with more glory. the world championships will provide final memories of a unique talent, filling the void he leaves behind could prove athletic‘s greatest challenge. dan roan, bbc news. and you can watch usain bolt‘s last races before he retires on the bbc. full coverage of the world athletics championships begins this friday at 7pm. that's just about it from us. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. here's kirsty wark. international condemnation of the crackdown in venezuela. tonight we speak to an opposition senator in caracas as the president's crackdown intensifies. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. unbeatable. unstoppable. usain bolt

says he is still the fastest man in the world as he looks ahead to his final championships. england's first injury blow of euro 2017. keeper karen bardsley will miss the rest of the tournament after it was revealed she's broken her leg. champions scarlets and the rest of the pro12 will be joined from next season by two teams from south africa. southern kings and cheetahs will be part of an expanded tournament from september. hello again. thank you forjoining us. he might have won eight olympic golds and 11 world titles, but usain bolt claims he'll still have to prove himself at his swansong in london. the jamaican‘s talking up his chances. as ever, insisting he's still the fastest man in the world despite only going under ten seconds once this season ahead of his final 100 metres before retiring at the world championships later this week. bolt has been holding court in front

of the world's media today. and he was asked what he'd like his legacy to be if he retains his 100 title. unbeatable, i guess. you say has retired unbeatable. because you still have the relay, right? yes, but you never know. for me that would be the headline. hopefully. that'll be the big headline. unbeatable. unstoppable. you can see a lot more from usain bolt come he has been speaking to oui’ bolt come he has been speaking to our sport editor. that is on the bbc sport website. england goalkeeper karen bardsley will miss the rest of euro 2017 after it was revealed she's broken her leg. the manchester city keeper was injured in the second half of sunday's quarterfinal win over france and was replaced by siobhan chamberlain who we now expect will come in to the team to face the netherlands in thursday's semifinal. bardsley has a broken fibula

but will stay with the squad for the rest of the tournament. anyone who knows her will know she is full of beans and full of energy. she is still the same now. she has played her part for us. we know we have a fantastic goalkeeper —— we know we have fantastic. same for any member of our team. people can move in and out and out and we know we will get exactly the same quality. these are the types of games where we can be our best. bring the best out of each other. we will need to do that again. holland will bring a big game to this match. they want to win. it's a huge game for them. a massive game, women's football in holland. there were not many dutch people who are not football fans. from our point of view we know what we need to do. i'm confident in our players' ability to do it. hearts have sacked their head coach ian cathro afterjust under eight months in charge.

the 31 year—old was appointed in december last year but the club slipped from second to fifth in the scottish premiership. 0ur reporter brian mclauchlin has more. rugby union's pro12 will be expanded to include two south african sides and renamed the pro14 from this coming season. the cheetahs, who are based in bloemfontein, and the southern kings from port elizabeth recently lost their places in the southern hempishere's super rugby competition. in the new expanded pro14 the teams will be split evenly into two conferences with two teams from ireland and wales in each and one team from scotland, italy and south africa. the cheetahs are the defending champions. they are the sleeping giants of south african rugby. they

are re—huge force. if you look at some of their statistics when they first joined, some of their statistics when they firstjoined, a 32,000 average attendance, we can connect with that by attendance, we can connect with that rugby audience. —— they are a huge force. those two teams, i think they will be adding something special to oui’ will be adding something special to our tournament. this is an opportunity to prove our worth in europe. a lot of the british and irish lions come from that competition. with the experience and some of those sides. inaudible travelling is a big help. the

arrangements have been made so they can accommodate us arrangements have been made so they can accommodate us in a week. they seem can accommodate us in a week. they seem to be welcoming us. it seems like an organised situation. he has been described as the best racing driver of his generation. poland's robert kubica has been described as the finest racing driver of his generation. he was certainly among the fastest in formula one until one horrific accident in 2011 looked certain to end his career. his arm was severely injured in a rally crash but he's fought back. earlier this year he drove an old formula one car. tomorrow he'll get behind the wheel of a current renault in a test in hungary to see if he's got what it takes to return to the sport. a renault formula 1 car approaching 200 mph. imagine driving it. then imagine driving it without the full use of one of your arms. so nice to see you. robert kubica is in hungary to find out if he truly can. his

injuries are there to see and restrict him to this day. injuries are there to see and restrict him to this daylj injuries are there to see and restrict him to this day. i wake up every morning at home. i am doing usual stuff at home. i try. i cycle. ido usual stuff at home. i try. i cycle. i do all of the staff probably as other people. but most people don't drive a car at 200 mph. other people. but most people don't drive a car at 200 mphlj other people. but most people don't drive a car at 200 mph. i can say that i have limitations. they have a big influence on daily life than driving cars. driving the car is easier? easier. he finished the formula 1 season eight for renault. 0ther formula 1 season eight for renault. other drivers felt he was the most talented man on the grid. a future world champion. it was his desire to become even better which took him into a rally car in his time off, he tells me. he crashed. andorra, february, 2011, everything changed. did you think you would lose your arm? did they tell you that? first, big thanks to them. the easiest

thing would probably be to get rid of it. in reality, i was fighting to be alive first. this is a crucial time for teams to test their cars. that is why he is here working for renault, test driving. the possibility is that he could be driving in the f1 championship next season. driving in the f1 championship next season. maybe, just maybe, even this season. season. maybe, just maybe, even this season. i need to be sure that i'm able to at least come as close as possible to the level i was before my accident. this will be the target. before doing this i need to be sure that i am able to do this. and actually, the last two days, it helped me a lot. ifeel pretty co mforta ble helped me a lot. ifeel pretty comfortable i will be able to do it. formula 1 would love to see kubica return. his comeback would grip the sport like nothing else. but he is a

realist, not a romantic. he knows he must rely on himself before anything else, like any driver. britain's kyle edmund is in action in the washington 0pen. he plays chung hyeon of south korea just after midnight. but heather watson is out of the women's singles. she was beaten in straight sets by patricia maria tig from romanian, who's ranked 134 in the world, 59 places below watson. tig won 7—6, 7—6, taking both sets on tie—breaks — as watson double—faulted on match—point. british gymnast ellie downie will miss 0ctober‘s world championships in canada after ankle surgery. the 18—year—old injured her left ankle at the british championships in march but went on to win four medals in april's european championships. downie plans to return for next year's commonwealth games in australia. she's tweeted "a minor setback is a pathway for a major comeback". her older sister becky will also miss the worlds as she continues to recover from an elbow injury. big orange could not make it three

ina big orange could not make it three in a row. this was at the goodwood cup this afternoon. no horse has managed to take the race for three consecutive years and frankie dettori's mount a strong favourite could only finish second behind the 6—1 shot stradivarius on the feature race on day one of glorious goodwood. thejohn gosden—trained three—year—old is now second favourite for the final classic of the season, the st leger, next month. that's all from sportsday. now on bbc news it's time for the papers. welcome to our look ahead to what

the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me randy ramage, the guardian's chief leading writer, and the spectator‘s political correspondent, katie. the daily mirror leads on the news that british gas is putting up electricity prices by 12.5%, even though its boss admitted wholesale costs have fallen. the daily telegraph focuses on what the paper calls a row between the government and british gas over the cost of green energy subsidies. the times claimsjeremy green energy subsidies. the times claims jeremy corbyn green energy subsidies. the times claimsjeremy corbyn is under pressure from labour mps to condemn president maduro's violent regime in venezuela. the guardian has details ofa number of venezuela. the guardian has details of a number of tycoons who have been revealed as the owners of more than 1600 empty properties in the london borough whether grenfell tower fire

residents are still without homes. long queues at some european airports, british tourists are queueing up to four hours because of the botched introduction of eu border checks. the sun says the bbc is facing accusations that the new mary berry show is just a great british take—off copy —— great british take—off copy —— great british bake 0ff copy. the 12.5% rise at british gas. this story in the daily mirror focuses on the boss. this is from a man who admits electricity costs have gone down but he will put prices up for 3 million people. there is outrage. and it is probably justified, people. there is outrage. and it is probablyjustified, given people. there is outrage. and it is probably justified, given people people. there is outrage. and it is

probablyjustified, given people are finding themselves with their wages stagnating and prices going up. and it isa stagnating and prices going up. and it is a big rise, you will notice 12.5%. yes. theirjustification is that the costs have gone up, including, they would say, some of the green stuff, put on by the government. they are blaming the government's green levy and their policies. the government have tried to distance themselves from that. it isn't a great look for the government. 0ne isn't a great look for the government. one of the things to may promised was a cap on energy prices. but as with much of the doomed manifesto, it has been dumped. people thought this would be protected but it hasn't been. the just about managing she has talked a lot about, not much help for them. we were told you could switch to another supplier but it doesn't a lwa ys another supplier but it doesn't always work. it doesn't often. and those are often the most poor and the most vulnerable. british gas are putting out a rebate for its poorest customers. but this, i think the

rise is just too fast. it is four times inflation. it is too big at a times inflation. it is too big at a time when people are struggling to pay the essentials, whether that is water, gas, electricity, they are going up faster than anybody‘s wages and that is where the problem lies for the government. british gas say they are the last of the company ‘s to do this. itjust seems that if you switch it off. make any difference. it sparks everybody else off to put up their prices. exactly. let's move on to the daily telegraph. priti patel, the international development secretary, demanding restraint on civil service pat’- demanding restraint on civil service pay. talking about the crazy salaries, saying it isn't in step. it is about public sector pay, about people struggling, their wages not going up. now she has said that now

it's time for restraint. it bothers me. 0ut it's time for restraint. it bothers me. out of step with public opinion. public opinion on something like hanging is bad. if you went with everything in public opinion you would not be in office. you way up reasoned argument and make a decision. this does not sit very well with somebody like me.