behind going into the final kilometre, but produced an amazing finish, to pip her compatriot anna van der breggeno won the most prestigious women's stage race, italy's giro rosa, on sunday, retained the la course title. she won that site last so she was defending it. last year was super nice but also it was a race, it was unbelievable. with 200 metres to go i thought i've got second, then i saw her dying. to win like this, i didn't know that i'm in good shape but anna van der breggen is also a very good cyclist so it was a really tough ride. wayne rooney is settling into life with his new side dc united in america, from where he watched the world cup, as england made the semi—finals. and with them being the youngest squad at the tournament, the former england captain believes they must now get more game time domestically this season. first of all they had a fantastic tournament. it was great to watch. obviously disappointed we didn't get to the final because once you get that close, you do start thinking about the final and winning it and stuff. but no, they had a great tournament and they are a

and with 16 kilometres remaining, anna van der breggen of the netherlands made her move and took the ers to go, her compatriot van vleuten passed her to cross the line first. it was super nice, but i think also this was a race. this was unbelievable. with 200 metres to go i still thought i got second. and then i saw her dying. and to win like this, i did know that i am in good shape but anna van der breggen is also a really good cyclist, so it was a really tough ride, but beautiful. golf's oldest major, the open, gets underway on thursday, and 14—time major champion tiger woods thinks this is his best chance to win a 15th at the highest level, which would be his first since claiming the us open in 2008. the 1a7th edition takes place at carnoustie in scotland, which is also hosting it for the first time since 2015. the 42 year old woods is still finding his way after spinal fusion surgery. the american finished joint seventh in 1999 and in a tie for 12th in 2007 on his other visits to carnoustie. this is our oldest championship and to come back to such an historic site just brings back

to win like this, i didn't know that i'm in good shape but anna van der breggen is also a very good cyclistll now and rangers are currently in action in the europa league — trying to get through to the second qualifying round. steven gerrard's side hold a 2—0 advantage over macedonians fc shupki from the first leg at ibrox last week. it's been uneventful in the second leg — not much in the way of chances but gerrard's men won't mind as as it stands they're heading through to the next round. england under—19s have begun the defence of their european title with a 3—2 win over turkey in finland. and they've done it without a number of star players, with the tournament clashing with clubs‘ pre—season tours. england fell behind thanks to a second—minute opener from turkey 5 guven yalcin. bbut after tottenham defender japhet tanganga levelled, nottingham forest striker ben brereton slotted home to give england the lead just before half time. and how about this for a goal — sunderland midfielder elliot embleton curling past the turkey keeper to put his side 3—1 up. england will face ukraine and fr

and with 16 kilometres remaining, anna van der breggen of the netherlands made her move and took the d her to cross the line first. england's cricketers have put down a real marker for next year's world cup, after thrashing india by eight wickets in the third one day international to clinch the series 2—1. india batted first and could only reach 256—8 off their 50 overs. england knocked that off with ease, thanks to 88 from captain eoin morgan and a century from joe root. we have got to concentrate on making sure that we improve and keep learning and keep developing as a side. we still have some young guys within this thing they can do is on special things and have been able to do for several years. not special things and have been able to do forseveralyears. notjust getting into the world cup. it is important we drove forward. when we get the opportunity to be ruthless like we were today, we need to drive it forward. it is important to put everything into practice and do all the things that we say we want to do. now, the open may be the most historic golf tournament there is, but the

in la course, the one—day event that runs beside the tour de france, pipping her compatriot anna van der breggent trump is planning to meet members of congress this evening amid strong criticism from senior republicans following his summit with vladimir putin yesterday. speaking alongside the russian leader, mr trump contradicted the findings of his own intelligence services, which said moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election. the top republican in congress, house speaker paul ryan, said president trump must see that russia is not an ally of the us. david willis reports from washington. arriving home to a blizzard of condemnation, the president who pledged to put america first is facing accusations of weakness from members of his own party. president trump's refusal to condemn russia's attempts to sway the outcome of the 2016 election and his characterisation of vladimir putin as both strong and powerful have incensed many here. among them, the former cia directorjohn brennan, who branded the move "nothing short of treasonous" on twitter, and accused president trump of being in presi

behind going into the last kilometre, but produced an amazing finish to pip her compatriot anna van der breggenn recognise her own father. 11 years on, the 200m sprinter has broken a 34—year scottish record and been crowned british champion. she has been speaking to bbc sport about how she deals with epilepsy as an elite athlete. slowly the light started to go out and everything started to get dark and everything started to get dark andi and everything started to get dark and i remember thinking and everything started to get dark and i rememberthinking i‘m going and everything started to get dark and i remember thinking i‘m going to die. almost let it happen, i couldn‘t stop it from happening and to this day i can picture my friend‘s face and she looked terrified. athletics is the only timei terrified. athletics is the only time i feel i don‘t worry. i‘m not saying there‘s never been a time when i have been training and sports don‘t pop into my head but i can count it on two hands, and today for two years count it on two hands, and today for two yea rs it count it on two hands, and today for tw

behind going into the last kilometre, but produced an amazing finish to pip her compatriot anna van der breggend the la course title. justin rose says he can repel the host of young americans who hold all the majors to claim the open title at carnoustie this week. his best finish in this, his home major still remains that astonishing fourth place, 20 years ago, back in 1998 when he was still an amateur. but form is on his side this year. he has had 17 top 10 finishes — including four wins — since the us pga championship last august. it has been a barren run for sure but i do not believe in superstition, i just feel but i do not believe in superstition, ijust feel my game is ina good superstition, ijust feel my game is in a good spot and i am creating chances to win regularly so it is up to me, not statistics or records, it is just about me and laying to win. so i'd try not to look any deeper than that. double olympic champion lizzy yarnold has undergone spinal surgery to repair some slipped discs. she claimed her second gold in pyeongchang earlier this year and said she couldn't manage the pain

behind going into the last kilometre, but produced an amazing finish to pip her compatriot anna van der breggen an "unsustainable upward trajectory" if there are no tax rises or spending cuts to pay for it, the office for budget responsibility has warned. earlier, i spoke to our business correspondentjonty bloom. he said the 0br has dismissed suggestions that the increased nhs spending could be paid for with a "brexit dividend". the office for budget responsibility, which has thejob of inspecting the governmen's finances and seeing whether the sums add up, say it willjust not happen. the net effect of brexit will probably be negative on government finances and they will have to find a lot more money to pay for an ageing population for that increased spending in the nhs over coming years. they calculate either taxes will have to go up or spending will have to come down by £111 billion in 2023—24, in five or six years' time. they really think the government, by then, will have to increase taxes or cut back on spending massively to stay on target. it puts the government in a difficult position. ha