coming up on this programme: a day one upset at the davis cup as canada's vasek pospisil stuns italy'sseal their qualification for the european championship finals. and despite missing out on the rugby world cup title, england head coach eddiejones speaks to us about why he believes his side can still dominate the sport. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it's being called the world cup of tennis, with 18 countries involved. the davis cup finals have got underway in spain with a brand new format. more on that in a moment, but there's already been a big upset with italian world number 12 fabio fognini beaten by canada's vasek pospisil, who's ranked 150th in the world after recovering from back surgery. korin kashanov one his match against coric, making it a 3—0 victory. canada pulled off a big shock by beating

canada beat italy 2—0 as denis shapovalov and vasek pospisil produced two tight victories in the singles over fabio fognini before shapovalov downed matteo berrettini by the tightest of scorelines. a woman from kent says football has been a lifeline for her after a back injury sent her on a downwards spiral into obesity and mental health problems. lorraine humm weighed 2a stone before joining maidstone united and setting up the raiders disability football team 15 years ago. it's now the largest all—inclusive club in kent with 120 players and numerous county and national titles. juliette parkin has been to see them. the driving force behind a club that has changed so many lives. this is lorraine, a woman with a passion for sport and a determination that no player should ever be left on the sidelines. we will not turn anyone away because what we do is get the men and have a look and see what their ability level is and find them a team and we put players and ability levels said they get good session and obviously frames. established 15 years ago, it is the disability arm of maidstone united

vasek pospisil, who stunned fabio fognini on monday and is ranked 150th, gave them a perfect start with—6, 7—6. denis shapovalov then won the second match to seal their quarter—final place. rafael nadal earned a point for the hosts spain against russia after beating karen khachanov. the world number one came through in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6. that made it 1—1 after roberto bautista agut had lost earlier to andrey rublev. spain then won the deciding doubles match to take the tie 2—1. last year's runners—up, france, survived a scare as they beat japan in their opening davis cup match in madrid. jo—wilfried tsonga beat yasutaka uchiyama in the opening singles match. it was all pretty straightforward, 6—2, 6—1. there was a surprise defeat for gael monfils against yoshihito nishioka, but france won the deciding doubles tie for a 2—1win. great britain begin their davis cup finals campaign on wednesday against the netherlands. former world number one andy murray says he needs to be cautious about the intense schedule after having hip surgery injanuary. the tournament has had a total revamp wi

vasek pospisil and his partner denis shapovalov beatjohn peers and jordan thomspon in the deciding doubleshird time that canada have reached the last four. it's been 12 years since the nfl started hosting regular season games in london to boost the popularity of the sport globally. now it's opened its first academy in britain. students can combine their education with intensive training in american football, under full—time, professional coaches. miriam walker—khan went down to the opening: three—time super bowl winnerjerry rice — not exactly you might expect to bump into in north london. as an ambassador for the new nfl academy, he is settling in just fine. it keeps me locked into football, feeling that energy and being able to pass that knowledge on. this is something that you are not used to, but with the right coach, maybe they can put them in a position where they can be successful. so is important to get these kids on board. and jerry is not the only ambassador. he joins odell beckham jr, juju smith—schuster, efe obada and harry kane. but it's not all about the football. the nfl want

there's already been a big upset with italian world number 12 fabio fognini beaten by canada's vasek pospisilwho's ranked 150th in the world after recovering from back surgery. korin kashanov one his match against coric, making it a 3—0 victory. canada pulled off a big shock by beating italy. there was a scare for world number 11 david goffin who dropped the first set, but fought back to beat colombia's daniel galan in three sets. it gave belgium a 2—0 lead after they won their opening singles match as well. colombia playing at the top level of tennis for the first time, won the double match. all that action only took place after this opening ceremony in madrid, with rafa nadal taking part for the hosts spain. it's the first year the davis cup is seeing this format, with 18 countries split into six groups of three, with the group winners and two best placed runners up into the knockout stage. great britain's andy murray says he'll only give his thoughts on the revamp once the tournament's over. for years, men's tennis has been dominated by federer, nadal, and djokovic, with andy murray gettin

italian world number 12 fabio fognini lost to vasek pospisil in their opening rubber.y a last minute substitute, but won 7—6, 7—5. denmark have sealed their place at next year's european championship finals after holding on for a draw in their final group qualifier against the republic of ireland. martin braithwaite's goal on 73 minutes gave denmark the lead and although ireland equalised with five minutes to go they'll have to play in a play off. six wins from seven matches has left germany top of group c heading into their final euro 2020 qualifier on tuesday. they've already booked their spot in next year's finals, but a defeat against northern ireland would open the door for second—placed netherlands to snatch first position in the group. so still plenty to play for considering the dutch are overwhelming favourites to beat fifth—placed estonia in their game. translation: i don't have sleepless nights and think about the european championship ‘s just yet. it is still too far away so i don't have those problems yet. i am seeing a tea m those problems yet. i am seeing

vasek pospisil, who stunned fabio fognini on monday and is ranked 150th, gave them a perfect start withn won the second match to seal their quarter—final place. chelsea's appeal against the transfer ban imposed by fifa will be held at the court of arbitration for sport on wednesday. the europa league champions were sanctioned in february for breaking rules around the international transfer and registration of players under 18. the club are currently unable to make signings until february and failed to overturn the decision when presenting their case to fifa's appeals committee in april. new zealand and england begin their two—match test series on wednesday. england haven't claimed a series victory in new zealand since 2008. mount maunganui will be the backdrop as chris silverwood's tenure as england head coach begins. new zealand have lost only one of their last 15 tests on home soil. great britain begin their davis cup finals campaign on wednesday against the netherlands. former world number one andy murray says he needs to be cautious about the intense schedule after having hip surger