we ll be in rome for the latest. also coming up on sportsday. it s a battle of the brits in nottingham dart and boulter go head to head, as the grass court season begins. and more milestones forjamie chadwick. she speaks to us after victory at a prestigious indy car event at the weekend. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday, and we re kicking off with the countdown to the european championship which starts on friday, with the hosts germany against scotland england s campaign begins at the weekend. they re one of the tournament favourites and received a royal send off before flying out today. gareth southgate and the team will be based in the centre of the country, an area called blankenhain in the city of erfurt, ahead of theirfirst game in gelsenkirchen to face serbia on sunday. they ll then go on to play denmark and slovenia. a big couple of weeks ahead so let s speak to our correspondent andy swiss who is at the england base for us. andy swiss who is at
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
To explain his presence. Tens of thousands of free water refill points will be set up across england in a bid cut the number of plastic bottles being thrown away. Three Million People fall victim to scams, tricked out of millions of pounds a year. So theres a new scheme launched today to warn people of the dangers and how to spot dodgy deals. Ill look at how it works. Im Still Standing after all this time. A long goodbye from sir eltonjohn as he announces an end to touring after 300 more concerts. And matt has the weather good morning. Nowhere near as work and indie out there this morning but cooler, most start dry but showers developing later. Details on that and yourfull developing later. Details on that and your full weekend forecast coming up. Thanks, matt, see you later. Good morning. First our main story theresa may will use a speech at the World Economic forum in switzerland to put more pressure on Technology Companies like facebook and twitter to tackle extremist material onlin
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Authorises the Pfizer Biontech Coronavirus Vaccine. Donald trump says itll be rolled out immediately. In boxing, anthonyjoshua defends his ibf, wba, and wbo world heavyweight titles against kubrat pulev at wembley arena tonight. And are some riders of rental e scooters still breaking the law . Well be finding out in half an hour, on click. Good afternoon. With one day to go until the brexit talks deadline set by the uk and the European Union, both sides are warning a deal is unlikely. It comes as the ministry of defence said that, as part of no deal Contingency Planning, four royal navy boats are on standby to protect british fishing waters. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. In brussels, negotiators are now back round the table once again, but not for much longer. Tomorrow night remains the deadline for deciding if a trade deal can be agreed or not. Overnight in kent, a test run. This concrete barrier was being laid along the motorway to deal with this, the potential for