the weather is set and this royal st georges course met we said it had taken — royal st georges courseid it had taken but _ royal st georges course met we said it had taken but it _ royal st georges course met we said it had taken but it has _ royal st georges course met we said it had taken but it has not _ royal st georges course met we said it had taken but it has not bitten - it had taken but it has not bitten yet and doesn't look set to either. it is all tied at the top of the leaderboard as more tears come up for the 18th. leaderboard as more tears come up forthe18th. louis leaderboard as more tears come up for the 18th. louis oosthuizen at the top, 12 under par as he comes down the last, one shot clear of collin morikawa and thenjordan speith as well. you probably cannot write off those in the chasing pack even, the like of cory connors who didn't hit any bogeys. and the spanish favoured coming into the competition is on —7, the world number two after —2 rounds of 68. paul casey and andy sullivan are the best place brits and are on —5 and if you want to keep across all of the hi

but there _ so each year at st george park. but there will_ so each year at st george park.g _ there will be doing is a full training session and on tuesday before — training session and on tuesday before they head to london on the eve of— before they head to london on the eve of that — before they head to london on the eve of that semifinal against denmark on wednesday. there will be analysing _ denmark on wednesday. there will be analysing the opposition and what did they— analysing the opposition and what did they know about them? they played _ did they know about them? they played them twice back in the autumn of the _ played them twice back in the autumn of the nations leak, there was a goaliess— of the nations leak, there was a goalless draw and also lost england 1-0. goalless draw and also lost england 1—0. erickson won his cap in that game _ 1—0. erickson won his cap in that game and — 1—0. erickson won his cap in that game and escort the victor. with the danes _ game and escort the victor. with the danes are _ game and escort the victor. with the danes are doing her

st. george — final. earlier they trained at st. george as _ final. earlier they trained at st. eorge as part, the final session before they travel down here today. 25 players _ before they travel down here today. 25 players from the squad took part. phil foden _ 25 players from the squad took part. phil foden did not take part with a minor— phil foden did not take part with a minor knock we are told but gareth soulhgale — minor knock we are told but gareth southgate told bbc five live he is a doubt _ southgate told bbc five live he is a doubt and — southgate told bbc five live he is a doubt and we will have to check again— doubt and we will have to check again later but he has got a fairly minor— again later but he has got a fairly minor fool — again later but he has got a fairly minor foot injury. it isjust going to be _ minor foot injury. it isjust going to be one — minor foot injury. it isjust going to be one that clears up in time to take part — to be one that clears up in time to take part in— to be one that clears up in time to take part in the game so we have to assess— t

st. george's he will be doing it on his 33rd birthday. that of in st. ing it on his 33rd birthday.— it on his 33rd birthday. that really would be special. _ it on his 33rd birthday. that really would be special. still— it on his 33rd birthday. that really would be special. still plenty - it on his 33rd birthday. that really would be special. still plenty of. would be special. still plenty of players out there on the course at the moment rory mcilroy one of them. we know it was heartbreak for him two years ago he didn't make the cut. ., , ., ., ., , cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it _ cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it could _ cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it could be _ cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it could be another- looks like it could be another difficult weekend at fort rory mcilroy. he will be battling just to make the cut. started off really well with a birdie but things started to unravel. he made three straight bogeys through five, six and seven and that leaves him on two over par

st. george's this week we have fans as well.000 will be in attendance. it’s 32,000 will be in attendance. it's lovel to 32,000 will be in attendance. it�*s lovely to get out. 32,000 will be in attendance. it's lovely to get out. it's _ 32,000 will be in attendance. it's lovely to get out. it's absolutely l lovely to get out. it's absolutely excellent _ lovely to get out. it's absolutely excellent. in _ lovely to get out. it's absolutely excellent. in practice _ lovely to get out. it's absolutely excellent. in practice he - lovely to get out. it's absolutely excellent. in practice he is- excellent. in practice he is probably— excellent. in practice he is probably because - excellent. in practice he is. probably because everything excellent. in practice he is- probably because everything is up close _ probably because everything is up close. ,, ., , probably because everything is up close. ., , ., , close. spain really fun actually seeini close. spain really fun actually seeing somebody _ close. spain really fun actually seeing so

st. george's this week we have fans as well.dance. it's absolutely excellent. will be in attendance. i in practice he is probably- because everything is up close. spain really fun actually seeing somebody faces with up with rory mcelroy playing over and the putting green over there which is really, wow. he was literally five metres in front of me. really cool. it's amazing especially during the southeast the weather is perfect. the guy gives can be raining, it's amazing, it's nice to be here. don't be full by the picture—perfect location. there are hazards everywhere you look. for the man who becomes the king of royal st. george's come sunday evening, he will have truly earned it. in tennis news british number one dan evans has pulled out of the tokyo 0lympics. evans tested positive for covid—19 and is now self—isolating. he joins a host of players missing out, including johanna konta who announced she'd tested positive on tuesday. rafael nadal and roger federer are also missing from the games which get under way later next week

, yeah. _ here as we were leaving st george's, yeah. it _ here as we were leaving st george's, yeah.ia i was _ occasion it is. i think in russia i was that— occasion it is. i think in russia i was that we _ occasion it is. i think in russia i was that we were over there and we were _ was that we were over there and we were in_ was that we were over there and we were in our— was that we were over there and we were in our own bubble and we can see videos— were in our own bubble and we can see videos of what it was like back on but _ see videos of what it was like back on but we — see videos of what it was like back on but we could not really experience it ourselves. and even this camp — experience it ourselves. and even this camp obviously we have been kind of— this camp obviously we have been kind ofjust onto the next one, onto the next _ kind ofjust onto the next one, onto the next one — kind ofjust onto the next one, onto the next one coming is focusing on its game _ the next one coming is focusing on its game which we have done for this final but— its game which we have done for th

ben croucher is at royal st george�*s for us and has been following the action.p. yes, really tense here and you call it moving day, but there is no movement at the top of the leaderboard for now. it is all quiet behind me because most of the action is taking place on the far side of the course at the moment. it is louis 0osthuizen you had a two shot lead at the start of the day, that has been reduced to one. he has been playing some calm and consistent golf for the most part, a birdie at seven and nine to —13 he has dropped back to —12. the man chasing him is the 2017 championjordan speed. his game fell apart the 2017 championjordan speed. his game fellapart in the 2017 championjordan speed. his game fell apart in recent years dropped and the world top 50 but he has been producing some of that golf we know all too well, and he isjust a shot behind the south african. huge crowds following them on the far side of the course and it is starting to get very tense. andy sullivan�*s still the best of the british hopefuls, isn�*t he, ben? and ireland�*s shane lowry — de

st georue's. , , , . george's six athletes and two staff members from the athletics team have come into close contact with an individual who has tested positive for coronavirus. they have all tested negative so far, and have entered into a period of self—isolation in their rooms within the olympic village. that comes after earlier today, the south african 0lympic football team confirmed three of their party, including two players, tested positive just days before their opening match againstjapan on thursday. we opening match against japan on thursda . ~ ., opening match against japan on thursda .~ ., ., , opening match against japan on thursda . ~ . . , ., thursday. we all agree, but at the same time. _ thursday. we all agree, but at the same time, the _ thursday. we all agree, but at the same time, the mingling - thursday. we all agree, but at the same time, the mingling and - thursday. we all agree, but at the - same time, the mingling and crossing of populations is incredibly limited, incredibly limited. and we

the opening of england's state—of—the—art training centre at st george's park nine years ago sowing theuture. in 2017, signs of progress. a young phil foden, the player of the tournament, as england lifted the under—i7s world cup. the under—20s winning their equivalent. with gareth southgate�*s promotion to england manager, continuity in the england set—up, bringing with it results. reaching the semi—finals at the last world cup, hope superseded by belief. but are england ready to take the toughest step of all? there is no doubt england have begun to reshape the history that has weighed them down in major tournaments of the past. now, they will have to be at their very best if they are to topple a tough italian side and they are to go on and realise their euro dream. italy are on a record 33—match unbeaten run, edging out spain on penalties in the last four. in what will be their fourth european championship final, this is england's first. captain harry kane with the goal that ended that run of major championship semi—final defeats. tomorrow evening, the focus of millions will fall on w

just goes to show that st george's can be tricky after all. thanks, ben.en to this week's edition of the sports desk podcast, which asks whether golf needs to rein in the big hitters. mark cavendish will have to wait until sunday's final day of the tour de france if he's to break the record for the number of stage wins at the tour. he was hoping to take his 35th on today's 19th stage, but it was won by matej mohoric. nick parrott has the details. this was the day mark cavendish was hoping to surpass the record he shares with eddie merckx. if only life was that easy. this relatively flat 128 mile ride was far from smooth. an early crash almost took cavendish out. far enough away to avoid the domino effect. another held him in much of the pellets on up. along the road, a breakaway got away. with 16 miles to go, matej mohoric went for it. a sense of deja vu as the slovenia slow loads to his next win. tomorrow's time trial should see his overall victory confirmed. while cavendish will have to wait until sunday to make his history. nick parrott, bbc news. well,

at romford market in essex, st george has proved good for business. two for a fiver.is blow that up and set your drinks on it. but when it comes to wembley tickets, there's no haggling to be done. been offered... i've had a guy come up, who wanted to give... he said, "i'll give you eight grand for the four tickets." i said, "mate, no money buys these tickets. no chance. no chance, we're going." after the long wait, england have finally made it to a final, and it's at home here in wembley. so, it's hardly surprising fans are willing to pay eye—watering sums of money to be at the game tomorrow night. we know that people are willing to pay thousands of pounds - to get here tomorrow. the last thing that you would want to do is take that - risk and turn up here, _ have a duplicate ticket and not get admission to the stadium. we would advise you go - via the uefa ticketing portal. the chances are very slim that you will get a ticket, - but there is a small chance. tomorrow will be a special day, not least for the staff here at harry kane's old school. clearly very gifted, a

olly foster has been watching england's final training session at st george's park.they say they are and the first thing that impressed me when we were allowed in for the first 15 minutes down there on the sir bobby charlton pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, wasjust pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, was just the pitch, echoes of 1966 all around the place, wasjust the happiness, the smiling faces, the laughter even from gareth southgate. but they have been getting down to some very serious business preparing for the italians. but how can they not enjoy this moment? just one more sleep before a major championship final. it has not been perfect because we also noticed very early on that he is very recognisable, that bleached blonde hair we saw, phil foden actually missed this final training session, he picked up a knock in training yesterday so he sat this one out as a precaution. it will be a huge blow if he couldn't be involved tomorrow at wembley. but gareth southgate has such a depth of options in that position, the man at the moment in possessio

people who wanted to show their appreciation and send them off from st george's park in style. as they left and headed to the hotel near watford where they will spend the night. as a gareth circuit was saying as far as he concern that routine for every evening kick—off is exactly the same and they will do everything the same tomorrow as they previously have and they will actually prepare that way. and create a sense of continuity rather than overdoing the drama, it will be hard enough i imagined for the players to keep their feet firmly on the ground tomorrow in the circumstances but gareth southgate says he and harry kane on the other leaders in the team are doing their best to ensure that. lets talk more football in but before that all the action from the ladies final at wimbledon, it's time tojoin the team ladies final at wimbledon, it's time to join the team for sportsday. hello. you're watching sportsday with me ben croucher. your headlines this saturday.... ashleigh barty is the new wimbledon champion. we'll have all the reaction from a memoralbe final at the all england

ben croucher is at royal st george's for us and has been following the action.last hour or so. we had a three—way tie for the lead about 15 units ago and now it has all changed on what we call moving day at the majors. but no change for louis oosthuizen at the top of the leaderboard. the 2010 open champion had a little bit of a wobble in the middle of the round and madejust one bogey in his first two rounds, but then it made a couple of bogeys in three holes. on the 14th it did not help, but then showed his mettle and made a birdie on the 16th, making all the difference to him. collin morikawa, that means he is a shot behind leader, louis oosthuizen. collin morikawa isjust leader, louis oosthuizen. collin morikawa is just a shot hind and

but it's notjust the players that are happy to be back here at st george's this week we have fans asup with rory mcelroy playing over and the putting green over there which is really, wow. he was literally five metres in front of me. really cool. it's amazing especially during the southeast the weather is perfect. looked like it was gonna be raining, it's amazing, it's nice to be here. don't be full by the picture—perfect location. there are hazards everywhere you look. for the man who becomes the king of royal st george's come sunday evening, he will have truly earned it. in tennis news british number one dan evans has pulled out of the tokyo 0lympics. evans tested positive for covid—19 and is now self—isolating. he joins a host of players missing out, including johanna konta who announced she'd tested positive on tuesday. rafael nadal and roger federer are also missing from the games which get under way later next week injapan. we're getting to the business end of this year's tour de france and we're also into the steepest climbs. today's 17th stage saw the defending champion tadej

what is going on at st george's park? , ., us. what is going on at st george's park?rained this morning to sto park? they have trained this morning to step their— park? they have trained this morning to stop their penultimate _ park? they have trained this morning to stop their penultimate training - to stop their penultimate training station was behind closed doors. not wanting as they are observing for the first 15 minutes as we are usually allowed. we will get that tomorrow morning in their final training session before theyjump on the bus and head to london for that match on sunday. i heard a little of what you were saying. so important these couple of days at saint george's park to switch off from all the emotion of whatever match they have one, whether it was against denmark, ukraine, when they got back late from rome, or that win against the germans. they love returning here for the sense of calm and obviously some very important work they do here as well. this is going to be the most important match of their careers. it to be the most important match of their

our reporter olly foster is with them at st george's park.k here at their training camp at five o'clock in the morning so it was always going to be a day of rest and recovery and we saw some of them having a walkabout in the grounds here and they dodged a lightning storm that dodged fry for about an hour or so here at st george's park and what they will be doing for the next few days as a full training session tomorrow, another on tuesday before they head down to london on the eve of that semifinal against denmark on wednesday. they will be analysing the opposition, what about the danes? they played them twice backin the danes? they played them twice back in the autumn in the nations and the heat and there was a goalless draw and they also lost england one nail and christian eriksen won his 100th cap in that game and scored the winner and of course what the danes are doing here is motivated by that terrible incident, the trauma in their first match of when christian eriksen collapsed on the pitch. they are going out and playing every single m

england's footballers are back at their training base of st george's park, after the team finally putg for a major tournament final. their 2—1 victory over denmark last night, means they'll face italy on sunday in the final of euro 2020, asjoe lynskey reports. singing. it has been 55 years but they never stop dreaming. the last time england reached a final it wasjuly 1966. through the decades there have been late nights and golden generations, now onlyjoy. my emotions are all over the place. what a night and a fully deserved win. it is the work ethic and the determination from each and every one of us. help your mate out. it says a lot about this team. i am so proud. this group of players deserve what has happened to them. | fantastic from when we met five weeks ago. . it was our night. harry kane's spot kick was one of his worst. how he finds ways to score is key to this team. and so is the man at the helm. throughout the match gareth southgate is calm and then at the end his release. he is a thinker and he listens and takes on board. he has a ruthless streak which you have to have a

if the atmosphere is anything like it was at st george's park and here, i am sure at wembley will bebe rocking later. alex, thank ou. wembley will be rocking later. alex, thank you- i'm _ wembley will be rocking later. alex, thank you. i'm sure _ wembley will be rocking later. alex, thank you. i'm sure there _ wembley will be rocking later. alex, thank you. i'm sure there will- wembley will be rocking later. alex, thank you. i'm sure there will be thousands of fans lining the route from watford down to for that short bus ride a little bit lighter. for now, many thanks indeed. let us get the thoughts of sports writer henry winter. good afternoon. we have been here before. five years ago at the euros, england were perhaps their lowest point, down in nice, they were knocked out by iceland. gareth southgate said when he took over, england were in an absolute mess. they are not in a mess now, they are in a very good place. it is remarkable _ in a very good place. it is remarkable what - in a very good place. it is remarkable what gareth l in a very good place. it 3 remarkable what gareth

and i'm olly foster, live at st george's park. fit squad ahead of wednesday's european championship semifinal against denmark. we are going to hearfrom the manager and against denmark. we are going to hear from the manager and also one of the goal—scorers against ukraine. and i'mjohn of the goal—scorers against ukraine. and i'm john watson, live at wembley. i will be bringing you the latest _ wembley. i will be bringing you the latest from the danish camp, and we will be _ latest from the danish camp, and we will be looking ahead to that first semifinal — will be looking ahead to that first semifinal here tomorrow night between — semifinal here tomorrow night between italy and spain. yes, welcome along. the bullies are up yes, welcome along. the bullies are up like they were at the start of last week. we have managed to keep the rain up for most of today — the brollies are up. i can see the covers will soon be up on these outside courts and the show courts are stopping as well. all this is just further delaying abbie emma raducanu

you've got the big st george's flag on the front. _ got the big st george's flag on the front. and —we want them to have this great _ says, we want them to have this greatjoyous reopening says, we want them to have this great joyous reopening and we are says, we want them to have this greatjoyous reopening and we are a lot of— greatjoyous reopening and we are a lot of us— greatjoyous reopening and we are a lot of us wanting to see england be successful~ — lot of us wanting to see england be successful. i'm not sure it's going to go— successful. i'm not sure it's going to go down— successful. i'm not sure it's going to go down in the big realm of brilliant — to go down in the big realm of brilliant front pages. lets go from the sun to the financial times. lets go from the sun to the financialtimes. how's lets go from the sun to the financial times. how's that for a breadth of coverage? jenny, they've got one about morrison's. tell us a bit about that.— bit about that. there's a bidding war. lots bit about that. there's a bidding war- lots of _ bit about that. there's a bidding war. lo

st. george. it arrived in 1497. objections began almost immediately but the first real flag protester did not appear until 1637. john endicott cut off part of the cross saying it was a gift a the pope but a relic of the anti-christ. he have barred from public office for yun year. by in large, the colonies remained loyal to the british flag even after armed conflict broke out. as the american revolution grew more heated, new banners began to appear. the rattlesnake at the pine tree was the most common symbols. 1775, no one had given much thought to the colors by which colonial ships could recognize each other. two floating batteries were marked with green tree flag but the making of flags before ships was left to army contractors as a project to play with in their spare time. a flag was raised on prospect hill in massachusetts but actually the flag was the flag, proof the colony saw themselves as british citizens even while they fought british troops. it was the same grand reunion or meet your flag which flew from sh

to the open first, it's moving day at royal st george's.d a0 minutes, the south african is two shots clear at the top. 0ur reporter ben croucher is there for us. play's been under way since 09:30 — a good day for scotland's robert macintyre but ultimately frustration for rory mcilroy? yes, a glorious day here at royal st george's, definitely not complaining about how warm it is, mr whippy all over the place, temperatures in the mid 20s, conditions reasonable, the wind off the coast is not quite whipping upjust wind off the coast is not quite whipping up just yet. wind off the coast is not quite whipping upjust yet. it has been a challenge for rory mcilroy, struggled for much of the first couple of days, we thought he had brought his a—game, he made five birdies in his third round but slightly unravelled, three bogeys to close on one of the park, leaving him ten shots off the lead, better news for bob mcintyre, the scottish left—handed golfer. five under par round of 65 a few members ago, that leaves him on for under the championship, going

so here's the latest leaderboard from royal st george's.ollin morikawa up at the top there on nine—under. and then daniel van tonder, emiliano grillo and louis 0osthuizen all level on six under. 0oosthuizen, the overnight leader, tees—offjust before 3.00pm. lewis hamilton says winning an eighth formula i world drivers�* title will be a tall order this year. the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weekend's british grand prix. there's qualifying today before the new sprint race to decide the grid tomorrow and hamilton is hoping the home crowd of more than ia0,000 will make a difference for him. the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else, so, considering we have had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy is definitely very much missed and, yeah, you arrive with his excitement but kind of with this nervousness also because he want to deliver for anyone anyone everyone and you want to do good on the weekend. away from golf, england's lewis ludlow has been ban

the second round of golf�*s open championship is underway at royal st george's in kent.pondent andy swiss is watching. it's about the closest most of us will get to the trophy, the open's favourite photo op doing a roaring trade. but for others here, getting their hands on the real claretjug is what it's all about. rory mcilroy. cheering. after a mixed opening round, the rory mcilroy fan club was out in force but they did not have much to cheer at first, as the putts slipped by and he slipped down the leaderboard. others though were flourishing. especially collin morikawa, a stunning round from the american and soon he led the way. yes! what a day he is having. among a cluster of english players in contention is tommy fleetwood, and he soon gave the home crowd plenty to get excited about. but if you thought that was good, just watch this. carlos ortiz, taking a direct route. at the other extreme though, paul francesco molinari, twice trying and twice failing to get out of a bunker. eventually he did it, but the damage was done. among a few unheralded names going well sou

the final round is well under way at the open at royal st george's in sandwich. louis oosthuizen — who won the open back in 2010 — the man to beat. he's on 12 under par, one shot ahead of america's collin morikawa. he has been through it plenty of times, i have been through it myself enough. it is who is going to take this opportunity. i enough. it is who is going to take this opportunity-— this opportunity. i wouldn't count an one this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out- _ this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out- i— this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out. i don't _ this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out. i don't look - this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out. i don't look at - this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out. i don't look at it - this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out. i don't look at it as l this opportunity. i wouldn't count anyone out. i don't look at it as a head-to-head, _ anyone out. i don't look at it as a head-to-head, i— anyone out. i don't look at it as a head-to-head, i want _ anyone out. i don't lo

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

st. george inter rodriguez said he was racially abused by salt to fans during a german cut match in 2020. and dought means jude bellingham was a victim during the 2021. but initially it was season it's not only at the senior level. in december 2019 bernice league club had to berlin's under 16 team, walked off the pitch during the game. after several of their players say they were racially abused by their opponents. next me for i see this information this to, to the class that this happened for me, this never happen. my football career right now. but i'm believable. the pressure of the current class of black footballers to be perfect starts burly me since i me on kids. and i know it's not easy for black young i germany's latest addition to the legacy. the cost of this started is byron meaning starlette jamal. most jala, early in 2021, he declared he'd play for germany. instead of england. there's a multitude of black football, the talent that's become a constant presence on germany's national teen and others are on the way from here's the thing. it will always be the case you're in germany

st. george's park, yeah, it hasjust leaving st. yeah, it has just shown us how big an occasion it is. we know how much it means to be english fans, all of the country, so we are proud to be representing them.— country, so we are proud to be representing them. harry kane's extra time _ representing them. harry kane's extra time goal— representing them. harry kane's extra time goal on _ representing them. harry kane's extra time goal on wednesday . representing them. harry kane's . extra time goal on wednesday night against denmark broke their long semi—final curse at major championships. he also scored against germany. every obstacle but has proved too much for previous englands has been cleared. the? has proved too much for previous englands has been cleared. they will be remembered _ englands has been cleared. they will be remembered forever. _ englands has been cleared. they will be remembered forever. you're - be remembered forever. you're talking about putting yourself in among the names of greats. all of a sudden, we've got th

, there is said to _ session from st george's, there is said to be — session from st george's, thereknow what is coming _ they received. today, they know what is coming and they will not be shocked — is coming and they will not be shocked any more. and i'm sure when the players _ shocked any more. and i'm sure when the players and gareth southgate get to wembley stadium, they will be ready— to wembley stadium, they will be ready to _ to wembley stadium, they will be ready to put on a show.— to wembley stadium, they will be ready to put on a show. alex, thank ou ve ready to put on a show. alex, thank you very much _ ready to put on a show. alex, thank you very much indeed. _ ready to put on a show. alex, thank you very much indeed. they - ready to put on a show. alex, thank you very much indeed. they are - ready to put on a show. alex, thank you very much indeed. they are at i you very much indeed. they are at the hotel from the hotel from which the hotel from the hotel from which the england team or emerge as they make their way to wembley stadium ahead of kick off in the match again

the fans who gathered on the roadside at st george's park to wish england well on their way to theire have seen hairdressers up and down the country getting creative with st george's flags, everyone has come together for this unique occasion and it is going to be a very special atmosphere, as you were saying, that excitement and anticipation building on wembley way beside you and it is going to be unique inside wembley later and we know that david baddiel and frank skinner, who produce that track, that song that has been sung throughout the tournament, they had a request to sing that song here on the pitch before kick—off turned down by uefa and they felt it would have been too partisan and unfair on italy and the few fans who will be here supporting italy later. that will not be happening. we know that the red arrows will be flying overhead around ten minutes before kick—off to create that special occasion here for that very special final to come later. as we know, england seemingly have got all the big decisions right uncertainly gareth southgate has with regards to selection on an

how at st george's park. are they nervous? how at st georue's park. are the nervous?t but fairly _ how are they nervous? jangling a little bit but fairly calm. - how are they nervous? jangling a little bit but fairly calm. in - how are they nervous? jangling a little bit but fairly calm. in the i little bit but fairly calm. in the next 45 minutes, the england players will leave here. it is a short bus ride to birmingham airport. then the flight to rome. the most important thing for gareth southgate as he has a fully fit squad. all 26 are raring to go and very few nations heading into the quarterfinals after four matches have that luxury. what they have done here for two full days in training is still a little bit of homework on the ukrainians but mostly it has been about pushing the reset button and trying to just focus on tomorrow's challenge. easier said than done, of course, but that calm does come from the top down, from gareth southgate, but even let his emotions slip a few nights ago, didn't he, after that victory against germany? he harked back to euro 96, talk

olly foster, at st george's park, thank you for i of their fans. olly foster, at st. ut there had been hope that a limited number of local fans could attend. organisers have apologised to those who have bought tickets. a decision on the paralympics will be made after the olympics. harlequins' premiership—winning number eight alex dombrandt is one of four players who will make his debut in england's match against canada on saturday. many of eddiejones�* first choice players are on tour with the british and irish lions. 12 players made theirfirst international appearance in sunday's win against usa. while lock harry wells, centre dan kelly and wing adam radwan are also winning theirfirst caps at twickenham this weekend. it might be a new—look side but england's bowlers have picked up where they left off in the one day series against pakistan. they dominated the matches with sri lanka. and despite positive covid tests in the camp leading to a completely fresh squad, they've had a good start against pakistan in cardiff. saqib mahmood took a wicket with the first ball of th

first golfer to win two different majors at his first attempt, as he lifts the claretjug at royal st george'sngland take the t20 series against pakistan to a decider.

italy against spain and tomorrow, england return to wembley, all 26 trained at st georges park, and wead live to the team hotel in london. they ve arrived in the last and i'm austin halewood at the bbc sport centre, also coming up in the programme. what an incredible couple of nights of football we have coming up for you. the european championships semifinals is taking place here at wembley before the final on sunday here. we have got three former european champions in england and we look at the very latest from the england camp shortly but it's really against spain and eight o'clock kick—off and i hope that the two huge spanish and italian communities in the uk because of all those travel restrictions coming into the country i hope they have been able to get their hands on some of the 60,000 tickets and for sound coming up 60,000 tickets and for sound coming up from wembley where you can hear a lot of italian and spanish places singing their way into the stadium. we were becoming picked sides shortly but here is been looking ahead to the game. here we go again. italy versus spain. blu

olly foster, bbc news, st george's park. people getting nervous already!warmer day and what a fine place to spend that time on the white sand beaches of the western isles. there were one or two storms around. the weekend though, those storms will be much more intense and widespread. could cause some problems. overnight, showers and thunderstorms clearing away. a band of boundary rain edging its way in. it turn quite muddy. tomorrow, this first band of thundery rain pushes northwards. 30 mm and rain and could cause some localised surface water flooding. but the way the winds are, that will tend to lock this line of thunderstorms across parts of to england. we could see a0 to 80 mm of rainfall. that could cause us some bloody issues. you're watching bbc news. i'm jane hill. these are the headlines. the labour leaders or kill starmer has welcomed victory in the election. —— sir keir starmer has welcomed. the cases to be dropped against two former soldiers facing murder charges from northern ireland troubles without including from lettie sunday. angela merkel

golf, and the british open's under way at royal st george's in kent.g the day's play. have your qr code on your ticket. what is a little bit of queueing when you have waited two years? after being postponed by the pandemic, a crowd of 32,000 gathered with boundless excitement. regalia;r with boundless excitement. really en'o in: with boundless excitement. really enjoying being _ with boundless excitement. really enjoying being back _ with boundless excitement. really enjoying being back on _ with boundless excitement. really enjoying being back on the - with boundless excitement. tie—ii enjoying being back on the course, lovely day for that, they were looking forward to the day. itrier? looking forward to the day. very secial. looking forward to the day. very special. weather _ looking forward to the day. very special. weather is _ looking forward to the day. very special. weather is shining for us. the fact— special. weather is shining for us. the fact you're out in the fresh air and do _ the fact you're out in the fresh air and do not — the fact you'

the squad are continuing their preparations at st george's park, and captain harry kane spoke to ouriously, we're all grounded enough to know we have a very tough game on her hands, but there's a good belief on this team. we are close and so to bounce back, its been a great sign, a great mentality that we've created. but of course, we all want to win. you play football to win. you dream of these moments of the kid —— as a kid. we have the opportunity now, so a great prospect for us. wejust 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—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 o

the squad trained this morning at st george's park before flying to italy.won three of their four matches without conceding a goal. manager gareth southgate says it's good to be away. it's not been too difficult, really, to refocus people. the opportunity is there, the confidence is there, and the belief. and i think they are looking forward to the challenge. i actually think it's good to come away from wimbley now. it would've been hard to replicate the atmosphere we had the other day three days later. and i think to have a different focus, different surroundings, different challenge is good for us. we're going to every game respecting our opposition, but we have to focus on ourselves — our opposition, but we have to focus on ourselves mainly, ourselves and our performance at regional level, we are _ our performance at regional level, we are more than capable of winning a football— we are more than capable of winning a football match. that's the main focus, _ a football match. that's the main focus, if — a football match. that's the main focus, if we — a fo

they travel to london tomorrow after their final training session here at st george's park.mbley awaits on wednesday and a huge semifinal against denmark. wembley is where my colleaguejohn watson is. is where my colleague john watson is. ., «a is where my colleague john watson is. . ~', , is where my colleague john watson is. . , ., ., is where my colleague john watson is. thanks, olly, good evening. it's interesting — is. thanks, olly, good evening. it's interesting when _ is. thanks, olly, good evening. it's interesting when you _ is. thanks, olly, good evening. it's interesting when you think - is. thanks, olly, good evening. it's interesting when you think about i interesting when you think about england's and how they have made it through to the semifinals. you would think the advantage of playing all of their group games at four, as all four of the semifinalists have done, would be a huge advantage. but denmark only qualified from their group beating russia 4—1 in their final group game. so what has been behind this remarkable run? there can be no doubt that the togeth

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 england squad arrived at their hotel in london after all 26 players trained at st george's park thisto guide his team to a first major final since 1966. we're very excited about the game, that's for sure. and we know that we're going to have tremendous support throughout the country, so that's a great feeling for us. i think we're ready for the game. i think we're ready for the game. i think the players are ready. they've got tremendous experience now themselves having been in the situation before, so i think preparation has been calm. it's going to be a really, really tight game, i think, going to be a really, really tight game, ithink, and i think going to be a really, really tight game, i think, and i think an exciting game for everybody. denmark are in the semifinals despite losing their first two games, and looking to emulate their surprise european championship win of 1992. ahead of the game, goalkeeper kasper schmeichel was happy to remind a journalist that, unlike his country, england have never won it. what would it mean for you to stop it coming _ what would it mean for you

harmon 65, both or one stroke back of louis oosthuizen, who tied the lowest score ever at royal st georget tee shot on 16, which would set him up for birdie, the south african who stays in all alone in first place after a six under 64 opening round, folks, we are not out of the woods yet in terms of sports and covid, and this one's quite frankly, it's heartbreaking for bradley beal. the olympic dream is over for the nba second leading scorer bill was placed in the covid protocol has been ruled out of the olympic games. just 10 days before team usa was set to play its first game in tokyo head coach gregg popovich. he sums up just how devastating this is

and here at st george's park, england's players for their final training session.he bbc news channel, it is women's quarterfinal. it is women's quarter final day at wimbledon, with world number one ashleigh barty in action. can she get the better of ajla tomljanovic later this afternoon? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last half an hour, the health secretary sajid javid has said that people who've had both doses of a covid vaccine in england will no longer have to self—isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. the change will come into force on 16th august, it will also apply to people under the age of 18, who are currently not eligible for vaccination. it comes despite the health secretary saying that daily cases "could go as high as 100,000" as restrictions ease. 0ur health correspondent jim reed reports. 0ver jim reed reports. 7 million people in england have over 7 million people in england have had a call or a notification like this telling them to self—isolate after being in contact with someone who tests p

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