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team sky and dave b ra ilsfo rd french public.nch public. team sky and dave brailsford have always made much of their marginal gains, that is how they win races, but presumably it is harder and harder to make those marginal gains over their competitors. yes, but with their big budget they can try that all the time. a couple of years back they spent thousands of pounds working out if the way that a cyclist shave their legs, up or down the stroke, contributes to the aerodynamic effect. it turns out it didn't, but they always pushing the envelope, just trying to get that secret is tenth of a second here and there. does that mean that team sky is going to continue to dominate the tour de france, that british riders will continue to win it in the coming years? quite possibly. while chris froome fell short this year, he is still one win away from a record equalling fifth victory, so he will come back next year fully determined to get that if the win. and geraint thomas, as defending champion, he won't want to play second fiddle to chris

crowned champion overall. 0n way into paris, we will see the likes of thomas linking arms with the team sky and champagne, but then get to the champs elysees, they will do a colla pse champs elysees, they will do a collapse of the course and only then will thomas be allowed to be crowned champion of the tour de france for the first time and taken place on the first time and taken place on the top of the podium. his team—mate chris froome will also be on the podium, finishing in third. it is the first time for a welshman to win and the third time a british man to win, behind chris froome and sir bradley wiggins. thank you very much. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:30. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with me, ben brown. the former president of zimbabwe robert mugabe has given his first news conference since being deposed last year. mr mugabe said that he had planned to stand down at his party's congress in december anyway. he denied that he planned to hand the leadership to his wife, grace, and said since his for

thomas team sky continues to fight off to his team's performance is just too convincing. stage thirteen was considerably flatter than previous days in the alps with the route favoring the sprinters four breakaway riders including switzerland's me share and belgium's thomas to get set the pace chair held the lead but with six kilometers remaining was gobbled up by the peloton. phillips you bear your own sin attack inside the final kilometer but the frenchman was caught with last in three hundred meters to go. is paid in saigon showed his strength and added to his victories on stages two and five winning this time by just half and we'll norway's alexander christophe took second ahead of france's i've no duma to slovak ryder was delighted with his win very happy the one today is very nice for me and thanks to all my team mates as they did again a very good job of team sky rider and aaron thomas held on to the overall leader's yellow jersey put sack on extends his lead in the green jersey points classification. on the german football federation known as the d f b s facing all

you never helped sir bradley wiggins or anyone at team sky to cheat? no. as a doctor were never compromised? never. you were never asked to compromise? never asked. i wouldn't have joined team sky unless they had taken that moral high ground. did they live up to it, though? are you sure about that? yes. wiggins has denied an allegation he was given a banned asthma drug, triamcinolone, at a race in 2011, insisting it was a legal decongestant, fluimicil. freeman was the man who took delivery of the mystery medicaljiffy bag. once and for all, on the record, what was in it? fluimicil nebules. freeman cannot prove that because his laptop containing patient data was stolen, but his medical record—keeping was also criticised by uk anti—doping. my travelling medical records were kept on a laptop which weren't backed up to my... i'm sorry about that. they should've been backed up, but they weren't. this year, wiggins denied an accusation by mps that he crossed an ethical line after freeman gave him triamcinolone for medical reasons before three major races. if you

you never helped sir bradley wiggins or anyone at team sky to cheat? no. doctor were never compromised? never. you were never asked to compromise? never asked. i wouldn't have joined team sky unless they had taken the moral high ground. did they live up to it? i believe they did. are you sure about that? yes. wiggins has denied an allegation he was given a bannedd asthma drug, triamcinolone, at a race in 2011, insisting it was illegal decongestant, fluimicil. —— a legal. freeman was the man who took delivery of the mystery medicaljiffy bag. once and for all, on the record, what was in it? fluimicil nebules. freeman cannot prove that because his laptop containing patient data was stolen but his medical record—keeping was also criticised by uk anti—doping. my travelling medical records are kept on a laptop which were not backed up to my... i am sorry about that. they should have been backed up, but they weren't. this year wiggins denied an accusation by mps that he crossed an ethical line after freeman gave him triamcinolone for medical reasons before three

so team sky have never used medication to enhance performance?r de france title for chris froome would equal the all—time record first set in 1964 but on this showing he will have to overcome the fans as well as his rivals. andy swiss, bbc news, la roche—sur—yon. the royal air force was formed towards the end of the first world war — and next week sees a spectacular display in the skies over london to celebrate its 100th anniversary. sophie raworth has been taking a look at the life of her own grandfather edwin, who was one of the raf‘s original pilots. it's really heavy! my goodness. it's so heavy! it started with a battered suitcase in my parents' cellar. wow, oh, my goodness, look at that. my grandfather had rarely spoken about his service with the royal flying corps. he'd forged his birth certificate tojoin up at 17, and here, along with his uniform cap, were clues to his experiences in the closing months of the first world war. the role of air power changed dramatically during the war. unarmed tiny machines designed for taking pictures of th

he finished ahead of the netherlands‘ tom dumoulin and his team sky team—mate, chris froome, to takem belgium's greg van avermaet, who had led since the third stage. drew savage reports. if anyone was wondering how strong team sky would be, stage 11 would provide the answer. it is where the terrain and race got serious. mountains are not greg van avermaet‘s thing. he surprised many by hanging onto the yellow jersey yesterday, it would be a stage too far in the alps. withjerome thomas second, this morning, this was team sky's chance to take control, but everyone else was as determined to stop them, including tom dumoulin, second to froome at the giro d'italia. forcing sky to reveal their hand. thomas rode away from some of the best riders in the world, chris froome followed. the defending champion held his own, gaining halfa minute on most of his main rivals, moving to second overall. the man of the day was his team—mate. no stopping geraint thomas, overhauling dumoulin on his way to his first mountaintop stage win. a lead of one minute and 25 seconds. we are building up to the third

was now the lone breakaway leader there was a storm coming in the shape of garang thomas the team sky man pilled off in search of glory in the last kilometer he pulled away from a group including two man before catching the last man in his way and incredible solo win by the bridge. for me just an amazing day i think i said whatever happens now as a bonus you know i think this race has been amazing for me so far. yeah success whatever happens now thomas takes over the leaders yellow jersey he's now the man to beat. raining formula one world champion lewis hamilton will remain a mercedes driver for another two years british media has reported that the new deal is worth at least thirty three million euro a year and will regain its title as the sport's top earner while the brit has won the formula one world championship a four times in his career but is currently second in this year's championship he can regain the lead in the standings at this weekend's german comps a wish marks the mint point in the twenty eight season and that does it for us thank you so much for spending this part of

so another emphatic win for team sky thanks to the unlikeliest of champions. lewis hamilton has extended his lead in the formula one championship after winning the hungary and grand prix hamilton led her start to finish to continue his dominant recent form but it's another blow for his title rival sebastian vettel who sees the gap between the two drivers why then again with less than ten races to go this season. the two miss avies drivers started at the front of the grid with championship leader lewis hamilton in pole position but the ferrari's showed good pace in practice and sebastian vettel in particular was desperate to make up points on hamilton and close the gap in the standings spectators were hoping for a tense battle at the hungaroring. but hamilton was as composed as ever on a sweltering circuit and while my sadie's perform perfect pits stops ferrari. vettel precious seconds a slow tire change put him a long way behind rice lead on hamilton. not post the german to take drastic action to avoid losing even more ground in the championship with five laps

the relatively short one hundred and eight kilometer ride through the album ville two larose at team sky is going to tell us made an impressive attack on the final climb which saw him cross the finish line first snatch the yellow jersey and put himself in perfect position to win his maiden tour. with the tour now heading deep into mountain territory it's time to weed out the serious contenders from the also rans team sky set the pace at the front of the peloton capito that's a breakaway group in france up ahead with thirty three kilometers to go on the days and ultimately climb spaniard out one hundred out of a day went on the attack native joined by trying to move around another tool contender but they were always in team sky sights the pack seemed swallowing up a resigned battle that day out front to make county have a was now the lone breakaway leader there was a storm coming in the shape of thomas the teen sky man peeled off in search of glory in the last kilometer he pulled away from the group including two now and before catching the f eight the last man in his way an incredible so

you know we've had problems with spectators i mean there are a lot of people are very upset about team sky and how successful they are and about some of the writers one of them is a teammate chris froome he had tested for a highly rather elevated level of an anti-histamine he almost didn't get into this competition he only got the ok a few days before so actually they've actually spitted and booed a number of players number of writers on on team sky so it's a problem but i mean security will be out there it's thirty one kilometers they got to go for it their race was even stopped the other day but anyway they've faced down those problems now they are emerging as. quite a strong thought this team sky means their fourth victory in a row how they emerged as a such strong contenders well they've got a great sponsor there's money and the growing thomas says look the mix of people is just perfect we've worked very hard he says and for all those allegations that are being thrown out there he says the test of time will prove us right now the words he he you can read into that that perhaps if there

on the attack native joined by tom to move around another tool contender but they were always in team sky sights the pack seemed swallowing up a resigned today up front to make county have a was now the lone breakaway leader there was a storm coming in the shape of thomas the team sky man peeled off in search of glory in the last kilometer he pulled away from a group including two man before catching the last man in his way an incredible solo win by the bridge. for me just an amazing day i think i said whatever happens now as a bonus you know i think this race has been amazing for me so far and. yeah be a success whatever happens now thomas takes over the leader's yellow jersey he's now the man to beat. american football now and in the wake of last season's taken a new protests the n.f.l. is set to kick off this september with a new policy stand and respect the national anthem or pay the price tennessee titans general casey says i'm going to take a fine this year why not casey made it clear to the press that chill neal and silently protest despite the new n.f.l. rule those protests starte

time around where he's always been a source supporting cyclists he's been an integral member of team sky he's helped chris froome his victories in the past but the highest he's a finished previously was fifteenth so i think for a lot of people it seemed like a bit of a shock victory but i think cycling fans a few experts at least may have expected this because he wasn't actually in second place on last year's tour when he fell for his bike and broke his collarbone so it was clear that there was some pedigree there and the luck just hadn't gone his way yet but he struck while the iron's hot a few of the other big competitors weren't having the best horse and he really has done an excellent job he also didn't take part in the big italian cycling event the giro just before the tour so he may have been a little fresher than the likes of froome who did take part and it everything in the end just went his way and he's had a fantastic ride and it's things have turned around for him but it's the same old success story for team sky it's their sixth winner in seven years there's been controversy s

so another emphatic win for team sky thanks to the unlikely as the champions. extreme sports might seem like a modern innovation for adrenaline junkies but in the bosnian town of mostar diving has been a test of courage dating back centuries several thousand spectators that lined the banks of the river the river never read but to see forty daredevils brave the twenty seven meter jump into the depths below most earth natives lower and police to won the competition for the second tier running it is this twelve to win over all other divers for and in it for the win though they just want to test their courage and cool off. hand which is the time for a minder of our top story here on d w boaters are going to the polls in landmark elections in zimbabwe these are the first elections to be held. since former leader raul got he was deposed by the army last november. thank you for watching state of your cherry martin will have an update on your headlines at the top of the hour. letter we were. when we were. eighty percent of americans at some point in our lives will expe

on the attack native joined by tom to move around another to a contender but they were always in team sky sights the pack seemed swallowing up a resigned battle that day out front to make county have a was now the lone breakaway leader there was a storm coming in the shape of thomas the team sky man peeled off in search of glory in the last kilometer he pulled away from a group including two now before catching the f.a. the last man in his way an incredible solo win by that great. for me just an amazing day i think i said whatever happens now as a bonus you know i think this race has been amazing for me so far. yeah be a success whatever happens now thomas takes over the leaders yellow jersey he's now the man to beat. in football germany's national team coach yakima lurve team manager all of a beer health for the first time since the team's humiliating world cup group stage at said the love scene here for the meeting to be off due to analyze what went wrong german football federation has also come under fire for its handling of them is it. good to to go. roselyn particular was singled out

but he has a big decision to make, will he stay at team sky? is run and everything works well for me. but i'm open to hearing other offers obviously, we will see what happens in the coming week. and this is how rare winning is for andy murray — celebrating a first round win in washington as if he'd won wimbledon. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening, england's 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

it has been a tumultuous few years for a tea m been a tumultuous few years for a team sky. eraint thomas and this should make it even more special.m has not helped, i do not think particularly the case will not have affected the other riders badly u nless affected the other riders badly unless you start looking at the very negative reception may have had in france and i think they will have been expecting that. i do not think it will be that likely to put them off their stride. the team has had a bad couple of years in terms of its profile and public relations. as i say, i think for the riders, it all boils down to what happens on the road. thank you very much. we will find out tomorrow. it sounds like geraint thomas will do it. now while formula one approaches the mid season break — all eyes are on budapest this weekend for the hungarian grand prix and the question is — will lewis hamilton keep his lead at the top of the drivers‘ championship? he struggled in practise on the twisty and dusty hungaroring today — while his nearest rival sebastien vettel scorched round in the

on the attack native joined by tom to move around another to a contender but they were always in team sky sights the pack soon swallowing up a resigned battle that day out front to make county have a was now the lone breakaway leader there was a storm coming in the shape of grant thomas the team sky man peeled off in search of glory in the last kilometer he pulled away from a group including to move man before catching the last man in his way an incredible solo win by the great. for me just an amazing day i think i said whatever happens now as a bonus you know i think this race has been amazing for me so far and. there will be a success whatever happens that thomas takes over the leader's yellow jersey he's now the man to be. in golf the british open gets underway today with jordan speak looking to defend the title he won so brilliantly just a year ago but retaining a major goals title is no easy task and one man who's been talking about that is full time major champion rory mcilroy he of course has had his fair share of ups and downs and had this to say ahead of the tournament. you know

this is the sixth time in seven years that a british team sky rider will have won the tour, and that the home crowd. the team has also had to deal with a number of doping investigations, nothing relating to thomas and no wrongdoing has been found, but their reception here on the champs—elysee will still be mixed. and remember, this wasn't the outcome that team sky had been planning for. froome was their leader. he was chasing a joint—record fifth tour title, but he was off the pace. a strong time trial at least dragged him back onto the podium. the dutchman tom dumoulin will finish second overall after winning yesterday's stage, but his time was never going to worry thomas. he said he'll allow himself a couple of beers and a burger last night, but that will just be the first stage of the celebrations to come. 0lly foster, bbc news, paris. nearly 40,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in california, as wildfires spread across the state. at least five people have died, including two children and their great grandmother, and 12 others are missing. in the last hour, the stat

the team sky rider kept the yellow jersey after today's penultimate stage.ndividual 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 paris for us now. just how did he do it today? i , says he mention he is more or less a champion in waiting after today's panel but stage. at their one km time trial. he finished in third and kept his lead more or less intact. one minutes and 51 seconds ahead of his biggest rival. there is one more stasia kahn throbber that is very much a processional stage, traditionally riders do not attack the yellow jersey on traditionally riders do not attack the yellowjersey on the final day. in recent years we have seen the likes of former winners bradley wiggins and chris froome ride along the champs—elysees here in paris with their team sky team—mates chinking champagne. all thomas is due tomorrow is crossed the finish line here in paris and he will be crowned champion. he wil

and team sky did say thomas himself has said that he expected the worst, was hoping for the best. and his team has said it a couple days ago, they said this stage was crucial because they said this is where we could lose it all. that's what they said because they could lose not only thomas' yellow jersey, but there is also a battle for the podium for the defending champion, the man who was the leader of team sky at the start of this tour de franc, and he could still slip off that podium. he's currently third in the overall standings. e is fighting to reach the chanselycee. >> he's obviously in for a very busy weekend ahead. thanks for that. a reminder what's making news this hour. results shows international cricket star kahn has won in pakistan's poll. he'll have to move quickly to seek out allies to form a lowell case government. the greek government i is investstigating thatarson was responsible for a fire that killed at least 83 people near athens earlier this week. this as residents blame the government, accusing official of poor town planning. as we just heard there, we head

he truly dead than the way that team sky wrote the final climb was pretty much to perfection.only had to look out for tom the milan who went on the attack at one point but he was straight on him. he looked so sharp, so much in fact that served on the stage but more importantly, taking his advantage over what is potentially the better time trialist, 20 seconds more, so he is only just time trialist, 20 seconds more, so he is onlyjust under two minutes now, one minute 59 his advantage, and tom up to second place, as chris froome has just faded a little bit. we have seen some wonderful rights before from geraint thomas, who has w011 before from geraint thomas, who has won two 0lympic medals before, but we never have seen anything like this, this sort of continual dominance in the high mountains. the one time we would have had a good glance at this would have been the giro d'italia last year, when he crashed out. and this is the issue he has had. not so much his form as keeping it up right and on the tarmac and on the road, which is why iam not tarmac and on the road, which is why

team sky's geraint thomas has extended his lead to almost two minutes while defending champion, chrisroome, 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

this is the first year that team sky made them a protected rider with in the sport.ut a mental and chris froome couldn't keep up, thomas is able to come into his own. in doing so he becomes the first watchmen to win the tour. on chris froome, he is a four—time shape and looking for is the title this year. he had a good time trialfinishing second today but he will finish third overall in the standings. he will not —— he will get on the podium. thank you for talk -- thanks. geriant thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft has been at the touch—screen to find out more about the new man in the yellow jersey. a fantastic moment for geraint thomas who puts himself further into the history books as one of wales's best sportsman. he only expected to place a border to chris froome. now

ever stage reign now britain's gobind thomas retained the yellow jersey as overall leader of the team sky ride a contest skate questions on the controversy created by doping allegations surrounding teammate chris froome. stage fourteen a one hundred and eighty eight kilometer route culminated in a difficult final climb in the town of mond and it was along that ascent that belgium's jasper story even who had led for over thirty kilometers was finally caught by spain's all modify like france's giuliana phillipe jumped ahead of story even into second but the spanish rider power to victory with a late burst in the last climb friday was overjoyed with his first ever tour de france stage when. they live i mean this is own real for me we dreamed of this victory worked very hard and finally we made it an incredible day of victory in the tour i can't describe the feeling. the stage wasn't without controversy though team sky rider garron thomas who held on to the yellow jersey for another day brushed off suggestions of renewed protest from firearms over alleged doping in his team b.t.w. . in london

he completed the final stage in paris, riding for team sky.e said his surprise victory was "the stuff of dreams". that's all. stay with bbc world news. the top story in the uk: a six—year—old girl has died after going into the sea at margate harbour. the girl, who's from erith in south—east london, was taken to hospital but later died. the rather is about to hit the road wet it comes to pumping up prices due to the row. some restaurants may tip the scale in the us and may not leave something behind when paying the bill. hello, and welcome to asia business report. we began the programme with the impact of us ta riffs programme with the impact of us tariffs on the global economy. bmw says it will raise the prices of two us made sports utilities in china to with the increasing costs. the german carmaker says, starting monday, it will raise the retail price of the ex— live and it seeks by 4— price of the ex— live and it seeks by a— 7%. price of the ex— live and it seeks by 4— 7%. the chinese post a new ta riffs by 4— 7%. the chinese post a new tar

but the image of team sky leading the pack ought to be familiar to all. the more unusual this time around other stages to sticks to sixty five kilometers long but with more than half the distance uphill spread over three punishing climbs at two thousand two hundred metres above sea level the final summit. is the highest point in this year's tour the perfect backdrop then for a big performance from colombia not a container the mountain specialist has won plenty in his career but this was his first stage when a tour de france it's twenty thirteen he finished with a lead of just over thirty seconds over the trailing group of favorites four time tour champion chris froome couldn't keep pace and ended up losing a lot of ground to his team sky colleague gary thomas the welshman meanwhile came in third at the end of the stage thereby extending his lead in the overall standings with just four stages left to compete. if you're just joining us you're watching news coming to you live from berlin and let me recap our top stories for you starting with breaking news co

in his first interview since uk anti—doping launched its inquiry two years ago, former team sky medic wrongdoing over a mystery medical package given to sir bradley wiggins in 2011. freeman says the contents of the package were fully approved by the world antidoping agency code. they are the three criteria i follow, that there is a medical need, that it is not performance enhancing, more returning the health to their original level and there is no alternative treatment. people say why give it in front of a major race. when i was in general practice are used to give it to students before they sat their a—levels, because that was the most important time of their academic career. i gaveit time of their academic career. i gave it to people before they did driving tests. meanwhile, team sky are "confident" chris froome will compete in this month's tour de france, despite reports he is being blocked by the race organisers. the sport's governing body is investigating the four—time champion for having double the allowed level of a legal asthma drug in his system during a race in 2017. in cric

the team sky rider is leading the pack by more than two minutes ahead of the final time trial in the. if successful, he'll ride into paris tomorrow wearing the famous yellowjersey — the third ever brit to do so. cemlyn daviesjoins us now from the pyrenees. good to see you. tell us, where are you, what stage are we act because i know you will be following the race today. yes, that's right, we will be heading to the area shortly to see today's competitive stage but there has been a growing sense of believe now that geraint thomas can win this yea r‘s now that geraint thomas can win this year's tour de france and that is turning to expectation now after he extended his lead again yesterday. it means he heads into today's stayed with more than a two—minute lead now over second placed tom dumoulin. however, today's stage is a time trial, a race against the clock, and tom dumoulin is the world time trial champion. so he may fancy his chances of closing the gap between him and geraint thomas. having said that, geraint thomas is the british time trial champion, he also won a time trial stage

team sky's team sir dave brailsford has told the bbc this morning that geraint thomas' impending tour that their idea was to have him peakjust in time for the race. it worked — he'll become the third briton in six years to win the most prestigious grand tour. 0ur reporter, jo currie, is near the finish line in paris. jo, when can we expect the riders to arrive on the champs elysees? well, we are about five hours before the riders reach paris, 5pm uk time will be the time that they get here, roughly. as race leader, geraint thomas will lead the procession down the champs—elysees here in paris. tradition says that as it is the final day, it is not a proper stage of the tour de france, nobody attacked the yellow jersey, of the tour de france, nobody attacked the yellowjersey, so in previous years we have seen winners such as bradley wiggins and chris froome link arms with their team—mates, have a glass of champagne along the way, wave to the crowds, joke around a little bit. it is something we will expect to see this afternoon when geraint thomas comes down to claim his maiden tour de fr

champagne all round for team sky at the end of a triumphant set of fronts just like in the last three years what's changed though is that when he himself the right thomas i'm likely to hear of the welshman secured his first ever told win off the completing the rights of paris on sunday it's customary that the race leader is never challenged on the final stage meaning he could enjoy so competition among face on this prince's alexander christophe taking the final stage when the shelves of music. but only eyes are on china says he crossed the finish line. joining him on the podium was teammate chris froome the defending champion having finished goods. for thomas picture it was a dream come true you are going to like them because of this race i remember going home from school to watch the end of the so the france and the dream was always just to be a call to. be looked up. so another emphatic wins that seems guy thanks to the unlikeliest the champions. lewis hamilton has extended his lead in the formula one championship after winning the hung garion grand prix hamilton lead from start to

the stage wasn't without controversy though team sky rider garron thomas who held on to the yellow jersey for another day brushed off suggestions of renewed protest from france over alleged doping in his team. and in london the latest edition of the i don't believe a dime when he saw some blistering performances with us of hate ronnie baker setting the pace in the men's one hundred meters and those local success to chairing the women's long jump let's take a look. in the men's one hundred meters at london stadium ronnie baker of the u.s. to top spot. he finished the race in nine point nine zero seconds ahead of second placed zano hughes of great britain. and in the men's four hundred meters qatar's abdullah haroon tore up the truck in the final stretch with an impressive win over powering pulled the deal of the u.s. to qatar is time of forty four point zero seven seconds was a national record. and in pole vaulting american some kendricks got the best mark defeating closest rival renewal of year new all fronts and you can see the american truly is in the mood for a victory lap was in the w

and team sky continues to dominate the tour de france after a balance of the toughest one hundred seventy publishers have staged a long speed sprinting specialist from one of its competitors came out on top. i managed allan thanks for joining us how much has said it has reached an agreement with israel to restore calm to the gaza strip as comes a day after clashes there was an israeli soldier on four palestinians along the border and the israeli army has not asked comment is on the cease fire but a spokesperson says there is no known military activity in the area. again smoke rises over gaza. on friday the israeli defense forces struck dozens of targets using but jets and tanks. four were killed in the latest strikes three of them have mass militants before a civilian this latest bombing campaign followed the death of an israeli soldier shot dead by a palestinian sniper on friday since like much the gaza strip is then rocked by wakely protests against a decade long israeli egyptian blockade in the ensuring months israeli forces have killed over one hundred forty palestinians sniper fire a

the first time ever, thomas sundance of a protected ryder wright in the beginning of months the team skyriters along with chris froom himself. sky had believed that he could win this race in the beginning. he proved them right. huge its operations are said to karen the champs—elysees tomorrow. whizzing alexis or bradley wiggins and chris froome tricky champagne. and we will set to see more of that here. and back in wales. —— drinking champagne. thank you. geraint thomas will become the first welshman to win the tour de france tomorrow. hugh woozencroft‘s over at the touchscreen to find out more about the new man in the yellow jersey. a fantastic moment for geraint thomas who puts himself further into the history books as one of wales's best sportsman. he only expected to pace chris froome. now he is set to go back on the card for the yellowjersey in hand.

team sky, with thomas and froome, first and second.iro in 2016, is close behind — one minute 50 seconds behind the yellowjersey. full details on the website. liverpool have confirmed brazilian goalkeeper alisson has joined them from roma on a six—year contract. it is understood the premier league club paid $87 million, which is a world—record fee for a goalkeeper. the 25—year—old played in all five of brazil's world cup matches, keeping three clean sheets, and the fee surpasses the $62 million paid byjuventus to parma for gianluigi buffon in 2001. most of the world's top footballers are on well—deserved break following the world cup, but in the united states, one man is still working hard. zlatan ibrahimovic wasn't in russia, after he retired from international football with sweden. he is currently midway through the mls season with la galaxy. hejoined in march, announcing his arrival with a full—page advert in the los angeles times. ibrahimovic told bbc sport's simon stone what had drawn him to la. wherever i came, people were doubtin

and what this year's race has seen team sky answered their critics again, the changing of the guard hasutenant has become the captain. oh, it's... it's incredible just be sat here with thisjersey. it's incredible just be sat here with this jersey. it's insane. incredible just be sat here with thisjersey. it's insane. a big thanks to chris from because he committed to me and he was really happy to do —— to see me do so well and we are good friends and i really appreciate having my best stage race rider ever writing for may. —— the best stage race rider ever. it is just so surreal. it is going to want distinct and i think. tonight, i think... iso distinct and i think. tonight, i think... i so right to much because champs—elysees is hard. if you switch off it is one of the hardest stages. i will have a beer or two and maybe some burgers. but i will say the real celebration for paris on sunday night. the champagne on ice for the moment. but i suppose he has been in the time that that she's beenin has been in the time that that she's been in and the shadow of bigger writers that team —— trac

so another emphatic win for team sky thanks to the unlikeliest the champions. twenty kite boards have fans at both ends to allow the riders to do spectacular tricks in spain and race in two directions the world championships in this discipline went down to the wire in december italy at the weekend home favorites sophia thomas on the who had been playing catch up since day one seized the title in a nerve racking final race to win the women's event and germany's florian gruber continued to dominate the men's competition winning his third consecutive title in southern italy. wall street worries from friday are spreading across global markets today guys. that's right and that's despite the u.s. probably publishing solid growth figures but this us economy may be peaking stock exchanges in tokyo shanghai and solar broadly posting declines with european markets following the u.s. lead analysts are skeptical that the record four point one percent g.d.p. growth in the u.s. is sustainable consumer spending and a surge in soybean exports were the main drivers of that surg