australian writer are likely to be on the host s agenda. li is china s top ranked official after president xi jinping. his four day visit marks a stabilisation in relations between the us security ally and the world s second biggest economy, after a frosty period. on sunday, mr li s visit began with some panda diplomacy at the adelaide zoo, during which mr li said he ll be sending australia two new pandas. for australia, the chinese premier is the first person holding that position to come to this country since 2017. so there s symbolism in premier li simply stepping off the plane in australia. plenty of symbolism, too, visiting those two pandas at adelaide zoo, suggesting this soft diplomacy that s at play there. also significant that he went to a winery, given that the wine trade in australia was one of those industries hard hit by china s economic sanctions that it imposed on a range of australian commodities, beginning back in 2020. but significant challenges lie ahead. w
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with football news. england have beaten serbia in their first game at the european championship in germany. jude bellingham scored the only goal in the first half. the real madrid player picked out a pass from bukayo saka. and these were the jubilant scenes at an england fan zone in london as the goal went in. gareth southgate s side are one of the favourites to win the tournament, having reached the final in the last tournament. they ground out a crucial win. it s the kind of game perhaps england may have drawn or even lost. if the four time that england have won the crucial opening game and they know who they can grow into it. first half, angling were really good. bellingham majestic as we heard. soccer as well. saccur. they looked a little leggy at times. there will be a debate of whether there team was balance at times, but southgate will look at that and get off to a winning sta
on his eventual retirement. he says finishing a wimbledon or paris olympics would be fitting. good evening. england passed their first test at the euros in germany with a win against serbia. the only goal, from jude bellingham, reflected a strong england performance in the first half, but the going got tougher in the second half. let s cross straight to our sports editor dan roan, who is in gelsenkirchen for us now. it is interesting, in the build up to this tournament, gareth southgate, ahead of his fourth and possibly final final is in charge, had warned england s fans this would not be easy against a dangerous looking serbian side, and so it proved. # sweet caroline.# lunchtime in gelsenkirchen and england fans already making themselves heard as they flocked, full of euros confidence. we are going to win it. it s coming home, it has to be our year, this year. we say it every time! we re just really excited to be here. can t wait, can t wait to get in that ground. it s our
hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night, with me chetan pathak. coming up on the programme. hoping for no more years of hurt can england make a winning start at the euros? kick off against serbia is under 90 minutes away. already off to a winning start netherlands come from behind to beat poland thanks to their super sub. # football s coming home! already off to a winning start netherlands come from behind to beat poland thanks to their super sub. ten years since his last major can rory mcilroy make it a night to remember at the us open? we ll have the latest on the final day in north carolina. also coming up on sportsday before 7pm. jack draper delivers his first atp tour title as the british number one wins in stuttgart. and heartbreakfor scotland as they miss out on a place in the knockout stage of the cricket world cup as england scape through, thanks to australia. welcome along, thank you forjoining us this sunday evening. kick off is edging closer.
we were belied with football fans here in the uk and we will have much more coverage of the term and that is taking place in germany. firstly,. german police say they shot at a man who threatened officers with a pickaxe and an molotov cocktail, close to a fanzone at the euro 2024 football tournament, in central hamburg. the attacker was injured in the leg and has been receiving medical care but his condition is not life threatening. these pictures show a man wielding an axe, being confronted by police. they use pepper spray, and then fire several shots. this video doesn t capture all of those shots fired, there were more. we ve paused them at the moment when some of those gun shots were fired. it is not thought to be related to the game between the netherlands and poland, which took place today. a spokesperson for the hamburg police, spoke shortly after the incident. translation: according to what we know now, i a man came out of a restaurant. he obviously had a molotov cockt