but with a world cup looming, the start of this year s championship is a timely boost for a game in need of a lift. 2003, and england win the grand slam. sensational finish! before going on to claim their only global crown. 20 years on, new head coach steve borthwick is tasked with rediscovering such glory, starting against old rivals scotland. there s few fixtures in world rugby that have the ability to excite people more than this fixture. i m looking forward to the loud, packed twickenham this weekend. and england supporters are going to be cheering on this team. england have lost twice in a row against their opening opponents, scotland last year s defeat at murrayfield the start of a disappointing campaign that saw them finish in third place under the recently sacked eddiejones. but now there s added turmoil here in the community game amid mounting concern over head injuries, the rfu has apologised for its handling of a rule change lowering the tackle height. the memb
northern england with the rain moving southwards. it is already quite damp and drizzly across wales and western parts of england. a mild start tomorrow with some spots in double figures. the rain that moves south across scotland will lift back northwards across scotland tomorrow though the windiest weather will be easing and we are left with another day with a lot of cloud. wales, western parts of england seen the light rain and drizzle whereas in northern ireland it will brighten up a bit. temperatures rising to 14 degrees. a milder day tomorrow and a mild start to the weekend. clearly with a lot of cloud around, still a lot of light rain and drizzle and for northern ireland and scotland a band of heavy rain moving through and that is the leading edge of the weather change arriving by sunday. a cold front moving southwards with that rain weakening as it does so. behind it the cold moving in but with an area of high pressure centred right across the uk and that means bags of
the pull and real madrid fans to set down paris. dramatic pictures from torquay marina where an 85 foot superyacht has sunk after a major fire on board. people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term gateway begins. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers killed by a teenage gunman in texas. more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. we allow ahead of the champions league final. we are live. liverpool fans have already been loving paris in the springtime, convinced it will be the seventh time that they are crowned kings of europe. but real madrid are the greatest in this competition, and are looking to complete their own english treble after knocking out chel
Hello, gavin. Hello from the bbc sport centre. Premier league have clubs voted to move a step closer to the possibiliy of bringing in a salary cap. A majority of clubs were in favour of allowing the Premier League to do the final economic and legal analysis of such a model, and draft the rules with the aim of making the competition fairer. Its part of plans to reform the profit and sustainability regulations, which resulted in both Nottingham Forest and everton being deducted points this season. Top clubs would only be allowed to spend a sum linked to the Television Revenues of the bottom clubs in the league. The next stage will potentially be put to clubs at agm injune. The pfa have said they have always been clear that they would oppose any measure that would place a hard cap on player wages. England Rugby Union International Billy Vunipola has apologised, and paid a fine after being charged in spain, following an alleged incident. The bbc understands he was tasered by police on the
enzo fernandez from benfica. but under uefa rules, only three can be added to their squad for european fixtures. challenge is the right word. certainly not complaining about it. it s exciting. it s a test for me, of course and for the staff and for everybody. but it s an exciting one. with a lot of really good players. we ve got a lot of really good players. we have to create an environment where there is competition, where there is healthy competition and they can push each other. and at the same time understand there s going to be frustration at times. not everyone can play, that s reality of where we re at. it s fuelling the conversation because only 11 can play. there will always be ones that are disappointed. and finally. he s barely been retired from football for a month but already gareth bale is back demonstrating his sporting prowess. 0n the golf course. he s taking part in a pro am in the united states and made this remarkable recovery at spyglass hill. bale s taking partjust