carnoustie staging the 0pen currently. open for the eighth time, it has staged some memorable moments in 0pen history, who can forget vandevelde's stainless meltdown in 1999 when he blew a three shot lead heading into the final hole? he famously had his shoes and socks off as he ended up in the barry burn before losing in the play—offs to paul murray. padraig harrington won yearin paul murray. padraig harrington won year in 2007, back—to—back open micro championships in 2007 at 2008. —— back—to—back 0pen championships. there was a famous amateur in the field that year, rory mcilroy. 0f course, they will be battling the americans. they have a stranglehold on all four majors, they have won the last five. would they win six, it would be the first time the americans have won six in a row since 1982. rory mcilroy and the other british players are only too aware of the challenge the americans will pose. it's so much depth, if it's not jordan it'sjustin, if it is not him it is brooks, patrick, there are so many great players and

carnoustie links, he has decided it is time to turn professionallj carnoustie links, he has decided itit is the right decision, i have always wanted to turn pro and compete with the best players in the world, on the biggest stage. i have always loved playing the game and competing, ijust love the game and competing, ijust love the feeling of winning, but i can't wait to get going, it will be good fun. the open was a bit of a family affair, dad andrew a professional golfer himself took on the role of caddy. yes, very emotional, very nervous. i think i was more nervous than sam going on to that first tee on thursday, and just going round that golf course trying to help him along the way was just an amazing experience. commentator: a day, a championship and certainly a walk here to remember for sam championship and certainly a walk here to rememberfor sam nock. championship and certainly a walk here to remember for sam nock. for me there were too many highlights to pick out one. i suppose the walk down 18 is something very special, the best walk in the and you never forget it. leading a m

and tiger woods says this year's open championship at carnoustie gives him his best chance of claiming5th 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. england here's our reporter henry moeran. were dominant indian england were dominant against an indian team at the start of the series after the vydra at trent bridge looked as though they could run away with the series. england underlined their credentials as the number one team. performances from joe root, back—to—back ioos, number one team. performances from joe root, back—to—backioos, don't come around often and he has proven why he is one of the world's best an

katherine downes, bbc news, carnoustie.ned the royal air force in the second world war geoffrey wellum was only 17. just over a year later he was engaged in a ferocious dogfight in which he brought down at least three enemy aircraft, sustained damage to his own, and yet managed to escape. robert hall looks back at his life. archive: the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. a fortnight after leaving school, i walked through the gates of my elementary flying training school to learn to fly. the chap said to me, he said, go and fly it, but don't you dare break it. it was the start of a true partnership. afterjust a few months‘ training, geoffrey wellum was in the cockpit of his first spitfire. by the summer of 1940, he was a veteran. day after day, he and his young friends scrambled to meet german attacks. the moment the telephone rang, you were absolutely het up. that was a difficult time. once you were strapped in your aeroplane and airborne, then it was up to you. flying an aeroplane is a knack. tam

into the 20s at carnoustie.ct the course. that rain comes tonight across parts of scotland and northern ireland. around five to ten millimetres of rain in some lots. every drop is welcome at the moment. that pushes into north—west wales at the daylight tomorrow morning. dry tonight and a fairly muggy night towards the south and east, 16 to 17 celsius into the morning. it will be sunny across the south but at the isolated and pretty intense thunderstorms to the south—east corner. the risk of some minor flooding for them. scotland, northern ireland, morning showers easing away. plenty of cloud around. england and wales, a few more showers in the northern western showers in the northern western showers as the head into that second pa rt showers as the head into that second part of the day. not everyone is seeing the rain, but showers towards the south—east as the go towards rain and it into saturday and the weekend. a lot of dry weather this weekend, the chance of showers across some southern areas through the day

welcome along to sportsday, i'mjohn hello and welcome along to sportsday, i'm john watson live at carnoustiene of the open championship and it draws to a close. we have an unlikely leader in kevin kisner of the united states, but tiger woods is making an impact on his open return. meanwhile, rory mcilroy is one of four brits currently free shots off the lead. —— three shots off the lead. and i'm holly hamilton with the rest of today's sports news... as geraint thomas extends his lead in the tour de france as he conquers alpe d'huez to retain the yellow jersey. and with the women's hockey world cup this weekend, we explore the issue of concussion in the sport. it feels a little bit like a hangover in handcuffs. you don't have the freedom to do what you want and you just are not feeling quite right. good evening, a warm welcome from carnoustie on what is a beautiful day here on day one of the open championship. it has been a fascinating day so far, we have an unlikely leader in kevin kisner of the united states. he is currently five under par after shooting an opening round of 66. huge crowds

john watson at carnoustie, thanks.or the german grand prix this weekend. after his amazing drive at the last race in britain, mercedes‘ lewis hamilton will be hoping to build on the positive momentum as he battles with championship leader sebastian vettel. jennie gow watched today's two practice sessions, which saw red bull's max verstappen lay down the surprise early marker. well, the german grand prix took a break last year but we are back here at the hockenheim and what a fantastic weekend it is going to be. we have already had a lot of action on and off the track, both of the mercedes drivers signing new contracts, lewis hamilton on a multi—million pound deal for two yea rs multi—million pound deal for two years and valtteri bottas, his teammate, signing up for another year with an option for another year on top of that. so, good news for mercedes but on the track it was red all who dominated, daniel ricciardo the fastest in the first session, max verstappen fastest in the second. however, there is a slight problem

the technical test will come from carnoustie. go and stop him, give him a large brandy and sit him, give him a large brandy and sit him down. capable of frustrating event the finest players. the course is really firm. you have to have a strategy, i think. overall, i feel good. i always like coming to the open. as the course record holder at carnoustie, this could well be tommy's year. best of luck to him. plenty more open build—up on the website, bbc.co.uk/sport. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy fisher, the senior political correspondent for the times and author and journalist rachel shabi. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily telegraph says eurosceptics claim theresa may will have to rethink her brexit blueprint after caving in to their demands. the metro also leads with the prime minister being accused of caving in to hardline brexiteers and putting her chequers plan at risk

leading the way, justin rose, no one has ever done better at carnoustie.manding the early attention until tiger came to the tee. tiger woods three times a champion, reminding everyone what the game is has been missing. whilst he was moving up the leaderboard, others were following. jordan spieth, last year's winner, an early eagle, an ominous sign. the open now wide open, this was tommy fleetwood taking a share of the lead. there were plenty on course to wrestle it away again. and now rory mcilroy is having his say. no one has been allowed to feel at home on moving day. adam wilde, bbc news. let's take a look at the leaderboard. jordan spieth out in front, he got his round off superbly then it is rory mcilroy with zach johnson also and that is the name tiger woods at five under. justin rose putting himself into contention with that without listing round of 64 today on four under par. it was really interesting here, hearing the thoughts of tiger woods coming into this open championship. he felt that this open championship. he felt that this was his best cha

thursday saw unbroken sunshine at carnoustie.rent for the second round, as our reporter john watson explains. well, if day one was interesting, day two could be equally as fascinating when you consider that conditions are expected to change here, with rain forecast overnight into friday morning. and it could be a wet start for those early groups going out. it could help the big hitters, the likes of rory mcilroy, who can probably afford to be a bit more precise, with the ball expected to hold up more on the wet surface. as we have seen today the balljust i’u ns as we have seen today the balljust runs and runs and it has made it very difficult for those big hitters, of course. let's not forget in 1999 when conditions changed the overnight leader leaving on day one heading into day two, when those conditions changed his shot and 86. he was the first person in the open history to ever be leading on the first day and do not make the cut on day two. that is a warning, of course, the kevin kisner of america who is leaving on day one. t

thank you, katherine downes at carnoustie.ttle of britain, geoffrey wellum, has died at the age of 96. squadron leader wellum wasjust 18 when hejoined the raf in august 1939. he went on to win the distinguished flying cross, and in 2002 published a best—selling memoir, first light, which was made into a film by the bbc. jon donnison looks back at his life. newsreel: the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. geoffrey wellum was still a teenager when he took to the skies in the summer of 1940. an historic three—dimensional battle took place. the battle of britain's youngest spitfire pilot once joked his life had already peaked. it could so easily have been cut short. the whole secret of survival was never to stay still, straight and level, for more than 20 seconds. part of the prestigious 92 squadron, geoffrey wellum battled in terrifying dogfights in the skies above southern britain against wave after wave of german attacks. i can see it now, 150 plus, with the 109s escorting them above, like a lot of gn

katherine downes, bbc news, carnoustie. newsnight will be on bbc two. here is emily. —— evan.ight will be on bbc two. here is emily. -- evan. tied with brexit becoming increasingly divisive in parliament, we hear from becoming increasingly divisive in parliament, we hearfrom former by minister tony blair on why he believes we believed —— we need another referendum to settle the issue as to what kind of brexit, if any, we should choose. that's on bbc two. here on bbc one time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight... what hopes for a first major title in four years? rory mcilroy is in the hunt at the open, just three shots off the lead..... cementing his place as the overall leader of the tour de france — geraint thomas wins a gruelling and thrilling twelfth stage and victory for superleague leaders st helens over the nearest rivals wigan. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's been a gripping first day's play at the open championship, with the dry conditions at carnoustie proving tricky for some players. the a

iamat i am at carnoustie. scorched course has proved a real test for the world's best golfers on day one of the open. coming from bbc news, geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey and becomes the first british rider to conquer alpe d'huez at the tour de france. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. recorded crime is on the rise in england and wales — and the number of violent incidents recorded by the police has seen a particularly big increase. the overall crime rate went up by 11% in the year to march, according to new figures from the office for national statistics. the number of killings and murders rose by 12%. and crimes involving a knife rose by 16%. there was also a 30% increase in the number of robberies, which include muggings. it comes as other figures today show that detection rates are at their lowest level for three years. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. when the more violent crime is being reported this is the sort of crime fighting that is needed. we are with a s

we'll be live at carnoustie shortly.amilton's hopes take a hit in hockenheim as he breaks down in qualifying for tomorrow's grand prix. geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey, but chris froome is again targetted by spectators at the tour de france. also coming up in the programme... it's silver for zharnel hughes at the anniversary games in a high class field. and england fightback for a draw in their opening match of the women's hockey world cup. evening, so much to pack in over the next half an hour but let's get straight to the golf, it's moving day at the open, the third round at carnoustie and it is turning into a thriller, the top of the leaderboard could hardly be tighter. the benign conditions on the east coast of scotland have helped. justin rose, who just made the cut, set the tone with a blistering round of 64, but others have followed, including tiger woods who shot his lowest round at a major since 2011. let's cross live to carnoustie now and speak to live john watson. john? not almost perfect conditions.

john watson and carnoustie, thank you. to formula 1 now and what a race at hockenheim.ted 14th on the grid at the german grand prix and ended up winning it after ferrari's sebastian vettel crashed out — putting the mercedes driver back on top of the drivers championships. the drama didn't stop there though — after stewards found he'd broken the rules during a pit stop and launched an investigation. nick parrott has the details. to bea to be a world champion unique ability. also luck. lewis hamilton might have thought his was running out. misfortune left him 14th on the grid at hockenheim mile championship leaders have asked jim vettel ward off the line, leading from paul. the britain fought his way through the field, climbing to 54 halfway. further progress looked unlikely. until a storm arrived, shaking up the race and the championship. vettel was the biggest casualty. his pride, clearly heard. sorry, guys. expletive. that handed his ferrari team—mate the lead until he stopped for wet weather tires. hamilton almost did the same, but changed tack at the last moment. it

. >> yes good morning it is still very sunny here at carnoustie wind is picking up a bit i'm pleasedy the chief executive of the rna, a satisfied man i hope this morning, seeing so many people through the gates. martin slumbers, thank you for joining us let's get your views on how things are going this morning. we heard in the build up that some were saying they may be targeting a record low score at carnoustie is that an option what are your thoughts >> very much the golf course -- we're focused on making sure the golf course is what mother nature brings to us. it's a traditional links course. we had this wonderful summer of hot and dry, and we have a firm and fast golf course out there whether it's a record score or not, that doesn't worry me at all. what worries me is ensuring we have a platform that the greatest players in the world can show us how good they are. it's early days. great to get the balls in the air, get going there's some good golf being played >> absolutely. you mentioned records. we saw record numbers of crowds through the gates last year at royal burke. over 230

should be dry at carnoustie.tonight, so more of a sultry night. we are starting to see that as temperatures increase by day they increase by night as well. monday sees more cloud and rain, thicker cloud, that is, for some heavy bursts of rain across northern ireland and scotland. a few showers to north—west england. but the heat starting to pull in the south and east. we could get to 31 or 32 and thatis east. we could get to 31 or 32 and that is because the high pressure is having an influence here. in scotla nd having an influence here. in scotland and northern ireland, not a washout. some more cloud times, some showers, temperatures into the low 20s. the low 30s looks likely most days next week. especially in the south and east of england. more refreshing around the coast with those sea breezes. it doesn't matter whether the temperature is 23 or 33, the sun is just as strong if there is no cloud in the sky. even with thin cloud that sunshine comes through. it is typical at this time of year. as john through. it

all eyes on carnoustie in the sport. they are indeed.hip at carnoustie. the early starters are out on the course, but the big names at top of the leaderboard get going a little later. let's go tojohn watson is at carnoustie for us. anyone making a move this morning? no one is threatening at this stage. i think all eyes on the three americans at the top of the leaderboard, one of those, defending champion jordanne spieth, well—placed to defend the title he won at royal birkdale. an impressive round of 65 yesterday and he made the perfect start, with an eagle on the perfect start, with an eagle on the first and four birdies followed. jordanne spieth looking good to win what would be a fourth major in four yea rs. what would be a fourth major in four years. slightly disappointing round of 71 for tommy fleetwood yesterday, he could not follow up his round of 65 on friday. worth pointing out that tommy fleetwood holds the course record with 63 in the alfred dunhill links last year and he can draw upon that as he heads to his final round today

katherine downes, bbc news at carnoustie.re dominating and it might have seomthing to do with their cameraderie. this is leaderjordan spieth at their self nick named ‘frat house'. spieth is staying in carnoustie in a house with rickie fowler, zachjohnson, justin thomas and a few others. they've brought their own chef over, they've shipped over steaks. and to make himself feel even more at home, spieth even popped out to the barbers. yeah, i don't even know where i went. reporter: did they know who you are? i don't think so. i didn't say much, they didn't say much — he didn't say much. reporter: he didn't say "what are you doing in town?" i mean, i had — he went a little high and tight. um... laughter. i was — this was not — it was — it was a little bit — it was a little bit, um, it was intended to be what i normally get and instead, he went a little — he went a little shorter. um, very british haircut — a little shaved on the side, a little longer on top. but it is what it is. it's summertime. it works out. he probably isn't

coming up on this programme: the open championship tees off at carnoustie in scotland in the coming hoursn. 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.

katherine downes is at carnoustie.t night, today he shot the best round of the tournament so far. delighted with that. one of those days where you hope the wind picks up and it gets tough for the leaders and they don‘t get too stretched too far ahead but the way the course is playing i expect the leaders to make more birdies. another englishman chris wood was on the charge, his game coming good when he needed it too. but america fought back. jordan spieth driving the first green to 0pen spieth driving the first green to open with an eagle. tiger, peppering the pin for three birdies in a row. advantage, america. but with the arrival of this man, it is set to become a transatlantic tussle. rory mcilroy looked a little bit rocky. instead, england‘s tommy fleetwood stepped up to mind his challenge for the first major. to win, he will lead to topple the man who has led from the start. kevin kisner still clinging to the top spot. the problem with the americans is they have so many other potential 0pen champion is in reserve.

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. we are not looking at each other as rivals, we are looking at the other guys, the quys are looking at the other guys, the guysin are looking at the other guys, the guys in fourth and fifth, they are the ones that could put us under pressure. between us, it does not exist like that. we ha

katherine downes is at carnoustie. hi catherine.ways of kha nty, baked hi, yes, these are the gold fairways of khanty, baked hard by the sun. play got under wayjust after 6.30 with barely a breath of wind in the airand under with barely a breath of wind in the air and under these conditions, it is precision rather than power that will which the claretjug. ice—cream, and suncream. it is t—shirt and shorts weather in scotland. the defending champion went with a body warmer, waiting perhaps for his game to heat up over the opening holes. by the second it was shirt sleeves for spieth. the course itself looks more like the serengetti than scotland. there are some benefits to playing in these conditions, look at the rough here, it nowhere near as thick and lush as it normally is. look at the fairway, they are so smooth and hard, that makes the tests and traps of links golf hard to avoid. as home hero sandy lyle found out, there is no stopping the ball once it gets going. if you guess well it feels good, other times you can curse yourself

now the 147th open golf championship at carnoustie gets under way on thursday. the toughest on the circuit. padraig harrington was the winner the last time the championship was held there — he's back in this year's field — along with another former champion.. tiger woods won the last of his three opens here at hoylake in 2006 — but this is his first championship for three years after back surgery in 2014 and a string of other injuries. the american admitted he thought he may never play at the open again. there's definitely a point in time i thought i would never play in this championship again. watching it on tv, it's great seeing it on tv but it's even better in person. and i remember how it feels to come down the last hole with a chance to win it, and knowing i may never have that opportunity again... there were times when i didn't feel very good but now to have the opportunity to come back to carnoustie and play here in scotland again, i have said this before throughout this year, it's been a blessing. that's all from sportsday. you can see more on all those

play under way at carnoustie.he open championship at carnousite. top of the leaderboard are the americansjordan spieth, xander shauffele and kevin kisner, who tee off after 2.30. let's go to the coures, john watson is at carnoustie for us. it's set to be a fascinating final day? yes fascinating final day and add to that another dimension, the weather, with a stronger breeze which will add something else for players, the leaders to content with. three americans in front. jordan spieth looks like the man to beat. the defending champion with a share of the lead on nine under. who can challenge? british eyes falling on tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy. tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy. tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy. tommy fleetwood slightly disappointed with a round of 71 yesterday and he will look for a fast start, as will rory mcilroy, both on five under. four behind the lead. rory mcilroy has won and open championship in 2014 and he hopes he will be able to draw on that in the final round. i have got a bit of ex

in sport, carnoustie is set for a fascinating final day of the open championship.

the open championship 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's 11th 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 open 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. but he is wary of the man who claimed victory last year. jordan has had a nice little run, he has won three in three years, and if you continue to do stuff like that, y

it will be broadcast on golf channel and nbc sports thank you very much, adam reed from carnoustie. >starbucks in china eunice yoon is live in beijing with those details starbucks getting roasted too much >> the company would like that to be the case i'm at one of the newest competitors to starbucks in china, it's called luck in the name is derived from the chinese name of luck and happiness. what's interesting also is the logo, a deer native to china this competitor is entirely home grown. earlier today i was speaking to one of the co-founders, he said that luck in is different from starbucks because they believe chinese people will be doing everything on their mobile phones so you cannot use cash in any of their stores everything is paid for via the app. the other thing is many stores are doubling as delivery stations they believe chinese people more and more will want to order their food and drink online. so they have a guarantee, 30 minutes delivery to your house, office, anywhere else, or you get your coffee for free just like other chinese rivals to foreign companies, luckin is

carnoustie has seen many of the world's best golfers arrive for the open championship.red his extraordinary trip on social media. he had planned to travel to scotland earlier in the week but had trouble with his visa. and once that was sorted, his flight from the states was delayed. so, afterfinally reaching glasgow airport, he needed to take a helicopter to carnoustie in a mad rush to make his tee time. he made it, just, but because he was unable to travel with his clubs, he had to borrow a set from his sponsors, finishing the day 5 over par. 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. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. hello there. it has been a fine day at with thickening cloud and light rain pushing into the highlands here ahead of the weather front. will be bringing useful rain to the north—west as we head through the course of friday where is further south and east coast there is an area of high pressure. the start f

katherine downes reports from carnoustie.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 not ruled himself out but there was a bit too much of this for him. obviously disappointed after the way i finished, obviously disappointed after the way ifinished, but i'm obviously disappointed after the way i finished, but i'm still in the tournament, i'm only a few shots behind, the wind

katherine downes, bbc news at carnoustie.t be because they get on so well. this is leaderjordan spieth at the so—called golf ‘frat house' he's staying at in carnoustie with rickie fowler, zachjohnson and a couple of others. they've brought their own chef over, they've shipped over steaks. and to make himself feel even more at home, spieth even nipped out to the barbers. yeah, i don't even know where i went. reporter: did they know who you are? i don't think so. i didn't say much, they didn't say much — he didn't say much. reporter: he didn't say "what are you doing in town?" i mean, i had — he went a little high and tight. um... laughter. i was — this was not — it was — it was a little bit — it was a little bit, um, it was intended to be what i normally get and instead, he went a little — he went a little shorter. um, very british haircut — a little shaved on the side, a little longer on top. but it is what it is. it's summertime. it works out. i don't think it looks that bad! team sky's geraint thomas has retained the leader

carnoustie is hosting the 1a7th open golf championship this week. claretjug tomorrow. 0nce dubbed "carnasty", many consider this the toughest course on the open circuit. katherine downes reports from there. john vandevelde's barefoot burn—out. a lasting image of dreams shattering ona a lasting image of dreams shattering on a course nicknamed 0pen. at the mercy of coastal winds, carnoustie has bested those competing for the claret jug. has bested those competing for the claretjug. but has bested those competing for the claret jug. but there has bested those competing for the claretjug. but there has been no real rain for weeks here. once the ball starts rolling it can find all sorts of trouble. master conditions and course and other words are as weak. padraig harrington did it here. watching him that day, a teenage rory mcilroy playing as an amateur at his first 0pen, before the pressures of success and talk of a career grand slalom, a simpler time he hopes to revisit this week. i was happy to be here. i didn't ca re i was happy to be here. i didn't

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 briefly lead after a flawless front nine. oh my god! but this still isn't the same old tiger. this wayward approach at the 11th was the beginning of the end of his challenge. others struggled as well, jordan speith began the day with a successful defence of his title very possible but slipped away atan title very possible but slipped away at an early stage. a round of 70 from rory mcilroy wasn't enough to end a major drought that's now four years long, and even if this had gone in forjust

after the world cup and wimbledon, all attention turns to carnoustie, on scotland's east coast, where on thursday. often referred to as car—nasty, carnoustie, the open, is the oldest of the four golf majors, founded in 1860. the annual battle for the claretjug, across some of the world's most venerable links courses, has a unique and rich history, but the return of tiger woods for the first time since 2015 after multiple back surgeries gives this year's edition even more interest. american jordan spieth is the defending champion, so how does he rate his chances? my my chances this year, yeah, i think my game feels good. i needed a break. i was kind of dragging along for a while, and playing a heavy schedule. i needed to get away from the game, which i did. ifeel good about the way i did it and coming back to it. and coming to an open championship requires a lot of feel and imagination. and i think that's what i have needed a bit of in my game. i have gotten very technical and very, you know, into making everything perfect, instead of kind of the way i normally play, and so this week p

francesco molinari is the 2018 open champion, shooting a faultless final round at carnoustie to becomem 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

it's been a good day for british golfers on the second day of the the open at carnoustie.fth after shooting the best round of the championship so far. and northern ireland's rory mcilroy is just one shot behind him. ? both of them are very close to the joint tournament leaders — as our sports correspondent katherine downes reports. an early start and the rain arrive. for the most dedicated spej afors 5°99y for the most dedicated spej afors soggy shoes and hours spent huddling under a brolly but brave the elms and the rewards were rich. at 7 pope 30 tommy fleetwood took to the course, and shot the best round of the open so far, he finished on five under. had some time on the range last night, and, came out today and hit it better put it in position all day, and holed a few putts, in tough conditions and 65, yeah, it is really good round of golf in the end. a round 20 minutes after he teed off rory mcilroy was under way and on the hunt. rory relirning the damp on the hunt. rory relirning the damp on the grass, while dodging the. dam in the grass, while dodging the. dam in th

let's go to the course, john watson is at carnoustie for us.i, who had out at 2:25pm, if you base it on the size of the crowds following tiger woods yesterday but we know he is chasing the three americans at the top of the three americans at the top of the field, including defending champion jordan spieth on the field, including defending championjordan spieth on nine under, who played well yesterday with an impressive round of 65. getting off to a great start with an eagle. tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy four shots behind and tommy fleetwood with a level par 71 yesterday. rory mcilroy, disappointed with the way he played. he could not follow up his impressive rounds. tiger woods played brilliantly. every one of his six birdies yesterday greeted with huge cheers as he produced his best round at open championship in seven yea rs, round at open championship in seven years, his round at open championship in seven yea rs, his lowest round at open championship in seven years, his lowest round in a major in seven years with tiger woods up there on

american kevin kisner is the clubhouse leader after the first round of the open championship at carnoustieds 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.

, you will see the golf at carnoustie, you will see the cloud beginning to break as we get into the afternoonlooking ahead to sunday, a lot of dry weather around again. some patchy rain coming into north—west scotland and perhaps northern ireland. look at the temperatures by this stage, up to 28,29, temperatures by this stage, up to 28, 29, perhaps 30 degrees in the south—east. and that is a sign of things to come. going into the early pa rt things to come. going into the early part of next week, weather front driver will snake around close to the north—west of the country. some cloud and rain here. but elsewhere we will be getting some very hot and humid air. temperatures by day could get up to 33. some very muggy nights as well. always cooler further north and west with a bit of cloud and some rain at times. this is bbc news i'm vicki young. the headlines at 8:00. the irish border still a block on the road to brexit, as the eu and the uk call on each other to change position. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back onto previous positions which have already been proven unwo

it is tight at the top of the leaderboard, perfect conditions at carnoustie for links golf.ay on what is traditionally known as moving day at the majors. you can watch highlights on bbc two at eight o'clock. england play india in london in an hour's time on the first day of the women's hockey world cup. jo currie is at the queen elizabeth olympic park in london for us. jo, the action already under way? yes, the first match of the world cup got under way about one hour ago. this is the lee valley hockey stadium london, sweltering heat today. 0ver stadium london, sweltering heat today. over 100,000 stadium london, sweltering heat today. 0ver100,000 tickets have been sold for the biggest women's sporting event in the world this year. then there are germany are leading south africa 2—1. in one hour, all eyes will be on england, one of the big favourites to lift the new world cup trophy. they are ranked second in the world and if you think back to 2016, as part of great britain, they are the reigning 0lympic champions. they are not having a bad 2018 having already claimed the bro

our man john watson reports from carnoustie.ship at carnoustie. to think tiger woods at one stage was the outright leader, but no one could have predicted what francesco molinari could have produced, finishing on a two under par round of 69 to win his first major, wrestling back that claret jug major, wrestling back that claret jug from jordan spieth. we had spoken about the dominance of the americans. all three topped the leaderboard at the start of the day on nine under par but tricky conditions with a much tougher winter saw them fall away. impressive displays from justin rose and rory mcilroy, both producing eagles on the iath, that saw them move back into contention on six under par, but francesco molinari, a deserved winner here with that impressive display, and it bodes well, doesn't it, as we head into the ryder cup to come in paris in september. to look at the names on that claret jug. to look at the names on that claret jug, obviously, what can you say? it's the best golfers in history, and to be on there, it's incredi

katherine downes, bbc news at carnoustie.der's yellowjersey ahead of teammate chris froome, after stage 14 of the tour de france. froome, the four time winner, was subject to more attacks from the crowds having a clear liquid thrown at him. while thomas was booed as he crossed the line, he and froome maintained their positions in first and second place overall, although they were nearly 20 minutes behind stage winner omar frylee. thomas leads froome byi minute 39 seconds in the general classification, with just seven stages remaining. there's a tricky afternoon ahead for lewis hamilton if he is to win the german grand prix. hamilton will start from 14th place on the grid, after trying to push his mercedes back to the pits after breaking down in the first qualifying session at hockenheim. the british driver is eight points behind championship leader germany's sebastian vettel who'll start from pole in his home race. england made a shaky start to the hockey world cup in london. they had to fight back from 1—0 down to rescue a d

did you have fun at carnoustie yesterday?” longer. did you have fun at carnoustie yesterday?and by the sea as well, absolutely stunning. it is a really unusual sport to follow, it is a really unique sport to go to the open, if you have ever been. whereas when chris froome was talking about how spectators are really rude, when you are ata spectators are really rude, when you are at a major golf tournament, whenever anyone takes a shot, the people around put the banners up for quiet, and everyone is absolutely respectful of them taking a shot. it isa respectful of them taking a shot. it is a really odd atmosphere. and then there is a sudden release of emotions. and then they go again, which makes it special. and you are following the players around the whole time, living the journey with them, which is exciting. it was really exciting following rory mcilroy yesterday. he wasn't saying it is going to be too fast, don't hit long, but he was going for it. the second round of the open golf is just getting under way at carnoustie, scottish amateur sam locke in the opening group. som

but at the golf at carnoustie, as the open continues, a lot of cloud around particularly early in the stage it looks like the breeze will be perhaps more significant. now, as we go on through saturday evening and overnight, what showers have popped up in england and wales will die away. a few patches of mist and fog around, though most will be with clear spells. more cloud starting to filter into western scotland, and again there'll be a bit of patchy rain the further north you are, and a warmer night to come for scotland and northern ireland compared with friday night. and some spots into the high teens overnight, particularly in south—east england. into sunday then, and a weather system moving in will give some patchy rain towards parts of northern and western scotland, perhaps later in the day into northern ireland, as the cloud feeds in from the north—west. breezier across northern scotland, compared with elsewhere. but, for much of south—east scotland and across england and wales, there will be more warm, sunny spells to come, and it's becoming very warm to hot once again, as tho

england's tommy fleetwood is just one shot off the lead at carnoustie, while northern ireland's roryroy is also right in the mix. boxing, mindfulness and financial management. we will hear about a 21st—century revamp for the girl guides, as they launch hundreds of new badges and activities. good morning. we've had a rarity in the past 2a hours — a splash of rain for some of us. but today the heat returns. in fact, this weekend the heat and the sunshine returns. i'll fill you in on the details in about 15 minutes. it is saturday 21 july. our top story: 17 people, including nine members of one family, have drowned after an amphibious duck boat carrying tourists sank in stormy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying 31 people when it overturned near the town of branson. our north america correspondent james cook reports. oh, this is not good. this duck boat made it back to the shore. the passengers, not wearing lifejackets, apparently unaware of quite how much danger they were in. oh, my god. oh, it's going under. further out, a second duck boat was in bigger troubl

a first major champion from italy and the winds of change have swept through carnoustie.s inquiry to win the german grand prix and reclaim the lead of the formula 0ne drivers' championship. the briton's dramatic victory from 14th on the grid was in doubt after he broke the rules by crossing the pit lane line. he was given a reprimand, but allowed to keep his fourth win of the season. sebastian vettel lost the race and the championship lead after losing control on the wet track. would never have thought you could do something like that today but i just kept pushing and kept believing, and it happened so i really manifested my dream today. 15 stages completed, six to go at the tour de france, and geraint thomas is heading into the last week in the leader's yellow jersey. no change in the overall standings after stage 15, denmark's magnus cort nielsen sprinted clear of a three—man breakaway for his first win on the tour. all the leaders crossed the finish line together, so thomas is still one minute 39 seconds ahead of his team leader chris froome. tomorrow is a rest day bef

damp and grey in carnoustie at the moment.night, we pick up more rain from the system in the north, it scoots over scotland quickly, leaving a legacy of low cloud, mist, and drizzle for the coast. elsewhere, another fairly warm night. night temperatures will be higher tonight because it'll be a hot day. uncomfortable for most. cloud around for north—west england, northern ireland, scotland. in eastern scotland we are expecting 25 tomorrow. 23 for the east of northern ireland. a couple of degrees up on temperatures we will see today, particularly over southern and eastern areas. some places could be pushing towards 30. an outside chance of a shower. any rain coming soon will be courtesy of this weather front meandering around the north—west coast of the uk. but it will bring fresh winds, too. but we will be drawing in this heat source from the continent. we have those clear skies, the son's energy will make our temperatures creep up, if you like the sunshine you will really enjoy it. we will watch those numbers go up. millions

tommy fleetwood, the world number ten, who holds the course record at carnoustie.alking away, hiding an impressive score. as did rory mcilroy, one shot further back on ll—under —— carding and address of store. but a bogey at 15 saw him drop a shot further back —— an impressive score. consecutive 69s for rory mcilroy. still out at the moment is tiger woods, who is level par, slightly inconsistent round for him. three bogeys, three birdies, soa round for him. three bogeys, three birdies, so a little up and down for tiger woods today who has found himself in the rough at times. but let's look at the leaderboard where we will see we have a new leader currently in zachjohnson, the two—time major winner. won and opened previously of course. he is on 6—under. —— won an open. kevin kisner, the overnight leader, and we can see tiger woods is currently level par at the moment. it will be a really interesting afternoon to, of course, chris, because as we know the fields will be cut at the end of the fields will be cut at the end of the second day, heading into the weekend, an

over in carnoustie, the americans are circling around a major tournament.derboard is heavily decorated with stars and stripes. jordan spieth, zander chevelle and kevin kisner share the lead on nine under par. but there was joy bejustin rose as he shot a splendid 64 as adam wilde reports. they call saturday at the open moving day and the also—rans have gone and the real competition gets going. leading the way, justin rose, seven under par and no one has ever done better at carnoustie in the open. the englishman commanding the early tension and that was until tiger woods came to the team. tiger woods, three times champion, reminding everyone what the game has been missing. whilst he was moving up been missing. whilst he was moving up the leaderboard, others were following. jordan spieth, last yea r‘s following. jordan spieth, last year's winner, with an eagle. the open was now wide open and this is tommy fleetwood taking his share of the lead. there where plenty to wrestle it away again, kevin kisner remains amongst the players to catch and now rory mcilroy i