so all in all, thomas tuchel says he is quite excited. qualification is a top priority. if we look at scotland, they will play the loser of portugal and denmark, greece and belarus. greece is quite a tricky tie, they beat england already in they beat england already in the nations league this year. so for them that's quite difficult. looking up course to qualify for the world cup for the first time since 1998. they did reach the play—off but they were beaten by ukraine. and belarus will be tricky because they are not allowed by uefa to have any of their home fans and have any of their home fans and have to play in a neutral venue because they have sided with russia in the war against ukraine so there is a lot that also going on. ukraine so there is a lot that also going on-_ also going on. sport and olitics also going on. sport and politics often _ also going on. sport and politics often clashing. l also going on. sport and. politics often clashing. as they do- _ politics often clashing. is they do. wales are in a five team group starting in march unlike scotland who'll

it would be gareth southgate�*s final campaign, standing down, to be replaced, eventually, by thomas tuchel2024 saw the final acts of some of british sport's very, very best, the likes of which we may never see again. at wimbledon, the talk was of andy murray — would he, wouldn't he, one last time? well, he did in the doubles, albeit briefly. and here alongside his older brotherjamie murray, to centre court again. they don't want to say farewell, they just want to say thank you to andy murray. i want to play forever. i love, i love the sport. it's given me, you know, it's given me so, so much, i don't want to stop. so it is hard. thank you so much for. everything, andy murray. always, always leave them wanting more. there would be british success, though, at wimbledon. actually, plenty of it. the unseeded combination, harri heliovaara and henry patten, are the wimbledon champions. alfie hewett. he wins his first wimbledon wheelchair singles title. and with it, completes a historic career singles grand slam. alfie hewett and gordon reid retain their wimbledon doubles title. it's a czech fair

the football writer and broadcaster henry winter — henry, let's start with england who'll have thomas tuchelrd. you cannot always say that with england. they have been to places like albania before, i remember in 2001, i think it was sven—goran eriksson's first away game and norman wisdom who is a legend in andorra in the day, he invaded the pitch and join in training. it is always a tale of the unexpected with england. but in terms of the average fifa ranking of the four opponents england have come across is 101 and england have come across is 101 and england are fourth in the world. so as you say, with the quality of players england have got, bellingham who scored against serbia in the euros, that powerful early header, england have the quality in the dugout and on the pitch to make this relatively straightforward. haste dugout and on the pitch to make this relatively straightforward.— relatively straightforward. we look forward to that _ relatively straightforward. we look forward to that norman _ relatively straightforward. we look forward to that norman wisdom i forward to that norman w

england fell at the quarterfinals in qatar, but now thomas tuchel has the reins. england. k, the new boss says there's no such thing as a done deal. the smaller nations become stronger and stronger, so we have to earn our place, we have to earn our top spot, of course. it's been 26 years since scotland's men last made it to football's biggest stage. the tartan army will be hoping for more of this when they face either portugal or denmark, a resurgent greece and belarus from september. qatar was only wales' second world cup in history. a group stage exit there means unfinished business, but under new management they're in good form. they'll have to put the miles in, though. it's an eight—hour plus flight to kazakhstan. northern ireland. and michael 0'neill�*s men have been handed a mouth—watering, albeit tricky, tie against four—time winners germany or italy. and he's now slipped. not since 1986 has the green and white army descended on a world cup, but their manager is optimistic of at least making the play—offs. when you get drawn with germany or italy, it's always a diff

england fell at the quarterfinals in qatar, but now thomas tuchel has the reins. england.group k, the new boss says there's no such thing as a done deal. the smaller nations become stronger and stronger, so we have to earn our place, we have to earn our top spot, of course. it's been 26 years since scotland's men last made it to football's biggest stage. the tartan army will be hoping for more of this when they face either portugal or denmark, a resurgent greece, and belarus from september. qatar was only wales' second world cup in history. a group stage exit there means unfinished business, but under new management they're in good form. they'll have to put the miles in, though. it's an eight—hour plus flight to kazakhstan... northern ireland. ..and michael 0'neill�*s men have been handed a mouth—watering, albeit tricky, tie against four—time winners germany or italy. and he's now slipped. not since 1986 has the green and white army descended on a world cup, but their manager is optimistic of at least making the play—offs. when you get drawn with germany or italy, it's alw

the first steps on the road to the world cup — thomas tuchel and the other home nations managers werezurich today for the qualifying draw. sliding down the table and singling out one of his spurs players, ange postecoglu isn't the only manager feeling the strain in the premier league. and once change for england in new zealand, pott�*s pace could be key, as they target a clean sweep in the test series. also coming up on sportsday... a defining weekend in the women's welterweight division, that could lead to an all british unification fight next year. and we speak to the british driverjamie chadwick, on the inaugral season of her go—karting series and also the next chapter in her own racing career. good evening and welcome along. the path to the 2026 world cup has become slightly clearer for the european teams looking to qualify for the tournament in mexico, canada and the us. firstly, the home nations have avoided each other in today's draw in zurich, with the fifty four teams split into 12 groups, let's look at who the home nations will have to face next year, i say slightly clearer

thomas tuchel will start his shiny new england job early and sumo wrestling is coming to the uk . a blustery, gusty day today. >> the met office yellow warnings in force. more wet and windy weather to come right the way through to the weekend too. join me later for a full forecast . forecast. >> it's just gone . >> it's just gone. >> it's just gone. >> 6:00 i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. >> so in terms of christmas decorations, are we putting them up? i sort of feel like i am a little bit early. >> yeah, mine's been out for weeks. no weeks. >> seriously? >> seriously? >> yeah, yeah, they go up just after my birthday, so. kind of 20. >> your birthday's in august, 24th of november. >> yeah. so, no, not that crazy, right? the last week or so of november. >> so be honest. now we can do that side, which is all very exciting. which let me get the decorations out. get the box out. but then at what point do you start thinking, i really want to get these away now. so how early do you put them away? do you wait for 12th night desperate to pack them awa