andy swiss. _ whittaker. excited? just a little. andy swiss, bbc— whittaker. excited?mances, i had the chance to speak to britain's new bmx heroes, bethany shriever and kye whyte. i began by asking kye what victory meant to him. it's phenomenal. yeah, it was exciting, it was thrilling. yeah, it has been a dream come true obviously since i was a kid. and to even get to the olympics, to be selected on the team, to be called an olympian is great, but to be called a medallist is even better. it's been a crazy experience. and bmx is something that's in yourfamily, isn't it? yeah. from when i even first started, my two brothers, my older sister, then my younger sister got into it. my dad is a senior coach at peckham bmx club. that club is just a great club. and they're doing very well with their riders, obviously. clearly, they are! that's very modest of you. so you won your medal and you were watching on the sidelines as beth got that gold medal, how did that feel? do you know what, it's the craziest experts i've ever experienced. out of all the races i've been to, the team

let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports headlines. —— andy swiss.hird round of 66 at golf�*s evian championship in france. that took her to nine—under—par — but she's still nine shots behind the leader lee6, who has a five—stroke lead going into the final round. there was some superb bowling from marchant de lange as the trent rockets men secured their first win of the new hundred competition. he took five wickets, as the rockets restricted the southern brave to 126 for 8. and they chased down their target with 18 balls remaining. dawid malan top scoring with 62, as they won by nine wickets. but the women's game went the other way. the southern brave batted first, making 133—5. and in reply, the rockets fell 23 runs short, as captain anya shrubshole took four wickets forjust 13 runs. the details of all today's games are on the bbc sport website. away from the olympics, the british and irish lions test series is under way in south africa, and what a start it was for the lions. they came from behind to beat the boks by 22 points to 17 in cape town. so

andy swiss, bbc news.on to forget for hamilton after losing second place, but one to remember for max verstappen who's aiming for his first world championship title. he admitted even he was surprised at how much he dominated the race. the car was on rails. i mean, every tire set we put on, it was really about comic enjoyable to drive and insane. i'm a bit amazed myself how to they went. insane. i'm a bit amazed myself how to they went-— to they went. lost a lot of ground in this way _ to they went. lost a lot of ground in this way so _ to they went. lost a lot of ground in this way so it _ to they went. lost a lot of ground in this way so it has _ to they went. lost a lot of ground in this way so it has been - to they went. lost a lot of ground in this way so it has been pretty l in this way so it has been pretty painful— in this way so it has been pretty painful and then in this way so it has been pretty painfuland then again in this way so it has been pretty painful and then again to lose second — painfu

andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich.d 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 6's at trent bridge. pakistan bowled first and hit their biggest t20 tally, reaching 232 — captain babarazam top scoring with 85. it would also have been england's highest run chase, and after a shaky start, liam livingstone gave them hope scoring england's fast

andy swiss, bbc news. it has been a remarkable day especially for team gb.ur impressions now? it seems that monday mornings are not so bad after all. that was a performance by team gb that reminds everyone how special the olympics can be despite all the challenges the tokyo games have faced. very little in sport can compare when it is like that and is it evoked memories of the remarkable performance at london 2012 on super saturday when three of the six gold medals that they came in a remarkable hour at the olympic stadium. of course going into these olympics there was a sense perhaps that they could be a correction when it came to the number of medals that britain won 67,27 it came to the number of medals that britain won 67, 27 gold medals in rio, a remarkable second—place finish but because of a shift from a win at all costs approach, the conditions here strengthening rivals there had been assumption that burton would struggle but that performance yesterday will give them belief that this can be once again a momentous olympics for them. i think also there

andy swiss, bbc news. in budapest in hungary it is the annual pride march taking place.n in parliament which has got it into some hot water with the european commission, this is over the ban on what it calls, promoting, teaching or talking about, either homosexuality, or transgender issues, to those under the age of 18, in any context, including sex education. what is interesting is the prime minister has responded by saying he will have a referendum on the subject. our correspondent was saying during the course of this week that is a suspicion in hungary that supporters of lgbt rights and the transgender community in particular is that this will be where only transgender issues will be talked about, and that will get him the yes vote he wants. big turnout for the pride event in budapest. and almost a statement of defiance from people there over the government ban which some people say is an attempt to equate paedophilia and homosexuality. the government denies that. nonetheless, it is a highly controversial subjects, not just in hungary, but abroad. several people have

andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. that's it from us. good night. hello there.o 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 more in the way of sunshine for central and eastern england but a bit more cloud for the north—west of scotland, could bring an odd passing spot of rain. for most of us though, it's a fine and sunny day, temperatures a little bit higher generally. 24 in aberdeen, 23 for belfast but 26s for birmingham, cardiff and for london. the fine, sunny weather for most of us staying throughout the weekend. it's getting hotter and by sunday, we could see temperatures in the so

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andy swiss, bbc news. 2—0 after the third match was abandoned. the tourists were bowled out for 166 in bristol before heavy rain arrived during the change of innings and no further play was possible. in rugby union, england ran in seven tries to beat the usa by 43 points to 29 at twickenham. harlequins fly—half marcus smith was one of eight players handed a first test start by eddiejones — and he crossed the line late on to help seal the win. emma radacanu, the 18—year—old british wildcard, will headline court 0ne tomorrow when she looks to continue her dream run at wimbledon. she's ranked 338 in the world, and if she wins she could face the world number one in the last eight. laura scott reports. cheering long—term goals... my dream is to win wimbledon. emma raducanu is hardly the only tennis mad teenager without ambition. the difference is she has already made her mark on sw19 in remarkable style. promoted from court 18, to the show courts, she has now been hailed the new star of british tennis, after ma

andy swiss, bbc news.s in total. meanwhile the olympic games host faces a surge in covid cases, with the country extending a state of emergency in tokyo, and expanding it to new regions. street lights in the capital were switched off to try raise awareness of the situation, yet hundreds came out to watch instead. the prime minister warned infections were spreading at an unprecedented rate. it has been announced that cricket star ben stokes is taking an immediate breakfrom cricket. we are told it is for reasons of mental health. �* ., , ,., , health. the ecb has said he is ste -|n~ health. the ecb has said he is stepping back _ health. the ecb has said he is stepping back to _ health. the ecb has said he is stepping back to prioritise - health. the ecb has said he is - stepping back to prioritise mental well—being and to rest and injured finger. they have offered stokes there. or, process courage and said they would give him as long as he read but this is a really significant loss for england. he is a talis

wild cheering andy swiss, bbc news.t position on the pandemic. the latest government figures show covid infections across the uk have fallen for the seventh day in a row. there were just over 23,500 new cases in the latest 24—hour period. it means on average there were 32,833 per day in the last week. 131 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, meaning, on average, 69 deaths were recorded per day in the past week. there are now more than 5,900 patients in hospital with covid—19. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab. and nearly 71% are now fully vaccinated. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson is here. lots of people looking at these figures will see a sustained fall over certain days of new cases and will fairly conclude we are on the right track?— right track? they are tantalising, these figures. _ right track? they are tantalising, these figures. are _ right track? they are tantalising, these figures. are they - right track? they are tantalising, these figures. are they a - right track? they

wild cheers andy swiss, bbc news.seventh day in a row. there were just over 23,500 new cases in the latest 24—hour period, which means on average, there were 32,833 per day in the last week. 131 deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average, 69 deaths were recorded per day in the last week. there are now more than 5,900 patients in hospital with covid—19. more than 88% of uk adults have now had theirfirstjab, and nearly 71% are now fully vaccinated. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson is with me now. infections are falling but deaths are rising, what is going on? today's figures showing a fall in covid the affections for the seventh day in a row. nothing less than tantalising, to be honest. are they a blip, is it due to the warmer weather? will we see another surge because of the unlocking last week but is something else of that? what surprised scientists is that after a recent surge in cases believed to be linked to football fans watching the euros, there has been such a steep decline in cases.

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley.um for the match. and millions who couldn't make it to london packed out pubs, fanzones and living rooms across the country — as simon jones reports. pure joy on the streets of london. accompanied by more than just a little relief. even if getting home after the match wasn't proving easy. in newcastle, the final whistle signalled confirmation that england had made the final. and in preston, a familiar refrain. # football's coming home! it means the world to me. it means the world, absolute world to me. what a team. the team spirit, everything. they believed it and they never gave in, did they? _ in croydon, celebrations as the goals went in, followed by a party that went on long into the night and the fans already looking forward to sunday and that clash with italy. we're in the final. england are in the final for the first time in, who cares, how many years. there is a sense that last night's win is what the country has been crying out for. who would have thought this, like, six month

andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. 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 sixes at trent bridge. pakistan bowled first and hit their biggest t20 tally, reaching 232 — captain babarazam top scoring with 85. it would also have been england's highest run chase, and after a shaky start, liam livingstone gave them hope scoring england's fastest t20 century — a spectacular 103 off 43 balls. but once he was out, the task was too great and pakistan went on to win by 31 runs. the t20 world cup is later this year in the middle east. tottenham's new manager, nu

andy swiss, bbc news. the rest of the news now.ections have now more than halved since the recent peak nine days ago. among the possible explanations, schools breaking up for the holidays, the end of the euros football tournament and the warmer weather. what's not clear yet is the impact of lifting england's restrictions last monday. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. another vaccines push in london's chinatown today. 88% of adults in the uk have now had at least one shot of the vaccine, and some believe early signs are emerging that the latest wave may be slowing. it was the start of the summer when things began to change. onjune1st, you can see there were around 3,000 coronavirus infections reported. they continued to rise sharply, until mid—july, when there were almost 55,000 infections a day. but, since then, you can see something unexpected has happened. and cases seem to be falling. it's the first time there's been a sustained fall in infections without a national lockdown. it's thought the warm weather may be

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley.tan police says it's investigating the online racial abuse of england players and that "it will not be tolerated." england manager gareth southgate has called the abuse unforgiveable — the prime minister has also condemned the abuse, but sir keir starmer has accused him of a failure of leadership for not calling out the booing when players took the knee to protest against racism earlier in the tournament. nesta mcgregor reports. bukayo saka, aged 19, 12 yards out, millions watching. if there was a feeling of inevitability about england losing another penalty shoot—out, for some the same could be said for what followed. the players, incredibly proud of what they have done. for some of them to be abused is unforgivable, really. we have got to make sure we are there and aligned with their clubs and making sure we look after those boys, absolutely. as well as saka, england team—mates jadon sancho and marcus rashford, who also missed their spot kicks were targets of racist abuse online. in

max verstappen has won his third grand prix in a row and is now 32 points ahead of hamilton as andy swissis this for warm up back to? the austrian national anthem heavy metal style. as it turned out, following max was the order of the day, the championship leader charging into the distance while others were behind him and british started second but this earned him a time penalty and he was then passed by lewis hamilton. hamilton student had his own problems, damaging the floor of his car and his title hopes he slipped back to fourth with noris re—overtaking him to finish an impressive third. jimmy and sebastian provided a spot of late drama but on the front, there was none whatsoever. max. drama but on the front, there was none whatsoever. , . , , , none whatsoever. max verstappen wins the grand prix! — none whatsoever. max verstappen wins the grand prix! thousands _ none whatsoever. max verstappen wins the grand prix! thousands of _ the grand prix! thousands of travelling _ the grand prix! thousands of travelling dutch _ the grand prix! thousands of travelling dutch fans - the grand prix

the venue is royal st george's in kent where more than 30,000 fans watched the opening round and andy swisse bit of queuing when you waited two years? after being postponed by the pandemic finally the fans flock to sandwich, the crowd limited to 32,000 but under blue skies the excitement was boundless. yes i miss beinu excitement was boundless. yes i miss bein: back excitement was boundless. yes i miss being back at — excitement was boundless. yes i miss being back at golf _ excitement was boundless. yes i miss being back at golf so _ excitement was boundless. yes i miss being back at golf so i _ excitement was boundless. yes i miss being back at golf so i really _ excitement was boundless. yes i miss being back at golf so i really enjoy - being back at golf so i really enjoy being back at golf so i really enjoy being back at golf so i really enjoy being back on the coast, lovely day for it so looking forward to the day. for it so looking forward to the da . �* , , for it so looking forward to the da . h , ,, for it so looking forward to the da. ., day. it's very special, the weather is out

our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching.the preparations and of course eight year's postponement, it was finally time. two days before the games officially kick off, team ndiaye beat�*s footballers were doing so against chile at an empty stadium. first of the moment of olympic history as both teams took the knee. the ioc have changed their rules to allow athletes to do so. the british team have high metal hopes in the football and they were soon showing why. ellen white thought she had put them ahead only to be denied by the offside flag. her frustration to be denied by the offside flag. herfrustration did not to be denied by the offside flag. her frustration did not last long as after less than 20 minutes, team gb's after less than 20 minutes, team gb�*s dominance reaped is reward. ellen white! this one will count! gb ahead! 0, how she has longed for the excellent delight and fist bumps all around. , . ., . ., around. her first chance to celebrate _ around. her first chance to celebrate in _ around. her first chance to cele

andy swiss reports. she is british sport's new two—wheeled wonder.is no stranger to fairy tales, but beth shriever�*s is something very special. the 22—year—old hadn't been among the favourites in the bmx, but the part—time teaching assistant was soon giving her rivals a lesson. she led from the start. and in this most exhilarating of events, she flew around the track. could she hang on for gold? well, it was some finish. all the way, all the way, all the way! yes! bethany shriever, olympic champion! cue elation and utter exhaustion, her team mate kye whyte lifting her aloft as the enormity of her achievment sank in. shriever had to crowdfund her own preparations for tokyo. i love you guys! and after celebrating with herfamily in essex, she said her victory defied belief. honestly, i'm in shock. like, to even be here is an achievement in itself. to make a final is another achievement in itself. to come home with a medal, let alone a gold medal, honestly, i'm so over the moon. but this was a day of double celebration. just moments earlier, kye whyte,

andy swiss, bbc news. and our sports correspondent natalie pirks in in tokyo for us now.pan there were some lovely scenes, tiers ofjoy because japan won their first gold in the men'sjudo, but there was shock here when gymnastics legend widely considered to be the best male gymnast of all time, fell from the horizontal bar during qualifying. it meant he failed to make the final in what is his last ever olympics. japan have also just lost to great britain in the football, 1—0, ellen white scoring her third goal in two games. the briton, tomorrow could be a good day, we have a silver medallist in the road race, and a competitor in the road race, and a competitor in the tae kwon do. she says anything less than adult will be a fail for her. a win would also make at the first british woman to win gold at three separate games. there are other gold is up for grabs as well in thejudo and other gold is up for grabs as well in the judo and the swimming, but we get ourfirst look at in the judo and the swimming, but we get our first look at the women in the artistic gymnastics, that i

our sports correspondent, andy swiss, is at royal st george's in sandwich in kent for us now. andy.ou say, it could be a pretty dramatic one because this open is still very much up because this open is still very much up for grabs. leading the way is south africa's louis oosthuizen on 12 under par, he has led the tournament pretty much from the start but he now has a slender one—shot lead ahead of america's collin morikawa who has had a debut to remember. also in the mix is jordan spieth, who won the open in 2017. he has had a tricky few years and since then but he is just three shots off the pace. one man who won't be winning though is rory mcilroy. he has had a frustrating few days. he's out on the golf course at the moment and he's currently 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

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley.politan police says it's investigating the online racial abuse of england players and that "it will not be tolerated." england manager gareth southgate has called the abuse "unforgiveable" when his team have really given their all. and the prime minister has also condemned it. as has the labour leader sir keir starmer. but sir keir starmer has accused borisjohnson of a failure of leadership for not calling out the booing when players took the knee to protest against racism earlier in the tournament. nesta mcgregor reports. bukayo saka, aged 19, 12 yards out, millions watching. if there was a feeling of inevitability about england losing another penalty shoot—out, for some, the same could be said for what followed. the players are incredibly proud of what they've done. for some of them to be abused is unforgivable, really. we've got to make sure that we're there and aligned with their clubs and making sure that we look after those boys, absolutely. as well as saka, england team—mates ja

his 36—hole total of 129 is the lowest in the history of the open. 0ur sports correspondent, andy swisss will get to the trophy — the 0pen�*s favourite photo op doing a roaring trade. but others here are chasing the real thing. louis 0osthuizen�*s already won it once, 11 years ago. commentator: oh, my word! and after another stunning display, he just might do it again. on a remarkable 11—under par. but in the sandwich sunshine, he wasn't the only one making hay. this is collin morikawa's debut at the open. as first impressions go, not bad. oh, yes. what a day he's having! he's two shots back, while hopes of a home winner are led by andy sullivan, another impressive day keeping him in contention. announcer: rory mcllroy. cheering. the rory mcilroy fan club was out in force, and they got a few decent moments. but 11 shots back, his hopes look remote. what 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 champi

andy swiss watched the action. 0n on paper, it was the tie of the tournament.ed into a 2—0 lead. niccolo barela's wasn't bad, but lorenzo and senior�*s was something else. they were giving the world's top—ranked team be run around, butjust before the break, belgium were backin before the break, belgium were back in it. a penalty coolly converted by romelu lukaku. and come the second half, he really should have equalised. how on earth did that stay out? how on earth did that stay out? how on earth did that stay out? how on earth did this, as twice, belgium went agonisingly close. but this was to be italy's night. a 2—1 win for them, and on this form, they will take some beating. they now face pain in the semifinals, but only after some scare against switzerland. jordi alba's deflected shot put spain ahead, but after the break, shed and security level things up. despite having a man sent off, switzerland clung on for a penalty shootout, before they are finally cracked. spain sealing a dramatic victory, and didn't they enjoy it? congratulations to them. the famous

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley. was in the england squad for the euros back in the year 2000, alongside none other than gareth southgate. let's deal with the laser pen which was shown at the face of kasper schmeichel. irate was shown at the face of kasper schmeichel-— was shown at the face of kasper schmeichel. . s, �* . ., , schmeichel. we don't want to see that. if it schmeichel. we don't want to see that- if it is _ schmeichel. we don't want to see that. if it is proven, _ schmeichel. we don't want to see that. if it is proven, then - that. if it is proven, then hopefully the person who was guilty of it will be held accountable. we don't want to see it. we don't want to see any rules broken because the night was an incredible night, and to see that on the breaking news today, it's likely mars the evening, but we can't let it overshadow what was an incredible night —— it slightly mars. to listen to the reruns of the game, it gives you goose bumps, and hopefully we won't see a repeat of that behaviour on sunday eve

andy swiss watched the action. 0n on paper, it was the tire of the tournament.rst one wasn't bad, but this one was something else. they were giving the world's top—ranked team the runaround, butjust before the break belgium were back in it, the penalty could be converted by romolo cargo. come the second half, he really should have equalised. how unearthly don't stay out? how on earth did this, as twice belgium went agonisingly close. this was to be italy's nice —— night. a 2—1 win for them and they will take some beating. they will now face spain in the semi—final, but only after a scare. despite having a man sent, switzerland: for a penalty shootout before their nerve finally cracked. spain sealing a dramatic victory, and didn't they enjoy it. that's it for me, do get me on social media. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news, goodbye. well, it's going to be one of these days where the weather might turn like that, and you'll have to run for cover if you're not prepared. big showers and thunder and lightning on the way. not everywher

but as andy swiss reports — their build up to the games has been far from normal. applause.over's found a new fan club. what do you see? mummy. with the arrival of logan and twins bo and kit, competing in tokyo, it's fair to say, wasn't in the family diary. but then the games were postponed for a year, and she couldn't resist the challenge. over that first lockdown the babies were so small that i wanted to get some fitness back and while they were napping i went on the rowing machine. and that alljust kind of escalated up into thinking, i wonder if i could make the team? the little ones are all early risers, which is great! but actually, it's become quite a nice part of the routine because i have a couple of hours with them when they wake at five and i leave at around seven. i will sometimes do weights when the babies have gone to bed. do they have any sense at all of what their mum is doing? if they see a rower they will kind of point at it and say, rower, mummy. and they think every rower is me. and then logan, i told him that i was going to be going to the olympics and he

andy swiss reports. after all the preparations, and of course a year it was finally time.inst chile in an empty sapporo stadium. first though, a moment of olympic history as both teams took the knee. the ioc have changed their rules to allow athletes to do so. the british team have high medal hopes in the football and were soon showing why. ellen white thought she had put them ahead, only to be denied by the offside flag. but her frustration didn't last long. as after less than 20 minutes, team gb's dominance reaped its reward. ellen white! this one will count! gb ahead! oh how she has longed for that! delight for white, and fist bumps all round. their first excuse to celebrate at these olympics, and a second wasn't too far away. chile hung in there until after the break, before ellen white struck again in acrobatic style. ellen white! yes! brilliant. a solid victory then, sealed in spectacular fashion. next up they face japan on saturday but team gb's olympics are off to a winning start. earlier the first action of the entire games had been in the softball. the hosts japa

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich.he spell of hot weather goes on and the very hottest weather is shifting west. the eastern coasts at the moment it is a little cooler at 19 degrees. london courier than this time yesterday and the highest temperatures across parts of northern ireland and the south west of england. close to 30 degrees at the moment at exeter airport. and in these areas we still have extreme heat warnings with the potential of a risk to health and transport infrastructure. lots of sunshine to go with that he does well. you can see all this low cloud plaguing some coasts in north—east england, particularly north east scotland. for the afternoon a lot of sunshine, some thunderstorms down to the south—east. 0ne some thunderstorms down to the south—east. one or two elsewhere and the highest temperatures across western areas, 30 in parts of northern ireland, 31 across parts of the west country. some thunderstorms rumbling into the evening. most places dry and another evening where temperatures will be held up

our correspondent andy swiss reports. debuts just don�*t get any better. this is spectacular- _ behind low use stays on. this is spectacular. this _ behind low use stays on. this is spectacular. this is _ behind low use stays on. this isj spectacular. this is spectacular. behind low use stays on. this is i spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular _ spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run — spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run of _ spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run of birdies - spectacular. this is spectacular. a spectacular run of birdies and - spectacular. this is spectacular. a| spectacular run of birdies and then he was four shots clear. a victory procession? not quite asjordan spieth made a charge and close the gap tojust one. spieth made a charge and close the gap to just one. but while this might be collin morakawa�*s first open, it will not be his last. hopes of a british challenge did not quite materialise. scotland�*s robert macintyre the best of a bunch after another fine round. macintyre the be

our sports correspondent andy swiss is watching.g trade. but for others here, getting their hands on the real claretjug is what it's all about. rory mcilroy. cheering. after a mixed opening round, the rory mcilroy fan club was out in force but they did not have much to 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 al

andy swiss, bbc news.n that report, american gymnast simone biles pulling out of another final to focus on mental health. a lot of sympathy and support for her. b, health. a lot of sympathy and support for her.— health. a lot of sympathy and support for her. health. a lot of sympathy and su ort for her. �* ., ., support for her. a huge amount. it will be a daily _ support for her. a huge amount. it will be a daily evaluation _ support for her. a huge amount. it will be a daily evaluation to - support for her. a huge amount. it will be a daily evaluation to see . will be a daily evaluation to see if she can defend her vault title on sunday. she was really brave last night, coming out and facing the press. she said we had to protect our minds and bodies and notjust go out and do what the world wants us to do. her words had reverberated around the world and started an important conversation about mental health and the pressure we put our young stars. max whitlock tweeted young stars. max whitlock tweeted you

our correspondent andy swiss is watching at royal st george�*s and joins me now. g rory mcilroy on his round. it was very much a round of two halves. a string of early birdies saw him surge up the leaderboard before he fell away over the closing holes, ultimately finishing on one under par, saw his hopes would seem to be over, but the man they are all still chasing, louis oosthuizen, still leads the way. thank you, andy swiss there. st helen�*s have won rugby league�*s challenge cup for the first time in more than a decade. they beat castleford tigers 26 points to 12 in the final at wembley. joe lynsky reports. 45,000 brought the noise from the north after so long in the silence for rugby league it meant so much. this is the sport�*s showpiece match. because of st helens to have the oldest clubs. they know games can change with the banks of the ball. saints got the first scored with help from the post but castleford responded with something extraordinary.— responded with something extraordinary. responded with something extraordina . ., ., , extraordinary. castlefo

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley. 0ur sports correspondent sally nugent is at wembley. morning to you, with your friends beside you as ever, it had everything, that stress, tension, euphoria! it everything, that stress, tension, eu - horia! . , everything, that stress, tension, eu - horia! ., , ., everything, that stress, tension, euhoria! ., euphoria! it was mad, wasn't it? i don't know _ euphoria! it was mad, wasn't it? i don't know what _ euphoria! it was mad, wasn't it? i don't know what it _ euphoria! it was mad, wasn't it? i don't know what it was _ euphoria! it was mad, wasn't it? i don't know what it was like - euphoria! it was mad, wasn't it? i don't know what it was like for - don't know what it was like for people watching at home but in the stadium it felt unreal, it felt like you were in a film because i've done so many of these tournaments over the years, you kind of prepare yourself for something to happen at this point or maybe even in the quarterfinals, when the luck does not go with england or theyjust don't play well enough but you know what? last nig

because of covid, the open championship is finally under way at sandwich. 0ur sports correspondent andy swisss? after being postponed by the pandemic, finally, the fans flock to sandwich. the crowd limited to 32,000 but, under blue skies, the excitement was boundless. yeah, i've missed being back at golf, so really enjoying being back on the course. a lovely day for it. really looking forward to the day. it's great. it's very special. the weather's out and the sun's shining for us, so it's wonderful. the fact you're out in the fresh air, in the open, and don't feel particularly at risk with the current situation, it's good to be here. and, atjust after 6:30am, england's richard bland got the ball rolling, the start of what is one of sport's most unpredictable events. among the first to impress, america's brian harman, who soon found his range and raced to the top of the leaderboard. it's nearly 30 years since an englishman won the open, but andy sullivan posted a fine opening round, while danny willett was soon reminding everyone why he's a former masters champion. and he wasn't the only one

andy swiss are now reports on a day of ups and downs for team gb.ntre to the olympic final. mallory franklin was just five when a family day out sparked a passion for paddling. now the ultimate test. the canoe slalom is sport's wildest white—knuckle ride, and after weaving her way through the gates franklin powered into the lead. commentator: and that is a fabulous performance. - relieved? just a bit. the 27—year—old was in gold—medal position. with five more still to race, an agonising wait. could any of them beat her? well, they couldn't until the very last paddler. australia's jessica fox charging to gold. mallory franklin! but still silver for franklin, and in an event making its olympic debut for women, it was particularly sweet. obviously it's amazing to have the medal, and i think that it can mean so much for people, and i hope that we will see more women now. it's an event that is really high—class, there was some amazing paddling out there. there was also success in the shooting. matt coward—holley was once a promising rugby player but afte

andy swiss, bbc news. nearly ten p m local time we will see bradley sinden vie to become the first briton to take a tae kwon do title. a very tearful jadejones in the first shot, clearly struggling without her family in the crowd. adam peaty has spoken —— first shock. adam peaty has spoken about this in the swimming as well, saying it has not felt like the olympics. he said tomorrow in the final he will have tomorrow in the final he will have to try to make his own story. that story, barring a disaster, should be gold. he is unbeaten in that race in seven years and given he holds the 15 fastest times in history, nobody would bet against him. studio: many thanks, natalie pirks. meanwhile plans to require football fans to be fully vaccinated to go to matches are being considered by the government. helen catt has the story. football fans have already been part of testing ways to keep big events going when coronavirus is very much still here. the fa cup final at wembley was a pilot event. and this weekend, the

andy swiss has this report.ritain's swimmers, itjust does not get better than this. they had begun with high hopes in the man's free relay with the individual gold medallist tom dean leading them off and graduate they ground it down their opponents. firstjames guy and then you print a swing from matthew richards took them into the lead, do a second and a half clear as dunk and scott dived in for the final leg and scott dived in for the final leg and what followed was almost a victory procession. indeed the only real race was against the clock. great britain right on the world record, right on the line. this is wonderful. duncan scott, can you get the world record, it is go to great britain. , , , ., ., britain. just three hundredths of a second outside _ britain. just three hundredths of a second outside the _ britain. just three hundredths of a second outside the world - britain. just three hundredths of a second outside the world record . britain. just three hundredths of a i second outside the world record bu

andy swiss, bbc news.xtra time, in which caroline weir saw her penalty saved. it changed the momentum of the game, with two quick goals just after, including a second from kerr made it 4—2. white made it 4—3 with six minutes left to complete her hat—trick, but team gb couldn't find an equaliser, and australia through to the last four. the dream of a �*golden slam' is over for novak djokovic — he has been beaten by germany's alexander zverev in their olympic semi—final. the serbian number one took the the first set 6—1, but zverev held his nerve to win over three sets to reach the olympic final, where he will meet karen khachanov from the russian olympic committee. djokovic's search for any olympic gold also goes on, because he also lost his mixed doubles semi—final. that's all the sport for now. the olympics have been increasingly overshadowed by a spike some breaking news concerning a mild cold lewis hughes, who is 24, and has pleaded guilty to assault at manchester magistrates�* court after england was m

andy swiss, bbc news.upported throughout by simone biles, who watched on from the sidelines alongside her other american teammates. this was one of the four gold medals biles won in rio but she withdrew from the competiton in tokyo to focus on her mental health. their vaults providing the best score of their events. jessica's is the best result by a british woman in the all around competition at the olympics. i still can't believe it. coming top 15 isjust— i still can't believe it. coming top 15 isjust amazing, and doing it with— 15 isjust amazing, and doing it withiust — 15 isjust amazing, and doing it withjust as 15 isjust amazing, and doing it with just as well, i couldn't ask for more — with just as well, i couldn't ask for more really. that's all the sport for now. many thanks, we will see way but later on. the impact of climate change is already being felt across the uk — with more rainfall, sunshine and higher temperatures. those are the findings of the state of uk climate report 2020 it says that 2

andy swiss, bbc news, sandwich. and the action doesn't stop there on a busy day of sport.ne 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 was like, but it's nice at the moment, yeah. the uk has been building up to this. there were 15,000 people on centre court to watch the wimbledon finals, 60,000 at wembley to witness the final of the european championship, and now, 140,000 at silverstone. a critical part of the events research programme is that everybody here is either had a negative lateral flow test in the 48 hours before they arrive, or t

andy swiss reports. georgia taylor—brown! just three months ago she was on crutches. with a solid swim. but come the cycling, calamity. i think she has a flat back tyre. a puncture meant she had to nurse her bike home. taylor—brown now trailing the leaders. but once by one she picks them off in a superb run. she couldn't quite catch flora duffy, who clinched a first ever olympic gold for bermuda. but taylor—brown followed her home for silver and after overcoming a puncture — and, she revealed, a serious leg injury in may — it was some feat. i had two weeks on crutches. no load through the bone at all. then i had another four weeks of no running and then i managed to basically cram my training in for the past six weeks. you just want to make everyone proud and give everyone a reason to be happy and lift everyone up. but in the taekwondo, what heartbreak. britain's bianca walkden fighting for a place in the final against south korea's lee da—bin. and as the clock ticked down she edged into the lead. victory beckoned, but then with just one second remaining, guess what?

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley.ed, yes. good morning from wembley- what _ hope. indeed, yes. good morning from wembley. what an _ hope. indeed, yes. good morning from wembley. what an atmosphere - hope. indeed, yes. good morning from wembley. what an atmosphere and i hope. indeed, yes. good morning from i wembley. what an atmosphere and what a night here at wembley. the 60,000 fans packing in here were treated to something special. it wasn't easy, it was nerve—racking, as we saw there in andy's report stop raheem sterling once again in sensational form for england, and harry kane doing what he needed to do without winning a penalty, i'll be at it wasn't comfortable to watch. but the ball falling kindly for him as he was able to get that goal as england came through to — one. it was a lot easier against ukraine, winning 4—0. as gareth southgate was saying, it was unlikely they were going to go through the whole tournament without conceding a goal. perhaps they needed that challenge going into the final against italy

but as andy swiss reports — their build up to the games has been far from normal. year and she couldn't resist the challenge. over that first lockdown, the babies were so small that i wanted to get some fitness back, and while they were napping i went on the rowing machine, and that alljust kind of escalated up into thinking, "i wonder if i could make the team." the little ones, they are all early risers, which is great! but actually, it's become quite a nice part of the routine, because i have a couple of hours with them when they wake at five and i leave at around seven. i'll sometimes do weights when the babies have gone to bed. do they have any sense at all of what their mum's doing? if they see a rower, they'll kind of point that it and say, "rower, mummy," and they think every rower is me. and then logan, i told him that i was going to be going to the olympics and he told me i was too old! they laugh so that was a real boost! but if glover has had some journey, so has a partner. having just medical studies polly swann volunteered as a doctor during lockdown w

the venue is royal st george's in kent where more than 30,000 fans watched the opening round and andy swissi really enjoy being back on the coast, lovely day for it so looking forward to the day. it's very special, the weather is out in the sun is shining for us it was wonderful. good conditions for watching and not bad for playing either as a couple of former champions proved. south africa's louis 0osthuizen leading the way on six under par. closely pursued by americans speith as he rolled his way into contention. and a cluster of english players including danny willett are right there in the chasing pack. as ever rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws. but after a fine start his round veered into the vegetation. he's six shots off the pace while big hitting he's six shots off the pace while big hitting deshambo 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

andy swiss has been watching the day's play. have your qr code on your ticket.excitement. really en'o in: with boundless excitement. really enjoying being _ with boundless excitement. really enjoying being back _ with boundless excitement. really enjoying being back on _ with boundless excitement. really enjoying being back on the - with boundless excitement. tie—ii enjoying being back on the course, lovely day for that, they were looking forward to the day. itrier? looking forward to the day. very secial. looking forward to the day. very special. weather _ looking forward to the day. very special. weather is _ looking forward to the day. very special. weather is shining for us. the fact— special. weather is shining for us. the fact you're out in the fresh air and do _ the fact you're out in the fresh air and do not — the fact you're out in the fresh air and do not feel— the fact you're out in the fresh air and do not feel particularly- the fact you're out in the fresh air and do not feel particularly at - the fact you're out in the fresh air and do not feel par

andy swiss is at royal st george's in sandwich in kent for us now.seen some amazing golf over the first two days. the leaders don't begin their rounds until later this afternoon but the early starters are already out on the course. among them rory mcilroy who has been followed by a swarm of spectators around the course. mcilroy had a slightly frustrating first two days, he began to date 11 shots micro off the 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

andy swiss, bbc news, wembley.inging sweet caroline on the programme yesterday morning, weren't we? and i think when you watch those shots of the players singing along with the fans, they have definitely been singing that income, they know all the words. great to see the players spot their families in the crowd. the papers, front and back page is all about these men. back page of the daily mail, harry kane the moment after he scored the rebound from his penalty, lookat phil foden�*s face, an absolute picture. look at the front of the daily telegraph, this is as everyone piles in on kane, right at the bottom there. the daily telegraph saying simply, the history boys, and that is what they are now. one more, all about this manner. the back page of the times, finally! do you get it? watching him last night, you get it? watching him last night, you have to think, i know this is a semifinal win, they are into the final, but there is a sense of redemption for gareth southgate for all of those years that he has carried th

andy swiss, bbc news.w. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. so, let's see where that puts team gb in the medals table. earlier we spoke tojudy harvey, chair of selectors for dressage for the games, about charlotte dujardin�*s olympic victory. it is extraordinary, and charlotte has worked so hard for this, and carl hester, her mentor and trainer, he deserves as much of this medal as she does, and in fact the whole team has been absolutely remarkable and fantastic. but to deal with what we have all had to deal with, with covid, with the difficulty of getting horses over to europe to compete, with brexit, and one thing or another, whether or not the olympics beyond, to then to be able to focus on gio, and to do that routine, and i think there is the first time it has ever been performed in public, that freestyle routine, it was just an expanding piece of professionalism and concentration in sport. she truly deserves this. it is fantastic. the german rider was outstanding, absolute