and i'm sarah mulkerrins, away from the world cup. anguish for 2011 champion rory mcilroy in high winds at the us open. he shoots a ten over par first round of 80 at shinnecock hills. and johanna konta continues her winning run on grass, with victory at the nottingham open hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm olly foster. one match down 63 to go and what a start for hosts, the luznikhi stadium is still [it up here behind me and russia lit up this world cup with a result that noone really saw coming. first we had an opening ceremony. robbie williams took centre stage, vladimir putin gave a speech welcoming the world and promising a feast of football, his team came good on that thrashing saudi arabia 5—0. adan wild reports. after all the waiting, all be anticipating, this was finally rushed both of moment to welcome the world. but before the real entertainment, there was their real entertainer, robbie williams providing a little english swagger. make no mistake, this was russia's show. vladimir putin centrestage with the greetings. again

i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre.ing up on the programme: bat dominates ball again, as england start chasing australia's 310 in the latest 0di at durham. and no playing second fiddle for stradivarius, as he wins the ascot gold cup. plenty to pack in tonight, but we'll start with events it's day eight, and we are bracing for ourselves for the big match, argentina against croatia. we'll get to that later. we've had to macro results, back—to—back matches in group c. france and denmark with the chance to book a place in the last 16 at the world cup with a game to spare. denmark didn't manage it but france did, beating carew1—0. —— peru. in terms of volume and mass, peru are unmissable but, when they get the ball around here, things become distinctly missable. the latest peruvians are turned down the chance ofa peruvians are turned down the chance of a world cup goal, costing them in their first match against denmark, and france are more ruthless. dawdle for a moment and before you know it you find. kylian mbappe the young

welcome along to the bbc sport centre, i'm sarah mulkerrins...england's final group game at the world cup and well for once, it's all rather relaxed. gareth southgate‘s team have already booked their place in the last 16, and will face belgium later in kaliningrad, in a battle to finish top of group g... that game kicks off at seven o clock — and our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there live for us... natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is which natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is which team natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is which team wants natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is which team wants to natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is which team wants to finish natalie, i suppose the more qualified already the big question is which team wants to finish top, if either? that is the big debate, isn't it? that's what dominating the med

i'm sarah mulkerrins — away from the world cup...ricketers are looking to capitalise on a below par performance from australia. they're chasing 215 for victory at the oval, in the first match of their 0di series. and one of the stars of london 2012 calls time on his career. we speak to greg rutherford about retirement and one last bid for glory in london this summer. hello and welcome to sportsday. this will be our home for the next four weeks and a bit. this time tomorrow, we will know the results from the first match at the world cup, russia versus saudi arabia. we are in the shadow of st basil ‘s cathedral. behind that, red square and behind me, the kremlin. we are at the melting pot of this russia world cup. so many fans here, creating before they go off on their travels. 11 host cities, two of the stadia here in the capital city. there is a gala concert taking place tonight at the time tomorrow, we will be talking about the football. it has been such a busy day with details of that bidderfrom the been such a busy day with detail

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and sarah mulkerrins. yes, welcome along.re the top stories this evening: warming up for the world cup at wembley, england have made a strong start against nigeria. kyle edmund waves goodbye to the french open on a bad day for the british in paris. rain and runs at headingley. england edge ahead in the second test, but pakistan have taken wickets. there's been a shock in derby. the favourite is stunned by an epsom outsider. also coming up in sportsday this evening: we head to washington, dc, as wales‘ rugby players prepare to take on south africa. and we get on board, in the sport of sidebike cross. good evening. a really busy saturday. we'll have a close look at what's been going on at roland garros and the french open in a moment, but there is a big match under way at wembley, england facing nigeria in the first of two friendlies before they head to the world cup, and they are winning 2—1. the manager gareth southgate has stuck with his three—man defence, gary cahill, john stones, kyle walker, kieran trippier and ashley you

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and sarah mulkerrins. yes, welcome along.evening: warming up for the world cup with a wembley win. kane's on target again as england beat nigeria. kyle edmund has waved goodbye to the french open. a bad day for the british in paris. rain and runs at headingley. england edge ahead in the second test, but pakistan have taken wickets. a shock in derby. the favourite is stunned by an epsom outsider. also coming up in sportsday this evening: we head to washington dc, as wales‘ rugby players prepare to take on south africa. and we get on board, with the sport of sidebike cross. hello there. plenty coming up on another busy saturday. we'll start at wembley, where england have won their world cup warm—up match against nigeria 2—1. captain harry kane, who scored their second, said "he is feeling at his best" ahead of the tournament that starts in just under a fortnight. gary cahill was the other goal—scorer for england before nigeria, who are also heading to russia, hit back after the break. in a moment, we will go live to wembley to

good afternoon, welcome along to the bbc sport centre with me sarah mulkerrins.er way today at the world cup in russia and right now in group c, denmark are taking on australia. and after the danes beat peru in their opener, they've started quickly in samara. just seven minutes it took for them to break through. their talisman christian eriksen with that lovely finish to put them 1—0 up. you can follow updates online or listen to commentary on radio 5 live. england's players trained this morning after a rest day on wednesday. midfielder dele alli missed the session — his thigh injury is being monitored ahead of sunday's match against panama. also at that session, steve holland s team sheet was photographed. suggests that there may be starts for marcus rashford and rueben loftus—cheek. trent alexander—arnold is due to speak to the media soon, maybe he can shed some light on it all — we will have that here for you on the news channel. but david 0rnstein is in repino. in terms of the players themselves, 22 are training today. the player missing is dele alli who is s

sarah mulkerrins will have the latest after half past one.s in brussels for us. you have going fractures in europe with how to deal with migration and the other fracture, , the relationship between the uk and the other 27. exactly right, the uk, brexit issue is actually being relegated here to a sort of minor side issue when this summit was originally going to be the time when the uk's exit from the eu was going to be largely decided and agreed. that's not the case because there are major issues still outstanding, issues relating to securing the withdrawal agreement, how to deal with the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the eu saying at the minute, the uk's proposal is not good enough and are waiting to hear more, and the other issue that needs to go in the withdrawal agreement is an outline of the future relationship that will exist between these two sides. the eu say we haven't had enough from the uk, we need to hear more and they will be delivering quite a sharp message today to theresa may and they will be sayi

sarah mulkerrins will be back with you for sportsday at 6:30. back to you, annita.thdrawal bill for a second day. theresa may avoided a major defeat in the commons yesterday by offering a last—minute concession to a group of more than a dozen tory rebels, but there is still a long way to go before the end of the brexit process. chris morris from our reality check team has been looking at the next steps and potential problems along the way. the eu withdrawal bill is domestic legislation that will formalise the uk exit from the european union. repealing the laws that took us into the eu in the first place and turning a lot of current eu law into british law. so it is an important part of the brexit process, but is by no means the only one. as the clock continues to tick towards the day brexit is supposed to happen, march 29th 2019, alongside the withdrawal bill in parliament, the government is also trying to negotiate a withdrawal agreement with the rest of the eu. at the end of this month there will be an important eu summit in brussels which will highlight the fact

time for the sport with sarah mulkerrins. hello.session. the next session is against polymer. the manager gareth southgate is also injured, suffering a dislocated shoulder while out running yesterday. in good spirits today. david has been keeping an eye on things today. in terms of the players themselves, there are 22 training today. ali is missing, suffering from a minor fight stretch. it seemed to trouble him throughout the game. he is recuperating at the hotel while the rest of the 22 training, hoping for no further injuries. they will be training today, tomorrow and then flying in the afternoon and then on sunday it is game day, the second match against penybanc. if england win, they are on the verge of qualifying for the knockout rounds. —— against panama. then england will know where they stand, what they have to do to progress. after reynaldo's exploits, it is all eyes on lionel messi today because his argentina side will hope to improve in their draw against iceland. they play croatia. away from the world cup and enrich and

coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with sarah mulkerrins.ubt that is one of the questions you will be asking. no doubt that is one of the questions you will be askingm no doubt that is one of the questions you will be asking. it is, england already through to the last 16. they take on belgian who have already qualified, so it is a battle to top the group table. do either tea m wa nts to 7 to top the group table. do either team wants to? darren, that's pretty! it's dry, hot and sunny with plenty of blue skies. we could break some temperature records in scotland and northern ireland. also coming up — will it or won't it? thermometer—watchers in scotland prepare could be the hottestjune day on record in scotland — with temperatures not seen since 1893! hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. around 100 soldiers have arrived in greater manchester to help firefighters battle a huge moorland blaze that has been burning forfour days. fire chiefs say they fear it could last for weeks because of the continuing hot weather. the troop