our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching the action. first test of the summer and of an era. joe root arrived all smiles and promptly won the toss. tails, england. easy, this captaincy, isn't it? but as his predecessor helped prove, it's anything but. alastair cook gone for three as wickets soon tumbled. crisis? enter the skipper. he lived dangerously at first. an early swish — would he be caught? well, he should have been. a rueful root and how he made south africa pay. magic and maturity in equal measure as he led the england fightback, and soon after tea he reached his century. a kiss of the badge, an ovation from his team — leading by example has rarely felt better. but that was just the start, as thrillingly he hit the accelerator. catching practice for the crowd. and just when south africa thought they finally had him, it was a no ball. that summed up their day and this summed up root‘s. 0n181i at the close, no england skipper has scored more in his first test in charge. itjust seemed to fall into place today, and when you get a l

let's cross live to the course and speak to our sports news correspondent andy swiss, andy, the birdies right and centre, but branden grace has really set the tone for the third round. he has, what a difference a day makes. yesterday, we had horrible conditions. high winds and heavy rain and today you can get anything more perfect for golf. early starters in particular took full advantage. a number of 65s, a 64 from dustinjohnson, and an incredible 62 by branden grace. a record—breaking 62, quite extraordinary. as for the leaders, rory mcilroy and ian poulter have had tough going over the last few hours but jordan had tough going over the last few hours butjordan spieth continues to lead the way as ben crouch reports. the calm after the storm, with friday's wind and rain blown away, but dell became benign, as branden grace demonstrated. his round of 69 was the lowest of any man at a championship. they teed off knowing that history was there for the taking. rory mcilroy looked in the mood, this was one of four birdies he made by the time he reached the ninth. but the round soon twisted,

let's cross live to the course and speak to our sports news correspondent andy swiss, andy, the birdies and centre, but branden grace has really set the tone for the third round. that's right, what a difference a day makes. yesterday we had terrible conditions for golfers, wind and rain. some light rain in the last 30 minutes but frankly the conditions have been perfect. early starters in particular took full advantage, a number of 65s, 64 for dustinjohnson but that historic 62 belonged to branden grace, quite extraordinary from the south african. it's been a struggle for rory mcilroy and ian porter, their hopes have faded somewhat birch jordan spieth continues to lead the way as ben croucher reports —— and ian poulter. the calm after the storm, with friday's wind and rain blown away, but birkdale became benign, as branden grace demonstrated. his round of 62 was the lowest of any man at a championship. they teed off knowing that history was there for the taking. rory mcilroy looked in the mood, this was one of four birdies he made by the time he reached the ninth. but the round soon twi

andy swiss live at the olympic stadium.official visit to both poland and germany. three—year—old george and two—year—old charlotte are on the trip, too. from warsaw, our royal correspondent peter hunt reports. at three, he's far too young to know if he's a reluctant royal, but prince george definitely wasn't keen to embrace warsaw without his father's helping hand. 0ne future king did persuade another one to follow in his footsteps. 0n the tarmac, george struck a nonchalant pose and practised the odd ballet move. a fidgeting toddler with a lifetime under an intense spotlight ahead of him. princess charlotte faces a similarfuture. a reality aged two she can remain blissfully unaware of for now. does anyone speak english? the language divide isn't the only challenge. here, a country that relatively recently embraced the eu

andy swiss, bbc news, royal birkdale.orld para athletic championships in london. sammi kinghorn won her second gold, in the t53100 metres to leave britain third overall, in the medal tables — as kate gray now reports. the greatest championships to date, with record—breaking performances and the usual suspects topping the podium but for some it was the first taste of glory. sammi kinghorn had never won a world title but this morning she raced to her second victory of the championship and britain's 18th gold overall. i had no idea. i literally had no idea when i crossed over the line. i heard the crowd scream so i thought — i've won a medal. i saw my name popping up and i was like — really? it was amazing. i got off really hard, my start was good. i knew that was the biggest thing i had to work on from rio. i'm really glad it has all worked out. ten months on from britain's most successful pa ralympic games, the pressure was on the athletes to do it all over again here in london, and thanks to a little help from the home cr

andy swiss, bbc news, royal birkdale.e city of heidlelberg, the latest stop on their european tour. after some words of advice from their team mates, william got off to a good start and ultimately proved too strong for kate with his boat winning by almost a length. it was then his honour to celebrate the occasion by cracking open a barrel of beer at the finish line. within the last couple of hours, the exhumation has begun of the body of one of the most celebrated artistic figures of the twentieth century, salvador dali. the highly unusual process was ordered by a court in madrid following claims by a tarot card reader that the surrealist painter was her father. our arts editor will gompertz is at dali‘s theatre museum in figueres where he was buried in 1989. this is the salvador dali theatre museum, a popular visitor attraction on the north—east coast of spain, and tonight the site for a highly controversial exhumation. underneath this blank stone slab in the middle of the theatre‘s glass—domed atrium, unbeknownst to mos

andy swiss at the london stadium, thank you forjoining us.successful para canoe european championships in bulgaria. there was final day success over the 200 meter distance with silver medals for ian marsden and rob oliver and a bronze for nick beighton. british olympic champion liam heath has defended his k—1200 metre title, the gold medallist from the rio olympics will be hoping to add the world title to his collection in the czech republic next month. there's a dramatic finish at the scottish open in dundonald where a play—off is currently underway. world number 405, callum shinkwin, was on course for the biggest win of his career but on the 18th green, with a 1—shot lead over spain's rafa cabrera—bello, his final putt for victory came up short. it was his first drop shot of the round, reducing him to 13 under par. early in the day, cabrera—bello had carded a fantastic final round 64, including eight birdies. both will feature in next week's open at royal birkdale but one man missing out for the first time in 14 years is 2010 us open champi

andy swiss, bbc news, birkdale.ll worried about the weather. yes, extraordinary rainfall yesterday. you can see how this line of thunderstorms just kept coming in around the coverack area. those storms really were torrential. the story has now moved a little further northwards across north wales we have had torrential rain over the course of this afternoon. reports of localised flooding in real and flooding you can see here on one of oui’ flooding you can see here on one of our pictures sent in by alexjones, showing the waters and the car struggling to get through. 0ver showing the waters and the car struggling to get through. over the last hour or so those torrential downpours have worked into lancashire, particularly in blackhall and ligaments and hands. those storms will also work across parts of cumbria is bigger through the next hours. the rain will move into scotland overnight and some damp weather pushing eastwards across england. it will stay humid in eastern areas, temperatures 18 or so in norwich, fresher

andy swiss, is at royal birkdale.s haotong li set the target, butjordan spieth‘s meltdown continued, blasting so far right he ended up playing from the nearby practice ground. for the first time, he was trailing but, just when he needed it, a flash of inspiration restored his lead. a flash of inspiration from a flash of inspiration there, he held on for victory. the from there, he held on for victory. the most eventful finale from there, he held on for victory. the most eventfulfinale is, the most deserving of champions. we most deserving of champions. thought it would be straightforward we thought it would be a straightforward win forjordan spieth, but it was anything but. at just 23 he becomes the youngest 0pen champion since seve ballesteros in 1979, a dramatic day and a thrilling victory, 0lly foster rack red kale. studio: andy swiss at royal birkdale. sammy kinghorn is aiming for a third gold medal tonight at the world para athletics, follow her progress on the website. details of england and scotland at the wome

andy swiss, bbc news, lord's. is off to the best possible start.ir world cup match by three runs, in a thrilling finish at bristol. runs, in a thrilling the aussies needed a six off their last ball, but couldn't do it. off their last ball, it means england have now won four matches in a row and are top of the standings. four matches in a row wayne rooney has returned to everton from manchester united, 13 years after leaving the club. from manchester united, top scorer for both club and country, rooney had become increasingly sidelined in recent seasons. the 31—year—old returns to goodison park for free on a two—year deal. to goodison park for free richard conway reports. to goodison park for free voiceover: he is one of england's greats and manchester united's record goal scorer. greats and manchester united's commentator: that is wayne rooney! greats and manchester united's but with his playing time limited at old trafford, wayne rooney has gone back to the club he has always called home. to the club he has i'm to the club he has ecstatic. i have

from lords, our sports correspondent — andy swiss.n for england. 19 wickets falling on the fourth day. england began by looking to extend their overnight lead burdens they'd be suffered a batting collapse. seven wickets falling for 43 runs before lunch, the bad old days of english cricket. 0nly lunch, the bad old days of english cricket. only a half century lifted them to theirfinal total cricket. only a half century lifted them to their final total of 233. that said south africa a total of 331 for victory but they never only looked like getting their. they skittled away by the spin of the english ball—up. in the end they we re english ball—up. in the end they were all out for 119. a convincing win for england, their first were all out for 119. a convincing win for england, theirfirst in seven tests and a first win in his first match as captain forjoe route. what a match it has been for him. they were stuffed full of confidence when the next test gets under way on friday. meanwhile, england's women top the world cup group table. they

andy swiss is at the london stadium taking in another successful day for our para—athletes. t about today. there was indeed, plenty to shout about for british fans, not least hannah cockroft as unbeatable as ever, one of the most dominant athletes in british sport with every title and every record at every distance. the 800 metres is not her favourite event that she was too strong for the opposition. she followed her team—mate kare adenegan for the first lap, overtook and then there was no stopping her as she surged away to win another emphatic victory to go with one metres title that she won at the weekend, so hannah cockroft in a class of her own and afterwards her dominant emotion was one of relief. to go out in front of a home crowd is amazing, the fight we get to do this again five years down the line brings back so five years down the line brings back so many five years down the line brings back so many memories, five years down the line brings back so many memories, thank you to the supporters who meant we can bring home more bronze medals to team gb andi home more bro

let's go to our correspondent, andy swiss. hopefully he should be live for us at royal birkdale. ndy fordham nice to speak to you. what a day forjordan spieth! that leaderboard didn't what a day forjordan spieth! that leaderboa rd didn't really what a day forjordan spieth! that leaderboard didn't really show what jordan spieth had done. a chaotic last round, and he has long been touted as a special player, but now he has won his third major. history box will show a three shot win for jordan spieth, very simple, but that doesn't tell half the story, because this was a title he seemed to spend most of the day doing his best to throw away before finally grabbing it back in the closing hole—esque with extraordinary golf. he becomes the youngest open champion since seve ballesteros in 1979. it was a day of high drama. he started leading, finished it winning, the bit in the middle, if only it were that simple. jordan spieth‘s three shot lead had evaporated by the time he reached 13. that is his ball in southport shrubbery. where to drop it? the practice range will have to do. miraculous

well, we talk about a captain's innings but what an incredible performance from joe root —— andy swissat england were in all sorts of trouble. root had won the toss and it seemed to be going well and then his predecessor alistair cook went early. keaton jennings his predecessor alistair cook went early. keatonjennings will be kicking himself for not revealing that one. when root came in he was jittery at first and gave a couple of chances but he held firm while the wickets tumbled around him. after lunch he and ben stokes took the game to south africa. ben stokes rode his luck and he eventually went. joe root has really blossomed after tea. he reached his century, a great moment for everyone at lord's. he had been praying he would reach those three figures. since reaching the century he pushed on. south africa have looked a little listless. they seemed to have struggled in the heat. and on a day which threatened to belong to south africa in the morning has belonged very much to england's captain, certainly the first days in a new job, it will take some beating. really special day from

our correspondent, andy swiss, went to royal birkdale to meet him.royal birkdale where the waiting is very nearly over. players fine—tuning their preparation ahead of the start tomorrow. it is an open that should live up to its name. it is wide open, so many contenders. no doubting the sentimental favourite here, tommy fleetwood. he grew up just one tee shot away from this course. he has had an incredible two victories in the 2017 year, a career—high14th in victories in the 2017 year, a career—high 14th in the victories in the 2017 year, a career—high14th in the world rankings. he is very much the man that people here are talking about. i caught that people here are talking about. icaught up that people here are talking about. i caught up with him during one of his practice rounds. it isjust going to be an experience i've never had before. the strength of a home crowd. you do get more than this. i don't live in the town any more, but i was born and bred here for 25 yea rs. i was born and bred here for 25 years. it is going to be special. we have a ch

let's cross live to the course and speak to our sports correspondent andy swiss. e some low scores, we saw him rocket up the leaderboard, it is getting tight butjordan spieth is still leading the way? he is, 0llie. let me tell you about the astonishing scoring that we have seen among early starters. conditions much more benign today, could not be more different to the horrible rain and wind we saw yesterday. those early starters have taken full advantage. 65s from shaun norris, scott hend and jason day. a 64 from dustin johnson, and norris, scott hend and jason day. a 64 from dustinjohnson, and the most remarkable round of the day from branden grace of south africa, eight birdies in his round, he came to the 18th green with a short putt for knockedit 18th green with a short putt for knocked it in. the first man to score a 62 at a major championship. as you say, that has seen the 29—year—old rocketing up the leaderboard. as for rory mcilroy, he started the day five shots off the pace, and began extremely well. he had three birdies in the first five holes, most notab

some outstanding performances including a fourth place finish at the us open. 0ur correpondent andy swiss meet him.. the players are fine tune in their preparations now. fleetwood grew up a tee shot away from here. he's had a tee shot away from here. he's had a career 14th in the world rankings. he is the person everyone here is talking about. i caught up with him on the first fairway. it will be an experience i have never had before. it's the strength of the home crowd. i know i don't live here any more but i was born and bred here, 25 yea rs. but i was born and bred here, 25 years. what are your earliest memory is? i used to sneak on. i can't go back on my word now. it's the main standout pause at the town. it's such a golfing town. it was the first open i ever went to. 1998. did you ever dream you would be back here, not just you ever dream you would be back here, notjust competing but as a real contender? i'd love to tell my seven—year—old self what would happen in 20 years. again, that's something being talked about, a chance to win the open, something i've got to deal with, but i'd

andy swiss is at the london stadium for us now, and andy, the golds keep on coming don't they?or britain this morning. probably not one they were expecting. olivia breen at the long jump, she any finished 12 at the paralympics in riyadh last year. she went back to the drawing board, change their training base, went to loughborough, with astonishing results. today jumping four loughborough, with astonishing results. todayjumping four metres 81 centimetres, personal best, enough for gold. tremendous performance from olivia breen. afterwards, not surprisingly, thrilled with the world title. i knew at was in me, i'm nota person to give up. ijust give 100%, andi person to give up. ijust give 100%, and i did. overthe mean, come person to give up. ijust give 100%, and i did. over the mean, come at the right time, at the right time, i don't know what to say. i don't know what to do, i'm so happy. in fits of emotion, but over the moon definitely. that was the story of monday. on sunday, jonnie peacock made all the headlines. we have been able to hear from made all the headlines. we have

our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us. yesterday, but they look fare kinder today? south africa's sean norris the very first man out this morning is playing by himself and he is currently four underfor playing by himself and he is currently four under for his round, one of our overall. tommy fleetwood also going well, he did so well to make the cut after a pretty terrible first round. also going nicely, picking up a couple of early birdies. among way behind the overnight leaderjordan spieth who will start his third round just before apm. will start his third round just before 4pm. the problem is for the rest that jordan spieth before 4pm. the problem is for the rest thatjordan spieth has this great record when leading at the halfway stage of big championships but if anyone is the catch him who be contenders be? it is going to be very toughjudging be contenders be? it is going to be very tough judging by the way that jordan spieth has played over the first two days, so impressive yesterday in the very worst of conditions in

it‘s a new era for the team with joe root taking over the captaincy. 0ur sports correspondent andy swissut what an incredible performance from joe root. when he came into that, england were all in all sorts of trouble. they won the toss and things are going well but alastair cook went early for just three, ben keaton jennings, alastair cook went early for just three, ben keatonjennings, he will be kicking himself for not doing that cell. whenjared came in, he was nervous at first, but after lunch he and ben stokes really took the game to south africa. stokes, again, rode his luck. he eventually went bad joe root has really blossomed after tea. he reached his century, a great moment for everyone at lords who prayed he would reach those three figures. since reading the century, he really present an. south africa have liked a little listless, struggling in the heat. a day which threatened to belong to south africa in the morning has blogged very much to england‘s captain, certainly his first day in a newjob, it will take some beating. in the women‘s cricket world cup, west indies were thras

title for the spear, beating the dutch opponents. of the championships so far. 0ur correspondent andy swisscock hoping to give london another golden night. peacock had a point to prove. he missed the last world championships through injury but with his home crowd roaring him and this time nothing would deny him. commentator: peacock is going to take the gold. he had hoped for a world record, not quite but on the track where he made his name the double paralympic champion is now against world champion. i know i was in good form but when it comes to the final i don't care about times, it would be a great cherry on top of rising but at the end of the day people care about medals and that is what i be able to keep for ever. and successful and familiar face, aled davies winning his third world title in the discus. again london proving the perfect stage. in fact after three days, the british team is top of the medals table and with a week still to go there should be plenty more to come. thank you, andy. that's it from me, but the bbc sport website has much more — including how callum shinkwin los

he came into bat with the home side struggling. 0ur correspondent andy swiss watched the action.iles and promptly won the toss. tails, england. easy this captaincy, isn't it? but as his predecessor soon helped prove, its anything but. alastair cook went for three, soon followed by keatonjennings — entirely needlessly. he's given him! he chose not to review it when replays showed it was actually missing. enter the skipper, and a true captains innings. he lived dangerously at first, an early swish. would he be caught? well, he should have been. a rueful root. as wickets tumbled around him, he held firm. magic and maturity in equal measure as he led the england fight back. and soon after tea, root reaped the ultimate reward. what a wonderful innings. a kiss of the badge, an ovation from his team and from the whole of lords. a century in his first match as captain. leading by example has rarely felt better. what an innings it has been from joe root. he is still there on 177, quite incredible. england now 345—5 ina day quite incredible. england now 345—5 in a day which had threatened

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports on the action.challenge. this will be the biggest world para—athletics ever — 250,000 tickets sold, more than the last seven championships combined, and high hopes for a home hero. we are supporting hannah cockroft. and it's going to be gold? yeah, hopefully. confident? well, who could blame them? hannah cockroft is the closest thing to a racing certainty, but in the 100 metres, how she had to work. at the top of the screen, her 16—year—old team—mate led the way. she's only just finished her gcses. hurricane hannah, though, eventually lived up to her nickname, storming through in a new world record. commentator: tremendous performance. up to the line... it confirmed cockroft‘s status as one of sport's most dominant athletes. she has every title at every distance. but this was special. immense, amazing. i think, going round the warm up laps, i was getting a bit emotional. the noise is so loud. we haven't had that since london 2012, and just to be able to go in, put a good performance in, itjust means

andy swiss. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.e had flooding yesterday evening, across lancashire and north wales. you can see the flood waters in the town. partly these thunderstorms we re town. partly these thunderstorms were driven by the very humid air we had over as, all the moisture helping those thunderstorms form. we have a change in the weather today, as the humid air is blown away, fresh air moving in behind weather front. that change is taking place at the moment across eastern parts of england. it's been quite dull morning across of cambridge still with some bursts of rain around as well. you see how the rain continues to work eastwards across eastern england and northwards across northern scotland, with brighter skies following to the south—west. the sun is out and the surf is up in cornwall, it looks glorious. i almost want to dive in myself! this afternoon the rain will push away from northern and eastern areas with sunshine coming out. 20 of heavy showers working into northern ireland. there's quite a high chance o

andy swiss is there for us. yes, england arrived here with such high hopes. test yes, england arrived here with such high hopes. their first test match in six months, and new captain, new optimism, but their batsmen have really struggled. 82—4 at lunch. it's been south africa's morning. the first test of the summer and of an era, of england's fans were making their entrance at lord's so was their new captain, joe root, all smiles at his first task proved a successful one. tales, england. root opted to the back row. alastair cook, back in the ranks, soon back to the pavilion. vernon philander with south africa's breakthrough, cook gone for three. moments later it got worse. keatonjennings adjudged lbw, but was it? jennings didn't review it and replays showed it was missing. he could have survived. but england were two down. how they needed a captain's innings. bruch emerging rather earlier than he'd have liked and the nerves were jittering. —— joe root emerging. would he be caught? he should have been. an early let off and a rueful grin. there was no such repr

let's go live to the course and speak to our sports correspondent andy swiss.ents really came to the fore yesterday in the latter half of the day, set fairfor the yesterday in the latter half of the day, set fair for the weekend? that's right, after those horrible conditions yesterday afternoon, they we re conditions yesterday afternoon, they were truly horrible, much more placid for the golfers today which was borne out by the start, many going nicely between them. sean morris of south africa on four under for his round, one over overall. jason day the same, one over overall, lee westwood is three under for his round at two over. the suggestion there that they could be some very low scoring in deed over the course of the day. but, they are a long way behind the leader, jordan spieth, beginning his round at five to four this afternoon. many thought that spieth would become unstuck in those conditions but it was a masterclass from him? it was, and exceptional round of golf, he was out in the very worst of those conditions, to shoot 69 in the wind and rain was so

already, the weather has played a big part in the fortune of the players, as andy swiss reports.warm welcome for the fans but not exactly the players. a brisk breeze meant testing conditions for the early starters, and for most the leaderboard made grim reading. but not for all, as a home favourite set the pace. ian poulter has struggled with form and fitness, but you would scarcely have guessed it. the runner—up here nine years ago back to his bullish best. the love affair hasn't changed since 2008. i remember walking up obviously, er, the last hole with a scorecard in my hand and it was a pretty special feeling. obviously i've gone out there today and performed just as well. but for hometown hero tommy fleetwood, the dream soon faded, as golf‘s star of 2017 was blown off course. fleetwood more wayward, no amount of local knowledge can help you in there. and he wasn't the only struggler, as rory mcilroy‘s recent woes continued, bogeying five of the first six holes, a shadow of his world—beating best. instead it was the american challenge that blossomed, as brooks koepka and jord

our sports correspondent andy swiss is there.ry conditions making life tricky for the players. this course hasn't been a particularly successful one for british players over the years, but the home fans have had plenty to cheer this morning. good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the open at royal birkdale. a warm welcome for the fans, but not exactly for the players. a brisk breeze meant testing conditions at birkdale. for the early starters, the leaderboard made forgrim reading. but not for all, as a home favourite set the early pace. ian poulter has been struggling with his form this year, but you'd scarcely have guessed it. and those are the ones, if you're going to win, you've got to keep... indeed, the british challenge made a sprightly start, withjustin rose, who famously finished fourth here as a teenager nearly two decades ago, as well as the unheralded stuart manley, the world number 520 on his open debut, in a share of the lead. enter the birkdale boy, an ovation for tommy fleetwood, the home town hero. the gol

our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us. can anyone catch spieth today?lorious conditions as we had yesterday and we saw some very low scoring on saturday, including that record—breaking 62 from branden grace. already low scores coming in from the start this morning. 64 from aaron baddeley of australia and 66 from a golfer. and the speed is out there on his own at 11 under par. he will remember only too well what happened at the masters last year when he squandered a five shot lead with nine holes remaining and lost to danny willett. he will be taking nothing for granted. he has a three shot lead ahead of matt kuchar looking for his first title. brooks koepka is there, so hopes of a home win are looking very remote indeed. jordan spieth has the chance to win his first open title. he goes out at half past two this afternoon. he goes out at half past two this afternoon. britain's chris froome is all but certain to win his fourth tour de france title later today. following yesterday's time trial in marseille, the team sky rider has a near unassailable lead a

some form at last, moving up the leader board with a string of birdies. 0ur sports correspondent andy swissterday. fiona. welcome to royal birkdale, where the golfers have been battling the elements. we have had wind and rain and some grim conditions out there. as you say, it has been a good day for rory mcilroy. after a terrible start yesterday, he is back in contention. it was ‘bring a brolly day‘ at birkdale, as fans arrived braced for the worst. grey skies and blustery winds — tough for watching, just imagine playing. the man at the top didn't seem to mind, didn't seem to mind, as america's matt kuchar set the early target. 0h, kuch! but soon, the story was rory. yesterday, rory mcilroy had one of the worst starts he will ever see. today, one of the best. a trio of early birdies as he continued on to an impressive revival. a man who seemed down and out, back in with a fighting chance. i continued where i left off last night and made some birdies. i did exactly what i wanted to do, get in and finish the tournament under par for the first two days, and we'll watch to see what the guys do

most well attended championships ever, with plenty of british medal chances. 0ur correspondent andy swisso be the biggest world para athletic chapping chips ever, more than a quarter of a million tickets already sold —— championships. that is more than all previous seven combine, which is a great achievement. it was here in 2012 that so many of the paralympic stars for great britain first made their name, among them the blade runner, richard whitehead, he won gold in the 200 metres, and this could be his final appearance on the track. my colleague has been to meet him. it is a gold for whitehead. it was one of the iconic moments on the london 2012 paralympic games. i will always remember the feeling when i came off the bend in 2012, it was like a jet engine pulling me through to the finish line and that is why i did the gun salute which i'm remembered for. what does feel like be back in london? does it bring back memories? yes, it's a time where you think, it was a great point in my career, and i'm lucky enough to be successful. to be honest, when you get back here you go, was that me? un

england ended the day 357—5. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was watching the action.

found some form, moving up the leader board with a string of birdies. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swissally starting to blow. tricky conditions for the golfers out there. but it has been a good morning for you mcilroy after a terrible stop to his round yesterday, he is back in his —— he is back in contention. it was bring a brolly day at birkdale, as fans arrived braced for the worst. grey skies and blustery winds. tough for watching, just imagine playing. well, the man at the top didn't seem to mind, as america's matt kuchar picked up where he left off. 0h, kuch! but soon, the story was rory. yesterday, rory mcilroy had one of the worst starts you will ever see. today, one of the best. a trio of early birdies, as he continued a quite spectacular revival. a man who'd seemed down and out suddenlyjust three off the lead. just the start... but the morning's most magical moment belonged to lee westwood — some way behind the leaders, but this will certainly help. yes, sir, lee westwood! for others, though, the worsening conditions were taking their toll. world number one dustin johnson getti

our sports correspondent andy swiss is at royal birkdale of a british winner have faded.results. no man had ever shot 62 at a major until branden grace. commentator: amazing grace. that suggested anything was possible and overnight leaderjordan spieth promptly picked up leaderjordan spieth promptly picked up where he left off. behind him, rory mcilroy began an equally inspired style with a flurry of birdies. but that early lustre faded, and erratic finish leaving him nine off the pace. there was also does abutment ian poulter, hopes of a home win here soon seem to be over. —— also disappointment for ian poulter. canada's austin surely with the shock of the day. but at the final hole, spieth struck what could bea final hole, spieth struck what could be a telling blow, with a three shot lead over compatriot matt kuchar, he will take some stopping. a day of astonishing scoring for some, and frustration for others. it ends as it began, withjordan spieth on course for open glory. finally, great britain's para athletes won three more golds at the world championships in london t

power athletics championship in london including a fourth successive victory for richard whitehead, andy swissat 40 he has never been faster, he is ready once again to light up london. the story was thrillingly amalia, slow start following by one of the most breathtaking surges in sport. his rivals left trailing in his wake as he went to glory. he says he may retire after these championships is so some retire after these championships is so some knowledge. retire after these championships is so some knowledgeli retire after these championships is so some knowledge. i enjoy racing and competing and i want to give you the best of that is well championed then that is what it is. this was a new world record. success on the track was matched in the field gold in the javelin and for this athlete in the javelin and for this athlete in the long one. so far, for the british team, so much to celebrate. and in the last few minutes a fifth british goal of the day fault at wheelchair racer. the these thousands of fans, here it has been another super saturday. now, england's under 19 football team of the ne

shaky start, they ended on 357—5, with root still there on 184 not out. 0ur sports correspondent andy swissredible performance from joe root. when he came into bat, england were in all sorts of trouble. england had won that some things seem to be going well but are still cook went for three. keaton jennings went and will be kicking himself for not revealing that one. joe root gave a couple of chances when he came in that held firm whilst the wickets tumbled around him. after lunch he am ben stokes really took the game to south africa. stokes again rode his luck and eventually went but root has blossomed after tea. he reached his century, a great moment for everybody here at lord's, was praying he would reach those three figures and since then he pushed on. south africa have looked a little listless. they seem to have been struggling in the heat. a day which threatened to belong to south africa in the morning, has belonged very much to england's captain, certainly his first day in a newjob, it will ta ke his first day in a newjob, it will take some beating. indeed, let's ta ke take some beat

our correspondent andy swiss is there. s debut as captain, it is a captain's innings from joe root? i don't think andy can hear us at the moment. well, what fantastic scenes we have had in lourdes in the last few minutes. joe root has just reached his century, a century on his debut as england test captain. it was a true captain's innings. he reached it with a boundary a few moments ago. england, currently 209-5. as i moments ago. england, currently 209—5. as i say, it has been some innings byjoe root. he came in when england were in real trouble. they lost early wickets, alistair cook 43. the lost early wickets, alistair cook a3. the wickets continued to tumble before lunch. bairstow, going for ten. joe root rode his luck. he was dropped twice early on. he took advantage during the afternoon session. he played with his typical composure. great assistance from ben stokes, his vice captain, who scored 56. joe root has just reached his century. what a moment for him on his debut as england skipper. england currently 209—5. hi

andy murray's title rivals. it's the other side of the draw in action today. roger federer is chasing an eighth wimbeldon crown and the swisslam title he won his 18th major in australia this year, he's also won three times on tour. he faces alexandr dolgopolov last on centre court. before federer on centre is novak djokovic. he plays his first match. the three—time champion has slipped to fourth in the world rankings after a poor year but he won the eastbourne grass court tournament on saturday and faces the slovakian martin klizan. he looked very strong in that. this is the line up on centre and number one court. first up you can see angelique kerber, one of the favourites this year. milos raonic, runner—up to andy murray last year. last year. play gets underway at 1130. that is kyle edmonds. british number two kyle edmund against alex ward — a qualifier ranked at 869 in the world. his mother is there, somewhere, enjoying her 60th birthday. former us open championjuan martin del potro is on court two. if he can keep himself together he could go a long way in the championships. the argentinian is seeded 29, but many fancy h

let's head live to the course, our sports correspondent andy swiss is there. forecast for the weekend and that will give the chasing pack a fighting chance and that includes ian poulter and rory mcilroy? yes, 0llie, after the truly horrible conditions we had yesterday, much more placid for the golfers today. a lot of the early starters are going nicely indeed. among them local hero, tommy fleetwood. he onlyjust made the halfway cut after a bad first round but is currently 4—under,1—over, first round but is currently 4—under, 1—over, overall. the only signs is that there could be low scores. but the big question is can anyone catch jordan spieth? scores. but the big question is can anyone catchjordan spieth? two shorts clear after a brilliant round yesterday. lots of big names in the chasing pack, including ian poulter, who had to qualify for the championship and rory mcilroy who is rediscovering his best form after a bad start on thursday. the leaders are going out at 3.55pm. an enthralling afternoon, 0llie. an enthralling afternoon, 0llie. it's been a challen