our correspondent mark lowen was at the stadio olimpico in rome.the stadium for those three successive goals. all the happier the fact that they are playing here to a home crowd in rome. and even happier still the fact that they are hosting the very first match. they�*ve hosted the very first match of the euro championship, having been the first country in europe to be crushed by covid, now the first hosts of the euro 2020 championship, a sign in itself of how far this country has come since the darkest days of the pandemic last year. it has had of course a devastating impact on this country, the second highest death toll in europe and yet the numbers have dropped considerably to the extent they have felt able to host 16,000 spectators inside the stadio olimpico. they all had to show proof of either a negative covid test or a covid vaccination before they went in. they were treated to some sublime football and dominating football by the italian team, and a fantastic opening ceremony as well. the italians really feel they are confident now going thr

our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, was at the stadio olimpico in rome.ts. the most fitting backdrop for the belief in the passion of whales. to meet the beauty in the style of an italian side so far so impressive. with the position determining the next phase come at this all mattered. chris gunter close as whales would get in the first half dominated by italy. they got their goal eventually, just before half—time. the faintest of touches, the fullness of celebrations. the lead at the break, almost double shortly after. a free kick against the post. italy now putting different them. whales responded in kind. that brought in ethan a red card. perhaps i'm lucky or perhaps not. but you always have a chance at 1—0. whales fail to gareth bale and a big moment in a costly mist. three wins from three for italy, but whales are three the journey continues and now i get serious. our wales correspondent, hywel griffith, was at the stadio olimpico in rome. wales were never going to have it easy, they went to rome knowing they had not lost a competitive match in 29 ga

for many of the players, playing in the stadio olimpico against italy, something they never thought wouldever be here so i never dream of it and, to be honest, we have to go there and, you know, no pressure, to be honest, we have to just enjoy ourselves and go there and hopefully play like we did the other night and get our good players on the ball and who knows what we could create and what might happen? i would say, it is going to be a very, very tough game but it is going to be brilliant. we bring you the best of today's action, good news regarding christian eriksen's condition. he has been discharged from hospital in copan after a successful operation to fit that heart starting device which allows that emotional tribute which allows that emotional tribute which we saw yesterday as belgium took on denmark and the match paused for a minute took on denmark and the match paused fora minute in took on denmark and the match paused for a minute in the tenth minute as both sets of players stood to applaud the scene eriksen. early on, in group e. we saw slovakia up against sweden. sweden came

the stadio olimpico will have a 16,000 capacity at the stadio olimpico, of which two and a half thousandut of isolation in time. meanwhile, those players that started the historic 2—nil win over germany at wembley were given the day off training today, instead just taking a stroll around st george's park. the rest were involved in a light session, as gareth southgate admits his team have a chance to �*do something really special�* in the rest of the tournament. defending champion tadej pogacar has put in a blistering time trial to win stage five and move within eigth seconds of mathieu van der poel in the yellow jersey. britain's geraint thomas put in the best ride he could, having dislocated his shoulder in a crash on monday, but lost time on his rivals. pogacar was one minute and 18 seconds quicker than thomas. he looks in great form, very much the man to beat for the overall title. england's women need to score 222 to win their second one—day international in taunton. england fielded after winning the toss and made regular inroads into the indian batting, but couldn't shift the captai

the stadio olimpico will have a capacity of 16,000, of which 2,500 tickets, which will now be availabled just taking a stroll around st george's park. the rest were involved in a light session and raheem sterling who's scored three goals in the tournament including one against germany says there's work to be done still. it's been good, don't get me wrong. up to this point, it's been a good campaign so far. but as i said, it was a great victory last night against germany. but now, you know, for it to be even better, we need to keep pushing. at the tour de france, defending champion tadej pogacar put in a blistering time trial to win stage five and move within eight seconds of race leader mathieu van der poel. britain's geraint thomas put in the best ride he could, having dislocated his shoulder in a crash on monday, but lost time on his rivals finishing 16th. pogacar was one minute, 18 seconds quicker than thomas. he looks in great form and very much the man to beat for the overall title. england's women have beaten india by five wickets in the second one day international in taunton. mi

john, it'll likely be a lot quieter at the stadio olimpico on saturday night. yes, it will be.success against germany last night being told to stay at home to watch that quarterfinal to come in rome this weekend. as we know, with the restrictions in place, with regards to accessing italy at the moment, there is a five—day period of self isolation that anyone entering the country from the uk must adhere to, so if anyone was to even travel today, the isolation period would of course end on sunday and that would mean they would be left watching the match possibly from their hotel room, if they do adhere to those rules. and then there is the ten day quarantine period is well on your return. to the uk. with italy one of those countries listed on the amber list for travel at the moment. so certainly england fans being told to stay at home and enjoy the game and cheer on gareth southgate's side in the quarterfinal to come against the ukraine on saturday at study oh olympic oh in rome.— ukraine on saturday at study oh olympic oh in rome. gareth southgate also admitting — olympic oh in

the stadio olimpico will have a capapcity of 16,000, of which 2500 tickets will now be available to registeredty in 2017. at the tour de france, defending champion tadej pogacar put in a blistering time trial to win stage five and move within eight seconds of race leader mathieu van der poel. britain's geraint thomas put in the best ride he could, having dislocated his shoulder in a crash on monday, but lost time on his rivals finishing 16th. pogacar was one minute and 18 seconds quicker than thomas. he looks in great form and very much the man to beat for the overall title. now to cricket, where england's women are chasing 222 to win their second one day international in taunton. mithali raj top scored with 59 for india, while kate cross was england's star with the ball, taking 5—31i. captain heather knightjust hanging onto this catch. england's run chase has wobbled somewhat with nat sciver one of five wickets to fall. a few moments ago, they were 136—5 in the 31st over. england won the first of the three odis. the multi—format series also includes three t20s. the four—day test match was dra