american captain jim furyk has chosen tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau as three of hise united states team to face europe in this month's ryder cup. dechambeau is in fine form, having won the previous two pga tour events, and leads the fedex cup standings, while five—time major winner mickelson plays in a record 12th event after making his debut in 1995. the most interesting, perhaps, is the return of 42—year—old woods as a player for the first time since 2012, having recovered from back surgery and after finishing second at the recent us pga championship. i haven't been putt of the team playing wise for six years. i served asa playing wise for six years. i served as a vice captain a couple of years ago, and that was absolutely incredible to be putt of the team, be putt of these young guys, and just to try to help them in any way, shape orform just to try to help them in any way, shape or form i just to try to help them in any way, shape orform i could, whether it was with pairings, spikes or senators or water, whatever they needed. i was there. and this year, to have t

alongside woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau have also been selected.n carter, who's been waiting all day for this news. iain — no real surprise that woods is back in the fold? no, i don't think so. really from the moment he finished second at the pga championship last month, he was nailed on to return to this american ryder cup team. it will be his first appearance since 2012. he was always going to be part of the infrastructure if you like of this ryder cup team because he had been named as a vice captain. but at the start of a year when he returned from those multiple back surgeries, it was one of his goals to force his way back into the american ryder cup tea m way back into the american ryder cup team either by qualifying automatically or as has been the case earning this wild card pick from captainjim furyk. he says that it's an incredible feeling beyond special that he is back in the american ryder cup team and cannot wait for the match which of course ta kes pla ce wait for the match which of course takes place at the end of this month. what abo

mickelson and bryson dechambeau. molinari and fleetwood a re and bryson dechambeau.as and jordan spieth in the next few minutes. spieth and thomas winning and molinari and fleetwood winning this morning, that could be a fascinating matchup to come this afternoon. john, in paris, thank you. we will be back with john john, in paris, thank you. we will be back withjohn through the afternoon. ferrari's sebastian vettel laid down a marker in first practice ahead of this weeeknd's russian grand prix. he was fastest in the opening session while his title rival and championship leader lewis hamilton could only manage third quickest... we're now halfway through the second session and it's max verstappen who is setting the pace... good news for hamilton, who leads the championship though, when the race start on sunday the red bull's will be near the back of the grid having replaced their engines. sam curran, who was england's player of the series in their victory over india this summer, has been given his first central contract to play test cricket. the 20—year—old surrey all—

bryson dechambeau wins the pga tour event in boston and furthers his lead in the fedex cup. cricket. serena williams will bid to reach another grand slam semi—final on tuesday when she plays another former world number one, karolina pliskova, in the last eight of the us open at flushing meadows in new york. williams is bidding for her 24th grand slam title as she continues her comeback after becoming a mother last year. the 36—year—old will need to get past the czech pliskova, who was a beaten finalist in 2016 and they'll be the first match of the night session on arthur ashe stadium. she's a really good forehand. in fa ct, she's a really good forehand. in fact, she doesn't do a lot of things bad! obviously i think she was number one last year, so she got there for a reason, so, yeah, she's got a lot of strong parts to her game. in case you missed it, japan's kei nishikori remains on target in his attempt to win a maiden grand slam title and a first for an asian man. he beat germany's philip kolschreiber in straight sets to make the the quarter—finals of the us open. and the

team usa captainjim furyk has selected tiger woods, bryson dechambeau and phil mickelson as three ofk's football team could pick a side including futsal players against wales this weekend. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis at the us open in new york, and six—time winner serena williams is through to the semi—finals after a straight—sets win over karolina pliskova. the 20—time grand slam winner was a 6—4, 6—? winner and will now face number 19 seed anastasija sevastova after she knocked out defending champion sloane stephens, also in straight sets, 6—2, 6—3.

putting the pressure on, though, is american bryson dechambeau, who won the northern trust event in newwhile tiger woods, who is bidding for a ryder cup wildcard, is tied for 16th, butjust six shots off the lead heading into the final round. i think ithink in i think in general here in the last probably month and a half, i have really turned the corner. i really had some good shots, and i really played well, from tee to green. it's just a matter of just played well, from tee to green. it's just a matter ofjust getting one little hot stretch with the part a mac, and get it rolling, and get the momentum on my side, and just get in is rolling —— with the putter. good to see tiger woods back to some very, very good form. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. that wasn't bad for the first weekend of september. summer warmth continuing for many of us, especially where you had the sunshine, temperatures into the mid—20s in the warmest places. but it is turning cooler this week as this weat

bryson dechambeau, who began the week leading the standings, came 19th at east lake and so dropped toworld number onejustin rose secured the $10 million bonus. but afterwards, he only wanted to speak about one man. i would like to take this moment to congratulate tiger, i think the world of golf is just really proud of you right now and is super excited about your game and also the way the game of golf is going. so many great young players, it is nice for us old guys to get a little moment in the sun. meanwhile, on the european tour, tom lewis won the portugal masters. the englishman carded a final round of 66 in vilamoura to finish 22 under par, three shots ahead of compatriot eddie pepperell and australia's lucas herbert. it's only his second tour win, after winning the same event seven years ago. it was quiet out there today. the course was in good condition, the crowds were good, i played well, i struck it well. i actually got better as the week went on. i am pleased just to be here and to be able to put myself in that position and comes through means a lot. dutch golfer anne van

world number onejustin rose and american bryson dechambeau are in pole position for the $10 million prizeurnament for five years. to be able to have played the swell and after coming off what i came off of. —— this world. didn‘t know how many tournaments i would play in and next thing you know i am here in the two championship. there are not many quys two championship. there are not many guys who can say they have accomplished that, but to come back where i have come back from and to get here has been a pretty tall order and something i am proud of. many of the golfers in atlanta also have their eyes on another prize, the ryder cup, which gets underway in just over a week‘s time between the usa and europe at le nacional club near paris. tony finau is part of the american team, and he already appears to be worrying about the weather. i like the golf course. to me, it will just i like the golf course. to me, it willjust depend on the weather. if the wind blows, the course is hard for anybody and it plays that way because there is a much water that comes into play. when we played a couple of

he was second behind bryson dechambeau heading into it.bs across the world. from the need to wear collars, to shorts covering the knees, it seems french golfer matthieu pavon received special dispensation during the opening round of the portugal masters. his ball ended perilously close to the water at the par—five 12th, and pavon was determined not to get his trousers wet. he bogeyed the hole but still ended with a three—under—par round of 68. i suppose that's what you call a brief spot of bother. ijust go i just go straight ijust go straight into the i just go straight into the water. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the team, that is your friday sport briefing. art auctions are nothing new, but next month, christie's in new york are putting a very unusual work up for sale. it is a painting which is expected to go for something like $10,000. now, that doesn't sound like a lot. but it is quite impressive when you find out who, or what, the artist is, as the bbc‘s tim allman explai

world number onejustin rose and american bryson dechambeau are in pole position for the 10 million dollarn the tournament for five years. to be able to have played this well and after coming off what i came off of... i didn't know how many tournaments i would play in and next thing you know i am here in the tour championship. there are many guys who can say they have accomplished that, got into the tour championship... but to come back where i have come back from and to get here has been a pretty tall order, and something i'm proud of. cristiano ronaldo was sent off on his european debut forjuventus on wednesday after appearing to pull at the hair of a valencia player. the italians still scored a 2—0 win but it means the portuguese will miss his much anticipated return to old trafford against manchester united unless he successfully appeals. elsewhere, his former club and holders, real madrid, were 3—0 winners over roma with gareth bale among the scorers. pre—competition favourites manchester city were shocked 2—1 at home by lyon, while manchester united fared better with a 3—0 win in swi

alex and sergio bashed phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau.n did, well, what the rose and stenson often do at the ryder cup. and with an unprecedented afternoon whitewash on the cards, molinari and fleetwood repeated their morning artistry to take down jordan spieth and justin thomas. well played indeed. for europe at the end of the day, two points ahead. so a day that started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this monumental occasion. ben croucher, bbc news. incredible afternoon for europe. one we have not really had since gleneagles, i guess. there were a couple of times where we strain to have a great session but it did not materialise. but this has been awesome. the first tee shot was not like anything i've been involved with before. it was like a feeling of a foot ball before. it was like a feeling of a football game back in the states, an nfl football game, and i'm in the middle of the field and i have to hit a tee shot with all that adrenaline. it was incredible, even though the crowd is a

the mexican ancer leads american bryson dechambeau and england's tyrell hatton, who are on 12—under thanksquarter—final line—up for the us 0pen should be completed later with roger federer aiming to keep his quest alive for a first flushing meadows title in a decade againstjohn milman. maria sharapova last won the women's singles in 2006. she's playing spain's carla suarez navarro, expected to be another tight match. sharapova has never lost in new york at night. novak djokovic is also playing against portugal'sjoao sousa he deserves the credit for reaching first time last 16 in a slam. he doesn't have anything to lose. he's a fighter. he grinds, he doesn't give you too many free points. he makes you run, he loves to run, he loves to run around his backhand, it's some for hand, plays pretty flat. —— hits some for hands. before the match against burnley in the premier league, the pressure was onjose mourinho and the manchester united board. some united fans even paid for a banner to be flown above the ground to protest at how the club was being run. well, on the field, united responded in t

you are alex noren and sergio garcia crashed phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau.cedented afternoon whitewash on the cards, molinari and fleetwood repeated their morning artistry to take downjordan spieth and justin thomas. commentator: well played indeed to europe. two points ahead. so a day that started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this monumental occasion. ben croucher, bbc news. the weather now with darren bett. hello, good morning. friday felt more like autumn because we had cooler air coming from the north, not surprisingly, the highest temperature was on the south coast, here in hampshire. still 19 degrees, pretty good. over the weekend, we've got high pressure close enough by, so while there will be some showers around, for the most part dry with sunshine at times. it will probably turn cooler as the weekend goes on. pretty cold at the moment, though, underneath that area of high pressure would be clearer skies. we've got more atlantic winds across the northern half of the uk and a weak weather front as we

jim furyk has chosen tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau as three of his wildcard picksine form, having won the previous two pga tour events and leads the fedex cup standings while five—time major winner mickelson plays in a record 12th event after making his debut in 1995. really, from the moment he finished second at pga championship last month, he was nailed on to return to this american ryder cup team. it will be his first appearance since 2012. he was or is go to be part of the infrastructure, if you like, this ryder cup team because he had been named as a vice captain. at the start of the year when he returned from those multiple back surgeries, it was one of his goals, two awesome self back into the american ryder cup team either by qualifying automatically, or has been the case, earning this wildcard. he says that it is an incredible feeling, beyond special, that he is back in the american ryder cup team and cannot wait for the match, which takes place at the end of this month. there has been a shock in the women's draw at the us open. anastasija sevastova knock

you are alex noren and sergio garcia crashed phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau.sh on the cards, francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood took downjordan spieth and justin thomas. well played indeed to europe. two points ahead. so a day that started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this monumental occasion. ben croucher, bbc news. let's stay in france now, because there's an important campaign to protect part of the nation's culture. for years the country's baking industry has tried to fight off he growing incursion of foreign invaders, like the hamburger. now they are taking their fight to a whole new level, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. the abandoned city of machu picchu, the glorious canals of venice, the natural splendour of yosemite national park. these all have their place on unesco's list of world heritage sites. ancient buildings, areas of natural beauty, an attempt to protect cultural artefacts. so what about adding a baguette to the list? well, that is the plan for france's national confederation of bakeri

and then in the anchor leg, alex noren against bryson dechambeau, they will be last out., that could very well be a key matchup but i think europe and captain thomas bjorn will be hopeful that they will get the four and a half points they need to win back the ryder cup before the anchor leg. it won't be decided then. we are just losing you a little but we are seeing some of the singles... he came back and then he went again! hopefully europe can hold their nerve for the ryder cup later. thanks to john hold their nerve for the ryder cup later. thanks tojohn watson come alive from paris and you can watch all the action on fold and online and listen on bbc radio five live as well. not long until it starts. and don't forget the russian grand prix gets under way at 12.10 with valteri bottas starting on pole ahead of mercedes team—mate and championship leader lewis hamilton. ferrari's sebastian vettel — who's a0 points behind hamilton in the standings — will start third. you can follow all the action on radio 5 live sports extra. that's all the sport for now. back to the studio

alex noren and sergei garcia thrashed phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau, justin rose and henrik stensonfternoon whitewash on the cards, molinari and fleetwood repeated their morning artistry to take downjordan spieth and justin thomas. well played indeed, to europe at the end of the day, two points ahead. so, a day that started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this monumental occasion. ben croucher, bbc news. incredible afternoon for europe. 0ne we haven't really had since gleneagles, i guess. there was a couple of times where we threaten to have a great session and it did not really materialise, but to see all blue on the board this afternoon is awesome. the first tee shot was not like anything i have been involved in before. it was like a feeling of a football game back in the states, an nfl football game, and i'm in the middle of the field and i have to hit a tee shot. you have to make a golf swing with all that type of adrenaline, so it was incredible, even though the crowd is european, we are on european soil, just to be in that atmos

phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau have also been brought in.hich could be given to children on the nhs within weeks. it's called car—t and helps target leukaemia where other drugs have failed. it usually costs hundreds of thousands of pounds per patient, but nhs england boss simon stevens has said a fair and affordable price deal has been reached with manufacturer nova rtis. now we can talk to phil reynolds, the car—t lead for charity bloodwise, and rose gray, policy manager at cancer research uk. also joining us via webcam is hannah 0liver willets. her four—year—old son zachariah is undergoing treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia now — but wouldn't be eligable for the new treatment unless he got worse. we also have kerry brown — whose son felix has that same form of leukaemia — he's undegroing a three—year programme of intensive chemotherapy. also on webcam is lydia and darrell bate, whose son fabian was one of the first children to have the therapy, who has now sadly died. and a representative from the drugs company ina and a represent

for the entire golf channel and c team so long from tpc boston where bryson dechambeau is on a playfoll. >>> hey, everybody. i' storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. trackingeat and humidity on this labor day, and what you can expect heading back to work andl sc and not to mention two tropical storms to follow. >> plus, a tragic turn after a local man is found dead in the chesapeake bay. >> i couldn't believe that he's been in such great shape. you just would not expect something like this to happen. >> remembrances for the popular personal trainer who drowned while out for a swim witnd fr >> and on tap for a senate showdown. what we can expect when hearings get underway for the nominee that could shape the supreme court for decades. >>> wetart with that breaking news from northeast d.c. a tragedy averted today at a local swimming pool. >> it is not often that we're able totart a newscast off with the good news, but that is the case today. lifeguards able tota resus a little girl this, after pulling her from under the water. >> this all happened at the langdon park pool in

bryson dechambeau entered as the leader in the fedexcup standings.ustin rose, now the front-runner to win. while it is nearly impossible for tiger woods to win the fedexcup, winning the tournament well within rates. tiger roaring out of the gates. birdied six of his first seven holes including five in a row and a long birdie putt on 4 gets him to 10 under par. his best shot of the day came on 7. from the fairway bunker, 172 yards out and he gets a nice tiger bounce to get within five feet of the hole. of course, he would sink the birdie. after a bogey on 9, he birdied 13. tiger shot a 5 under 65. he's the leader at 12 under. justin rose well on his way to winning the fedexcup. shot a 2 under 68. he's in second at 9 under par, three behind tiger woods. >> i got off to a nice start there. i made some nice putts. good lord. i left myself, you know, in good spots, too. so i was able to take a run at some of the putts. every putt was uphill, and so it was nice. and i felt like i could free wheel it, and that went in. >> inspired by tigers day tweeting, i

jordan spieth, justin thomas and bryson dechambeau, two of them have won major tournaments, justin thomasaving a great year we know dechambeau has gone back-to-back at the fedexcup he's in line for a $10 million bonus if he keeps that form up ahead of the ryder cup brooks koepka is not very old, but he won three of the past six major tournaments. he had a great year. add to the experience, never mind the youthful ones, the mixture the americans have got tiger woods, he's 42 a veteran of this ryder cup. and phil mickelson is playing in his 12th ryder cup he's a wildcard pick but has had great times. he's 48. >> amazing to watch that despite criticism, spain's la liga is pushing ahead to play games in the united states to find out the location of that first game and to see who is involved, head to cnbc.com >>> coming up on the show, president trump says the swamp is fighting back as an anonymous op-ed in the "new york times" claims resistance to his policies among the white house ranks. .. in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to improve short-term memory. prevagen. heal

furyk announced three of his four captains picked yesterday, tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeauods will be in a playing role at the tournament for the first time since 2012. >> incredible highlights from the u.s. open. just that embrace between nadal and domenic thiem at the end of their match tells you how grueling of a battle that was. >> it was epic. i was there a couple hours. i had to leave and go home and sleep. >> did you have to get up early? c'mon, that's not an excuse. you had great tickets. still ahead, we seen president trump attack attorney general jeff session on 26th. now journalist bob woodward is detailing the behind the screens insults as well. plus a candidate in massachusetts is hoisted. we will have the stunning details coming up next. l have t details coming up next i landed. i saw my leg did not look right. i was just finishing a ride. i felt this awful pain in my chest. i had a pe blood clot in my lung. i was scared. i had a dvt blood clot. having one really puts you in danger of having another. my doctor and i chose xarelto®. xarelto®. to help keep me pr

bryson dechambeau is of the back of victories of the pga series and phil mickelson has played in everyd card pick for next week. manchester united manager jose mourinho has reportedly been fined and has accepted a suspended one—year prison sentence in connection with a claim he failed to declare around £3 million in earnings to the spanish tax authorities. spanish media is reporting he has been fined 60% of the money involved which equates to £1.8 million. a possible prison sentence has been averted given his acceptance of the sanction. formula one'5 new golden boy — lando norri5 — says he has no problem with being compared with lewis hamilton. he's been promoted by mclaren and will become britain's younge5t driver in f1 next season as he follows a similar path to the reigning f1 world champion hamilton. he said his main aim at his new team in the short term will simply be to help them improve. that's all the sport for now. doctors are being urged to write letters in clear, simple english that's easier for patients to understand. new guidance has been issued by the academy of medical r

saying it is going to be tiger woods, it is going to be phil mickelson and it is going to be bryson dechambeau, after the injury problems he has had. had he had a full qualifying period, the trend of his performances would have taken him into the team automatically. dechambeau is off the back of victories of the pga series and phil mickelson has played in every ryder cup since the mid—1990s. he has been the architect of the task force, the new outlook to the ryder cup the americans have. i know his form hasn't been great of late, just one top ten since march, i think he is the one who will get the nod at this stage, leaving one more wild card pick for next week. that is all good sport for now, more on the bbc sport website. japan is being battered by one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in a quarter of a century. winds of over 100 miles an hour have prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people. hundreds of flights have been cancelled — after a ship smashed into the causeway linking kansai airport with the mainland. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has the latest. this extraor

eighth ryder cup later this month after being picked as a wildcard alongside phil mickelson and bryson dechambeaur they needed. i was there this year to have the honour to play a game is beyond special. and europe, who are looking to regain the trophy after defeat at hazeltine two years ago, will announce their final four wildcard picks later this afternoon. here are the eight who are already in, selected automatically via ranking points. they include us open winner and rio 2016 olympic championjustin rose, four—time major winner rory mcilroy and southport‘s tommy fleetwood. so who could be named as part of european team captain thomas bjorn's four wildcard picks? well, one of them could be ian poulter. he's been involved in five ryder cups since making his debut in 200a, and has never been beaten in the singles, having lost just four of his 18 matches. 2017 masters champion sergio garcia. he's got a great history in the ryder cup having been part of europe's team on eight occassions. serena williams is into the semi—finals of the us open for the ninth consecutive time. she beating karolina plisk

american ryder cup captainjim furyk has chosen tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau as threetition. i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and that i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and that was i have not been part of the team playing for six years, served as vice captain and that was incredible to be part of the team and these young guys and to try and help them in any way shape or form i could whether it was worth pairing is, spikes or summonses on what whatever they needed i was there and this year to beat have the honour to be able to play again is beyond special. rafa nadal failed to win a single game in the opening set of his us open quarter—final against dominic thiem on tuesday. but the defending champion fought back to beat the austrian in five sets, in

. >>> american ryder cup captain jim furyk selected tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeauor the ryder cup they are already joining a squad which includes dustin johnson, brooks koepka, justin thomas, jordan spieth, ricky fowler, patrick reid, bubba watson and webb simpson furyk is expected to announce the 12th and final roster spot for the u.s. ryder team after the bmw championship on september 9th. they pick whoever is hot dechambeau won the last two tournaments here >>> serena williams and rafael nadal defeated their points last night to move on serena moved on in straight sets, nadal survived a 4:49 marathon against thiem to advance. nadal had a really tough match a couple days ago. it was phenomenal to watch last night it was on too late. he lost the first set 6-0. sometimes you can like a fox there. i'm down 3-0 >> save my energy for later. >> when it's 90 degrees and humid. not quite as bad last night. >>> coming up, more stuff today. the guy who beat federer is going to have to face joker as brad gilbert calls him my family didn't like the guy who beat federer they

. —— bryson dechambeau. it looks like fun.upreme court by donald trump has denied allegations of sexual assault against him. brett kavanaugh has accused democratic senators of destroying his family and his good name for political reasons. earlier, christine blasey ford said an assault by mr kavanaugh 36 years ago had drastically affected her life. we can listen to some of that emotional testimony now. iam here i am here today not because i want to be, i and terrified. i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while brett kavanaugh and i were in high school. the other night, ashley and my daughter liza said their prayers. and little liza, all of ten years old, said to ashley "we should pray for the woman". that is a lot of wisdom from a ten—year—old. pray for the woman". that is a lot of wisdom from a ten—year—oldlj believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, it put his hand over my mouth to stop me from yelling. this is what terrified me the most.|j stop me from