hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. welcome to the programme. we start at the crucible theatre in sheffield where ronnie o'sullivan is closing in on a 6th world title. it would be his first in 7 years. it's been a day of domination from the rocket. leading 10—7 overnight he won 7 frames in a row this afternoon. a record 37th ranking title now seems within his grasp, moving him one clear of stephen hendry. these are live pictures from the crucible. a 6th world title would equal steve davis and ray reardon‘s record— stephen hendry holds the record with 7. at 44, ronnie would be the second oldest world champion since ray reardon.

it was touch and go as to whether the tournament would be able to take place, 300 fans have been allowed in to watch the final in line with government guidelines. ronnie with government guidelines. o'sullivan looking likt win ronnie o'sullivan looking likely to win there. really dramatic stuff. you can watch this of course on bbc two. but he is looking good and he has won the six world championship title and he had an absolutely phenomenal tournament, title and he had an absolutely phenomenaltournament, really exciting player to watch. six world championship title. one now away from the record of seven at the crucible and it's a record ranking title as well the ronnie o'sullivan, topping stephen hendry‘s title tally the. really incredible stuff. yeah, he is very much the star of the world snooker championship, ronnie o'sullivan. the man it was quite outspoken, not afraid to show his

opinions, but he has won here in the session and he overcame mark selby ina session and he overcame mark selby in a semifinal, so there we go. six world championship title, this of course almost didn't happen at the crucible. 300 fans there to see this. phenomenal performance here from ronnie o'sullivan sullivan. getting thejob done from ronnie o'sullivan sullivan. getting the job done early on in the evening session. £500,000 in prize money as well as what the winner will take. this was meant to be scheduled for april or may, april and may i should say, but it's taking place right now in august and there it is, the elbow bump, he has beaten wilson, six world championship the ronnie o'sullivan. congratulations to him. absolutely phenomenal stuff there at the world snooker championship in sheffield.

so hamilton extends his lead at the top of the drivers standings — 37 points ahead of verstappen now. it was the 88th victory of hamilton's career. barcelona. beautiful. just don't mention football. lewis hamilton was utterly at home here, front of the grid, nearest the camera, when he got the first corner safely ahead, that was opponent's best chance gone. hamiltonjust that was opponent's best chance gone. hamilton just stretched that was opponent's best chance gone. hamiltonjust stretched out. rebel‘s max verstappen was supposed to be catching him, he was actually having a go at his own team. get your head down, max. it could have been worse, he could have been in a ferrari. charles leclerc engine failed. lewis hamilton just led. ferrari. charles leclerc engine failed. lewis hamiltonjust led. he was ina failed. lewis hamiltonjust led. he was in a different world. shortly after you cross the line, that was confirmed by what he said. after you cross the line, that was confirmed by what he saidlj after you cross the line, that was confirmed by what he said. i was in a different zone then. awesome.

already, lewis hamilton it looks like the champion. then again, is there a time when he doesn't? joe wilson, bbc news. so hamilton extends his lead at the top of the drivers standings — 37 points ahead of verstappen now. it was the 88th victory of hamilton's career. and he's nowjust three from michael schumacher‘s all—time record of wins. it's so hot out there and so challenging but the ties were the biggest challenge today, but i was really able to remain... i was in the zone and i don't remember the last time i was in that one so it's hard to explain it, but it felt fantastic out there and what an incredible result. rain brought an early end to day 4 of the second test between england and pakistan. play did manage to get under way in southampton, unlike yesterday, but the covers were on before lunch and stayed on with stumps just before 4 o'clock. pakistan added just 13 quick runs this morning before losing their final wicket —

all out for 236. but england have lost an early wicket of their own. rory burns out for a duck after just 4 balls. england were on 7—1 before the covers came on as rain stopped play. it looks unlikely either side will get a result. england are 1—0 up in the three—match series. rangers have gone top of the scottish premiership, despite being held to a ni—nil draw at livingston. midfielder borna barisic came the closest of either side to opening the scoring, from a free kick but max stryjek produced a brilliant save. to keep him out on his debut for livingston. the draw means that rangers miss the chance to go eight points clear of current champions celtic, who are 6th — after they have had their last two games cancelled because of coronavirus rule breaches. manchester united have the chance to seal a place in the europa league

final tonight, with kick off moments away in cologne, against five time winners sevilla. united have lost both their semi—finals this season, in the fa cup and league cup domestically. but ole gunnar solskjaer says his team are ready for tonight's match in cologne, and called for his players to deliver. when you come to a semifinal, you're playing against big teams, good teams with quality. it's time to step up for big players, big game moments. you have to have 100% focus because any little moment can change a game, can win you the game, can lose you the game and we've learned that it's very painful to lose a semifinal. kevin de bruyne has been named premier league player of the season. the midfielder scored 13 goals for manchester city as they finished runners up to liverpool. he also equalled thierry henry's record of 20 assists. after five months away,

wasps have begun with a win, in their first match since rugby's premiership resumed. they beat northampton 34—21 at franklin's gardens to move above their opponents and into the top four. michael redford reports. this is a stadium that has been made to wait for live sports to return. five long months have passed since franklin's gardens last hosted premiership rugby, time of reflection for two teams who had had very different fortunes. probably left northampton saints pining for a break. this is a team that had won three on the bounce before the league was postponed and it didn't ta ke league was postponed and it didn't take wasps long to rediscover their sting. two first—half tries giving them an eight—point lead at the break. the gap though that was soon put to one. alex mitchell decisive and direct. northampton back in it. but not for long. two minutes later, ben harris proving strong and sturdy. scoring just. a frenetic

game saw northampton score again, but this day would belong to wasps. a fourth try, bonus point win and a move into the top four. this had been worth the wait. michael redford, bbc news. now, all elite athletes face challenges during their careers, but few of those who line—up at next year's tokyo olympics will have endured or overcome experiences quite like british paddler kimberley woods. the world and european medallist has revealed to bbc reporter nick hope, that she's struggled with depression. and has self—harmed in recent years despite her success in the water. a warning that you may find some of the content in this report distressing. throughout school, i was bullied for as long as i could remember, whether that was, i don't know, the shoes i wore or how i look because of being so muscular when i was little, because of paddling and doing all kind of sports. i was a little bit of a tomboy and i was getting pushed around. there were numerous times where i'd be crying on the bus journey home. it was a lot to deal with. kimberley woods found opening up

to her family challenging and sought emotional support through relationships but in 2015, she found herself alone. i had quite a lot of breakdowns in that period. it got to a point where i was just keeping going for canoeing. i won the senior european championships that year and away from canoeing, you'd think everything was going well but it really wasn't. i mean, how low were you at that point? it got to its lowest in november, when i had to have a knee operation. i was so drained from not being able to go paddling and almost have that kind of release. i was with my thoughts 24/7 and that was the worst place i could have been. the self—hamring was pretty constant and it was a cry for help, i guess. how important was your coach craig's intervention? his intervention was very important. i think i would probally say i wouldn't be going to the olympics next year without that. opening up about her problems and receiving treatment at a private

mental health hospital helped woods find a new way to cope. whenever i was close to self—harming, i'd always have a hairband on my wrist and i'd just end up flicking it, to almost have a bit of a distraction. throughout the lockdown, i would have definitely struggled if that happened a couple of years before. it never, ever even occurred to me, the fact i'm not going to be in a boat for a while, i need to self—harm because i've got this whole support group around me now. what advice would you have for any young athlete out there who are struggling? i think it's quite a normal thing now to have mental health struggles, so just be open and communication can be the key to just being happier in general. another thing would be just find the love in yourself, don't try and seek it from others. a powerful story. if you've been affected by self harm or emotional distress, help and support is available

via the bbc action line website. and standby for not one, but two of the most dramatic motorsport crashes you're likely to see. the first came in the moto gp2 race in austria — keep an eye on the middle of the screen, as a rider comes off his bike here. most managed to avoid it.. but not hafizh syahrin. the bike appearing to be cut in half.. here's another look. and remarkably he only suffered bruising to his pelvis. and then shortly after in the moto gp race, this happened. a tangle of wheels resulted in an inital crash — but as the riders hit the ground, the two bikes kept moving and both maverick vinales and valentino rossi were incredibly fortunate not to be hit by either bike. rossi describing the incident as ‘terrifying' afterwards. all riders were ok, with no major injuries. the race was won by italy's andrea dovizioso. that's all from sportsday.

before we go, ronnie o'sullivan is the world champion it snooker. he has won at the crucible, phenomenal match, magnificent tournament from ronnie o'sullivan, six world titles m, ronnie o'sullivan, six world titles in, equalling ray reardon and steve davis, one of stephen hendry and he has taken over as the leading world rankings title holder. there we go, ronnie o'sullivan. see you soon. some of those under storms have been spectacular. take a look at this waterspout spotted in somerset. now today, we have seen low pressure

across the near continent, a lot of cloud but hiding in this cloud, we have seen some big thunderstorms and those storms started off across western parts of norfolk, western parts of suffolk and essex, worked into hertfordshire, cambridgeshire and continuing to work across into lincolnshire and across the midlands. eventually, it will reach wales. the thing with the storms that they are bringing torrential rain. in bedford, 28 millilitres of rain. in bedford, 28 millilitres of rain injust one hour, we could see 30 or a0 millimetres of rain in the most intense of these downpours so the risk of flash flooding. the northern limit of the storms it's really merseyside, cheshire, north wales as well. tempers overnight, 15 or16 wales as well. tempers overnight, 15 or 16 degrees, quite murky, misty fog patches around the coast and hills and the patches of drizzle. the monday, more unsettled weather to come, an area of low pressure drifting northwards stop so although you might start off with some bright skies, even a bit of morning sunshine, we are looking at some and noticed there is some rain drifting

further northwards affecting northern ireland and scotland, where it has been mainly dry over recent days. tuesday, more of their showers to come, again some of them slow—moving, heavy and thundery, perhaps some of the heaviest ones working across northern england and scotla nd working across northern england and scotland by this stage but is immune from seeing the downpour, bit of sunshine between their showers, temperatures still widely getting into the low to mid 20s and still feeling slightly on the humid side but we are going to see some changes towards the middle of the week, low pressure comes on of the atlantic and as these weather fronts move across the country, eventually, they will introduce some fresh air. that should be a dry start the day for many viewers on wednesday, but cloud and rain will spread across england, wales and northern ireland as we had three wednesday afternoon, leaving the best of the dry and sunny weather in scotland. temperatures for most of us into the low 20s, but quite windy, particularly for wales and south—west england and really, towards the end of the week and weekend, it says quite unsettled and will turn quite a bit fresher.

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