to scarborough. the pandemic restrictions meant millions of people across the country had to work from home for months on end. some realised remote working allowed them to move away from the city for a life in the countryside or on the coast. 0ne family from berkshire chose to move here to scarborough, attracted to the seaside, more affordable houses and a better quality of life. corin wheatley reports now on the realities of relocating. settling into their new home — the lancaster family arrived in scarborough just a few weeks ago, leaving berkshire behind after 20 years. many people might imagine a new life on the coast, but sam and craig made their daydream a reality. we feel safe here as a family. there's just lots of things going on. it's just lovely for children. there's something for everyone. it's a big life change and one that was only

after so long in the silence for rugby league, it means so much. sport's showpiece match. castleford and st helens are two of the oldest clubs. they know games can change with the bounce of the ball. saints got the first score with help from the post, but castleford responded with something extraordinary. castleford fans are leaping to the air! —— castleford fans leap into the air! in castleford, this sport's at the heart of the town, but a fierce half in the heat would drain them in the second. st helens were here as favourites, now they'd surged through the gaps and into the lead. after 13 years without it, one of this sport's giants had its oldest prize. yeah, it's been a long time coming and obviously a number of years before we've been able to get back here and win it again. so, it was one really tough game today, obviously the heat i think played its part. you could see that in the second half, for both teams, but it's very special for me to call myself the captain of this team and obviously to lift this trophy. this has been rugby league's t

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the rugby league world cup organisers have been bending over backwards for many months to accommodated to their players, their men, their women and their disability athletes and say to them that because of their decision, they are not able to participate in a world cup that should be the pinnacle of their career. i think that is going to be very difficult. the players want to come, and i think leadership of our sport in those countries has taken that away from them. there was one game in super league tonight where huddersfield winger jermaine mcgillvary scored four tries as the giants beat fourth placed hull fc 40—26. the 33—year—old former england and great britain international was unstoppable in his sides eight try victory as he helped his team to a first win since the 23rd of may but they still sit second bottom of the table. after a year of delays the 2020 olympics finally get under way in tokyo tomorrow, with the games�* opening ceremony. and two gold medallists from rio will be leading out team gb — sailor hannah mills and rower moe sbihi. mills — here on the left — says she's

the decision comes little over a week after australia and new zealand pulled out of the rugby leagueolds behind with 17. they're having a really good games so far. the us are third with 16 golds and team gb are in 6th with 8. so can team gb add a few more to that talley on sunday? well, day nine in tokyo gets under way in just a few hours' time. and max whitlock will be looking to defend his olympic title in the pommel horse final. the five—time olympic medallist is also the reinging world champion in the event. frazer clarke's bid to win super—heavyweight gold continues tomorrow. he fights in the quarterfinals, knowing that a victory will guarantee him a medal and continue great britain's proud record in the division. and there are 3 golds up for grabs at the ariake tennis park. alexander zverev, who ended novak djokovic's title hopes, takes on russian karen khachanov in the men's singles final. the winners of the women's and mixed doubles will also be decided. and european champion zharnel hughes will hope to feature in the men's100 metres final. he'll be joined by team—mates cj uj

the rugby football league say they've done all they can to alleviate their fears. kiwis and we believe that they were in a situation and place where they were willing to come. so this decision has come as a huge blow and i am sorry to say that i have no choice but to call this selfish, parochial and cowardly decision. they are nagging to have to turn round to their players, their men, their women and their disability athletes and say that because we, because of their decision, they are not able to participate in a world cup attribute pinnacle of their career. i think thatis pinnacle of their career. i think that is going to be very difficult. players want to come and i think leadership in our sport in as countries have taken that away from them. ,, ., g ., ,., the olympics officially starts in tokyo tomorrow, with the opening ceremony — but the show director kentaro kobayashi has been sacked, after a comedy sketch from 1998 emerged in which he referenced the holocaust. 0rganisers are still deciding what form the ceremony will take. we do know that two gold medallis

rugby league clubs in australia, calling for it to be delayed until next year.m? 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 final of the inaugural 4x100 metres mixed medley relay along with teammates kathleen dawson, james guy and freya anderson. dina asher—smith will be hoping to line up for britain in the final of the women's 100m, an event in which she won world silver behind jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce in 2019. and the first sailing medals of tokyo 2020 are decided tomorrow in the rs:x windsurfing class. 22—year—old emma wilson is guaranteed a medal whilst tom squires is racing for gb in the men's event. you can follow all of a on our website. from me and the team, the night. —— good night. evening. —— afew —— a few storms rumbling as of yet, but they should fade away overnight. there's always going to be some further rainfall, a lot of cloud. the showers tend to become few and further depleting. ten

finally, the rugby league world cup later this year is still scheduled to go ahead with talks ongoing leeds rhinos condemned leigh to a 13th successive defeat. all that on the website, along with plenty more. but that is all your support for now. apart from a few showers which developed later in the afternoon across southern england. for friday, though, it looks like we could see a few more showers around generally. but that said, there should still be quite a bit of sunshine around, feeling quite warm too. in between whether systems for friday, but this area of low pressure will be moving in just in area of low pressure will be moving injust in time area of low pressure will be moving in just in time for the weekend, could bring quite a bit of rain at times and even some thunderstorms. so we start this morning off rather cloudy for many, a bit of mist and fog around. that should tend to melt away quite quickly, and there'll be some sunshine as we head into the afternoon. but a scattering of showers will develop, some could turn out to be heavy and thundery, but the focus is toward ce

zealand rugby league chief has defended the withdrawal.hampionship in france. she currently leads the field by three strokes. and the third match of the women's hundred is underway. captain amyjones got the only six for birmingham phoenix in their 128 against london spirit at edgbaston. that should have been caught by freya davis, but she palmed it over the boundary. they need 17 now off 18 to win a short while ago, that was the state of play. the men's teams play after the women. follow it all on the bbc sport website. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30pm. thanks, gavin. we will stay with the olympics, in terms of particularly how the athletes will be coping with this most unusual of olympic games. where there are so many restrictions on those taking part in terms of where they can go and no spectators at the venues? someone who may be able to shed some light on how they are feeling is the sports psychologist, sophie bruce. hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you — hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? _

the rugby league world cup will take place in england this autumn after all competing nations signeds with covid regulations and quarantine rules for those travelling from australia and new zealand. roger federer has pulled out of the tokyo 0lympics. the 20—time grand slam—winner said he experienced a setback with a knee injury and that he was "greatly disappointed", but hopes to return to the tour later this summer. not long to go as ten days left for the olympic games. the former england striker eni aluko feels social media companies must be accountable to government in their efforts to stamp out online abuse. she earlier told me that the gains in 2012 were a watershed moment for women's football and also as a commentator after the black players received abuse for their euro final loss. the experience was like changing honestly. i live in a world where football rules and is donated by football rules and is donated by football but the olympics are bigger than football. and for all of us involved we saw how important sports is to the rest of the world and how effective it is in makin

catalans dragons have maintained their lead at the top of rugby league's super league with another impressiveback strongly to win 26 points to 18. elsewhere, reigning champions st helens beat wakefield 30—1a. britain's laura muir has ran the second fastest 800m by a british woman ever at the monaco diamond league tonight. the 28—year—old ran a time of one minute, 56.73 seconds — but is actually focusing solely on the 1,500m at the tokyo olympic games. fellow scot, jemma reekie, who will run in the 800m and 1,500m injapan, finished second behind muir. and finally, just take a look at this spectacular catch from india's harleen deol. she took this on the boundary to dismiss england's amyjones in the first t20 international at northampton. look at that there. the hosts went on to win the rain—affected match by duckworth—lewis stern method for the first win of the t20 series. and that's all the sport for now. hello. it's been a day for sky watchers today. some very big building clouds. not everybody�*s caught a heavy downpour or thunderstorm, but there have been some around, particularly into par

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and on this bumper sporting weekend, 16,000 fans will be at wembley for rugby league's show—piece — thed they haven't won this competition since 1986, but have come so close to both league and cup success in recent years. st helens, though, will be favourites. castle heard haven't won the cup for 30 years, and i think for us to be able to win it will put our names in history. it's a long time coming for the team. we want to be remembered. that surely the point of everyone because my career — you want to be remembered. and that's all the sport for now. hello. some very warm to hot weather on the way for much of the uk this weekend. there is a weak weather front in northern scotland, and that will bring windier conditions, some cloud and the chance of a little rain, and temperatures just into the mid to high teens. in fact, this cloud becomes more extensive across western scotland into northern ireland overnight. some patches of cloud through eastern parts of england as well as temperatures drop into the mid to low teens. so, tomorrow then, eastern and southern scotland seeing some sunny

. _ australia and new zealand's decision to pull out of the rugby league world cup was "premature", accordingstralia's players' union, who have claimed a number of its members wanted to travel to england for the tournament this autumn. here's the union's chief exec clint newton. it's always really important, if you're going to make a decision that's going to obviously impact the players, it's, we believe, fundamental to have the players as part of that decision—making process. and again, we have been speaking to the nrl, so i can be clear on that — but our view is that this decision was premature, and that we would like to see what unfolds in the coming weeks. we've seen some incredible scoring at the evian championship in france. south korea'sjeongeun lee birdied her last two holes to record the lowest round ever at a men's or women's major. this chip at 17 was one of ten birdies that helped her to a round of 61 at the evian championship in france. she leads the field by three shots at the half—way stage. still to come on sportsday... after a five—year absence, formula e returns to london th

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australia and new zealand are huge teams in rugby league.and they could persuade them and turn things around there was a statement at the time from july saying there was a contingency plan and john dutton, the chief executive said if they pull out there was a plan to bring other nations in to replace them and they had a number of nations lined up they had a number of nations lined up ready to step up to the mark, so could that be the plan or will the organisers change in the news broking in the last hour with the official statements from australia and new zealand say they have called for a postponement again but would not be taking part in the autumn world cup amid fears over coronavirus and have cited border restrictions, the bubbles, and half of australia is back in lockdown again so the joint statement says they have informed the international rugby league and rugby world cup organisers that they won't be taking part because of player welfare and safety concerns. what is more, one of the reasons that greg peters from new zealand, the chie

it was vintage stuff from a rugby league legend last night. 6, a first win for the giants, since may, but they still sit second bottom of the table. england's georgia hall is the best placed brit going into today's second round of the evian championship. hall shot a 2 under par round of 69 which included four birdies on a sultry day by the banks of lake geneva in france. she's 4 shots off the lead... that's all the sport for now. we can speak now to mark foster, who has competed in 5 olympic games and in 2008 was the team gb flag bearer at the opening ceremony in beijing. he is also forming part of the bbc�*s punditary team. how are you commentating? it is auoin to how are you commentating? it is going to start _ how are you commentating? it 3 going to start tomorrow, the swimming, but i am staying in a hotel away from the bbc centre in salford. the final is in tokyo in the morning because america wants swimming in the morning because it is prime time. i will be on from 2:30am until 4:30am every morning. you are watching it on television and co

australia and new zealand have pulled out of the rugby league world cup because of concerns about they league's governing body in england condemned the decision, calling australia and new zealand "selfish, parochial and cowardly". stay with us on news, still to come... businesses complain of staff shortages as a record number of people are asked to self—isolate in england and wales. —— on bbc news. the home office has defended priti patel after the body representing rank and file police officers said it no longer had confidence in the home secretary. the police federation of england and wales voted for the motion in response to the announcement that police pay would be frozen for those earning over £24,000. a home office spokesperson said priti patel had "demonstrated her commitment" to officers "time and time again". earlier, the police federation said they wanted more than words. my colleagues for the past ten or 11 years have been subject to the measures of austerity. in real terms, in real terms, police officers have had over an 18% cut in their take—home pay. 18%. we are just ask

we've seen concern over the rugby league world cup at the australian grand prix — how wary are sportsere aren't many events at the moment which are really being cancelled or postponed, i think we are all learning how to deal with running live sporting events in a covid—safe environment, and the olympics is a really good example of that. yes, it makes things a bit tricky, you have to put certain protocols in place to ensure safety, and every market that we operate in around the world is at a different stage in dealing with the pandemic. so i think you have to show some flexibility in how you approach it, for sure. but when adam peaty wins his gold medal, he doesn't really care about the covid restrictions in the rules, and the lack of crowd — he shows his emotions and he did that in full force when he won his gold. and there's been another five gold medals for team gb, and long may it continue. but i don't think the athletes care, at the end of the day, theyjust want to get on with doing what they've trained, in quite challenging circumstances, to achieve. and in terms of your practica

host hull kr on friday — with cas preparing to face catalans dragons on saturday. 15 top flight rugby leagueg cases in the last two months. 0rganisers have re—arranged the previously postponed catalans—hull kr game for this saturday though. alun wynjones will return to captain the lions, for the first test against south africa on saturday. the welshman's tour looked to be over less than a month ago, after suffering a dislocated shoulder. but his remarkable recovery means he'll become the first player in the professional era to win 10 successive test caps for the lions. it's a side that has three scottish players for the first time in 2a years. 0llie robinson is back in england's squad for the test series against india which starts next month, after his suspension for historical tweets. the fast bowler was given an eight match ban for his historical racist and sexist tweets, but five were suspended and three have already been served, meaning he's free to play again. ben stokes, jos buttler, jonny bairstow and sam curran also return, whilejofra archer and chris woakes are injured. a new format

in rugby league, the challenge cup final is under way at wembley.eres around 115,000 fans at wembley today to watch the match, ten minutes gone and it's still 0—0. saint helens have just taken the lead. here we go. live pictures over on bbc one at the moment. st helens are looking to win the trophy for first time since 2008. it's castleford's first final since 2014, they last lifted the cup in 1986. you can watch it now on bbc one. history will be made at silverstone later on today, with the first "sprint race." final practice took place earlier this afternoon with red bull's max verstappen the fastest. lewis hamilton was only eighth fastest but he'll start on pole position after winning last night's qualifying event. the inaugural "sprint race" starts at 4:30 this afternoon with the winner of the 17—lap sprint taking pole for tomorrow's race and three championship bonus points. you will be able to follow that on the sport website on bbc, as well as the sport website on bbc, as well as the latest from the challenge cup, it is all happening there. th

it's been announced today that the rugby league world cup in england, will go ahead this autumn.rites — australia have yet to sign up — but organisers are confident they will — now it's been agreed. it'll start in october with the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments taking place simultaneously for the first time. games will be held at 21 venues with capacity crowds before the finals at old trafford in manchester in november. i have been working with the irs see over a couple of months and we are confident, they will send strong team is all competitions. we have been meeting with nations this week and talking about the details on the measures we are prepared to take. so we are fully confident that we will see 21 competing nations representing 16 and the men, eight and the women and eight in the wheelchair. alun wynnjones has been named amongst the replacements for the british & irish lions�* final warm up game in south africa. the tour captain will have only been in the country a couple of days after making a remarkable comeback from dislocating his shoulder in the japan mat

and hopes of the rugby league world cup going ahead in the autumn, have been dealt a further blow, asmid the coronavirus pandemic for their withdrawal — and now the 16 nrl clubs in australia have said they agree with the decision as they don't want to be without their top players for the majority of pre—season training ahead of 2022. chief executivejon dutton admitted on thursday that the chances of the tournament going ahead as planned were 50—50 — but he hopes to win over the players. that's all the sport for now. gb women's football take on australia in the quarter—finals in the next half an hour. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. some breaking news, because the number of drug deaths in scotland has just been announced and it has risen to a record level for the seventh year in a row. the total number of drug—related deaths in 2020 was 1339, 5% higher than the year before when it was 1264, and thatis year before when it was 1264, and that is the highest rate in europe. earlier this year the scottish government announced it was i

now rugby league gets its turn in the noise.e noise. it has been the sport's toughest year, but now _ the noise. it has been the sport's toughest year, but now 45,000 i the noise. it has been the sport's - toughest year, but now 45,000 watch st helens play castleford. this challenge cup final will look more like old times.— like old times. castleford, the little mining — like old times. castleford, the little mining town _ like old times. castleford, the little mining town team, - like old times. castleford, the little mining town team, wins| like old times. castleford, the i little mining town team, wins the rugby league cup. it is a very fine achievement by the boys. castleford have won it four _ achievement by the boys. castleford have won it four times _ achievement by the boys. castleford have won it four times before, - achievement by the boys. castleford have won it four times before, but i have won it four times before, but in west yorkshire it feels distant. they last had the cup in 1986, and in the last ten years have

australia and new zealand's decision to pull out of the rugby league world cup was "premature", accordingamount concern is the safety of our people. this brings into keen focus the stark difference what is acceptable in the uk and the management of the pandemic in the uk versus what is acceptable to new zealand and closely behind, australia. you are seeing upwards of 50,000 cases potentially in the uk. we will slam our borders and lock down with a handful of cases. the safety of our people is paramount. as rumours continue to swirl over the future of their star striker harry kane, one of tottenham's other top forwards, son heung min, has committed his future to the club he's signed a new four—year contract keeping him at spurs until 2025. son has scored 107 goals in 280 appearances for the club since joining from bayer leverkusen in 2015. he's also scored 27 times for south korea, appearing at two world cups. cricket�*s new competition, the hundred seems to be capturing the imagination. the oval invincibles competed the double over, manchester originals, after the women's side beat their

coming up on the bbc news channel... 0rganisers say the rugby league world cup will go ahead in englandican government is increasing the number of troops on the streets to 25,000, in response to widespread looting and violence sparked by the jailing of the former president, jacob zuma. at least 72 people have died and more than 1,700 people have been arrested since the violence erupted. 0ur correspondent vumani mkhize is in the coastal city of durban. this violence has been escalating in the last few days. how would you assess the situation now?- the last few days. how would you assess the situation now? yeah, in the ast assess the situation now? yeah, in the past five _ assess the situation now? yeah, in the past five days _ assess the situation now? yeah, in the past five days it's _ assess the situation now? yeah, in the past five days it's been - assess the situation now? yeah, in the past five days it's been quite i the past five days it's been quite severe but thankfully today, things have quietened down a bit. in durban north at the moment, near a shopping centre, and as you can

after so long in the silence for rugby league, it means so much.it's been a long time coming and obviously a number of years before we've been able to get back here and win it again. so, it was one really tough game today, obviously the heat i think played a part. you could see that in the second half, for both teams, but it's very special for me to call myself the captain of this team and obviously to lift this trophy. this has been rugby league's toughest year, but a thrilling final in the noise is a win in itself. it is st helens who go home singing. joe lynskey, bbc news. congratulations to them. and finally, the preparation's now overfor the british and irish lions — they thrashed the stormers 49—3 in theirfinal warm—up match before the first test against south africa next weekend. the lions did fall behind early, but quickly turned things around. exeter�*s sam simmonds was just one of seven try scorers. but the headlines were saved for tour captain alun wynjones. he came off the bench, to complete an incredible return to action just three wee

and on this bumper sporting weekend, a5,000 fans will be at wembley for rugby league's show—piece — thes to be able to win it will write our names in history. it's a long time coming for the team. it's been around for the last seven or eight years. we want to be remembered. that surely the point of everyone's career — you want to be remembered. and that's all the sport for now. mostly dry with hot sunshine for many, bit of cloud around to start off saturday morning across parts of east anglia and the southeast. generally more cloud further north and west, retreating to the store still might coast northern ireland. it will stay windy with the odd spot of rain. a bit cooler here as a consequence, but go further south, 29 or 30 degrees. that sunshine will be strong with very high uv levels. especially for southern and southwestern areas. as we head through saturday night, we will continue to see clear spells towards the south. more cloud up towards the south. more cloud up towards the south. more cloud up towards the north and a bit of rain across the far north of scotland. sunday, we will

catalans dragons have maintained their lead at the top of rugby league�*s super league with another impressive the tokyo olympic games. fellow scot, jemma reekie, who will run in the 800m and 1,500m injapan, finished second behind muir. and finally, just take a look at this spectacular catch from india�*s harleen deol. she took this on the boundary to dismiss england�*s amyjones in the first t20 international at northampton. look at that there. the hosts went on to win the rain—affected match by duckworth—lewis stern method for the first win of the t20 series. and that is all the sport from us for now. hello there. it�*s looking unsettled for this weekend as well, but it�*s not going to be raining all the time everywhere. there will be some places staying dry, but the general theme this weekend is for sunny spells and for scattered showers to develop. again, these will be heavy and thundery and slow—moving as winds will be light. if you look at the pressure chart this afternoon, we�*ve got this weather front across the south, bringing an area of more persistent rain to southern counties. it wi