ian poulter to americans at the top of the leaderboard.lubhouse and is on three under par. the 2008 runner—up, ian poulter, he has had a terrible start to the year. but he has a great first round. above him on that leaderboard at the moment, isjordan spieth. he won two majors in 2015, but has struggled with his form since then. and the winner of the us open is looking for back—to—back majors. both on four under par at the moment. ian poulter is on three, and he is in the clubhouse, we can hear what he has had to stay about his first round. first—rate, to go out there and post that number on the board, on a good strong golf course, is always great. it feels even better, that you had to go through qualifying to get here as well. links golf is great fun, this course is testing in the wind, and we're going to have even more of the test tomorrow when we got the wind and the rain. it has been a test today, really windy as you can tell from the conditions. supposed to get a little bit lighter this afternoon, those starting later will have a bette

ian poulter would look to become the eighth straight major winner, but ahead of him are players who haveone it before. jordan spieth is at home on top of leaderboards and climbing up alongside him in the us open champion. brooks koepka's heroics took him to five under par. but for one former champion so far a day to forget. rory mcilroy‘s turmoil started from the very first hole. he stumbled to four over par in the front line, the elements and the mind getting the better of him. this is why golf is at its most brutal here. well, karthi gnanasegaram has been at the royal birkdale course all day for us so can appreciate the conditions that the players have faced. karthi, as expected it's been a tough day out there for quite a few of the players. yes, you can tell how the weather is by my hairand yes, you can tell how the weather is by my hair and how dishevelled outlook. at the moment there is a breeze. there are still players out on the course and we are on the fourth hole. in terms of the top players, they had a slightly better conditions today. jordan spieth, who is top of the leaderboa

ian poulter has been struggling with his form this year, but you'd scarcely have guessed it.tish challenge made a sprightly start, withjustin rose, who famously finished fourth here as a teenager nearly two decades ago, as well as the unheralded stuart manley, the world number 520 on his open debut, in a share of the lead. enter the birkdale boy, an ovation for tommy fleetwood, the home town hero. the golf star of 2017 was soon being blown off course. fleetwood more wayward — no amount of local knowledge can help you in there. other radars, though, were in better working order. america'sjustin thomas a talent in a tie, showing his golf is as snappy as his dress sense. his compatriotjordan spieth was soon also on a charge, but birkdale is proving a test for the best. and the latest i can tell you is thatjordan spieth and brooks koepka now lead, on four under par, one shot clear of ian poulter. plenty of big names still to start their rounds this afternoon, including

rory mcilroy is now two under, ian poulter one and.he closing holes and tomorrow if they are to keep their open title hopes alive. andy swiss, thanks for the update from the third round of the open. eight years after he first won an individual world title at the age ofjust 15, tom daley has won gold again in the same event — the ten metre platform at the world diving championships in budapest. in a really competitive final, daley led from the first round, but he was pushed all the way by the olympic champion, chen aye—sen of china. it all rested on daley‘s final dive, but he was awarded two maximum scores to secure a second world title. great britain's matthew lee finished 12th in his first appearance in a worlds final. it's been such a tough year, getting over that competition in rio where i was out of the final. and i wasn't able to compete and show my best diving. it was a tough competition out there, the olympic champion wasn't going to let me have it easily. i wanted to fight until the end. i really wanted to prove a point, go out

ian poulter is the best—placed british player on three under par.h rory mcilroy‘s 68 putting him back in contention. ben croucher reports. this was a day when a mother nature through all she could at royal birkdale. and when jordan through all she could at royal birkdale. and whenjordan spieth laughed right back on herface. they had to contend with a great british summer. had to contend with a great british summer. spieth urged two shots clear of the field, three birdies an eagle when all around were getting swept down the leaderboard. joint overnight leader matt kuchar struggled early in the day but like his ball, clung on. second on four under, shooting a 71. as the weather turned, sun started to lose their grip. nodding in —— not ian poulter, he held on. he has not even played a majorfor a year. rory he held on. he has not even played a major for a year. rory mcilroy continued his recovery from a disastrous start yesterday to blow into the top ten. three birdies in his first six holes leaves him on one under par, but would win is set to howl over

the challenge of rory mcilroy and ian poulter never really got going this afternoon, both nine shotsr. 0ut front, jordan spieth. a birdie at the last gave them a three shot lead taken to the final round, he is 11 under as he seeks a maiden open title, a third major in total. let's take a look at the leaderboard. jordan spieth takes a three shot lead into the final day at royal birkdale ahead of fellow american matt kuchar. british players are going to struggle to make any impact, ross fisher, rory mcilroy and ian poulter all nine shots behind speak. eight years after he first won an individual word title at the age ofjust 15, word title at the age ofjust15, tom daley has won gold again in the same event, the ten metre platform of the world diving championships in budapest. in a really competitive final, daily lead from the first round, but he was pushed all the way by the olympic champion, try. it all western daily‘s final dive and look at his reaction as he secured to maximum scores on the second world title. great britain ‘s matthew lee finished 12th, that was his first appearance

i was rained with the ian poulter match today and he played fantastic. have got the best players in the world here, even though conditions are difficult you are still going to see great golf. if you gain isn't a tiptop, it is curtains. history is not on their side. we haven't had an english winner of the all open for 25 years. that are surprising. it is amazing that should have happened. i don't know if there was ever an english winner on this golf course, somebody said. let's be changes this week. there has never been a british at birkdale. who else has caught your eye? group would germany be? jordan spieth is the favourite, he is front running at the moment, he is front running at the moment, he isa is front running at the moment, he is a very good front runner and doing amazing things. i wasn't with his match, but i am missing on the phone, he is chipping in and holding putts from 30 feet. all the signs are he is going to be hard to catch, but he still have to finish assuming he avoids the difficulties out there, one bad shot can cause a lot of proble

for ian poulter.inal hole, spieth struck what could bea final hole, spieth struck what could be a telling blow, with a three shot lead over compatriot matt kuchar, he will take some stopping. a day of astonishing scoring for some, and frustration for others. it ends as it began, withjordan spieth on course for open glory. finally, great britain's para athletes won three more golds at the world championships in london tonight, all the details are on the bbc sport website. an amateur poker player, who normally enjoys a ten pound game at his local casino in hull, is celebrating a win worth two million pounds at the world's most prestigious tournament in las vegas. john hesp, a 64—year—old caravan salesman, finished fourth in a field of 7,000 entrants. he's played pokerfor 20 years, but always as an amateur. despite his success in sin city, he said he had not plans to turn professional. i would like to take my wife on holiday. she's not that bothered about going on holiday but was happy to go to our humbl

ian poulter is the best placed reddish player at three under par. rory mcilroy it is back in contention on 68. this was a day where mother nature through all she could at royal birkdale. jordan spieth last back. jordan spieth urged to shots clear of the field when all were being swept down the leaderboard. matt kuchar struggled earlier in the day, but unlike his ball, clung on. his second on four under, shooting a 71. as the weather turned, some started to lose their grip. rory mcilroy continued his recovery from a disastrous start yesterday to blow into the top ten. three birdies in his first six holes leaves on one under par, but with winds set to howl over the weekend, the championship remains open. you know, it was great to look scrappy, and it did. there was no wafer to look pretty today. i stole a few. —— there was no way for it to. i did not play like a pledge yesterday, but a stall a couple with a chip in and an eagle, and that is what you need to stay on top in this tournament. i have not played a major for a while. you'll be great to go it

in typically british conditions, it was englishman ian poulter who set the early pace with his best starta major, three under for the day. henrik stenson played some of the best golf the open championship has seen, but as defending champion it was a modest first round. despite this tee shot on the 70 finished just a shot underpar. but the first day was all about the americans. jordan spieth leading from the front. after winning back—to—back majors in 2015, he hasn't hit the same heights since, but he was back on song at birkdale, especially on the greens. and by lunchtime on day one at five under without dropping a shotjordan spieth was the man to catch. newly crowned us open champion brooks wasn't far behind, digging his way out of trouble and need to share of the lead at five under. into the afternoon as the weather improved so did the goal. matt kuchar racing out of the blocks, four under after his first six. another american sharing the lead. rory mcilroy was paired with world number one dustin johnson. lead. rory mcilroy was paired with world number one dustinjohnson. a dream for fan

ian poulter, rickie fowler and padraig harrington all made a good start and are among a group of playerseyed four holes and is in danger of missing his third cut in four tournaments. the world number four is yet to win a competition this year. warrington kept alive their hopes of a place in super league's top eight with victory at rivals wigan warriors. oliver gildart and john bateman crossed over for the home side in the first half, with benjaminjullien and ryan atkins replying for warrington. wigan‘s two—point half—time lead was wiped out when ben currie scored in his first game since september 2016 after recovering from a serious knee injury. two successive stefan ratchford penalty goals secured warrington a vital away win. wigan remain four points behind super league's top four, warrington‘s slim hopes of a top—eight finish are alive with one match to play until the super 8s split. steven finn gave middlesex a victory by one wicket over surrey at lord's, they were nine down when he hit the winning runs to take his side past the target they had been set. so we made 158—9. elsewhere vi

he carded a 7—under—par 65 and leads by two shots from a group of players that includes ian poulter,ngton. the defending champion is sweden's alexander noren. he's well—placed after the first round. he opened up with a 2—under—par round of 70 — so he's five shots off the lead. but rory mcilroy faces the prospect of missing the cut for a second successive tournament. the world number 4 carded a 2—over—par 74 — thats nine shots off the lead. that's nine shots off the lead. the former manchester united and england captain wayne rooney has scored his first goal for everton since re—joining the club and what a goal it was too. everton were playing the kenyan side gor mahia in a friendly in tanzania when rooney unleashed this unstoppable shot — his first goal in an everton shirt for 13 years, and it helped his side to a 2—1victory. meanwhile, alexandre lacazette was among the scorers on his debut for arsenal. the french striker, who was signed for a club record $60 million from lyon — sealed a 2—nil victory against sydney fc in the first match of arsenal's tour of australia and china. it i

he is on four under par with four other players, including ian poulter.rgled during yesterday's first round at royal deal, saying that he had valuable personal items stolen. and chris froome is two stages away from a fourth tour de france title after maintaining his lead on stage 19 and finishing safely in the main bunch. moray low stories just after half past five. —— and we will have more on those stories. two people have been killed, and more than a hundred injured, after a powerful earthquake struck near the greek island of kos. the 6.7 magnitude quake hit in the early hours of the morning. holidaymakers on kos woke to find parts of the island turned to rubble. there was also flooding in the turkish resort of bodrum. let's either report on the latest from this earthquake with richard galpin. panicked shouts. it's just after 1:30am in the morning, local time. and holiday—makers who have been enjoying a night out are now running for their lives. security cameras captured the moment the powerful earthquake shook the turkish city of bodrum. anyone inside

ian poulter is two under par, playing the back nine.he back nine. he's just been joined by justin rose playing the back nine. he's just beenjoined byjustin rose and wheels' stuart manley. the england coach claims his team will get better, even after opening the european championships campaign with the 6-0 european championships campaign with the 6—0 win over scotland. and as chelsea agree a fee of around £60 million for spain and striker. i will have more of those stories i was a bit later. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists key risk factors — including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. now there is another reason to stay active. keeping fit can reduce your risk of getting dementia as well as protect against heart disease and cancer. keeping the mind active throughout life builds what

is ian poulter. let's hearfrom both of those two. golf course, is always great. it feels even better, that you had to go through qualifying to get here as well. links golf is great fun, this course is testing in the wind, and we're going to have even more of the test tomorrow when we got the wind and the rain. i played 17, great. i got unlucky, as long as the light was ok, it was quite a makeable shot. to birdie on the 18th wasjust awesome. you can follow the open on the bbc sport website, where there's in—play video clips of the best of the action. coverage is also on radio five live. highlights on bbc two at 8pm tonight. plenty of big—name star to go out this afternoon including, in just eight few minutes time, rory mcilroy. the potentially crucial 18th stage of the tour de france is taking place — live commentary has just started on the bbc sport website. it's the last big test for chris froome as he aims to win his third consecutive tour, a 111—mile route through the alps ending with a daunting summit finish at the col d'izoard.

. >> reporter: brianer wasn't able to attend the ian poulter, but her supervisor accepted the award for her. >> i just wanted to i know she wished she could be here. >> reporter: two officers thankful for the recognition, but it's the entire nation that is grateful to the men and women like them who protect the freedom we enjoy. reporting in the district, megan fitzgerald, news 4. >> the summer season usually brings droves of people to d.c. southwest waterfront for crabs and fresh fish. several businesses say they're losing money this year. a developer's crane is blocking access to the parking lot to the wharf. news 4's derek moore took a look at the problem this week. >> reporter: the fish market has been through some changes and it's more than 200 years on the southwest waterfront. but never on the scale of what's coming. the challenge these merchants face is staying afloat till next spring when the first phase of changes are due to be done. >> this used to be all parking here for the market, for the wharf. >> reporter: it's been shifted to make way for a new market hall and restauran

so far ian poulter is doing ever so well.tage by an england player. arsenal striker jodie taylor got it... chelsea have agreed a fee of around 60 million pounds with real madrid for alvaro morata. the spain international is on his way to london for a medical. that‘s all the sport from me for now. more just after half past. let us look at that research into dementia. where one in three cases could be superintendented if more of us looked after her brain health throughout our live, that is according to a report out today supported by the alzheimer‘s society. this report lists nine key risk factors including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking, that would be an oven one and physical inaccusety. the report combines the work of 2a international experts and it says lifestyle factors play a major role in increasing or reducing risk. here are the nine potentially modifiable factors, we can all do something about it that contribute to the risk of dementia. with me now is dr claudia cooper, reader in old age psychiatry at the facu

ian poulter is the best placed brit.ght miss the cut in the first round, he's bounced back, into a tie for seventh place on one under par. anything around even par, conditions will bring a good score. i got off to the best possible start. i made some birdies early on. i needed some big up and downs. it will be great to tee off late and have a lie—down in the morning, look at the pin locations, see how other players are playing certain holes. how the course should be played. ijust want a nice weekend without too much rain. the american leads after two rounds from his compatriot matt kuchar who's two back. ian poulter is the best—placed british player on three under par, with rory mcilroy‘s 68 putting him back in contention. 77 players remain. 79, their time is over. defending champion, henrik stenson, lies at two over par. his preparations for the second round were less than ideal, after the house that he's staying in, was burgled on thursday. clothes, personal effects and jewellery were stolen but stenson refused to blam

ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish open golf. shinkwin and andrew dodt of australia. poulter, who finished second in the players championship back in may, went round in 71. three birdies for him, this approach shot on the eighth helping him to one of those his playing partner 24—year—old shinkwin, ranking outside the world's top 400, had a mixed round — but did manage an eagle on the 14th. horse racing's prestigious darleyjuly cup was won by the 9—2 priced harry angel. ridden by adam kirby, the clive cox trained sprinter avenged his defeat to carravagio at royal ascot by seeing off the unbeaten heavy favourite into 3rd place today at newmarket. harry angel's win was a nice birthday present for owner sheik mohammed who won his first july cup. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. from the team here, it is goodbye for now. hello there. good evening. it has not exactly been the brightest of sta rts not exactly been the brightest of starts to the weekend. there has been a lot of cl

in typically british conditions, it was englishman ian poulter who set the early pace with his best start was a modest first round. despite this tee shot on the seventh, he finished just a shot under par. but the first day was all about the americans, jordan spieth leading from the front. after winning back—to—back majors in 2015, spieth hasn‘t hit the same heights since, but he was back on song at birkdale, especially on the greens. and by lunchtime on day one at 5—under, without dropping a shot, spieth was the man to catch. newly crowned us open champion brooks koepka wasn‘t far behind, though, digging his way out of trouble and into a share of the lead at 5—under. into the afternoon, as the weather improved so did the golf. matt kuchar racing out of the blocks, 4—under after his first six. another american sharing the lead. 2014 champion rory mcilroy was paired with world number one dustin johnson. a dream for fans, but a round that turned into a nightmare for mcilroy — a bogey on the opening hole. and that was his first of five in just six holes. but with a much better back nine, he m

golf now and ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish open. englishman callum shinkwin and andrew dodt of australia. poulter, who finished second in the players championship back in may, went round in 71. three birdies for him, this approach shot on the eighth helping him to one of those his playing partner 24 year old shinkwin, ranking outside the world's top 400, had a mixed round, but did manage an eagle on the 14th. that is all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more in the next hour. turkey's president erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people, marking a year since the country's failed military coup. nearly 250 people died and over 2,000 were wounded during the coup attempt by an army faction lastjuly. mr erdogan backed the wave of arrests since the coup and said there should be no mercy for the plotters. at dawn this morning, the president inaugurated a monument to those killed. our turkey correspondent mark lowen was at saturday's r

he is a further shot ian poulter and the us open champion brooks koepka.s koepka. one of those players back in contention after a pretty good round in those poor conditions, rory mcilroy, he hit a 68 today that leaves him on one under par. he is tied for sixth. anything around even par in those conditions as readers go today. i dropped the best possible start, i continued where i left off last night, i made some birdies early on and that gave me a bit of a cushion to play with. i needed to make some big up and downs around the middle of the round, but idid around the middle of the round, but i did exactly what i wanted to do, get in and finish the tour management under par for the first two days. let's see what the guys do this afternoon. henrik stenson is eight shots off the lead after revealing his rented home was burgled during thursday's first round, with value or personal items stolen. not too much on the effect of today's round. but spending four hours with the police and going out to dinner. that was a different evening. let's put it away. he seen b

koepka, the first major champion, three off the pace with ian poulter, what a story that would be. he has to qualify for that would be. he has to qualify for that open championship, and there in the background, five off the pace. marie mcilroy, after a terrible start on day one, five bogeys in the first few holes —— rory mcilroy. richard bland of england on one under. what a story that would be, he's not played in an open championship for 19 years, he shows that the waiting is worth it. plenty of names chasing jordan spieth and asi of names chasing jordan spieth and as i say we could see some very low scores this afternoon. a lot of stories developing there, we will be back with you later on bbc news. don't forget you can follow everything for the open on the bbc sport website, bbc radio five live, and highlights will pop up on the website as well. highlights on bbc two from eight o'clock. chris froome can all but secure his fourth tour de france title today. the british rider has a 23 second lead going into today's penultimate but decisive stage — a time trial in marseille. the bb

in typically british conditions it was englishman ian poulter who set the early pace with his best startenson said some of the best golf the open championship as seen on his way to lifting the claretjug but as defending champion it was a modest first round. despite this on the seventh he finished one under par. the first day was all about the americans, jordan spieth leading from the front. after winning back—to—back majors in 2015 he hasn't hit the same heights since, but he was back on song at royal birkdale especially on the greens. and by lunchtime on the one at five under without dropping a shot, jordan spieth was the man to catch. newly crowned us open champion brooks koepka wasn't far behind, picking his way out of trouble and then to be sheared off the lead on five under. enter the afternoon as the weather improved so did the golf. matt kuchar racing out of the blocks, four under after the first six, another american sharing the lead. 2014 champion rory mcilroy was peered with world number one dustin johnson. a dream forfans but it turned into a nightmare for rory mcilroy. a boge

ian poulter is the best—placed british player on three under par.ay when a mother nature through all she could at royal birkdale. and when jordan through all she could at royal birkdale. and whenjordan spieth laughed right back on herface. they had to contend with a great british summer. had to contend with a great british summer. spieth urged two shots clear of the field, three birdies an eagle when all around were getting

matt cooter, another american, just two behind, and ian poulter, three behind.ify but he has been so steady over the first two days. further behind, rory mcilroy five back but showing such improvements since that terrible start on thursday when he got five chop—macs. alongside him, another englishman playing his first opened in19 englishman playing his first opened in 19 years. they are going to have to produce something very special because of jordan to produce something very special because ofjordan spieth leaves as he has done over the first two days he has done over the first two days he is going to be very difficult to stop. a great vantage point over by the fourth tee. you can follow everything from royal birkdale with the bbc. radio commentary is on 5live and the bbc sport website throughout the day, where there's also in play video clips of the best of the action. and there's highlights on bbc two from 8pm tonight. chris froome isjust two stages away from a fourth tour de france title. froome has a 23—second lead to protect, going into the time trial in

ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish 0pen golf.nother englishman callum shinkwin and andrew dodt of australia. poulter, who finished second in the players championship back in may, went round in 71. three birdies for him, this approach shot on the eighth helping him to one of those, his playing partner 24—year—old shinkwin, ranking outside the world's top 400, had a mixed round — but did manage an eagle on the 14th. there he goes. england's under 19 football team are the new european champions. manchester city's lukas nmecha scored the winner as they beat portugal 2—1 in georgia. it's the third title for an england youth team this summer — after success in the under—20's world cup, and the toulon tournament. that's all the sport. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers are saying today. with me are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times and robert fox, defence editor at the evening standard. today's front pages. the sunday times reports a cabinet office row in whi

ian poulter needs plenty of that as well. he is two under alongside mcilroy.ait for a british champion continues. and while many waited for the heavens to open, we witnessed the amazing grace. branden grace with the lowest round in men's major history. enough to raise a grin from most. come tonight, jordan speith may be raising more than that. can jordan lift the claret canjordan lift the claretjug? in just under an hour's time, england's women's cricketers will attempt to win their fourth world cup trophy today when they face india later. england have won six consecutive matches but ominously they did, lose the opening match of this world cup campaign to india. it's a sell out with more than 26,000 people expected to attend a packed lord's. i've been surprised at the way india haven't done well on the big stage before. they've got some really big players. we are completely aware of that. it did show in the first game of the tournament that they have got a really good team. i think it is amazing. it's going to be the biggest crowd we've ever played in front. i

shinkwin is in a group that includes ian poulter, stephen gallacher and padraig harrington — they'reoxer lee selby has been described as a brave young man for deciding to go ahead with his world title defence on saturday despite the death of his mother. lee selby will take onjobs the death of his mother. lee selby will take on jobs and victor barros at wembley for the ibf featherweight belt. his mother died on tuesday evening, but he is trying to concentrate on the bug. the fight fell through at the very last minute before, 15 minutes before i was due to step on the scales, i was in fantastic shape and the fight got proper way so it has been a long time coming but i am looking forward to putting on a show now, back to football — and lewes fc claim they've become the first professional or semi—professional football clu b professional or semi—professional football club in the world to pay its women's team the same as its men's. while the men's playing budget will remain the same, the extra funding is coming from a combination of private backers and sponsors. the club says it sends a po

ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish 0pen golf.inkwin and andrew dodt of australia. poulter, who finished second in the players championship back in may, went round in 71. three birdies for him, this approach shot on the eighth helping him to one of those his playing partner 24—year—old shinkwin, ranking outside the world's top 400, had a mixed round — but did manage an eagle on the 14th. horse racing's prestigious darleyjuly cup was won by the 9—2 priced harry angel. ridden by adam kirby, the clive cox trained sprinter avenged his defeat to carravagio at royal ascot by seeing off the unbeaten heavy favourite into 3rd place today at newmarket. harry angel's win was a nice birthday present for owner sheikmohammed who won his firstjuly cup. rio 2016 gold medallists jack laugher and... were hoping to add to their titles. the pair looked well—placed but their penultimate dive did not quite go to plan. their final routine was not much better but the damage had already been done. russia took a shock gold ahead of china with ukraine getti

ian poulter goes out later hoping he still has a share of the lead.lishman callum shinkwin and andrew dodt of australia. poulter went round in 71 yesterday. three birdies for him, this approach shot on the eighth helping him to one of those his playing partner 24 —year—old shinkwin, ranking outside the world's top 400, had a mixed round — but did manage an eagle on the 14th... highlights on bbc two later tonight. britain's aled davies has won gold in the f42 discus at the world para athletics championships in london. his second round effort of 51.54m was not only enough to defend his world title, but also set a new championship record. davies is aiming to complete a historic triple double. he'll be competing in the shot put later this week. tonia couch and lois toulson have made it through to the final of the women's 10m synchro at the world championships in budapest. 16 countires started the preliminary round this morning with 13 going through. the british pair qualified in 9th place. toulson won a silver yesterday with partner matty lee in the mixed

ian poulter needs plenty of that as well. he is two under alongside mcilroy.tinues. and while many waited for the heavens to open, we witnessed the amazing from grace. branden grace with the lowest round in men's major history. enough to raise a grin from most. come tonight, jordan speith may be raising more than that. britain's chris froome is set to win his fourth tour de france title today. he extended his lead to sa seconds in yesterday's time trial in marseille, and that won't be challenged in paris this afternoon. there have been ups and downs over the last three weeks, but i think it has been very much a grand tour in the sense that it has been really about the three weeks. during those three weeks, in the most conservative but efficient manner, it wasn't about one single stage. that's what grand tour racing is. it's the final day of the world pa ra—athletics championships with britain just a few medals away from breaking their record tally in london. kate grey has been following the action all week for us at the olympic park. lots to cheer last night,

but ian poulter held firm. one of the home favourites firing up the fans.ard bland, playing his first open for 19 years. they say the best things come to those who wait. as things turned soggy, though, jordan spieth‘s golf at least was as crisp as ever. the american in ominous form. but the day's most magical moment belonged to chris wood. just when he needed it, this on the very last hole. surely the definition of a grandstand finish. and the latest is thatjordan spieth leads the way. as for rory mcilroy, he is now five off the pace, but his hopes are still very much alive. thank you very much. royal visits can be tiring for even experienced members of the family, but for princess charlotte it all proved a bit too much. as they prepare to leave hamburg this afternoon, there we re leave hamburg this afternoon, there were a few tears on the tarmac and some finger wagging, but her mother offered some comforting words to bring the tantrum to a happy end. time for a look at the weather. here's thomaz schafernaker. best behaviour, please. the weather is not beha

ian poulter has struggled with form and fitness, but you would scarcely have guessed it.n't changed since 2008. i remember walking up obviously, er, the last hole with a scorecard in my hand and it was a pretty special feeling. obviously i've gone out there today and performed just as well. but for hometown hero tommy fleetwood, the dream soon faded, as golf‘s star of 2017 was blown off course. fleetwood more wayward, no amount of local knowledge can help you in there. and he wasn't the only struggler, as rory mcilroy‘s recent woes continued, bogeying five of the first six holes, a shadow of his world—beating best. instead it was the american challenge that blossomed, as brooks koepka and jordan spieth charged to the top. while matt kuchar was also in tantalising touch, making the best of the best conditions. commentator: 0h, hello! hello! the prize for shot of the day, well that has to go to charley hoffman at the very first hole. a touch of beginner's luck perhaps. if only golf were always this simple. the latest i can tell you is that three americans share the lead, jo

the best placed briton ian poulter is 3 off the lead and is vowing to take the fight to speith, and donnight. i made some birdies early on. that gave me a little bit of a cushion to play with. i needed to make some big up and downs around the middle of the round, but yeah, i mean, i did exactly what i wanted to do? it will be great to tee off late and have a lie—down in the morning, look at the pin locations, see how other players are playing certain holes. how the course should be played. i just want a nice weekend without too much rain. it's it‘s being softened up right now. you can follow everything from royal birkdale with the bbc. radio commentary is on five live and the bbc sport website throughout the day, where there‘s also in play video clips of the best of the action. and there‘s highlights on bbc two from 8pm tonight. chris froome isjust two stages away, from a fourth tour de france title. he finished in the bunch, on stage 19 yesterday, as norway‘s, edvan bosen—hagen, took the win. froome has a 23—second lead to protect, going into the time trial in marseille, this afternoon

hopes for a first english winner in 25 years were led by paul casey, just one off the lead, while ian poulterkoepka and matt kuchar sharing the lead. and prize for shot of the day? that has to go to charley hoffman at the very first hole. a touch of beginner‘s luck perhaps. if only golf was always that simple. a day then of mixed conditions and mixed fortunes and with unsettled weather forecast this open test could get even tougher. andy swiss, bbc news, royal birkdale. it was enough to test even the strongest of marriages as the duke and duchess of cambridge found themselves pitted against each other in a rowing race in germany. they were coxing rival boats in the city of heidlelberg, the latest stop on their european tour. after some words of advice from their team mates, william got off to a good start and ultimately proved too strong for kate with his boat winning by almost a length. it was then his honour to celebrate the occasion by cracking open a barrel of beer at the finish line. within the last couple of hours, the exhumation has begun of the body of one of the most celebrated artis

england's ian poulter and callum shinkwin share the club house lead, on five under, with rickie fowlere spot for now and i will have more in the next hour. many thanks. as we've been hearing, the case of baby charlie gard returns to the high court today, with his parents hoping evidence that an experimental american treatment could improve their son's condition. our correspondent aleem maqbool has been to baltimore to visit a child receiving a similar treatment to that being offered to charlie gard. he likes to throw things on the floor. oh, no! young arturo estopinan is now six years old. he has a similar syndrome to charlie gard, that effectively shuts down his muscles and organs. when he was one and a half his parents were told to take their child home to die with dignity. they fought to get approval to get experimental treatment for their son. i did not care if he was the first human to try these medications because they only told us he was going to die. we had already called a priest to give him the last rites because he hadn't opened his eyes in a few days. luckily we were able t

ian poulter is just three shots off the lead with one birdie and one bogey in a consistent round this up to six under par as he hopes to add the open to his masters and us open titles. poulter finished second at royal birkdale when the open was last held there in 2008. he had to contend with some of the worst of the weather this afternoon but leaves himself right in contention for the weekend. a very tough day on the golf course, 35 mile an hour gusting wind. a win switch on 13 which went from an off the rights to down off the right and all of a sudden it cools down 20 degrees. so it was a crazy hour to finish the round. they stopped play 01’ finish the round. they stopped play or allowed us to finish the whole we we i’e or allowed us to finish the whole we were on because there were some casual water on the greens they wa nted casual water on the greens they wanted it to soak through which it normally does on links golf courses. it was a crazy day. just had to hang tough, try to commit to shots and there is only one blemish on the card. so with just a few pairings left out on the cou

so with spieth and kuchar one and two, englishman ian poulter and u.s. open champions brooks koepka, are in the hunt. phil mickelson missed the cut. >>> kyrie irving has reportedly questioned a trade. the reason? he reportedly no longer wants to play with lebron james. james is apparently blindsided by this. >> oh, no. >> reportedly the spurs is an immediate souter for his services. >>> giants host the padres moving pictures on the late show as well as the a's. pablo sandoval back to the giants? well, sandoval was supposed to make an announcement today. check this out. an instagramer at logan airport in boston snapped this photo of the panda boarding a flight to sfo. we are still waiting word. >>> this is my favorite highlight. fan in the upper deck here couldn't haul in the foul ball. >> oh. >> he was noticeably upset. this is a giants game. >> heartbroken. >> so giants broadcaster duane kiper came down from the booth. >> get out. >> took care of him. sat down. >> oh. >> gave him a ball. and you can't see it. but the fan, by the way, was wearing a vinta

a great start to his round with back—to—back birdies, taking him to three under par, alongside ian poultererday but now one under. let's go live to royal birkdale where our reporter has been watching today's play. after yesterday's performance, rory mcilroy really needed something big and strong to come out and show the fans that he still has it, he must be happy with what he produced ? still has it, he must be happy with what he produced? yeah, i think you are absolutely right, he was understandably delighted to have gone around in 68, that leaves him one underfor the gone around in 68, that leaves him one under for the tournament. particularly delighted that he is backin particularly delighted that he is back in the clubhouse, as you can probably tell, the rain has started. we had a little bit of sunshine not that long ago, i was going to tell you the sun had come out, but it lasted about 90 seconds and the rain has started now. rory mcilroy will be delighted. he got the best of the weather, he has missed the worst weather, he has missed the worst weather, which is to come later on. it w

leaderboard i should mention who are still on the course but they are doing particularly well, ian poulterhe is on the course. a terrific story, 19 years since he played his last 0pen tournament, it was here at royal birkdale so that's a story. he is enjoying himself, despite the weather. if you want to see the conditions, highlights are on the bbc sport website. of course the highlights on bbc two at 8pm this evening. find some shelter, adam, thank you very much. liverpool have completed the signing of hull city and scotland defender andrew robertson. the full—back spent three years at hull since his switch from dundee united. and has now moved to anfield for a fee believed to be around £8 million. former world number one tennis player ilie nastase has been banned by the international tennis federation from their events until 2021 for a number of offences. nastase was romania's fed cup captain when he made racially insensitive remarks about serena williams. that was ahead of a tie earlier this year against great britain. he also made abusive and threatening comments to players, match offi

ian poulter needs plenty of that as well. he is two under alongside michael roy.grace. branden grace with the lowest round in men's major history. enough to raise a grin from most. come tonight, jordan speith may be raising more than that. almost eight years to the day since he first won an individual world title at the age ofjust 15, tom daley has won a second — in the same event — the ten metre platform at the world aquatics championships in budapest. in a really competitive final daley led from the first round but was pushed all the way by the olympic champion chen aisen from china. it all rested on his final dive. but he was awarded two maximum scores to secure the gold medal. it has been such a tough year getting over that competition in rio where i was out of the final and i was unable to compete and show my best. tough work after the olympics with how i was feeling and to come out the other side of it are still superb. i am excited to be able to finally go on a honeymoon now with my husband. and what a day it was for daley, because earlier, he and his partn

england‘s callum shinkwin is in a three—way tie for the lead, on nine—under—par, with ian poulter a shotde. floyd mayweather and conor mcgregor were in london last night promoting their much—anticipated boxing match at the end of august. like the three events before it, it was a highly charged affair, but challenger conor mcgregor says he can‘t wait to prove doubters wrong. he could have rode off into the sunset 45— zero. instead, this is my first time in the ring and in six weeks i will run boxing. and, of course, it is the ladies‘ final here at wimbledon. there is coverage across the bbc, starting at 11:00am on bbc two, from 2:00pm on bbc radio 5 live and on the bbc sport website. asi as i was saying earlier, i don‘t think this will happen on centre court today. kim clijsters was asking the crowd how she should serve. so the crowd said do serve. she gets a skirt out of her bag, and a t—shirt, and it takes a little time but he managesjust about a t—shirt, and it takes a little time but he manages just about to squeeze into this outfits, which a p pa re ntly squeeze into this outfits, wh

ian poulter is the best—placed british player on three under par with rory mcilroy‘s 68 putting him backible start. i continued where i left off last night. i made some birdies early on. that gave me a little bit of a cushion to play with. i needed to make some big up and downs around the middle of the round, but yeah, i mean, idid exactly what i wanted to do?” haven't played a major for a little while so it would be great to go out this weekend. have a nice lie in and have a look at where the pin locations are and see from how other players are playing certain holes how the course should play. obviously, it has been softened up right now. i just obviously, it has been softened up right now. ijust hope we get a nice weekend without too much rain. it seems like he will get his wish. kadeena cox won britain's 14th gold at the world para athletics championships last night, winning the t38 400m. cox — who holds the world record in the event — beat the rest of the field by six seconds for her second medal of the championships. she'll run again today in the t38100m. cox won gold, silver and br

scottish 0pen dundonald links and there are three players with a share of the lead including england's ian poulter an uphill battle to avoid a third missed cut in four events after struggling to an opening round of 7a. away from wimbledon, the former fifa official chuck blazer has died aged 72. the american — seen here on the left— had been banned from all football activities for life two—years ago after admitting charges of tax evasion. he'd been suffering from cancer but did turn whistle blower to help investigators uncover corruption in football. mo farah will run his final race as a track athlete in britain at the diamond league meeting in birmingham on august 20. the four—time olympic champion had been expected to retire from the track after next month's world championships in london — but says he'll run one more time in birmingham before he turns his attention to racing on the road in the marathon. and finally the british rider steve cummings is one of 11 in the break on stage 12 of the tour de france — as he looks for a stage win on the 50th anniversary of the death of tom simpson in the 19