the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force.

stage 19 right thing to andorra but the welcome is deceiving. see them ride up 1,200 feet. he claimed to stretch out the entire field. everyone is in first year. but in red, simon yates faced the hills he is familiar with. he and his brother train and live here. he would make this a title decider played on home turf. hisjob to stop his rivals making up ground overall. but with ten: that is to 90, overall. but with ten: that is to go, he decided not to wait for them. he moved away from the pack and towards the stage leaders where the brave or foolish —— whether brave or foolish, the final miles with the site. he opened up a minute lead on the nearest challenger as he crossed the nearest challenger as he crossed the line in second. his courage confirmed. lead extended. tonight he will take the jersey home confirmed. lead extended. tonight he will take thejersey home with him injust. injust one more day, it might belong there. well, let's get more from joe now — this graph you can see is that klein that simon yates has now managed to negotiate. tha

his job of andorra, years of mastering these mountains led to this.on stage 20 to protect his overall lead, but his approach in the coming stages has been to attack. soon his nearest challenger could not keep up. valverde looks a spent force. as he fell away he could start the guptill procession. in spain and the legs have stayed with him, the jersey stayed red and simon yates rides into madrid tomorrow as britain's latest endurance king. earlier i spoke to patrick fletcher from cyclingnews.com to reflect on the achievement of simon yates. he finished top ten in a couple of grand doors before, but for him to dominate this race in the way he has, and also dominate earlier in the year until he famously collapsed later on is a massive step up in his career. and also i think the way he did it was incredibly impressive. he was leading the race early into the final tour was leading the race early into the finaltour in was leading the race early into the final tour in andorra, big mountain stages that would decide the race and he went on the attack on both o

he was leading the race early into the final two days in andorra, big mountain stages that would decidet on the attack on both of them and as the overall leader that close to the end of the race you don't need to do that. you canjust defend, but he is a really exciting writer to watch. he's not afraid to go on the attack. he is not a conservative rider at all. to see the red jersey go on the attack like that, it was a really, really historic display from him. his team is one of the best in the world, and he has plenty of support, the european champions working for him earlier the stage, and they've got a good team for the mountains. it is not as good as sky's best team for the tour de france, but he has jack haig, the australian who is putting brilliant shifts a brilliant rider, and also adam yates his twin brother, who has been a bit of a secret weapon. they basically rested him for the half of the race, the first stage they told him to sit up and wait, and towards the end of the stage so he could be fresh for the final week. i think adam really played an important role. he was there w

simon yates can keep a school in andorra, —— keep his cool. yates can stay out of trouble in the mountains of andorra, he will ride into history today at the vuelta a espana. yates increased his lead to beyond one and a half minutes, through the brutal final climb of friday into andorra, where he lives and trains, to finish second. the main thing, is, his nearest rival, in the overall race, alejandro valverde, struggled and finished 8th. he could become the third different briton to win a grand tour this year — that's never happened in cycling before. the premier league is back this lunchtime, with liverpool away to tottenham. the liverpool manager says it can be a challenge for players who've been away on international duty, to adjust back to club football. it's a big challenge but it is the same all of us. it is not that belgium plays exactly like tottenham example, at least three players, denmark is playing completely different to tottenham and ericsson played to them. it is for all of us. life as a premier league manager through the week i

stage 19 rides into andorra, but the welcome is deceiving.he day's last 20 kilometres would see them ride up 1,200 feet. a climb to stretch out the entire field. everyone is in first gear. but in red, simon yates faced the hills he is familiar with. he and his brother adam train and live here. it would make this a title decider played on home turf. yates‘ job to stop his rivals making up ground overall. but with ten kilometres to go, he decided not to wait for them. he moved away from the pack and towards the stage leaders. whether brave or foolish, the final miles would decide. he opened up a minute lead on the nearest challenger. as he crossed the line in second, his courage confirmed, lead extended. tonight he will take the jersey home with him. in just one more day, it might belong there. now the long—awaited showdown between two of the best pound for pound fighters of their generation will finally go ahead tomorrow night. gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez will settle their differences in a re—match in las vegas — a year on from that co

if simon yates can stay out of trouble in the mountains of andorra, he will ride into history today athalf minutes through the brutal final climb of friday into andorra, where he lives and trains, to finish second. the main thing is his nearest rival in the overall race, alejandro valverde, struggled and finished eighth. he could become the third different briton to win a grand tour this year — that's never happened in cycling before. celtic missed the chance to go level with hearts at the top of the scottish premiership after drawing 0—0 with st mirren. the scottish champions had to play more than half the match with ten men, after olivier ntcham was sent off for a second booking. great britain are level at 1—1 going into the second day of their davis cup play—off match against uzbekistan. great britain went one up thanks to dan evans' victory over denis istomin. it's eva ns' first match back in the competition since returning from a drugs ban. but cameron norrie's defeat in the second singles match means the tie is level ahead of today's doubles. england's netball team have recorded

today's stage 19 takes the riders into andorra and the pyranees. 12 miles. it's a chance for a last attack from yates' rivals. he will be trying to forget what happened in the giro d'italia earlier this summer, when he lost his lead at this point to evential winner chris frome. after nearly two decades, surrey are the county cricket champions once again. they won at worcestershire yesterday to give themselves an unbeatable lead. the celebrations could begin when they went past the victory target of 271. surrey have been led brilliantly by the man with his back to us, captain rory burns. a player many think should now be opening the batting for england. england's georgia hall says "three behind is nothing really" after a good opening round at the final women's major of the season, the evian championship in south—east france. she's already won the british open this year and she picked up three birdies and no bogeys, "a special thing" on that course, she said. there was an incredible finish at the world modern pentathlon championships in mexico city,

if simon yates can stay out of trouble in the mountains of andorra, he will ride into history today,e and a half minutes, through the brutal final climb of friday into andorra, where he lives and trains, to finish second. the main thing is, his nearest rival in the overall race, alejandro valverde. . .struggled and finished 8th...he could become the third different briton to win a grand tour this year — that's never happened in cycling before. it's back to club football after international action on players mightfind it international action on players might find it a challenge to him just. our main news today is lukaku talking about manchester united, not the best art of the season for them. they take on watford this weekend, who have been brilliant so far. 100% record in the premier league. he is talking about the manager, who has been under quite a bit of pressure earlier this season. that is what he said when asked about how the manager is betraying himself. —— portraying himself. the manager you've got, mr mourinho, what's he like? my relationship with him is cool. he makes me la

he lives and trains in the hills of andorra. soon the red jersey might belong there.rs. but the welcome here is deceiving. stage 19 last 20 kilometres, would see them right up 1200 feet. stretching out the entire field, everyone is in first gear. but in reds, simon yates face the hilty familiar with. it would make this a title decider played on home turf. —— hills he is. hisjob was to stop these rivals making up ground, and with ten kilometres to go he decided not to wait. he moved away from the pack and towards the stage leaders. it got in second place in the stage and an extra minute advantage overall. today they are backin advantage overall. today they are back in the mountains, but written's fourth grand tour winner could now be one right away. the premier league is back this afternoon, with liverpool and tottenham kicking off the weekend's action in the early match at wembley. the players from both sides have returned to their clubs this week, after the international break, and the liverpool manager says adjusting back to domestic action, can be a challenge. it i

the man from berri lives and trains in the hills of andorra.th his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates‘s approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. boxing now, and mexico's saul "canelo" alvarez has beaten the unified middleweight champion gennady golovkin by majority decision in las vegas in their rematch. it was a frenetic final round that proved critical in preventing a repeat of the draw both men shared a year ago at the same venue. the majority decision was harsh on golovkin according to many watching who thought the kazakhstani boxer had done enough. football now, with the pr

he lives and trains in the hills of andorra and soon the red jersey might belong there.hich come down to his but the welcome is deceiving, stage 19 would see them right up 1200 feet. the climb stretched out the entire field, everyone in first gear, but simon yates faced the hills he is familiar with to make this a title decider on home turf. hisjob, to stop his rivals making ground, with ten kilometres to go, he decided not to wait, he moved away from the pack and got to second stage —— place in the stage. today they are back in the mountains but britain's fourth grand tour winner could now be one read away. cricket australia are to investigate claims made by england all—rounder moeen ali that an australian player called him osama during the 2015 ashes series. england were hosts for the series and won it 3—2 to regain the ashes. ali has made the accusation in his soon to be released autobiography. "an australian player had turned to me on the field and said, ‘take that, osama'. i could not believe what i had heard." a cricket australia spokesperson said... "remarks of th

the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra.t to master these mountains. his job on stage 20, to protect his overall lead, but his approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger could not keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him, thejersey has stayed red. and he rides into madrid tomorrow as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's premier league results as match of the day follows soon. liverpool beat tottenham 2—1 to make it five league wins out of five. while chelsea are top of the table after a 4—1 win over cardiff. hearts are five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. they beat motherwell i—0. and there were wins for hibs, livingston, and rangers. cricket australia say they are urgently investigating an allegation made

the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of of andorra, years of mastering these mountains leds approach in the coming stages has been to attack. soon his nearest challenger could not keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away yates could start the uphill procession. in spain and the legs have stayed with him, the jersey stayed red and simon yates rides into madrid tomorrow as britain's latest endurance king. the premier league has returned today after a two—week international break. both chelsea and liverpool still have 100% records. watford had also made a perfect start to the season. going into the evening game with manchester united, jose mourinho's side, though, have put the brakes on that start with a 2—1 victory at vicargae road. the last time jose the last timejose mourinho ventured so the embarrassingly fell over at wembley. this evening, as manchester united travel to inform watford, he was hoping his side would be rather more sure—footed, but it was sure hands required early on, david de gea again proving why use one of the best. alexis

yates came through the brutal final climb of the day into andorra, where he lives and trains, to finishge, but well ahead of his nearest rival in the general classification, alejandro valverde. he could become the third different briton to win a grand tour this year — that's never happened in cycling before. tottenham are taking on liverpool in the premier league's early kick—off at wembley. liverpool went into the match with a 100% record from their four games this season, whilst tottenham have the one defeat from their last match at watford. liverpool have the lead, i—0. goalline technology was needed but it definitely was a header that crossed the line. it is 1—0 after 41 minutes. sebastian vettel will be favourite to take pole position for the singapore grand prix after topping the time sheets in final practice. vettel crashed at the marina bay street circuit in yesterday's practice, but put that behind him to clock the quickest time today. he was three—tenths of a second ahead of his ferrari team—mate kimi raikkonen. championship leader lewis hamilton was half a second adrift in th

the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra.r these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. mexico's canelo alvarez has beaten the unified middleweight champion gennady golovkin by majority decision in las vegas in their rematch. their rematch comes one year on from their controversial draw in the same venue and earlier our reporter ade adedoyin told me it was once again a rather close call. 21,000 fight fans in here and they saw a brilliant contest. very close to call. a lot of the assembled media, some added in favour of golovkin, some in favour of canelo, some a draw. w

he powered through the pain of the massive climb into andorra, finishing second in today's 19 stage racee. he now needs to survive tomorrow's final stage across the mountains before the procession in madrid on sunday. evans took the first set in glasgow, then lost the next two before taking then lost the next two before taking the final two sets. team gb or without both andy murray and carl edmonds, and must win the best of five to be seeded in next year's new davis cup. after a difficult starting the season for manchester united, lukaku defended his manager. they have lost two of their opening three league matches but the belgian striker believes jose three league matches but the belgian striker believesjose mourinho is the right man in charge. people know a side of him which is a winner. what i like about him is that he is not going to think his emotions. when he is mad, you know he is mad. when he is mad, you know he is mad. when he is happy, you see he is happy. when he is happy, you see he is happy- my when he is happy, you see he is happy. my relationship with its cool happy. my re

still a huge time to come before the entry into andorra., who she says reminds her of the famous valegro, the partner who won her two olympic gold medals. kelly sotherton has been talking about receiving her second bronze medalfrom the beijing olympics — ten years on. the presentation was at a team gb ball last night — she was upgraded from fifth to third after two of her rivals failed drugs tests. tilly griffiths was inspired to apply to study in the u—s after watching high school musical — and now, after achieving three as and an a* in her a—levels, she‘s on her way there. and she‘s the first student to receive funding for 24—hour care while she is in the us. it's it‘s always been my dream to attend university in america. congratulations to her! in a few hours‘ time hurricane florence is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of the united states. strong winds and heavy rains are already affected parts of the region. let‘s talk now to mark robinson and jaclyn whittall. mark and jaclyn are both stormchasers who have travelled toget

the man from berri lives and trains in the hills of andorra.ob on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. the supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. football now with the premier league returning after the international break with wins for chelsea and man city and another win for liverpool. their 2—1 victory over tottenham at wembley yesterday means they've now made their best league start for 28 years. liverpool dominated the match and it was wijnaldum who put them ahead in the first half before roberto firmino scored one of the easier goals of his career. erik lamela got one back for spurs late on — but for liverpool it was their fifth win a row. no problem, nothing to criti

even in the final day there in andorra, i didn't believe that we could pull it off.lead in the f1 drivers' championship to a0 points. he won the singapore grand prix ahead of max verstappen, with sebastian vettel third. with six races to go, he will be hard to catch, and he says he plans to spend a few days off, on a beach, doing yoga and training hard. manuel pellegrini's 65th birthday present was a first premier league win of the season for west ham, as they won 3—1 away to everton. one of their big summer signing, andriy yarmolenko, scored twice on his first start in west ham colours, as they moved off the bottom of the table. and it is burnley who replace them there. they still haven't won a league game this season. they went down 1—0 at wolves, rauljimenez the scorer. the former england and ipswich defender kevin beattie has died at the age of 6a. he is believed to have suffered a heart attack. he was held in great esteem by his fellow professionals. the late sir bobby robson was his manager at ipswich, and described him as second only to george best as a player

today's stage is a near—155km road race, with a huge climb to finish in andorra and there's another brutalanager marco silva. watford say everton made an illegal approach for him, while he was still in charge there last season, and that was the "catalyst" behind their decision to sack him injanuary. he was appointed by everton four months later. bbc sport understands an independent law firm has been asked to look into the matter and it's thought everton could face a significant fine or even a points deduction if they're found to have acted improperly. kelly sotherton has been talking about receiving her second bronze medal from the beijing olympics 10 years on. the presentation was at a team gb ball last night — she was upgraded from fifth to third after two of her rivals failed drugs tests. it's actually the second medal from beijing she's been awarded — last year she received a bronze for the 4x400m relay. but rather than harbour "ill—feeling" sotherton says a "cloud has lifted". i left beijing really disappointed. i went to beijing on the front of the plane, came back in the back, and i

so i want to be careful because your question was andorra. i want to be very literal. >> it is final ask a more direct question. did you speak with anyone at anthe law form about the bob mueller investigation? >> i'm not remembering anything like that but i would like to know a roster of people and i want to know more. >> so you are not denying that you spoke -- >> i do not renumber anything like that. >> i will move on.> clearly, you're not going to answer the question. when you and i met we talked about race relations in the country and there has been a lot of talk with my colleagues with you about the subject. when you and i met i brought up the incident in charlottesville. where as you know there was a rally to white supremacists that left a young woman dead. you will recall that the president who nominated you describe the incident by saying quote - i think there is blame on both sides. i think this will be a simple question for you. do you sir, believe there is blame on both sides? >> sender, we did talk and i enjoyed our meeting and th

even the final day there in andorra, i really didn‘t believe that we could pull it off.on says he still feels as if he needs to win every race despite extending his lead in formula one‘5 world champion5hip to 40 points. the mercede5 driver won the singapore grand prix ahead of max ver5tappen. in third was sebastian vettel. there are six races to go, but hamilton is taking a break with a few days on a beach, doing yoga and training hard before the russian grand prix at the end of this month. west ham had their first league win of the season, a 3—1 defeat of everton. one of their big summer signings, andriy yarmalenko, scored twice on his first start for west ham. the london side moved off the bottom of the table to 16th place. and it‘s burnley who replace them at the bottom. they still haven‘t won a league game this season. they were beaten 1—0 by wolves. there were plenty of tears at the final golf major of the year which was won by the american golfer angela stanford. at the age of 40, she won herfirst major, the evian championship in france, in what was her 76th attemp