3,000 metres individual pursuit. i m paul scott at the bbc sport centre in salford, with the rest of the day s sports news. less than 2a hours to go now, until the england lionesses take on germany in the euro 22 final. we ll be live to wembley. and for the first time in his career, george russell will start a formula 1 race from pole. details on qualifying for the hungarian grand prix coming up. hello and welcome to birmingham. we re here at victoria square which is right in the heart of the city. there s a big screen and bands and dj sjust below us here where big crowds have been gathering to watch the action at these commonwealth games. and that includes the marathon races which all took place today and came to a finish just behind me you can see the arch of the finish line. and there was plenty of drama, especially for england s david weir as dan 0gunshakin now reports: it soon became obvious as competitors to medway that david weir was the man to beat. his lead cont
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: police investigating the death of 9 year old lillia valutyte have arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk england s women train ahead of the biggest football match of their careers preparing to take on germany in tomorrow night s euros final. widespread disruption to train services throughout the uk as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. the race between rishi sunak and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday live from the commonwealth games in the heart of birmingham city centre this saturday night, coming up on the programme. heartbreak for england s six time paraly
and liz truss to become prime minister continues as former leadership rival tom tugendhat backs the foreign secretary. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down and would do so if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should. and at the commonwealth games england sjohnboy smith wins the wheelchair marathon after fellow countryman david weir suffers a puncture. the anticipation is growing, the excitement is building by this time tomorrow we should know whether the lionesses have managed to win england s first major international football trophy in more than half a century. the team take on germany in the women s euros 2022 final at a fully sold out wembley stadium tomorrow, kicking off at five o clock. england beat pre tournament favourites spain and europe s top ranked team sweden on their road to the final. but our reporter matt graveling, who was at the stadium earlier watching the lionesses put the finishing touches to their prepara
of making history by becoming the first england football team to win a major tournament since 1966. well, when you reach a final, then you re one of the best teams in the tournament. i think we have a very good team too. we don t fear anyone. also on the programme tonight. police investigating the fatal stabbing of nine year old lilia valutyte in lincolnshire have arrested a man on suspicion of murder. a major disaster has been declared in the us state of kentucky after floods killed at least 25 people. duncan scott will be the commonwealth champion! and it s a scotland england one two, as duncan scott and tom dean take gold and silver in the pool. good evening. by this time tomorrow we will know if england women s wait for a major trophy has ended after they take on germany in tomorrow s euros final at wembley. the lionesses, who ve scored 20 goals and conceded only one so far, have been preparing to take on the most successful nation in the tournament s history. our sports