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now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on the programme tonight. mayhem in the mountains. crashes, protests and pepper spray. all the details of stage 16 at the tour de france coming up. remember southagte‘s roar? what will he do if he wins fifa's coach of the year award? he's made the shortlist. and there's a long list as great britain name their squad for the european atheltics championships, dina asher—smith just one of 102 heading for berlin. it depends on me going there and the number of races that i need to run. i'm looking to go through the motions and really test myself. hello and welcome to sportsday.

we knew the tour de france was going to hot up in the final week, stage 16 just about had it all, a farmers‘ protest saw the race stopped afterjust 16 miles. they had tried to block the road with bales of hay. police used pepper spray against the protestors, that affected the peleton and several riders including gerraint thomas needed treatment. he is still in the yellowjersey, chris froome‘s saving his challenge for another day. this stage belonged to julian alaphilippe, who managed to stay in the saddle on the tricky mountain decents in the pyrenees, others were less fortunate. drew savage reports. they had been racing forjust over 30 minutes when the tour came to a halt. the police had reacted swiftly but their action had side—effects the race was held up for 11 minutes.

many riders needed treatment. the race leader geraint thomas, second—placed team—mate chris froome and their rival tom dumoulin happy to get going again. cycling can be a dangerous sport at the best of times — former world champion philip gilbert, amazingly, was soon back in the race. maybe that inspired his team—mate. julian alaphilippe has already won one stage in the alps and clearly fancied another in the pyrenees. so did british rider adam yates, who broke clear over the last climb of the day. but nothing was guaranteed with the frenchman keeping up the pressure behind him. and wet roads on the final descent ended yates‘ hopes. alaphilippe took advantage to claim his second stage win. no change in the battle for yellow — thomas, froome, and dumoulin all happy to make it safely to the finish. the general classification stays the same, all the main trivals for the tour title keeping each other in sight in the peleton, so garraint thomas remains one minute 39 seconds ahead of his teamate

chris froome. two mountain stages later this week and then the all—important time trial on saturday. when will the four time champion attack? let's get the latest now from tom fordyce, the bbc‘s cycling commentator, who sent us this from the end of stage 16 at bagneres—de—luchon. security has been a big concern at this tour after the problems some riders have had after that incident that saw one writer put out of the race. earlier on stage 16 we had the normal strikes by farmers but there we re normal strikes by farmers but there were things going to thomas may have expected to derail his bid for the yellow he would not have expected to be accidentally pepper sprayed by a french policeman. i'm sure that

would not have been in the plans! you're right, nothing new in terms of the farmers, they used this is sporting event in their country. fortu nately sporting event in their country. fortunately it was all sorted out in the end they were able to continue. geraint thomas remains in first place and made it safely down a treacherous descent that claimed the hopes of adam yates. gillian alaphilippe was the winner of that stage in the end. but it is about staying safe? it was all but the final climb and that dissent that adam yates was so cruelly taken out of today in the final few kilometres. is it stood the entire top ten, nothing changes, no change whatsoever. we'll see if anything changes tomorrow in stage 17 in the mountains. members of the football supporters

federation say matches are being policed too heavily arguing that the sport has moved on from the days where hooliganism blighted the game. the bbc has released policing figures, from 37 forces, for fixtures played in england and scotland last year. some matches had one officer per just 50 supporters. joe lynskey has more. this bbc gator tells us not only the cost involved in policing uk matches but also the exact numbers of police officers in attendance at matches in the first half of last season. these pictures are from the birmingham city match against aston villa in the championship, this one of the heaviest police presences in the sample but in some cases the data shows that at some fixtures are comparatively few supporters in attendance compared to the heavy numbers of officers. let's take for example the heavy police presence in the sample, the 587 between

sunderland and middlesbrough in february but sunderland facing the north—east rivals at the stadium of light, almost 600 officers there to police the 29,000 fans in attendance, so one officer per 50 supporters. and a similar ratio in league1 supporters. and a similar ratio in league 1 when mk dons played afc wimbledon, this match had one police officer per 41 fans in attendance. of course those sides have an intense rivalry after mk dons form a breakaway club when the original building collapsed back in 200a. the body representing football supporters in the uk sayjust a handful of supporters pose a risk within a crowd of thousands. the football supporters federation say a high number of police has an impact on the match day experience and they believe that a heavy police presence is not needed quite to much these days after a full number of incidents since the bad old days of

the 19805 and that hooliganism but one expert says it is not quite so 5imple. one expert says it is not quite so simple. i didn't think are in a situation where we can take the police away from football, incidents do still occur and crowds 5till police away from football, incidents do still occur and crowds still need policing. within an environment like football there does need to be policing and there needs to be an emphasis on crowd safety for a start. what we're starting to see is the realisation that different forms of policing arm may be more appropriate to these kind of crowd gatherings and policing that is focused on dialogue and engagement with supporters can be much more effective than large numbers of officers deployed ju5t effective than large numbers of officers deployed just in the event that there may be disorder which occui’s. that there may be disorder which occur5. site are not think it is ju5t occur5. site are not think it is just the case that we have too many police are some fixture5 but that having that many police i5 police are some fixture5 but that having that many police is not a lwa y5 having that many police is not always conducive to the type of policing tactics which will best

in5urer safety and an enjoyable match for the fans. the met police in london spent £1.3 million in policing family matches during the hot 5eason 5ample policing family matches during the hot 5eason sample period and they say they assess ri5k hot 5eason sample period and they say they assess risk on a match by match ba5i5 say they assess risk on a match by match basis of deploying officers as appropriate and there will always ensure there is the proportionate policing in place for matches for the bout the fans have responded calling for more thought to go into policing at some matches and an end to the type of experience but one 5upporter had on twitter when he got in touch with the data sample and he 5aid in touch with the data sample and he said at one non—league match a0 of his supporters were greeted by 50 police officers. he said even a few police officers. he said even a few police on the way to that much were laughing about it. fifa have relased the shortlist for their best awards.

england captain harry kane gets the nod for the the men's player award after winning the golden boot during england's run to the world cup semi finals. he's included along with last year's winner cristiano ronaldo and lionel me55i. premier league player5 kevin de bruyne, eden hazard and mo salah are also nominated. gareth southgate is one of 11 coache5 nominated. he led england to their best tournament finish since 1990. manchester city manager pep guardiola and liverpool'sjurgen klopp are also shortlisted. chelsea's emma hayes is one of the coaches to make the women's shortlist. she guided the team to a league and cup double last season. she gave birth to a boy two days after her side clinched the wsl title. the awards ceremony is in london at the end of september. also coming up in the programme. berlin bound and hitting his stride atju5t the right time. can andrew pozzi become champion indoor and out? and with two years to tokyo, we meet shauna coxey,

who's aiming to compete for team gb in one of the 0lympics' newe5t sports — climbing. 102 british athletes will take part in next month's european athletics championships in berlin, and for the first time at a major championships there are more women than men. laura muir will only race in the 1500 metres, she's ditched the 800 because of a troublesome achilles problem. zharnel hughes i5 favourite for gold in the 100 metres and fellow sprinter dina a5ha—smith is doing the sprint double as she defends her 200 metre title. it is no easy feat, you have a well champion, the reigning european champion, the reigning european champion, the reigning european champion, the german girls who definitely from having the home championships last year, you also leave no stone unturned when it is your home championships. so they are

going to be formidable. so many girls have set a season ‘5 best this year and girls have set a season ‘5 best this yearand a girls have set a season ‘5 best this year and a personal best and they will be challenging for the medals. 0bviously will be challenging for the medals. obviously i would love to be there but it depends on me going there and running the races that i need to run, making sure i make no mistake. a5 run, making sure i make no mistake. as we know championships are incredibly unpredictable and that is why we love track and field. you've got your favourites, and why we love track and field. you've got yourfavourites, and next why we love track and field. you've got your favourites, and next thing they come last. so that's the thing that grabs attention and makes people want to watch athletics, you might think you know who's going to win but ultimately it is anyone's game. hurdler andrew pozzi could bring home another british medal, he won the world indoor title earlier this year, and came fourth at the anniversary games over the weekend, his quickest outdoor time since the commonwealth games in april. the standard at the european

championships and commonwealth games will be high. what makes it more complex is the commonwealth games are so complex is the commonwealth games are $0 50011 complex is the commonwealth games are so soon after the world indoors and again we have to be honest, it was never a huge focu5 and again we have to be honest, it was never a huge focus for me it was a lwa y5 was never a huge focus for me it was always the world indoors ever since last year when i was a world leader. and then we were going to the europeans and we have to be honest and say at the moment my outdoor time5 and say at the moment my outdoor times and performances do not match what i'm capable of doing. i need to figure out exactly what it takes for me to be at my best in berlin. i have taken me to be at my best in berlin. i have ta ken two me to be at my best in berlin. i have taken two out of three gold medals, at the moment i'm building a collection so we need to get it. i would class this season as the succe55 , would class this season as the success, if i can take two out of the three. remember the athletics in berlin isju5t part of the multi—5port european championships, with gymnastics, rowing, cycling, triathlon, golf and aquatics taking place in glasgow acro5511 day5.

you can follow it all across the bbc, tv, radio and online. we are exactly two yea r5 away from the start of the tokyo 0lympic5. this is how organmiser5 marked the occasion, tho5e are the olympic mascot5 miraitowa" and paralympic mascot someity. there is a heatwave injapan at the moment, that has been responsible for over 60 deaths, the last time tokyo staged the games in 196a it was shifted to october because of the summer temperatures. 0rganisers have also admitted that they are behind schedule with a couple of their venues. the aiomi urban sports venue is where sport climbing will make its 0lympic debut — one of four completely new sports in 2020. one of the leading climbers in the world is shauna coxsey, she's british and tim hague has been to meet her to see how she is set for tokyo. all roads lead to tokyo in 2020, but

can great britain scale the heights of success again? there's no doubt they will have a chance in climbing, one of five new sports introduced for the next 0lympics one of five new sports introduced for the next olympics and aimed at bringing the games to a younger audience. seain cook see cannot wait to test herself in tokyo. audience. seain cook see cannot wait to test herself in tokyolj audience. seain cook see cannot wait to test herself in tokyo. i never thought i would become part of the games in my professional career, i'm very happy. for me you only ever compete against yourself. it is you on the wall. if you give a performance worthy of that gold medal then that is all you can train for in my opinion. it is fair to say that climbing is not for the faint of heart and during the olympics it will be made about three disciplines, using the wall, boulders and speed climbing, using a

rope to get to the top as quick as you can. fortunately these amateurs are more adept than others and sport england survey has shown sport climbing is the fourth fastest growing in terms of participation. but why? it will challenge you mentally and physically. you will find something that just mentally and physically. you will find something thatjust baffles you and then you come back with determination. and it is going to be an olympic sport? it is awesome, it will only make climbing improve. and become more recognised and a lot more people joining in. become more recognised and a lot more peoplejoining in. are become more recognised and a lot more people joining in. are you going to be watching? 10096. more people joining in. are you going to be watching? 100%. so going to be watching? 10096. so should we be getting our hands dirty ahead of the olympics? it is always different from me that is the reason i have been captivated and obsessed with the sport for so long. there is a lwa ys with the sport for so long. there is always something new to try. i'm excited about my own future within

climbing and for people just to come and explore at that and get the same amount of passion i have. the message has been sent and with two yea rs message has been sent and with two years to tokyo this is a sport clearly on the rise. let's have a look at a few of some of the days others stories — the women's hockey world cup resumed today. we are into the second round of pool matches at queen elizabth olympic park in london. the first goalless game of the tournament came from 201a world cup finalists australia. they came close to scoring but how about this from the belgian goalkeeper aisling d'hooghe in the last minute. australia still top their pool, just one point ahead of new zealand. the black sticks, who are commonwealth champions, were stunned byjapan 2—1 . goals from shihori 0ikawa and minami shimizu new zealand and australia face each other in the last pool match with an automatic place in the qaurterfinals at stake. frankie dettori will miss the king george at ascot and two big races at glorious goodwood despite having a riding ban reduced from 10 to 6 days.

he was penalised for careless riding at newmarket. richard kruse has won britain's first fencing world championship medal since 1965. the world number a won silver after losing to spain's carlos llavador in the final in china. finally let's return to football. the leeds united legend paul madeley has died at the age of 73. he was a one—club man and played in every outfield position during his 17 year playing career at elland road. he won every domestic trophy under don revie, who gave him the nickname rolls royce. for 18 years paul madeley was one of the stars of leeds united and made 727 appearances during his career, playing only for leeds and in every position except goalkeeper. what a beautiful goal. he also represented

england 2a times. he was a key figure in the heralded and at times controversial league side of the late 19605 and 19705 lying alongside stars like peter norman and eddie gray. every major game he played in andi gray. every major game he played in and i think he will go down as one of the greatest days in the history of the greatest days in the history of the greatest days in the history of the club. paul madeley was born