Glorious across eastern parts of Scotland And England but The Cloud has a built in, Heavy Rain across Northern Ireland which was followed by a rash of heavy downpours and thunderstorms across much of ireland. If you popping up into wales as well. This band of rain, some heavy and fragmented, will continue northwards and eastwards this evening and overnight. In between, drier spells but further heavy and Thundery Downpours likely. These are the mean wind speeds. A breezy night, gusts hire around the coast and over hills. But a mild night, temperatures no lower than 14, 15 celsius. Low pressure is parked on top of us for friday so another day of sunshine and showers, longer spells of rain for the East And North east of scotland, risk of flooding here. Dan was likely in Northern Ireland, Northern England down to wales. A better chance of seeing some prolonged spells of sunshine in the south where we could see 22 celsius, otherwise 17 to 20 celsius. This feature runs across the south of the country into saturday. That will enhance showers. Sunshine and showers, some of the showers will be heavy and prolonged in places and these sorts of temperatures are below par for the time of year. That is all for me. Back to you. Oh, dear. Thank you. Thats it, so goodbye from me. Now on bbc one, letsjoin our News Teams where you are. Have a very good evening. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris, on day 13 of tokyo 2020. Four events, more than 200 laps of the velodrome, this is a Gold Medal hard won. Matt walls is the omnium champion. From a debutant to an athlete whos waited three olympics to get a medal. But holly bradshaws Pole Vault Bronze is a historic one for britain. And a fourth 0lympic medalfor britains most successful canoeist. Liam Heath Paddles onto the podium once more. Also coming up in the programme James Anderson strikes twice in two balls. With both a big scalp and historic mark claimed with the second on a rainy second day at trent bridge. And two weeks after australia and New Zealand said they werent coming, the rugby League World Cup is postponed. Hello again. Its been a multi Event Kind of day at tokyo 2020. While the heptathletes and decathletes completed their gruelling tasks in the olympic stadium, track cyclings version, that now takes place in only one day, delivered Team Gb with their first gold in the velodrome. So thats where we start on Sportsday Today and drew savages report. For british anthem heard for the first time in the velodrome at this 0lympics, four days into the Track Cycling Programme and the first british gold in the Mens Omnium. Laura kenny has dominated the Womens Events in 2012 and races on sunday, but today would be all about matt waltz. He got off to a flyer, victory in the Scratch Race giving him maximum points. An victory in the Scratch Race giving him maximum points. 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Britains most decorated 0lympian will get a chance for a knife medal. Ninth medel. Jack karlins brought shoulders now are the best hope for a medal. He will face The Netherlands in the semifinals tomorrow. Six time 0lympic Champion Sir Chris hoy says that in winning the mens 0mnium, Matt Walls has come through track cyclings biggest test of endurance and emerged with an enormous amount of credit. It was a perfect display, a faultless display. He took control in the first of the four events in the omnium and he never looked through the under pressure at any point. He was dominant in the final Points Race. He built up a huge big cushion, a big gap and his rivals were really fighting for minor medals, so he was able to control the race in for a rider of his relatively young age, it was a mature performance and some fantastic writers in there as well, the reigning 0lympic fantastic writers in there as well, the reigning olympic champion only managing bronze and we will look back at the british riders of the past to try to wing the medal, ed clancy, the greatest Team Pursuit of all time and even Mark Cavendish you got silver in rio dejaneiro, suffer Matt Walls to be the first british rider to win the Mens Omnium is a huge moment. Still to come on sportsday a debut forjapans great martial art but the first karate Gold Medal in olympic history goes to spain. And well show you how the skateboarders took playing up to the cameras to a whole new level in the park event. The Feature Events of the athletics brought a first Repeat Champion in the hepthathlon and a first individual Mens Gold for the bahamas, but it was a first medal of any kind in the Pole Vault that delivered Team Gb� s highlight in the olympic stadium. Adam wild reports. For holly bradshaw, this felt the slowest of countdowns, sixth in london, fifth in rio dejaneiro, fourth for the world championships, but in tokyo, it was finally left. 0ne but in tokyo, it was finally left. One of the jobs of her life this one of the obs of her life this Um One of the jobs of her life this jump catapulted one of the jobs of her life this jump catapulted her one of the jobs of her Life Tiiiiii Jump catapulted her onto one of the jobs of her Life Jump catapulted her onto the one of the jobs of her Life Jump catapulted her onto the podium at long last. I jump catapulted her onto the podium at lona last. , jump catapulted her onto the podium at [on last. ,. , at long last. 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Jake whiteman was impressive in winning his Semi Along Withjosh Kurt going through to the final. Andrew policy has already reached that point in the 110 metre hurdles. Ahead of him, the american Grant Holloway had gone 2a races unbeaten, but stumbled when it mattered most. Jamaica won gold. In the 400 metre final, Stephen Gardner of the bahamas looked very comfortable. Of the bahamas looked very comfortable. ~ comfortable. When, when, win, win, win and he comfortable. When, when, win, win, win and he managed comfortable. When, when, win, win, win and he managed to comfortable. When, when, win, win, win and he managed to win comfortable. When, when, win, win, win and he managed to win when comfortable. When, when, win, win, win and he managed to win when he| win and he managed to win when he needed win and he managed to win when he needed It Win and he managed to win when he needed it most win and he managed to win when he needed it most. The win and he managed to win when he needed it most. Needed it most. The multidiscipline event saw damian needed it most. The multidiscipline event saw Damian Warner needed it most. The multidiscipline event saw Damian Warner crowned | event saw Damian Warner crowned decathlon champion. Well, not only is jenny meadows a two time world championship medallist, shes also a good friend of holly bradshaw. The former athlete has been commentating on the games for the bbc and says bradshaw has developed a lot since her Games Debut in london. Shes got as if on the podium for suchis shes got as if on the podium for such is a changed athlete, though. If any fans of the sport had been watching, it was an interesting to see her smiling. She was waiting and almost like a child waiting for her turn. She wanted to attack that bar. She tried to win it and she came very close. She tried to win it and she came very close very close. She came into this Competition very close. 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I do not think we need to worry about the injury but it is the lack of training she has been able to do and she said from her 100 metres until that relay, she has had a few good days of training and that is what she needs and if you can walk way from these games along with the other three women with. I will say a medal, along with the other three women with. Iwill say a medal, but along with the other three women with. I will say a medal, but they want to gold, if they can get away with a Gold Medal, it will have been a good championship for dina. I will a good championship for dina. I will remind you a good championship for dina. I will remind you you a good championship for dina. I will remind you you said a good championship for dina. I will remind you you said that in the days to come. Finally, the multidiscipline events, the heptathlon we have been watching Katarina Johnson Thompson and the amazing story around her and the decathlon finishes well but to focus on the heptathlon, are back to back olympic champion and we have never seen that before. Brute olympic champion and we have never seen that before. Olympic champion and we have never seen that before. We have never seen this before and seen that before. We have never seen this before and she seen that before. We have never seen this before and she was seen that before. We have never seen this before and she was 21 seen that before. We have never seen this before and she was 21 when seen that before. We have never seen this before and she was 21 when she l this before and she was 21 when she won the title in rio, very much like Katarina Johnson Thompson, a prolific youngster and we have followed her. It is unbelievable that she is only 26. The challenge from katarina did not come and im sure she would have wanted the challenge. She was really solid, she did not do any particular events which were a personal best, but that is what the heptathlon is about, putting seven events back to back over two days, defending champion in the combined events is a fantastic achievement. The combined events is a fantastic achievement achievement. Good to see, jenny. Thank you achievement. Good to see, jenny. Thank you much achievement. Good to see, jenny. Thank you much indeed. Liam heath has become britains most successful Olympic Canoeist but he couldnt retain his title in the mens single kayak. He had to settle for bronze this time over 200 metres the race he won in rio. Heath never recovered from a poor Start And Couldnt catch his hungarian rival Sandor Totka who took gold this time. Heaths now won medals at three consecutive games and four in total. 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The Karate Programme is taking place in the spiritual home of japanese martial arts, the nippon budokan. Sport climbing is another new addition for tokyo 2020 and spains Alberto Gines Lopez won gold in the mens combined event after performing best over the three disciplines. The Womens Event is tomorrow. Another new sport, skateboarding, has been a huge hit of the games and the final event of these olympics was won by australian Keegan Palmer yet another teenage champion. The 18 year old won the Mens Park final with his third run of three providing the winning score. He already had the highest score by some way but improved on that even further in this final go. The oldest of the four olympic Gold Medallists in the skateboarding was just 22. Well, palmers australian teammate Keiran Woolley pushed himself so far in the preliminary runs that he fell into a cameraman. It sent him tumbling but, ever the professional, that man continued filming, and the two even shared a Fist Bump of appreciation. Woolley would eventually finish fifth. From the medals won today to those promised in the future as Team Gb has another boxer through to a final, guaranteeing a silver at least for galal yafai. John watson was watching at the kokugikan arena. So, galal yafai will fight for gold here at the tokyo olympics. He competed in rio five years ago and was knocked out in the second round. A very full story for him this time after a really impressive Bout Today beating the kazakhstani competitor on a points decision. He has won European Medals since, but he will arguably win the biggest medal of his career if he can clinch gold come that final. I his career if he can clinch gold come that final. His career if he can clinch gold come that final. I cannot believe it, it is like come that final. I cannot believe it, it is like a come that final. I cannot believe it, it is like a dream. Come that final. I cannot believe it, it is like a dream. I come that final. I cannot believe it, it is like a dream. I have it, it is like a dream. I have always thought i would love to be in an olympic final and i on their now full havejust one an olympic final and i on their now full have just one more an olympic final and i on their now full havejust one more hurdle an olympic final and i on their now full have just one more hurdle to get over which is to win gold. Ltruiheh get over which is to win gold. When ou were get over which is to win gold. When you were boxing get over which is to win gold. When you were boxing at get over which is to win gold. When you were boxing at home get over which is to win gold. When you were boxing at home with your brothers at seven or eight, did you dream aboutan brothers at seven or eight, did you dream about an olympic final . Always we would talk about it at home and now i am fighting in front of everyone, in front of them, my mum, my family and friends, the whole team and the whole world watching in the lipid final and i just need to deliver the goods and then go home. Just need to deliver the goods and then go home just need to deliver the goods and then no home. �. ,. ,. ,. , then go home. Brilliant performances all round from then go home. Brilliant performances all round from the then go home. Brilliant performances all round from the gb then go home. Brilliant performances all round from the Gb Team then go home. Brilliant performances all round from the Gb Team when then go home. Brilliant performances all round from the Gb Team when you i all round from the Gb Team when you consider they are guaranteed six medals in total with a team of 11 brought here, one less than in rio was a brilliant return but it is not all about the medals, there have been civilian story so considering Fraser Clark who managed to come back having missed Out On Olympic Selection previously. He has won a bronze and a couple of summers as well for pat Maccormack And Ben whitaker, but you wonder now, will galal Yafai Win Gold . It will be gold or silverfrom that galal Yafai Win Gold . It will be gold or silver from that final and we have lauren prices well guaranteed a bronze as these stories, these brilliant stories from the boxing 14 gigabytes continue at these games. Well, if you were watching yesterdays Olympic Coverage kicking off at 11 oclock uk time Last Night, you may have seen the incredible endurance of the open Water Marathon swimmers. One of the performances of these games came from germanys florian wellbrock, who led the ten Kilometre Race from start to finish, crossing the Finish Line in just over one hour 48 minutes. He adds gold in this race to a bronze he won in the pool earlier in these games, in such hot conditions in the tokyo waters. The temperature was almost at the level that would have seen the event cancelled. For the british swimmer Hector Pardoe though there was a more fraught end to his race. He couldnt finish as he sustained a cut above his right eye after being elbowed in the face while in the chasing pack. I thought i had lost the eye. My goggles came off completely. I like to think whenever i was going to get an injury that i would finish the race, but my Goggles Company fell off and i could not get them and i couldnt see anything for i thought my i had fallen out in the water and i was going up to the lifeguards and saying, my eye, my Eye Anyone who says that Open Water Swimming is not a contact sport, it is. You can only really see what happens on the surface of the race, but underneath, there are so many kicks and scratches and it is brutal. Alice dearing made history earlier this week when she finished 19th in the womens open Water Race becoming the first black swimmer to compete for Team Gb. And come Paris 2024 shes hoping the picture is very different id like to think theres definitely a load of Young Blacktown is coming through in swimming. It is not an overnight fix, one of those things that will take a few years for hopefully the work that i am doing and The Black Swimming Association is doing to come through but i know it will come through eventually and we will see the results of this and just look back at it and wonder why it was ever an issue and i cannot wait until that day happens. Black talent. Elsewhere at the Games Today Perfection not once but three times. Quan hongchan is just 14, but Got Scores of ten in three of her five dives in the ten Metre Platform final. Needless to say she won gold by a distance. Belgium won the Mens Hockey Gold after a shoot out victory over australia. The match had finished 1 1 before australia missed three of their penalties. Belgium improving on their silver medalfrom rio. India won the bronze. While the Womens Football Bronze went to the usa beating australia in the third place match. Megan rapinoe scored two in their 4 3 win including this stunning volley in kashima. Sweden and canada play for the gold tomorrow. And american Nelly Korda will take a four Shot Lead into the third round of the womens golf. She matched an olympic record with a nine under par 62 and is 13 under overall lets move away from tokyo. James anderson took two wickets in two balls, including Virat Kohli for a golden duck, to give england a bit of hope in the first test against india. But the weather also played a part in day two at trent bridge. Heresjoe wilson. A day at the cricket. Well, who dresses for comfort . Dress to impress, yes, and for nearly two hours at trent bridge, it was india so obviously superior. Every shot a decisive move towards englands meagre first innings total. But cricket is a sport seeking its next audience with formats and franchises, but you cannot Beta Test much for surprises. From nowhere, Sharma Founds our field. Goodness, england had a wicket. 97 1. And suddenly a sky of Silver Linings was James Anderson charged in at 39. Indias captain lasted precisely one ball. Dismissing Vera Scully is one of the biggest deals in cricket. England will not have injured Bowler Joffre Archer this year, so do not whisper retire anywhere near anderson. Not sure what rahat he heard here. Are we running . Yes, no . Bairstow� s throw, Run Out. Could have been even better for england, should have been. Rahul was dropped on 52 force racing. On 52 force frustrating . Should have been. Rahul was dropped on 52 force frustrating . This was frustrating. The weather tormented them, players often unlike others, any tactics for this . Where a jumper, keep smiling and at least youre not the stands. They were back on for one ball and then to later on with india stuck on 125 4. Andersons two bigots have taken him to 619 tests overall, joint third with the all time list. There has been some serious news on the Injury Front with Joffre Archer ruled been some serious news on the Injury Front withJoffre Archer ruled out for the rest of the year full stops cancel your tear suffered a recurrence of a Stress Fracture of his Bowling Arsenal he will miss the t20 World Cup and the Ashes Series in australia. Will t20 World Cup and the Ashes Series in australia in australia. Will we never see him bowl again . In australia. Will we never see him bowl again . Are in australia. Will we never see him bowl again . Are his in australia. Will we never see him bowl again . Are his elbow in australia. Will we never see him bowl again . Are his elbow is in australia. Will we never see him bowl again . Are his elbow is only i bowl again . Are his elbow is only allowing him to bowl four overs . You cannot blame him if he makes that decision, but for me, i hope that personally he is ok and there is a light at The End of the tunnel if we can get him back playing in an England Shirt even ifjust with a white ball. The rugby League World Cup, which was due to begin in october, has been postponed until next year after the withdrawal of australia and New Zealand. The tournaments organisers say it couldnt continue after those two key teams decided not to compete because of concerns about covid. Laura scott reports. Australia, world class. Moments like these should australia, world class. Moments like these should have australia, world class. Moments like these should have been australia, world class. Moments like these should have been a australia, world class. Moments like these should have been a few australia, world class. Moments like| these should have been a few months away, for what was supposed to be an exciting time for a Rugby League has turned into acrimony, just 78 days before the rugby League World Cup was due to kick off, it has been called off. Organisers decided it was unfeasible and irresponsible to carry on this year. A statement this morning signalled their intention to push the tenements back to 2022 due to several unique and complex challenges with the most significant being the Non Release of up to 400 people from the Competition'>Nrl Competition in australia. The plans for the World Cup were thrown into disarray a fortnight ago when Rugby League Powerhouses Australia and New Zealand pulled out suddenly over covid concerns and called for a postponement. Covid concerns and called for a postponement. Covid concerns and called for a ostonement. , ,. , postponement. There has been some really disappointing postponement. There has been some really disappointing behaviour, really disappointing behaviour, disappointing in terms of the way we found out about the withdrawal etc, but it is important now to look forward from this position and we will make sure that we. Time will be a great healer and we will make sure we have the guarantees we need for this Competition. For this Competition. Having prepared for this Competition. Having prepared for for this Competition. Having prepared for years, for this Competition. Having prepared for years, players | for this Competition. Having i prepared for years, players are still processing the news. Its still processing the news. Its disappointing. You know, we wanted it this disappointing. You know, we wanted it this year disappointing. You know, we wanted it this year and we all feel ready. I it this year and we all feel ready. I know it this year and we all feel ready. I know looking at players i have played i know looking at players i have played with for years in the squad, they are played with for years in the squad, they are in played with for years in the squad, they are in the best shape ive ever seen they are in the best shape ive ever seen them they are in the best shape ive ever seen them in. 335 they are in the best shape ive ever seen them in seen them in. As the ramifications of this delay seen them in. As the ramifications of this Delay Rumble seen them in. As the ramifications of this Delay Rumble on, seen them in. As the ramifications | of this Delay Rumble on, organisers will now be doing all they can to ensure every country is committed to turning up in 2022. The future of international Rugby League could look very different if they do not. To football, celtic travel to the Czech Republic for their semifinal first leg. A late own goal made it a nervous finish for the visitors having led by 2 0 but an injury time strike secured their away victory. And well stay with scottish football as we bring you some of the other Sports Stories of the day celtic and rangers have been given permission for Capacity Crowds at home matches by Glasgow City council. From monday, clubs in scotland can have 5,000 fans without special permission but need clearance for larger crowds. Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has described the broken leg his defender Wesley Fofana suffered in a friendly Last Night as a � horrendous injury� and that hes � devastated for him. The player will have a scan to determine how long hell be out. And the nine time World Champion Valentino rossi has announced hell retire from motogp at The End of the season. The Italians Career has spanned 25 years with the last of those titles in 2009 and he said it� s a � very sad moment�. So let� s take a quick look at the Medal Table at The End of day 13. Team gb have dropped down to sixth place, despite their gold and two bronzes today, taking their total to 51, equalling the number of medals they won in beijing in 2008. Australia has equalled its best olympic performance of all time while china are still out in front with the most golds. So where could Team Gb pick up more medals on day 14 . Katie archibald and Laura Kenny ride in the madison at quarter past nine. That� s the first time the event has been in the games for women. Laura muir has a great chance of a medal in the women� s 1500m final at ten to two. Dina Asher Smith is back and looking to lead great britain� s bid for a Relay Medal in the women� s 4x100m Relay final at 2. 30 in the afternoon. The action from day 14 starts just after midnight. News coming in from spain before we go and Lionel Messi it looks like will not be staying at barcelona as this saga enters a new chapter according to a statementjust put out by barcelona for top for more on that, go to the website, but that is a protracted issue that will alert a lot of interested clubs. Thank you for your company. Lot of interested clubs. Thank you foryour company. It lot of interested clubs. Thank you for your company. It has been a busy one goodbye for now. Hello there. There� s certainly no summery weather in this forecast. It weather in this forecast. Will feel much like Argus L the it will feel much like argus over the next couple of days. Cool conditions for the time of year, windy weather and also some Heavy Rain, some Thundery Downpours and places, but there will be some sunshine around as well, so not a complete wash out. Here it is, the area of low pressure which will stick around for quite awhile. It has been moving across shores during thursday and through to night into friday, it will be bringing bands of showers, longer spells of rain, some of them thundery again. In between, some drier interludes but i think tonight it� s going to be fairly mild with temperatures no lower than 14 or 15 degrees from any of us. Into tomorrow, a breezy one, certainly a mixture of sunshine and showers, maybe some longer spells of rain, some Thundery Downpours across parts of scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England And North wales and the midlands, lengthier sunny spells across the South Robbie Coetzee 22 degrees, generally the high Teens Celsius elsewhere. Where we could see 22 degrees. Hello, i� m philippa thomas. This is outside source. Fierce fighting continues in afghanistan as the taliban continues to challenge for major cities. Fighting has been intense in another city, lashkar gah. Government soldiers have been telling civilians they must leave. Government troops say they� ve pushed the militants back in the city of herat. The Belarus Sprinter at the centre of an olympic row with her own government speaks out after arriving safely in poland. My grandmother, she called me and she said to me, please don� t come back to belarus. And that was the reason why i go to the police. Also in the programme, the Uk Government defends changes