scotland look ahead to tomorrow s match with hungary knowing it s win or bust. while england despite being in a strong position are under increasing pressure to perform. also coming up on sportsday. marcus smith stars as england cruise pastjapan in tokyo. gloucester hartpury come from behind to secure back to back premiership titles. and olympic qualifying continues, where we ll have the latest on those vying for a spot in paris. earlier, georgia, the lowest ranked side portugal are through to the knockout stages of the european championships after beating turkey. earlier, georgia, the lowest ranked side in the tournament, claimed a first ever point in a major tournament with a 1 1 draw against the czech republic. patrick gearey was watching. turkey have never played in a tournament but they have made this when their own. they found a current coming on the other direction. portugal one of the favourites, awash with talent. find portugal one of the favourites, awash with tale
carlos is the new king on clay. alcaraz beats zverev for a first french open title. at the men s t20 world cup, india have it all to do against pakistan, and we ll get more on england s faltering campaign. a super scottish send off. next stop germany and euro 2024 forjohn mcginn and co. and i am at the european athletics championships in rome, where britain already have one gold medal, and there are hopes for more tonight. thanks forjoining us. we have been treated to an epic men s singles final at roland garros this afternoon, where after more than four hours and five sets of tennis, carlos alcaraz is the new french open champion. he beat alexander zverev to win a third grand slam title in a match that swung one way then the other then back again, as craig templeton reports. three names have loomed largest in men s tennis for decades. nadal, djokovic, federer. the first french open in final without any of them since 200a. for carlos alcaraz and alexander zverev, the time is
it is an increasingly cheery looking picture today, with plenty of sunshine already across scotland and northern ireland, skies like these on the way for many others but we have the last dregs of a weather front bringing patchy cloud across southern wales, south west england, east anglia and the south east are slow to brighten up too. take a cloud on the way into scotland a0 so make the best of the sunshine today. the winds are coming from a north westerly direction for the most part, onshore wind keeping northern scotland a little cool, 17 in cardiff, the warmest day of the year so far in wales. overnight, clear skies initially, temperatures dropping quite quickly, colder than last night, there could be some main stand pulpits staying mostly clear and patches of frost in the coldest areas. high scale to the west on thursday but we have a weather front coming the north east which could threaten a passing shower, just about anywhere, to be honest. as potatoes by a warm front w
Of the seasons first race. Today were looking at a mixture of cool conditions, breezy as well and sunshine and showers. Most of them will be on the north and east. All the details that 27 minutes past. Its mondayjuly 6. Our top story. The uks struggling arts venues are to receive a support package worth more than £1. 5 billion. It comes after many theatres, museums and other cultural organisations had warned that they were on the verge of going bankrupt. Our arts editor Will Gompertz has more. Theatres, music venues, cinemas and museums across the country have been brought to their knees by the covid 19 pandemic, with many saying they will be bankrupt within weeks without emergency Government Support. That arrived today with the culture secretary announcing a £1. 57 billion rescue package for the culture and heritage sector. We are extremely happy, but all i will say is that until we know what the future looks like for the performing arts, it will still always be a bandage on a wound