i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre...s lewis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix.

you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more signs of tension have surfaced in the conservative party

ibrahimovic told bbc sport's simon stone what had drawn him to la.r i came, people were doubting me, if i would do good or not. i came to england as a 35—year—old, and i did what i did. soi 35—year—old, and i did what i did. so i like the challenge, i like the whispers around, talking, that you will not make it, he will not do it. that's everyone's opinion, which they have a right to. so the first game in galaxy, the thinking was they will not use me because we were losing 3—1. ijust came the day before. i came in, and just when i came in, we did 3—2. i see a long ball come through, it was bouncing, andi ball come through, it was bouncing, and i saw... while it was bouncing i saw the goalkeeper was out a bit, andi saw the goalkeeper was out a bit, and i said ijust need to get a good touch. but as soon as i hit the ball, i knew immediately, this is going in. it was feeling like i was alive. i was alive again, after a long time. the game goes on, the result is 3—3 at that moment. ashley cole runs with the ball, gives me a good cross, and ijust go for i

i'm will perry at the bbc sport centre with the rest of the day's news including... shock at wimbledon with roger federer knocked out in a quarterfinal five—set thriller against south africa's kevin anderson. hello there. it has been quite a journey for england. six stops around russia over the last month. when they first landed here at this tournament there was never really the belief that they would be able to reach the world cup final. but they kept winning. they won a penalty shoot out for the first time in the world cup and as the drawer opened up and they were so businesslike against sweden, there was ever believed that they would be able to get past croatia here in their first able to get past croatia here in theirfirst semi—final able to get past croatia here in their first semi—final for 28 years. despite taking the lead it was croatia and their vastly experienced side who will be back here on sunday to face france for that world cup trophy. let's cross inside the same as the two—hour sports editor dan around. dan, this is been quite the story to tell which

now on bbc news sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. the tour de france as the finish line nears. serena williams claims discrimination, saying she's the most drug tested american tennis player. and england name their team on thursday for the opening test against the top—ranked india. hello and welcome to the programme where with four stages to go at the tour de france, geraint thomas has control of the race. he's now almost two minutes clear of the dutchman tom domoulin — while the defending champion chris froome has slipped to third overall. wednesday's mountain stage was won by colombia's nairo quintana — but thomas finished 3rd to extend his overall lead. we thought stage 17 might be a decisive one. short and 65 kilometres, but packed with three brutal climes of. it

now on bbc news, sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e wales flag flying as geraint thomas makes history at the tour de france. the fizz was flowing for another briton as lewis hamilton claims victory in hungary, and with it a 24—point championship lead. and thailand's ariya jutanugarn regains her place as world number one with victory at the ladies' scottish open. hello and welcome to the programme, and we begin in paris, where history was made at the tour de france. as the champagne flowed along the champs elysee, it was the welsh flag held high by the victor, geraint thomas. for the record, sunday's final stage was won by the norwegian alexander kristoff of team emirates, but for team sky it's a sixth tour de france title in seven years. olly foster was there. cheers from the reigning champion to the new one. geraint thomas has won olympic, world and commonwealth gold medals but, over three weeks and 3,000 kilometres conquering the alps and pyrenees, he has now reached cycling's summit. i never thought about the outcome. it was always

now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.p tees off at carnoustie in scotland in the coming hours, and jordan spieth heads out as defending champion. britain's geraint thomas is the new overall leader at the tour de france, after an impressive victory on wednesday's11th stage. and is this the world's most expensive goalkeeper? brazil's alisson moves closer to a record—breaking transfer to liverpool. hello and welcome to the programme, where we are nowjust hours away from the year's third golf major of the year, the open championship at carnoustie in scotland. americans hold all four major titles at present, and jordan spieth is the defending 0pen champion. but what odds of a return to grand slam success for the rest of the world? four years ago rory mcilroy lifted the claret jug, winning by two strokes from rickie fowler and sergio garcia, and the northern irishman will be keen to add to that triumph and the other three majors he has won.

now on bbc news, sport today.entre. coming up on this programme: the german football association responds to mesut ozil's allegations of racism as he dramatically announces his international retirement. ryan lochte receives a 1a—month doping ban after outing himself on social media. follow the leader, leader, leader — but who is leading team sky? we sit down with the top two in the tour de france. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. germany's football association has emphatically rejected allegations of racism from mesut ozil following the arsenal midfielder‘s retirement from international football. ozil says he no longer wants to play for germany, citing racism and disrespect within german football. the 2014 world cup winner says he received hate mail and threats, and was blamed for germany's disappointing world cup. the 5—time german player of the year was criticised by the german fa and in the german media after being photographed with controversial turkish president recep tayyip erdogan at an event

hello, i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up on the programme. follow the leader, but which one is that? we hear from froome and thomas heading into the final week of the tour. mezut ozil walks away from international football accusing the german fa of racism. and the man who conquered carnoustie. molinari now tips europe for glory at the ryder cup. hello there. the tour de france finishes next sunday in paris. the riders are currently in the south of france resting up before they hit the pyrenees, three mountain stages there and then a time trial on saturday and then we should have a better idea who will be the champion this year. it's a team sky 1—2 at the moment. gerraint thomas leading the four time winner and defending champion chris froome by one minute and 39 seconds. so what is the dynamic, is froome still the team leader? will team orders kick—in, to get froome in yellow on the champs elysees? both men spoke today. it is quite funny because everyone is so keen to try and talk up this rivalry between myself and him, but it does not exist.

now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.n course for victory in the tour de france with three stages remaining the former manchester united manager alex ferguson has publicy thanked those who helped him recover from a brain haemmorage in may. and adil rashid takes aim at former england captain michael vaughan after he criticised the leg spinners inclusion for the first test against india starting next week in birmingham hello and welcome to the programme where it was a trouble—free day in the peloton for the tour de france leader geraint thomas as arnaud demare won a largely flat 18th stage on thursday. thomas still leads overall — and only friday's mountain pass and saturday's time trial stand between him and a maiden grand tour title. tom fordyce reports. after two days in the high mountains of the pyrenees, a chance for geraint thomas and his yellowjersey rivals

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. live in moscow here is the sport ‘s dave.t is coming up on the programme. it is finally home tie for england they sign up from russia with another defeats to the belgians. i'm john watson live at wimbledon where kerber shocks serena williams to win her first wimbledon title. novak djokovic book—sellers place in a fifth wimbledon final after upsetting rafael nadal over five gruelling sets. i'm at the bbc sports centre with the rest of the day's news including jo root back on formatting would try to level the one—day series with india. england said they wanted to leave russia in style but they are heading home in defeat after another lost to belgium. remember they lost to the belgians as the final match in the group stages. but game meant very little and this one didn't either. third—place play—off but it is belgium who will be leaving russia with those bronze medals around their neck. third is the best for their neck. third is the best for the belgians at a world cup. but harry kane said afterwards we will learn from this, we

there‘s much more formula one reaction on the the bbc sport website and there are also details of howthe late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news with annita mcveigh searches have been continuing throughout the day at a park in salisbury where it‘s believed that two people, poisoned by a nerve agent, may have picked up a contaminated bottle. charlie rowley — whose partner dawn sturgess died — is now out of hospital but still unable to return to his home, which remains cordoned off. earlier our news correspondent simon jones, whose been at the scene in salisbury, sent us this update. you have got officers with protective suits who go into the park to try to search for clues. what we had around lunchtime is the officers heading over to that area, to a park bench. they took samples from that bench, and photos, and took away evidence bags as part of their investigation. what we do know is police are not prepared to give a running commentary on what they are doing. but we understand they have been able to speak to charlie

there is a lot more on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now.imetable in two months. passengers on the company's lines, which include southern, thameslink and great northern, have suffered severe disruption after an overhaul of the schedule in may. 0ther rail companies cancelled services today, blaming staff shortages due to the hot weather and world cup final. here's our business correspondent joe lynam. in recent weeks it is a familiar sight, packed trains and another new title on services and more trains cancelled. passengers are getting weary. i travelled on the day they change the timetables from cambridge and it was a guessing game. the staff had no information. it can only improve things. it is very pooh only improve things. it is very poor. since the new timetables were introduced in may the government has lost a n introduced in may the government has lost an enquiry into govia thameslink, threatened to strip it of its franchise and the chief executive has resigned but it isn't just govia who have problems. northern cancelled 170 service

sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening.riton, this time the welshman, geraint thomas. he's etched his name into history alongside sir bradley wiggins and chris froome. thomas came home in third place in saturday's time trial to espelette behind tom dumoulin and his team sky team—mate chris froome. he has a one minute, 51 seconds lead as the race heads to paris for the largely ceremonial final stage around the streets of the french capital tomorrow. it's incredible just to be sat here with thisjersey. it's insane. a big thanks to chris froome because he committed to me and he was really happy to see me do so well and we are good friends and i really appreciate having probably the best stage race rider ever riding for me. it's just so surreal. it's going to take a while to sink in, i think. tonight, i think, i won't celebrate too much because champs—elysee is hard, if you switch off, it's one of the hardest stages. i will certainly have a beer or two and i think we've got some burgers but i'll save the celebration for paris t

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. is under way, as croatia attempt to secure their first major international trophy against france. france the 1990s champions, and croatia, this is theirfirst france the 1990s champions, and croatia, this is their first world cup final. croatia, this is their first world cupfinal. in croatia, this is their first world cup final. in fact 1998 champions. croatia made their world cup debut in the 1998 world cup in france, where they lost to france in the semifinals. croatia unchanged from the team that knocked out england in the team that knocked out england in the semifinal. here is a little bit of what has happened so far. it has been croatia's game so far. we were looking to the french teenager kylian mbappe and all his attacking flairand kylian mbappe and all his attacking flair and strength. he had to make a very important tackle inside his own box to stop one of those croatian chances. this matches live on bbc one right now. these are live pictures, antoine griezmann hasjust won a f

sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard askam. thank you, ben. two best players of their generation are on the way home. cristiano ronaldo's portugal were beaten by uruguay. lionel messi's argentina by france , who reached the quarterfinals with a thrilling 11—3 win. france went ahead before an absolute stunnerfrom angel di maria made it 1—1 and argentina then took the lead, but france levelled through benjamin pavard. kylian mbappe then showed the world what he's capable of — he scored two goals, becoming the only teenager to do so in a world cup knock—out game since pele in 1958. portugal were beaten 2—1 by uruguay. edinson cavani scoring both goals for the south americans, who'll face france in the last eight on friday. as for england, it's all about the build—up to their last 16 match against colombia on tuesday. let's check in with our correspondent at the england camp, david 0rnstein — harry kane is on many of the back pages today, appearing very confident — is there a real sense of optimism in the england squad? yes, this is theirfinalfull

now with all the day's sport, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre.ng into tomorrow's final round at the open. rory mcilroy and tommy fleetwood are the best placed british players on five under par, four shots off the top of the leaderboard, as is a resurgent tiger woods. katherine downes reports from carnoustie. flat calm out to sea, on the course it would prove anything but. justin rose set on moving day rolling. he just made the cut last night. today, he shot the best round of the tournament, but, like so many times before it was this man who set the contest alight. he's back. tiger on the rampage stalking a first major title since his glory days a decade ago. i've shown that i've been that close enough with the chance to win this year. what happened the last few years, this year. what happened the last few yea rs, i this year. what happened the last few years, i didn't want that to happen again but here i am with a chance of coming on sunday and a major championship, it will be fun. not such fun for rory mcilroy out there today. at five under he's

bbc news. hello, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e. france are world champions after beating croatia 4—2 in the world cup final. ecstasy in moscow and euphoria on the streets of paris as french fans celebrate their momentous victory. and it's a fourth wimbledon title for novak djokovic after he sees off kevin anderson in the final. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. france are world champions for the second time in their history after beating croatia 4—2 in a breathless 6 goal thriller in moscow. it was the highest scoring final since 1966 and the perfect climax to what has arguably been one of the best world cups of all time. olly foster was at the luzniki stadium for us. it has been an amazing climax to the tournament.

i am lizzie greenwood hughes in the bbc sport centre...wis hamilton breaks the track record at silverstone to take pole for sunday's british grand prix. good evening, generations of england players have imight i mightjust try to explain the hullabaloo you hear behind me. in the shadow of saint basils cathedral. there is a group about 1000 russian fans watching through the windows of one of the television studios here. the world media across the road. because russia are currently playing croatia in synergy for the right to play england in that. they had just scored for the hosts. we'll have a full update on that in just hosts. we'll have a full update on that injust a hosts. we'll have a full update on that in just a moment. hosts. we'll have a full update on that injust a moment. russia leading croatia. england already in that semifinal line—up. generations of england players have. tried and failed over the past 28 years, gareth southgate is the 10th fulltime manager since england reached the semi—finals at italia 90...but he will bring si

that's all the sport for now but you can find much more on the bbc sport website — including the build—upext hour. thank you, richard. millions of people who book their holidays online will be protected under new eu rules which come into force today. until now, trips booked via websites like expedia and on the beach did not have the same protection as traditional package holidays from travel agents. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. expedia, lastminute.com, ebookers and on the beach are popular websites for booking holidays, but they are intermediaries. it means if things go wrong, they are not directly responsible. that ends today. more and more people are buying their holidays online but they don't get the same protection as they would have got from a traditional travel agent, so thanks to these changes today, anybody who buys a holiday and, for instance, there's an ash cloud or a hotel isn't up to standard or the airline goes bust, they will be protected, thanks to these new directives. 83% booked a holiday online last year. most of that was through booking sites. but only

the latest from the open is available on bbc sport website and app with reaction to come on radio 5liveclock this evening. and a big evening of cricket as well with the t20 blast, including lancashire against yorkshire at old trafford. you can follow that on the website an app. that's all from sportsday. thanks forjoining us. it has become something of a rare event recently — some rain. but many parts of the uk have seen a little bit of rain today. this was manchester earlier on, with thick cloud overhead. this atlantic weather system has been pushing south and east. and this area of cloud has been coming up from the continent bringing a little bit of rain to the far south—east. and then in between, yes, there has been some sunshine but a few heavy showers as well and the odd thunderstorm. that will continue for a time over the next few hours. and then as we go through the night, most of the showers in the south will fade, just one or two continuing into the early hours. a little bit misty for parts of scotla nd hours. a little bit misty for parts of scotland and northern ireland. notan

but brown has told bbc sport, the women's game is now top of their list of priorities.keen to professionalise the women's game. our rendition is to professionalise both servers and 15 is. we have had a half and a half situation for the past couple of seasons. our ambition is to do that, as soon as you can seasons. our ambition is to do that, as soon as you can possibly afford it, is the key. it is not commercialised, fully, yet. we are ina gay commercialised, fully, yet. we are in a gay great position with the permission, it is the first direct position we have got for the women's game, but it is not enough to fund the whole programme. we need to identify that money, spent everything that we make, invest it all in the game, so we got to re—prioritise something else to put it into the women's game. great britain's becky downie will make her return to competition at next month's european championships in glasgow. the former european champion hasn't competed since tearing a ligament in her elbow during a fall at last year's event in romania. she admits there were times she

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. today! good morning. having just made the cut, it's been a good start to the 3rd round, of the open for england's justin rose. he still has a long way to go to make up enough ground on the leaders, at carnoustie, who don't go out until this afternoon. among the americans, tommy fleetwood, and rory mclroy are in the mix for england and northern ireland. let's join our man there, john watson. hi, john. back to the benign, warm conditions unlike the rain yesterday? absolutely. it certainly helps the early starters. justin rose who just made the cut yesterday on three over. lee's rather calm conditions, not a breath of wind, no rain and certainly benefiting those early starters. justin rose picking up a couple of early birdies to move to one over. patrick reed as well, the masters champion, three overjust making the cut also. he had three birdies ina making the cut also. he had three birdies in a row to move level par. favourable conditions. the latest starters will fancy their chances of

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh.and russia, was it still now? good afternoon. 2010 winners spain are hoping to find some real form at the world cup and with it ruin the dreams of the host nation russia. the two sides meet in moscow and it's spain who took an early lead. sergio ramos tussled with sergei ignashevich, which led to an unfortunate own goal from the russian. spain dominated possession throughout the half, but this handball by gerard pique resulted in a penalty for the hosts. artem dzyuba put away for the equaliser and his third goal of the tournament. it's still level with half an hour to go. you can watch the conclusion on bbc one or on the bbc sport website and app. coming up a little later, croatia look to emulate their world cup exploits of 1998. they face denmark for a place in the last eight. it's a game you can listen to on radio 5live or the sport website and app. england's last 16 match against colombia is three days away and gareth southgate feels his team have created a fresh air of excitement a

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. to fund adult social care. that's according to research by the local government association, which says more money is needed now. the department of health and social care says it will publish its proposals in the autumn. 0ur reporter simonjones has more. with an ageing population and a squeeze on council budgets, the strains on care services can no longer be ignored — that's the message from the local government association, which supports local authorities, ahead of its annual conference next week. although councils in england have been able to increase council tax in recent years to help meet the cost, many say it's not enough. it's the overwhelming concern of council leaders across the country that the crisis in the funding for social care is becoming more and more acute. the nhs will fall over unless councils get extra money to help people keep in their own homes. all chant: no nhs cuts! this weekend, thousands of people marched through central london to protest at what they say i

now on bbc news, time for sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ramme: american kevin kisner is the clubhouse leader after the first round of the open championship at carnoustie in scotland. tiger woods makes a blistering start but ends the day on level par, after dropping shots on the back nine. and geraint thomas cements his place as the overall leader at the tour de france, after a gruelling 12th stage. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with golf, and the first round of the open championship at carnoustie in scotland saw dry conditions on thursday, as the early groups made light of it. american kevin kisner leads by a stroke, on five—under, with defending champion jordan spieth struggling to one—over. it was another american who stole the majority of attention, tiger woods, who showed glimpses of his best as the 14—time major winner finished level par, playing this tournament for the first time since 2015. austin halewood reports.

that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's the papers.th me are james rampton, features writer for the independent. and peter conradi, foreign editor at the sunday times. let's take a look at the front pages. welcome to both of you, just to have you —— did to have you with us. let's bring you up to date with what is in the papers today. the observer leads with claims of a cross—party consensus on theresa may's brexit plans, with the labour peer lord mandelson saying the current blueprint would lead to " national humiliation". the paper also carries a picture of serena williams congratulating her opponent, angelique kerber, on her victory in the wimbledon final. brexit also the lead for the sunday express, with claims borisjohnson is preparing what it calls a "bombshell" resignation speech. the telegraph leads on an interview with a former government minister over his decision to resign because of the prime minister's brexit plans, but also carries a picture of the duchesses of cambridge and sussex enjoying an afternoon at wimbledon. the s

sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. good morning.kerber said nobody expected her to go so far at wimbledon. but she went all the way to the final and fulfilled her dream of winning it for the first time, ending the fairy—tale comeback of serena williams with some impressive defensive tennis on centre court. it was a repeat of the 2016 final that kerber lost, but after taking the first set 6—3, she took the second by the same scoreline for her third grand slam title — the other two coming back in 2016. she has only the french open to win to complete the set. and, so, 2pm this afternoon, before the football begins, it'll be all eyes on novak djokovic and kevin anderson in the men's final. both came through the longest semifinals in wimbledon history to make it this far. djokovic outlasted rafa nadal in a match split over two days, before prevailing 10—8 in the final set. he says he doesn't have much to lose as he chases a 13th major title. he also wishes he could have had a day off. anderson, playing in his second grand slam final, say

our colleagues just across the road here at bbc sport, they are going to be right across it, too.he final. i ama we are going to go to the final. i am a believer. right now, they have made me believe, first time in yea rs, made me believe, first time in years, that i have believed, that this england team can do it, because we have got the right mentality, and when you have got a goal—scorer, bang inform, when you have got a goal—scorer, bang in form, scoring goals, you have got a chance. there is a real buzz around the squad, that has not been there before. there has only been there before. there has only been a depressive cloud around the england squad, for some reason over yea rs england squad, for some reason over years gone by, but everyone seems happy to be there. everyone is enjoying it, everyone is on the same wavelength. what have you made of sweden‘s? wavelength. what have you made of sweden's? a solid, efficient team. solid defensively, don‘t give much away. but if you give them an opportunity up the other end, they are good enough to take it. they have good enough playe

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's john acres.and captain, alan shearer, says gareth southgate should "respect, but not fear" croatia ahead of their world cup semi final on wednesday. england of course through thanks to that quarter—final win over sweden in samara yesterday. shearer‘s confident that this current squad can continue to make history in russia. it is an incredible opportunity for gareth and for all of his staff and all of his players. they deserve to be in this position. they have been absolutely magnificent in everything they have said and everything they have done. they are enjoying it. they look as if they are having fun, which is great to see. and they are not ready to go home, yet, which for all of us, is an incredible opportunity. we're all enjoying it, as well. we certainly are. standing between england and a place in the world cup final is croatia after they knocked out hosts russia on penalties. it all started so well for russia, taking the lead through this cracker from dennis cherysev. croatia equalised, an

there's more on the bbc sport website. but from me that's all for now. sport website. that's it. 's time hello. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a woman who was exposed to a nerve agent in wiltshire. 44—year—old dawn sturgess fell ill last weekend after coming into contact with novichok. her partner, charlie rowley, remains critically ill in hospital. the prime minister has said she is "appalled and shocked" by ms sturgess's death. the met police has released a statement on behalf of the head of the uk's counter—terror police, neil basu. he says, "this is shocking and tragic news. our home affairs correspondentjune kelly has more details. dawn stu rgess to dawn sturgess to kill last saturday at this life behind me, the home of her boyfriend, charlie rowley. he collapsed a few hours later. the couple had spent much of the previous day together and it is believed that during this time they had become exposed to this nerve agent. they were being treated at salisbury district hospital, the hospital that saved the lives

you can follow it on the bbc sport website.uring a row about the party's anti—semitism code has denied "screaming" abuse. ian austin is facing possible suspension after the argument with the party's chairman, ian lavery. speaking on bbc radio 4's the world this weekend, he says he was upset by the decision not to adopt the standard definition of anti—semitism in its entirety in labour's new code of conduct and was ashamed of the labour party. i said that i thought the labour party's failure to adopt the... i said i thought the nec‘s decision was a disgrace. look, am i upset about anti—semitism? yes, iam. i'm upset about that and i'm upset as well about the leadership's failure. i think the refusal, really, you know, to deal with this properly. i grew up listening to my dad tell me how he'd escaped from the holocaust, and how his mum and sisters were murdered in treblinka and that led to me joining the labour party as a teenager, determined to fight racism and the first thing i did when i became an mp 13 years ago was to organis

you can follow it live on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now.re signs of tension have surfaced in the conservative party over the prime minister's brexit plan, agreed with her cabinet on friday. the foreign secretary, boris johnson, is understood to have used colourful language at the meeting to criticise her proposals before later giving them his backing. critics say the plan would be "unworkable" and could cost the conservatives the next election. however, theresa may insists it would ensure brexit is delivered. let's return to the thai cave rescue which is under way in chiang rai. we can now get the thoughts of anmarmirza, who's the co—ordinator for the american national cave rescue commission, a volunteer group dedicated to training and supporting cave rescuers. anmar has personally been involved in around 140 rescue missions and joins me now from bloomington, indiana. thank you so much forjoining us. just give us an idea of how difficult you think this rescue mission is going to be in thailand. it's going to be incredibly difficult. the mer

the first ball will be bowled at 11, coverage available on 5 live sports extra and bbc sport website to paris to take a look at these scenes there this morning as france celebrates bastille day, the 14th of july, a critical dna history of the french revolution. 0ne july, a critical dna history of the french revolution. one of those events that has more symbolic significance than perhaps what happened on the day itself. it was the liberation of prisoners held in the liberation of prisoners held in the bastille prison. they turned out to bea the bastille prison. they turned out to be a rather as disappointing bunch, a small number and not the symbolic release that the people of paris hope for. nonetheless, it was a brutal end to the life of the governor of the bastille prison, and it became a symbolic date in marking the revolution years 1789. we are seeing the military parade in front of the manual macron, along the champs—elysees, below the arc de triomphe. it is quite aside. let's listen to some of the music. —— quite a sight. wonderful scenes. a very different picture from last year

let's get back to the bbc sports centre and a little bit of calm and the rest of your sports news fromt two—time wimbledon champion andy murray has withdrawn from this year's tournament as he continues to build to full fitness following nearly a year out with a hip injury. in a post on social media, murray said "...after lengthy discussions with my team and with a heavy heart, we've decided that playing best—of—5—set matches might be a bit too soon in the recovery process." he went on to say he will begin his hard court preparations from tomorrow with the us open still to come in late august. lewis hamilton has lost his lead at the top of the formula one world championship standings after being forced to retire from the austrian grand prix. hamilton suffered a loss of fuel pressure in his mercedes with eight laps to go, it's the first time in a record 33 races he hasn't finished. max verstappen went onto take an unexpected victory for red bull. joe lynskey reports. to be formula 1 champion you have to master every landscape. the health and terms of austria meant no easy route for lewis

bbc news. time for a look at all the sport news from the bbc sports centre. with chris mitchell. hello.. good afternoon. sam warburton has retired from professional rugby. the former wales and british and irish lions captain — who is 29 — hadn't played since leading the lions to a drawn series against new zealand last year. our reporter thomas morgan is outside the principality stadium in cardiff for us — how much of a shock? i think after that 2007 lions to some underwent neck attention, he was out of action, then he underwent at knee operation and was out for the whole of the season. it is understood he began pre—season but he has been unable to return to full fitness and he has made this decision. he has had a few injuries over the last few years but there is no doubt of course he will go down as one of wales' greatest ever players and no doubt one of wales' best ever say we have ever had. as usually combative player in both aspects of the game. he is also wales' leading captain, with 49 caps. 7a in total. he will be sorely missed on and off the rugby field. talking about how much he

sport today is up next. this is bbcump has been pressed to reach a new us trade deal with britain after brexit, during his first visit to the country as president. injapan, at least 200 people are now reported to have been killed in the worst flooding to hit the country in nearly a0 years. as we've heard, president trump has been having dinner at blenheim palace on thursday evening with a group of business leaders. as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports, there were hundreds of protesters outside voicing their opposition to some of president trump's policies. all chant: what do we want? trump out. all chant: when do we want it? now. the chant normally reserved for british politicians tonight turned on the president of the united states. up to 1,000 protesters gathered outside the front of blenheim palace, calling for donald trump to leave britain, on the day he had just arrived. very beautiful, very nice. all these people have turned out to see us... there was a pantomime atmosphere playing up in the genteel 0xfords

hello, your live with the bbc sport centre and chris mitchell.or fun! fedorova looks unstoppable at wimbledon. so too the seven time champion serena williams. she gets to the quarter—finals too. —— federer. the time for training is done. neighbours belgium and france get ready for their semi—final showdown at the world cup. business as usual at wimbledon. federer, djokovic, nadalanne williams all won with very little trouble. the only blip perhaps, discover, knocked out by kiki bertens —— nadal and. that means all top ten women's seeds are out. —— this,. many have tried to stop roger federer on the grass at wimbledon, mannarino will add to that list —— pliskova. roger federer gets to his 16th wimbledon quarter—final. rafa

names in action at the anniversary games this weekend, coverage this weekend on bbc one and the bbc sportebsite. finally, there was a bit of world cup glamour at non—league gainsborough trinity's ground last night, where england defender harry maguire was in the crowd to watch his brothers lawrence and joe play against each other as gainsborough took on chesterfield in a preseason friendly. they're the two number sixes. some of the crowd, though, seemed to be more interested in selfies with maguire than the match itself. good on them! a star now. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. borisjohnson has launched an outspoken attack on the prime minister's brexit policy — acccusing her of dithering and urging her to change course. it comes as theresa may faced a grilling in front of mps on the liaison select committee as to how her current proposals for the uk's future relationship with the eu would work in practice. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. it has been a pretty gruelling day for the prime minister. that long session in front o

bbc news. that's it from me. now it's time for sport today. from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: belgium come from 2—0 down to score a last second winner against japan and move through to the world cup quarter—finals. and they'll face neymar‘s brazil who, despite his antics, scored in their 2—0 win over mexico. and it's another year of wimbledon with another roger federer victory. the defending men's champion cruises past dusan lajovic and into the second round. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the fifa world cup in russia on a monday where there were no shocks in the last 16 matches. brazil eased past mexico but belgium had to come from 2—0 down to beat a dogged japan. 0lly foster rounds up the action from moscow. this tournament continues to be an absolute knockout, after those two penalty shootouts on sunday, we expected a quiet monday here in russia but when brazil are playing they always seem to create their own drama, don't they? they beat mexico 2-0, drama, don't they? they beat mexico 2—0, fair

bbc news. now it is time for sport today.the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: croatia are through to the world cup final after coming from behind to beat england in extra—time. a huge shock at wimbledon — as the 8 time champion roger federer goes out in the quarter—finals. but rafa nadal wins a five set thriller to set up a semi—final against novak djokovic. croatia are into their first look at final after they eat england 2—1 in their semi—final. they needed an extra time winner to ensure that they and not england, will play france in the final. croatia have done it the hard way, extra time was

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. — blue, white and red — the colours of the national flag, as the triumphant world cup winners, france, are welcomed home. there's a similar homecoming for the runners—up, croatia. despite defeat in the final, the players are given a heroes' reception. a summer of sport continues, as the world's best golfers prepare to take on one of the world's hardest courses. we look ahead to the open. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. world champions france have made a heroes' return to paris as hundreds of thousands of fans took to the streets of the french capital to welcome their world cup winners home. the 4—2 victory over croatia in moscow on sunday has cemented france's reemergence as one of footballs superpowers and brought the country together, as witnessed by hugh schofield our correspondent in paris.

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. england thrash india by eight wickets to claim a 2—1 win in their one—day international series. french celebrations continue, this time in cycling, as julian alaphilippe claims an impressive solo victory on stage 10 of the tour de france. and tiger woods says this year's open championship at carnoustie gives him his best chance of claiming a 15th major title. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with cricket news, and england have put down a real marker for next year's world cup, which they're hosting. they thrashed india by eight wickets in the third one day international at headingley, and it means they clinch the series 2—1. england are the top ranked side in the 50—over format and this victory over the side ranked below them will strengthen their tag as favorites ahead of next year's tournament. with all the details here's our reporter henry moeran.

sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news.: israel has evacuated hundreds of syria's white helmets civil defence volunteers and their families to jordan. the operation was the result of international cooperation. 11 taxi drivers have been killed in south africa after gunmen ambushed them using automatic rifles. the victims were on their way back to johannesburg attending the funeral of a colleague. as we've heard, police in worcester have released cctv images of three men they want to question, after a three—year old boy was seriously injured in a suspected acid attack. officers say he was deliberately targetted. a 39—year—old man from wolverhampton has been arrested, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. 0livia crellin reports. a shocking attack in a quintessential english city. yesterday, worcester was the scene of a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old child at a busy retail park. it left residents shaken. it's just really disgraceful if anything like that happens, especially — to anybody, includin

hello, i'm marc edwards and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: it's majestic from molinary as the italian claims his maiden major with victory at the open championship at carnoustie. from 14th to 1st, lewis hamilton comes back to win a sensational german grand prix as sebastian vettel crashes in the rain. and magnus cort nielsen wins stage 15 of the tour de france as geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey. hello. francesco molinari is the 2018 open champion, shooting a faultless final round at carnoustie to become the first italian to win the famous claretjug. tim hague was watching the action unfold on the east coast of scotland. the winds of change were in the air at the championship sunday. francesco molinari began the day three off the lead but by the time he hold this, he was one of the men to beat. at the 18th, he went from sharing the lead to posting a clubhouse score that was too good for everyone. that included tiger woods. the american had briefly lead after a flawless front nine. 0h the american had brief

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.crashes out of wimbledon — the world number two is beaten in the second round. could juventus tempt cristiano ronaldo away from real madrid? the italian champions make a big money offer for the portugal forward. and 43 all out — an all time low in test cricket for bangladesh on the opening day of their first test against the west indies in antigua. there was a shock defeat for the world number 2 and australian open champion caroline wozniaki, who's crashed out of wimbledon in the second round. but the seven times champion serena williams and the defending champion roger federer both sailed through. austin halewood reports. many have stepped on to centre court dreaming of beating roger federer, few have made it

i'm tim hague at the bbc sport centre — with the rest of the day's sport, including...at andy murray will not be playing at wimbledon. he's withdrawn and says it's "too soon" for him to be playing five sets matches after his comeback from hip surgery. and hamilton has a day to forget in austria. the mercedes driver retire from the race and loses his lead in the drivers' championship. hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. wejust hello. there are a few kremlins in the system here. we just had a power cut at our live position in moscow. russia are hosting an enormous party, getting further at their own world cup than they could ever have imagined. they have knocked spain out on penalties at the national stadium. a couple of weeks ago when they managed to get out of their group, there was near hysteria on the streets of moscow. they will be ramping it up to a different level altogether. with the story of the match, here is our sports correspondent natalie pirks. they came with hope and the knowing belief that anything is possible but this is david and goliath

hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: caroline wozniacki crashes out of wimbledon — the world number two is beaten in the second round. could juventus tempt cristiano ronaldo away from real madrid? the italian champions make a big money offer for the portugal forward. and 43 all out — an all time low in test cricket for bangladesh on the opening day of their first test against the west indies in antigua. there was a shock defeat for the world number 2 and australian open champion caroline wozniaki, who's crashed out of wimbledon in the second round. but the seven times champion serena williams and the defending champion roger federer both sailed through. austin halewood reports. many have stepped on to centre court dreaming of beating roger federer, few have made it a reality. leucocyte was the next, his attempt didn't last long. after that took the opener, the second was a serving masterclass is. not appoint conceded in the entire set, flawless. and in the third, the resistance was broken. the

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: geraint thomas extends his lead in the tour de france as the finish line nears. serena williams claims discrimination, saying she's the most drug tested american tennis player. and england name their team on thursday for the opening test against the top—ranked india. hello and welcome to the programme where with four stages to go at the tour de france, geraint thomas has control of the race. he's now almost two minutes clear of the dutchman tom domoulin — while the defending champion chris froome has slipped to third overall. wednesday's mountain stage was won by colombia's nairo quintana — but thomas finished 3rd to extend his overall lead. we thought stage 17 might be a decisive one. short and 65 kilometres, but packed with three brutal climes of. it may well turn out to be that way. geraint thomas, third on the stage on a day that was w011 third on the stage on a day that was won by nairo quintana, but thomas putting time into his rivals, particularly h

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.the hosts russia are through to the world cup quarter—finals after beating spain on penalties. they'll play croatia after ivan rakitic scored the winning penalty to see off denmark in their last 16 tie. and the formula one title race is thrown wide open again as red bull's max verstappen wins the team's home grand prix in austria. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the fifa world cup in russia and another of the big names has gone out, this time to the hosts. spain were beaten on penalties as were denmark in the late game when they succumbed to croatia, and olly foster has been keeping tabs in moscow. the celebrations when russia simply made it out of their group were something special, but what we're seeing here in the city is a whole new level and the whole country is in dreamland at their own world cup. no one gave them a chance against spain, the 2010 world champions, but they defended heroically and their goalkeeper, akinfeev, was their hero in the penalty sho