andy swiss joins us now. any clues as to how they might line up on sunday? well, we cannot be sure yet, not least because england's training session today was behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the media, but we do know is that phil foden is back with the england camp. he went home for a few days after england's last match for the birth of his third child, but he was back training with england this morning. that is obviously encouraging news that he is available for selection, as is anthony gordon and that despite the fact that gordon took a little bit of a tumble on wednesday. he was out riding an e box and england's training camp. he fell often and badly grazed his chin and also his hands is well, but thankfully nothing too serious that he is good to go. people have been suggesting that perhaps anthony gordon might start the match because he offers something a little bit different. now, england as you say have come in for a lot of criticism over the last few days, but anthony gordon says that the players can handle it. if people are, you know, being negative, it's only because they expect a lot from you, which is a positive thing. we've got the people what they want to see _ we've got the people what they want to see it's_ we've got the people what they want to see. it's gone, it's in the we've got to stay in the present, stay focused on what's ahead of us. got a lot coming up, a lot to look forward to. if we let past games affect us, we're not going to perform the best we can. he does look a bit battered and bruised. despite the negativity from outside, what do you feel is the mood within the squad? figs outside, what do you feel is the mood within the squad?- outside, what do you feel is the mood within the squad? as you say, a stranue mood within the squad? as you say, a strange few — mood within the squad? as you say, a strange few weeks _ mood within the squad? as you say, a strange few weeks for _ mood within the squad? as you say, a strange few weeks for england. - mood within the squad? as you say, a strange few weeks for england. on . strange few weeks for england. on the face of it, they finished top of the group obviously where they want to be but yet as you say the performances have been underwhelming. after england's last good game on tuesday against slovenia, when gareth southgate went to applaud the fans at the end, there were booths, there were jeers and a few plastic beer cups throw in his direction also interesting to hear gareth southgate and his press conference afterwards talking about what he called the unusual environment that there is around england with the negativity of the fans despite the fact england finished top of the group. earlier on today, we also heard from bukayo saka, who has played in all three of the matches here so far and despite the matches here so far and despite the criticism, he said the morale of the criticism, he said the morale of the team is still good. i think he's created _ an amazing environment here. if you ask me and if you ask a lot of the players, - you'd definitely say i look forward to coming. - every time i'm selected, . i'm buzzing and i can't wait to meet up with the boys. that is so important as well, isn't it? yeah, it's important because - obviously even in the tournament, 11 players play, but it's important that the whole squad is happy. . just for the morale of the group and to keep everyone involved i and encouraging everyone. if you can have everyone happy, it makes it better. _ so, yes, england will be hoping for an improved performance against slovakia on sunday, but most of all of course there will be hoping for a win. slovakia our 45th in the world rankings, so on paper england very much the favourites, but of course this is now a knockout football. so there is no room for error. this is now a knockout football. 50 there is no room for error. indeed, onl if there is no room for error. indeed, only if place _ there is no room for error. indeed, only if place for— there is no room for error. indeed, only if place for on _ there is no room for error. indeed, only if place for on paper, - there is no room for error. indeed, only if place for on paper, thank i only if place for on paper, thank you andy forjoining us. the draw for the first round of wimbledon has been made today, and if he's fit, andy murray will play tomas machac. the game is scheduled to take place on tuesday, giving him an extra day to get ready as he recovers from an operation on his back. and our tennis correspondent russell fuller told us it's still seems unlikely, he'll be fit to play that match. i have learned never to bet against andy murray but if we take his own words at face value, he said 2a hours or so ago that he thought it was probably more likely that he does not play in singles. that really should not be very surprising. sad, though, it would be because he had this operation to remove a spinal cystjust last saturday. so really he has no right being anywhere near a tennis court so soon but because he so desperate to have one final farewell, preferably on the grass courts wimbledon and centre court also at the olympics, he is going to keep his options open until the last possible minute. singles will be tuesday which gives him 2a hours more than it might have done and if he does take to the court, his opponent will be tomas machac of the czech republic he was a top 110 player but a novice on grass. what player but a novice on grass. what about the other _ player but a novice on grass. what about the other england _ player but a novice on grass. what about the other england players and their draw? ., . , about the other england players and their draw? ~ ~ , ' ' their draw? there are currently 19 enalish their draw? there are currently 19 english players — their draw? there are currently 19 english players in _ their draw? there are currently 19 english players in the _ their draw? there are currently 19 english players in the draw - their draw? there are currently 19 english players in the draw and i english players in the draw and two of those are seated so they could not play other seated players. of the other 17, only three have drawn seeds of the british players have had quite a lot of luck there. the toughest draw on paper and awkward in reality it is the one that emma raducanu against the world number 22 he was a very handy grass court play. elsewhere look around with a dangerous game where jack draper and cameron dore to win their first round matches, they would be in the second round. current british number one against the man who deposed a few weeks ago and actually the women's draw, first round wins for katie boulter and harriet dart was of them come up against each other. don't like to get too far have ourselves looking at the top seeds, but swiatek is not prepared on grass. interesting for her. the reason for _ grass. interesting for her. the reason for her _ grass. interesting for her. the reason for her is _ grass. interesting for her. tue: reason for her is fatigue as she grass. interesting for her. tue reason for her is fatigue as she won a fourth french open title and played heavily on clay. her first choice was practising in berlin on grass but she felt she needed a break and that's understandable. it does mean that she does not have much preparation and she was targeted fellow grand slam champion so it's a tough drop certainly for the world number one. on the men's side, sinnerand the world number one. on the men's side, sinner and alcaraz on the same side, sinner and alcaraz on the same side of the draw and novak djokovic could be to the advantages he is on the other side of the draw but healthy could he be after a week operation three weeks ago on his knee? :, ~' ,, operation three weeks ago on his knee? :, ,, i. . knee? thank you ever so much, russell. all eyes will be on andy murray on tuesday if he's able to play. if you can't wait until then, you can look back on his career tonight in a bbc documentary andy murray: will to win. here's a quick taster. music. i think i music. i thinki persevered music. i think i persevered and that's been _ music. i think i persevered and that's been the _ music. i think i persevered and that's been the story _ music. i think i persevered and that's been the story of - music. i think i persevered and that's been the story of my - music. i think i persevered and i that's been the story of my career. people are saying when it is a brit ever going — people are saying when it is a brit ever going to win a major? he people are saying when it is a brit ever going to win a major? ever going to win a ma'or? he “ust felt he could i ever going to win a major? he “ust felt he could make that i felt he could make that breakthrough. - felt he could make that breakthrough.- felt he could make that breakthrough. felt he could make that breakthrou . h. :, , felt he could make that breakthranh. :, , :, i] breakthrough. the waiting is over! i want to play — breakthrough. the waiting is over! i want to play tennis _ breakthrough. the waiting is over! i want to play tennis and _ breakthrough. the waiting is over! i want to play tennis and that's i breakthrough. the waiting is over! i want to play tennis and that's whatl want to play tennis and that's what i've been doing since i was a kid. ask yourself what it takes for him to go— ask yourself what it takes for him to go to _ ask yourself what it takes for him to go to the — ask yourself what it takes for him to go to the tote _ ask yourself what it takes for him to go to the tote with _ ask yourself what it takes for him to go to the tote with the - ask yourself what it takes for him to go to the tote with the best ini to go to the tote with the best in the business _ to go to the tote with the best in the business and _ to go to the tote with the best in the business and come - the business and come out victorious? _ the business and come out victorious?— the business and come out victorious? :, , ~ , victorious? the will to win is andy murra 's victorious? the will to win is andy murray's greatest _ victorious? the will to win is andy murray's greatest attribute. i and you can watch andy murray: will to win on bbc one tonight at 9pm. it's also available to watch on the bbc iplayer. in the build—up to wimbledon, britain's billy harris has been in action in his first atp tour semifinal at eastbourne. he was taking on max purcell, and ben croucher was watching. it went the distance but unlike his last two matches he did not come out on top. a quick step into the unknown for billy harris, in the last four at a tour event for the first time at age 29, even he will admit making it this far would have seemed a bit of a stretch. :, �* , ., ., a stretch. that's quite amazing! what a pick-up _ a stretch. that's quite amazing! what a pick-up from _ a stretch. that's quite amazing! what a pick-up from harris! i a stretch. that's quite amazing! | what a pick-up from harris! the world number— what a pick—up from harris! the world number 94 was not about to let the man from the isle of man find his feet. indeed the australian set on fastest, firmest and settled the first set 6—4. harris, though, is used to doing it the hard way. a decade grinding on the lower tourists and sleeping in a transit man across europe, now enjoying the home comforts. a, man across europe, now en'oying the heme cement home comforts. a solid gripper from harris. not even _ home comforts. a solid gripper from harris. not even until— home comforts. a solid gripper from harris. not even until the _ home comforts. a solid gripper from harris. not even until the end i home comforts. a solid gripper from harris. not even until the end of- harris. not even until the end of second set _ harris. not even until the end of second set until _ harris. not even until the end of second set until he _ harris. not even until the end of second set until he forced i harris. not even until the end of second set until he forced a i harris. not even until the end of. second set until he forced a break point but worth the wait, the will stop personnel may be more established at this level but he is never been to a final, and when he broke early in the decider, eastbourne greeted it with silence. almost. only last year, harris was ranked out of the top 300 in the world and he will head to wimbledon next week nearing 100 for the first final on this occasion proving a step too far. being crasher, bbc news. pauljubb was also in his first atp tour semifinal, this time at the mallorca open. it with the same way, only this one is straight sets defeat at the hands of sebastian oftener, a solitary break in each set was enough as it went 6—4, 7—5 and he will for the third seat in the final. could the tennis ball be getting a makeover to make it more environmentally friendly? and just two months after having her first child, amber rutter is picked for team gb�*s shooting team for the paris olympics. england's test captain, ben stokes, has backed jos buttler to remain as the white—ball captain. it follows the side being hammered in the t20 semifinal by india, but stokes believes buttler is the best man to take the side forward. getting through to the t20 world cup semifinal is a huge progression i will reperform in our last world cup, albeit a different format. but it's no mean feat getting through to the semifinal against high—quality teams in that format. we are a very, very good white ball team. and i know that he has got huge admissions to take the team forward. i think he is to get some good steps. we would love to have seen him retain the world cup trophy and we were beaten by a very good india team, but i think they have done very well. jos is a great leader and has the respect of all the team members in that dressing room. he's someone who leads as a captain, and he expects a high standard of input, as opposed to performance. because as long as you're putting in as much as you possibly can, then performance will take care of itself. butjos is the man to lead that white—ball team forward for the future. and he's got through to a t20 semifinal. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. championship leader max verstappen was fastest in qualifying for tomorrow's formula 1 sprint race in austria. lando norris will start second and his mclaren teammate oscar piastri third. qualifying for sunday's grand prix itself will take place on saturday afternoon. britain's men have finished third in hockey�*s pro league. they lost a shoot—out 4—2 to germany in amsterdam after the match finished 3—3. britain's women meet belgium tomorrow. jake wightman, the 2022 1500—metre world champion, has pulled out of this weekend's british championships because of a minor calf injury. he's been given a medical exemption for the event which is also the olympic trials, so selectors could still pick him for the games. the united states soccer federation has condemned the online racist abuse suffered by several of its players following a defeat by panama at the copa america. former arsenal striker folarin balogun, crystal palace defender chris richards and juventus pair timothy weah and weston mckennie were all targeted online. timothy weah was sent off in the 18th minute after his yellow card was upgraded to a red from a var check for punching panama's roderick miller in the head in an off—the—ball incident. weah apologised to his teammates, saying it was a moment of frustration. despite taking the lead in the game, the usa couldn't hang on to it for long and went on to lose 2—1. in a statement, the us soccer federation said... on to basketball now, where history can be made next season after the la lakers drafted bronnyjames, whojoins his dad, the great lebronjames, in los angeles. should the two take to an nba court next season, either at the lakers or elsewhere, it will be the first time in the league's history that a father and son will have played together. in the history of the nba, there has never been a father and the son that have shared an nba basketball court. and that feels like something that could be magical. and we know and have to respect that lebron has a decision about his opt—out. of course he has freedom to decide whatever is best for him and his family, but if it worked out that he was on our team next season, nba history could be made. an nba history could be made. an nba history should be made in a lakers uniform. mark cavendish says he has nothing to lose ahead of this year's tour de france. he currently shares the record number of stage wins with eddy merckx on 34, and much has been made of him becoming the outright record holder. but ahead of the grand depart in florence tomorrow, he's not focusing on that, as drew savage reports. mark cavendish does not look a man carrying the weight of cycling history with them. if anything, the recently ignited certain mark seemed more relaxed than ever. at the grand apart in florence. t more relaxed than ever. at the grand apart in florence.— apart in florence. i don't have an hinu apart in florence. i don't have anything to — apart in florence. i don't have anything to lose. _ apart in florence. i don't have anything to lose. it's - apart in florence. i don't have anything to lose. it's not i apart in florence. i don't have anything to lose. it's not like| anything to lose. it's not like playing roulette where if i don't win here, i don't lose, too. do you know what i mean? i know it makes a nice story to kind of say that, but it's as simple as that. tn nice story to kind of say that, but it's as simple as that.— it's as simple as that. in italy, the call it's as simple as that. in italy, they call him _ it's as simple as that. in italy, they call him cannonball i it's as simple as that. in italy, i they call him cannonball cavendish. back home, the mancz missile, and he planned to be at home this summer. before the 2023 to work, cavendish had announced it would be his last, but it ended suddenly and unexpectedly in agony. a broken collarbone on stage 8. so cavendish and his team agreed it was worth one more year, extending a long and complex relationship with the biggest bike race in the world that began 17 years ago. he has won the sprinters greenjersey began 17 years ago. he has won the sprinters green jersey twice, four times on the champs—elysees and three years ago he proved he should never be ridden off. called up for the tour at the last minute, he bounced back from injury, illness and depression to exceed all expectations. fourwins and depression to exceed all expectations. four wins in this year's tour de france have seen mark cavendish equal eddy merckx's long—standing record of 34. twists and turns over the last few years, but at the age of 39, he will begin his 15th tour de france in florence. it starts with three stages in italy before crossing into france on tuesday and can provide five or six separate finishes, chances for that elusive 35th stage win, although he says he just wants to achieve all that he can. t says he just wants to achieve all that he can-— says he just wants to achieve all that he can. :, :, :, :,, that he can. i have one of the most number of — that he can. i have one of the most number of stages _ that he can. i have one of the most number of stages in _ that he can. i have one of the most number of stages in the _ that he can. i have one of the most number of stages in the tour i that he can. i have one of the most number of stages in the tour de i number of stages in the tour de france along with the great eddy merckx. just try for more. if it is with one moore, two more, ten more, it does not matter. we have a job to do which is to try and win, and we willjust take every day like that. cavendish already greatest printer the tour has ever seen, but one more win would mean he could say goodbye in the best way possible. drew savage, bbc news. would it not be great if you could get it? just two months after having her first child, amber rutter has been named in team gb�*s shooting team for the paris olympics. she competed in rio in 2016, but missed tokyo after contracting covid on the eve of the games. she was so disappointed that she considered quitting the sport, but as lewis coombs reports, she's now looking forward to competing in her second olympics. endless washing, isn't it? yeah. endless washing. all because of you, mate. all because of you. life for amber and her partnerjames will never be the same. this is a rare sight! daddy's washing your bottles. it's chaotic, isn't it? a bit more tired than usual. it's that first month where all you're doing is feeding is feeding him, changing him... are you going to give us a smile? no, i want to have a look around. 0h, lovely, and a bit of sick! that's the reality! yes, this is the reality! in just over a month's time, amber will be holding a shotgun instead... pull! ..and targeting olympic gold in paris. it is a realjuggle, and to be fair, most people look at it and go "guns, baby, maybe not the best mix", butjust turning round and seeing him there was just the most amazing feeling. and just showing myself that i can make everything work. how are you making that work? there'll be mums out there going, "wow, a newborn baby's enough, and olympics on top." yeah, it's pretty crazy, and i'm also starting my own business as well to throw things in the mix. but it is just, like, this crazy, hectic lifestyle, but at the end of the day, i'm always going to prioritise him. so training is working around being a mum. so how are you managing to fit in the shooting training around motherhood? don't get me wrong, it definitely comes with its challenges. i know that this is only temporary. it's only for the next couple of months. like, you just make it work. you just go into survival mode and make it work. having finished sixth in rio and then missing out on tokyo due to covid, amber heads to paris with a new perspective. compartmentalising your different roles in your life's going to be tricky, isn't it? mentally, for those five days, you've got to become amber rutter the olympian. i know when i'm there, i'm there to win. so my mind is completely on that, and i think by having a newborn baby, ijust know the reason why i'm doing it now. it's not just for myself, it's for him. amber is one of six athletes named today as the team gb shooting squad, alongside four shooters flying the flag at the paralympics, all having featured on the podium regularly in recent major compositions. it's pretty crazy. i'm absolutely over the moon. i won my spot back in 2022, so it's been a little - bit of a wait for me, i but i'm just so excited to get going next month. always nice to win medals regardless of what competition or where it's at, so my main goal is i want to go out there and i want to be the best i can be as an athlete. and if that brings me home one, two or three medals, that would be incredible. amber was inspired to take up shooting aged ten by her granddad. she's now focused on leaving an olympic legacy for generations to come. lewis coombes, bbc news. she is one busy lady. well, let's return to tennis because fundamental changes could be on the horizon for the sport. the international tennis federation is looking at changing how tennis balls are made in an effort to become more sustainable. our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. cheering. new balls, please. it's a phrase that will be heard hundreds of times over the next fortnight — "new balls, please". but in a laboratory a couple of miles away from wimbledon, scientists are taking it seriously. prompted by concerns about the difficulty recycling existing balls, the international tennis federation has come up with an idea for a ball without a fabric coating. and the bbc has been given an exclusive first look. this is a prototype. this would be a shell that could potentially fit over the top of the rubber core, but easier to attach and detach, easier to reuse. so this could be melted down, re—fabricated, so potentially that could be done over and over again and make or facilitate recycling or reuse of this type of ball. the itf has been looking at this sort of design for the past few months. helped by robots and a wind tunnel, they will now test its viability to work out how it compares to a conventional ball in terms of emissions, performance and cost. this is one possibility. we're not going to become a ball manufacturer. we don't intend to start producing tennis balls. we're trying to stimulate some innovation within the industry. if this is to replace this and become the tennis ball of the future, there are still lots of hoops to jump through. but it demonstrates the work that under way to try to make the sport more sustainable and an acceptance that that could require some radical steps. it wouldn't be the first time. tennis balls used to be black or white, only becoming yellow in the �*705 to help tv viewers. wimbledon initially held firm, but eventually started using the yellow ball in 1986. so changing the design of the ball might have people in a spin, but it's happened before. the new ball designs will be presented to manufacturers in the nearfuture, along with exploring changing balls less frequently during matches and prolonging the lifespan of balls by re—pressurising them. as the stars of tennis and those in charge of it become increasingly environmentally conscious, there's a rallying call for the sport to challenge what's possible. laura scott, bbc news, roehampton. fascinating to see if they go with it. you can see all the details of the draw for the first round of wimbledon on the bbc sport website and keep up with everything, the tour de france, the football, wimbledon next week and there is a lot going on on the bbc sport website. from everybody here at the sports day team, that's it for now, goodbye. hello there. we may have lost the heat that some of us experienced earlier this week, but that certainly doesn't mean it's going to be a wash—out weekend. in fact, many places will stay dry. just a little bit of rain here and there. equally some spells of sunshine. now, during today, we've had this curl of cloud, an area of low pressure, to the north of us. that brought some heavy rain first thing across northern scotland. that tending to clear away. a fair amount of cloud elsewhere, but actually as we go through the evening, we'll see clear skies for many. and then this next zone of cloud rolling its way in from the west. some outbreaks of patchy rain maybe just fringing into the south of northern ireland, more especially into west wales, parts of north—west england by the end of the night. 12 degrees in liverpool, but where we hold on to clear skies, it's going to be a little bit chilly as we start saturday morning. so a weak frontal system moving its way into the picture, but this isn't going to have an awful lot of life about it. not much energy associated with this weather front, so just this area of cloud. some bits and pieces of mostly light and patchy rain across parts of north wales and into northern england. northern ireland brightening up quite nicely with some sunshine. southern and central parts of scotland seeing sunshine. northern scotland quite breezy and cloudy with some showers. but with some hazy sunshine towards the south and the south—east of england, temperatures will actually climb to 25 degrees, a brief return of some relatively warm air. cooler further north and west, and actually as we head through saturday night, as this band of cloud and very patchy rain sinks south—eastwards, more of us will get back into that cooler, fresher air. now, for sunday, this big area of high pressure in the atlantic will try to ridge across the uk, so that ridge of high pressure building in. we are looking at a fair amount of dry weather. this old weather front still bringing some showers across the far south and south—east first thing. fair amounts of cloud filtering its way southwards. we mayjust see the odd bit and piece of showery rain here and there. temperatures north to south 14—21 degrees, so around or perhaps even a touch below the average for this time of year in some locations. into next week, weather systems will push in from the west, but our area of high pressure to the south—west will still exert some influence. so the further south you are across the uk, actually not too much rain. a little bit wetter further north and west, but certainly not looking like there's anything particularly warm on the way. live from london, this is bbc news. a defiant president biden said he intends to win the us presidential elections after a rocky performance in a debate with donald trump. t in a debate with donald trump. i don't walk as easily as i used in a debate with donald trump. t don't walk as easily as i used to, i don't walk as easily as i used to, i don't speak as smoothly as i used to, i don't debate as well as i used to, i don't debate as well as i used to, but i know what i do know, i know how to tell the truth! in the general election campaign, a reform uk worker is caught on camera making racist remarks about rishi sunak. it makes me angry, and i think he has some questions to answer. mr faraj says the comments recorded by channel 4 didn't ring true. 100% believe this whole thing is a total setup. hello, i'm mark lowen, welcome to bbc news. we start in the us — presidentjoe biden says xxxx this is an important speech for preisdent biden — there's is deep disquiet in democrat circles after a stumbling benson biden hasjust benson biden has just finished speaking benson biden hasjust finished speaking at a rally in the carolina. —— president biden. let's take a listen to what he had to say. i don't walk as easily as i used listen to what he had to say. t don't walk as easily as i used to, i don't walk as easily as i used to, i don't speak as smoothly as i used to, i don't debate as well as i used to, i don't debate as well as i used to, but i know what i do know, i know how to