of us, seven or frost. for the rest of us, seven or eight celsius. you will feel the chill, but the sun will be out in the wind will be light. here we have the wind will be light. here we have the remnants of that hurricane, no longer a hurricane, of course. the remnants of that hurricane, no longera hurricane, of course. it will bring cloud, outbreaks of rain initially to ireland, then the cloud will thicken across the west. decent temperatures, 18 celsius in london, the mid—teens in scotland. through saturday into sunday, that one plume of their spreads across the country, and the warm air will be with us over the coming days. sunday, outbreaks of rain, difficult to summarise the weather across the uk because you can see it varies quite a lot. to the west and north, heavy rain, stronger winds, a lot. to the west and north, heavy rain, strongerwinds, but a lot. to the west and north, heavy rain, stronger winds, but warmer a lot. to the west and north, heavy rain, strongerwinds, but warmerair spreading across much of the country. around the moray firth, i wouldn't be surprised if it reaches 20 celsius. sunday afternoon and into the evening hours, gayle is out to the west and heavy rain. further east and south—east, pleasantly warm. back to you. thanks, tomasz.

and that's bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. wales against australia, ireland and south africa. it is the weekend of heavyweight contests at the rugby world cup. this international fixture always has a lot riding on it. england against scotland is quite the way to ring in a new nations league. and a cross—atlantic rivalry takes centre stage in golf, with the usa storming to an early lead in the solheim cup. hello again. if the rugby world cup has been a slow burn so far,

this weekend it's likely to fully ignite. by the end of it a contender could be heading out, and the fate of the four home nations involved could be a lot clearer. among their games, there are two huge contests against southern hemisphere heavyweights to look forward to. so let's do just that with our correspondent andy swiss who's in paris. with our correspondent andy. with our correspondent things seem to be going so well for france, this is potentially a really serious blow, the captain of france, he is their talisman, he is widely regarded as the best player in the world, butjust after half—time against namibia last night, he was on the receiving end of a really brutal challenge, and when he left

the field, france fans it would have been fearing the worst, and sure enough, confirmation today that he has fractured his cheekbone. now france say, he will stay with the sport and he will see a specialist but early estimates suggest he could be out between four and six weeks. now if that is true, that is potentially very serious for france. for example, the semi finals are in just overfour week for example, the semi finals are in just over four week positive time, it could be a real race against time. a, it could be a real race against time. �* ., ., , it could be a real race against time. ., ., , time. a lot of people asking the cuestion time. a lot of people asking the question if _ time. a lot of people asking the question if it — time. a lot of people asking the question if it was _ time. a lot of people asking the question if it was a _ time. a lot of people asking the question if it was a good - time. a lot of people asking the question if it was a good idea i question if it was a good idea to play him in a match they were most likely to win. friends were wishing that they had given him the night off. . . , _, that they had given him the night off. w, , off. the matches come against the weekend. off. the matches come against the weekend- he _ off. the matches come against the weekend. he has _ off. the matches come against the weekend. he has given _ off. the matches come against the weekend. he has given us- off. the matches come against the weekend. he has given us a - off. the matches come against the

weekend. he has given us a bit- off. the matches come against the weekend. he has given us a bit of| weekend. he has given us a bit of a mischievous pre—match quote. that’s mischievous pre-match quote. that's ri . ht, mischievous pre-match quote. that's right. eddie — mischievous pre-match quote. that's right. eddie jones — mischievous pre-match quote. that's right, eddie jones always _ mischievous pre-match quote. that's right, eddie jones always loves - mischievous pre-match quote. that's right, eddie jones always loves a - right, eddiejones always loves a few mind games doesn't he? he said in his press conference that he has no doubt that australia will win. now australia have obviously have to win or their world cup hopes are over. eddiejones's mind games there ahead of the match. as for whales, they feel it effectively a second string team in their match, they reverted to a side that beat fiji, lake who led the team, he has been dropped, ryan elias is preferred. he knows the victory for wales, he said that he knows australia will give them a real battle.

ina in a strange way we are going to the same _ in a strange way we are going to the same things, going back with the preparation time, they are looking to go— preparation time, they are looking to go for— preparation time, they are looking to go for the future. they are going to go for the future. they are going to be _ to go for the future. they are going to be desperate, we are desperate as well. expect us to go out of the way to train this — well. expect us to go out of the way to train this week, always been really clear in terms of what we want _ really clear in terms of what we want to — really clear in terms of what we want to do _ really clear in terms of what we want to do and where we want to play. _ want to do and where we want to play. i— want to do and where we want to play, i expect us to win on sunday. scotland, because they are in the same group, will be watching keenly as well before their game against tonga. as well before their game against tonaa. , , ., . , tonga. they will be watching it very closely indeed, _ tonga. they will be watching it very closely indeed, as _ tonga. they will be watching it very closely indeed, as you _ tonga. they will be watching it very closely indeed, as you say - tonga. they will be watching it very | closely indeed, as you say tomorrow night, arguably the match of the tournament so far, ireland against south africa. ireland have madejust

one change to their team and that is a scrum half where jamison gibson replaces: a, but it is a mouthwatering prospect, the world number ones against the world number two �*s. we are expecting around 30,000 ireland supporters here in paris, but as you say it is also a really big weekend for scotland as well, they will be looking for their same first win against the tournament against tonga, they have made for changes to the team that lost against south africa, they are starting with kyle stain and chris harris, scott cummings and rory sutherland and the scotland coach said we need to get our world cup started. so he knows that unless they beat tonga on sunday, then they are world cup could be over. and?

are world cup could be over. andy swift, thank _ are world cup could be over. andy swift, thank you _ are world cup could be over. andy swift, thank you very _ are world cup could be over. andy swift, thank you very much. england are in control of their pool, and will expect to still be by the end of saturday after they play chile. they'll also hope that today's match involves two teams fighting for second place behind them. it's between argentina and samoa in st etienne. in the last few moments of moa scored themselves, they made it 16-10 with scored themselves, they made it 16—10 with just a couple minutes remaining, argentina havejust scored a penalty extending that lead to 19-10, that scored a penalty extending that lead to 19—10, that would secure victory for them. like men's rugby — for women's football it's international competition that features this weekend. a month on from the world cup, the first ever nations league begins tonight with a good deal on the line. not least in sunderland, where england and scotland meet. 0ur correpsondent katie gornall is there. katie the lionesses

are straigt back into it after their world cup final. hard to believe it was only a month since the 1—0 defeat to spain. never before i talk about england, spain are in action, there is some doubt as to whether that game against sweden would go ahead after players were pulled up against their will. that game against sweden is under way, england will get under way here shortly, it's a sold—out stadium tonight, and they will show that they have moved on from that world cup heartbreak, the nations leak heads towards a confirmation, there is no alecia russo tonight, right your daily will be found are starts upfront, no keira and this one either, she's been talking about how england are ready and raring to go in a brand—new tournament.

everyone is excited for a new challenge, nations leak, olympic qualification and our focus now turns _ qualification and our focus now turns back _ qualification and our focus now turns back in football it's really exciting — turns back in football it's really exciting that one door closes, the next we _ exciting that one door closes, the next we go — exciting that one door closes, the next we go for only a few weeks later, _ next we go for only a few weeks later, we — next we go for only a few weeks later, we have another time to look forward to — scotla nd scotland have never beaten england in england. scotland have never beaten england in encland. , ., ., ,, . in england. they have their work cut out for them — in england. they have their work cut out forthem i _ in england. they have their work cut out for them i think _ in england. they have their work cut out for them i think as _ in england. they have their work cut out for them i think as well, - out for them i think as well, scotland are, they haven't played england, in fact their last game was against england in a world cup in france, i think it's fair to say that both teams have progressed an awful lot since then. there will be players here that are familiar as well, playing with them not least

the former city milled feared —— midfielder... the former city milled feared -- midfielder. . ._ the former city milled feared -- midfielder... katie thank you very much indeed. _ wales also start their nations league campaign tonight. they're in a tough group and take on iceland in rekyavik shortly. while like england and scotland, northern ireland and the rebpublic of ireland have been drawn together. not only that, they also begin with a game against each other in dublin tomorrow. we think there will be some amazing and positive parts to the game on the weekend, but some learning opportunities as well, we're 0k the weekend, but some learning opportunities as well, we're ok with that. long it's about being able to have good decision—makers on the pitch, but in the initial periods it's just about embedding our philosophy and what were trying to do so the players feel comfortable. sheffield united men's manager paul heckingbottom has paid tribute to maddy cusack,

saying she was a "big part of everything" at the club. cusack, a midfielder at the women's championship club, died on wednesday at the age of 27. everybody�*s thoughts are with your friends and family. she was a big part of everything. senior figure amongst the women's team and senior figure amongst the media team as well. all the time, all the time, so it's tough. like i say, we need to make sure that everyone is ok and the club and we all support each other, because yeah, it's sad, sad news. the stand out match of the premier league programme involves the teams in second and fourth, on the same points. but there's always more than that at stake in the north london derby. arsenal face tottenham on sunday, with spurs revatalised under new manager ange postecoglou, who admits he never thought his chance would come to take charge of a premier league team.

but now it has. the australian is making quite an impression with his attacking football and direct turn of phrase. so who better to find out more than a former spurs striker? gary lineker has been to meet big ange. you're changing everything, you're changing the way you train, but at the same time it depends on sort of where you come in the cycle, i felt that the club was kind of ready for that as well, that was taking a change, it was no point pointing it, the discussions i had, well if i come and this is what we're going to do, we're not going to punk from a nice and it's going to be scary. it is not always going to be smooth you know. i is not always going to be smooth you know. ., , ., , ., , know. i doubt the fans are used to that. know. i doubt the fans are used to that- true- — know. i doubt the fans are used to that. true. you _ know. i doubt the fans are used to that. true. you know _ know. i doubt the fans are used to that. true. you know so... - know. i doubt the fans are used to that. true. you know so... there l that. true. you know so... there was a willingness — that. true. you know so... there was a willingness in _ that. true. you know so... there was a willingness in the _ that. true. you know so... there was a willingness in the club, _ that. true. you know so... there was a willingness in the club, looking - a willingness in the club, looking at the history of the club i think that's the space then that they are probably more comfortable in that suits me, that's fine. so it's

challenging, it's different. hour challenging, it's different. how ha-- are challenging, it's different. how happy are you _ challenging, it's different. how happy are you with _ challenging, it's different. how happy are you with the way the team has adapted to your style?— has adapted to your style? please, no has adapted to your style? please, to out has adapted to your style? please, go out there _ has adapted to your style? please, go out there and _ has adapted to your style? please, go out there and be _ has adapted to your style? please, go out there and be brave, the - has adapted to your style? please, j go out there and be brave, the way they play knowing that there is no certainty of success, they could potentially be particularly talking about we're going to be really aggressive with our press, really expensive on her play, you're vulnerable. all i can do, it doesn't work it's on me, i said don't, don't play with any fear, just go and play. play with any fear, 'ust go and -la . , play with any fear, 'ust go and play. they seem to have adapted re play. they seem to have adapted pretty well- _ play. they seem to have adapted pretty well. because _ play. they seem to have adapted pretty well. because ultimately l play. they seem to have adapted l pretty well. because ultimately i'll take response _ pretty well. because ultimately i'll take response to _ pretty well. because ultimately i'll take response to billy, _ pretty well. because ultimately i'll take response to billy, always - pretty well. because ultimately i'll. take response to billy, always have. i think that's the first indicator two may be too supporters and observers is to 0k, two may be too supporters and observers is to ok, this guy is talking about what he's going to do, let's see some evidence of it. maybe the way the team plays, another bit of evidence is the players that you

bring in because if they excite the fans, that compensates for maybe, 0k, fans, that compensates for maybe, ok, the results aren't always there so that's a key part of it. what is your goal this time? to get the fans buzzing for the club. if i do that that means probably we've had success, what that success looks like i don't know. there can't be a desperation just for a trophy, this club has to be more than that. i know there is such a desperation, because when it has been such a long draught, but it's not what i want to build. i want to bring a club that every year is vying for trophies. players and i know players had him and speaking really, really highly of him _ and speaking really, really highly of him and that's not a coincidence and you _ of him and that's not a coincidence and you can — of him and that's not a coincidence and you can illustrate a way that he is fitting _ and you can illustrate a way that he is fitting and in the right way, so that's the — is fitting and in the right way, so that's the beauty of this leak that we have — that's the beauty of this leak that we have top managers, top

competition and every game is very different _ competition and every game is very different. understand as well, adapt to that, _ different. understand as well, adapt to that, be _ different. understand as well, adapt to that, be ourselves and do the performance that we need to be. there is been reports today about players being unhappy with for example the treatment, the criticism that you may have given them, isn't that you may have given them, isn't that inevitable when you try to change the culture of the club was

mark i don't know the league but i know opinion. i mark i don't know the league but i know opinion-— mark i don't know the league but i i know opinion._ so know opinion. i know my players. so what are you — know opinion. i know my players. so what are you saying, _ know opinion. i know my players. so what are you saying, it's _ know opinion. i know my players. so what are you saying, it's not - what are you saying, it's not happening or this is a bit... everyone can make suggestions, we are ok with it. bre everyone can make suggestions, we are ok with it— are ok with it. are you surprised by the scale of — are ok with it. are you surprised by the scale of the _ are ok with it. are you surprised by the scale of the challenge - are ok with it. are you surprised by the scale of the challenge facing . the scale of the challenge facing you here, at united? ila. the scale of the challenge facing you here, at united?— the scale of the challenge facing you here, at united? no. it is only my second year. — you here, at united? no. it is only my second year, and _ you here, at united? no. it is only my second year, and i _ you here, at united? no. it is only my second year, and i know- you here, at united? no. it is only my second year, and i know it, - you here, at united? no. it is only my second year, and i know it, it's not always going, only going up. but you will have your gaps, you get strong or from you will have your gaps, you get strong orfrom it. as long as strong or from it. as long as you stay together, that's what we are doing, dressing room, staff, all the staff, coaches, medical, biggest staff, coaches, medical, biggest staff, everyone is united and, at united you fight. fsine staff, everyone is united and, at united you fight.— united you fight. one of those re orts united you fight. one of those reports was — united you fight. one of those reports was around _ united you fight. one of those reports was around your- united you fight. one of those - reports was around your difference in your age, staff here are concerned about your influence, are

you aware of any concerns here about that? it you aware of any concerns here about that? .., , you aware of any concerns here about that? , ,, you aware of any concerns here about that? , , , ., , that? it can be because we have very aood that? it can be because we have very good agreements — that? it can be because we have very good agreements about _ that? it can be because we have very good agreements about it. _ that? it can be because we have very good agreements about it. from - that? it can be because we have very good agreements about it. from the | good agreements about it. from the start. how we incorporate it and for player decision, transfers, it's always 50—50, for the fate of the club, represented by him and me, there can never be any distraction. jane, the opening foursomes could not have gone worse for the home team krusemark no, theyjust made too many mistakes, and psychologically that is very difficult to come back from. timer;r difficult to come back from. they are trying. _ difficult to come back from. they are trying. it _ difficult to come back from. they are trying, it looks _ difficult to come back from. they are trying, it looks like _ difficult to come back from. he are trying, it looks like you're difficult to come back from. tie: are trying, it looks like you're a bar on the charge because the afternoon session has gone much better, more about that in just a

moment. but there was so much hype about a potential third consecutive sometime, that looks a little bit premature. might have got her morning pics wrong but if we learned anything about solheim, miracles can happen. their short game was lacking, ireland's leona mcguire making mistakes. and charlie hall's putter was stone cold. it was the americans who, quietly, went about their business. and really with the shot of the day. and allison putted to take a fourth american point. but as the wind picked up, so did europe's

fortunes. emily petterson's tee shot was perfection. potter? what potter? putter. there's a long way to go for sunday but it's uphill for europe. let’s but it's uphill for europe. let's brina but it's uphill for europe. let's bring you _ but it's uphill for europe. let's bring you right _ but it's uphill for europe. let's bring you right up _ but it's uphill for europe. let's bring you right up to _ but it's uphill for europe. let's bring you right up to date - but it's uphill for europe. let�*s bring you right up to date what has been going on in the late session, that match between driver and sundstrom, against the americans is finished tied, that was the first half point for europe, then ireland's leona mcguire and george a whole when their match against alexi thompson and lilia... that takes them to one and a half, spaniard got a lovely welcome home from the home

crowd, she had her partner havejust won their match, so that is two and a half points to europe, and then with another match that has just finished literally in the last few minutes, emily petterson and maia stark againstjennifer and allan �*s and, that finished tied, so that means that the day has finished 5—3 to america. we've seen glimpses about what europe can do in that afternoon session, so all is not lost, there is time for a comeback and the momentum has started to swing in favour of the europeans. jane, thank you, will be back bright and early in the morning, jane dougal at the sometime cup. it's a huge night in rugby league as the superleague enters the final round of regular season games, and — amazingly — almost everything remains up for grabs. all 12 clubs in action tonight. adam wild can talk us through the permutations.

the end of season playoffs have been going on, we've neverfinished in a regular season quite like this one, all 12 super league clubs in action, all 12 super league clubs in action, all but one of those games has a huge amount resting on it, not least of which who will finish first top of which who will finish first top of the table. this is the top three as it stands. one game left, all neck and neck at 38 points. they have a really tricky tie tonight away at leigh leopards. leigh, too, have plenty to play for,

we'll come onto that in a moment. a simlar situation for catalans who play at salford. whilst st helens, four—time back—to—back champions and currently third, have on paper the far easier task of playing a hull side at home who have nothing left to play for. it could not be more delicately poised at the top. lets hearfrom the bbcs rugby league correspondent dave woods — who's in place for 5live tonight at leigh versus wigan underneath — it has lost may be a little bit of its relevance in recent use because of course the champions in super league, you have to get through to the grand final and win the grand final, and ultimately if you look they finished at the top of the table or even in second place, that gives you an adventitious start to the finals. if you have it as close as we have it this year, itjust gives a little bit more of a lustre to that. rather disparaging, but we should be considered one of the major pieces of silverware, after a full 27 rounds of the season, that will take some doing, so whoever wins it tonight will have achieved

something special. remember the top six go into the play—offs. leigh, who we've just spoken about, and hull kr are both guarenteed a place but could rovers leapfrog the leopards and get a little revenge for that challenge cup final defeat just last month? it's unlikely because of points difference, but that's significant because those two will play each other next week in the first elminator — fourth place will be the home team. below that — will it be warrington or salford who claim that final playoff spot? level on 26 points, one of those teams seasons will end tonight. teams' seasons will end tonight. warrington are at huddersfield, who have just pride to play for, whilst salford, as we've heard are entertaining catalans looking for a top spot. it could scarcely be closer — these are the games. they all go off at eight o'clock — it'll all be decided tonight. joejoyce has weighed in ahead

of his rematch with zhang zhilei at wembley tomorrow, with the wbo interim heavyweight title once again on the line. both fighters registered career high weights as they meet five months on from their first fight which zhang, here on the left, won with a sixth round stoppage, ending joyce's perfect professional record. zhang says he's going to end joyce's career, while the british fighter says he'll learn from his mistakes. he's been speaking to ade adedoyin. so this is a big night forjoe joyce, surprisingly beaten for the first defeat of his career, joe joyce is alongside me. when you watch that fight, i know it was a tough fight for you, what did you see in terms of your performance. i saw myself getting tagged, he is, the fight started and he was kind of like waiting for me to throw a punch, then he was waiting for me, they were very hard shots, he was hitting me in the eye repeatedly.

the tactics going in to the last fight, there was a few mistakes there which we are going to change and this time round and i think because it's a 12 round fight, there is a lot going to happen. i'm going to be bigger, better, stronger, faster this time around. psychologically, how hard was it to get that out of your mind and get back to business?— back to business? every now and auain, back to business? every now and again. you _ back to business? every now and again. you know— back to business? every now and again, you know happy _ back to business? every now and again, you know happy and - back to business? every now and i again, you know happy and content and with life, but then i would be annoyed because i'd lost and you know, and also like the way people acted after the fight, there was a lot of disappointment in my performance and that affected me. i want to win and make people happy, not like the other way round where it didn't go according to plan, and i wanted people to celebrate my victory instead of, oh, it's not a

good feeling when i went. i find that that is _ good feeling when i went. i find that that is a _ good feeling when i went. i find that that is a point _ good feeling when i went. i find that that is a point of _ good feeling when i went. i find that that is a point of redemption for you, that that is a point of redemption foryou, in that that is a point of redemption for you, in the context of your career, is this a big point in your career, is this a big point in your career with so much and stake? heed career with so much and stake? need to net back career with so much and stake? need to get back and _ career with so much and stake? need to get back and get _ career with so much and stake? need to get back and get in _ career with so much and stake? iieec to get back and get in line for the title shot, the mandatory shots. if that makes a difference, but i'm going to put myself in the best situation to become heavyweight champion. situation to become heavyweight chamion. . ~ situation to become heavyweight chamion. ., ,, i. situation to become heavyweight chamion. . ~' g ., situation to become heavyweight chamion. . champion. thank you. joe joyce sa in: champion. thank you. joe joyce saying this _ champion. thank you. joe joyce saying this is — champion. thank you. joe joyce saying this is the _ champion. thank you. joe joyce saying this is the biggest - champion. thank you. joe joyce saying this is the biggest night | saying this is the biggest night of his career. a contest he can't afford to fail. time to tell you that argentina have beaten samoa by 19 points— ten, that in england's pool at the wrigley world cup. the order of to the main course, england themselves, scotland, ireland, and wales will be on the bbc sport website. and of course here on sports day this is

all for us for tonight, thanks for watching, bye—bye for now.

you are watching bbc news. we are listening to president volodymyr zelensky who is addressing parliamentarians and the parliamentary chamber in canada. we have heard from prime minister justin trudeau who in the last half has committed to long term commitments, financial commitments totalling some $482 million to ukraine for armoured vehicles, medical vehicles and has also committed to the training f—16 pilots and engineers. president zelensky is there, he has been thanking canada for its support. and saying that russian aggression must

end with ukrainian victory. let's take a listen. riff end with ukrainian victory. let's take a listen.— end with ukrainian victory. let's take a listen. of compensation for aggression. _ take a listen. of compensation for aggression. of _ take a listen. of compensation for aggression, of making _ take a listen. of compensation for aggression, of making the - take a listen. of compensation for i aggression, of making the aggressor feel how strong justice is. most of i would like to thank you, canada, for the purely human thing, for making ukrainians at home. when they are here in canada. thank you. thank you very much. a's thank you so much. �* ~ ,, much. applause and this - much. applause and this is, - much. applause and this is, you l much. applause - and this is, you know, this much. applause _ and this is, you know, this is not just a legacy of history. this is the legacy of character. the ukrainian ukrainian community is about to millions of ukrainians that

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