is taking place this evening. in a moment it'll be time for sportsday, but first let's take a look at what else is coming up tonight on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, as the war of words between donald trump and iran's president rouhani intensifies via twitter, how can the relative peace between iran and the west be maintained? with the met office issuing a heatwave alert, we'll be asking a farmer how the hot weather has affected his business. and at 10.40 and 11.30, we will look at tomorrow's front pages. i'll bejoined by the broadcaster and journalist aasmah mir and the editor of politicshome, kevin schofield. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on the programme. follow the leader, but which one is that?

we hear from froome and thomas heading into the final week of the tour. mezut ozil walks away from international football accusing the german fa of racism. and the man who conquered carnoustie. molinari now tips europe for glory at the ryder cup. hello there. the tour de france finishes next sunday in paris. the riders are currently in the south of france resting up before they hit the pyrenees, three mountain stages there and then a time trial on saturday and then we should have a better idea who will be the champion this year. it's a team sky 1—2 at the moment. gerraint thomas leading the four time winner and defending champion

chris froome by one minute and 39 seconds. so what is the dynamic, is froome still the team leader? will team orders kick—in, to get froome in yellow on the champs elysees? both men spoke today. it is quite funny because everyone is so keen to try and talk up this rivalry between myself and him, but it does not exist. we are not looking at each other as rivals, we are looking at the other guys, the quys are looking at the other guys, the guysin are looking at the other guys, the guys in fourth and fifth, they are the ones that could put us under pressure. between us, it does not exist like that. we have been team—mates the years, makes for years, we started out cycling professional cycling together back in 2008. and our careers of sort of followed each other ever since then, this is an absolute dream scenario for us.

right now, he has ridden a faultless race, from the very first week, no issues, did not get stuck behind any gaps or anything. i mean, issues, did not get stuck behind any gaps oranything. i mean, as it stands right now, g is stronger, he is in the yellowjersey. so, everything is a bonus and the longer i can stay up there with the main guys, great. it isjust about keeping those guys behind us, really. and not rising against each other and letting somebody else win, that would be the biggest sort of... hic up. well, not in tour history, but it would be pretty bad. we are in the dream position, first and second, if nothing changed between here and paris, fantastic, we have nailed the tour. do they really mean that though? and you can see more of that interview with geraint thomas and chris froome on the bbc‘s bespoke at the tour

de france podcast. mesut ozil says he is not going to play for germany again after accusing the federation for treating him with racism and disrespect, something they deny. mesut ozil was photographed with the turkish president president erdogan, this caused an outcry who called for mesut ozil to be dropped from the world cup squad. they were not. the federation of the place to explain themselves, the photos were published around the time of the turkish elections we should not help matters, which president erdogan one. in russia, the raging champions to get out of our world cup group for the first time, beaten by mexico and south career as they finished bottom of their group. mesut ozil says he and his family received hate mailand says he and his family received hate mail and threats in the aftermath of

that match. now, all this came to a head over the weekend when mesut ozil revealed the extent of the abuse he received, commenting publicly about those photos with the turkish president erdogan. it was a lengthy statement that he put out on social media. he said, it is about respecting beehive office of his family's country, not about politics. he said after 92 cups, he is no longer wants to work the national shirt. he says in the eyes of the german federation, and his supporters, i am german when we win, but i am an immigrant when we lose. let us get the german perspective on all this now from the football writer and broadcaster, good evening. these claims from mesut ozil could be seen to be very damaging, couldn't they? absolutely,

the last thing you want to hear hazard german fa president that you not only have not dealt with this controversy properly, perhaps you have found the flame at the racism that mesut 0zil has experience. he is putting the finger of blame very much onto him, saying that in the eyes, i wish german when we were winning andi eyes, i wish german when we were winning and i was an immigrant when we lost. —— i was german. this goes to the heart of the matter. if mesut 0zil had felt backed by the german fa, rather than partly to blame for the ordeal that he in his words, he might still be a germany player. this case started with mesut 0zil implicitly endorsing president erdogan who is very much seen as the worst possible politician in the eyes of germany. this is a very sensitive subject, especially with the refugee influx in germany over

the refugee influx in germany over the last couple of years. because mesut 0zil was part of that meeting, never explained his reasoning, he provided an opportunity for all those who wanted to use this as a stick to beat him over with. after the world cup, the only name that was routinely mentioned was of mesut 0zil, who was put in a position where he had to explain himself, because of his actions, germany had such a poor world cup. he said he feels he has been used as the scapegoat. certainly german football, after any welcome, they need have a hard look at themselves, because they perform so poorly, as they go forward, they tried to freshen up to get some fresh players m, freshen up to get some fresh players in, these claims could be very damaging when they look to get a broad scope of players coming into the squad. yes, and it will not have

an immediate effect, but what will happen the next time someone other turkish background, we have loads of them in germany, 20% of youngsters have a migratory background, the next time they are offered the opportunity to play for germany, will they think twice? were they think i might be subjected to that kind of criticism if i do not perform, suddenly i will be scapegoated, i will be reduced to my other. i think that is a serious question that no one in the german fa has so fast as they contemplated. there is a statement today release praising themselves all the work they have done when it came to integration and social responsibility, but it is such a high profile case, i believe the damage has been done and this is going to take a long time to rectify it. we will be following updates on that

story. raphael with his take on mesut 0zil's retirement. also coming up in the programme — an olympic champion on life after hockey. sometimes for women in sport, people think you have to be best friends. if everyone had the same ideas, opinions, you would not be the best. and ahead of the european championships in glasgow, find out what happens when we get golfers and breweries to swap sports. —— rowers to swa p breweries to swap sports. —— rowers to swap sports. it was a fantastic final round at the open. the leaderboard constantly changing, rory mcilroy and justin rose kept british interest going, tiger woods went on a charge, there was surely going to be another american winner. spieth, kisner, schauffele were primed, but francesco moilinari came up on the blind—side, victory by two shots and he is the first italian major winner. the us stranglehold on the majors over and that's got to be good news

for europe ahead of the ryder cup in france at the end of september. i think it was important to break opposite the streak that they had going at winning majors. it was great to see rory and justin up there as well, fighting it out until there as well, fighting it out until the end and i think, you know, they have a really strong team, but we gave them a good fight in paris. molinari champion, 2018. the last time carnoustie staged the open was 2007 and rory mcilroy was the leading amateur. yesterday, the silver medal went to scottish teenager sam locke. he has been mentored by the 99' open champion at carnoustie paul lawrie, and now the 19—year—old is heading for the professional tour. name on the back. that has got your scores as well. the medal that sophie at is the top of the amateur game but not for much longer. sam

law, final hole, get in there. after holding his own on the costliest dealings, locke has decided it is time to turn professional. dealings, locke has decided it is time to turn professionallj dealings, locke has decided it is time to turn professional. i think for me it is the right decision, i have always wanted to turn professional and compete with the best players in the world. on the biggest stage, this week has accelerated my decision. i have a lwa ys accelerated my decision. i have always loved playing the game and competing. i love the feeling of winning. yes, so i cannot wait to get going. it will be good fun. the open was a bit of a family affair, dad andrew, professional golfer himself took on the role of caddie. very, very emotional. very nervous, i think very, very emotional. very nervous, ithinkl very, very emotional. very nervous, i think i was more nervous than sam going on to the first tee on sunday. just going round the golf course with him and tried to help them along, it wasjust with him and tried to help them along, it was just an amazing experience.

a day, temperature, i walk here to rememberor sam locke. a day, temperature, i walk here to remember or sam locke. for me, there we re remember or sam locke. for me, there were too many highlights to pick out one. i suppose they walk down 18 on the last day is something very special. it is the best walk in golf and you never forget it. the winner of the silver medal, sam locke. winning these several medal, locke. winning these several medal, locke is in good company, tiger woods, rory mcilroy among those who have won it. dad believes his son has what it takes to continue to follow in their footsteps. to see him in the open, probably the biggest tournament in the wild, to handle himself on that stage shows me that he's ready. so ready for professional game and hopefully more silverware. good luck to him. let's have a quick look at some of the other day's news 110w.

the six time 0lympic swimming champion ryan lochte has been banned for 1h months for a doping violation. he received an intravenous infusion of permitted substances over the allowed limit. the 33—year—old american was due to compete in the us national championships this week. england's under 19s are out of the european championship. they were defending their title but were thrashed 5—0 by france in theirfinalgroup game in finland. nabil alioui scored two for the french. maurizio sarri's reign as chelsea manager got off to a winning start in australia. new sigining jorginho made his debut but it was pedro who scored the only goal of the game as they beat perth glory. everton are hoping to complete the signing of brazilian forward richarlison from watford within 2a hours in a deal that could eventually rise to £50 million. the 21—year—old is due to complete a medical today. england midfielder izzy christiansen has completed her move to european champions lyon from manchester city, the 26—year—old will be reunited with her former city team—mate lucy bronze who moved to france last year.

well, it's just eight days since the world cup final but some clubs are already back in competition celtic found out earlier today that they will face the norwegian side rosenborg in the second qualifying round of the champions league. brendan rodger‘s side beat the armenian side alashkert to set up a a tie with the norwegian champions. the first leg takes place in glasgow next wednesday, with the return match a week later. the winners will face aek athens in the next round. go to the bbc sport website for details of the rest of that draw and also who the british clubs could face in europa league qualifying. over the weekend we saw the start of the women's hockey world cup in london. it's being held in queen elizabeth olympic park, england started their campaign with a draw against india and their next pool match is against the usa on wednesday. earlier i wasjoined by sam quek, team gb 0lympic champion in 2016. she has written a book

about her life in the sport but over the last couple of years she's moved away from hockey to explore a career in broadcasting and she's enjoyed watching the world cup from a different persepective. i rocked up and thought, this is incredible, our home world cup, the standard is huge. 0f incredible, our home world cup, the standard is huge. of course you want to be on the pitch, you want to be pa rt to be on the pitch, you want to be part of it. ultimately for me the day in day out grass, the hard work, the monitoring, missing out on bad days, my nan's 90th, those are all the sacrifices that, if you want to be the while's best player. —— birthday. you can't see yourself putting yourself through that again. not at this moment in time. i think there's something inside me that is not ready to actually sign the dotted line and say i'm officially retired. i guess if i'm not forced

to do that, i will not. if that is it, rio, whata to do that, i will not. if that is it, rio, what a fantastic way to sort of state this was the pinnacle of my career. how do you look back at it now, two years on, something incredibly special and pressures?” can't believe it is two years this summer, sometimes people on twitter give me grief. i am always going on about rio. it was my dream, it was what i spent ten years of my life, my life was dedicated to achieving this stream. when it did actually happen and to be stood there with your team—mates, who have seen you through the good times and the bad times, it is a very special moment. being an athlete, professional, at the top of your game, you've got a a little bit selfish. you have put down some of your thoughts on your journey up the rear, the disappointment of not getting the london 2012 and clearly there were frictions in that squad as well as you have highlighted with team—mates. do you look back with any regrets at some of those?

reading some of the extracts from your book, you have burned a couple of bridges, haven't you?” your book, you have burned a couple of bridges, haven't you? i would not say burned a couple of bridges, it is literally like half a page e—book. it was a case of making the point of sometimes, especially for women in sport, people think in a tea m women in sport, people think in a team you have to be best friends. it was a case of having 31 individuals, if everyone had the same ideas and opinions, you would not be the best. you need people to challenge the other players. ultimately there is one goal but everyone wants to achieve and i think if you do not have those opinions, you're not going to get the different angles of why people want to achieve what they do. you have to respect that people have different opinions but at the same time there will be a clash of personalities. i felt when same time there will be a clash of personalities. ifelt when i got back from rio, when i was so much media interest, that is when i realised why are people interested? it is something that picked out straightaway from the squad, because everything we had done in the lead

up everything we had done in the lead up the rear with about being a team, that still be fact. i talk about putting in my book on how i managed that. deep down, ifelt uncomfortable about that because i did not them feeling hard done by, why was i getting the attention? there was someone why was i getting the attention? there was someone who scored the winning goal, the heroics of the goalkeeper, the captain of 13 years. things fell as they did and i embraced every single opportunity for every interview, i made sure i knew all the guests going on, i did my research and a sports manner i did,i my research and a sports manner i did, iwanted my research and a sports manner i did, i wanted to be my best because i saw this as an opportunity to stop using my dream which was to potentially one day become a broadcaster. —— start pursuing my dream. sam quekjoining me earlier. next thursday, the multi—sports european championships begin in glasgow which includes, swimming, cycling, gymnastics, triathlon, golf and rowing. it's not normally best practice to warm up for a major competition by trying a totally different sport but four of the country's top athletes did just that.

ben croucher went down to marlow for a job swap with a difference. we all have our friend at school when we were growing up you was good at pretty much any sport that they tried, even some of the best athletes in the country picked up a couple before they focus on what they were particularly good at. with they were particularly good at. with the european champs are coming up in august, six different sports digging graves at the same time, we thought we would take a couple of golfers and rowers and get them to swap. the golfers, ladies european pros amy and annabel practising a different kind of stroke. under the guidance of gb rowers tom george, and fletcher. we will see how they go, they have the technique down, it is making that happen in the boat. after a few wobbles, they got the hang of it. even the locals did not see trouble. before long, being the competitive types, they had a raise.

when i realised we were quicker than them, that was the fun bit.” when i realised we were quicker than them, that was the fun bit. i could not keep up, i could not keep up.” lost it. i thought was a bit more difficult than i thought it was going to be. i think i need to get in the gym a bit more, it is tough. now the masters become the pupils, with annabel and amy to point the boysin with annabel and amy to point the boys in the right direction with mixed results. again, they could not settle for a casual pitch and put, three competitions batting, chipping and a barry with team annabel and alan cumming on top. i will let them stick to the golf and i will stick with the rowing. it is a different type of tournament for golfers