games. a lot to look forward to for wales as well, and ken 0wens, who says he s excited for the new challenge of captaining his country. the scarlets hooker was named as captain for the first time in his career by returning head coach warren gatland. i got a phone call from him. he s had a news number since he was here last, so i wasn t sure who it was. i answered, and soon it is started speaking knew who it was. it s a massive shock, but a huge honour at the same time. it means a lot, and it means a lot to my family and everybody who has supported me, it is a big moment for them as well. and their opponents in that opening game are ireland, the side given a boost, with captainjonny sexton declaring himself fit for their opener. the fly half recently had surgery on a cheekbone injury and feels his side are raring to go for this year s tournament. it s a big year ahead for us and we are in an ok place and we are building nicely, ithink, but we
on signing the 28 year old. you feel it might take a lot of money to get him. and ahead of the decisive third test, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has made a series of changes to his squad to face south africa. among them, ken 0wens, wynjones, ali price, bundee aki, josh adams and liam williams all start in cape town. faf de klerk and pieter steph du toit both miss out for the springboks through injury. after winning the first test, the lions were beaten last weekend setting up a winner takes all clash on saturday. that s all the sport for now. time now for your questions answered.
three 0lympic medals. mccormack s silver means team gb has secured a record six medals in the boxing events at tokyo. and away from the olympics tottenham striker harry kane has again failed to report to the club s training ground as a stand off over his future continues. kane didn t appear at the scheduled time yesterday for a coronavirus test, after a three week break following euro 2020. he is expected back at training by the end of the week. talks are expected between both parties, but it s understood kane believes he has a gentleman s agreement with chairman daniel levy to leave the club. manchester city remain keen on signing the 28 year old. and ahead of the decisive third test, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has made a series of changes to his squad to face south africa. among them, ken 0wens, wynjones, ali price, bundee aki, josh adams and liam williams all start in cape town. faf de klerk and pieter steph du toit both miss out for the springboks through i