carapaz started out strong, with a a0 second lead.'s adam yates missed out on medal, while geraint thomas was out after earlier crash. japanese spectators have defied coronavirus restrictions to watch the race. it's one of the few events during which they can see the competitors in action. china has gone straight to the top of the medals table winning two of today's events. 21—year—old yang qian took the first gold of the games in the women's 10—metre rifle final. yang says she learnt to perform under pressure, with coaches purposely creating a nerve—wracking atmosphere. but a sad end forjapanese gymnast, kohei uchimura, known as the "king". he failed to qualify for a gymnastics apparatus final. in 2016, he became the first man in 44 years to win back—to—back olympic all—around golds in rio. but his failure to qualify has ended his olympic career. a moment of sadness for fans of his. let's get a sense of that incredible race. i'm joined by triple olympic medallist and former double world champion rob hayles. it was a remarkable race.

i don't know whether richard carapaz finds it easier to i richard carapaz finds it easier to deal withd humidity a lot of athletes have to try to adjust to. some of the tennis players seem to have struggled? the dead, players seem to have struggled? tue dead, but players seem to have struggled? tte dead, but we players seem to have struggled? "ttj: dead, but we have players seem to have struggled? ttj: dead, but we have heard a lot about the heat and experts and athletes way before the games began in tokyo were raising concerns aboutjust how hot it would be over there. after the first day of the tennis tournament, a number of the players said the conditions are too difficult to play in. two particular ones mentioned it, the top two men's seeds. novak djokovic and daniel medvedev the russian have both called on the organisers to move matches to later on in the day so conditions aren't quite as oppressive. temperatures when djokovic and medvedev were on court stayed at around 33 degrees for the entire match with extreme humidity as well. both players said they were the toughest condition

this was really— carapaz. absolutely, yes. hi, lucy. this was really the _ carapaz. yes. hi, lucy. this was really the main _ carapaz. absolutely, yes. hi, lucy. this was really the main featured l this was really the main featured event of this opening day in tokyo and it was a historic first day for the people of ecuador, as you say. they won their second gold medal ever at an olympic games, in the men's road race cycling. the race lasted for over six hours in a sweltering heat you mentioned there and it was a bit of a roller—coaster race as well, but in the end it was this man, richard carapaz from ecuador, who broke away with six kilometres to go, when he held on to cross the line, with his rivals pretty much out of sight as well. that is ecuador�*s first medal since 19 96 and it has been a good week for richard carapaz, who was third in the tour de france last week, so he is clearly in great form. he is a team—mate of britain's geraint thomas, a former tour de france winner, they compete together in cycling team ineo and for a second time, geraint thomas or his

and richard carapaz, it was a fantastic race for him, winning gold. figs carapaz, it was a fantastic racenning gold.— carapaz, it was a fantastic race for him, winning gold. as you said, what drama! i think— him, winning gold. as you said, what drama! i think we _ him, winning gold. as you said, what drama! i think we all— him, winning gold. as you said, what drama! i think we all needed - him, winning gold. as you said, what drama! i think we all needed to - him, winning gold. as you said, what drama! i think we all needed to lie i drama! i think we all needed to lie down after that race. over six hours in the saddle in that gruelling heat, up and down the mountain passes. relentless, people comparing it to a boxing match that went all the way and some of the fight is literally on the floor by the end of it, but it also showed us the joy and despair that sport can bring, contrasting emotions. as you say, only the second gold medal ever for ecuador, but olympic heartbreak yet again for britain's grant thomas. in the end it was richard carapaz who broke away, bravely, with about six kilome

alongside pogacar, the young danejonas vingegaard wearing white, and richard carapaz, the ecuadorianto finish closest to pogacar in the battle for yellow — but all three wanted the glory of the stage win. carapaz made his move with a mile to go but although pogacar didn't need to win the stage, he wanted to. a scenario that made the outcome as inevitable as it was impressive, an iconic victory that would extend his lead to five minutes 48 seconds. vingegaard second, carapaz third with four stages to go, it may stay like that all the way to paris. jadon sancho has responded to the racist abuse he and other england players suffered after their euro 2020 final defeat. sancho, who was one of the players to miss a penalty, posted on social media — "hate will never win" he also said he was "proud of how the team had united the nation". it looks like lionel messi is staying at barcelona but with a huge 50% pay cut — ?providing enough players are sold to fund the deal. the argentine star has agreed to sign a new five year contract. and that's all the sport for now. hello. temperatures got ab

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, makingthe country's second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain's adam yates finished 9th — but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. i'm shaun ley. in other news from the uk and around the world... tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. president biden warns that the us is facing a �*pandemic of the unvaccinated' — as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. a warm welcome to tokyo, where the first gold medals of the tokyo olympics have been awarded. 11 medals are up for grabs on day one including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in the judo where the host nation — japan — won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato giving a very emotional interviewjust now, following funa tonaki, also ofjudo, winnin

alongside pogacar, the young danejonas vingegaard wearing white, and richard carapaz, the ecuadorianurs of britain's ineos grenadiers — promoted to second and third overall. most likely fighting to finish closest to pogacar in the battle for yellow — but all three wanted the glory of the stage win. carapaz made his move with a mile to go but although pogacar didn't need to win the stage, he wanted to. a scenario that made the outcome as inevitable as it was impressive, an iconic victory that would extend his lead to five minutes 48 seconds. vingegaard second, carapaz third with four stages to go, it may stay like that all the way to paris. it's all change again for england's cricketers — 9 of the players forced to isolate after positive covid tests, have returned for the t20 series against pakistan. eoin morgan will lead the side whilejos buttler is back following a calf injury. it means a number of the make—shift team from their successful one day series will miss out — despite a record—breaking win last night. james vince, who hit his first international century, drops out of the s

it was won in sweltering heat by richard carapaz from ecuador.the bbc sports centre and speak to our sports reporter, mike bushell, who's there and has been watching the action in tokyo. good to see you, mike. so medals and the competition or gets going on day one? , ., the competition or gets going on day one? , . ., ., ., , one? yes, and what an exhausting watch it was. _ one? yes, and what an exhausting watch it was, let _ one? yes, and what an exhausting watch it was, let alone _ one? yes, and what an exhausting watch it was, let alone being - one? yes, and what an exhausting watch it was, let alone being in . one? yes, and what an exhausting| watch it was, let alone being in the saddle for over six years... six years, six hours! that was in the men's road race and there might be a few bleary eyes in ecuador this morning, it must have been about 3am there when history was made for them and the country when it's only second gold medal ever in the games. there must have been celebrations there, and a roller—coaster of a men's road race, after s

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, makingt the country's second ever top medal at a summer olympics. great britain's adam yates finished 9th, but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. the uk government attempts to tackle disruption to key services in england as hundreds of thousands of people are told to self—isolate by the nhs covid app. afghanistan imposes a curfew across almost the entire country in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbto law. we're live in budapest. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. it's the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in the judo where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. mariko oi has the details. well, japan winning its first gold medal and naohisa takato injudo

after a gruelling 145 miles, ecuador�*s richard carapaz broke clear to win gold. for the other medals. he was ultimately squeezed out though and finished ninth. in the tennis, there was a good start for another big british hope. it is a brilliant win. andy murray and his partner joe salisbury winning their first round doubles match. but it was a tougher day for helen glover in the rowing. the double olympic champion has only recently returned after having children and she and partner polly swann could only finish third in their heat, enough to make the semifinals but they know they will need to improve. we agreed afterwards that that is not kind of reflective of where we have been at in training, but i mean it is the first race of the olympics, it is a good kind of marker for us to step up from. other british stars though have already found their feet. well done, max! max is through. double champion at the last games, max whitlock through to the pommel horse final while adam peaty looked as impressive as ever as he cruised through to the semifinals of the 100 metr

yates was the highest place britain, but richard carol has claimed ecuador�*s second goal —— richard carapazes today beginning their quest. peaty is as close to a medal as you can get. he's unbeaten in seven years of the 100 metre breaststroke. helen glover has won back—to—back gold and the women's pairs, but since rio, had three children. her partner is an nhs doctor and on the day of glover's sons�*s birthday, the pair came third. double olympic champion max whitlock was in action, through to the final. it’s max whitlock was in action, through to the final. �* , , ., ., to the final. it's been a long time waitin: , to the final. it's been a long time waiting. and _ to the final. it's been a long time waiting, and that's _ to the final. it's been a long time waiting, and that's why _ to the final. it's been a long time waiting, and that's why it - to the final. it's been a long time waiting, and that's why it feels i waiting, and that's why it feels surreal being here. at one point, we didn't know if it was going ahead or not. we're here and so relieved. e not. we're here and so relieved. '

first of them went to china, in the women's ten—metre air rifle shooting, while ecuador�*s richard carapazcycling road race. nick parrott rounds up some of the highlights from day one. fans won't be allowed inside olympic venues, but there was nothing stopping them lining the route of the men's road race. tens of thousands of them eager to catch a glimpse of the best riders in the world. less than a week after the tour de france, any of the big names were there, including yellowjersey winter. while he had high hopes, thomas was fortunate to be injapan after dislocating his shoulder in a crash during the tour. his medal hopes were already slim, then they disappeared completely. a crash at the second olympics in a row forced him out with 37 miles to go, but if he can recover well, he'll ride in the time trial on wednesday. i he can recover well, he'll ride in the time trial on wednesday. i was 'ust the time trial on wednesday. i was just thinking. _ the time trial on wednesday. i was just thinking, not _ the time trial on wednesday. i was just thinking, not again, _ the time trial on wednesd

he led the counterattack to help ineos team—mate richard carapaz.age handsomely and move up to second overall. but pogacar is still two minutes and a second ahead of him in the standings, and he rode away from the rest of his rivals including carapaz. no—one else, now, within five minutes of him. drew savage, bbc news. to rugby union now and there was a crowd of 10,000 at twickenham to watch england beat the usa 43-29. with the lions tour leaving eddiejones with a shortage of familiarfaces, he brought several uncapped players into the side, as craig templeton reports. with many players away on lions duty, it was time for some new england stars to earn their stripes. out of the eight uncapped starters, the most excitement was around marcus smith. his kick was kept in brilliantly by max malin is in sam underhill did the rest. it was the usa's first match since the world cup. joe took advantage of any rustiness and scored two tries. now, can you spotjoin me looking on the right? rubin didn't! a try at less than a minute into his england debut. one amer

he led the counterattack to help ineos team—mate richard carapaz.inutes and a second ahead of him in the standings and he rode away from the rest of his rivals including carapaz, no—one else is within five minutes of him. to rugby union now and there was a crowd of 10, 000 at twickenham to watch england beat the usa 43-29. with the lions tour leaving eddiejones with a shortage of familiarfaces, he brought several uncapped players into the side as craig templeton reports. with many players away on minds duty. it was time for some new england ** duty. it was time for some new england * * earn their stripes. out of the eight uncapped stores, the most excitement was around marcus smith, his kick was kept in brilliantly and some did the rest. —— sam. joe took advantage of any restiveness and scored two tries. now, can we sparkjamie looking on the right? in less than a minute into his england debut. one american that was paying attention was jamie caught on in the us had some glory. randall would have the last laugh, he missed the six nations with an ankl

the headlines: ecuador�*s richard carapaz wins the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, makingy's second ever gold at a summer olympics. a golden start for china — its team picks up two gold medals in shooting and weightlifting. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. president biden warns that the us is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated", as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. now on bbc news, the travel show�*s in tokyo, host city of the olympic and paralympic games, to find out how its hotels are dealing with the influx of athletes and trainers from all over the world. this week on the travel show: outrunning covid at the olympic games. the big names rocking central park this summer. siberia's mystery blast craters. you have an exploding crater on land. that is not something i imagined. and the fears for the future of flamenco. hello and welcome to tokyo. the host city for this summer's olympic and paralympic games and thronging with to

alongside pogacar, the young danejonas vingegaard wearing white, and richard carapaz, the ecuadorianth a mile to go but although pogacar didn't need to win the stage, he wanted to. a scenario that made the outcome as inevitable as it was impressive, an iconic victory that would extend his lead to five minutes 48 seconds. vingegaard second, carapaz third with four stages to go, it may stay like that all the way to paris. drew savage, bbc news. jadon sancho has responded to the racist abuse he and other england players suffered after their euro 2020 final defeat. sancho, who was one of the players to miss a penalty, posted on social media — "hate will never win" he also said he was "proud of how the team had united the nation". it looks like lionel messi is staying at barcelona but with a huge 50% pay cut — providing enough players are sold to fund the deal. the argentine star has agreed to sign a new five year contract. there's more on the bbc sport website and that's all the sport for now. hello there. sunshine did wonders for the temperatures on wednesday. aberdeenshire, one of the

the headlines: ecuador�*s richard carapaz wins the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, makings second ever gold at a summer olympics. great britain's adam yates finished ninth, but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. and host nationjapan picks up its first medals — a gold and a silver injudo. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. police make arrests in sydney as thousands of anti—lockdown protesters breach covid—19 restrictions in australia's biggest city. president biden warns that the us is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. now on bbc news, click looks at how online shopping has exploded in the pandemic and how social media companies want a piece of the action. as the world tries to emerge from the pandemic, the way we go about our lives is bound to be different — but exactly how is hard to say. on this week's show, we'll be s

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's cycling road race, making it thentry's second—ever top medal at a summer olympics. the uk government attempts to tackle disruption to key services in england, as hundreds of thousands of people are told to self—isolate by the nhs covid app. a night time curfew has come into force across almost all of afghanistan, in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo 0lympics.eleven gold medals have been up for grabs on day one, including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but, it was in thejudo competition, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. earlier, japanese spectators defied coronavirus advice to watch the men's cycling road race — one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. it was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perfection — a tactical final descent — after a tough 234 kilometre course to give ecuador only its second—ever gold medal in

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, makings second ever top medal at a summer olympics. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. president biden warns that the us is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated", as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads. now on bbc news it's time for a special programme on the future of fashion. they were�*s first hijab wearing supermodel meets tommy hilfiger to talk about diversity and how to see real change inside the fashion industry. halima aden made catwalk history when she became the world's first hijab—wearing supermodel. featuring in campaigns for some of the biggest names in the fashion industry. i had never got to experience flipping through a magazine and seeing somebody in a hijab, somebody i could relate to. so to be that person for other girls was just a dream come true. but over time, halima felt the industry was clashing with her muslim faith, and in nov

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's cycling road race, making it thentry's second ever top medal at a summer olympics. a night time curfew has come into force across most of afghanistan, in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. we hear from an afghan politician. it's to help keep the citizens of afghanistan safe, and if you haven't noticed, there's going to be a huge exodus of refugees because of the fear that the taliban bring to us. the uk government changes its policy on covid isolation for more key workers as tens of thousands of daily infections disrupt essential services. wildfires continue to blaze in northern california, forcing thousands of residents into evacuation centres. hello and welcome to bbc world news. saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one — including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. but it was in thejudo competition, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. earlier, japanese spectators defied coronavirus advice to watch the

he�*s done his best to help ecuadorian team—mate richard carapaz, who did enough today to hold on tort was fastest around the 19—mile course — another impressive ride to claim his second stage win this year. but the undoubted star of 2021 has been pogacar. he�*s earned that second yellow jersey, and he�*ll be drinking champagne on the streets of paris tomorrow. max verstappen will start tomorrow�*s british grand prix from pole position after winning formula 1�*s new trial sprint race this afternoon at silverstone. the red bull driver got thejump on lewis hamilton off the line, and led comfortably to the end, extending his championship lead by a point to 33. imran sidat was watching. they say the formula 1 season is a marathon and not a sprint. but with an expectant crowd of around 100,000 packed into silverstone, all eyes were on lewis hamilton as the inaugural sprint race to disciple position made its bow. after topping qualifying on friday, hamilton was at the front of the grid, but as has been the case for much of the season, the red bull of max verstappen has been that little bit

thomas stayed in the race to help his team—mate richard carapaz richard carapaz finish third overallrenadiers team. while chris freeman's return from injury was almost scuppered by a crash on day one. he's done well to make it this far. most riders will take it easy on the final stage. the belgian wout van aert will be going for another stage victory, this time on the champs—elysees, but to do it he'll have to beat the tour�*s comeback king. victory in paris for mark cavedish would secure the sprinter�*s green jersey and set a new all—time record of 35 stage wins. the preparation is now over for the british and irish lions. they thrashed the stormers 49—3 in theirfinal warm—up match before the first test against south africa next weekend. the lions did fall behind early, but quickly turned things around. exeter�*s sam simmonds was just one of seven try scorers, but the headlines were saved for tour captain alun wynjones — he came off the bench, to complete an incredible return to action, just three weeks after dislocating his shoulder. but wales were well beaten by a strong argentina

pogacar beatjonas vingegaard and richard carapaz who remain second and third.llo again of full uk forecast in a moment but let's cast an eye on what's been going on in europe and not severe weather. this is the radar picture from wednesday that we chose a line of severe thunderstorms just walked in the same areas for ourfun hour upon hour. we think the heaviest rain was towards the southwest of bonn were hundred and 50 mm of rain fell in 20 for eight hours that looks to be three times the amount of rain would normally see in the hole in the mouth ofjuly —— 24 has resulted in catastrophic floods. thejet —— 24 has resulted in catastrophic floods. the jet stream was largely responsible because we have this cut of low over germany locked in place, couldn't move because of the jet stream pattern and the slow fed on some very humid, hot air that originated from the mediterranean. that's what powered some of those enormous storms in the extreme weather that resulted. here in the uk the same jet stream pattern is building this area of high pressure we've had plenty of

highs of near 35 degrees celsius, 95 degrees fahrenheit, where a late burst gave ecuador�*s richard carapaz of the first gold medals of the games. china's hou zhihui won the gold medal in women's a9—kg weightlifting. in women's 49kg weightlifting. she broke the olympic records in two categories of snatch, clean and jerk, and total with 210kg. the united states women's national team stormed back from their opening defeat in the olympics to earn an emphatic 6—1win over new zealand, with goals from rose lavelle, lindsey horan, christen press and alex morgan, as well as two own goals. novak djokovic beat bolivia's hugo dellien in a 6—2, 6—2 first round win, but struggled in the heat and called on organisers to delay the start times of olympic tennis matches. there had been a distinct lack of enthusiasm about these games among some of the locals, concerned over the spread of covid—19. but they may be a bit happier now, afterjapan won its first medals of the games in judo. takato naohisa took gold in the men's 60 kilos. and funo tanaki got silver in the women's 48 kilos. two medals to getjapan go

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, makingolympics. great britain's adam yates finished 9th, but it was bad news for geraint thomas who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash afghanistan imposes a curfew across almost the entire country, in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities. the hunt for an 11—year—old girl from bolton in england is called off, after she's found safe and well in london. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbtq law.

these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: ecuador�*s richard carapaz wins the goldates finished 9th, but it was bad news for geraint thomas, who retired from the race for a second successive games after a crash. and host nationjapan picks up its first medals — a gold and a silver injudo. category and a silver in the women's 48 kilogram group. tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. police make arrests in sydney as thousands of anti—lockdown

while richard carapaz, who's sixth overall, is the best—placed rider from britain's ineos grenadiers position for tomorrow's austrian grand prix. roared on by thousands of his passionate fans at the red bull ring, he was the quickest in qualifying for the third race in a row. britain's lando norris will line up alongside him after missing out on the top spot byjust five hundredths of a second. world champion lewis hamilton, who's signed a two—year contract with mercedes, could only manage fourth on the grid. the first of tonight's two quarterfinals is nearing its end. denmark taking on the czech republic. the winner will face either engalnd or the ukraine. an early goal for denmark, going ahead in the first five minutes. a routine corner and midfielder thomas delaney had the easiest of headers. completely unmarked in the box. they scored again just before half time. an impressive outside—of—the—foot pass down the left hand side was met by kasper dolberg, who sidefoots the cross high into the czech net. contender for golden boot of the tournament patrik schick got one back for his fif

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's cycling road race, making it thehundreds of thousands of people are told to self—isolate by the nhs covid app. a night time curfew has come into force across almost all of afghanistan, in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities.

jonas vingegaard and richard carapaz finished second and third.e stage on saturday to seal his tour defence. it's been announced that the rugby cup in england will be held and the favourites australia i get to sign up organisers are confident they will, now it has been agreed that it was started in october with the men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments taking place simultaneously for the first time. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. ten years ago, amy winehouse was found dead in herflat in north london. a hugely successful performer, she found it hard to shake her demons. now her parents, janis and mitch, are telling her story in a new bbc documentary called reclaiming amy. they spoke to our music reporter, mark savage, at the jazz cafe in camden, where she performed. iam i am scared of myself. singing. it is ten years since amy winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. i will always remember our last words and i said i

ecuador�*s richard carapaz wins the gold in the men's olympic cycling road race, making it the country'sfor grabs on the first full day of action, including in fencing and judo. i'll have all the latest. i'm ben boulos. in other news, from the uk and around the world... tackling britain's "pingdemic" — hundreds more covid testing sites are to be set up across england to ensure essential workers can avoid self—isolation and keep working. president biden warns that the us is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" — as the delta variant

pogacar beatjonas vingegaard and richard carapaz who remain second and third.cross other parts of europe flooding germany for example. these links by the jet stream, this is the pattern that we see, a very undulating jet stream, it means slow—moving weather. we had high pressure across the uk, low pressure bringing the rain across central europe. that low pressure will move eastwards across your potentially taking new rain away from germany. high—pressure building bringing a lot of dry weather in the next few days. with the sunshine that we had on thursday temperatures in northern ireland reached 26 degrees making it the warmest day of the year so far across the country. it's going to be across the country. it's going to be a warm start on friday across belfast and liverpool. temperatures dedicate 16 degrees. we start with cholic cross east anglia but it will take up more readily and with lighter wind it's going to feel warmer. sunshine across england and wales, patchy cloud developing. spells of sunshine developing for northern island across scotland will be m

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just like yesterday, pogacar beatjonas vingegaard and richard carapaz — who remain second and third.t six. let's get more now on that statement from bukayo saka — he endured a torrent of racist abuse after the england football team were beaten in the final of the euro 2020 tournament. i can now speak to our technology reporter cristina criddle. instagram has admitted a fault in its technology that allows some of this abuse to get through. tell its technology that allows some of this abuse to get through.- this abuse to get through. tell us more about _ this abuse to get through. tell us more about it. _ this abuse to get through. tell us more about it. i— this abuse to get through. tell us more about it. i actually - this abuse to get through. tell usj more about it. i actually recorded some comments on bukayo saka instagram on monday. they were, orangutan i recorded them and received an instant notification saying the technology is found that these comments probably didn't ball it did not violate guidelines which ifound very strange. it did not violate guidelines which i found very

pogacar beatjonas vingegaard and richard carapaz — who remain second and third.tch against iceland yearly will now take place on the 9th of october. —— against tyson fury. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. let's get more now on the statement issued this afternoon by england footballer bukayo sa ka. in it he addressed the racist abuse he received on his social media accounts following his penalty miss in the euro 2020 final. we can speak now to tute melaku, who's originally from ethopia but lives in reading. she runs a restaurant. she took to twitter to express her sadness and fear that there would be racist abuse directed at the three black england players, who missed their penalities against italy in the final of euro 2020. she joins us live now from reading. thanks so much of a mother is in the programme. what was it you were worried about? —— thank you so much for being with us here on the programme? i for being with us here on the programme?— for being with us here on the roaramme? ~ .,, ., ., programme? i

denmark's jonas vingegaard and richard carapaz of the ineos grenadiers team finished behind him to moveonded to the racist abuse he and other england players suffered after their euro 2020 final defeat. sancho, who was one of the players to miss a penalty, posted on social media "hate will never win". he also said he was "proud of how the team had united the nation". it looks like lionel messi is staying at barcelona, but with a huge 50% pay—cut, providing enough players are sold to fund the deal. the argentine star has agreed to sign a new five—year contract. final preparations are underway at royal st george's ahead of the start of golf�*s open championship tomorrow. englishman lee westwood will be hoping not to create his own bit of history at the course this week. the former world number one would overtake jay haas' record for the most major appearances without a victory should he be unable to lift the claretjug on sunday, but westwood's taking confidence from that. he says it shows just how good a player he's been over such a long period of time. coming into this week, i've played

thomas stayed in the race to help his team—mate richard carapaz of ineos grenadiers finish third overallthe preparation's now over for the british and irish lions — they thrashed the stormers 49—3 in theirfinal warm—up match before the first test against south africa next weekend. they did fall behind early, but quickly turned things around... exeter�*s sam simmonds was just one of seven try scorers, but the headlines were saved for tour captain alun wynjones... he came off the bench, to complete an incredible return to action... just three weeks after dislocating his shoulder. and we've been talking about the olympics this morning — there's less than a week to go now, with the opening ceremony on friday in tokyo. and two—time gold medallist jadejones has been getting in the olympic spirit. the british fighter, who won gold at the london and rio games, has got her nails painted specially for the occasion. the olympic rings, the british flag and, fingers crossed for her, a gold medal — and it's not just the hands too... she's gone all the way with the feet as well. i trusted both you have

that was after ecuador�*s richard carapaz won the gold in the men's cycling road race, making it theal at a summer 0lympics. the uk government attempts to tackle disruption to key services in england, as hundreds of thousands of people are told to self—isolate by the nhs covid app. a night time curfew has come into force across almost all of afghanistan, in an attempt to stop the taliban infiltrating its cities.