Bit so they get an opportunity to Freshen Um bit so they get an opportunity to freshen un its nowjust six days until Team Gbs womens Football Squad will get their 0lympics Campaign underway. They take on chile in sapporo. Head Coach Hege Riise has today said that the team will have 3 captains with steph houghton, Sophie Ingle and Kim Little chosen to lead out the side on a rotation basis. Its also been confirmed that the side will take the knee before all their games in tokyo. Heres our Sports Reporterjo currie. Its believed the Womens Football Team have become the first members of Team Gb to officially state that they will take the need. And in Fact Protest at the tokyo 0lympics. Earlier this month the rules surrounding Athlete Protests were actually relaxed around the international olympic committee. Athletes, players have now put back protest before and after events they can also express their opinions was speaking to the media. What they cant do is protest the Opening And Closing ceremonies whilst on the podium and in the village. It means that the footballers in any other athlete that used to take the need before an Event Art breaking any rules. Now football is taking the kneein rules. Now football is taking the knee in the uk is paying quite a common sight in over the months in both men and Women Football earlier i caught up with Team Gb goalie about how this decision on the team as a whole has been made in tokyo. We done for the past year and so now we feel we done for the past year and so now we feel carried on from whats gone on from we feel carried on from whats gone on from the we feel carried on from whats gone on from the tournament with the euros on from the tournament with the euros that on from the tournament with the euros that its still a powerful message euros that its still a powerful message that we want to post across its message that we want to post across its not message that we want to post across its not about racism but discrimination in all sorts. In the day its discrimination in all sorts. In the day its been your right to live as a human day its been your right to live as a Human Being we feel very strongly about a Human Being we feel very strongly about it a Human Being we feel very strongly about it and yet we are going to take about it and yet we are going to take the about it and yet we are going to take the need for the length of the tournament. So take the need for the length of the tournament take the need for the length of the tournament. ,. , , tournament. So away from the players taken the knee tournament. So away from the players taken the knee they tournament. So away from the players taken the knee they also tournament. So away from the players taken the knee they also announced i taken the knee they also announced that Team Gb Womens Team will have notjust that Team Gb Womens Team will have not just one that Team Gb Womens Team will have notjust one by three captains whilst they compete at the tokyo games. They will be scotlands and england and wales is. Horton is of Course Manchester City and captain already. England captains wales and little Captains Arsenal can between them a huge amount of experience. I understand the armband is good to be on rotation so each player at least wants to pending on how far Team Gb gets of course was up early i spoke to arsenals little to ask her or her thoughts on how this three Way Captain Sewell help during the case was up slightly unorthodox. The fact that ou was up slightly unorthodox. The fact that you got was up slightly unorthodox. The fact that you got three was up slightly unorthodox. The fact that you got three captains was up slightly unorthodox. The fact that you got three captains but was up slightly unorthodox. The fact that you got three captains but to i that you got three captains but to me i think that you got three captains but to me i think the way the game is going the progressiveness of us as a Team Notjust the progressiveness of us as a Team Notjust on the progressiveness of us as a Team Notjust on the the progressiveness of us as a team not just on the pitch the progressiveness of us as a Team Notjust on the pitch but the progressiveness of us as a team not just on the pitch but off the pitch not just on the pitch but off the pitchiust not just on the pitch but off the pitchjust speaks to not just on the pitch but off the pitch just speaks to us as a whole in the pitch just speaks to us as a whole in the Unity Pitch just speaks to us as a whole in the unity that we have within our team in the unity that we have within our team with in the unity that we have within our team. With that so many leaders in this team team. With that so many leaders in this team i team. With that so many leaders in this team i reckon there couldve been this team i reckon there couldve been ten this team i reckon there couldve been ten captains but you can only really been ten captains but you can only really took been ten captains but you can only really look to the spearheads. That natural really look to the spearheads. That natural is really look to the spearheads. That natural is sophie, kim and staff. To have natural is sophie, kim and staff. To have him natural is sophie, kim and staff. To have him as natural is sophie, kim and staff. To have him as my captain here at Team Gbat have him as my captain here at Team Gb at home have him as my captain here at Team Gb at home anyway. So have him as my captain here at Team Gb at home anyway. Gb at home anyway. So the olympics officially get gb at home anyway. So the olympics officially get under gb at home anyway. So the olympics officially get under Way Gb at home anyway. So the olympics officially get under way next officially get under way next friday. Thats the 23rd ofjuly. However the Womens Football Tournament actually starts two days earlier next wednesday the 21st with Great Britain effectively kicking off the olympics when they play chile in sapporo. You can watch the match live on bbc two. And four Country Bbc five live. Its early start so get your alarm set. Well just over two weeks after the olympics closing ceremony, the paralympics get underway injapan and Team Gb have named you their Para Cycling Squad today. Sarah storey� s looking to become britains most successful paralympian after being picked for her 8th games. Shes part of a team that includes Ia Riders and six pilot riders. The squad also includes four reigning champions. Heres our Sports Reporter rachel latham. With less than 50 days to go until the start of the Paralympic Games in tokyo the excitement is definitely starting to build. Especially here at the national Cycling Centre in manchester. The team of Para Cyclists who will be representing Great Britain was announced today and we caught up with a few of our Gold Medal hopefuls. Swim and we caught up with a few of our goldmedal hopefuls. Goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i manared goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i managed to goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i managed to do goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i managed to do back goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i managed to do back to goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i managed to do back to back goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i | managed to do back to back wins. Goldmedal hopefuls. Swim and i managed to do back to back wins. So i won in atlanta and then sydney. In cycling i won in beijing but of course london happened and i won in rio. Ive never done a back to back, thats the goal, thats the motivation thats the bit that can keep us going, i think. It be nice to have a crack at back to back. 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The road to tokyo has been tough but the ive not done before. The road to L Tokyo has been tough but the cycle is only have one attitude to take. Theyll be leaving manchester in time to make it to the Opening Ceremony on the 25th of august. Sad news to bring it now on Sports Day from the world of darts. Former World Champion Andy ford him has died. He is known as the viking and be king in 2000 and forward to win the world championship. Becoming one of the sports most popular players and a celebrity away from darts. Thats handy for him who has died at the age of 59. Thats handy for him who has died at the age of 59. Now for a quick Round Up of some of the days other Sports Stories and. Bukayo saka has responded on Social Media to the racist abuse he and the other england players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 Final received. In a lengthy post the Arsenal Player wrote i don t want any Child Or Adult to have to receive the hateful and hurtful messages that me, Marcus And Jadon did. There is no place for Racism Or Hate of any kind in football or in any area of society. Jamie murray will replace Dan Evans as doubles partner to Neal Skupski at the tokyo 0lympics. Itll be murrays fourth games, having competed in beijing, london and rio. He partnered skupski on the Atp Tour and also in the davis cup. Evans withdrew from the Games Yesterday with covid. Indias Wicketkeeper Batsman is another Sports Star who has covid. Hes isolating and Wont Travel with the rest of the squad to durham, where the team are due to enter a Bio Bubble and begin training for the series against england which starts on the 4th of august. Add silvers soon ahead of the british grand Prix Formula 1 revealed a full Size Model of what next years cars will look like. Among the changes are 18 inch wheels with low profile tires and simpler aerodynamics. The hope is it will allow the cars to race closer together. Well staying with formula one. 140 Thousand are expected across the weekend and local boy Lando Norris is hoping to put on a show, the 21 year old is only on sunday though, norris was mugged after leaving the Euro 2020 Final at wembley, he was unharmed, but he says but the 21 year old whos only in his third year is enjoying his best season so far and he told the Bbc Cant wait to fans back at the track. �. ,. ,. , Bbc Cant wait to fans back at the track. �. ,. , track. Im really happy to see them all i think track. Im really happy to see them all i think its track. Im really happy to see them all i think its cool track. Im really happy to see them all i think its cool for track. Im really happy to see them all i think its cool for them track. Im really happy to see them all i think its cool for them to all i think its cool for them to gather out of the house and go and enjoy an event again. I think they misted a lot over the past year and a half while covid been here. Just to see them all again, get that Atmosphere Back that weve missed so much because it makes such a big difference when you turn up to the track and you see the flags and T Shirts and chairs. Ive missed a lot so yeah, super excited to get back to a little bit of normality. I am capable of winning races and hopefully winning for the team. That still my End Goal and its what i want to achieve with them. I also just take it one race at a time and im thinking i cant wait to be a champion in a few years, i dont think like that, i thinkjust how i could do the bestjob next weekend at silverstone. And how can i do the bestjob at silverstone. And how can i do the best Job Today with at silverstone. And how can i do the bestJob Today with my Preparation But Tomorrow the next day and so on. Its our best chance for many many years we will give it our all. If we end up being in third place or or whatever at The End of the race and its just a bonus whatever at The End of the race and itsjust a bonus it whatever at The End of the race and its just a bonus it makes whatever at The End of the race and itsjust a bonus it makes it whatever at The End of the race and its just a bonus it makes it even cooler and more special. But im not quy cooler and more special. But im not guy who thinks into the future. Because its grand prix and things like, high level of excitement because you look forward to it more but youre also a bit more selective. Itsjust but youre also a bit more selective. Its just around the corner and just a little drive away. Its a good feeling. Just corner and just a little drive away. Its a good feeling. Corner and just a little drive away. Its a good feeling. Just a reminder of our top story its a good feeling. Just a reminder of our top story. The its a good feeling. Just a reminder of our top story. The hundred its a good feeling. Just a reminder of our top story. The hundred and l of our top story. The hundred and 49th Open is under way at royal st. Georges. This is the very latest leaderboard and it south african Louis 0osthuizen who leads the way on six underpar. What a great round it was for him. And then spieth. 0ne behind with his Fellow American Brian Harmon on five underpar. Spieth in really good form after a few shaky years on the tour. Just let you know Rory Mcilroy on the bottom of your screen, he didnt make the cut two years on Home Soil but he is not doing too well out there today. Two overpower, through 11. There is a chance for him to turn things around. That is always good time for for Sports Day of course you can follow all of those stories on the bbc Sports Day website. Hello again. A full forecast in a moment but first lets cast an eye on whats been going on in europe and that severe weather. Read a picture from wednesday which shows a line of severe thunderstorms just locked in the same area for hour upon hour upon hour. We think the heaviest rain which towards the southwest of bonn where 158 heaviest rain which towards the southwest of Bonn Where158 mm of rain fell in 20 for hours now it looks to be three times the amount of rain would normally see in the hole in the month ofjuly. It was extreme rain and has resulted in catastrophic floods. The Jet Stream was largely responsible because we have this cut off flow over germany locked in place, Couldnt Move because of the generaljet locked in place, Couldnt Move because of the general Jet Stream pattern. This low fed on some very humid, hotairthat pattern. This low fed on some very humid, hot air that originated from the mediterranean. Thats what powers some of those enormous storms in the extreme weather that it resulted. Here in the uk the same Jet Stream pattern is building this area of high pressure. Weve had plenty of sunshine across most of parts of the uk today. The best of it arguably across the north and the west. We have it bit of a bigger Car Southeast England but that will continue to very gradually filter its way further southwards as we go on through the night. At the same time a little bit cloudy for scotland and northern ireland. These are the lowest temperatures, another quite warm night for sleeping, about 15 degrees your overnight lows. Tomorrow we got more of this dry and sunny weather on the way the Exception Northwest scotland a very weak whether frank could bring an odd patch of rain but it wont amount to much. It would just be a fleeting hotspot. 0therwise dry with plenty of sunshine around for the Day By day many areas will see those temperatures rise. 2a in aberdeen, 23 for belfast, we are up into the mid 20s, 26 or burden cardiff. The weekend sees more of that hot and sunny weather. The exception the far northwest of scotland where we will probably see a few patches of rain from time to time. Further south temperatures climbing again, 27, 28 in london and cardiff. Its sunday that we may well see Temperatures Peek into the low 30s was a very hot weather across southern areas was up slightly cooler and fresher Air Filtering through parts of scotland. You might well find temperatures easing back a little bit here. Has around 20 through the Central Belt was up as i say, further south we could see highs reaching the 30s. Hello, im ros atkins, this is 0utside source. Parts of Germany And Belgium suffer their worst floods in living memory. People in parts of belgium and Western Germany are being rescued from their rooftops. Others have been swept away. More than a0 people are dead. Agree for the people who lost their lives. We do not know the number, but it will be many. Some of the basements of their houses, some were working as firefighters trying to bring others to safety. Working as firefighters trying to bring others to safety. People had to be rescued bring others to safety. People had to be rescued and bring others to safety. People had to be rescued and many bring others to safety. People had to be rescued and many are bring others to safety. People had i to be rescued and many are affected. Unfortunately, the forecast is for more rain, we will have the latest on the story. South