to the programme. let s begin at the rugby union world cup in france, where in the last hour england have booked their place in the semi finals, after a narrow 30 21; win over fiji. andy swiss is in marseilles and joins us now. andy, england have done it but they were pushed all the way. they certainly were. the england fans have onlyjust stop celebrating inside the stadium behind me. they are through to the world cup semifinals but only after the most extraordinary drama. they got off to an excellent start, they scored two first half tries, the first from man u to langa who bulldozed his way over. how was his first international try for two years. followed by a try from joe marchand. england were in total control of the star of the second half. they seemed on course for a straightforward victory but back came fiji and harrow, two tries in quick succession. and higher. not much more than ten minutes left when the score was 2a all and the fiji fans sensed a remarkable comeb
time for our world. they are the unlikely sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war, but the national football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. i m following the team as they compete for a place in football s biggest tournament the world cup. some syrians refuse to support the team because it s associated with the assad regime, but for others, even those who fled syria in fear of their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. the team has defied the odds by beating some of asia s biggest and best. syria! now they re on the road again, competing for so much more than just football glory. it s friday afternoon in damascus and the weekend is under way. prayers in the morning and, like so many places around the world, football in the afternoon. it s here that i meet ta rek jabban, assistant coach of syria s national team. i m joining him as he watches a low
first, our world, and football on the front line. they are the unlikely sporting heroes in a country ripped apart by conflict. syria is in the midst of a bloody civil war, but the national football team is trying to send a message it hopes can transcend political and religious differences. i m following the team as they compete for a place in football s biggest tournament the world cup. some syrians refuse to support the team because it s associated with the assad regime, but for others, even those who fled syria in fear of their lives, the team is a symbol of national pride. the team has defied the odds by beating some of asia s biggest and best. syria! now they re on the road again, competing for so much more than just football glory. it s friday afternoon in damascus and the weekend is under way. prayers in the morning and, like so many places around the world, football in the afternoon. it s here that i meet ta rek jabban, assistant coach of syria s national team. i m j
the disaster was not good enough. meanwhile, the queen says it is difficult to escape a very sombre national mood. following tragedies in both london and manchester, she observed a one minute silence ahead of events to mark her official birthday. bill cosby has walked free from court, after a judge declared a mistrial in his sex assault case. and now, time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday. one week before the first test, there is a morale boosting win for the lions in new zealand. also, a stunning victory for scotland in sydney. they beat the wallabies and are up to fourth in the world. there is a dramatic end in the challenge cup, as wigan but two englishmen, paul casey and tommy fleetwood, -, z. j ”1: . and we look at one of the new sports that will feature at the tokyo olympics. good evening. rugby union has been dominating the sports news. it has been a brilliant day for the home nation sides. we will have the details in a moment of scotland s fantastic win, ireland
but why? i ll have the details. in sport, with less than a week until wimbledon, heather watson looks in great form. she beat the defending champion dominika cibulkova to reach the last 16 at eastbourne. and we meet the couple on a journey to every single train station across britain. what is it? it s the cutest train i have ever seen! and carol has the weather. showers on the way, some of which will be heavy and boundary but i will be heavy and boundary but i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the government and the democratic unionists insist that the deal agreed at westminster yesterday, makes the restoration of power sharing in northern ireland more likely. but other parties say the arrangement under which northern ireland will receive more than one billion pounds of extra funding is nothing more than a bribe. we re joined now by our political correspondent john campbell at stormont, but first let s speak to leila nathoo who s a