tony arnold reporting there. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.urn to our main story. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales, and northern ireland have received a—level and btec grades after the huge uncertainty caused by coronavirus. they didn't sit exams because of lockdown, so marks have been awarded using teacher estimates, standardised by exam boards. this afternoon, the prime minister defended the system, describing it as "robust". i want to congratulate all the students who have worked so hard to get the grades that they have, and have done so well. there's no doubt about it, the exam results we got today are robust, they are good, dependable for employers will stop already, there is a record number of candidates, of students who are able to get their first choice course at the university of their choice. plus, there's a record number of students and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who now, as a result of these grades, will be able to go to university. is it not the case that this system for awarding a levels has actually