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hello and welcome to sportsday. ii yea rs hello and welcome to sportsday.his first tour, geraint thomas has ended the 2018 edition as the champion. having played sidekick to others, crashed out injured, the welshman finally realised a childhood dream. joe carbury is in paris. —— joe curry. what a brilliant day for geraint thomas? yes. for geraint thomas and wales. he becomes the first welshman to win the tour de france. as is tradition on the final day, the yellowjersey read —— led the procession into paris. there was a lovely moment with him riding alongside chris froome. they shared a glass of champagne. when they get the disease champs—elysees, the riders do a collapse. it was very much brushoff. —— show. he and chris froome, who finished third, got onto the podium in front of thousands of spectators on the champs—elysees. they were cheers, welsh flags in the crowd, british flags. what a momentous day for geraint thomas. he thanked his team—mates in his speech. he almost forgot to thank his wife butjust about remember that the last moment. today he has m

hello and welcome to sportsday.y, but we're starting with the tour de france and geraint thomas is now within touching distance of his first grand tour title. the welshman shrugged—off any attempted coups on today's penultimate competitive stage... and increased his overall lead to 2 minutes and 5 seconds. drew savage has the details of the gruelling mountainous 19th stage. congratulations for geraint thomas. the man in the yellowjersey needed to defend his lead but ended up extending it. the retreat... there were three mountains left... and he'd have help tackling them. from no less than the defending champion. the col du tourmalet, almost twice as high as snowdon, scaled successfully. the final climb... the col d'aubisque... where, as thomas had predicted, the attacks came. primoz roglic, the man in fourth place made his move.... froome, third this morning, left behind. thomas was left exposed with his team—mate seemingly struggling... but he was equal to everything his rivals could manage. froome eventually fough

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back to westminster shortly but let's hear from sportsday now.me to sportsday — i'm azi farni. these are our headlines tonight. in a spin — england's cricketers are on course to win the one—day series against a bamboozled india. the tour de france hits the alps — and there's a french winner on stage 10. and look who's back at the open — but tiger woods says he thought his return would never happen. there were points in time where i thought i would never play in this championship again. also coming up in the programme. from paralysis to 200m gold, beth dobbin tells the bbc how athletics has saved her. everything started to get darker and i was thinking i'm going to die and almost let it happen. like i could not stop it from happening. hello. thanks forjoining us. let's start with cricket and the deciding match in the one—day series between england and india — the world's top two 0di nations. it's an important game at headingley with the world cup just under a year away — just the sort of high—pressure occasion that the england players say they wan

now, it's time for sportsday. welcome along to sportsday, i'mjohn hello and welcome along to sportsday, i'm john watson live at carnoustie. is day one of the open championship and it draws to a close. we have an unlikely leader in kevin kisner of the united states, but tiger woods is making an impact on his open return. meanwhile, rory mcilroy is one of four brits currently free shots off the lead. —— three shots off the lead. and i'm holly hamilton with the rest of today's sports news... as geraint thomas extends his lead in the tour de france as he conquers alpe d'huez to retain the yellow jersey. and with the women's hockey world cup this weekend, we explore the issue of concussion in the sport. it feels a little bit like a hangover in handcuffs. you don't have the freedom to do what you want and you just are not feeling quite right. good evening, a warm welcome from carnoustie on what is a beautiful day here on day one of the open championship. it has been a fascinating day so far, we have an unlikely leader i

hello and welcome to sportsday. cricketers are in birmingham this evening ahead of tomorrow's first test against india. five tests against the number one team in the world across the next six weeks will be a really tough examination for england. they haven't taken a series since last summer and their search for a winning formula has seen them turn to adil rashid. the leg spinner had seemingly become a white—ball specialist, that's what his county yorkshire thought, but england came calling and he will start his first test in over 18 months and his first on home soil. patrick gearey is at edgbaston for what will be england's1000th test. it is one of the longest running dramas in english sport and now ready for its 1000th episode, full of glories and controversies, meet the latest. adil rashid, and leg—spinner, now picked for the marathon of concentration that is a test match, a decision called a slap in the face for the traditional cou nty in the face for the traditional county game. this being a one-off thing, it wi

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm azi farni.ext 20 minutes... carnoustie is ready to test the best on the eve of the 147th 0pen golf championship. i'mjohn watson, i'm john watson, live at the course, whether british contingent will ask themselves just how do they stop the american stranglehold at the majors? former wales captain sam warbuton retires from rugby at the age of 29. geraint thomas wins stage 11 of the tour de france and with it takes the leader's yellowjersey — chris froome is now in second. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm azi farni. thanks forjoining us. the open championship returns to carnoustie this week, with rory mcilroy among the home players hoping to break an american stranglehold on the majors. all four of golf‘s biggest prizes are held by us players, withjordan spieth the defending champion. 0ur reporterjohn watson is there. john, a big weekend ahead? yes indeed. the world's best golfers are gathered to battle it out over the next four days to call themselves the champion golfer of the year. they had t

hello and welcome to sportsday. our main headlines this evening... having committed solely to limited overs cricket, adil rashid is selected in england's squad for the first test with india next week. and not everyone is happy about it... still smiling at the tour de france — geraint thomas stays in the leader's yellowjersey and retains a healthy lead. and burnley seek a spot in a major european competition for the first time in nearly 60 years. it all starts in europe league qualifying against aberdeen this evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening, the last thing the ecb would have wanted is a club—versus—country row going into their opening test match this summer but controversy over one of their selections means that emerged today. imagine saying in february that you would focus solely on twenty20 matches and one—dayers — only to find yourself called into the test team less than six months later. that's what's happened to yorshire's adil rashid and it hasn't pleased his club after he refused to sign

hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening.allez les bleus" is the cry once again in paris, as 20 years on from their first triumph, france get the chance to celebrate world cup success. the players took the trophy on an open top bus parade along the champs elysees where they were met by hundreds of thousands of elated fans hoping for a glimpse of their latest idols. our correspondent hugh schofield was amongst the crowd. that is arora from the guts of france. there must be half a million or more on the champs elysees, a crowd i have never seen, more than welcomed general de gaulle at the end of the second world war and here we are, the victors of the world cup. air horns and cheering. have you ever heard such a noise? the crowd has gone crazy, they have been waiting here for two or three hours, it's very hot and then out of the smoke like something out of gotterdammerung, a bus appeared carrying their champions, paul pogba, lloris, mbappe, didier deschamps, along this most beautiful of avenues, down to the elysee palace where

now, on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.ello i'm olly foster, live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup, these are our headlines. the world cup is all over, france are the new world champions, enthralling final, croatia beaten 4—2. england's players landed just in time to watch the final, if they wa nted time to watch the final, if they wanted to... we will have a last word from gareth southgate. live at wimbledon, i'm john watson, word from gareth southgate. live at wimbledon, i'mjohn watson, novak djokovic as won a fourth men's singles title after victory over kevin anderson in straight sets in today's final. the rest of the day 's today's final. the rest of the day '5 news here at the bbc sports centre, including a bumpy ride for chris froome, crashing during stage nine of the tour de france. welcome along to sportsday, might just be able to see the luzhniki stadium there, shrouded in smoke, almighty firework display, we had everything here in the russian capital this afternoon, a lightning storm swirling around

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton.g up in the programme. it was pretty crowded at the top of the leaderboard but it's francesco molinari who emerges victorious at the open championship in carnoustie. hamilton survives a storm on and off the track to win the german grand prix and reclaim the championship lead. it's a british one—two at the tour de france with a week to go. geraint thomas is still over a minute and a half ahead of chris froome. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with that dramatic final round in carnoustie where francesco molinari has won the open championship. becoming the first player representing italy to win a men's major. let's get more from john watson who's there for us. john, what a draamatic day there. to thinkjust 2a hours ago, it seemed unlikely that anyone but an american would be taking home the claretjug. that was the way was looking. at the start of the day it was three americans and a tie for the lead on nine under par. that included the offending champion jordan spieth. and wha

welcome along to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins.taken the one—day series against india after a fine eight—wicket win in leeds. joe root and eoin morgan were the match winners, as the cricketers provided some summer joy after a week where the footballers fell short. patrick gearey reports. as minds drift from one world cup, these men are working towards another. for england, ahead of next year's cricket world cup, there is no better test than india, the world's second best side captained by its best batsman. virat kohli is a player of such skill he seems to see and anticipate everything. just not this from adil rashid. virat kohli looked as if he'd seen the spectre, not a spinner, india was spooked. suresh raina didn't check around the corner so adil rashid got him as well. england only needed 257 runs for the series but there was a challenge, although it was yorkshire in the sky is the pitch was part mumbai, the sort of dry dusty surface that is supposed to suit india but this isjoe root‘s turf. he's played and thrived here all his

that's all from sportsday.o's head of politics at the daily mirror. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times leads on facebook‘s woes, as more than $120 billion was wiped off the value of its shares — the biggest one—day fall in us history. the guardian has the same story, saying the social media site "pays the price" for the data scandal. and the times also has a facebook story, reporting that the social media site allows anti—semitic posts to remain on the platform after they've been flagged by users as offensive. the i leads on the home secretary's decision to allow medicinal cannabis to be prescribibed to patients with exceptional clinical need after parents fought for their children's right to the drug. 0n the front page of the telegraph is work and pensions secretary esther mcvey saying more teenagers should take jobs in the summer holidays. it's the wrong type of sun for the metro, who report on the cancelled trains and tailbacked roads caused by the heatwave. and a new alzheime

hello, and welcome to sportsday. are through to the quarter finals of the women's hockey world cup, thanks to a 2—0 win over south korea in the play—offs. the father of british snowboarder ellie soutter says the pressure of elite performance could have been a factor in her death. we all thought that ellie had come out of the other side of a particularly dark time in her life, and that was a lot to do with the fa ct and that was a lot to do with the fact that she was unable to compete. and england turn to rashid to turn their test fortunes around. he's the only specialist spinner in the team to face india tomorrow. hello, and welcome to sportsday. there was a full house at the olympic park this evening, to see england's women take a must—win victory over south korea which means they progress to the quarter finals at the hockey world cup. it finished 2—0 to the tournament hosts at the olympic park and was watched byjo currie. a big win for england, jo? england was like world cup campaign continues after a comfortable v

hello and welcome to sportsday. gripping first day's play at the open championship, with the dry conditions at carnoustie proving tricky for some players. the americans are out in force with tiger woods and defending champion jordan speith making headlines... but it's little known, kevin kisner, who ended day one on top, after a five under par opening round. joe lynskey reports. these are the scorched fairways not of dubai but of dundee. conditions where the ball can keep rolling and not always way you want it. jordan spieth arrived as defending champion but opening round showed why it stayed out the traps. as he folded, another american made the charge to the front. kevin kisner‘s made in south carolina and used to taking on the desert. 11 years ago, rory mcilroy came to carnoustie as an amateur. today, he looks very different on the course. he has not at all the breaks today but is one to keep an eye on. the english charge is led by southgate, he is in touch with the lead but with the british lions to prevail, the

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.i'm holly hamilton, live at the first day of wimbledon, this is sportsday and these are our headlines. she's back — serena williams returns to wimbledon for the first time since having a baby, vying for her eighth title. reigning champion roger federer eases through on centre court in his bid for a record ninth wimbledon title. and i'm olly foster, live in in moscow at the world cup. order has been restored. they weren't at their brazilliant best, but they're getting better and they were too good for mexico, neymar was the difference in samara. england have arrived here in moscow, ahead of tomorrow's game with columbia and their mindset remains the same. i want the players to continue to attack the tournament as we have. that shouldn't change in the knockout phase, if anything we should feel freer. hello, and welcome to the 5an wimbledon championships — basking in sunshine here since play began at half 11 this morning. queues of people all prepared to stand in these temperatures to see

so much coming up in sportsday.imbledon news later in the programme, but on a rest day here in russia, we can reflect on what was an unforgettable night for england and their fans. their first penalty shoot out win a world cup, knocking out columbia to reach the quarterfinals. the world cup so far has seen england's players looking relaxed but focus, and they face sweden in samara. —— a match with sweden in samara. —— a match with sweden in samara await the winners. and england have a penalty! brilliance, harry kane. ice cool harry kane. england's captain scores again. it's been headed in! a save. and then he does it! england win a penalty shoot out ina does it! england win a penalty shoot out in a world cup for the first time ever. what a night. 24 million people watching back home. that is the attention that they have got, reaching the last eight. what about those lucky few that actually got into the spartak stadium. they will be able to say for years to come, we we re be able to say for years to come, we were the

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.m 0lly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup. they are here and determined to make history in moscow. england won when away from the final. we're just looking to keep breaking those barriers down. it has really been an enjoyable journey and we want to keep it going. in the next few hours we will have our first finalist, france and belgium kick off soon in st petersburg. and i'm will perry with the rest of the day's sports headlines. the hundred million man — christino ronaldo joinsjuventus. i am john watson at wimbledon. ina in a championship. sets serena williams surges on. her 11th wimbledon semifinal. evening. who d have thought, england still here in the final week of the world cup? history has been thrown at them at every turn here in russia, be it a first quarterfinal since 2006, now the first semi—final since 1990, emulating 1966 is the next target. first croatia. in the last couple of hours gareth southgate faced the world 5 media down there at the luzhniki

now, sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup.ere's what's coming up on the programme. england's time has come. their knockout tie against columbia is under half an hour away, we'll be live at the stadium shortly. we have played in a certain style here. we have to continue that on balance that with making good decisions. sweden are waiting in the quarterfinals for the winners of tonight's match, that's after they beat the swiss. i'm holly hamilton, live from day two of wimbledon. where we've had the best of british asjohanna konta dug deep to claim victory in her opening match. and the men's british number one is also through — kyle edmund advancing to the second round with an impressive start to his wimbledon campaign. good evening — welcome to moscow. what drama we have seen over the round of 16, france 4, argentina 3, those penalty shootouts on sunday, russia beating spain, belgium's comeback and now what will england/colombia deliver here in the capital? the last tie in the round. up to 6,000 england fans are in the city, arou

, by furneaux. —— bye forms sportsday, by furneaux. —— bye for now.n to one of our main stories. and the rescue effort continues in greece to find dozens of people missing after the deadly wildfires near athens. at least 80 people are known to have died, but that number is expected to rise. in the last half—hour we have heard from the irish ambassador to greece who has confirmed that a man from ireland has died in the wildfires. he was on funnymen. the couple got married on thursday and flew to greece on saturday, confirmation that a man from ireland has died in the wildfires. let's talk to marilena fragiadi, who lives in an eco community in rafina, just a few kilometres from where the wildfires were. thank you forjoining us this evening, this must be a really difficult time for you and your friends and your community. can you just explain to us what happened when the fires started? it is quite a frightening story to remember. people got trapped, basically, in the small area behind me which is behind the fountain that people can see, but they were tra

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much more on those two sports stories now in sportsday.lo you're watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury. the headlines tonight. history at the tour de france — briton geraint thomas all but ensures he will be crowned the 2018 champion in tomorrow's final stage in paris. lewis hamilton navigates the stormy conditions in hungary to claim the 77th pole position of his career ahead of tomorrow's grand prix. and the fighting talk is over, as dillian whyte and joseph parker get in the ring tonight at the heavyweight clash in london. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm reshmin chowdhury. welcome to the programme. what a day it's been for geraint thomas. he's is set to become the first welshman, and the third brit, to win the tour de france. the team sky rider kept the yellow jersey after today's penultimate stage. the individual time trial ensuring that by the end of tomorrow's largely ceremonial final ride along the champs—elysees, he will he crowned the champion. —— the shanda lisette. —— champs—elysees. our reporter, jo currie is in par

now, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh woozencroft.s next for geraint thomas after his stunning victory in the tour de france? andy murray talks about his future as he prepares to return to a tennis court having pulled out of this year's wimbledon. it feels like i am starting from scratch again, obviously not been in that position is as i was 18. and tyson fury says a deal to fight wbc heavyweight champion deontay wilder in december is "almost done". hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening, well i'm sure at this point the celebrations are just still going and the realisation may be dawning on geraint thomas that he is, in fact the winner of the 2018 tour de france. dreams have come true for the man from cardiff as he becomes the first welshman to win the tour but also for his team, team sky, who win their sixth tour de france in seven years — austin halewood looks at the latest chapter of british success in the race.. so long, british cycling was lost in the world wilderness when it came to the world wilderness when it came to the

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. probably not snail slow. rob lee not you are watching bbc news. the head of ukraine's security service has defended a controversial decision to fake the murder of a russianjournalist. two months ago, arkady babchenko, a prominent critic of president putin, pretended to be dead for nearly 2a hours before stunning journalists by walking into a news conference. our kiev correspondentjonah fisher has been piecing together what happened and talking to the key people involved. two months after he was pronounced dead, arkady babchenko is still fearful for his life. you're wearing your disguise. this was the staged picture of the russian journalist that convinced the world that he'd been killed. 20 hours later, to widespread astonishment, he was unveiled alive and well. it had all been an elaborate sting operation by ukraine's security service. for the fake murder, there was of course a fake killer. the hit man used to be an orthodox priest, but tells me he was approached by an old contact and agreed to kill arkady b

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that is all head on bbc news, but now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.y foster live in moscow, these are our world cup headlines: france are the first team through to the semi—finals, with a helping hand from a uruguayan goalkeeper. ready for blast—off, england have arrived in samara, russia s rocket capital, to take on the swedes. i'm holly hamilton — live from wimbledon on day 5 of the championships. where serena williams extended her winning streak, but sister venus becomes the latest top tens seek to make an early exit. and we'll have a round up of the rest of the day's sport including build up to the british grand prix and tour de france. hello there. what a weekend of sport lies ahead, we'll get to samara shortly for an england update, but here at the world cup we already have our first semi—finalist. 20 years after didier deschamps captain his side to victory, he has got a chance here in russia. drew savage reports. a first... methinks missing one of their star strikers, they'd concentrated on defence, concentrated on defence, which worked for a0

now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. willa briton end the run of american dominance in golf‘s majors? england's tommy fleetwood states his case on day two of the open at carnoustie. max makes his mark at hockenheim. verstappen is fastest after second practice ahead of this weekend's german grand prix. lucky for some — mr sprint peter sagan takes the 13th stage at the tour de france in a photo finish. and with the women's hockey world cup coming to london tomorrow, can the england squad replicate their medal successes on home soil? hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. well, the action at the 1a7th open championship is hotting up as we enter the weekend, even if the temperatures on the east coast of scotland seem to be going in the opposite direction. day two has seen zachjohnson, tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy play themselves into contention as all three recorded rounds in the 60s, despite some very testing conditions at carnoustie. john watson is at the course for us. john, even at this early stage, it's looki

hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening.ur days to go in the tour de france and it seems the british rider we thought would probably win it, probably won't. but victory draws ever nearer for another briton. team sky's geraint thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes while defending champion, chris froome, lost time on a gruelling 17th stage. just a0 miles long in terms of distance but a day of intense climbing, won by nairo quintana, as drew savage reports. time running out for anyone wanting to ta ke time running out for anyone wanting to take the yellow jersey from geraint thomas. stage 17 the shortest but one of the hardest. three brittle climes. columbia's nairo quintana rescued what has been a poor race from his standards. that would move him up to fifth overall but the fight was on the road behind. defending champion chris froome desperate to make something happen. the dutchman made his move, looked over his shoulder and saw a rear site, the man who has won the tour de france four times, left behind. chris fr

hello and welcome to sportsday.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

hello i'm 0lly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup, the three lions are still roaring their way through russia. imo would have been sweden and they are now one more win away from a world cup final. thousands will try and get to moscow for history in the making as millions around the country watch the three lions asa dream as a dream of supporting their team to the and. and i'm holly hamilton at wimbledon, where in the women's draw the top seed simona halep is the latest big name to fall...... and british number one kyle edmund is battling against three—time champion novak djokovic to make it to the second week in the men s draw. i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre... as lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix.

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that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. what the papers will be bringing you tomorrow. with me as james rampton. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. that mitchell leads on a report from mps warning that sex abuse in aid agencies remains endemic and charity bosses are more concerned about restoring their reputation than addressing the scandal. that story is also on the front page of regarding, the story quotes complacency verging on complicity. the financial times says michel barnier has soft and his opposition to theresa may's plan for financial services. another brexit story, the times says the uk has warned brussels that thousands of european investment funds could be under threat if it refuses to give the city of london a favourable deal. the daily express says that lord mandelson insulted 17 million brexit daughters yesterday when he accused some of them of heating foreigners. and the landmark supreme court ruling that means families will no longer need legal permission to withdraw treatment for patients on m

hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening.ust four days to go in the tour de france and it seems the british rider we thought would probably win it, probably won't. but victory draws ever nearer for another briton. team sky's geraint thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes while defending champion, chris froome, lost time on a gruelling 17th stage. just a0 miles long in terms of distance but a day of intense climbing, won by nairo quintana, as drew savage reports. time running out for anyone wanting

that's all from sportsday with me tim hague. coming up in a moment, the papers.s will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are baroness ros altmann, the former pensions minister, and the writer and broadcaster, mihir bose. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the financial times which carries a warning from the german foreign minister — who says that brussels is putting lives at risk with its dogmatic approach to a brexit security deal. "we must do our brexit duty." ahead of talks at chequers tomorrow — the express reports that the prime minister tonight told her cabinet to back her latest brexit blueprint. theresa may and angela merkel take centre stage on front of the telegraph which says brexiteers are horrified as the prime minister finally reveals her hand ahead of tomorrow crunch talks. speculation in the metro who say the couple poisoned in wiltshire could have become contaminated after picking up cigarette ends off the street. that race to find the source of the novichok nerve agent covers

now on bbc news it is time for sportsday.m olly fsoter live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup, these are our headlines. the hosts are through. spain are sent packing on penalties. another giant has fallen at the world cup. it will be croatia denmark in the quarterfinals next. there have been goals. i'm tim hague at the bbc sport centre — with the rest of the day's sport, including... the fact that andy murray will not be playing at wimbledon. he's withdrawn and says it's "too soon" for him to be playing five sets matches after his comeback from hip surgery. and hamilton has a day to forget in austria. the mercedes driver retire from the race and loses his lead in the drivers' championship. hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. wejust hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. we just had a power cut at our live position in moscow. russia are hosting an enormous party, getting further at their own world cup than they could ever have imagined. they have knocked spain out on penalties at the na

live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup. we have our first finalist.rance silence the neighbours belgium, and are now heading here on sunday. england have arrived here in moscow, and they have their eyes on that final on sunday if they can beat croatia tomorrow night. and i'm will perry with the rest of the day's sports headline. the hundard million pound man at the age of 33, christino ronaldo leaves real madrid forjuventus. and serena williams survives a scare, dropping herfirst set of the tournament, but winning her wimbledon quarter final. good evening from moscow, just under 2a hours until england will take on croatia in the semi finals of the world cup. we have our first finalist, france just got past belgium. the 98 champions... the belgians looking so strong, but the frenchjust champions... the belgians looking so strong, but the french just pitch champions... the belgians looking so strong, but the frenchjust pitch in the second half. but first, john bennett has been watching the game in st petersburg. belton gave it a real go, but do you thin

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.lo and welcome to sportsday, with me reshmin chowdhury and hugh. the headlines this evening. history at the tour de france — briton geraint thomas all but ensures he will be crowned the 2018 champion in tomorrow's final stage. lewis hamilton navigates the stormy conditions in hungary to claim the 77th pole position of his career ahead of tomorrow's grand prix. and the fighting talk is over, as dillian whyte and joseph parker get in the ring tonight at the heavyweight clash in london. they'll want to a bit better than this though. a lot of power here! one, two... i can't get up in this! welcome to the programme. well it's the day the tour de france was sealed for another briton — this time a welshman — geraint thomas — the team sky rider has kept the yellow jersey after today's penultimate stage, the individual time trial — ensuring that by the end of tomorrow's largely ceremonial final ride along the champs elysee, he will he crowned the champion. our reporter, jo currie is in paris fo

this is sportsday at the world cup.se are our headlines: it's not coming home and they're not either, we'll get the latest from the england camp as they try and lift themsleves for one more match in russia. i'm john watson at wimbledon, where it's been ladies‘ semifinals day. serene for serena. williams is back in the final — her first after becoming a mum. and there she'll meet germany's angelique kerber — another easy semifinal winner this afternoon. i'm will perry with the rest of the day's sports headlines, including: another manager out the door at stamford bridge with chelsea set to announce the departure of antonio co nte. and it's the yadav show at trent bridge as england's batsmen crumble in the opening one—dayer against india. sunday's final will be france against croatia and england yet against croatia and england yet again wondering what might have been. it was a such a cruel night after they had taken an early lead, only to see croatia take hold of the match in the second half, force extra time and then get

that's all from sportsday.ary thomas extending his lead at the tour de france. leading by two minutes. the finale coming up in paris on sunday. can he do it. all from today. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls, the political correspondent for the spectator and the guardian columnist, dawn foster. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. lets start with the ft, with stories of the pakistan election and also the paper says us president donald trump's trade war is causing car manufacturer's shares to plummet after warnings of higher metal costs. the express claims the nhs is "denying" hundreds of thousands of diabetics the same life—saving blood sugar monitoring patch used by theresa may. britain is at the mercy of deadly heatwaves according to a report in the telegraph, which says mps are warning that homes, schools and transport systems are ill—prepared for weather like we've seen over the past we

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.he the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster david davies and talkradio presenter daisy mcandrew. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. starting with the financial times, which reports on google accusing brussels of trying to dismantle its business model, after its record £4.3 billion fine. ‘boris brands may's brexit a democratic disaster‘ — that's the headline on the independent. the metro follows with the same story, as boris tells may it's her ‘last chance to save brexit‘. and ‘boris twists the knife‘ is how the i has described the former foreign secretary‘s ‘attack‘ on the pm. in the times, may responds by announcing she will tour britain this summer, in a bid to get sceptical tories behind her brexit plans. similarly, the guardian leads on brexit, but attention is drawn to the photo of sir cliff richard, standing outside court after he won his case against the bbc. the sun leads on sir cliff richard, with an emotional photo and a headline that nods

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that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend.s tomorrow. with me are the columnist for the daily mirror, susie boniface, and the brexit editor for the daily telegraph, asa bennett. welcome to both of you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. one story dominates — theresa may's announcement that her cabinet has reached a "collective" agreement on the basis of the uk's future relationship with the eu after brexit. lets start with the times which leads with theresa may promising senior allies she will sack foreign secretary borisjohnson if he undermines the brexit deal. the financial times highlights the five cabinet ministers including borisjohnson meeting on thursday night to plan a counter—attack to preserve a clean departure. cabinet signs up to may's brexit says the telegraph — as her 16 ministers agree the plan to keep close ties with eu after a day locked away at chequers. the mail leads with theresa may's warning that settling for a soft brexit could cost the conservatives the next election. and the mirror lead wit

now it is time to join sportsday. hello, i'm 0lly foster live in moscow.ld cup semifinal sportsday. here's what's coming up on the programme... we're almost there — england in position for their biggest match in generations. inside the next half—hour, england will be on the pitch. we'll have the latest team news coming up for their game against croatia. thousands of england fans have made it to moscow, millions will be watching every kick from back home. i'm john watson at wimbledon with the rest of the day's news including... a huge upset on men's quarterfinal today. the eight time men's champion roger federer is out. hello there, how are your nerves 7 inside the next half an hour harry kane will lead out the england team for a world cup semifinal. kane wasn't born the last time that happened — not many of gareth southgate's squad were — but his young team have roared in russia and now is the opportunity to seize the moment in moscow. and makes in world cup history for the squad. let's head inside the luzhnikhi stadium and speak to our sports news corresp

this is sportsday and the world cup, a world cup without england any more.t is all overfor without england any more. it is all over for them. they were 20 minutes away from reaching the world cup final. but they were beaten by croatia in extra time. a magical night for mario mandzukic. and they will now face the french here on sunday. i'm will perry at the bbc sport centre with the rest of the day's news including... a shock at wimbledon with roger federer knocked out in a quarterfinal five—set thriller against south africa's kevin anderson. hello there. it has been quite a journey for england. six stops around russia over the last month. when they first landed here at this tournament there was never really the belief that they would be able to reach the world cup final. but they kept winning. they won a penalty shoot out for the first time in the world cup and as the drawer opened up and they were so businesslike against sweden, there was ever believed that they would be able to get past croatia here in their first able to get past croatia here in theirfirs

now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight.e will have the latest from the open at carnoustie, where tommy fleetwood and rory mcilory have managed to put themselves into contention despite periods of heavy rain. the football world cup may be gone but it is the turn of the best hockey players in the world to entertain at their world cup as england women aim for more medal success in london. there is also news from the tour de france, where geraint thomas still leads and who is fastest in practice for the german grand prix. all of that coming up at half past six. but now, on bbc music is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. you cannot fail to notice that out this week is mamma mia! here we go again. i know you are a huge fan, i can't wait to discuss this with you! also out this week, jodie foster in hotel artemis and a low—budget but brave film the receptionist. here we go again! so, where do you stand on the first mamma mia! he

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

that's all from sportsday. the third round of carnoustie has just finished.ine under. tiger woods four shots back. british hopes tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy, it is going to be a cracker. the highlights of the next couple of minutes. i am looking for to tomorrow. on the adversities. that is all for sports day. we will have more for you throughout the evening. bye for now. it looked like the hot weather is going to return. the heat wave is back next week and exactly how hot it is going to get is not quite sure, but temperatures will be well into the 30s across some southern parts for some of us this is great news, for others it is very bad news. of course not an awful lot of rain. the short—term is the weekend, it is not pointing that out all. for most of us, very warm in the south. i think very warm and sunny for tomorrow, with the risk of some showers, but also quite cloudy. this is today's weather map, moving into northwestern areas, we have got a lot of cloud stop. not an awful lot of rain, this weather system is bringing but murky clouding, humid airf

now, on bbc news, it's time for sportsday.orld cup, these are our headlines. the world cup is all over, france are the new world champions, enthralling final, croatia beaten 4—2. england's players landed just in time to watch the final, if they wa nted time to watch the final, if they wanted to... we will have a last word from gareth southgate.

that's all from sportsday.ald trump and vladimir putin have both hailed their helsinki meeting as a success. president putin acknowledged that he had wanted donald trump to win, but denied that he had interfered. resident trump pointedly refused to back repeated allegations by us intelligence that mr putin did interfere. i think that it is a disaster for a country. there interfere. i think that it is a disasterfor a country. there was no collusion. everybody knows that. people are being brought out to the fore. so far, that i know, virtually none of it related to the campaign. you have to try really hard to find somebody that did relate to the campaign. it was a clean campaign. i beat hillary clinton easily and frankly, we won that race. it is a shame that there can be even a little bit of a cloud over it. the talks come days after after the justice department announced the indictments of a dozen russian intelligence operatives for allegedly hacking democratic targets in the 2016 us presidential election. when