it's currently tracking towards toyko and it's expected to make landfall on saturday. yokohama just south of toyko and it's the most vulnerable to the weather. scotland have their crucial last group match against japan at the same venue on sunday, but the weather is expected to have improved by then. we'll know more in the early hours of tomorrow morning. england's footballers say they're prepared to walk off the pitch if one of their team receives racist abuse in this week's euro 2020 qualifiers. england face the czech republic on friday, before their match against bulgaria on monday takes place in a partially closed stadium, that's due to the racist behaviour of bulgarian fans in two matches earlier this year. it doesn't matter whether it is one player that is being abused or the whole team, we are all one big group. the decision will be made with everyone, if the team does not feel comfortable playing i am sure we have the backing and support of everyone around us that that's the right decision to be made. meanwhile, wales midfielder aaron ramsey won't be fit to pla

it's currently tracking towards toyko and it's expected to make landfall on saturday. most vulnerable to the weather. scotland have their crucial last group match against japan at the same venue on sunday, but the weather is expected to have improved by then. we'll know more in the early hours of tomorrow morning. and finally professional sports—men and women often go into different careers after they retire from competing but i bet you didn't see this one coming. the former chelsea and arsenal goalkeeper, petr cech, is now an ice hockey player! that's right, the 37—year—old, who's still a performance advisor at chelsea, has swapped the pitch for the rink. he's signed for guildford phoenix until the end of their season. cech said it'll be "wonderful" to play the sport he grew up "watching as a kid". best of luck to him. that's all the sport for now. thursday starts off fine and dry with plenty of sunshine before the next area of low pressure brings rain to the north—west of the country. winds picking up later in the day. this area of low pressure bringing the rain. we

it's currently tracking towards toyko and it's expected to make landfall on saturday. yokohama just south of toyko and it's the most vulnerable to the weather. scotland have their crucial last group match against japan at the same venue on sunday — but the weather is expected to have improved by then. we'll know more in the early hours of tomorrow morning. and finally professional sports—men and women often go into different careers after they retire from competing but i bet you didn't see this one coming. the former chelsea and arsenal goalkeeper, petr cech, is now an ice hockey player! that's right, the 37—year—old, who's still a performance adviser at chelsea, has swapped the pitch for the rink. he's signed for guildford phoenix until the end of their season. cech said it'll be "wonderful" to play the sport he grew up "watching as a kid". and that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. all 555 thomas cook stores that were closed when the company went bust last month have been saved — bought by hays travel, a firm set up forty

himself with a little dig at his welsh counterpart... jones actually kept it pretty straight today in toyko to the world cup final is under way. so the figure spent the day recuperating after their hard —fought win over wales, but we have heard from the england head coach eddiejones. england are the favourites to lift the world cup after their superb victory over new zealand in the semifinals, butjones says there can be no room for complacency against the power of the springboks. the only thing we're really worried about is how the springboks turn up on saturday. you know, they won a tough semifinal, and when you're in the final of the world cup, you've done a lot of things right. there are massively aggressive physical forward pack. they probably play their stronger team in the second half as opposed to the first half, and they will be a difficult side to beat. eddiejones says he believes his team can play even better than they did on saturday, but others have been raising a few questions. the wales coach warren gatland said after his team's defeat to south africa that he believes some tea

england have been out and about in toyko overnight, and head coach eddiejones says their sole focus nowere has been a higher expectation within the team. we started out the first day of wanting to be the best tea m first day of wanting to be the best team in the world, so that is where we wa nted team in the world, so that is where we wanted to go. the outside stuff, asi we wanted to go. the outside stuff, as i said three weeks ago, we were hopeless. i was going to get the sack, owen couldn't kick a goal, so we don't tend to listen to that noise. as important as the media is, we don't tend to listen to it. the only opinion we are worried about is within the team. well, front and centre on saturday morning will be captain owen farrell, and we've been discovering more about the way he motivates his side. it's all about what has been described as "emotional" team talks on the night before big tests. they're held in the team room, so no coaches are there, and the room is in complete silence when farrell speaks. he leads from the front, he is incredibly committed to the way that he performs,

himself with a little dig at his welsh counterpart, jones actually kept it pretty straight today in toykoengland and south africa, the build—up to the world cup final is under way. so the figure spent the day recuperating after their hard—fought day recuperating after their hard —fought win over wales, day recuperating after their hard—fought win over wales, but we have heard from the england head coach eddiejones. have heard from the england head coach eddie jones. england have heard from the england head coach eddiejones. england are the favourites to lift the world cup after their superb victory over new zealand in the semifinals, butjones says there can be no room complacency against the power of the springboks. the only really worried you know, they won a and when you're final and when you're final of- and when you're final of the i and when you're done a lot of things right. there are massively aggressive physical forward pack. they probably play their stronger team in the second half as opposed to the first half, and they will be a difficult side to beat. eddie jones says he believ

features in this story too — roger federer has announced he will compete at next year's olympic games in toyko gold in the men's doubles in beijing in 2008 but he's never won the olympic singles title. he reached the final in 2012, but he was beaten by andy murray. every olympic games has been very special for every olympic games has been very specialfor me. i don't know, ifelt like this is for me something i would like to do if unhealthy and that's why i really hope i will be andi that's why i really hope i will be and i can't wait. there's been a setback for ireland's rugby team, ahead of their world cup quarter—final against the defending champions new zealand this weekend. centre bundee aki has been given a three—week ban and will miss the rest of the tournament, afterfailing to have his red card against samoa overturned at a disciplinary hearing. he has until tomorrow to appeal. that is a big loss for them. three weeks. he might have put it on hold for a bit. what on earth was roger fetter are doing? i'm going to go and find out right now. did you ever have one of those? i loved them. i u