but it was another former champion, 50—year—old catriona matthew, leading the british charge on day oneing back the years to royal troon. it on day one. rolling back the years to royaltroon. it was on day one. rolling back the years to royal troon. it was a on day one. rolling back the years to royaltroon. it was a real on day one. rolling back the years to royal troon. it was a real battle over there. even coming to royal troon. it was a real battle overthere. even coming back to royal troon. it was a real battle over there. even coming back is no bargain, soi over there. even coming back is no bargain, so i have taken even par before i started. but no one had a better day than american amy 0lson. ina year better day than american amy 0lson. in a year blighted by coronavirus, this is the most significant golf tournament to be staged at britain. for now, these players have the spotlight to themselves. katie gornall, bbc news. we'll be live at royal troon later. meanwhile, the men's european tour is in wales at the moment, the welsh open at celtic manor, jordan smith, who got one europea

as far as the british contingent was concerned, catriona matthew was the surprise vanguard of it, really first day. she got off to a good start today, the 51 euros, but that has slipped down that leaderboard after the strong start. there was a double bogey at the 12, so that did not help —— the 51—year—old. she has tumbled down the leaderboard for sub so too georgia hall, she was at 76, sissy is finished says she has finished at 7—over part. and charlie holcomb she will be missing the cut. as we were saying, it is daniel holmquist who leads. —— charley hull. do you think, conditions as they are, she is the person to beat but can she stay there, having demonstrated she has handled it so well today?” think there was every hope she can because she will feel that she is through the rest of the weather, but it is still going to be blowing on saturday. sunday looks the best day as far as the weather is concerned, an awful long way to go. she is 32 yea rs of an awful long way to go. she is 32 years of age, she is best known for surviving a spider bite from a poisonous spider, but her approach t

sportsday on bbc news: we'll have the latest on day two of the women's open from royal troon with catriona matthewepeatedly warned it could be many months before we know if any of the 30 or so coronavirus vaccines currently undergoing trials are effective. but one way to speed up the process, would be if so—called "challenge trials" are conducted, where volunteers are given the vaccine and then deliberately infected with coronavirus, to see if they're protected. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. the longer we go without a vaccine, the longer people will die unnecessarily. young, healthy and determined. sean mcpartlin is 22 and studying in oxford. he keeps fit by swimming in the thames. i volunteered to be infected with the coronavirus. sean wants to take part in a so—called challenge trial, to see if the vaccine protects him. my mother has a hereditary lung disorder, and every day we go without a vaccine is a day where she faces a risk that she might not have to. so i want to do everything i can to help get that waxing to her and everyone else like her as quickly as possible. —— that vaccin

scotland's catriona matthew finished five over, one of the leading brit in the chasing pack alongsidemer barcelona forward henrik larsson'sjoined ronald koeman's coaching staff at the nou camp. he won the champions league, two league titles and the spanish super cup as a player at the club. mark cavendish will miss the tour de france for the second year in a row. he joined the bahrain—mclaren team last october, but doesn't feature in their squad — he's four short of eddy merckx‘s record of tour stage wins. fellow briton adam yates will be at the tour with michelton—scott, but next year he'lljoin ineos grenadiers on a two—year deal. and mo farah will run as a pacemaker at this year's london marathon. the elite only races boast the mens and womens world record holders, kenya's eliud kipchoge and brigid kosgei. farah will return to the track at the tokyo games. the first professional rugby match in the uk to welcome spectators since the covid—i9 lockdown will take place at murrayfield in a week's time. scottish rugby has this afternoon been given the green light by the scottish governmen

scotland's catriona matthew is one over par after 10 holes. the leading brit in the chasing pack.aces on 4 october. there's a familiar face. mo farah will run as pacemaker in the elite men's race, which will be lead by world record holder eliud kipchoge. world record holder brigid kosgei willl feature in the women's field. the race, of course, run without the usual fun runners this year. athletes will be able to use the race to try and run the olympic qualification time for tokyo next year. some cycling news for you — mark cavendish won't race at this year's tour de france after being left out of bahrain—mclaren's eight—man squad. the organisers for the race, which starts in nice a week on saturday and ends in paris on 20 september, have announced that any team riding in this month's event who have two positive covid tests in a week will be forced to leave the event. those involved will be tested twice before the event begins and there'll be a mobile testing facility at their disposal. it's been announced in the last couple of hours that adam yates he'lljoin on a two—year deal fro

scotland's catriona matthew here and welsh golfer, becky morgan, are the leading british players, onniela holmqvist of sweden, who leads on one under. it is very odd being in the middle of august and you can see woolly hats being born. it was so lovely. and those players who do not often play on those elite courses and i think the defending champion has already missed the cut. i kind of like it to formula one when you see the drivers in the wet. you really see the talent come to the fore when you have to deal with your game but conditions as well. after more than five months, rugby union's pro 14 returns later with three huge derbies as scarlets, edinburgh and leinster host their local rivals. in the premiership, leaders exeter chiefs took another step towards their fifth final in a row as they came from behind to beat sale 32—24. stuart hogg there with one of four tries as the chiefs made it two wins from two since the restart. the wasps and bristol also won. saracens v harlequins is the first of three matches this afternoon. and finally if you're looking for strength, someone who d

it's solheim cup winning captain catriona matthew, who's leading the british charge after she finished even coming back downwind is no bargain so i would have taken par, definitely, before i started. fans in scotland could be watching live matches from as early as next month. first minister nicola sturgeon says that a limited numbers of spectators will be allowed inside stadia from the 14th of september. it means the old firm match on the 17th of october could be played in front of some fans at parkhead. staying on the subject of watching sport, fan groups say they have real concerns over their ability to watch their teams in the premier league next season. every game was broadcast as last season came to its conclusion, with no fans in stadiums. but that won't be the case next season and there'll be no free—to—air matches either. there are plans to allow limited numbers of spectators into stadiums by the autumn in england, but fan groups say there needs to be provision for the thousands who won't get tickets. aberdeen returned to action in the scottish premiership after 19 days out bec

it's solheim cup winning captain catriona matthew, who's leading the british charge after she finishedeen returned to action in the scottish premiership after 19 days out because of players breaching covid restrictions. they beat stjohnstone 1—0. aberdeen had three fixtures postponed after eight of their players were found to have broken lockdown rules. substitute ryan hedges' deflected shot was enough to give them the win. and wayne rooney has been given his firstjob as a manager — sort of. he's going to be in charge of the england team at next month's soccer aid match at old trafford. rooney is 34 now, and is player—coach at the championship side derby. he says it's was a "proud moment" for him to be asked to be the england boss, he won't be doing it alone, he'll have sam allardyce as his co—manager. sam allardyce, the only former england manager to have a 100% record. back to you. that's right, it's one of those ones. i've heard that stat before, you and me. i hadn't. there is more and more evidence about how sport benefits people. since as far back as the 1960s, surfing has been as

catriona matthew remains the leading brit, she's managed to move up the leaderboard despite not yet startingleading brit, she's managed to move up the leaderboard despite not yet starting her second round. and finally it's the end of an era in formula one. the williams team founded in 1977 has been sold to an american investment company. formed by sir frank williams

we start with golf and the solheim cup captain catriona matthew, who rolled back the years earlier toe royal troon and raise hopes of a second women's open victory. 11 years after winning her sole major title, she carded a brilliant level—par 71 in very windy conditions in scotland to lie four shots off the lead held by america's amy 0lson. 0ur golf correspondent ian carter was watching. amy 0lson has managed to come through the worst of the weather and absolutely brilliant round. she has completed a four under par 67, so she's three shots clear of the field of the american and an absolutely superb performance from her. other notable performances, marina elex, another american round one under par 70, sophia popoff, also in the clubhouse with a one under par 70. i think the standout performance has been katrina matthew. at the age of 50, champion in this event back in 2009, she managed to put together a 71 today, level park, she was absolutely delighted with that, first decent return she said she has had for a very very long time. delighted with that score, it was a real battle out the

catriona matthew remains the leading brit, she teed off a short time ago and is on level par, two shotswomen's event. mo farah as for the men and women's event. mo farah - as pacesetter race.

scotland's catriona matthew shares the lead at the women's open at royal troon, the biggest golf tournamentt start too well, but shots like these and a run of three successive birdies have helped her to one under par. she's one ofjust two players in the field under par. world number four nelly korda, one of the pre—tournament favourites made this eagle on the third to keep her in contention, two shots behind. not a day of low scoring in scotland with blustery conditions, with former champion georgia hall here finishing her round at two over. i don't think it could be much worse than that, when wise it was so strong. it felt like a0 miles an hour, i'm not sure how strong it was. luckily the greens were fairly slow so the balls were not moving or anything but i quite enjoyed it out there. britain's adam yates says he's targeting stage wins at this year's tour de france after being selected in the michelton—scott team for the race which gets under way at the end of the month. yates says he's not aiming for overall victory in the general classification, while his brother simon won't feature, he