cavendish it's a6 years since he won his a0... cavendish was up there.st cavendish was up there. the greatest male cyclist of _ cavendish was up there. the greatest male cyclist of all _ cavendish was up there. the greatest male cyclist of all time, _ cavendish was up there. the greatest male cyclist of all time, it's _ cavendish was up there. the greatest male cyclist of all time, it's truly - male cyclist of all time, it's truly an honour. it'sjust a number. it doesn't put me on a level with eddy merckx. as cavendish says, he's a different kind of rider. but a legend nevertheless. when he won his first estate in 2008, the current race leader looking good in yellow, was only nine years old. all eyes were on the man in green. and was only nine years old. all eyes were on the man in green. and he followed that _ were on the man in green. and he followed that dream _ were on the man in green. and he followed that dream to _ were on the man in green. and he followed that dream to the - were on the man in green. and he followed that dream to the finish. | fo

mark cavendish is one of the best team players in the sport of cycling.r he is one of the best team leaders i have worked with, obviously, that is what makes him super successful, the way he can lift riders, lift teams to take —— chase goals and numerous winds. some riders would be happy with one in —— one win in the tour de france but mark cavendish is always striving for more.— striving for more. mark renshaw. _ striving for more. mark renshaw, thank - striving for more. mark renshaw, thank you i striving for more. mark| renshaw, thank you for striving for more. mark - renshaw, thank you for coming on the programme. on saturday a new wimbledon champion will be crowned. neither of the finalists, ashleigh barty and karolina pliskova, have won the event before — in fact this is the first wimbledon final for both of them — the first time that has happened since 1977. there'll be a much more familiar name in the men's final on sunday though — novak djokovic goes in search of his sixth wimbledon title. but as our reporter at the all england club reports, he t

this will mean everything to mark cavendish. draw equal with his record, it is a phenomenal effort, and i think it will take a little bit for this to sink in with mark cavendish because it was a record he probably never thought he would achieve, to equal eddy, but this year, look, some things have fallen his way, he has had a little bit of luck, and now we are in the race, he has got the form and the legs to be the best in the peloton, hence winning these four stages and drawing level with eddy merckx. and as you say this is remarkable, especially because several years ago he said he thought his career was all but over? look, i retired back in 2019 and at that point i wasn't sure whether we would see cavendish return to the tour de france and winning stages. he had a great year last year when his team, but this season, changing to deceuninck-quickstep, a team where we both raced with in the past, under the guardianship of patrick lefevre, he has flourished, he has found his form once again, and that killer instinct that makes hi

an early crash almost took cavendish out. far enough away to avoid the domino effect.n up. along the road, a breakaway got away. with 16 miles to go, matej mohoric went for it. a sense of deja vu as the slovenia slow loads to his next win. tomorrow's time trial should see his overall victory confirmed. while cavendish will have to wait until sunday to make his history. nick parrott, bbc news. well, the huge weekend of sport continues with the british grand prix st silverstone on sunday. fans are back at the famous track for the first time since the pandemic, and there'll also be trialling an exciting new qualifying format, with a mini—race tomorrow determining grid positions. let's go live to silverstone, from where our correspondent joe wilsonjoins me. it must have started because you're holding your ear. with thousands of fans back on site, it must feel like the pre—covid good old days. how important is it for silverstone that they're back? absolutely. to pick up on that last point, it is so important because you can think of most ports, they have weekend, week out o

whatever happened today, stage six was always going to be all about mark cavendish.ne was expecting a sprint finish. that suited geraint thomas — 12th overall and still recovering from his crash on monday. for him, an easy day before the race hits the hills tomorrow and the mountains on saturday. he just needed to ride with the peloton to the finish. the same for mathieu van der poel, to keep the leader's yellowjersey. since his win on tuesday, cavendish has worn the green, of the leader of the sprinter�*s competition. everybody knew what he was likely to do. it's just that, at the age of 36, the manx missile is miraculously back up to top speed. nobody could catch him. cavendish does it again! the celebration just the same as it was in 2008, his 32nd stage win. he's not talking about eddy merckx's record of 3a. you're in the form of your life, for once! _ just happy to be back here, and back on that podium. drew savage, bbc news. england's cricketers have taken an unassailable 2—0 lead in their one day series against sri lanka, after comfortably beating sri lanka by

third confirmed cavendish's spot on the podium but he clearly hope for more.eam that is it for us for now. good night. hello. this weekend has brought lots of sunshine and lots of warmth to the uk. and there's more to come on into the week ahead as well, as high pressure keeps our weather largely settled. saturday saw a new record high temperature in northern ireland. there was more cloud around here though on sunday, and that is because despite having high pressure, we have still managed to work the remnants of a weak cold front into the north of the uk, through sunday, hence a cooler day for scotland and northern ireland and some more cloud around here. a little bit of that cloud will trickle down the north sea coast overnight as well. a pleasant enough night for going to sleep though for scotland and northern ireland, unlike the rather sticky, humid conditions which will persist across england and wales. monday, a lot of fine weather to come, a lot of sunshine, some cloud will bother the north sea coast through the day but it should look brighter, particula

cavendish will have to wait until sunday to make his history. nick parrott, bbc news.ford will take on st helens at 3 o'clock tomorrow. castleford reached the final with a golden point kick, and they haven't won this competition since 1986, but have come so close to both league and cup success in recent years. st helens, though, will be favourites. castle heard haven't won the cup for 30 years, and i think for us to be able to win it will put our names in history. it's a long time coming for the team. we want to be remembered. that surely the point of everyone because my career — you want to be remembered. and that's all the sport for now. hello. some very warm to hot weather on the way for much of the uk this weekend. there is a weak weather front in northern scotland, and that will bring windier conditions, some cloud and the chance of a little rain, and temperatures just into the mid to high teens. in fact, this cloud becomes more extensive across western scotland into northern ireland overnight. some patches of cloud through eastern parts of england as well as temp

mark cavendish continues to defy expectations.race the tour five days before it started. on tuesday, he achieved his first win there in five years, and today, he did it again — in chateauroux, the same place where he won his first tour stage back in 2008. drew savage reports. whatever happened today, stage 6 was always going to be all about mark cavendish. 100 miles from the stage start and tour to the end, everyone was expecting a spring finish. thomas 12th overall and still recovering from his crash on monday. for him, and easy day before hitting the hills tomorrow on saturday. —— and saturday. since his win on tuesday, cavendish has worn the green. everybody knew what he was likely to do. it's just at the age of 36, the max missile is more rationally back up to talk speed. nobody could catch him. the celebration just the same as it was in 2008. his 32nd stage win. he's not talking about the record of 34. he's happy to be back here and back on the podium. drew savage, bbc news. what a win today. now, for the usa's nelly korda, i

the but mark cavendish never gave up and today he got his reward.— today he got his reward.to _ today he got his reward. the name he hadn't wanted to hear _ today he got his reward. the name he hadn't wanted to hear all _ today he got his reward. the name he hadn't wanted to hear all week - today he got his reward. the name he hadn't wanted to hear all week could l hadn't wanted to hear all week could finally be spoken. eddie, what a cycling potluck all—time greats, it's 46 years in five days since he won his 34th tour de france stage and now mark cavendish was right up there. now in cycling's record books. when he won his first tour stage in 2008, the current race leader looking good in the yellowed jersey was only nine years old. all eyes were on the man in green. as a child he dreamed of winning a stage of the tour de france, and he followed that dream 137 miles to the finish. after a hard day of writing in the heat when his big moment came, mark cavendish had to dig deep but he delivered. made his childhood dream come true for record equalling 34th time. extreme a specia

cavendish was up there. although he�*s modest about it.tage. and he followed that dream to the finish. but he delivered. he made his childhood dream come true. for a record equalling 34th time. drew savage, bbc news. less than two days to wait now until england take on italy in the final of euro 2020, their first major tournament final since 1966. the squad are continuing their preparations at st george�*s park, and captain harry kane spoke to our sports editor dan roan. as players, you think of that moment, you dream of that moment. obviously, we�*re all grounded enough to know we have a very tough game on our hands, but there�*s a good belief on this team. we are close and so to bounce back, it�*s been a great sign, a great mentality that we�*ve created. but of course, we all want to win. you play football to win. you dream of these moments as a kid. we have the opportunity now, so a great prospect for us. we just have to enjoy the moment, take it all in, but of course, perform. we want to be on the winning side. catalans dragons have ma

cavendish will have to wait until sunday to make his history. nick parrott, bbc news.years. st helens, though, will be favourites. castleford haven't won the cup for 30 years, and i think for us to be able to win it will write our names in history. it's a long time coming for the team. it's been around for the last seven or eight years. we want to be remembered. that surely the point of everyone's career — you want to be remembered. and that's all the sport for now. mostly dry with hot sunshine for many, bit of cloud around to start off saturday morning across parts of east anglia and the southeast. generally more cloud further north and west, retreating to the store still might coast northern ireland. it will stay windy with the odd spot of rain. a bit cooler here as a consequence, but go further south, 29 or 30 degrees. that sunshine will be strong with very high uv levels. especially for southern and southwestern areas. as we head through saturday night, we will continue to see clear spells towards the south. more cloud up towards the south. more cloud up towards th

before the stage more congratulations for mark cavendish after his record equalling victory yesterday with the race moving into the pyrenees for five demanding mountain stages. while for cavendish it was a bit finishing inside the cut time for overall leader it was just about keeping an eye on his rivals. all the action was happening up rivals. all the action was happening up the road were michael woods was fancying his chances. fans following the tour will do all sorts to get noticed. but he could not match this balancing act, not long after taking the lead his hopes came crashing down. with the canadian slipping up, bauke mollema stepped up, the dutchman attacking with 26 miles to go. his rivals could not catch him on the final climb allowing him to cruise to the finish alone to claim just a second tour win of his career. this time tomorrow, we'll be finishing the national anthems ahead of that england italy game. 60,000 will be at wembley but england's players got a great send off from their st george's park training base this afternoon as thousands of fans — albeit not socially di

cavendish does it again! the celebration just the same as it was in 2008, his 32nd stage win.ith the ball, skittling the top order and reducing sri lanka to 12 for three. he ended with a career best five—wicket haul. sri lanka recovered to post 241 for nine, but eoin morgan then built on the good foundation laid by england's earlier batsmen to take the game away from sri lanka. it was captain morgan who hit the winning runs guiding england to victory with seven overs to spare. we played a lot of cricket in front of empty stadiums for a lot of reasons. but today, front of my home crowd, in terms of being at the oval, first time seeing the new stand and stuff like that, it was really special, you get the extra bit of buzz. it's one of my favourite grounds in the world, and today it was really special. i thought it was a great wicket, a great game, a great crowd and a great batch of fans. norway's karsten warholm set a new world record in the 400m hurdles at the diamond league meeting in oslo tonight. in front of a partizan home crowd, 25—year—old warholm clocked 46.70 seconds to

cavendish considered quitting the sport last year after illness, injury and poorform — but now he's justs. a brief rest bites from the mountains and the chance for mark to shine again. it was a place where he won back in 2010, doing it again was what mattered. stating he energy for the finish and a couple of lapses in concentrations and classes not much you can do about mechanical problems. catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback he would have struggled.

mark cavendish is to win the sprinters green jersey.ge for 21 years come he wrote at the front until he secured vital points at the intermediate spring. job done come hejust had to make it to be finished. while he slipped back, i met a moorish surge forward. the slovenian likes to write hard for a long, and the 151i write hard for a long, and the 154 miles were to his liking. it meant so much to him to win this stage, to add to his victories in the other two grand tours. his countrymen were suffering though. last year's runner—up one of the favourites, but could not keep up, slipping down the standings. defending champion stuck to his rivals such as britain's garrett thomas but they and the rest of the palatine lifetime to vanderpool who will spend another day in the yellowjersey. —— lost time too. keeping it will be tough tomorrow. us sprinter sha'carri richardson is set to miss the tokyo olympics — after testing positive positive for marijuana. richardson received a one month ban — and said she used the drug as a way of coping with th

while mark cavendish has exceeded all expectations after his surprise late call up.easy in paris tomorrow, he has every chance of a record—breaking 35th sprint victory, and winning the green jersey. but it's been tough for geraint thomas — another crash and a dislocated shoulder ended his challenge for yellow. he's done his best to help ecuadorian team—mate richard carapaz, who did enough today to hold on to third place overall for britain's ineos grenadiers. belgium's wout van aert 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. he extended his championship lead by a point, to 33. imran sidat was watching. they say

and coming up on the bbc news channel, history for mark cavendish — he equals the all—time record foron the tour de france after a thrilling victory today. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to the kidnap, rape and murder of sarah everard, who disappeared from the streets of south london in march. pc wayne couzens snatched the 33—year—old marketing executive as she walked home from a friend's house at around nine at night. it's still not clear what motivated his attack on a complete stranger. sarah everard's family were in court as he admitted murder. the head of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, spoke to them afterwards and apologised for their loss, pain and suffering. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. what happened to sarah everard is what many woman often fear — the fear of walking home alone. sarah was just walking home, and that night the life that she hadn't fully lived ended. the man responsible, wayne couzens, in the custody of his own force — a policeman, also a kidnapper, rapist and murd

there was no record—equalling 34th stage win of the tour de france for mark cavendish today.e. it was won by the german nils pollitt. tadej pogacia maintains his overall race lead. and that's all the sport for now. from me and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there. the next few days look pretty unsettled, with low pressure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine and showers notjust for friday, but into the weekend and into the start of next week, too. so, for today, these showers will be heavy, much like they were on thursday, and you'll see on the pressure charts we're in between systems, and there's barely any isobars, so the winds are light and the showers will be slow—moving again. so, quite a bit of cloud to start this morning, particularly across scotland, where we'll see some patchy rain in the northeast. the sunshine will get going, though, the best of it in central and eastern areas — and this is where we'll see most of the heavy showers into the afternoon, again, some with hail and thunder mixed in. an area of more persistent rain will push into the sout

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cavendish has struggled in recent mountain stages, butjust about made the time cuts. is for a sprint i would like to win and every opportunity there is for a stage, i would like to do what i can. that's why we are here to commit to proper form. there no sentiment i think, it's just about wanting to win in the situations. this is still probably the hardest tournament i've ever done and out looking forward to the next three days but hopefully we should be ok. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. we had some really heavy downpours across parts of the country on monday. notably across north yorkshire and also in west london where kew picked up 46 mm of rain, almost smack a bang on a month's worth of rain. and the majority of that fell in just two hours. now, the day's showers continue to gradually fade away over the next few hours, so increasingly the weather should become dry with just an odd patch of rain left over across eastern areas. these are the temperatures as we start the day on tuesday. so it's good to be quite a mild morning. now, through tuesday most

cavendish has struggled in recent mountain stages, butjust about made the time cuts. win and every opportunity there is for a stage, i would like to do what i can. that's why we are here to commit to proper form. there no sentiment i think, it'sjust about wanting form. there no sentiment i think, it's just about wanting to win in the situations. this is still probably the hardest tournament i've ever done and out looking forward to the next three days but hopefully we should be ok. before we go, let's return to our top story — england's defeat in the european championship final last night. despite the disappointment of falling short at the last hurdle, many are taking stock and appreciating the great strides the england squad have made. much of it has been put down to manager gareth southgate and his man management and tactics. well, his former manager at crystal palace, alan smith, has spoken to the bbc about the development of southgate and how proud he is of his prodigy. disappointed, but i think being realistic he knows a team have done well and i think he knows t

british cyclist mark cavendish has equalled the record for the most stage wins in the tour de france.eld the record since 1975. cavendish — who won his first tour stage 13 years ago — is now aiming to break the record before this year's race concludes in paris in nine days' time. as if the euros final weren't enough, italy has its first player in a wimbledon singles final. matteo berrettini will meet the number one seed novak djokovic in the men's final on sunday. joe wilson has more. check the titles, yes, five on the board. now, 0k, another semifinal. check the titles, yes, five on the board. for now. 0k, another semifinal. challenging novak djokovic was denis shapovalov, 22, seeded ten, and full of talent. anyone for denis? well, they like an underdog here. the canadian had so many opportunities. djokovic was rarely dominating, oftenjust hanging on, but the important points were his. novak djokovic in the right place at the right time. this one settled the second set. ball ruled in, denis shapovalov said he'd heard the first call out and reacted accordingly. how can you call that o

cavendish claimed his fourth win in this year's tour.ive—time overall winner of the tour. he claimed his 34th stage win way back in 1975. a teenage basketball prodigy has become the first african—american to win the scripps national spelling bee in the us, claiming $50,000 in prize money. zaila avant—garde cruised to victory when she correctly spelt the world "murraya", a type of tropical tree. despite practising for up to seven hours a day, zaila says spelling is a side hobby and dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. let's take a look at her win. murraya. m-u-r-r-a-y-a. that is correct! applause cheering and there is your champ. that twirl and that smell are priceless —— smile. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @kacungira. stay with us on bbc news. bye—bye. hello there. it's looking unsettled this weekend as well, but it's not going to be raining all the time everywhere. there will be some places staying dry, but the general theme this weekend is for sunny spells and for scattered showers to develop. again, these will be

are 2 more expensive the final week, including the fin, the finale on the show, belief a, which cavendish has won a record 4 times. boxing trilogy. fibers entice inferior de onto wilder has been postponed because furious. there's the positive ago, the 19, the british fighter who's been training in las vegas if it to be deeply frustrated by the situation. the band was originally scheduled for july 24th, but medical expert has advised that it should be put back most likely to october. the man has 14 fury knocked out wild to take the w b. c heavy way. title back in february 2022 athletes a face the positive in tokyo, head of the olympics. one member of the israeli team and another from lithuania, the us olympic basketball camp has also been hit by cove at 19. if they can't be in las vegas. 3 members of the selected team, which trains with the main to you have test the positive and now isolating. but the rest of the party continues to train before heading out to japan. i think we all know this thing. you call it is not over yet. that goes without saying everybody else and still be careful. bu

mark cavendish, back on the mask. mark cavendish, back on the podium where he first won in 2008. yellowjersey. but for cavendish, the colour will always be green, the shade of the race's reading sprinter. everyone knew what he could do on top form. no one could stop him doing it. the 36—year—old manx missile had earned the right to reminisce. the celebration just the same as it was many years ago. he is not talking about the record of 3a stage wins. just happy to be back here doing what he loves. what a story. fantastic to see him back. so well and right at the top of the game. at the age of 12, sky brown, she is set to become the youngest summer olympian of all time after being named in the team gb squad. she will compete in the skateboarding in tokyo this month. she might be team gb's tokyo this month. she might be team gb�*s youngest athlete, but with a smile like that she is the happiest two. she turns 13just smile like that she is the happiest two. she turns 13 just a week before the tokyo games begin. becoming a teenager and aiming for gold in skateboarding, which will feat

the final stage, which finished parsa's shawn's elisa to deny britain's mar cavendish from setting a new record of $35.00 stage winds. when there was hamilton, has won the british grand prix after a thrilling race in front of 840000 fines of silver stone. the britain sealed a record extending 8th win on home turf. but there was controversy after a crash between hamilton and main title, rival max for stop and left. the red bull driver in hospital leading the driver's standings and looking to turn the street on an increasingly unsure looking lewis hamilton mac switched up and started on pole in silver then. but he didn't even complete a lap. the rivals collated as the entered cops corner, and the impact pitched pushed up into a spin that saw him later take him to hospital for precautionary tests. despite the sporting applause, as he was helped from his car read bill where incense calling hamilton's move. dangerous, desperate and unacceptable. hamilton received a 10 2nd penalty when the race restarted, but cheered on by a pack and rook his home crowed. the britain, hunted, don't, race l

mark cavendish — represent a realthreat. mark cavendish says _ represent a realthreat.t will take a l represent a real threat. mark cavendish says it will take a break before deciding his future after an unexpectedly successful tour de france. he won the top sprinter�*s greenjersey for the france. he won the top sprinter�*s green jersey for the first time in a decade and equalled the record for the most career stage wins with 3a, although he just missed the most career stage wins with 3a, although hejust missed out the most career stage wins with 3a, although he just missed out on going one better in the final stage on the champs—elysees yesterday. when we started in brittany three weeks ago i was just happy to be here, you know? it is the race i've dedicated my life too, it has given me the life that i have and i have so much respect for it and its history. just to be here one more time was big itself. and then to win a stage after everything that has happened in the last few years and everything i've been through, that was enough. that was more than enough. that was a

a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again.or the finish, and once again, he surged to victory — his third of the tour. if he can survive tomorrow's climbs, he'll get the chance to equal the record of 34 stage wins. nick parrott, bbc news. the british and irish lions�* tour match against the vodacom bulls on saturday has been postponed because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. four bulls players and one member of the management team returned positive covid tests. organisers say they are looking to reschedule the game or provide another opponent. meanwhile, south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed, after a number of players from both camps returned positive tests. england have been forced to select a completely new team ahead of their one—day series against pakistan after a coronavirus outbreak forced the entire squad into isolation. three players and four management staff tested positive, so 18 replacements have been called up to replace them. ben stokes returns to captain the side. chris

mark cavendish is having a dream return to the tour de france.reports. no hiding the smile behind the mask. mark cavendish back on the podium in chateauroux, where he first won in 2008. two weeks ago he wasn't even expecting to race the tour, but after winning his first stage in five years on tuesday, here he was going for win number 32. stage six was mainly flat, which helped britain's geraint thomas, 12th overall and still recovering from his crash on monday. for him, the mercy of a relatively easy day before the race hits the hills today and the mountains tomorrow. he finished safely with the peloton. as did mathieu van der poel, who kept the leader's yellowjersey. but for cavendish, the colour will always be green, the shade of the race's leading sprinter. everybody knew what he can do on top form. nobody could stop him doing it. the 36—year—old manx missile had earned the right to reminisce. the celebration, just the same as it was 13 years ago. he's not talking about eddy merckx's record of 34 stage wins. are you in the form of your life or

cavendish, in the green, eventually finished 3rd. i just love playing golf. this is what we love to do. we embrace these moments — we really get energy from this. i get energy. i'm excited about being in contention. the fans out here made me excited about playing golf. itjust pushes you to be your best self. i went out there and tried to play my best. thankfully, it was enough for today. england have levelled their men's t20 series with pakistan with victory at headingley. there were some huge shots from england's batsmen, including this giant 6 from liam livingstone — to help them post 200 in their 20 overs. pakistan couldn't get close enough, falling 45 runs short. the series decider is at old trafford tomorrow. the american tennis star coco gauff has pulled out of the olympics after testing positive for coronavirus. her announcement came after six athletes and two staff members from the british athletics team were put into isolation after someone on their flight to tokyo tested positive. various members of south africas team have

and — a comeback on wheels — mark cavendish equals the record of stage wins in the tour de france.

cavendish considered quitting the sport last year after illness, injury and poorform — but now he's justne stage win away from the all—time record, as nick parrott reports. a brief rest bites from the mountains and the chance for mark to shine again. it was a place where he won back in 2010, doing it again was what mattered. stating he energy for the finish and a couple of lapses in concentrations and classes not much you can do about mechanical problems. catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback he would have struggled. his team set him up perfectly for the finish and once again he surged to victory his third of the tour. if he can survive tomorrow's claims he will get the chance on thursday to equal the record of 8034 stage wings. he would have to be brave to get another stage when in the store. now, emma raducanu says "the whole experience of wimbledon caught up with her", following her retirement in the last 16 last night... the british teenager was the surprise package this year, but missed out on a place in the women's quarter finals, which have take

there was no record—equalling 34th stage win of the tour de france for mark cavendish today, sadly.ssure always nearby, so we're likely to see sunshine and showers notjust for friday, but into the weekend and into the start of next week, too. so, for today, these showers will be heavy, much like they were on thursday, and you'll see on the pressure charts we're in between systems, and there's barely any isobars, so the winds are light and the showers will be slow—moving again. so, quite a bit of cloud to start this morning, particularly across scotland, where we'll see some patchy rain in the northeast. the sunshine will get going, though, the best of it in central and eastern areas — and this is where we'll see most of the heavy showers into the afternoon, again, some with hail and thunder mixed in. an area of more persistent rain will push into the southwest later in the day. temperature—wise, 20—24 celsius. now, for wimbledon for friday and into the weekend, there'll be a lot of dry weather around with some sunshine, but there's always the chance of catching a heavy shower. now,

a brief respite from the mountains and the chance for mark cavendish to shine again.red. saving his energy for the finish and a couple of lapses catching up would cost the italian vital energy. even without the setback, he would have struggled. his team set him up perfectly for the finish, and once again, he surged to victory his third of the tour. he surged to victory — his third of the tour. if he can survive tomorrow's climbs, he'll get the chance to equal the record of 3a stage wins. the british and irish lions' tour match against the vodacom bulls on saturday has been postponed because of covid—19 cases in the hosts' camp. four bulls players and one member of the management team returned positive covid tests. 0rganisers say they are looking to reschedule the game or provide another opponent. meanwhile, south africa's second test against georgia on friday is also being reviewed, after a number of players from both camps returned positive tests. england have been forced to select a completely new team ahead of their one—day series against pakistan after a coronavir

britain's mark cavendish, in the greenjersey, finished before the cut—off time keeping alive his hopesthe record of 3a stage wins tomorrow. 8 british and irish lions players are isolating after one of the management team tested positive for covid—19. their latest tour match against the natal sharks looked like it might be injeapordy, but the match will go ahead tonight. that kicks off at 7pm. and the ecb have confirmed that all of the england squad and their staff have tested negative for covid—19, ahead of their 0di series against pakistan which starts tomorrow. ben stokes will captain the make—shift team after the original squad were forced into isolation after a covid outbreak in the camp. well now it's time to head back to wembley, where the countdown to england against denmark continues. yeah, we are getting closer, and ten minutes before the second of these euro semi finals, england against denmark. italy of course waiting for the winner of this one after that penalty shoot—out against spain last night. what a final it's going to be, whoever gets through tonight, and let's be hon

it's been more enjoyable for mark cavendish, who was a late call—up for the race, won his first stagethursday — although still a hard week of racing. thankfully, it's a rest day. the first rest day of the tour de france. everybody is completely spent. but obviously it's been an exciting week to watch on tv. if we stopped now, this would be one of the nicest tour de france i have been part of. now back to chetan and i have been watching them out with the towels on court one, trying to dry out for the action to resume.— court one, trying to dry out for the action to resume. they are hoping to net that action to resume. they are hoping to get that one — action to resume. they are hoping to get that one under _ action to resume. they are hoping to get that one under way _ action to resume. they are hoping to get that one under way because - action to resume. they are hoping to | get that one under way because there is an epic match being played out for 18—year—old —— before 18—year—old emma raducanu take to the court. on court number one, alexander zverev, the sixth seed, is chasing his f

cavendish has struggled in recent mountain stages, butjust about made the time cuts.rd to the next three days but hopefully we should be ok. and that�*s all the sport for now. hello there. we had some pretty impressive downpours across different parts of the country on monday. the radar picture shows one of these bands of heavy rain working into north east england, particularly north yorkshire. and then we have this second band of rain across the west london area. now in kew, in west london, we picked up 46 mm of rain from the shower band. that was pretty much smack bang on a whole month�*s of rain and the majority of that fell in just the space of two hours. if you were wondering what that looks like, it looks like this. three miles down the road in twickenham the roads flooded. and there were reports of flooding elsewhere as well. now, over the next few hours, those showers that we have seen by date will continue to very gradually fade away. the majority of us will eventually become drier over was just an odd patch of rain still lingering into the east. temperatures

there's another tough day in prospect for mark cavendish at the tour de france, before a chance to reststage, as the tour moved into the pyrenees. tadej pogacar retained the overall lead but cavendish did manage to finish within the cut—off time, keeping alive his hopes of a record—breaking 35th win. england's matt fitzpatick will have to make a very late dash to wembley for the euros final, after he took a share of the lead at the scottish open. you he joked at the start of the tournament that he didn't want to play too well, so he could get an early tee time on the last day but he'll be out late, after making six birdies to move to iii—under—par, alongside thomas detry. fitzpatrick says he'll be going to the match regardless, even if it's just for the second half. that's all the sport — now here's ben with the papers. i can't let you go well at your ican't let you go well at your analysis— i can't let you go well at your analysis of the game, how do you see it going? _ analysis of the game, how do you see it auoin ? . , analysis of the game, how do you see itauoin? . , ., it going? th

britain's mark cavendish claimed more sprinting points to stay in the greenjersey.up, slipping a place to 13th overall. mercedes will be hoping they've done enough to close the gap to red bull for this weekend's austrian grand prix. world champion lewis hamilton topped the time sheets in second practice ahead of his team—mate valtteri bottas. the briton was more than two—tenths of a second quicker than championship leader max verstappen, who won last weekend's race at the red bull ring. holly smith has become the first woman for 45 years to be included in the great britain showjumping team for the olympic games. smith is named alongside harry charles as travelling reserve, while london 2012 gold medallists scott brash and ben maher are in the squad. and that's all the support from us for now. we will see you soon. we've got some big showers in the forecast for saturday, so be prepared. the skies could turn dark almost at any time, thunder and lightning is possible too, and even the possibility of flash flooding in some areas. so this is what it looks like early on s

mark cavendish was a a man out of form, out of contract and without a ride for this year's race. dekerrnick quickstep. and today, he's followed up earlier wins on the tour, to equal eddy merckx's long time record for stage wins. drew savage has the story, and stand by for a thriller of a sprint finish. he thought he would never write another tour de france. but he never gave up and today, he got his reward. a gave up and today, he got his reward. , ., , gave up and today, he got his reward._ you i gave up and today, he got his i reward._ you could reward. made history! you could finally speak— reward. made history! you could finally speak the _ reward. made history! you could finally speak the name. - reward. made history! you could finally speak the name. when i reward. made history! you could finally speak the name. when a | reward. made history! you could l finally speak the name. when a its all—time greats of 46 years and four days since he won his 34th tour de france stage. and now he was right up france stage. and now he was right up there. next to him and set the record bo

british cyclist mark cavendish has equalled the record for the most stage wins in the tour de france.cord since 1975. cavendish who won his first tour stage 13 years ago is now aiming to break the record before this year's race concludes in paris in nine days' time. novak djokovic is due to his seventh wimbledon final. —— is going to his seventh wimbledon final. wimbledon final. -- is going to his seventh wimbledon final.— wimbledon final. -- is going to his seventh wimbledon final. ruthless at the end! it seventh wimbledon final. ruthless at the end! it will _ seventh wimbledon final. ruthless at the end! it will number _ seventh wimbledon final. ruthless at the end! it will number one _ seventh wimbledon final. ruthless at the end! it will number one b - seventh wimbledon final. ruthless at the end! it will number one b in - the end! it will number one b in straiaht the end! it will number one b in straight sets — the end! it will number one b in straight sets as _ the end! it will number one b in straight sets as he _ the end! it will number one b in straight sets as he looked - th

there was no record—equalling 34th stage win of the tour de france for mark cavendish.h was won by the german nils pollitt. tadej pogacar maintains his overall race lead. this was the putt that gave jack senior the club house lead on the opening round of the scottish 0pen at the renaissance club, in north berwick. the englishman is ranked 3—hundred and 53rd in the world. he's one shot ahead of lee westwood and americanjustin thomas. and harlequins' premiership—winning number eight alex dombrandt will make his test debut for england against canada tomorrow. flankers sam underhill and lewis ludlow, who again captains the side, complete the back row. lock harry wells, centre dan kelly and wing adam radwan win their first caps. well staying with rugby. the british and irish lions head coach warren gatland believes that the test series against south africa "will go ahead". that's despite covid outbreaks in both squads, with little over two weeks to go until the first test match. the lions' tour game against the bulls on saturday was cancelled earlier this week, but they're h

and another epic day for mark cavendish, who wins another stage on the tour de france, edging in closerall—time record. welcome to the programme and thank you forjoining us live here on day four at wimbledon, where thankfully, we've had two days where the rain has stayed away, and that has meant play has continued across the outside courts as well as on the show courts here. after last night's nailbiter with andy murray against 0scar is there more drama to come this evening. the final match scheduled on centre court involves roger federer, the 20 time grand slam champion. we can bring you live pictures of what's happening on centre court at the moment. it's all going to plan for roger federer. he is up by two sets. that went to a tie—breaker. gasquet has lost against federer 18 times. he has had grown so injury —— growing surgery two years ago. but this is looking very good for federer at the moment against gasquet. two set up —— groin surgery. federerwould against gasquet. two set up —— groin surgery. federer would seem now in round three is the british number two cam norrie, who had a

britain's mark cavendish in the green jersey finished before the cut off time keeping alive his hopes evening. sunny spells and scattered, heavy showers was the order of the day on wednesday. some places avoided the showers altogether. now over the next two days, we keep the same theme — so some sunshine on offer, but also a few scattered, heavy showers. we won't all be seeing them. still 1—2 showers lingering through this evening and overnight to the midlands, parts of eastern england and eastern scotland — but they will be fading away, so most places becoming dry by first thing tomorrow morning with overnight lows of io—iil. a little bit of mistiness here and there and a little more cloud working in for scotland and northern ireland from the northwest. england and wales seeing more sunshine than we had today. fewer showers, but there will be some cropping up through the afternoon — and if you do catch one, it can be quite heavy and slow—moving, perhaps some thunderstorms mixed in, too. most places around 17—23 celsius. into friday, another day of sunshine and showers, but the shower

it is incredible what mark cavendish has achieved.time i spoke to mark cavendish he reckoned he would not win anything. last year he would not win anything. last year he reckoned himself he was finished. he has no business winning tour stages at all!— he has no business winning tour stages at all! what is happening? generall , stages at all! what is happening? generally, cyclists _ stages at all! what is happening? generally, cyclists do _ stages at all! what is happening? generally, cyclists do not - stages at all! what is happening? generally, cyclists do not get - generally, cyclists do not get better as they get older. in general, no. in fairness, he has had a certain amount of luck. principally, sam bennett, the main sprinter in the team he rides in, he was injured a couple of weeks before the tour and mark was drafted in as a last—minute replacement. he has a tremendous team around him with the world champion riding part of his lead out. lots of champions in their own right supporting him. in that environment, he is thriving. he

including cavendish but he did what he needed to.g for more twists and turns in the battle for the yellow jersey were going to end up disappointed. but they got another mounting master class champion at the edge ofjust 22 the slovenian has made this racism. then they are in second overall and carol pass and ilio sent third a case of deja vu as the catcher rode away. no more mountains for him to conquer with a lead of five minutes and 45 seconds the podium in paris is within touching distance. still to come on sportsday... team gb haved named three captain's to lead their women's football team at the olympics in tokyo with their first match just six days away. and with a capacity crowd back at silverstone lando norris's is determined to impress at his home track. there one weekend that you look forward to more than ever in the whole year. and that is the grand prix because of how much cooler it feels and how special it is. alun wynjones has been named amongst the replacements for the british & irish lions' final warm up game in south

hi martine, we start with cycling because mark cavendish has made history at the tour de france.imes to carcassonne. he was a late call up to the deceuninck quick—step team only a week before the race started — but he said equalling the record was what he�*d always dreamed of since he was a boy. now, over to wimbledon where world number one novak djokovic is taking on the canadian dennis shapovalov in the second men�*s semifinal of the day. 0ur reporter chetan parthak is there for us. how is that one going chetan? it isa it is a pretty tight start to the second semifinal, isn�*t it? i�*m second semifinal, isn't it? i'm havin: second semifinal, isn't it? i'm having to _ second semifinal, isn't it? i'm having to take _ second semifinal, isn't it? in having to take my eyes off second semifinal, isn't it? i�*m having to take my eyes off this second semifinal, isn't it? in having to take my eyes off this at the moment, it is not an easy thing to do because they are making a match of this against the world number one. and of course, at 5—4, he was serving for the first set and what a m

. _ mark cavendish says he'll take a breakfrom cycling before deciding his future, after an un—expectedlycade and equalled the record for the most career stage wins, with 3a, although he just missed—out on going one better in the final stage on the champs—elysees yesterday. when we started in brittany three weeks ago, i was just happy to be here, you know? it is the race i've dedicated my life too, it has given me the life that i have and i have so much respect for it and its history. just to be here one more time was big itself. and then to win a stage after everything that has happened in the last few years and everything i've been through, that was enough. that was more than enough. that was a bonus to win anything, then to win four and then win the green jersey. it has been a journey. it has not been an easy one but it has been a beautiful one. if he thought roger better at playing at the age of 39 was impressive, he has nothing on this man. ——if you thought roger federer, continuing to play tennis, at the age of 39, was impressive — well he's got nothing on this man... let me introdu