play in the euro semifinals on wednesday night was that the preparation is well under way at st george�*s parkngland seem to be in such a good place. that quarterfinal victory in rome against ukraine on saturday night their most complete performance so far in this tournament. and they had yesterday off, back in training today. gareth southgate has a full squad of 26 players. book at sakho, who started against germany in the last 16, he missed the quarterfinal that he was back with the main group and that is going to give gareth southgate another selection headache. he said it�*s been tough leaving players out. he can only name a match day 23 and he said that has been hard, but what a good place to be in as they go into the final stretch and this becomes a case of the final games. we can guess the harry maguire is going to start against denmark. he was in that core of players who also made it to the semifinals three years ago in russia. he spoke to us today spoke about how that defeat against croatia in moscow still hurts, and he talked about how they have developed as players over the last thr

the players have been training at st george�*s park in staffordshire. *s even more special. i think it�*s something we could have only dreamt of, really, at the start of the tournament. we are here to try and win it and we have got this far now, and i think we have just grown and grown throughout the tournament. we have not put too much pressure on ourselves. i think we have overcome some tough tests over the past few years and learned a lot of things and gained a lot of experience from those games. and i think all the learning curves and experiences that we�*ve been through have got us to where we are on sunday. so it�*s a massive occasion. we have definitely thrived off the fans, and i suppose we�*re living their dream. right at the front, out on the pitch. and we can�*t thank them enough for all their support. so what about the opposition. before roberto mancini took charge, italy failed to reach the 2018 world cup finals. the failure shocked italian fans. but mancini has revived italy�*s fortunes. they have not lost in nearly three years and are now

the squad are continuing their preparations at st george�*s park, and captain harry kane spoke to our kid. we have the opportunity now, so a great prospect for us. we just have to enjoy the moment, take it all in, but of course, perform. we want to be on the winning side. catalans dragons have maintained their lead at the top of rugby league�*s super league with another impressive win, this time over leeds rhinos. the french side were ten points behind at the break but came back strongly to win 26 points to 18. elsewhere, reigning champions st helens beat wakefield 30—14. 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 internation

the players have been training at st george�*s park in staffordshire. o life. kabul�*s oldest market, one of its busiest. painters, masons, plasterers, they all come here to find a day�*s work. it�*s always been tough, but much tougher now. translation: the . foreigners are leaving. we are worried about the war. it�*s everywhere. people are fleeing into the cities but there is no work here. we are under so much pressure. this fridge. and they sold all their crockery? yes. a street of second—hand goods. nusrat set up shop here when his job ended with the us military. lots of afghans were working with them, now they are jobless. a lot of them are planning to go out of afghanistan because of their security and because of a lack ofjobs. the americans said it�*s time to go, it�*s 20 years, that�*s enough. for what purpose did they come in for what purpose are they going? what is the conclusion? if they didn't gain something, they didn't build something for us, they didn't make the security for us, why are they coming? tea and treats in the city centre. sweet

the full england squad is expected to take part in training at st george�*s park later today, as the little bit of yoga or pilates. they�*ll need all the freshness they can get into those legs, when they face italy at wembley. the italians are still at their base near florence, before they fly to london tomorrow. world number one novak djokovic has already won the australian and french open titles this season, but he says he�*ll have to be at his best to beat denis shapovalov when they take to centre court later. there are two players in their first wimbledon semi—finals — matteo berretini and hubert hurkasz. and we know now that it�*s ash barty who�*ll take on karolina pliskova in tomorrow�*s women�*s final asjoe wilson reports. the trophies get bigger as you get older. take a look at the wimbledon girls champion from ten years ago. well, she�*s 25 now. ash barty, world number one, top of your screen. commentator: incredible. barty was born in ipswich, queensland. well, thank for your support. don�*t they sell australian flags in london? there�*s one. against angelique kerber, barty

tottenham's training ground for their final preparations — while gareth southgate�*s side have been training at st george's park reports.

tottenham's training ground for their final preparations — while gareth southgate�*s side have been training at st george's parkre heading to their team hotel in hertfordshire. our sports correspondent john watson reports. england train for the final time at their base in burton today, ahead of the biggest game of their professional lives. standing between them and a first major trophy in over half a century, former winners italy, who arrive in london this afternoon. it's a great occasion, you know, for the country to be involved in, and the lads have done the hole country proud. the whole country proud. yeah, we'rejust... i think everybody�*s got that sort of butterfly feeling in the belly that we can obviously win a first major trophy for a very long time. ending england's drought in major tournaments has been a plan long in the making. the opening of england's state—of—the—art training centre at st george's park nine years ago sowing the seeds for the future. in 2017, signs of progress. a young phil foden, the player of the tournament, as england lifted the under—17s world cup. the under—20s winning their eq

the italian side arrived in london today while gareth southgate�*s squad have had their final training session at st george's parkng in the last hour, the england manager praised the home support, and said his players would give everything to win their first european championship. it has been fantastic to have obviously a letter from the queen, letter from the prime minister to all of the team. and the recognition that the players and all of the staff of gone about this on the right way. we had a fabulous reception when we left saint georges, all the local villagers had come out and were lining the route and people pulled over in lay—by is in so you got more a sense of what is going on outside the bubble. but it always comes back to tomorrow. we are in a final and we are here to win. so everything, it is important how we represented people and we are pleased that legacy has been there. but now we want to go and bring the trophy home to everybody. 7 7 the england captain harry kane said the players were determined to deliver the fans their first major trophy in 55 years. that is the challenge. we have been, we hav

s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm olly foster live at st george's park.etch, england say they are fit, they say they are ready for the european championship finals on sunday. a, the european championship finals on sunda . �* , . the european championship finals on sunda . m ., . ., the european championship finals on sunda . �* , ., . ., ., sunday. a be a cloud level, the long wait for this — sunday. a be a cloud level, the long wait for this to _ sunday. a be a cloud level, the long wait for this to win _ sunday. a be a cloud level, the long wait for this to win a _ sunday. a be a cloud level, the long wait for this to win a trophy. - sunday. a be a cloud level, the long wait for this to win a trophy. we - wait for this to win a trophy. we are also going to get the very latest from the italian camp, what do they have in store for the match? here at wimbledon, the road number one looks to be heading into sunday's wimbledon final were italy awaits. and live at the bbc sword centre the rest of today's sport, the come back equals the all—time record of the s

the italian side arrived in london today while gareth southgate�*s squad have had their final training session at st george's parkalie pirks. how's this for a send—off? england left st george's park today bound for wembley, ahead of a final that has captivated old and young alike. for fans, the celebrations after beating denmark went long into the night. for players, there was at least a chance to celebrate to the song that's captured the moment. # sweet caroline...# midfielder declan rice is about to join a very select group of england players who've experienced a majorfinal. # so good, so good, so good...# but sir geoff hurst is as giddy as the rest of us. ijust think it's absolutely unbelievable. i've had a good run, 55 years. it's about time somebody else took over and won something, and i'm just thrilled to bits. you're sat here just buzzing now, like you just want to go out there and just win the game. i'm sat there listening to him speak and obviously how much it means to him and what he done. honestly, speaking to him, i'm buzzing! bobby moore led england up to the royal box to receive l the jules rimet c