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geraint thomas survived a scare after crashing towards the end of stage 19 of the giro d'italia. the british rider was only six kilometres from the finish when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he's third overall, his rivals followed professional cycling's convention of not taking advantage, and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy's andrea vendrame. slovenia's tadej pogacar maintained his overall lead. the little crash at the end was not ideal but the rest of it was kind of as we thought really. so a big day tomorrow. . as we thought really. so a big day tomorrow. w _, ., , , ., tomorrow. tricky conditions, is that what led to — tomorrow. tricky conditions, is that what led to the _ tomorrow. tricky conditions, is that what led to the crash? _ tomorrow. tricky conditions, is that what led to the crash? i _ tomorrow. tricky conditions, is that what led to the crash? i was - what led to the crash? i was looking behind and they _ what led to the crash? i was looking behind and they swing to _ what led to the crash? i was looking beh
geraint thomas survived a scare after crashing towards the end of stage 19 of the giro d'italia. the british rider was only six kilometres from the finish when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he's third overall, his rivals followed professional cycling's convention of not taking advantage, and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy's andrea vendrame. slovenia's tadej pogacar maintained his overall lead. the little crash at the end was not ideal...
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britain's geraint thomas is in second place overall after stage four of the giro d'italia. it was a bad day for binian girmay. after finishing third yesterday, the eritrean is out of the race after crashing twice in a few minutes. italy's jonathan milan was first over the line with thomas tucked inside the peloton. he's a6 seconds behind race leader tadej pogacar of slovenia. jos buttler�*s rajasthan royals slumped to their second successive defeat in this years ipl — losing to the delhi capitals by 20 runs. delhi started impressively with their openers quickly sharing a stand of 60 — 50 of those were scored by jake fraser—mcgurk and they ended up with an impressive 221 for eight. up with an impressive 221—8. buttler made 19 before he was dismissed and rajasthan were always going to struggle with the run rate. they finally ended on 201—8. they're still second though and well placed to make the top four and the qualifiers. barry hearn — the president of matchroom sport and the former chairman of world snooker tour — has said sheffield city council will "move
britain's geraint thomas is in second place overall after stage four of the giro d'italia. it was a bad day for binian girmay. after finishing third yesterday, the eritrean is out of the race after crashing twice in a few minutes. italy's jonathan milan was first over the line with thomas tucked inside the peloton. he's a6 seconds behind race leader tadej pogacar of slovenia. jos buttler�*s rajasthan royals slumped to their second successive defeat in this years ipl — losing to the delhi...
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last year's runner up, great britain's geraint thomas, was tenth. and that's all the sport for now. i will be back with another update in the next hour. thank you, 0lly. as we have been reporting, the results in the west midlands are on a knife edge, and we are expecting them any time now. labour sources have already claimed victory. let's go to our newsroom at some point, nick eardley... apologies. i'm hearing that rajini vaidyanathan is there for us now in birmingham. good to have you, rajini what are you hearing there in birmingham? azadeh, it is also what we are seeing. behind me is the stage where we will soon hear the result of this west midlands a mayoral contest. we were down on the floor earlier and the labour candidate, richard parker, looked fairly chipper, and we could see him being hugged by other members of the party. i saw another labour party member cheering as she took a video call, someone else was in tears. the party believes they have won this vote here, and that they now hold the mayoral seat here in the west midlands. at the moment, that is just what the party
last year's runner up, great britain's geraint thomas, was tenth. and that's all the sport for now. i will be back with another update in the next hour. thank you, 0lly. as we have been reporting, the results in the west midlands are on a knife edge, and we are expecting them any time now. labour sources have already claimed victory. let's go to our newsroom at some point, nick eardley... apologies. i'm hearing that rajini vaidyanathan is there for us now in birmingham. good to have you, rajini...
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britain's geraint thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and will claim third overall behind dani martinez. lorena viebers came out on top for the second day running at the ridelondon classique in essex. the dutch rider now has a 20—second lead over belgium's lotte kopecky going into tomorrow's final stage in london. lizzie deignan is the highest placed briton in eighteenth overall, half a minute off the lead. and a day after winning the women's ten metre platform event at the british diving championships, andrea spendolini—sirieix has claimed another gold medal. victory alongside lois toulson in the ten metro synchro means they've qualified for the paris olympics in that event. rafael nadal says he now can't be certain that this year's french open will be his last. he's been drawn against one of the favourites, alexander zverev, in the first round. it was widely expected that this year would be his last on tour, but he now says this appearance at roland garros is "probably" his last. it's a big, big chance that it's going to be my last roland garros, but if i have to tell you it's100%
britain's geraint thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and will claim third overall behind dani martinez. lorena viebers came out on top for the second day running at the ridelondon classique in essex. the dutch rider now has a 20—second lead over belgium's lotte kopecky going into tomorrow's final stage in london. lizzie deignan is the highest placed briton in eighteenth overall, half a minute off the lead. and a day after winning the women's ten metre platform event at the british diving...
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tadej pogacar retains the race leader's pinkjersey, with geraint thomas in third. three in five adults in england say extreme weather has made it harderfor them to be physically active. sport england has carried out the research as part of its first environmental and sustainability strategy. the agency that funds community sport is announcing a £45 million investment package to help sports deal with climate change. here's our sports editor dan roan. under 11 finally playing again after a late start to the season. one of the what is uk winters on record that meant cricket matches up and down the country have had to be cancelled. the club's ground in manchester has become waterlogged. we've just not been able to get on the ground. it's been so wet. it's been unrelenting.— been unrelenting. when it gets rained off. _ been unrelenting. when it gets rained off, it's _ been unrelenting. when it gets rained off, it's really _ been unrelenting. when it gets rained off, it's really annoying. j rained off, it's really annoying. last _ rained off, it's really annoying. las
tadej pogacar retains the race leader's pinkjersey, with geraint thomas in third. three in five adults in england say extreme weather has made it harderfor them to be physically active. sport england has carried out the research as part of its first environmental and sustainability strategy. the agency that funds community sport is announcing a £45 million investment package to help sports deal with climate change. here's our sports editor dan roan. under 11 finally playing again after a late...
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wearing the race leaders pinkjersey attacked the rest of the field in the last two kilometres with geraint thomas also at the front of the race. they were eventually swallowed up by the sprinters with merlier taking the victory in fossano. pogacar retains the race lead. lots more on the bbc sport website. keep across the end of that snooker which is getting very exciting. can both think it over the line? for me and the rest of the team, that is all for now. bank holiday monday came within an interruption pretty unsettled with lengthy spells of rain across the south east of england but plenty of showers elsewhere. 0thers others may do some sunshine in lincolnshire, 11 hours so not so bad there. where as others have the damp and across parts of northern england had a couple of clouds one and the derbyshire area. the weather will be improving over the next few days as a ridge of high pressure starts to move its way in. that will tend to settle the weather down. slow process so a bit of rain left over across south east england. 0ne process so a bit of rain left over across south east england.
wearing the race leaders pinkjersey attacked the rest of the field in the last two kilometres with geraint thomas also at the front of the race. they were eventually swallowed up by the sprinters with merlier taking the victory in fossano. pogacar retains the race lead. lots more on the bbc sport website. keep across the end of that snooker which is getting very exciting. can both think it over the line? for me and the rest of the team, that is all for now. bank holiday monday came within an...
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britain's geraint thomas stays in third place after stage ten, but tadaj pogacar is the runaway overall leader and is almost three minutes ahead of thomas. the giro ends in rome on sunday the 26th of may. artistic swimmers izzy thorpe and kate shortman say they hope to "carry on the legacy" of their mothers after being confirmed as team gb�*s entrants for this summer's olympics. thorpe's mum karen competed alongside shortman's mother, maria, in the 1980s. thorpe and shortman won silver at this year's world championships and earlier this month took gold in an olympic test event in the pool, which will be used for the paris games. it's their second olympics, they came 14th in tokyo in 2021. and plan on carrying on that legacy, both her mum �*s got us into the sport and they also coached us for a long time within the sport. so carrying on that legacy is really nice and ijust hope i'm doing my mum proud. tt’s nice and ijust hope i'm doing my mum proud-— mum proud. it's very strange, it bein: mum proud. it's very strange, it being silent. _ mum proud. it's very strange, it being sile
britain's geraint thomas stays in third place after stage ten, but tadaj pogacar is the runaway overall leader and is almost three minutes ahead of thomas. the giro ends in rome on sunday the 26th of may. artistic swimmers izzy thorpe and kate shortman say they hope to "carry on the legacy" of their mothers after being confirmed as team gb�*s entrants for this summer's olympics. thorpe's mum karen competed alongside shortman's mother, maria, in the 1980s. thorpe and shortman won...
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britain's geraint thomas dropped to third overall. patrick geary reports. no go. this was no day for a bike ride. but set upright for route with conditions even worse higher up on the root chilli writers said it was unsafe and caught the bus instead. after the impromptu bike strike organisers belatedly decided to move the stage start to a remote petrol station where the weather was more bearable, if not pleasant. what followed would be an ordeal cold and wet but mercifully short. the reduced distant offered opportunities, meanwhile the race leader in the pinkjersey tadej pogacar was being smuggled up the slopesjust ahead of pogacar was being smuggled up the slopes just ahead of his nearest rival garrick thomas. thomas would struggle but tadej pogacar attacked with his lead in the giro was already mountainous but still he climbed he took the lead late on and went to an incredible fifth stage win day that started fast finished with class. its been a bad day for britain's tennis hopefuls with heather watson and ryan peniston both beaten in their french open qualifier
britain's geraint thomas dropped to third overall. patrick geary reports. no go. this was no day for a bike ride. but set upright for route with conditions even worse higher up on the root chilli writers said it was unsafe and caught the bus instead. after the impromptu bike strike organisers belatedly decided to move the stage start to a remote petrol station where the weather was more bearable, if not pleasant. what followed would be an ordeal cold and wet but mercifully short. the reduced...
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he now has a lead of nearly three minutes over rivals, dani martinez and geraint thomas. jorge martin has extended his motogp championship lead after dominating the french grand prix sprint from marc marquez. francesco bagnaia retired early. and great britain lost 4—2 to canada in their ice hockey world championship opener. liam kirk gave gb a surprise lead in prague but the top seeds were just too strong. next up, second seeds finland. you don't get the nickname the king of clay for nothing, but it seems that rafa nadal�*s aura on the red dust has distinctly diminished. continuing his return from a long—standing injury, he was no match for hubert hurkacz at the italian 0pen. with more on that and defeat forjack draper, here's reginaldo rosario. the eternal city comes in the middle of an internal legacy. a ten time winner in rome. rafael nadal came up against hubert hurkacz. but he dropped the first set 6—1. there were brief glimpses of vidal�*s excellence in the second, but brief glimpses were all though were. hubert hurkacz taking the second set 6-3 hubert hur
he now has a lead of nearly three minutes over rivals, dani martinez and geraint thomas. jorge martin has extended his motogp championship lead after dominating the french grand prix sprint from marc marquez. francesco bagnaia retired early. and great britain lost 4—2 to canada in their ice hockey world championship opener. liam kirk gave gb a surprise lead in prague but the top seeds were just too strong. next up, second seeds finland. you don't get the nickname the king of clay for nothing,...
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britain's geraint thomas remains second overall after stage five of the giro di'italia. it ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin tomma claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. thomas finished in the main group alongside overall leader taday pogarcher and remains 46 seconds behind the slovenian. taday pogacar and remains 46 seconds behind the slovenian. now to some astonishing batting in cricket's indian premier league up against lucknow super giants, sunrisers hyderabad reached their target of 166 in less than ten overs, and without losing a wicket after some huge hitting from abi—sheikh sharma and travis head. sunrisers are now third in the table, with lucknow back down in sixth. the top four remember make the play—offs. rory mcilroy will not return to the pga tour policy board, as it tries to find a way forward with liv golf. he had stepped down at the end of last year to concentrate on his game, but suggested recently he would return to help talks. ahead of
britain's geraint thomas remains second overall after stage five of the giro di'italia. it ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin tomma claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. thomas finished in the main group alongside overall leader taday pogarcher and remains 46 seconds behind the slovenian. taday pogacar and remains 46 seconds behind the slovenian. now to some astonishing batting in...
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i'd also like to thank my wonderful campaign team, particularly geraint thomas and major dramatically. they have been tireless and thoughtful in equal measure. they have known meant to encourage me, when to hold me back, they've known when to lead and went to follow. politics is a team sport. and i simply would not be standing here today with this unique opportunity to help people across south yorkshire, if it were not for the countless hours that my friends, volunteers and labour party staff have put into this campaign. thank you very much. have put into this campaign. thank you very much-— you very much. that was the result the are you very much. that was the result they are from _ you very much. that was the result they are from south _ you very much. that was the result they are from south yorkshire i you very much. that was the result they are from south yorkshire with j they are from south yorkshire with labour winning that pretty comfortably, of course, as they did in liverpool and we are getting much more from birmingham and from london in the coming hours. labour on what it
i'd also like to thank my wonderful campaign team, particularly geraint thomas and major dramatically. they have been tireless and thoughtful in equal measure. they have known meant to encourage me, when to hold me back, they've known when to lead and went to follow. politics is a team sport. and i simply would not be standing here today with this unique opportunity to help people across south yorkshire, if it were not for the countless hours that my friends, volunteers and labour party staff...
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italy's jonathan milan was first over the line with britain's geraint thomas tucked inside the peloton. he's second overall, 46 seconds behind race leader tadej pogacar of slovenia. and san antonio spurs star victor wembanyama has been named nba rookie of the year. the 20—year—old is the first frenchman to win the award. he averaged more than 21 points per game. the two—time olympic marathon champion, eliud kipchoge, has been telling bbc sport africa that he feared for the lives of his family — after a campaign of online abuse that wrongly linked him to the death of world record holder kelvin kiptum. an emotional kipchoge, who became just the third person to win successive olympic marathons, in defending his title at tokyo in 2021, decided not to take precautions over his own safety. he's been speaking exclusively to celestine karoney. what happened has taught me not to trust anybody. abs, what happened has taught me not to trust anybody-— trust anybody. a two time olympic cham - ion, trust anybody. a two time olympic champion. one _ trust anybody. a two time olympic champion
italy's jonathan milan was first over the line with britain's geraint thomas tucked inside the peloton. he's second overall, 46 seconds behind race leader tadej pogacar of slovenia. and san antonio spurs star victor wembanyama has been named nba rookie of the year. the 20—year—old is the first frenchman to win the award. he averaged more than 21 points per game. the two—time olympic marathon champion, eliud kipchoge, has been telling bbc sport africa that he feared for the lives of his...
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great britain's geraint thomas has dropped to third in the standings in athletics, britain's molly caudery continued her fantastic start to 2024 by winning the pole vault at today's diamond league meeting in doha. caudery�*s clearance of four metres 73 centimetres was enough to take top spot in her first outdoor competition of the season. boxer lauren price is looking to become wale's first female world champion tomorrow night in cardiff. the olympic gold medallist, in just her seventh pro fight, takes on the americanjessica mccaskill who has put her welterweight titles on the line. kerry coleman phillips has more it is the biggest fight of her career and today,— it is the biggest fight of her career and today, lower price and her opponent _ career and today, lower price and her opponent faced _ career and today, lower price and her opponent faced off _ career and today, lower price and her opponent faced off for - career and today, lower price and her opponent faced off for the i career and today, lower price and i her opponent faced off for the final time before getting in the ring t
great britain's geraint thomas has dropped to third in the standings in athletics, britain's molly caudery continued her fantastic start to 2024 by winning the pole vault at today's diamond league meeting in doha. caudery�*s clearance of four metres 73 centimetres was enough to take top spot in her first outdoor competition of the season. boxer lauren price is looking to become wale's first female world champion tomorrow night in cardiff. the olympic gold medallist, in just her seventh pro...
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geraint thomas is third. joe joyce will face fellow british heavyweight derek chisora on the 27th ofjuly in london. joyce is rebuilding his career after successive defeats to zhilei zhang last year, while chisora has not fought since last august. england's women are playing the first one—dayer against pakistan. they've set the tourists 244 for victory in derby, with alice capsey making her best one day international score with 44. in reply, pakistan are currently 130—4 off 30 overs. it's the climax to the premier league darts tonight. it's down to the last four with luke littler the main draw in what's been an incredible breakthrough year for the teenager. matt graveling is at the o2 arena in london. the scene is almost set after the premier league darts action at venues across europe, eight players whittled down to four. the four contenders posed with the trophy earlier with the teenage sensation reluctant to touch it. just earlier with the teenage sensation reluctant to touch it.— reluctant to touch i
geraint thomas is third. joe joyce will face fellow british heavyweight derek chisora on the 27th ofjuly in london. joyce is rebuilding his career after successive defeats to zhilei zhang last year, while chisora has not fought since last august. england's women are playing the first one—dayer against pakistan. they've set the tourists 244 for victory in derby, with alice capsey making her best one day international score with 44. in reply, pakistan are currently 130—4 off 30 overs. it's...
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colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. and that's all the sport for now. ukraine says it's managing to hold back russian forces, near the northern city of kharkiv, and inflicting severe casualty numbers. the russians are being pushed back using artillery, but also drones, which are playing a key role in the war. jonathan beale tells the story of one ukrainian drone unit, on the frontline, in the kharkiv region. they are now one of the most potent weapons of this war. cheap, mass—produced drones being used to deadly effect. and here on the front, they're helping ukraine slow russia's advance — but still not enough. translation: we can hold them back with drones and hurt them badly. - but win with them, unfortunately, no. what do you call them? this is peaky blinders. it's what they call themselves — peaky blinders, after the cult tv series. but flat caps are where the similarity ends. they've been trained by western special forces. in just a few weeks, they've hunted down more than 100 russian soldiers. terror from th
colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. and that's all the sport for now. ukraine says it's managing to hold back russian forces, near the northern city of kharkiv, and inflicting severe casualty numbers. the russians are being pushed back using artillery, but also drones, which are playing a key role in the war. jonathan beale tells the story of one ukrainian drone unit, on the frontline, in the kharkiv region. they are now one of the...
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he now tops the general classification by 45 seconds from geraint thomas. kyren wilson made a blistering start to final of the world snooker championship. he stormed into a 7—1 lead againstjakjones after the first session at the crucible in sheffield. it's the first to 18 frames and played over two days. jones is the first qualifier to reach the final in eight years. these are live pictures from the crucible. jones started the evening session well. he took the first couple of frames. it is currently 10—4 to wilson. they have taken three each and this evening session. don't forget you can follow all the action from the miami grand prix, which is just under way — max verstappen starting from pole. we think that is where he is at the moment, at the front. and that's all the sport for now. china's president xi jinping has arrived in france on a state visit — his first trip to an eu country in five years. global conflicts are expected to figure highly when mr xi meets french president macron and the head of the eu commission, ursula von der leyen, on mon
he now tops the general classification by 45 seconds from geraint thomas. kyren wilson made a blistering start to final of the world snooker championship. he stormed into a 7—1 lead againstjakjones after the first session at the crucible in sheffield. it's the first to 18 frames and played over two days. jones is the first qualifier to reach the final in eight years. these are live pictures from the crucible. jones started the evening session well. he took the first couple of frames. it is...
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geraint thomas says this year's giro d'italia might be his final grand tour as a team leader. he is going to retire at the end of next season and will finish third at this year's giro. tadej pogacar is set to be crowned champion when he rides into romelater today. the slovenian claimed his sixth stage win on the penultimate day, finishing over two minutes ahead of his rivals to extend his overall lead to almost ten minutes. thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and feels his days of competing for overall grand tour victories might be over. for the first time this season, max verstappen won't be starting a formula 1 race from pole after a tough qualifying in monaco. the world champion's hopes ended when his red bull hit the wall at the first corner of his final run, leaving him sixth. ferrari's charles leclerc will be hoping he can win his home race for the first time after claiming the third monaco pole of his career, ahead of oscar piastri and carlos sainz. lando norris in fourth. it feels really good, however now i know more from the past the qualifying is not everything,
geraint thomas says this year's giro d'italia might be his final grand tour as a team leader. he is going to retire at the end of next season and will finish third at this year's giro. tadej pogacar is set to be crowned champion when he rides into romelater today. the slovenian claimed his sixth stage win on the penultimate day, finishing over two minutes ahead of his rivals to extend his overall lead to almost ten minutes. thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and feels his days of competing...
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there was a scare for geraint thomas at the giro d'italia today as he suffered a crash towards the end of stage 19. the british rider was only 3.5 miles from the finish when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he's third overall, his rivals followed professional cycling's convention of not taking advantage, and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy's andrea vendrame. slovenia's tadej pogacar maintained his overall lead. andrea spendolini—sirieix has won the women's ten metres platform event at the british diving championships. the victory confirms her place in the individual event at the paris 0lympics this year. spendolini—sirieix said she was elated with her performance afterwards. she won gold in this event at both the commonweath games and european championships two years ago. in cricket's ipl, sunrisers hyderabad beat rajasthan royals by 36 runs to set up a final against kolkata knight riders. sunrisers batted first after being put in and posted 175—9 from their 20 overs. heinrich klaasen top—scored with 50. shahbaz ahmed scored
there was a scare for geraint thomas at the giro d'italia today as he suffered a crash towards the end of stage 19. the british rider was only 3.5 miles from the finish when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he's third overall, his rivals followed professional cycling's convention of not taking advantage, and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy's andrea vendrame. slovenia's tadej pogacar maintained his overall lead. andrea spendolini—sirieix...
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last year's runner up, geraint thomas, was tenth. and england's matt wallace is two shots off the lead going into the final round of the cj cup byron nelson in texas after a third—round 67 put him on 17—under. 16—year—old amateur kris kim is continuing to impress after becoming the youngest player to make the cut on the pga tour since 2015. this was very nearly a hole—in—one on the ltth for the english teenager. just missing. he's on 8—under after a third round of 70 — his proud parents overjoyed with his performance so far. living there best lives, i would say. pga tour debuts, trying to revise his gcses but slightly distracted about what's happening at the moment. you could see the relief for his mum and dad, all of that time on the weekend taking him to golf courses paying off. incredible. thank you. it's just after half six. it's been described as the systematic destruction of the countryside — huge amounts of waste dumped illegally and buried. investigations are now under way at several sites in the south east
last year's runner up, geraint thomas, was tenth. and england's matt wallace is two shots off the lead going into the final round of the cj cup byron nelson in texas after a third—round 67 put him on 17—under. 16—year—old amateur kris kim is continuing to impress after becoming the youngest player to make the cut on the pga tour since 2015. this was very nearly a hole—in—one on the ltth for the english teenager. just missing. he's on 8—under after a third round of 70 — his proud...
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last year's runner—up, great britain's geraint thomas, was tenth. lots more on the bbc sport website. gerona havejust lots more on the bbc sport website. gerona have just equalised against barcelona. that could be good news for real madrid. but that's all from me for now. thank you very much indeed. let's return to one of our top stories today — we're following developments in the local election in the uk i hope you have got a feed of the count, because we would like to listen in. because the results are coming in for the birmingham portion of the west midlands election. 1338. just soo—min, please. —— can you just zoom in, please. 1338. just soo-min, please. -- can you just zoom in, please.— 1338. just soo-min, please. -- can you just zoom in, please. thank you, eve one. you just zoom in, please. thank you, everyone- just _ you just zoom in, please. thank you, everyone- just to _ you just zoom in, please. thank you, everyone. just to let _ you just zoom in, please. thank you, everyone. just to let you _ you just zoom in, please. thank you,
last year's runner—up, great britain's geraint thomas, was tenth. lots more on the bbc sport website. gerona havejust lots more on the bbc sport website. gerona have just equalised against barcelona. that could be good news for real madrid. but that's all from me for now. thank you very much indeed. let's return to one of our top stories today — we're following developments in the local election in the uk i hope you have got a feed of the count, because we would like to listen in. because...
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britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall, 45 seconds behind pogacar. he is very much, it's safe to say, the man to beat. thank you very much indeed. front line ukrainian soldiers have told the bbc the army needs to re—think how it conscripts men to fight. they say a failure to train and mobilise enough recruits means some have been fighting without a break since russia's full—scale invasion more than two years ago. ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has the story. under the green canopy of a ukrainian spring, an artillery unit waits for their next order. some of these men have been fighting for months, if not years. translation: my men know each vehicle, says their commander. i it's like a woman with her own characteristics. as russian forces inch closer, they're hunkering down and waiting for billions of dollars�* worth of long delayed american ammunition to finally be delivered. this time last year, ukraine was preparing for a counter—offensive, but this time it's different — they're preparing for what might be coming. this ammunition w
britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall, 45 seconds behind pogacar. he is very much, it's safe to say, the man to beat. thank you very much indeed. front line ukrainian soldiers have told the bbc the army needs to re—think how it conscripts men to fight. they say a failure to train and mobilise enough recruits means some have been fighting without a break since russia's full—scale invasion more than two years ago. ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse...
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he's nearly three minutes ahead of the rest — including geraint thomas who's third. after nine remarkable years, jurgen klopp will step down as liverpool manager this weekend. liverpool is a city that likes to take people's into their heart. he has become a scouser.— take people's into their heart. he has become a scouser. yes, he has won them — has become a scouser. yes, he has won them over _ has become a scouser. yes, he has won them over with _ has become a scouser. yes, he has won them over with trophies - has become a scouser. yes, he has won them over with trophies and i has become a scouser. yes, he has| won them over with trophies and the way he has conducted himself. think about where they were nine years ago where they are now. do about where they were nine years ago where they are now.— where they are now. do you think there will be _ where they are now. do you think there will be disappointment - there will be disappointment about silverware? , ., ., , silverware? yes, although they did still win a trophy _ silverware? yes, although they did still
he's nearly three minutes ahead of the rest — including geraint thomas who's third. after nine remarkable years, jurgen klopp will step down as liverpool manager this weekend. liverpool is a city that likes to take people's into their heart. he has become a scouser.— take people's into their heart. he has become a scouser. yes, he has won them — has become a scouser. yes, he has won them over _ has become a scouser. yes, he has won them over with _ has become a scouser. yes, he has won...
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he now has a lead of almost three minutes over rivals dani martinez and britain's geraint thomas. cameron norrie is through to the third round of the italian open in rome. he recovered from a second—set wobble to beat spain's jaume munar in three and will face the sixth seed stefanos tsitsipas next. yesterday morning, we told you about novak djokovic getting accidentally struck on the head by a bottle from the crowd in rome. well, he was taking was taking no chances when he came back to meet the fans — wearing a cycle helmetjust in case. the bump on the head didn't knock the sense of humour out of him! and that is why they might be calling him novakjoke—ovic. calling him novakjoke-ovic. love it. we calling him novakjoke-ovic. love it- we have _ calling him novakjoke-ovic. love it. we have heard _ calling him novakjoke-ovic. love it. we have heard that _ calling him novakjoke-ovic. love it. we have heard that one i calling him novakjoke-ovic. love| it. we have heard that one before. we were talking _ it. we have heard that one before. we were talking about _ it. we have heard
he now has a lead of almost three minutes over rivals dani martinez and britain's geraint thomas. cameron norrie is through to the third round of the italian open in rome. he recovered from a second—set wobble to beat spain's jaume munar in three and will face the sixth seed stefanos tsitsipas next. yesterday morning, we told you about novak djokovic getting accidentally struck on the head by a bottle from the crowd in rome. well, he was taking was taking no chances when he came back to meet...
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geraint davies has announced he's standing down as announced he's standing down as a labour mp at the general election on the 4th of july. the swansea west mp is currently suspended from the labour party following allegations of sexual harassment, which he denies, and has been sitting as an independent. aren't. he said he's disappointed he hasn't yet had a labour party hearing or any opportunity to clear his name , and it's understood diane name, and it's understood diane abbott has had the labour whip restored today after previously having it removed . miss abbott having it removed. miss abbott was suspended from the party last year after suggesting jewish people do not face racism, and that instead they suffer prejudice similar to redheads. she's apologised for that comment and had remained sitting as an independent mp for more than a year while an investigation was carried out. miss abbott has been a labour mp since 1987. now pensioners could be for in a tax break collectively worth up to £24 billion a year as part of an election pledge by the conservative party. it could see tax
geraint davies has announced he's standing down as announced he's standing down as a labour mp at the general election on the 4th of july. the swansea west mp is currently suspended from the labour party following allegations of sexual harassment, which he denies, and has been sitting as an independent. aren't. he said he's disappointed he hasn't yet had a labour party hearing or any opportunity to clear his name , and it's understood diane name, and it's understood diane abbott has had the...
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britain's geraint thomas remains second overall going into stage six. stage five ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin thomas claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. the leaders finished in the main group alongside overall leader taday podacar. rory mcilroy has called for golf to follow the example of the northern ireland peace process. the world number two is playing at the pga event in north carolina later today and wants the organisation to come to a compromise with the saudi—backed liv tour. so i sort of liken it to like when northern ireland went through the peace process in the nineties and the good friday agreement, you know, neither side was happy. you know, catholics weren't happy, protestants weren't happy, but it brought peace. and then you just sort of learn to live with whatever has been negotiated. right? the olympic flame has landed on french soil amid tight security. and there was plenty for a packed crowd to appreciate in the f
britain's geraint thomas remains second overall going into stage six. stage five ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin thomas claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. the leaders finished in the main group alongside overall leader taday podacar. rory mcilroy has called for golf to follow the example of the northern ireland peace process. the world number two is playing at the pga event in...
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barring an accident or misfortune worse than what he suffered yesterday geraint thomas will be hopeful of finishing at least third, with the runner�*s up spot within his reach. slovenia's tadej pogacar has a lead of more than 7.5 minutes and has as good as won the race. there are a lot of guys who are going to be attacking. it will be interesting. about 18 or 19 k. a big, big climb. you do that twice. yeah, one last push. andrea spendolini—sirieix won the women's ten metres platform event at the british diving championships. the victory confirms her place in the individual event at the paris 0lympics this year. spendolini—sirieix said she was "elated" with her performance afterwards. she won gold in this event at both the commonweath games and european championships two years ago. back here at wembley, look at the size of these flags they are placing on every cto, the attention to detail to make the occasion extra special. i wouldn't see anything else behind one of these, would i? the logistics really gets me. after the match today they have to clear all these flags that flags an
barring an accident or misfortune worse than what he suffered yesterday geraint thomas will be hopeful of finishing at least third, with the runner�*s up spot within his reach. slovenia's tadej pogacar has a lead of more than 7.5 minutes and has as good as won the race. there are a lot of guys who are going to be attacking. it will be interesting. about 18 or 19 k. a big, big climb. you do that twice. yeah, one last push. andrea spendolini—sirieix won the women's ten metres platform event...
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colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas third and completing the podium. some sad news to bring you next — the british event rider georgie campbell has died after falling from her horse at the bicton international horse trials in devon. campbell, seen here at badminton six years ago under her maiden name strang, competed in more than 200 events. the sport's governing body, british eventing, says "medical professionals attended immediately following herfall, however she could not be saved." her horse wasn't hurt. she was married to fellow riderjesse campbell. jack laugher�*s preparations for the paris 0lympics are progressing nicely after double success at the british diving championships. the 2016 olympic champion won gold in the men's 3m syncronised springboard final alongside anthony harding — a day after he won the individual title. the pair have also claimed world silver and bronze medals over the past 12 months. we weren't firing on all cylinders today. it is the morning, but what is great about this competition is it's the same time as our one
colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas third and completing the podium. some sad news to bring you next — the british event rider georgie campbell has died after falling from her horse at the bicton international horse trials in devon. campbell, seen here at badminton six years ago under her maiden name strang, competed in more than 200 events. the sport's governing body, british eventing, says "medical professionals attended immediately following...
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he might be a tour de france champion, but britain's geraint thomas remained second in the juried in the giro d'italia after a tight finish on stage four yesterday. he and the leader tadej pogacar finished in the peleton behind the sprinters. there were some pretty bad crashes in slippery conditions, but the leaders escaped injury free. thank you for now. there was no shortage of extravagant outfits, eccentric songs and dramatic staging at the first eurovision semifinal last night. hopefully no crashes, though! it was a bit car crash at times. the uk's entrant olly alexander got the chance to perform his song dizzy live on the big stage in malmo, and ireland broke its eurovision "curse" by qualifying for the grand final for the first time since 2018. our media and arts correspondent david sillito has this report — but a warning, it does contain flashing images. cheering. welcome to the eurovision song contest 2024. and so it begins. eurovision 2024, and the first semifinal. and while the uk is automatically guaranteed a place in saturday's main event, this opening show was a chance
he might be a tour de france champion, but britain's geraint thomas remained second in the juried in the giro d'italia after a tight finish on stage four yesterday. he and the leader tadej pogacar finished in the peleton behind the sprinters. there were some pretty bad crashes in slippery conditions, but the leaders escaped injury free. thank you for now. there was no shortage of extravagant outfits, eccentric songs and dramatic staging at the first eurovision semifinal last night. hopefully no...
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britain's geraint thomas and hot favourite tadej pogacar gave it a real go at the giro d'italia yesterday but both came up just short on stage three. here they are — pogacar in the pink and thomas just behind — opening up a sizable gap at the front. but they were caught just over 200 metres from the line, the sprinters coming through in a frantic finish. belgian tim merlierjust edged it. pogacar leads thomas by 46 seconds in the overall standings. and tom daley will compete at his fifth olympics this summer in paris, after his place in team gb�*s diving squad was confirmed. he took time away from the sport after winning gold alongside matty lee at the last games in tokyo, but he'll take part in the same event — the 10—metre synchro — with noah williams. daley chose to return after his son robbie said he wanted to see his father compete at an olympics. williams, his team mate, said no—one else in the world could take two years out and be as good as he is. the pair won gold at a world cup event in march. he would think, might be well placed to potentially do something memorabl
britain's geraint thomas and hot favourite tadej pogacar gave it a real go at the giro d'italia yesterday but both came up just short on stage three. here they are — pogacar in the pink and thomas just behind — opening up a sizable gap at the front. but they were caught just over 200 metres from the line, the sprinters coming through in a frantic finish. belgian tim merlierjust edged it. pogacar leads thomas by 46 seconds in the overall standings. and tom daley will compete at his fifth...
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britain's geraint thomas has just two more opportunities, starting today, to try to finish runner up at the giro d'italia. yesterday's flattish stage was won by belgian sprinter tim merlier. thomas, who's third overall, finished in the main group, alongside runaway race leader tadej pogacar and his rival for second place dani martinez. thomas is 22 seconds behind the colombian, with two competitive stages to go. a big day for him today, he has to make his mark today or tomorrow, but he has it in him, we know. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. looking a little bit grey out there for many of us first thing, this is the picture in nottinghamshire. quite a lot of cloud across the uk but it will then and break across the day. we are looking at a drier day today, all of the heavy and persistent rain we have seen over the few days, all of thatis have seen over the few days, all of that is easing the way. low pressure attending to phil, moving away, so we have got a remnant still having some cloud in some areas. parts of the north—east of scotland still clou
britain's geraint thomas has just two more opportunities, starting today, to try to finish runner up at the giro d'italia. yesterday's flattish stage was won by belgian sprinter tim merlier. thomas, who's third overall, finished in the main group, alongside runaway race leader tadej pogacar and his rival for second place dani martinez. thomas is 22 seconds behind the colombian, with two competitive stages to go. a big day for him today, he has to make his mark today or tomorrow, but he has it...
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britain's geraint thomas dropped to third overall. england's cricketers start a four—match t20 series against pakistan in leeds later today, although the weather forecast isn't looking great. jofra archer is due to make his first international appearance since march last year. the fast bowler�*s career has been hampered by a series of injuries but he's also been named in england's provisional squad for the defence of their t20 world cup which starts in the west indies injune. she's been likened to the olympic champion dame kelly holmes, and is one of team gb�*s best chances on the track at the paris olympics this summer having won silver in tokyo four years ago. this weekend, middle—distance runner keely hodgkinson will get an idea of what form she's in ahead of the games, when she runs her first 800 metres of the year at the diamond league event in eugene, oregon. she's been speaking tojo currie. keely hodgkinson! it was the moment a teenager from wigan became an athletics star. keely hodgkinson takes the silver, showing the
britain's geraint thomas dropped to third overall. england's cricketers start a four—match t20 series against pakistan in leeds later today, although the weather forecast isn't looking great. jofra archer is due to make his first international appearance since march last year. the fast bowler�*s career has been hampered by a series of injuries but he's also been named in england's provisional squad for the defence of their t20 world cup which starts in the west indies injune. she's been...
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britain's geraint thomas slipped to third overall after stage seven of the giro d'italia. the ineos grenadiers rider said he felt he lacked a bit and it was just one of those days as he lost two minutes to overall leader taday pogarcher over the 25 mile time trial course. the slovenian won the stage by seventeen seconds to go more than two and a half minutes clear of dani martinez, who leapfrogged thomas into second place. torn stoltman is hoping he can become the world's strongest man ever after he won a third title last weekend. that is not to scale. the 29—year—old, who's 6 foot 8, from invergordon in the scottish highlands was crowned champion in south carolina to become the most succesful british strongman there's been. away from the sport, tom has been talking about how his autism has impacted on his career and the sport. our reporter iain mac—innis has been to meet him: you are some size! a giant amongst men, not only here in invergordon but around the world. torn stoltman is home after a heavyweight hat—trick, his third world strongest man title. hat-trick,
britain's geraint thomas slipped to third overall after stage seven of the giro d'italia. the ineos grenadiers rider said he felt he lacked a bit and it was just one of those days as he lost two minutes to overall leader taday pogarcher over the 25 mile time trial course. the slovenian won the stage by seventeen seconds to go more than two and a half minutes clear of dani martinez, who leapfrogged thomas into second place. torn stoltman is hoping he can become the world's strongest man ever...
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geraint thomas survived a scare after crashing towards the end of stage 19 of the giro d�*italia. the british rider was was only three and a half miles from the finish, when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he�*s third overall his rivals followed professional cycling�*s convention of not taking advantage and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy�*s andrea vendrame. slovenia�*s taday pogarcher maintained his overall lead. finally, british wheelchair racer hannah cockroft claimed her 16th para athletics world title with a dominant victory seven—time paralympic champion cockroft, in the t34 800m final in kobe injapan. seven—time paralympic champion cockroft, who won the 100 metres on tuesday, set a new championship record — one minute 52.79 seconds. she later added a silver in the universal 4x100 metres relay, to give gb their tenth medal of the championships. and that�*s all the sport for now. back to you. thank you very much indeed. ijust want to update you on breaking news. matthew trickett, and immigration enforcemen
geraint thomas survived a scare after crashing towards the end of stage 19 of the giro d�*italia. the british rider was was only three and a half miles from the finish, when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he�*s third overall his rivals followed professional cycling�*s convention of not taking advantage and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy�*s andrea vendrame. slovenia�*s taday pogarcher maintained his overall lead. finally, british...