still plenty of players out there on the course at the moment rory mcilroy one of them. for him two years ago he didn't make the cut. ., , ., ., ., , cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it _ cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it could _ cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it could be _ cut. how is he getting on today? it looks like it could be another- looks like it could be another difficult weekend at fort rory mcilroy. he will be battling just to make the cut. started off really well with a birdie but things started to unravel. he made three straight bogeys through five, six and seven and that leaves him on two over par with seven holes still to play of his first round. this is a trend we've seen from rory mcilroy since he won his last major title backin since he won his last major title back in 2014. he doesn't start the majors very always leaves himself too much work to do and 78 shots off the lead at the moment. that is going to be a real battle just to make the cut again. if we take a look at that leaderboard louis 0osthuizen sitt

disappointment fought rory mcilroy again. - disappointment fought rory mcilroy again.nce for somebody to get momentum going into the final day? absolutely, because the conditions here at royal st georges, we build this as a difficult course, one that had teeth and has bite but it is not biting that hard at the moment. the wind that normally swirls around these links is rather hushed at the moment and the rain we had in the build—up to this tournament really helping the players. if you take a look at leaderboard, we can see louis 0osthuizen with a one—shot lead overjordan speith at the moment. he has been unable to click it in gear and the world number two has had a decent day and andy sullivan sitting on —6. we have about five or six holes left for those leading groups to get through in the next hour also. it is starting to get, rather like the weather, busy. tadej pogacar is set to win the tour de france again, after making it through the last time trial with a lead of five minutes 20 seconds. with the tradition that no—one attacks the yellow jersey on the final day,

rory mcilroy. cheering.cheer at first, as the putts slipped by and he slipped down the leaderboard. others though were flourishing. especially collin morikawa, a stunning round from the american and soon he led the way. yes! what a day he is having. among a cluster of english players in contention is tommy fleetwood, and he soon gave the home crowd plenty to get excited about. but if you thought that was good, just watch this. carlos ortiz, taking a direct route. at the other extreme though, paul francesco molinari, twice trying and twice failing to get out of a bunker. eventually he did it, but the damage was done. among a few unheralded names going well south africa's daniel van tonder as he surged right into contention. but it's been collin morikawa's morning — he is the man they have all been trying to catch. yes, a great day from the american,

we believe wobbly to say the least. fix, talk about rory mcilroy. the least.— wobbly to say the least. a real stru: ale wobbly to say the least. a real struggle for — wobbly to say the least. a real struggle for mcilroy _ wobbly to say the least. a real struggle for mcilroy for - wobbly to say the least. a real struggle for mcilroy for two i wobbly to say the least. a real l struggle for mcilroy for two days running. he is going to play the weekend, but he struggled yesterday. struggled again today, started off with two successive bogeys on his first two holes. he then went on to bertie the last, but he's sitting at level par at the minute. well behind the men at the top of the leaderboard. he's been battling with this for quite a while now. we expected and we hope you can challenge at the top of the leaderboard. he admits he has not a plan. i need to play really well tomorrow and in _ i need to play really well tomorrow and in the — i need to play really well tomorrow and in the afternoon and see where that gets _ and in the afternoon and see where

rory mcilroy.e. what they'd all have done for a little bit of this. england'sjonathan thompson thrilling the crowd with a hole—in—one. oh, it's in! itjust doesn't get any better. well, it's been a day of glorious weather and some equally glorious golf, but none brighter than louis oostheuizen's. on this form, he'll take some stopping. andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. roared on by his home crowd, lewis hamilton claimed pole position for formula one's first sprint race ahead of the british grand prix on sunday. as a government test event, 86,000 fans were at silverstone with 140,000 expected on sunday. hamilton's first lap in the final session was quick enough to secure the top spot for the new qualifying race ahead of title rival max verstappen. i'm so grateful to see everyone here. we've missed you for a whole year, so to come to the silverstone grand prix and have a full crowd like this, to see the energy... when i was coming into it, i was hopeful that with the great work that we've done together

as ever rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws.ff the pace while big hitting price and to shamble is seven back after he also took the scenic route. it was hard work, not so much a golf club as a garden streamer. instead this was the way to do it. amateurs with the contender shot of the day. if only it was always that simple. well at one stage today rory mcilroy was two over par. he rescued that on the back nine to finish level for the day, and he'll want to avoid making the same mistakes he made at the previous open championship at portrush two years ago, where he missed the cut. off to good start of me three bogeys in a row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes in two row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes into under par which i thought was a really good effort under those conditions. to get back to even parfor the under those conditions. to get back to even par for the day, under those conditions. to get back to even parfor the day, probably doesn't make a huge difference won over or even butjust menta

rory mcilroy, as ever, the centre of attention.could not have been more different. but after that, he began to struggle. —— in his previous open. this course is famed for its thick rough, and rory mcilroy was soon exploring it.— soon exploring it. keep an eye on this one. this _ soon exploring it. keep an eye on this one. this was _ soon exploring it. keep an eye on this one. this was perhaps i soon exploring it. keep an eye on this one. this was perhaps the i soon exploring it. keep an eye on i this one. this was perhaps the shot ofthe this one. this was perhaps the shot of the day- — this one. this was perhaps the shot of the day- if _ this one. this was perhaps the shot of the day. if only _ this one. this was perhaps the shot of the day. if only it _ this one. this was perhaps the shot of the day. if only it was _ this one. this was perhaps the shot of the day. if only it was always i of the day. if only it was always that simple. the very latest i can tell you is that louis oosthuizen still leads the way on six under par, he i

potentially as well for ireland. find and rory mcilroy potentially as well for ireland.— well for ireland and we would have been keep _ well for ireland. and we would have been keep an _ well for ireland. and we would have been keep an eye - well for ireland. and we would have been keep an eye on - well for ireland. and we would - have been keep an eye on simone biles today but she is no longer in the running. who else should we be watching out for on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable. _ on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable, isn't _ on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable, isn't it. - on the gymnastics front? it 3 remarkable, isn't it. simone biles is essentially head and shoulders above most of the rest of the competition so i'm not sure if anybody was expecting to be thinking of anybody else. remember biles had the opportunity to win gold for the first time in the event going back to back since 1968 but she is not going to be there so look out for the resilient rebecca andrade, she had high hopes for the rio games and it didn't quite work out for her there. all kinds of chan

it has been a challenge for rory mcilroy, struggled for much of the first couple of days, we thoughtt slightly unravelled, three bogeys to close on one of the park, leaving him ten shots off the lead, better news for bob mcintyre, the scottish left—handed golfer. five under par round of 65 a few members ago, that leaves him on for under the championship, going along nicely. 0ousthuizen is the man to catch, a former 0pen winner but so often somebody who's had to settle for second place at majors, how will he be feeling ahead of his third round? i think quietly confident at the minute, he hasjust been metronomic so far this week. going about his business any very unassuming manner, madejust one bogey business any very unassuming manner, made just one bogey mac courses first couple of rounds, holding a two shot lead at a tournament he knows how to win back in 2010 at saint andrews, two shots clear of the american open debutant, they tee offjust afterfour the american open debutant, they tee off just after four o'clock, the american open debutant, they tee offjust after four o'clock, the

rory mcilroy tess off at 20 past 3 along with american patrick reed.'s women's football squad will take the knee before their matches at the tokyo olympic games. earlier this month, the rules around athletes protesting at the games were relaxed by the international olympic committee. the gb coach hege riise said the squad "were all united" in their decision to make the gesture. staying with the olympics and britain's men's tennis number one — dan evans has had to pull out after... testing positive for covid—19. he's now self—isolating. evans is one of several players missing the games including yohanna konta, who announced she'd tested positive on tuesday. rafael nadal and roger federer are also out. although not because of covid. well, jamie murray will take evans�* place in tokyo as doubles partner to neal skupski. it'll be murray's fourth olympics, having competed in beijing, london and rio. he partnered skupski on the atp tour last season, and they've also played together in the davis cup. it's been announced today that the rugby league world cup i

rory mcilroy! the rory mcilroy fan club was also out in force, and they got a few decent moments. ri, the former champion twice trying and twice failing to get out of a bunker. third time lucky, but that's his chances gone. jordan spieth's though are very much alive, as he followed a fine first day with a pretty good second one, but what they'd all do for a bit of this. england's jonathan thompson lighting up england'sjonathan thompson lighting up his round with a hole in one, of the championship. golf doesn't get better. we have a new leader. south africa's louis 0osthuizen, one shot clear ofjordan spieth and colin moran,, still plenty of golf to be played before we find out the open champion on sunday —— collin morikawa. the tokyo 0lympics begin a week today and in the latest of our look ahead to the games we meet lawrence 0koye. a naturally gifted sportsman and academic, the discus thrower is back at the games nine years after his london 2012 debut — having tried to make it in america's nfl. 0ur sports reporter, nesta mcgregor, has been to meet him. every day, we make thousands

tommy fleetwood also remains in contention along with ireland's rory mcilroy and shane lowry.irst swiss woman to win olympic tennis gold. she beat czech marketa vondrousova in the women's singles final, and could still add another gold to her collection in the final of the women's doubles which takes place tomorrow. but there'll be no olympic medal for novak djokovic. the world number one was beaten in the bronze medalfinal, by spain's pablo carreno busta. it's the secoind match djokovic has lost in as many days, and it's clear to see he doesn't take it well! now, away from the olympics. the british and irish lions have been beaten by south africa in their second test match of the series in cape town. the springboks came from behind to eventually overpower the tourists, in an impressive 27 points to 9 win. which perfectly sets up next week's series decider, as katie gornall reports. pride and pressure. it's what a lions tour is all about. with the series on the line, it was a question of who could harness the passion? defeat last week left the springboks ruling. it was clear t

rory mcilroy.ally glorious golf, but none brighter than louis 0ostheuizen's. on this form, he'll take some stopping. andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. roared on by his home crowd, lewis hamilton claimed pole position for formula 0ne's first sprint race ahead of the british grand prix on sunday. as a government test event, 86,000 fans were at silverstone with 140,000 expected on sunday. hamilton's first lap in the final session was quick enough to secure the top spot for the new qualifying race ahead of title rival max verstappen. i'm so grateful to see everyone here. we've missed you for a whole year, so to come to the silverstone grand prix and have a full crowd like this, to see the energy... when i was coming into it, i was hopeful that with the great work that we've done together in the team, plus the energy of the fans would get us there. so, this is down to the fans, i think. england have been beaten by pakistan in the first of three t20 internationals. it was a highly entertaining game with 27

as ever rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws.y to do it. amateurs with the contender shot of the day. if only it was always that simple. well at one stage today rory mcilroy was two over par. he rescued that on the back nine to finish level for the day, and he'll want to avoid making the same mistakes he made at the previous open championship at portrush two years ago, where he missed the cut. off to good start of me three bogeys in a row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes in two row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes into under par which i thought was a really good effort under those conditions. to get back to even par for the day, probably doesn't make a huge difference won over or even butjust mentally, i guess it feels a bit better to birdie that lasting at least looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow. bukayo saka has released a statement on social media in response to the racist abuse he received after missing his penalty in the euro 2020 final received — along with marcus rashford a

rory mcilroy has just started his first round along with american patrick reed. , but i think we all feel strongly as individuals and as a team, and i think we all understand what has been going on and the discrimination, and we know we have a big part to play and i think it is important we use our platform is to help in anyway we can. the people that do not have the voice, they are who we are standing up voice, they are who we are standing up for. who we are standing up for. staying with the olympics and britain�*s men�*s tennis number one dan evans has had to pull out after testing positive for covid—19. jamie murray will take evans�* place in tokyo as doubles partner to neal skupski. it�*ll be murray�*s fourth 0lympics, having competed in beijing, london and rio. he partnered skupski on the atp tour last season, and they�*ve also played together in the davis cup. it�*s been announced today that the rugby league world cup in england will go ahead this autumn. the holders and favourites australia have yet to sign up, but organisers are confident they will now it�

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the rory mcilroy fan club was out in force, and they got a few decent moments.t they'd all have done for a little bit of this. england'sjonathan thompson thrilling the crowd with a hole in one. itjust doesn't get any better. england'sjonathan thompson lighting up his round with a hole in one, the first of the championship. golfjust doesn't get any better. well, it's been a day of glorious weather and some equally glorious golf. but none brighter than louis 0osthuizen�*s. on this form, he'll take some stopping. hello. some very warm to hot weather on the way for much of the uk this weekend. there is a weak weather front in northern scotland, and that will bring windier conditions, some cloud and the chance of a little rain, and temperatures just into the mid to high teens. in fact, this cloud becomes more extensive across western scotland into northern ireland overnight. some patches of cloud through eastern parts of england as well as temperatures drop into the mid to low teens. so, tomorrow then, eastern and southern scotland seeing some sunny spells. northwest

as ever, rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws.ng bryson dechambeau is seven back, after he also took the scenic route. it was hard work. not so much a golf club is a garden strimmer. instead, this was the way to do it. will zalatoris with a contender for shot of the day. if only it was always that simple. andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. that's it from us. good night. hello there. we got quite a long spell of settled weather coming our way as we look at the weather for the rest of the week, the weekend even into the early stage of next week. sunshine today in the highlands looking lovely there in cromarty, and it has been across the north and west that we've seen the best of the day's sunshine but overnight tonight, i think it will turn a little bit cloudier for north—west scotland and for northern ireland and it's one of those nights that's going to be quite warm for sleeping. these are the minimum temperatures by the end of the night — 15 there in belfast and in liverpool as well. so, quite a warm start to the day on friday. much

just let you know rory mcilroy on the bottom of your screen, he didn't make the cut two years on homes always good time for for sports day of course you can follow all of those stories on the bbc sports day website. hello again. a full forecast in a moment but first let's cast an eye on what's been going on in europe and that severe weather. read a picture from wednesday which shows a line of severe thunderstorms just locked in the same area for hour upon hour upon hour. we think the heaviest rain which towards the southwest of bonn where 158 heaviest rain which towards the southwest of bonn where158 mm of rain fell in 20 for hours now it looks to be three times the amount of rain would normally see in the hole in the month ofjuly. it was extreme rain and has resulted in catastrophic floods. the jet stream was largely responsible because we have this cut off flow over germany locked in place, couldn't move because of the generaljet locked in place, couldn't move because of the general jet stream pattern. this low fed on some very humid, hotairthat pattern. this low fed on some very hu

while rory mcilroy is 11 back after a round which began promisingly before falling away.ce again be his year? and so louis 0osthuizen takes a slender one—shot lead into the final day. this enthralling 0pen remains tantalisingly poised. andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich.

lowry and 2010 winner louis 0osthuizen in the first two rounds while four—time major champion rory mcilroyck reed. there is a lot more variables in the open championship and once you learn that you cannot control those variables and you just have to go out and accept whatever is given to you. so i think as i have gotten more experience and matured, i have been able to play this championship letter and hopefully i can continue that record this week. south africa a held off a british and irish lions comeback to win their match 17—13 in cape town. two tries to the hosts in the first half gave them a 14—point lead before they lost two players to the sin bin just prior to half time. wyn jones scores after the break but it proved to be in vain as the lions lost their first match of the tour, with the three test series set to start on the 24th ofjuly at the same venue. it looks like lionel messi is staying at barcelona but with a huge 50% pay cut — providing enough players it are sold to fund the deal. the 34—year—old who just won the copa america with argentina became a free agent at the end ofj

but rory mcilroy is battling hard to make the cut.rst two holes, but he's battled back to one under, with just a few holes to go. so here's the latest leaderboard from royal st george's. confirmation of collin morikawa up at the top there on nine—under. and then daniel van tonder, emiliano grillo and louis 0osthuizen all level on six under. 0oosthuizen, the overnight leader, tees—offjust before 3.00pm. lewis hamilton says winning an eighth formula i world drivers�* title will be a tall order this year. the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weekend's british grand prix. there's qualifying today before the new sprint race to decide the grid tomorrow and hamilton is hoping the home crowd of more than ia0,000 will make a difference for him. the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else, so, considering we have had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy is definitely very much missed and, yeah, you arrive with his excitement but kind of with this nervousn

rory mcilroy a little earlier closing for a disappointing 71 today, taking him to even parfor the championshiphe bbc sport website and on bbc radio too. ., ., on the bbc sport website and on bbc radio too. ., ,, , ., the british olympic association has confirmed that six athletes and two staff members from the athletics team have come into close contact with an individual who has tested positive for coronavirus. they have all tested negative so far, and have entered into a period of self—isolation in their rooms within the olympic village. earlier today, the south african olympic football team confirmed that three of their party — including two players— tested positive just days before their first match against japan on thursday. after losing the opener, england's cricketers are looking to level their t20 series against pakistan at headingly this afternoon. jos buttler�*s back from a calf injury and captaining the side with eoin morgan rested. put into bat, england lost a couple of early wickets before some big hitting from moeen ali and jos buttler steadied the ship. after his century on frid

justin thomas is also there, rory mcilroy so there's plenty of big names that will be taking the headlinesave lots more medals as you say in the swimming a little bit later, it will be all eyes on the american caleb tressel going in the blue ribbon event, 100 metres freestyle so he is going to try to look to get his first individual gold medal of the games there and also we are going to have in the next few minutes the rowing getting under way, there are medals up for grabs there as well today. lots of exciting stuff to look forward to, but today would have been some biles' weekday. she is not there and she talked about why she is not there. who other than the running today? —— simone biles. it’s other than the running today? -- simone biles.— other than the running today? -- simone biles. it's wide open now when _ -- simone biles. it's wide open now when you _ -- simone biles. it's wide open now when you think _ -- simone biles. it's wide open now when you think of - -- simone biles. it's wide open now when you think of the - now when you think of the dominance of simone biles in gymnasti

rory mcilroy potentially for ireland.potentially for ireland. ~ ., ., , ireland. we would have been keein: ireland. we would have been keeping an — ireland. we would have been keeping an eye _ ireland. we would have been keeping an eye on _ ireland. we would have been keeping an eye on simone i ireland. we would have been i keeping an eye on simone biles today but of course she is no longer in the running. who else should we be watching out for on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable. _ on the gymnastics front? it is remarkable. simone - on the gymnastics front? it 3 remarkable. simone biles is essentially head and shoulders above the rest of the competition so i do not know whether anybody was expecting of anybody else for the gold medal. simone biles had the opportunity to win gold in this event and going back to back since 1968. look out for the brazilian qualified second in qualifying. really interesting story. she has had so many injury issues over the years and had high hopes for the rio games. it did not work out

one man who won't be winning though is rory mcilroy. he has had a frustrating few days.on one under par. as i say, the man they are all chasing is south africa's louis oosthuizen. the leaders get under way at 2:35 pm. andy, thank you very much. and swiss there. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 6.30 this evening. enjoy your afternoon. good afternoon. the south african olympic football team's confirmed that three of their party including two players have tested positive for coronavirus just days before their first match against japan on thursday. the other positive case has been returned by the team's video analyst. the squad's based at the olympic village in tokyo, where they're now in quarantine pending more test results. another athlete from outside the village has also tested positive. there is no such thing as zero risk, and that we all agree. at the same time, the mingling and crossing of population is incredibly limited, incredibly limited. we can ensure that transmission between the various groups is almost impossible. the final round is well under

lots of big names still to start their rounds, including rory mcilroy, who goes off at 3:20pm.

larry, the defending champion, he is going nicely at the moment as well on three under par but rory mcilroys on even par but even by his own high standards, battling his game is not a fun place to be. i need to go out and play really well tomorrow and i need to pray for wind in _ well tomorrow and i need to pray for wind in the _ well tomorrow and i need to pray for wind in the afternoon. see where that gets — wind in the afternoon. see where that gets me but right now, i am 'ust that gets me but right now, i am just trying — that gets me but right now, i am just trying to play my own game and not even _ just trying to play my own game and not even look at the board, just play _ not even look at the board, just play a _ not even look at the board, just play a good solid round of golf tomorrow. he - tomorrow. he will be here this weekend tomorrow. — he will be here this weekend but the likes of patrick reed, phil mickelson and branden grace will not. but it is louis, the south african, who is the man to catch at the minute and if he and the chasing pack can produce anything like the quality

rory mcilroy feels like he's got a "head start on the rest of the field" after travelling early to royalment in camps and jails in? north eastern?syria, with little hope of being released. ?a bbc investigation has found that the children, whose parents supported the islamic state group, are being moved?from camps,?to secure children s homes, and then onto adult prisons, in a conveyor belt of incarceration.?the bbc�*s middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports from north east syria. trapped in syria, it's been the longestjourney for the children of foreign is fighters. this is a home for the lost boys of the islamic state group. their parents, many dead or missing, brought them here from across the globe. from the age of 12 upwards, they are kept under armed guard at this kurdish—run centre. london and pakistan were once home for 13—year—old ahmed until his mum joined is. that's dragon boy again, i recognise him. his sketchbook, his imagination and a single t—shirt... one direction. ..are the only reminders of a carefree childhood. tell me what happened to your brothers and sis

tommy fleetwood also remains in contention along with ireland's rory mcilroy and shane lowry.awn from the women's team and individual all—around final, to focus on her mental health. the american is yet to decide if she'll compete in the floor and beam finals. belinda bencic became the first swiss woman to win olympic tennis gold. she beat czech marketa vondrousova in the women's singles final, and could still add another gold in the doubles which takes place tomorrow. but there'll be no olympic medal for novak djokovic. the world number one was beaten in the bronze medalfinal, by spain's pablo carreno busta. it's the secoind match djokovic has lost in as many days, and it's clear to see he doesn't take it well! i suppose that's what makes you the best. so another busy day in tokyo. and the medals didn't stop there. as team gb continued their brilliant form in the boxing ring. there are more guaranteed medals to come but this afternoon karriss artingstall won a bronze medal in the featherweight division. with more on that, and the rest of the day's news from the boxing arena,

while rory mcilroy is 11 back after a round which began promisingly before falling away.the top of the leaderboard, late drama. spieth missed a tiddler at the last and oosthuizen edged clear of morikawa. he's led after every round so far. could this once again be his year? and so louis oosthuizen takes a slender one—shot lead into the final day. this enthralling open remains tantalisingly poised. andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. and the action doesn't stop there on a busy day of sport. silverstone is set to host the biggest crowd at a sporting event since before the pandemic began. a 140,000 are expected at the track for the british grand prix this afternoon... and lewis hamilton will be desperate to keep his title hopes alive, as lydia campbell reports. away from the fans, and soon there will be a lot more of them, as silverstone welcomes the biggest crowd at a sporting event in the uk since the start of the pandemic. just happy to be out and about and at a sport event, i've missed it. yeah, feels great. it's the first time i've been here as well, so i don't know what it

he was playing in a group with rory mcilroy and there was a bizarre incident before they teed off. the course and took a club out of mcelroy's bag. the man started a routine as if he was about to hit a shot. very, very strange. he was escorted from the course. inquiries are ongoing. mcelroy missed the cut. jan is a tentacled poet is urging his team -- giannis attentakumpo is doing his best to fire up the milwaukee buck s, scoring 42 points but his efforts ultimately in vain. devon booker with 31 points for phoenix, who won by 14, leaving them two wins away from their first title. the series heads to milwaukee for the next couple of games. british boxer tyson furious said to be deeply frustrated after his trilogy fight was postponed. theory tested positive -- fury tested positive for covid-19. the bot was scheduled july 24. experts advised it to be put back to sometime in october. neither man fought since fury knocked out his opponent in february. conor mcgregor is also in las vegas and was involved in a fiery press conference during which he aimed a kick at his opponent. i will sho

in a round interrupted by a thunderstorm, tommy fleetwood hit a 70, and rory mcilroy went round in 69 early hours this morning, but they threw away a chance of beating one of the pre—tournament favourites new zealand. gb led 21—0, before conceding four unanswered tries to lose 26—21. kye whyte has made it into tomorrow's bmx semi—finals, along with bethany shriever. whyte is the youngest of three brothers to emerge from the renowned peckham bmx club, which was co—founded by theirfather nigel. three solid rides took him through — he said it was challenging, hot and tiring, but a good day. swimmerjames wilby had said he wanted to reward his mum — who's an nhs nurse — by winning a medal, but wasn't able to match the success in the pool over the past few days. wilby finished sixth in the 200m breastroke final and said he was disappointed as it may have been his last race at an olympics. the olympic record in the 100 metres freestyle, that is his second gold that the games, and he could finish in tokyo as the most successful swimmers at an individual games. he's in four more events and onl

among them rory mcilroy who has been followed by a swarm of spectators around the course.he pace but he has had an excellent start to his round. a string of early bird is helping him move up the leaderboard, so he is now on four under par, what a start to his round. what a start to his run. the man they are chasing a south africa's louis is days on, he leads on under par. he won this tournament in 2010 and if he plays like he did over the last two days he has an excellent chance of winning it again. he is two shots clear over the rest of the field. his closest rival is america's collin morikawa who is making his open debut and will today be it has been so far. an excellent first two rounds from him. the leaders don't begin their rounds until nearly four o'clock this afternoon, so still an awful lot of golf to be played until the open champion is finally ground tomorrow afternoon.— the open champion is finally ground tomorrow afternoon. andy, 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 5:40 this e

tommy fleetwood has not been able to climb the leaderboard today on three under and rory mcilroy was make the weekend but sadly it doesn't look like he's going to be in contention for the victory. in the next couple of minutes we are expecting brighton, the american, to pass behind us as the afternoon guys tee off. conditions make it tricky for them because the sun will make the ground very hard and golfers don't really like that. than the ground very hard and golfers don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to _ don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to come. _ don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to come. thank i don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to come. thank you, l don't really like that. an exciting i afternoon to come. thank you, ben. lewis hamilton, says winning an eighth formula 1 world drivers' title will be a tall order this year. the mercedes driver, is 32 points behind, max verstappen of red bull, before this weekend's british grand prix. the first practice at silverstone is just getting under way now. then there's qualifying this evening

as ever, rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws.work — not so much a golf club as a garden strimmer. instead, this was the way to do it. will zalatoris with a contender for shot of the day. if only it was always that simple. andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. what a relief for the riders in the tour de france, as there are no more mountains. not even hills, i think. it must feel like down hill all the way now, with three stages to go. barring any mishaps, defending champion tadej pogacar should win it again now, following his success on the final mountain stage. his lead is nearly six minutes, with a nice flat stage and a time trial, into paris to go. and great news for, mark cavendish, who successfully made it through the mountains, finishing inside the cut—off time — so he�*ll be able to challenge for a record—breaking 35th stage win later today. lewis hamilton says winning an eighth formula 1 world drivers�* title this year will be a tall order now. the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weeke

the first round — well our reporter ben croucher is on the course — and ben, can we start with rory mcilroyame you _ what's going on? i think we can blame you for— what's going on? i think we can blame you for the _ what's going on? i think we can blame you for the start. - what's going on? i think we can blame you for the start. it's - what's going on? i think we can blame you for the start. it's notj blame you for the start. it's not gone quite too well for rory mcelroy. since his very first hole, he started so brilliantly. 20 past three he made a birdie at the very first hole, a wonderful approach shot to the 1st. nearly holding it he ended up with a birdie. it started to unraveljust after that though. he made bogey on the fifth, the par three sixth year and the seven poll. so he is really struggling as we speak. speak the former open winner spoke today saying you can't win a major on a thursday but you can definitely lose it. mcelroy has a trend in recent years of really struggling on his first round. he's got some catching up first round. he's got some catching up to do as well behind

rory michael wright is one under par at the moment. —— rory mcilroy.ian finished 8th in yesterday's 20th stage to retain his substantial lead. the tradition is that no—one attacks the yellow jersey on the final day. but the other parisian tradition, is a sprint finish on the champs—elysees. .. win that, and it's history for mark cavendish, as drew savage reports. after 2054 miles of dominating the tour de france, tadej pogacar finished stage 20 with a lead of more than five minutes. today he'll be drinking champagne on the road to paris. others will be relieved it's over. geraint thomas had hoped to challenge him but a crash and a dislocated shoulder ended that. next for him the tokyo olympics. thomas stayed in the race to help his team—mate richard carapaz of ineos grenadiers finish third overall. while chris freeman's return from injury was almost scuppered by a crash on day one. he's done well to make it this far. most riders will take it easy on the final stage. the belgian wout van aert will be going for another stage victory, this time on the cha

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watch as a spectator just walks up to golfer rory mcilroy, takes a head cover, and then a club -- he s -- what is happening? >> look at this. >> mcilroy couldn't believe -- the guy starts practicing his swing. just walked a few paces away. put the head cover down. again -- trying to take some shots. people are like, what are you doing, dude? >> more than that -- >> they eventually escorted the man from the course. they said they knew the man wasn't a golfer when they saw his grip. or his face or his actions or -- >> i think -- yeah. i think at a point like that you're like, did that really happen? >> right. >> what's -- huh? >> part of it's frightening because you never know someone can walk up to an athlete at an event and who knows -- >> it was bizarre. in my head when i saw this on social media, i was like is that bill murray playing a joke? what's going on? it was so weird. yeah. yeah. >> don't hit the head cover. don't do this. don't follow that at home. >> no. come on. >>> he first got interested in dance watching a symboly wood film. now -- bollywood film. now soaring from a hu

rory mcilroy will be aiming for a much improved performance when he goes in search of second open championshipd with american patrick reed and australia's cameron smith at royal st george's in kent on thursday. there is a lot more variables in the open championship and on links courses and once you learn that you cannot control those variables and you have to go out and accept whatever is given to you. so i think as i have got a little more experience and matured, i have been able to play this championship a little bit better. hopefully i can continue that record this week. at the tour de france, defending champion tadej pogacar remains in the race leaders yellow jersey with five stages to go. today was classed as a medium—mountain stage with two very challenging days in the pyrenees tomorrow and thursday. all the main contenders finished together, so pogacar�*s five—minute, 18—second lead is intact. austria's patrick konrad broke away with 23 miles to go and managed to hold off an eight man chasing group to win the stage, his first grand tour victory. for more on the diamond league athletics

we have got rory mcilroy teeing off at 10.20 this morning.oticed splashed over the back page this morning as the american bryson dechambeau, who is blaming his tools for his problems yesterday, which has caused a bit of a storm? it problems yesterday, which has caused a bit of a storm?— a bit of a storm? it has, yes. 8 son a bit of a storm? it has, yes. bryson dechambeau - a bit of a storm? it has, yes. bryson dechambeau is - a bit of a storm? it has, yes. bryson dechambeau is an . a bit of a storm? it has, yes. - bryson dechambeau is an american golfer who basically tries to hit the ball as far as he can. he is potentially revolutionising golf by whacking his driver miles. the trouble with that is that it doesn't always go straight. he only found four fairways yesterday during his round. it has left him one over par. and rather than look inwards and think, maybe i need to hit the ball a bit straighter, he blamed his equipment. ifi if i can hit it down the fairway, that's— if i can hit it down the fairway, that's great, but the driver sucks.

will bid for— bit more benign, rory mcilroy will bid for open championship. challenge and some of the players _ a real challenge and some of the players not too impressed with the they are _ players not too impressed with the they are hitting lots of blind shots so they— they are hitting lots of blind shots so they can't see where are heading to and _ so they can't see where are heading to and it _ so they can't see where are heading to and it is — so they can't see where are heading to and it is one of the toughest challenges in all of world golf and whoever — challenges in all of world golf and whoever wins on sunday evening will definitely _ whoever wins on sunday evening will definitely have earned it. absolutely. that is scary. comes up to your knee, i would be lost in it for days. highlights on bbc two from eight o'clock. south africa will be full of confidence now, ahead of the test matches, against the british & irish lions, after their a team beat the tourists in the latest warm up match. this was like a test match, to be fair, with the a team, inclu

. >>> on to one of our favorite golfers, rory mcilroy.taple, his hat. we talked about why he wasn't wearing the hat at the olympics. he said, my head is so small, i have to get nike to make custom hats when i'm in a team event and the hat is not custom, it's all too big. he's the anti-craig melvin he has a huge melon. >> my head is larger than average. >> no team ireland cap for rory. he is 4 back from the leader, team usa's xander schauffele >> schauffele. just slap me shake me and then slap me! i can't believe we had this conversation before the showsch. i can't believe we had this conversation before the show. schauffele >>> let's get to the -- she is right over here. the moment we have been waiting for, the "today" mascot, getting a name >> yes >> 27,000 of you voted she is so excited. and the winner is what my gosh. breaking news. do we have the election music? we still don't know. it's a tie both are 34% one means "today" bear, one means sunrise. >> we will rank-choice voting, like they do in new york city. >> we'll find out in sept

rory mcilroy will go in search of his second open championship win this week, and will be hoping to improve, at royal st george's, in kent, when play gets under way tomorrow. it's the british grand prix at silverstone this weekend. last yea r�*s two races there were held behind closed doors, but this time fans will be returning with a capacity crowd of 140,000 expected, as it's one of the government's test events. hoping to impress his home fans on their return will be williams driver george russell, whom i spoke to earlier... i think we took it for granted, the price of a pandemic. as soon as we didn't have any, the atmosphere wasn't there, not as exciting, and you just didn't get that buzz. fans have slowly started to come back during the season on formula 1, but 140,000 people at silverstone home race, it'sjust going 140,000 people at silverstone home race, it's just going to 140,000 people at silverstone home race, it'sjust going to be electric, and so exciting for us, driving around and seeing everybody cheering and supporting. a bit of that time as well. overall, so excited to go back

the american bear tees off at 5pm this afternoon and a little bit further down we are looking at rory mcilroyat royal st george�*s, thanks very much. —— then cratchit there. away from golf, england�*s lewis ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing an opponent in the head during, the side�*s win over canada at the weekend. gloucester�*s ludlow had been captaining england on what was just his second appearance, but he�*ll now miss club games against ealing, hartpury and northampton. the ban was reduced to four games from six because of his admission of guilt. england�*s cricketers are back in action tonight at trent bridge, with the first of three t20 internationals against pakistan. nine of the players who were recently forced to self—isolate have been named in the squad. eoin morgan will return as captain and, after an unpredictable few weeks, he says the series is a good chance to improve their strength in depth. are probably not knowing what is ahead of ourselves, we need to... sort of look more to a little bit more strength and depth, so probably... the opportunities with us at

rory mcilroy will go in search of his second open championship win this week, and will be hoping to improve open at the weekend. he will be partnered with american patrick reed and australia's cameron smith at royal st george's in kent when play gets under way tomorrow. the british and irish lions play another warm up match tonight in johannesburg but against a pretty much full strength south african team who need match practice after a covid outbreak in their camp. so much sport to keep an eye out for. yesterday, we showed you pictures of a mural of marcus rashford in manchester that had been almost completely covered in messages of support after it was defaced with racist graffiti. last night, hundreds of people took the knee beside the restored artwork in a show of solidarity with the striker and other england players who received similar abuse after sunday's euros final, as graham satchell reports. the abuse scrawled on this wall was covered up almost immediately — first, with bin bags. what happened next was extraordinary. as the hours passed, people brought notes, letters, messages of

rory mcilroy was talking yesterday about finishing the open and now he is going to the olympics. weekend so we thought we'd put carol on the roof this morning. it was hot this weekend. yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. the temperature at heathrow reached 31 celsius. it has been quite a warm night stop in the highlands, the temperature is 6.5 celsius but in the isle of wight it is currently 21 degrees. the forecast for today is another hot and sunny one for the bulk of the uk, even after the cold start. we have a weather front crossing the far north of the country producing some cloud. it is breaking up and we will continue —— as it will continue to do so. towards the end of their working week there is a chance of seeing low pressure coming our way into the south breaking down into the dry and sunny conditions we have. there is some cloud and patchy mist and fog around. all of that will lift and break. more cloud in the north—east of scotland. for the rest of the uk it will be dry, hot and sunny stop in the afternoon we could catch the odd shower. there could catch

the rory mcllroy fan club was out in force i mcilroy fan club was out in force and the got a few decentand'sjonathan thompson thrilling the crowd with a hole in one. itjust doesn't get any better. it has been a day of glorious weather and some equally glorious golf. but none brighter than louis oosthuizen. on this form, he will take some stopping. roared on by his home crowd, lewis hamilton claimed pole position for formula one's first sprint race ahead of the british grand prix. as a government test event, 86,000 fans were at silverstone, with 140,000 expected on sunday. hamilton's first lap in the final session was quick enough to secure the top spot for the new qualifying race, ahead of title rival max verstappen. the advance party, the pacesetters. for these fans, silverstone means the whole weekend. friday is the start, sunday will be full capacity. 140,000 back to watch formula one here. , , ., ., 140,000 back to watch formula one here, , ., ., 140,000 back to watch formula one here.�* , . . ,, 140,000 back to watch formula one here, , . . ,, here. just amazing. i missed it so muc