hello. i'm marc edwards. welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up on our show. it's almost here — the rugby world cup kicks off on friday. can the all blacks be the ultimate party poopers as they take on hosts france in a hugely anticipated opening match? les football bleus get the parisian party started with a straightforward win over the republic of ireland in their euro 2024 qualifier. turmoil in the top tier of women's football in spain. players plan to walk out ahead of the new season.

hello and thanks forjoining us on sportsday. the rugby world cup kicks off in less than 2a hours, as the sports showpiece extravaganza takes over france for the next seven weeks. and what a mouth—watering opening tie to look forward to as the hosts take on the all blacks in paris on friday. both sides have been forced into changes. influential centre jonathan danty is replaced by yoram moefana. france have won the last 16 matches when danty has been in the side. so that's a big miss, as is ever—present giant lock paul willemse, his starting spot taken by cameron woki. new zealand are also without some key players including inside centrejordie barrett, anton lienert—brown drafted into the side in his place, while former world player of the year brodie retallick is still out injured. dan roan is in france getting ready for what promises to be

a tournament to remember. already one of the country's most in love with rivington, france is readying to play host to the game because my biggest and millions of fans. as last—minute preparations continue here in paris ahead of tomorrow's opening much the man in charge told me this was the moment for sport to cherish. huge appetite. i really want the capital and france, it's everywhere. we know this will be the biggest, most watched and engaged rugby event of all time and the most competitive world cup above. there are genuinely more teams you can make the knockout stages, get to a final and when it that we have ever had before. among the favourites. _ have ever had before. among the favourites, ireland, _ have ever had before. among the favourites, ireland, the _ have ever had before. among the favourites, ireland, the six - favourites, ireland, the six nations championship rank the top in the world, thousands of turning out to welcome them at the training base this week. we built this moment for last four years. — built this moment for last four years. so_ built this moment for last four years, so when it's finally

here, _ years, so when it's finally here, the _ years, so when it's finally here, the nerves do come in. it's _ here, the nerves do come in. it's about_ here, the nerves do come in. it's about embracing them and trying — it's about embracing them and trying our— it's about embracing them and trying our best.— trying our best. ireland got her campaign _ trying our best. ireland got her campaign against - trying our best. ireland got - her campaign against romania sunday for england start against argentina as underdogs after troubled buildup. on sunday as god have the toughest of openness, reigning champion south africa and wales meet a dangerous fiji, all four fixtures taking place in the sweltering heat of southern france. having travelled to the capital from the base france. having travelled to the capitalfrom the base in lyon by train, meanwhile three—time winner new zealand had prepared for a blockbuster opening much against the hosts. these france players know if they can beat the all blacks here tomorrow still have their own tournament after the perfect start. the challenging time for rugby union with a sport more generally under unprecedented scrutiny over its handling of head injuries. but there is much at stake for the host country as well with the olympics coming here to paris next year. lastly liverpool

fans were teargas and cattle and chaotic scenes here at the champions league final, report finding the french authorities responsible and raised concerns over the world cup with record numbers of police now being deployed. can you guarantee fans coming to the world cup with record numbers of police now being deployed. can with record numbers of police now being deployed.- now being deployed. can you guarantee — now being deployed. can you guarantee fans, _ now being deployed. can you guarantee fans, the - now being deployed. can you guarantee fans, the mockupl now being deployed. can you i guarantee fans, the mockup will be safe? yes, they will be safe. we are ready on all fronts and i've learned a lot from what happened one year ago. i think both in terms of governance, in terms of anticipating the various risks of co—ordinating the response, we are more ready than ever. zt} we are more ready than ever. 20 teams will play in a competition stretched over seven weeks and across nine venues. the host desperate to buy show with a first—ever win. dan roan, bbc news, paris. there was plenty of football on thursday with various countries in euro 2024 qualifying action including world cup runners—up france. they beat the republic of ireland 2—0 at the parc des princes in paris. and it was two players who featured in the world cup final last year who gave france their fifth win in a row.

aurelien tchouameni with the opener before inter milan's marcus thuram made it 2—0 shortly after the break. the hosts lead group b with five wins out of five and are yet to concede in qualifying. while in the same group three goals injust over 20 minutes saw the netherlands thrash 2004 champions greece 3—0. marten de roon, cody gakpo and wout weghorst with the goals. so here are the rest of thursday's qualifying results: robert lewandowski with both goals as poland squeezed past minnows the faroe islands. worth noting thatjust three points separates the czech republic at the top of the group with moldova in fourth. in group g serbia slumped to a 2—1 home defeat to hungary who stay top three points clear of the serbs. it was raining goals in group h — ii in total finland finland with a crucial

away win in kazakstan. they're now top of the group ahead of their nordic cousins denmark who are two points behind them thanks to hammering san marino. christian erikson with a hattrick of assists. the women's top division in spain, liga f, is due to start on friday but the players from all 16 teams have gone on strike over pay and conditions and won't play for the first two rounds of fixtures despite a year of negotiations. the spanish players are asking for the minimum wage to be 25,000 euros, rising to 30,000 next season, but the women's league say it would lead to "economic failure." earlier our presenter olly foster spoke to the spanish football journalist semra hunter. i can't say it's a surprise but it feels like it's been a long time coming. the negotiations date all the way back to january 2022 so we're talking a year and a month have been trying to reach an agreement. now because of the current climate of women's football in spain, they feel as though this is the time to really put their foot down and make demands they

feel they deserve. they have had three days of negotiations between la liga f, the woman's legs, and the five syndicates together as fenians on one other side and they've been negotiating for the last three days, ten hours in total, and it comes down to the minimum wage. there is a discrepancy of 3000 euros per year they are talking about so they are standing firm on what they feel is right for these women. unfortunately neither side is willing to budge at this point so they feel as though they will carry on with the strike, is on the first time it happened. it is on the first time it happened-— is on the first time it hauened. , , ~ is on the first time it hauened. , , ,, , . is on the first time it hauened. , , ~ ,. ., happened. it seems like such an own goal. _ happened. it seems like such an own goal. with _ happened. it seems like such an own goal, with 2.5 _ happened. it seems like such an own goal, with 2.5 weeks - happened. it seems like such an own goal, with 2.5 weeks on - own goal, with 2.5 weeks on from the glorious moment for spanish football, the world cup final, then we've seen what happened internationally, luis rubiales, still provisionally suspended, jorge builder the satch this week but the return to the domestically should have been a celebration of the

spanish and but it seems like a chance missed here. it spanish and but it seems like a chance missed here.— spanish and but it seems like a chance missed here. it does on the way you — chance missed here. it does on the way you describe _ chance missed here. it does on the way you describe it - chance missed here. it does on the way you describe it as - chance missed here. it does on the way you describe it as an i the way you describe it as an own goal is a perfect way. in so many ways now across the spanish football landscape in general, people are constantly shooting themselves in the foot. it feels like self sabotage scratch your head thinking one of this happening, why does this keep happening, why does this keep happening, why can't we come together and find a way to forge a proper path to go forward or together and make things better? it is unfortunate that we are not in a moment where we should be celebrating the women's national team thought they did in the world cup, we should celebrate the growth of women's football overall in spain and this is a very bad look, the fact they decided to take a stance and go on strike. i understand why they're doing it and you have to stand up for your rights and values and morals, ethics and so on. i admire the fact taking that stance because they understand

this will have significant blowback by the women's game in spain. by the same token you think, this is a missed opportunity to really try to find a way to reach common ground and continue to grow women's football. the countdown is on to the start of the ryder cup with the bi—annual competiton under way injust over three weeks' time. earlier this week polish player adrian meronk said he was "shocked, sad and angry" not to be named as one of six wildcard picks by europe captain luke donald, and he underlined his good form in today's irish open first round with a three under par 69 of the players that have been included rory mcilroy also made three under par — four shots off the lead held by india's shubhankar sharma. sharma's one shot clear of a group including englishmen ross fisher and jordan smith. finally, wbc world heavyweight champion tyson fury and former ufc champ francis ngannou have been promoting their fight next month in saudi arabia. ngannou says he's been waiting to meet fury in the ring for three years. they'll fight under boxing rules on october 28th in riyadh.

the pair squared up to each other at a news conference in london. let's not forget only trade six weeks. i'm doing 12 weeks for frances anggadi i need to be on my because there is more on the line now that a boxing fight. if i lose number one contender, he lost to a champion, whatever, but if i lose to eliminate kite on the be able to show my face in public. the building ridicule, people which i could at me forever so there is more writing on this and there has before.— is more writing on this and there has before. that's all there has before. that's all the time — there has before. that's all the time we _ there has before. that's all the time we have. - you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.

hello there. temperatures have been creeping up day—by—day and on thursday we saw the warmest day of the year so far in wisley in surrey. 32.6 celsius, rounding up to 33 degrees. now, most places ended thursday on a dry, warm and muggy note, but some pretty ferocious thunderstorms, northern ireland through scotland have been raging. they will continue to clear the way this northwards of the early part of friday and then we'll start fish to see some low cloud, mist and fog rolling in off the north sea, affecting eastern scotland and northeast england. a very warm and muggy nights come for all areas, particularly across the south. so we start off with this grey, misty, foggy weather across eastern scotland through the firth of forth and across northeast england. it will gradually burn back to the north sea coast as we move through the morning. so sunshine will make an appearance here fairly quickly, but for most it's another dry, sunny and hot and humid day. a bit of high cloud building across england and wales later on. then we could start to see some thundery showers pushing into the southwest of england

as we push into the evening. mid to high 20 celsius, up to 29 degrees or so for north—east scotland, low 30s for southeast england, another hot day to come. through friday night, we could see these showers, thunderstorms becoming a bit more extensive across central and northern areas, but of mist and murk around some coasts. otherwise, for most, it's another dry and a warm, muggy night. so into saturday then, we start off with plenty of sunshine around it'll feel very humid at this point. start to see more wind, cloud, breeze picking up for north—west of scotland with this weather front. ahead of it will start to see some showers and thunderstorms breaking out. certainly across scotland, northern ireland, maybe northern parts of england and wales. very hot on saturday, we could be up to 33 celsius again in the southeast. temperatures will be coming down, though, in the north—west. for sunday we start to see some changes — the air starts to destabilise from the atlantic as these weather fronts encroach in. so although much of england wales will have another hot and sunny day, there is the threat of showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread in the north and the west. temperatures will be coming down across scotland and northern ireland closer to the seasonal norm, but still another hot day for england and wales with 30 celsius or so in the southeast. the heat lasts for monday

across southeastern areas, but then all areas will be cooler with sunshine and showers for the rest of the week.

live from washington, this is bbc news. world leaders make their way to new delhi as the indian capital gears up for the g20 summit. dozens of civilians and soldiers are killed in two separate attacks by islamist militants in mali. and the us promises additional support for ukraine, including controversial weapons as its counter offensive shows progress. hello, i'm carl nasman. in the coming hours, world leaders will begin arriving in new delhi ahead of this weekend's g20 summit. recent meetings have been dominated by russia's war in ukraine but india has chosen to shift the group's

focus to issues affecting the developing world.