pontardawe was in the front, and further back chris froome keptjabbing the front, and further back chrisack chris froome keptjabbing away at fabio aru. the tour has become a race rather than a procession. action for the fans to enjoy on bastille day, the fans to enjoy on bastille day, the national day of france. the breakaway lead over the last big climb. the rates leaders would not catch them. chris froome and fabio aru fought it out over a descent to the finish and neither could gain an advantage. four way battle for the win. team sky's position is strengthened, and fabio aru hung on to follow chris froome across the line. the italian keeps his six lead. we will see if he has the legs to make it all away to paris. it was actually quite great feeling to have to go out there and try and raise for the win today, as opposed to raising defensively and having that pressure of defending the jersey. it felt quite nice to have the shoe on the other foot. celtic have beaten linfield 2—0 in their champions league qualifier first legs. the match was moved to friday so it didn't clash with the marc

rigoberto uran rode himself into second place but any hopes he had of challenging chris froome forfirste finish. romain bardet struggled, coming within a whisker of losing third place, hanging onto his spot on the podium byjust one second. the fourth tour de france was chris froome‘s for the taking, he missed out on a stage win by six seconds but was satisfied taking his place on the top step, knowing that he will be wearing yellow in paris. drew savage, bbc news. that will be four tour titles for chris froome, 514 sky in six years but they have been under fire over the last 12 months, along with british cycling. i wonder what kind of reception the team will get, whether it will be very different to previous years, when they hit the streets of paris? you need to remember that team sky are under a uk anti—doping investigation, nothing to do with chris froome but events concerning a jiffy bag and mysterious package delivered to the team, involving sir bradley wiggins a few years ago, subject to enquiries, and we may hearfrom a few years ago, subject to enquiries, and we may hear from that

chris froome still has a lead of 23 seconds and just needs one more good day.s won his last race before he defends his title at the world championships in london. the jamaican won in the diamond league meeting in monaco — perhaps not the quality of field he'll face in london, but a season's best of 9.95 seconds nevertheless and the first time he's gone under 10 seconds this season. britain's cj ujah finished fourth injust over 10 seconds. and a great run tonight from laura muir in the women's 3,000 metres. she smashed her personal best by eight seconds as she finished third, it's a place ahead of her fellow scot eilish mccolgan who also set a new pb. 12 seconds faster than her previous best but well behind winner hellen obiri. chelsea have completed the signing of spain striker alvaro morata from real madrid for a club record fee believed to be around 60 million pounds. the 2a year—old has signed a five—year deal and willjoin the chelsea squad on their pre—season tour of asia. he is ourfirst he is our first choice. he is ourfirst choice. he is young and can imp

and there's champagne on the streets of paris for chris froome.a fourth tour de france title in a row. good evening, thanks forjoining us. lots of british success to bring you tonight. let's start with cricket. after a day of pure drama at lord's, england women have beaten india to win the world cup. this had everything — a sell—out crowd, suspense and a brilliant team performance by england to turn the match around. david ornstein has more. there was a time when women's cricket barely even registered with many sports fans. now you can't keep them away. almost 27,000 would fill lords, millions more watching around the world. only a match, yet so much more. england won the toss and opted to bat. the loss of sarah taylor handed india the impetus. if this was an advert for the women's game, natalie sciver was providing the promotional material though elsewhere runs were in short supply and, even when england looked to kick on, moments of indian magic checked their momentum. chasing 229 to win, india looked to be cruising and, at one point, needed jus

chris froome will win another yellow jersey, another title at the tour de france tomorrow.rtsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. if you are lucky you may have sunshine this evening but there are plenty of showers at there, an area rain lifting out to south—east england, across the midlands at the moment. overnight, it turns dry with showers and outbreaks of rain affecting parts of eastern scotland, the eastern side of england. some fog patches developing, overnight temperatures of 10—13d. fog not lasting long in the morning, a fine and sunny start but the club builds again and showers break out. it could be heavy with a rumble of thunder but sunny spells between. an area of rain pushing southwards across scotland, in the far north—west of scotland it feels pleasa nt north—west of scotland it feels pleasant and sunny spells capture the showers, they come down quite a bit. sunday evening and there are outbreaks of rain, inch and north—east england and on monday, hanging around yorkshire, the midlands and southern england. elsewhere, broken clo

chris froome and team sky pressing on without one possibly key man.homas. 13 were missing for the peloton including one of the biggest threats for chris froome, richie porte crashed out on sunday. two flat stages give most the chance to regroup but no rest for the sprinters. the contest for the sprinters‘ greenjersey sprinters. the contest for the sprinters‘ green jersey is also a few men short with men like cavendish eliminated. therefore marcel kittel is the man of the moment. nobody could get near him. four stage wins. favourite to wear green in paris. chris froome finish safely behind and collected another yellow jersey, his 50th. safely behind and collected another yellowjersey, his 50th. he still leads by 18 seconds with 11 stages to go. the international olympic committee has voted to award hosting rights for both the 2024 and 2028 olympics in september. the decision all but guarantees paris and los angeles will stage the games as they‘re the only candidates. the french bid has been backed by new president emmanuel macron, who was in lausanne t

with the road getting steeper, chris froome is getting weaker.ove and left the yellow jersey weaker. roman bar they made his move and left the yellowjersey behind. aru could just about keep pace but chris froome was nowhere to be seen, and wishing 20 seconds behind his lead —— behind. his lead wiped out. the gap is now six seconds, the race is on. manchester city are close to a £50 million dealfor tottenham defender kyle walker. the england international is expected to have a medical and complete that move tomorrow. walker, who joined tottenham from sheffield united in 2009, won'tjoin up with spurs for the start of their pre—season training on friday. instead, he'll be with city on monday to start their tour of the usa. wayne rooney scored on his return to action for everton in a friendly in tanzania. england's record scorer re—joined the club he left in 2004 on a free transfer from manchester united last week. not too dissimilar to his 30—yard goal on his everton debut against arsenal, beating david seaman, 15 years ago. mikko ilonen is the over

for chris froome, this was a race of destiny. elling weeks of racing, and ignoring booing from a partisan french crowd, froome focused on the task in hand, an individual time trial set over a 14 mile course through the streets of marseille. a potent demonstration of the britain's dominance. he goes into tomorrow's largely ceremonial final stage with a lead of 5a seconds, knowing he will be crowned for a fourth time as winner of cycling ‘s most famous race. there have been ups and downs over the past three weeks but i think it has been very much a grand tour, in the sense it has been really about the three weeks, and doing those three weeks, in the most conservative but efficient manner. tomorrow, chris froome will sip champagne as he makes his way into the capital. a fitting finale for another vintage year. it was an emphatic time trial performance by chris froome but nevertheless this is then close tour de france, he has been pushed all the way by his main rivals. behind me, paris is getting ready to welcome them tomorrow, the gr

chris froome was one of the last riders out. his team—mate, geraint thomas, had set a great pace, 16 minutes and four seconds. home favourite tony martin was tipped by many to go close but after going out too quickly, he faded in the final stages, eight seconds slower than the welshman. chris froome was never likely to win today but it was about coming through the stage unscathed for general classification riders. as he prepares himself for the challenges ahead, the rest of the team and thomas celebrate. they are packing up in dusseldorf. they are packing up in dusseldorf. the tour de france will leave tomorrow morning, but geraint thomas is delighted with his performance in what were very difficult conditions. i caught what were very difficult conditions. icaught up what were very difficult conditions. i caught up with him a short while ago. you could see what this means to him. amazing, it is the stuff of dreams. the tour de france got me into cycling is a ten—year—old, i remember running home from school to watch the last ten

for chris froome this was a race of destiny.lling weeks of racing, and ignoring boos from a partisan french crowd, he stayed focused on the task ahead, the individual time trial set over a 14 the individual time trial set over a 1a mile course through the streets of marseille. he set up knowing his main rivals were within just 30 seconds of his overall time. but his pace was significantly faster than those trying to stop him. a colombian rider pushed himself to the limit as he tried and failed to claw back chris froome. for the crowd favourite it was one stage too far, he crossed the line with chris froome chasing him on, it wouldn't demonstration of the british rider's dominance. he was into tomorrow's largely ceremonial final stage with a lead of 5a seconds, knowing he will be crowned for a fourth time as winner of cycling's most famous race. it will be a fitting finale for a race. it will be a fitting finale fora man race. it will be a fitting finale for a man who has delivered yet another vintage performance. this was an emp

chris froome is going to win. is. well be looking at one of the greatest was cited to france riders ever. 0nly greatest was cited to france riders ever. only 32, still a few more yea rs ever. only 32, still a few more years to go. 0nly ever. only 32, still a few more years to go. only four men have won on five occasions, and this could be chris froome's fourth. on five occasions, and this could be chris froome's fourthlj on five occasions, and this could be chris froome's fourth. i will be criticised the point is i think we have not really focused on it as much this year. it has not been as high profile. and yet, an extraordinary achievement. it is. 0ne extraordinary achievement. it is. one of the hardest hardest events in sport.. 0bviously one of the hardest hardest events in sport. . 0bviously psyching one of the hardest hardest events in sport.. 0bviously psyching had a bad period, we'll remember the lance armstrong period. but now with team sky and the special ethos that they put on clean riders, it is a special m

britain's chris froome has won the tour de france for the fourth time. in five years. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round—up of the day's news.

with three days to go chris froome is still favourite to win the tour de france, but his lead is cut after finishing fourth on stage 18. england have set australia 282 to win in the women's world cup final. hello, welcome to the programme. we're starting tonight at royal birkdale after a blustery start in weather conditions as the day passed the course became a more serene course as the 146th open championship got under way. the americans dominated but it was a tough day for many other top names. joe lynskey has the latest for you. take golf to the seaside and the sport is at its most brutal. at royal birkdale the conditions are pa rt royal birkdale the conditions are part of the appeal. could the local boy mastered them on the greatest stage? tommy fleetwood came to the town in the form of his life, but on the first day his challenge fell away. instead ian poulter‘s surprise opening and three under par and in contention. ian poulter would look to become the eighth straight major winner, but ahead of him are players who have done it before. jordan spieth is at home on top of leaderbo

and chris froome — can he make it his fourth win of the tour de france?ing up in sportsday on bbc news: american jordan spieth survives the worst of british summer to lead the way by two shots after two rounds of the open at royal birkdale. good evening. an ongoing cholera epidemic which is sweeping war—ravaged yemen is believed to be the "largest ever recorded" in a single year. injust three months since the outbreak started, there have been more than 360,000 suspected cases. yemen has become a breeding ground for the disease — which is mainly spread by unsafe water — after two years of a devastating civil war that has split the country between a saudi—led government coalition and iran—backed houthi rebels. few communities have been left untouched by the disease but the worst hit areas are controlled by houthi rebels and suffer the most from a blockade of food and aid. nawal al—maghafi has had rare access to the area in and around hajjah province where the outbreak started. and you may find some parts of her report distressing. another crisis has hit yem

chris froome is quieter, and submit shire.e say he was born in kenya, educated in south africa, lives in monaco, he doesn‘t turn up on the one show, bbc brea kfast. turn up on the one show, bbc breakfast. i think a lot of fans, particularly sports fans, don‘t feel they know who chris froome is. that sets up some distance. the nationality thing coming in again! where does he go from here? will he give it again in the tour de france? double he has signed another two—year contract with the team sky will stop i imagined the plan is to compete in 2018, 2019. he talks about trying to win five or six. that was his plan three weeks ago. thank you very much. the bbc‘s director general, lord hall, says he will go further to tackle the pay gap, as more than a0 female presenters sign a letter demanding that the corporation tackle the issue. a 20—year—old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east london shops. he has been named by his family. the princes william and harry have spoken candidly about their relations

chris froome on the brink of a fourth tour de france title after stage 18. india beat six—time champions australia by 36 runs to reach the women's world cup final. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. the 146th open championship at royal birkdale is underway and it's been a fantastic opening day for us golf fans. there's a three—way tie at the top of the leaderboard and america's jordan spieth is there with his compatriots matt kuchar and us open champion brooks koepka. austin halewood was watching the action. it is the one everyone wants to win. golf's oldest major macro, the open championship. what with the biggest prize comes the biggest challenge. not for america's charley hoffman, who had just about the best start. and eagle on the first. in typically british conditions, it was englishman ian poulter who set the early pace with his best start to a major, three under for the day. henrik stenson played some of the best golf the open championship has seen, but as defending champion it was a modest first round. despite this tee shot on the 70 fin

never challenged on the final stage, so it‘s been another victory lap on the champs elysees for chris froomehem, the controversial things we‘ve seen in the last year, and to celebrate. after the last year, and to celebrate. more than 83 hour saddle, after more than 83 hours in the saddle, and over 2000 miles of racing, chris froome has earned his champagne. so too his team sky collea g u es champagne. so too his team sky colleagues who, at critical moments in this epic race, were there when he needed them most. yesterday‘s decisive 1a mile time trial in marseille sealed a fourth tour de france victory for him, and as per tradition, the final stage is a chance to celebrate. 0rganisers wa nted chance to celebrate. 0rganisers wanted the race this year to be a closely fought affair and of course they plotted and delivered on that wish. as the peloton arrives in paris, it is chris froome who has prevailed once again. so, prevailed once again. the celebrations can truly bei now so, the celebrations can truly begin now for chris froome, up there just a few metres from where we are standing, the cer

fabio aru and chris froome. the road but not tha nkfully chris froome. would end with yet another climb, but with the road getting steeper, chris froome was getting weaker. the frenchman made his move and left the yellow jersey behind. fabio frenchman made his move and left the yellowjersey behind. fabio aru could just about keep pace at chris froome was nowhere to be seen, languishing 20 seconds behind his lead over fabio aru wiped out. he ta kes lead over fabio aru wiped out. he takes yellow, the gap just six seconds. the race is on. the team did an absolutely amazing job but i didn't have the legs to finish top, simple as that, no excuses. ijust didn't have the legs. it is a really ha rd didn't have the legs. it is a really hard finish. i can only say congratulations for him to winning stage and also for fabio aru protecting the yellow jersey. football now, manchester city have agreed a fee of £50 million for totte n ha m agreed a fee of £50 million for tottenham defender kyle walker. city manager pep guardiola we had identified walker as his main wri

chris froome was the two teams go the relatively young rider. are riders who are 21 who are coming through the team sky system and destined for very big things. it is something the team seems to be good at. it has to be said they do go and buy talent when they needed. michael, good to talk to this morning. enjoy this afternoon. thank you. incredible achievement. 0ne you. incredible achievement. one more and you are talking about greatness. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's 8.23. now for a look at the newspapers. margaret doyle, financial analyst with deloittes is here to tell us what's caught her eye. let's have a look at the front pages. starting off with the sunday telegraph, the story we are leading on today, william and harry's regret over the last sure phone call with princess diana. similar story on the front of the mail on sunday, the last phone call, they often the phone call was just too short. front page of the sunday times, also carrying that previously unseen photographs of prince harry, very young prince harry with diana

and, chris froome, britain‘s chris froome, has won his fourth tour de france.tricity is generated, used and stored. the business secretary, greg clark, is to announce more investment in battery technology and details of a competition to boost innovation in energy storage. under the plans, it‘s thought households could save up to £40 billion by 2050. britain‘s economic growth forecast has been downgraded by the international monetary fund — following a weaker than expected performance at the start of the year. in april, it was predicted the economy would grow by two per cent but that figure has now been revised down to 1.7%. the treasury says the report highlights the importance of a good brexit deal with the eu. at least 24 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the afghan capital, kabul. it‘s understood the attacker detonated the car bomb close to a bus carrying government employees in the west of the city. it‘s not yet clear who was behind the attack. the ipcc is investigating the death ofa the ipcc is investigating the d

and once across the finish line, chris froome drank it all in.sees, even after having done it three times previously, it doesn't diminish it at all. still, all the same emotions are here. i mean, it'sjust, it's incredible. absolutely incredible. meanwhile, thoughts are already turning to 2018. i think he's already thinking about the next year, i guess. if he could have a fifth win it would be nice but of course it does mean he has to enter. god save the queen rings out on the champs elysees for the fifth time in six years and chris froome, at the age of 32, with four titles under his belt, he says he's not done yet. we could be hearing that for many years to come. richard conway, bbc news, paris. there was final round drama at the open championship. jordan speith threw away a three shot overnight lead but the american clung on for his third major title. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from royal birkdale. the history book will show he won comfortably. you must bejoking. for most of his round, jordan spieth seemed a man in meltdown. hi

when all was said and done, chris froome extended his overall lead to 54 seconds.d the right to wear the famous yellow jersey. dominance, and the right to wear the famous yellowjersey. having flown overnight from marseilles, chris froome and the rest of the riders will have to compete nine labs of the champs—elysses. all that will be left then is for chris froome to stand tall on top of the podium and be crowned the race when once more. with three tour victories already secured, chris froome will today add an fourth title to his illustrious cv. at the age of 32, there is time yet for him to add to that total in the future. one race away from greatness, as they say. an extraordinary achievement. 11 minutes past six, let's have a look at today's papers. the mail on sunday to start with. that story is what we have led with this morning, the documentary showing tomorrow on itv. william and harry, there are agony over the last phone call with mum. lots of photographs inside of moments they shared together. 0ther newspapers as well picking up that story. and story on the

chris froome but they didn't do it.t do it. chris froome is expected to extend his advantage, so it looks like another title in the offing and with a fourth win in five years in the old est fourth win in five years in the oldest and most prestigious of cycling tours, he is continuing to write his name in the history books. some other things to talk about, the women's world cup in cricket, do we have the final line—up? women's world cup in cricket, do we have the final line-up? and england — in the final after the indians beat defending champions australia by 36 runs. victory very much set up by 36 runs. victory very much set up by an astonishing innings, 20 boundaries and seven sixes on her way to a mammoth. the final is on sunday, brilliant year to sell it, england have only lost one match at this competition, against india in the opening games promises to be a cracker. and an update on the women's euros? two-time champions norway on the brink of elimination after a surprise 2—0 defeat by belgium. they have got to beat

one more day is all it should say, chris froome closing in on a historic tour de france in italy. rmer track champion has been commentating on the race for the bbc, he says is froome can do it it will be his best fight yet. he has never been able to relax, none of the top four or five guys have been able to relax in this year's torah. i think this one, if you can pull that jersey on i think this one, if you can pull thatjersey on in paris, will probably be remembered for the one that he really, really had to work for. the thing that has impressed me most with chris froome is the fact he has not once seemed to panic, he has been on the back body couple of times, he had a bad day, he had a real panic day when he had to have a bike change, when his closest rival at the time were riding on the front. he did not falter. from past tours, overlaying those performances with this year's torah, if you can continue over the next couple of days and take that yellow jersey this will probably rank as has best performance. beginning in mind the tight margins. chris hyde has called on british cycl

britain's chris froome remember is aiming for a fourth title and his third in a row. ck, his fourth title. let's show you the details of today's race. froome's team sky team—mate gerraint thomas who took the yellow jersey after a superb ride around the slippery streets of dusseldorf. maz farooki reports. ahead of chris froome, 21 stages, one of the most gruelling test in sport. three weeks of strength and endurance across four countries as he attempts to claim yet another yellow jersey. the tour he attempts to claim yet another yellowjersey. the tour de france started in a damp does —— damp dusseldorf. 14 pm pankov through the city streets may prejudice by the rain. spain's alejandro valverde crashing out of the race one of the first corners. chris froome was one of the last riders out. by the time he started, his team—mate, geraint thomas, had set a pace, 16 minutes and four seconds. home favourite tony martin was tipped by many to go close but after going out too quickly, he finished in the final state —— he faded in the final stages, eight seconds slower than the we

chris froome knows what it takes to win the tour de france. his famous race. media interest is always sky—high, but this year, froome's team roll off the start line the subject of an ongoing doping investigation, and with questions looming over their leader's credibility. i've been involved in this sport a long time, and i've tried to do it absolutely the way that i've always thought it should be done. and i'm proud of what we've achieved in this sport, and i'm proud of this team. evidence from sir dave brailsford and other team sky officials to mps earlier this year revealed an alarming lack of medical record—keeping. it all relates to a package alleged to have contained a banned substance administered to sir bradley wiggins shortly before he went on to win the 2012 tour de france. team sky and sir bradley deny any wrongdoing, but the issue has presented the sport, and the head of its world governing body, with a familiar problem. certainly the reputational problems that have been around that team in the last few months have not been helpful.

challenging climbs, concentration for chris froome.and harder climbs in store two, a breakaway group sees their chance to fight it out for the stage win. and not a hard racing between the contenders for the overall tour title, that chris froome and team sky came out comparatively unscathed. at the front, a french rider seized his chance for glory. 24—year—old, having the right of his life. plenty of effort put in behind by chris froome's challenges. his team—mates wrote them down efficiently. the highlights wrapped by the young frenchman. a name to watch for the future. scramble for positions behind. no change in the for yellow. familiar face in battle for yellow. familiarface in the familiar jersey. that is all today. back at 7:30 p:m.. good evening, warm sunshine out there for many of us. temperatures up there for many of us. temperatures up to 27 degrees. plenty more evening sunshine to come across england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. we have front bringing outbreaks of rain, quite breezy. overnight, still mathieu

the american claims a third major title despite a chaotic final round at royal birkdale fabulous chris froomerowned tour de france winner in paris once again. england completed a stunning fightback to beat india by nine runs and win the women's world cup at an ecstatic lord's. chasing 229, india looked on their way to victory but anya shrubsole caught raut lbw for 86, which sparked a collapse of seven wickets for just 28 runs. india were then bowled out for 219 with eight balls to spare. david ornstein was at lord's. this tournament had already been an incredible success with record ticket sales and some fantastic cricket but the final took it to an entirely new level with almost 20,000 spectators inside the ground, the biggest for a women's cricket match in english history. india checked their progress and england after 50 overs were 228th. they were going smoothly with just 30 age runs with seven wickets in hand but then england turned the screw with anya shrubsole england turned the screw with anya shru bsole completing a england turned the screw with anya shrubsole completing a six wicket

you don't often see this, chris froome in white rather than yellow, six seconds behind fabio aru, but, and there are worse places in the high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop on your parade. team sky with a two pronged attack. it was a breakaway at the front with alberto contador, and chris froome keptjabbing away at the back to fabio aru. action for the fans to enjoy on bastille day, the fans to enjoy on bastille day, the national day of france, the home favourite joined the breakaway and he led over the last climb. the race leaders would not catch them, chris froome and ten one fought it out but neither could gain an advantage for top —— fabio aru. team sky's position was strengthened. fabio aru followed chris froome across the line and so the accounting keeps his six second lead and we will see if he has the legs to make it all the way to paris —— and so the italian. it was quite a great feeling, to have to go out there and try to race for the win. as opposed to race defensively and having the pressure of defending thejersey, defensively and having the pressure of defending the j

when can we expect to see chris froome on the winner's podium? see chris froome on the winner's podium? it is about five hours from now. i am in the shop was elysee palace centre of paris and already the crowds are building and there is a party atmosphere in the city because they are ready to welcome back these riders after an epic race and it has been fiercely contested this year, chris froome prevailing over his rivals. it took that time trial yesterday in my say, 14 miles, and emphatic display of his time trialling ability, which saw him lead over his rivals. it is chris froome who will stand victorious at the end of this race today. he will do eight laps of the shops elysee palace then he will stand on the podium to be crowned as tour de france winnerfor a podium to be crowned as tour de france winner for a fourth time. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at half past six. hello, you are watching the bbc news channel. let's get more now on that itv documentary about diana, princess o

chris froome takes a tumble at the tour de france, but gets back on his bike to finish the second stageumping win for england's women cricketers against sri lanka in the world cup. good evening. if you're a tennis fan, then this time tomorrow, if you're lucky, you mightjust be sitting back in a comfortable chair and watching the action from the first day at wimbledon. all being well, andy murray will have already played and won by this time. as defending champion, he will be first up defending champion, he will be first up on centre court. he says he's fit to play, he has been really struggling with his hip injury and is short of match practice, but he's confident that it will not affect him against the world 134 tomorrow. it has been sore for a little while 110w. it has been sore for a little while now. with each day that i was practising, it was feeling a little bit worse, and it was hampering my movement, and therefore i wasn't getting much out of my practice sessions. so i had to make the decision with my team, you know, to ta ke decision with my team, you know, to take the few days

many of chris froome's main rivals wilted.u, a lead that even sky couldn't live with. this gradient of up to 20% for a stunning summit victory, the real race was behind, as chris froome outsprinted all but dan martin to take third place. a handful of bonus seconds. he overtook an exhausted greg thomas, who slips back to second. the last two men to don the yellowjersey here have gone on to win in paris, and this is the prettiest picture for chris froome. 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 caroline wheeler, deputy political editor of the sunday times, and ben chu, economics editor of the independent. thank you forjoining us. tomorrow's front pages. "us threatens north korea with force" is the is headline as potential military action is discussed at the un security council tonight. the guardian leads on news that 13,000 nursing homes in england are failing safety standards laid down by the care quality c

elsewhere chris froome closes in on start. elsewhere chris froome closes inona start. elsewhere chris froome closes in on a fourth title of the tour de france and we will look ahead to the evening action at the world para athletics champion chips in london and with the cricket world cup for women coming up, and with the cricket world cup for women coming up, we and with the cricket world cup for women coming up, we will find out how the english preparations are going. that is all coming up at 6:30 p:m.. now it is time for film review. hello and welcome to the film review and to take us through the cinema releases as ever, mark kermode what have you been watching. a bigwig. we have you been watching. a bigwig. we have dunkirk about which everyone is talking. we have city of ghosts, and very harrowing documentary. and we have and we have captain underpants which is very funny. everyone is talking about dunkirk. the scale and ambition of this is remarkable. talking about dunkirk. the scale and ambition of this is remarkablem is and also the ambition of the release. it is

and michael matthews wins a windy stage 16 of the tour de france, while chris froome stays in the sheltertain the race leader's yellow jersey. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we are going to kick things off at the women's cricket world cup, where drama and tension were served up aplenty. the first semi—final went right down to the wire, as hosts england held their nerve to book a place in the final. patrick gearey reports on their two—wicket win over south africa in bristol. what a game of cricket we have seen here today. a place in the grand finalup here today. a place in the grand final up for here today. a place in the grand finalupforgrabs here today. a place in the grand final up for grabs until the final over, until the final few deliveries, where england, the hosts, finally got there. and the cou nty hosts, finally got there. and the county ground breathed out. england had bowled and fielded very well, there are efforts epitomised by sarah taylor, who took a quickfire stumping. south africa recovered thanks to their 18—year—old batsman, who had restored so be stabil

chris froome is now 27 seconds ahead in the tourde chris froome is now 27 seconds ahead in the tour de france. german sprinter, marcel kittle, never got that far, and early crash and a shoulder injury dimmed his hopes of winning the green jersey. the leading riders scaled the alps, but frome and the fourth place rider matched him. the italian champion would lose half minute and second place with it. chris frome is good at downhill and uphill. but this convenient on the first stage. they went wheel to wheel for the yellow jersey, the french rider missed out, but frome is still the man to beat with four stages to go. now, lots of preseason friendlies to get you through including british teams. arsenal left it late to beat bayern munich. they trailed to a penalty but equalised in injury time. martinez was the hero saving two penalties. liverpool scored against crystal palace in the asia trophy. in hong kong, the second liverpool goal, they are predicted to sign hull city left back andrew robinson. jay rodriguez got his first goal in a west brom shirt against leicester. in the last few min

chris froome survived a tough first day. in what is still a close race. the slovenian won the stage on his own. baguio was 30 seconds behind them, so dropped out of the top three. chris froome leads by 27 seconds. marcel kittel lost the greenjersey seconds. marcel kittel lost the green jersey today, it now goes to marcel matthews. the couple of football lines for you. chelsea have agreed terms with real madrid for the transfer of spanish international striker alvaro morata. the fee is believed to be in the region of $91 million, which would be a club record for the premier league champions. and england international kyle walker has been talking to the bbc following his transfer from tottenham hospur to manchester city last week — and it seems it wasn't an acrimonious move. this is what he said after it was put to him that the brutal truth was city were more likely to win things than spurs. you know, i'm not going to sit here and disrespect tottenham one bit, because what they've done for me over the years has been fantastic

challenging climbs, concentration for chris froome.hat. with steeper and harder climbs in store two, a breakaway group sees their chance to fight it out for the stage win. hard racing between the contenders for the overall tour title, that chris froome and team sky came out comparatively unscathed. at the front, a french rider lilian calmejane seized his chance for glory. 2a—year—old, having the right of his life. plenty of effort put in behind by chris froome's challenges. his team—mates rode them down efficiently. the highlights wrapped by the young frenchman, calmejane. a name to watch for the future. scramble for positions behind. no change in the battle for yellow. familiarface in the familiar jersey. romelu lukaku is set to have a medical with manchester united after they agreed to pay everton an initial 75—million pounds for the belgium striker. lu ka ku's former club chelsea had matched the offer but it's united who look to have won the race for his signature. the deal is believed to include another 15—million in add—ons and it

you don't often see this, chris froome ian white rather than yellow.o aru, with 100 miles to go until paris, plenty of time to make that up. there are worse places than the high mountains in the pyrenees 20s swoop on your prey. mikael lundberg joint two time leader alberto contador at the front. frome kept jabbing leader alberto contador at the front. frome keptjabbing away with fabio aru. it has become a race rather than a progression. the fans out in force on bastille day. a home favourite during the breakaway, leading over the big climb. the race leaders would not catch them. fighting it out on the descent of the finish. neither could gain an advantage. a four way battle for the overall lead. fabio aru hung on to follow chris froome over the line. the italian with a six second lead. we will see where they are the legacy to hold on until paris. write a great feeling to go out there and race for the win, as opposed to racing defensively, having the pressure on defending the jersey. felt quite nice to have the shoe on the other foot. celtic have beaten

chris froome is now 27 seconds ahead in the tourde chris froome is now 27 seconds ahead in the tour de got that far, and early crash and a shoulder injury dimmed his hopes of winning the green jersey. the leading riders scaled the alps, but frome and the fourth place rider

britain's chris froome is all but certain to win his fourth tour de france title later today. following yesterday's time trial in marseille, the team sky rider has a near unassailable lead as he goes into the tour's processional final stage through the streets of paris. richard conway reports. despite riding more than 2000 miles and spending over 80 hours in the saddle, this year's tour de france winner was decided on the streets of marseille. but chris froome‘s rivals struggled to keep pace with him over the 1a mile time trial course. 0ne nearly crashed out and french favourite romain bardet was nearly caught by the team sky rider at the finish line. when all was said and done, froome extended his overall lead to sa seconds, reasserting his dominance and the right to wear the famous yellow jersey. there have been ups and downs over the last three weeks but it has been very much a grand tour in the sense that it has been really about the three weeks, and doing those three weeks in the most conservative but efficient manner. it wasn't about one single stage. that's what grand t

many of chris from's main rivals wilted —— chris froome.s behind, as chris froome outsprinted all but dan martin to take second place. he overtook an exhausted greg thomas, who slips back to second. the last two men to don the yellow jersey here have gone on to win in paris, and this is the prettiest pictures for chris froome. england have beaten south africa at the women's cricket world cup by 68 runs, thanks to a record—breaking partnership of 275 from tammy beaumont and sarah taylor in bristol. the hosts have overtaken south africa to move third in the group stage table, as hugh ferris reports. watching on, the potential stars of england's cricket future. south africa are an emerging force in the woman's game. their strength is their bowling, not that that was immediately obvious. sarah taylor was not far behind, rapidly becoming the story of the day. the writing was on the wall for south africa. they formed the highest partnership in world cup history. could south africa pull off the highest chase. england looks like they might let this

chris froome is now 27 seconds ahead

the tour de france is underway with a time trial in dusseldorf, chris froome is looking for his fourthour title and will be the last to go. and karolina pliskova is looking good for wimbledon. she defeated caroline wozniacki in straight sets in these board final. novak djokovic is taking on gael monfils right now. i will have an update for you in the next hour. the film critic barry norman has died aged 83, his family have said. the journalist and former bbc presenter died in his sleep on friday night. norman was best known as the host of film on bbc one from 1972 until 1998. the director general of the bbc tony hall has paid tribute — he said barry norman was a first class presenter and critic. film buffs always found his

we will finish with the observer, back to it, a photograph of chris froome. yes, indeed.e not winning a single stage this year which is quite unusual. the convention that i like is that you do not attack the leader on the final day. it is an incredible story. the sheer relentlessness, the demands put on these riders to go down and up those mountains, it is truly remarkable. the bravery they have to show. ludicrous 70 kilometres an hour coming down those steep slopes is remarkable. an astonishing achievement. he is a fantastic, fantastic sportsman and he will deserve is every accolade. fantastic sportsman and he will deserve is every accoladei fantastic sportsman and he will deserve is every accolade. i can't say i will be watching but it is a beautiful front page. say i will be watching but it is a beautifulfront page. he say i will be watching but it is a beautiful front page. he was not wearing his special suit because he was not allowed to wear but he will

and chris froome races ahead in the tour de france. we'll update you on all the latest.o outside source. let's show you what's been happening. president trump has arrived in warsaw. the first lady, melania. the first stop on his way to b6 20 summit in germany. first stop on his way to bg 20 summit in germany. that will be in hamburg. he will be meeting the polish president and will be delivering what the white house has described as a major speech in the warsaw square that was the centre of the uprising in world war ii. quite something for donald trump to be paying visits are early in his presidency, choosing it rather than perhaps other european allies. we'll bring you plenty of coverage on bbc news. the blockade of qatar will continue. foreign ministers from saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain and egypt met in cairo today to discuss qatar's response to their demands. we don't know the detail of qatar's response — but the other countries say qatar simply doesn't realise how serious the situation is. we cannot have a country like qatar thatis we cannot have a country like qat

the overall standing skiffs chris froome a lead over thomas of 12 seconds with aru two seconds back.th, ritchie porte fifth at 39 seconds andy yates is sixth, four seconds behind him. england have picked up a third straight women's world cup win, beating south africa by 68 runs courtesy of a huge first—innings total, 373-5 courtesy of a huge first—innings total, 373—5 with centuries for tammy beaumont and sarah taylor. and also at the women's world cup there was a big win for australia, they thrashed pakistan to stay undefeated. southern stars winning by 159 runs. and you know why — pakistan struggled, labouring to 131 from 50 overs. and india too maintained their 100% record with a 16 run victory over sri lanka. sharma dominating, as india made 232- sharma dominating, as india made 232— eight from 50 overs. sri lanka's reply was underpinned by manidara, hitting 61 from 75 balls, but when she was out, sri lanka's hopes went with her, 17 runs short of the target at the end of 50 overs, but is four defeats in a row for sri lanka and four wins out four for sri lanka and four wins out fo

aru grabbing the jersey from defending champion chris froome who seemed to crack on the brutal finalshing seventh as simon brotherton reports. chris froome's hold on the yellow jersey evaporated on the final few hundred metres is they went up the steep pau to peyragudes. free suddenly lacking any finishing kick. 22 seconds behind and with that the yellow jersey was gone. 22 seconds behind and with that the yellowjersey was gone. aru aru now leads. romain bardet romain bardet romain bardet second. golf and they're playing again in the first round of the us women's open at trump national in newjersey, after a lengthy delay for heavy rain and thunder earlier. feng shanshan of china leads the way after an opening round of 66. she's one shot clear of south korea's amy yang, who's in the clubhouse on 5—under—par. mexico's gaby lopez is also 5—under with 7 holes to play, so she could challenge the lead. lydia ko's in a group of players a further shot back on 4—under. the defending champion brittany lang finished level par after shooting a 72. while the women's pga champion danielle kang has

gaps weren't big at the summit finish but enough for the race leadership to change hands with chris froometalian champion fabio nauru, who finished 16 seconds ahead of ireland's dan martin with froome in third place in the same time as ritchie porte, 20 seconds down on the winner, and simon yates was a superb six on the day. chris froome has a 12 second lead overall with christian arrow up to third a further ten seconds back. ritchie porte is this at 39 seconds and dates now sixth, four seconds behind him. who says romance is dead? well, young people in japan it seems. new research suggests there are more and more who are not having or have never had any physical relationship. the bbc‘s rupert wingfield—hayes has been trying to find out. japan has long been famed for its sexual culture. whatever your taste or fantasy it's catered for somewhere here. this is the country that invented love hotels, so what on earth has happened to japan's youth? anna matsui is part of a growing army of young japanese living sexless lives. over 40% claim they are virgins. even more, over 60%, say they're not i

let's start with the tour de france and this man, britain's chris froome.is lead to 27 seconds at the end of stage 17. marc tudor—edwards is at the bbc sport centre for us. a good day, but still tight. very much. there's been plenty of drama as we approach the business end of the tour. leading sprinter marcel kittel, who already has five stage victories, crashed out on wednesday's stage 17, while primoz roglic touch claimed the stage wind. the slovenian competing in his first tour de france showed he's still at home in the mountains. the defending champion chris froome was third and extended his overall lead in the yellow jersey to 27 seconds. however, marcel kittel had to withdraw after a crash around 20 kilometres after the start. looking at the general classification, confirmation that chris froome is chasing a fourth tour de france title in five years. he leads that now, ahead of rigoberto uran and romang bar day. his closest challenger before that wednesday stage was fabio aroo. michael matthews is now in the green jersey as the points classification l

british cyclist chris froome has won the tour de france. he kept his composure putting in a near perfect performance as he secured his fourth title on paris‘ champs—elysee. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. a 20—year—old man has died after being apprehended by a police officer in an east london shop. he's been been named by his family as rashanjermaine charles. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. a strong earnings season in the us has helped lift asian stocks, but will that continue? and, why this circus wants to somersault into china by linking up with the blue man group. it's a busy week for us companies, reporting earnings. we will hear from companies, reporting earnings. we will hearfrom some companies, reporting earnings. we will hear from some key firms including google, and their parent company, alphabet. they will release the revenue of youtube for the first time. we will also hearfrom general motors and mcdonald's during the two—day policy meeting. on wed