joe root hits an unbeaten century as england thrash india by eight wickets to claim a 2—1 win in their one—day international series. french celebrations continue, this time in cycling, as julian alaphilippe claims an impressive solo victory on stage 10 of the tour de france. and tiger woods says this year's open championship at carnoustie gives him his best chance of claiming a 15th major title. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with cricket news, and england have put down a real marker for next year's world cup, which they're hosting. they thrashed india by eight wickets in the third one day international at headingley, and it means they clinch the series 2—1. england are the top ranked side in the 50—over format and this victory over the side ranked below them will strengthen their tag as favorites ahead of next year's tournament. with all the details here's our reporter henry moeran. england

here's our reporter henry moeran. were dominant indian england were dominant against an indian team at the start of the series after the vydra at trent bridge looked as though they could run away with the series. england underlined their credentials as the number one team. performances from joe root, back—to—back ioos, number one team. performances from joe root, back—to—backioos, don't come around often and he has proven why he is one of the world's best and he has given himself confidence ahead of the test series to follow. the big prize for england is 12 months away with the world cup on english soil. we have to concentrate on making sure we look to improve and we keep learning. and keep developing as a team. we still have some young guys in the team who can do some special things for a number of years, not just the world cup, and we have to drive that forward. when we get opportunities to be ruthless, like we did today, we have to drive it home and it is nice to put the thinking into practice and to do the things that we say we want to do. whatever batsmen have learned from

this t20 series and one—day series, how to bat in these conditions, bowlers, how to bowl in the limited overs, it is very important and, going forward in this year's cricket, whichever games we play, out cricket, whichever games we play, our team will try and execute what we want to do coming ahead of the world cup. frenchman julian alaphilippe claimed an impressive victory on the 10th stage of the tour de france on tuesday. alaphilippe became the first french stage winner at this year's tour and it was also the first stage win in his career at this event. belgium's greg van avermaet finished fourth to extend his overall lead and here's a quick round up of the stage from our man out in france tom fordyce. the first day in the high mountains and another sweet celebration for the home nation. the day after the national football team received the

reception on the champs—elysees in paris, the frenchmanjulian alaphilippe wrote —— rode away to win stage ten in glorious style. and a fine ride from greg van avermaet, holding onto the yellowjersey a fine ride from greg van avermaet, holding onto the yellow jersey after coming in fourth. holding onto the yellow jersey after coming infourth. geraint holding onto the yellow jersey after coming in fourth. geraint thomas is two minutes and 22 seconds down in second place in the overall standings. chris froome and adam yates are sixth and seventh, one minute behind further. meanwhile, annemiek van vleuten successfully defended her la course title in the women's world tour race on tuesday in a stunning finish. the fifth edition of la course, a 112.5 kilometre race from annecy to le grand—bornand, ran in conjunction with stage 10 of the tour de france. and with 16 kilometres remaining, anna van der breggen of the netherlands made her move and took the lead. but with just 25 meters to go, her compatriot van vleuten passed her to cross the line first. it was super nice, but i think also

this was a race. this was unbelievable. with 200 metres to go i still thought i got second. and then i saw her dying. and to win like this, i did know that i am in good shape but anna van der breggen is also a really good cyclist, so it was a really tough ride, but beautiful. golf's oldest major, the open, gets underway on thursday, and 14—time major champion tiger woods thinks this is his best chance to win a 15th at the highest level, which would be his first since claiming the us open in 2008. the 1a7th edition takes place at carnoustie in scotland, which is also hosting it for the first time since 2015. the 42 year old woods is still finding his way after spinal fusion surgery. the american finished joint seventh in 1999 and in a tie for 12th in 2007 on his other visits to carnoustie. this is our oldest championship and to come back to such an historic site just brings back so many great

memories, this is my fourth championship here and just so many great memories from coming as an amateur. so looking forward to getting out there. the course is a little bit different than what it was last couple of times we played it. there is definitely point in time that i started to think i would never play in this championship again. and watching it on tv, it is great seeing it on tv, but it is even better seeing it in person. and knowing that i may never have that opportunity again. there were sometimes when ijust didn't opportunity again. there were sometimes when i just didn't feel very good. but now, to have the opportunity to come back to carnoustie to play here in scotland, i have said this before through the year, it has been a blessing. they we re year, it has been a blessing. they were sometimes when i didn't think i would be able to do this again and, low and behold, here i am playing my third open of the year. the bbc‘s golf correspondent iain carter agrees that this could be woods's best chance of claiming a 15th major.

well, he is no stranger to hiding himself up, there is no doubt about it and himself up, there is no doubt about itandi himself up, there is no doubt about it and i wouldn't mind £1 for every conference where i have gone to where he has talked up his chances and been very convincing in the process. on this occasion he is absolutely right. the unique nature of links golf and the situation where the course is fast and firm and it really demands are lot of imagination as well as technical skill from the players, that i think that plays into his hands. i am not saying that he is ready to win his 19th major, rather, his 15th major, and become the open champion this year, but i think that the open championship provides the best opportunity for him to add to his major attali. —— tally. justin rose says he can repel the host of young americans who hold all the majors to claim the open this week. and form is on the englishman's side.

he has had 17 top 10 finishes, including four wins, since the us pga championship last august. remarkably, his best finish in the open still remains fourth place, 20 years ago, when he was still an amateur. yes, it has been a barren run for sure, but i don't really believe in superstition or anything like that. i feel like my game superstition or anything like that. ifeel like my game is in a good spot. i am ifeel like my game is in a good spot. iam playing ifeel like my game is in a good spot. i am playing well, ifeel like my game is in a good spot. iam playing well, my ifeel like my game is in a good spot. i am playing well, my chances to win readily, so it is up to me, not stats or records, just about me playing this golf course to create my chance to win, so i try not to look any deeper than that. tim cahill has retired from international football. the australian forward made 107 appearances and scored 50 goals across a record—breaking career. the 38—year—old retires as the most capped outfield player in australian football history and the country's record goalscorer. in 2006 he became the first australian to score in the world cup, a feat he repeated in 2010 and 2014. he was in the squad for this year's tournament, but made only a brief appearance and failed to score. liverpool have made a world record bid for a goalkeeper as they chase

the brazilian alisson. the 25—year—old, who currently plays for italian side roma, is the subject of a bid in excess of $81 million. robert pires says he believes it's time for his former arsenal team—mate thierry henry to become a manager. former gunners and france striker henry prompted speculation as to his future when he quit his role as a tv pundit this week. he'd also been an assistant coach to belgium manager roberto martinez during the recent world cup. i think thierry is ready to be a manager because he is passionate. with belgium, it was a great experience. he worked one—on—one with roberto martinez. i think he learnt a lot. for him, now, he is very important, so that is why thierry is ready to be a manager. chinese super league resumed on

tuesday with the top two teams lining up. they went into the match with only goal difference and it looked like the home side was going to win with xiao's goal. shanghai may the most of the reprieve when 0scar salvaged the point. shanghai remain top of the table. usain bolt has confirmed he's in talks with australian a—league side central coast mariners about a potential trial with the club. the eight—time olympic gold medallist will have a six—week trial with the club from next month, in a deal which could see him play for a season in the a—league. bolt has often talked of his ambition to play professional football and, since his retirement from the track, has also had trials with germany's borussia dortmund and stromsgodset in norway. just to recap, england beat india by eight wickets to win the third

one—day international, claiming the series 2—1. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. well, depending on how you look at it, some lucky gardens have received some rainfall during monday and tuesday, but the vast majority of the country on tuesday was dry with plenty of sunshine around, some glorious sunset scenes up and down the country. there were a few heavy showers around across northern scotland. this is a weather watchers view looking out off the coast of peterhead, with some downpours there across the water. these showers will continue to fizzle out during the early part of wednesday and then, generally speaking, most places will end up being dry first thing. variable amounts of cloud, some clear spells. quite a warm one across southern areas, but across scotland and northern england, a few chilly spots. certainly out to towns and cities. to wednesday, starting off on a larger dry note. again, for most places, it will be a dry afternoon as well. shower clouds will bubble up

across northern and western areas, and like tuesday some of the heaviest ones could be across parts of scotland. maybe in the north and the south, a risk of seeing a thundery downpour. maybe a few showers for northern ireland and a few as well across western england into wales, but the vast majority will be dry. plenty of sunny spells with light winds. it's going to feel a little bit warmer than it did on tuesday. across england and wales, generally around 23 to 26 celsius in the south—east, closer to 18—21 celsius for scotland and northern ireland. 0n into thursday, another largely dry day, good spells of sunshine and it is going to feel a bit warmer, but more of a breeze and cloud picking up across scotland and northern ireland ahead of this weather front, which will be slowly moving south its way eastwards. notice the deep orange colours building there across england and wales, temperatures will be significantly higher than at the start of the week, with perhaps one or two places in the south—east totalling 29 or 30 celcius. this is the weather system i was talking about. a tangle of weather fronts mixed in with it, it will bring more

cloud, outbreaks of rain to the north—west of the uk, slowly sinking its way south eastwards, but it will be a weakening feature. more cloud across the northern half of the country with outbreaks of patchy rain into northern england and wales, weakening as it does so, but then we could see maybe a few heavy showers moving to the south—east from the near continent. some of these could be thundery, so you have to keep tuned into the forecast. still a bit of uncertainty about this. quite warm in the south, fresher across the north, 18—20 degrees. that weather front, a weakening feature continues to move southwards, generally speaking for the weekend it's high—pressure that will be exerting its influence again. most places dry with a few patches of rain around and there should be plenty of sunshine around once again. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: backtracking on russia. president trump says he mis—spoke about interference in american elections. the sentence should have been

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