many of you knew dina asher smith was good but as many would not have realised just how good. ew dina asher smith was good but as many would not have realised just how good. britain's sprinter picked up three gold medals at the european championships in berlin. she won the 100, 200 and anchored the sprint relay to victory on sunday night. now she says she has her sights set on tokyo 2020. sara orchard reports. the sprint legend michaeljohnson says she should be challenging for a major honours at global events. the 100 metres title wasn't enough. the 200 metres title was already an incredible double. but the relay gold, completing her perfect championships. as her plane touched down back in london, british athletics latest sprint star was having to adjust to the attention.|j don't think i will get used to this kind of thing but it is heart—warming and positive to see not only that so many people are taking an interest in athletics, but they want to see a british female sprinters do so well. she was without question the most professional, the most prepared, the most calm, just we

old for dina asher—smith. the 100 metres title was not enough. old for dina asher-smith. es title was already an incredible double. she has done it again. dina asher—smith. the relay gold, had erred in berlin and a perfect championships for the orpington born sprinter. as her plane touched down in london, britain's latest sprint star was having to adjust to the attention. i do not thinki star was having to adjust to the attention. i do not think i will ever get used to it but it is heart—warming to see lots of people taking such an interest in athletics. they want to see a british the mouse printer do so well. that is empowering. she was without question the most professional, the most prepared, the most calm. she went about her business, heard job, of most calm. she went about her business, heardjob, of winning medals. the four—time olympic champion michaeljohnson has described dina asher—smith as the com plete described dina asher—smith as the complete package. he has backed her to go alone win world and olympic titles. that kind of endorsement is priceless. at the same

dina asher—smith is three metres already off samuel. ippers, schippers chasing down dina asher—smith, but making no ground. and dina asher—smith takes the title. 21.89, she has done it again. she goes quicker still. my parents, both of them, are at almost every single race. it doesn't matter where in the world, australia, china, they're there. so whenever i finish a race, i look for them, and they will be there, beaming. it doesn't matter whether i do really well, really badly, they're always there. i saw speaking to your mum, what was she saying to you? i saw you speaking to your mum, what was she saying to you? she was so proud of me. they've been there from the start, they've been at every single race, cheering me if i won or if i came eighth. and just to see them so happy, and almost teary—eyed at my achievement, warms my heart as well. hopefully i can send them on holiday now that i've won. so how good could asha—smith be? so how good could asher—smith be? she aleready has 0lympic bronze and commonwealth gold to her name but four ti

i have to ask about dina asher—smith. you were pa rt about dina asher—smith. the complete package. she's incredible and at the age of 22 to achieve what she has, the sport of athletics is a world sport do you want to be judged upon how well you can do in world championships and olympic games. equally on the circuit. dina asher—smith is running times now and she aims to run quicker, she will be mixing it up for world and olympic medals at least. i would like to think if she improves that little bit more which she has the ability to do, she could become olympic champion. the european championships painted british athletics in a good light. where is it coming up ahead of the world championships in tokyo? the americans were not in the european championships and will be in these events. how strong his british athletics? we are in a far better place than we were around 2005-6, better place than we were around 2005—6, when it was myself, mo farah and jess ennis coming through. we had lost kelly holmes in the relay tea m had lost kelly holmes in the relay team that wo

dina asher—smith comes away, comes away bya asher—smith comes away, comes away by a distance, 41.8 eight asher—smith, just in touch and co nta ct, we asher—smith, just in touch and contact, we knew the result. that was a great run from the three other teams involved. what a fantastic leg run by dina asher smith. she becomes the first women to complete that sprint travel since catherine krabbe in1990. sprint travel since catherine krabbe in 1990. beating the reigning european champions, the netherlands. dina asher smith coming from a long way back in the home straight. all ofa way back in the home straight. all of a sudden, britain, great britain have a sprint star. not in the making, she is actually doing it on the track at the europeans with tokyo just a couple of years away. the olympics then will be firmly on the horizon of dina asher smith. what a run, great to bring you that live on the bbc news channel. if you wa nt live on the bbc news channel. if you want more athletics, don‘t forget you can cross to bbc one where they are showing the final night in berlin life. that‘s all from m

commentator: schippers chasing down dina asher—smith but making no ground, and dina asher—smith takesand dina does it again — gold. this time in the 200m final at the european championships good evening. the makers of britain's most widely—used weedkiller, roundup, are insisting that it is safe, after?a court in california awarded damages to a man who says it gave him terminal cancer. monsanto says it will appeal the?verdict of the jury, ?which?found the company knew the? herbicide glyphosate was dangerous, but failed to warn consumers. from california, james cook reports. for dewaynejohnson the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46—years—old, he is dying of cancer, caused — thejury found — by monsa nto‘s weedkillers. thousands more americans claim they too were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've received a lot of support, thank you, and a lot of prayers and everything, just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know. i'm glad to be here to help with this situation, after i learne

dina asher—smith! the history graduate who made her own little bit of history, last night. f a century to win european 100 metre gold. is it starting to sink in yet, what you've done? no, definitely not starting to sink in. i mean, it still feels kind of surreal. everybody keeps saying, oh you ran 10.85, oh, you won. i mean, i still can't believe it. i mean, that's such a good time, i can't believe that i ran it. but yes, i'm absolutely over the moon. one of the standout athletes in europe this season... asher—smith gets a blistering start... her winning time would have been quick enough to claim gold at last year's world championship. and it's gold for dina asher—smith! 10.85, a new british record. still only 22, she is already showing the kind of qualities to make the world take notice. not just that wonderful smile, she is a real performer. and a gutsy performer. so you can throw the world's best at dina and she'd be happy to take them on. and i think when you can engage with both your opponents and with the crowd in that magical way, it's a great formula. well, dina ashe

dina capital was ade adedoyin. asher smith asher smith came into the championship as the heavy favourite to win and she delivered with a performance that will make the world ta ke performance that will make the world take notice. it was not only a british record and the fastest in the world this year but it was also the world this year but it was also the same time clocked when —— in the 100 metres last year. for so long we have talked about americans and jamaicans dominating the sprint and dina asher smith showed me that this performance shows she can compete with the best in the world. after that, zharnel hughes won the men's ina new that, zharnel hughes won the men's in a new championship time despite filling it cramp in his calf in the lead up. he said that victory made amends to his disqualification in the commonwealth games. the chance for him to repeat and succeed. it was a good night for paul and who claimed big dress and make victory in the hammer. it was a one — two four poland. —— for the polish players. elsewhere,

dina asher—smith comes away by a distance. lds for dina asher—smith at the european championships, where great britain lead the athletics medals table. and farewell to a giant of literature. the nobel laureate vs naipaul has died. good evening. the families of children killed in an airstrike on a bus in yemen are tonight preparing to bury their dead, as the un calls for an independent investigation. the attack, on saada, was by the saudi—led coalition, which says it was aimed at those responsible for training child soldiers. local authorities now say a0 children died with dozens more injured. the three—year conflict in yemen has seen saudi arabia, backed by britain, the united states and france, intervene to try help the internationally—recognised government of president hadi regain control of the whole country. fighting against them are houthi rebels, allied with iran. since 2015, unicef says nearly 2,400 children have been killed, and today, 11 million are in need of humanitarian aid. the bbc has been speaking to the families

dina asher—smith is three metres already off samuel. 1.89, she has done it again. she goes quicker still. my parents, both of them, are at almost every single race. it doesn't matter where in the world, australia, china, they're there. so whenever i finish a race, i look for them, and they will be there, beaming. it doesn't matter whether i do really well, really badly, they're always there. i saw you speaking to your mum, what was she saying to you? she was so proud of me. they've been there from the start, they've been at every single race, cheering me if i won or if i came eighth. and just to see them so happy, and almost teary—eyed at my achievement, warms my heart as well. hopefully i can send them on holiday now that i've won. lovely gesture from asher smith. not long after speaking to us — she did catch up with her mum. maybe discussing a list of potential destinations for that holiday. there were three more medals on the track for great britain as martyn rooney anchored the men's 4 by 400 metre relay to silver. the women took bro

dina asher—smith is clear and gone. it is gold for dina asher—smith!is a history graduate. she is now writing her own. there are so many talented women alongside me and when you're in that kind of field, you have just got to go out and put together your race and you've got to ignore what they are doing because they can run fast in their own right. so, i'm really happy. britain had never won both the women and men's100 metres at the european championships. they had three chances in this race. it is zharnel hughes for the line! just! with a perfectly timed dip, zharnel hughes stormed hold for gold. reece prescod took silver to claim a british 1—2. hughes is training to become a pilot. two years from tokyo, britain's sprinters are taking flight. well, a fast and furious night in berlin was matched by a equally busy day here in scotland and two british teenagers in particular stole the show. nerves of steel are needed for the ten metre platform but eden cheng is just 15, lois toulson just three years older. remember their names. they've done it. britain's

have dina asher-smith in mind.eat britain, martyn rooney and cut the men's fall by 400 meter relay team to silver. the women's team took bronze. chelsea were the big winners on the first saturday of the premier league season, beating huddersfield 3-0. league season, beating huddersfield 3—0. pedro with the pick of the goals. the new boss says it could ta ke goals. the new boss says it could take his side a couple of months to reach potential but if yesterday's anything to go by, chelsea looking a frightening prospect. philjagielka was sent off at everton in the draw with wolves. a couple of goals from charleston on his everton debut. defeats for the other two promoted sides, full and cardiff. three games today, arsenal against man city, kicking off at 4pm. england's cricketers have a big lead over india at lord's thanks mainly to a first test century for chris woakes. but the weather continues to disrupt, as patrick geary reports. on its day, this could be one of the final walks in london, with india's score a shor

impressive for 22—year old dina asher smith. the 1500metres, added the 5000 to his collection. his brother henrik ended second. the world's most expensive keeper, £71 million kepe arrizaballaga marked his chelsea debut with a victory and a clean sheet. it was a 3—1victory over huddersfield. it was also a first competitive win for the new maanger maurizio sarri. ka nte kante gave ka nte gave chelsea kante gave chelsea the lead and jorginho scored after half an hour. the game was more difficult than the result, if you see the results. but it was a very easy match, although the first half was difficult. you said in the week it will take 2—3 months to see the best of this chelsea team. do you think you can do it faster than that? i hope so, it depends on me, it depends on the players. it's not so easy for me at the moment. maybe two months instead of three! dele alli scoring the winning goal for tottenham against newcastle. newly promoted fulham were beaten at home by crystal palace. chris woakes' maiden test century has propelled e

dina asher—smith's back in action, but can she continue her winning streak after a golden week in glasgowrformed at the diamond league meeting in birmingham. and it's a big night for fury and frampton at windsor park. we'll look ahead to what promises to be a cracker in belfast. hello, welcome to sportsday loads to come over the next half an hour, but we start tonight at stamford bridge. chelsea and arsenal always looked likely to be the game of the day and that's exactly how it's turned out. two new managers, five goals between their sides, joe lynskey was watching. the premier league landscape is a lwa ys the premier league landscape is always shifting. new faces bring in new eras. arsenal and chelsea have both switched to the winning managers were on proving coaching pedigree. the new ideas meant i0 or the brutal mindset. emery inherits a tea m the brutal mindset. emery inherits a team that's to play through. the opening goal was familiar picture. injanuary opening goal was familiar picture. in january they signed from opening goal was familiar picture. injanuary they signed from one o

dina asher smith is the reigning 200 metres champion. is the fastest woman in europe over 100 metres and came into this championship is the favourite and the one to beat. she was every bit the favourite in her semifinals, winning it comfortably. 10.93 seconds. just outside the british record she set in oslo earlier this season. attempting to become the first british woman to win the 100 meter gold in the european championships in over half a century. also through to the final isa a century. also through to the final is a young lady making a senior debut, running 11.4 seconds. she is named after brian lara and she's through to the final. daphne skippers also qualified. she worked really ha rd to skippers also qualified. she worked really hard to do so. not as impressive as dina asher—smith and she remains the one to beat. and what about the british double, high hopes in the men's finals well? they could make history tonight because they've never won the women's100 metres gold in both the men and women's competition that they could do so t

she has won that as other athletes training for those medals and championships, they will have dina asher—smithsmith in mind. high praise, three more medals on the track for great britain, martyn rooney anchoring the 400 meter relay tea m rooney anchoring the 400 meter relay team to silver, the women took bronze and charlotte proctor finished third in the women's long jump. next to missouri, brooks koepka is in the lead going into the final round, he shot 66 to leave himself 12 under, two shots clear of adam scott in second. what a story if tiger woods can pull this off, he is lurking on eight under as he continues his comeback, his back has been fused and he is in great form after carnoustie, he's chasing the 15th major title. leeds rhinos made a good start to the qualifiers in by a good start to the qualifiers in rugby league, nine tries to beat championship side toulouse 48—22. the league is split into the super eights and qualifiers to see who wins the grand final in october and who stays in super league at the end of the season. that all the sport for now, quick update on the cricket, ther

what a week for dina asher—smith.

and dina asher smith had it all her own way at the european championships in glasgow. could she continue her dominance in birmingham today? well as thomas mentioned it's a really big fight for tyson fury there's a big night of boxing in belfast to look forward to. carl frampton's the official headliner at windsor park, but his fight with the australian luke jackson is in danger of being overshadowed by a very big warm up act — tyson fury, who fights the italian francesco pianetta. 0ut reporter thomas kane is there. this is the biggest boxing event ever held in belfast. 0ver this is the biggest boxing event ever held in belfast. over 20,000 fa ns ever held in belfast. over 20,000 fans are set to pack inside the national football stadium here at winter park. hometown favourite carl frampton is a star attraction. he's a former world champion it takes on the ashley and underdog luke jackson. everyone has an amazing

athletics championship, great britain's dina asher—smith will be hoping for more at the diamond leaguevent in birmingham this weekend. after her 100 metre, 200 metre, and four by 100 metre successes in berlin, asher—smith will race in the 200 in birmingham tomorrow and this — the 200 metres — is the european title and performance she feels most proud of... the most special moment for me, that is what you mean, running 21.8, full stop 21.8. that brings a smile to my face. 0bviously having running when i was 1922.0, face. 0bviously having running when iwas1922.0, in face. 0bviously having running when i was 1922.0, in really hot beijing, in that race were basically everybody, you know, it was an insane race —— when i was 19, running 22.0. and you can watch all the action from birmingham — inclduing the last appearance from britain's olympic and world long jump champion greg rutherford — on bbc one from 1.15.

and the daily telegraph online has a picture of the british relay team and star of the show, dina asher—smiththe first british athlete ever to complete a european treble. gold in everything she took part in, actually. and, finally, we've been asking you about a story on the bbc news website — a story that's grabbed loads of interest on social media about a job at a cat sanctuary on an idyllic greek island complete with spectacular sea views and 55 felines. is that your dream job? many of you are saying yes. we will come to that ina minute. with me is henry bonsu, broadcaster and conference host. lovely to see you. let's begin with the crisis in turkey because it is not only the donald trump tweeds and the hiking tariffs. there has been a lot of criticism about the management has there? there has been. this has been a growth at all cost strategy of the last few years and one that has been in powerfor 15 years. the business is political and he sees it as part of his war for influence. when he looks at the measures taken against his country by the usa, this imposition of 50% steel tariffs and 25

the european athletics championships concludes on the track tonight in berlin with dina asher smith going. the treble is really on, britain have qualified for the final, and they did not even have dina asher—smith. she was given a rest. faster than the dutch and the swiss. strong portent, really bodes well for dina asher—smith getting three gold medals. the dutch have a strong quartet, world champions from london 27, and they are on track at the moment, lane six, just settling into the blocks. this features a very strong portent, gold in london, 2017, strong favourites to win gold here. hush descends around the arena, we may be able to dip into the commentary team from the bbc. commentator: decent start from c], good start from the netherlands as well. czech republic. watch the change. hughes, just watching turkey, cracking start, great britain, adam gemili. turkey in there. bad hand for turkey. adam gemili, round the top bend. rediscovering top form. netherlands and turkey are the other two teams, bringing them home. great britain with it. netherlands second. 37.8 four. not a bad little

dina asher smith won her third gold medal in berlinjust a few hours ago. ain at the european athletics championships. asher smith, who'd already won the 100 and 200 metres titles, ran the anchor leg in the sprint relay. and she timed her surge to the line to perfection to take the gold for great britain, passing germany, switzerland and netherlands on the way. she becomes the first women since katrin krabbe in 1990 to win a hat—trick of golds in the two sprints and the relay. so proud to have done it. it is something you aim for. you never know if it will be possible. you don't know what shape your competitors are in. you don't know how the relay will happen. that is why everyone loves them. you don't know what will happen. i am grateful and thankful. to represent our country and come with the gold medal is so great. the men's relay team followed up with a gold of their own, in the final event of the competition in berlin. that sealed a golden relay double for the british team and with five medals in total on sunday it meant great britain finished top of th

dina asher—smith won 100 metre gold with the joint fastest time in the world, and zharnel hughes led ne—two in the men's event. ade adedoyin was watching in berlin. asher—smith came in here as the heavy favourite and delivered with a performance that will make the world ta ke performance that will make the world take notice, tenant .85 was not only the new british record and fastest time this year but it was the same time this year but it was the same time she ran last year when she won gold. we both of americans and jamaicans dominating these friends but that is no longer the case. we just saw a 12 in the men's and have so just saw a 12 in the men's and have so many fantastic girls, and she is definitely coming on and we will see her for years to come in the 200 and 400, so many talented athletes from great britain so it feels great to be part of this way where we are all pushing ourselves up the world rankings. it feels good. - our at—bat, hughes came out in one in the championship, not bad considering he felt a cramp in his ca lf considering he felt a cramp in his calf and had a di

great britain's dina asher—smith storms to victory in the 200m at the european championships in berlinf the tournament. arsenal begin a new era under head coach, unai emery, this afternoon — as they take on premier league champions, manchester city, in their first match of the season. and the click team meet france's very own rocket man, that's in half an hour's time, here on bbc news. two children were among ten people injured in a shooting in the moss side area of greater manchester in the early hours of this morning. armed police were called to the scene close to alexandra park at around 2.30am. police say the victims had ‘pellet—type wounds‘. one man is in a serious condition in hospital with leg wounds. the shooting took place at a street party which was being held after the first day of this weekend's caribbean carnival in the area. our correspondent andy gill is in moss side for us. more details coming from the police? that's right, as you mentioned, two children among nine people suffering from what the police have called pellet injuries, injuries not said to be serious, at ten

well done to dina asher—smith.st enthralling — 2—2 it finished between newly promoted wolves and big spenders everton. the merseysiders, who took the lead twice, had to play more than half the match with ten men. the final premier league game of the day was probably the most enthralling — 2—2 it finished between nick parrott reports. after a six—year absence, wolves keen to return to premier league. they spent much over the summer but everton spent more. it showed early. everton will feel that richarlison is worth every penny of the 35mm is they paid. the new boy was having a first date to remember but phil jagielka served everton for more than a decade but this mistake cost him and his team dearly, changing the game in seconds. conditions couldn't dampen the atmosphere and even after wolves went behind to richarlison again, the home fans sang their hearts out. not the three points they wanted, but in may, one points they wanted, but in may, one point maybe priceless. earlier, we had five games, with wins for spurs

commentator: dina asher—smith gets a blistering start and it is gold for dina asher—smith! r people also can achieve their dreams are so special —— relay. i think individually the 200 simply because running 21.8 in that blew my mind because it was beyond anything i had imagined, so i was very proud of that achievement. building up to be championships, had you been feeling that you were in great form knowing you are going to produce something like that which we saw? well, yes, i knew! produce something like that which we saw? well, yes, i knew i was in good shape coming into the championships. i had already set the british record in the 100 metres eliot that year, 10.92, so my coat was hoping i would go into the championships in good shape and able to run 10.8, but i didn't expect to run sub 22 in the 200 so i was very happy. you know you are winning but at what point do you are winning but at what point do you know you are completely smashing it? you don't, that's the thing of all that you just keep thinking, run, run, because typically in sprints, even though you think you

what a few days dina asher—smith has had. she is world class. dina asher—smith won a third gold medal at the european championships in berlin. she brought home the baton for great britain with a fantastic anchor leg in the sprint relay. the men's team also won, and laura muir took gold in the1,500m. premier league champions manchester city got the defence of their title off to a winning start with a 2—0 victory at arsenal. liverpool also won 4—0 against west ham. england demolished india at lord's to go 2—0 up in theirfive—match test series. they won inside four days, and didn't even have to bat again. and brooks koepka held off tiger woods to win the us pga championship, his second major title of the season. and i know lots of you might have been up quite late last night waiting for tiger woods. do you think someone on the sofa may have been watching? i think someone was. it was dan. i may have been involved in an unwise decision. what you are waiting for that moment of redemption. text of the team last night saying if tiger

dina asher smith, not only a fantastic sprinter, she is world class. pean championships, as their sprinters stormed their way to a double 100 metres success. dina asher smith got the party started by winning the women's gold with a new british record and fastest time of the year. she's bidding for a treble at these championships, now targeting the 4x100 metre title, along with the defence of her 200 metre crown. minutes later, there was more 100 metre glory with a british one — two in the men's race. zharnel hughes ran a championship record to win gold with reece precod taking silver. there was also success in the pool, where britain's women won the 4x200 metre freestyle relay. 17 year old freya anderson winning her 2nd relay gold of the championships. duncan scott also won 200m freestyle gold. and it was good day for britain's divers. jack laugher winning gold in the 1 metre springboard, as he aims to repeat the hat trick of titles he won at the commonwealth games. idid i did attempt something like that on my holidays. didn't work. how did it and? —— a

but after a superb few weeks, dina asher smith was clearly pleased with her performance.er, america's christain coleman, and britain's reece prescod who finished second. both clocked the same time of 9.94 seconds. that's all the sport for now. britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth this evening for the east coast of america —— where jets will land on her deck for the first time. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while it's at sea. steve humphrey reports. seek it has taken years of work and the billions of pounds but now the biggest warship britain has ever had is about to do the job she was designed first, providing a 11.5 acre floating flight deck for the new jets. the first fixed wing landing will certainly be an iconic moment and it will quickly become routine as we build up to embarking several squadrons of aircraft and will become an absolutely everyday activity but the first is always special. the high-tech aircraft are already flying on and off american ships but the first

and dina asher—smith gets her second gold of the european championships in berlin, winning the women'snt final, just four days after taking the 100m title. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator — jo phillips and the political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people — nigel nelson. you are both looking great. laughter many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer leads on brexit — the paper has done analysis which it says shows more than 100 constituencies that voted leave would now vote remain. the sunday times front page has the same picture on the front of the observer — of the former foreign secretary borisjohnson, who has been embroiled for the past week in the row over comments he made about the burka — the sunday times says the cabinet is ‘at war‘ over his comments. but the sunday express says that a poll the paper has conducted shows that the majority of the public support mrjohnson over his comments and don't believe he should be reprimanded — as it would threaten the ri

great britain's dina asher—smith storms to victory in the 200m at the european championships in berliner second gold of the tournament. arsenal begin a new era under head coach unai emery later today, as they take on premier league champions manchester city in their first match of the season. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35am. this morning's reviewers are new york times‘ prashant rao and rosamund urwin from the sunday times. good morning. ten people have been taken to hospital after shots were fired in the moss side area of manchester. police describe the injuries as ranging from minor to major, though they are not thought to be life threatening. the shootings took place in moss side around 2.30am this morning. earlier, crowds had been celebrating the annual caribbean carnival in the area. greater manchester police has deployed a large number of armed and unarmed officers in the area, as investigations continue. the force has released a statement about this incident. we currently have a number of people in hospital being treated for different injuries, but most

dina asher—smith will be hoping to win her third gold medal later at the european championships aftert british athlete male or female to do the sprint double at the championships. the 22—year—old added the 200 metres title to her 100 metre crown when she won on tuesday, a time of 21.89 seconds smashing the british record, the fastest by any women in the world this year. so how good could she be potentially? 0lympic legend michaeljohnson says the sky is the limit. female sprinters are watching less, they have seen this or they will see it and they will absolutely ta ke will see it and they will absolutely take note. elaine thompson, shaunae miller, daphne —— dafne schippers can tell them all about it because she had a front row seat. she is now one of the best in the world. next year ‘s world championships, the 0lympic year ‘s world championships, the olympic games, this is a true contender now. she is one that as other athletes are training for those medals and those championships they will have dina asher—smith in mind. the pga championship in missouri, american brooks koepka in the

and fresh from her triumph yesterday, we speak to the future of british athletics — dina asher smith.we'll be at the european championships berlin, where britain's tim duckworth leads the decathlon, with just two events left to go. 3,000 people have attended commemorations at amiens cathedral in north—eastern france, marking the centenary of the battle that turned the tide of the first world war. the battle of amiens lasted just four days, but it was one of the most successful for the allies, of the whole conflict. theresa may and the duke of cambridge were among those who paid tribute to the fallen and hundreds of descendants of the troops that took, part were also there. let's join sophie raworth, who's in amiens for us this evening. the battle of amiens was launched in the fields around this city atjust after 4a m the fields around this city atjust after 4am one hundred years ago. by that evening the allies had pushed into german territory and taken thousands of prisoners. after years of stalemate, it was their most successful single day on the western front. today's event here in

dina asher smith has become the first briton, male orfemale, to do the sprint double.y. she left world champion daphne schippers scrabbling for silver in a highly impressive run. she smashed the british record to clock 21.89 seconds — the fastest time in the world this year just running as fast as i could. i was happy to have done that. i was so surprised to see 21.8 especially because i'm tired. mentally and physically, i'm tired. sometimes, you never know, it's kind of cold, so i never thought i was going to run so quick. but it yeah, happy with that. three more medals were won in berlin. the men's 4 by 400 metre relay team, anchored by martyn rooney, claimed silver. the women took the bronze whilst shara proctor also finished third in the women's long jump. a round up of all the results and the highlights and medals from gymnastics, diving and bmx can be found of the bbc sport website the first weekend of the premier league gave little joy to the promoted sides but chelsea started league life under mauricio sarri with a win. his side were comfortable 3—0 winners ove

and british sprinter dina asher—smith has won her second gold at the european championships, in the women'sre final. at 10pm ben brown will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first it's time for our world. iraq's war on meth with yalda hakim. a hunt is under way. basra police, on the back of a tipoff, think they've found their target. a suspect they believe has been dealing in the highly addictive and illegal drug, crystal meth. kidnapping, extortion, organised crime are already part of daily life here in basra, iraq's second city. now there's a new threat, crystal meth. i've been invited tojoin the police frontline. this is the elite force that goes out every night on raids to try and crack down on organised crime in this city. they think the suspect is inside. major mithak is leading the raid. with him, officers from the counter—narcotics unit and swat team. injust two years, police have made more than 4,000 drug—related arrests. at police headquarters, they're keen to show off the results of their efforts. today, hundreds of suspects are being paraded in front of the cameras

dina asher—smith wins her third gold of the european athletics championships in the four by 100 metreith our reviewers anne ashworth and john rentoul — stay with us for that.

metres at the same european championships but it could happen tonight because the two athletes dina asher—smith will feature in the semifinals of well. that is the dutch athlete deftly skippers. —— dafne schippers. also later this evening is the men‘s semifinals featuring darnell hughes alongside rhys prescott, the man who qualified for the 100 metres in london last season. also look out for and under ten second time put up a real chance forgb to win ten second time put up a real chance for gb to win gold in both events later this evening. we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. the islamic state group s kidnapping and murder ofjournalists and aid workers brought the group s depravity and brutality to the world s attention. ricardo vilanova, a spanish photographer, was one of their captives. he says that his tormentors were a group of four british jihadists, dubbed the beatles by their captives. the gang are thought to have tortured and murdered as many as 27 people. in this exclusive report, mr vilanova returns to syria with our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville to

and the daily telegraph online has a picture of the british relay team and star of the show, dina asher—smith treble.

dina asher—smith anchored the four x 100 metre relay team to gold.d medals here, only the third woman at european history to do that at these championships. the men also claimed gold despite a late change to their lineup. blake picked up an injury, and the victory was never in doubt. gold for britain ina was never in doubt. gold for britain in a world leading time. real drama in the women's 5000 metres. hasan got into a sprint with the israeli contender in the penultimate lap. she stopped running and it effectively cost her a medal, hassan claiming the victory. the polevault winner was only 18 years old, a new junior record. the former world champion had to settle for bronze and another former olympic champion rolled back the years to claim gold in the triple jump. jorge lorenzo has won the austrian motogp to take his third victory this season, finishing ahead of his spanish compatriot marc marquez, who managed to increase his championship lead to 59 points. the two riders traded the lead in the final laps before ducati's lorenzo stormed to victory,

was very good, through to the final as are the men, the women did not even have a favourite, dina asher—smitha that bodes well for her winning triple gold. cheering in the background, that is for the women's 5000 metres, a liz mccolgan is in action, just cross the line, got a third. so, two for her, and this is a third in the women's 5000 metres, terrific action. —— eilish mccolgan. nathan douglas, champion in 2006, he is back there. he's back in six. mixed fortunes for britain's gymnasts at the european championships. max whitlock missed out making an uncharacteristic mistake but britain found gold on the floor in glasgow as holly hamilton reports. final day, final gold rush, five british gymnasts competing in a final in the men's apparatus, first up, dominic cunningham on the floor with a near—perfect routine. he's coming of age! nervous wait for the score followed. follow that, if you can. none of them could, it meant a gold medal for cunningham. crazy, i tell you what, this is what dreams are made of, last time i was there i was watching the competition in the box, now i'm on the floor, i

well, dina asher—smith is among the first medal hopes for great britain she goes in the 100 metres tomorrow from berlin on bbc tv and online. plenty going on in glasgow and berlin. he spent the weekend helping england to win the first test over india at edgbaston, but it was a very different setting for ben stokes this morning as he went on trial charged with affray. the court heard how he mocked two gay men and threw a cigarette butt at one of them, before knocking two other men unconscious outside a nightclub in bristol in september. stokes and two other men deny affray. aston villa put all their financial problems behind them, as they won their opening championship match of the season 3—1 at hull. the hosts had led early on when brazilian evandro got on the end of this punch by the villa goalkeeper, and looped in a brilliant strike from 20 yards! but last year's beaten playoff finalists were level through tommy elphick, and then ahead through old hull player ahmed elmohamady. and then right—back alan hutton got his first goal since december 2014 to cap off the victory for steve bruce's s

after a superb performances from dina asher smith and zharnel hughes yesterday, there were hopes of furthertoday with tim duckworth leading the decathlon heading into tonight's final two events, the javelin and the 1500 metres. ade adedoyin was watching on, trackside in berlin. well, you have got to feel put him duckworth who led the most of the decathlon competition. he was in second place going into the final event, but then fell back into that position in the 1500 metres. here is that a the all—time list in britain. it was only his first major championships, and it was a huge learning experience, and he did welcome a personal best, and bra cewell welcome a personal best, and bracewell in the next three years, while championships and olympic games. it was a personal record, i knew that i was going to drop, so i can't complain. the first day was not very good, the second day was not very good, the second day was not very good, but can't complain... matthew hudson—smith looked very impressive in the qualification. he is that with 50 metres to go, looking left and looking right, then crossin

dina asher smith equals the world leading time for this year in the 100m claiming european gold in berlin 15 as preparations for the 100th us pga championship continue. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and there was a shock defeat for the number 11 seed jelena 0stapenko in the first round of the canadian 0pen on tuesday in montreal. the former french open champion was beaten in three sets by great britain'sjohanna konta — who's currently 43 in the world. konta — who beat serena williams in sanjose last week — came from a set down to win the decider 6—2 over the latvian— to seal her place in the second round where she'll face victoria azarenka. maria sharapova is also through to the 2nd round in montreal. her match against the bulgarian qualifier sesil karatantcheva was suspended because of rain on monday night, with sharapova leading 2—1 in the first set.

and dina asher—smith wins her second gold of the european championships in berlin, winning the women's final, just four days after taking the 100m title. welcome to the papers, looking ahead to what is in the headlines that you'll be reading over breakfast or sunday lunch tomorrow. with me are political commentator jo phillips and political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people, nigel nelson. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. we were just saying, our latest sporting hero should be on the front pages. absolutely. it is such a fantastic achievement, why not? instead, we've got brexit, you'll be pleased to know. and boris. yes, lots of boris. the observer leads on brexit. the paper has done analysis which it says shows more than a 100 constituencies that voted leave would now vote remain. the sunday times front page has the same picture on the front of the observer, of the former foreign secretary boris johnson, who has been embroiled for the past week in the row over comments he made about the burqa. the sunday times says the cabinet is "at war" over his comments. bu

last night, dina asher—smith won the 100 metres at the european championships with a new british recordime in the world and just minutes later zharnel hughes won the men's event with a championship record, in a british one—two ahead of reece prescod. both gold medallists have been speaking tojeanette kwachi. european gold medallist. the morning after the night before, how much have you slept? not too much. it was for rem and i thought it is just not going to happen tonight. i got a little bit of sleep, mainly because iam little bit of sleep, mainly because i am focusing on performing well for the 200 metres on friday. i can't believe it. i can't believe i ran that kind of time. simy to be able to fulfil the potential that i showed when i was younger, for my coach and me, it is gratifying. i am happy! 10.85! commentator: britain rules in the sprints. last night was one of those moments i had dreamt about. to come back from my highs and lows at the beginning of the season to end up with the european championship title, it is one of those moments i wanted to achieve. it was electrifying la

gina asher—smith was hot favourite in the women's event. —— dina asher—smith. 10.8 is a really big deal. i am really, really happy. i wanted to run a 10.8. when you come to a championships, anything can happen. as you saw this morning. i am so happy right now! british decathlete tim duckworth was 95 points clear at the top of the leaderboard overnight. he has gone backwards today. his lead was reduced to 18 points after the hurdles. after the disc as he has slipped to second behind the german artare able. slipped to second behind the german art are able. —— abele. he is 22 yea rs art are able. —— abele. he is 22 years old, a us college champion born in california during this pa rents. born in california during this parents. pole vaulter, javelin and 1500 metres still to come. staying with athletics, former world champion nicolas bett has died in his native kenya after a car crash. he took the 400 metres hurdles title in beijing in 2015, a shock result at the time for a country famed for its distance runners. he was the first kenyan gold medallist at a distance b

what a week it's been for dina asher—smith. remember she's just 22 years old. british female do so well. that is important. england have named an unchanged squad for the third test against india starting on saturday at trent bridge. it means there's no place for ben stokes — who is on trial for affray at bristol crown court. his replacement chris woakes retains his place after a maiden test century at lord's. seamerjamie porter is also named with moeen ali to contend with adil rashid for the spinners berth. twin brothers adam and simon yates will race together at this month's vuelta a espana for their australian team mitchelton scott. simon — who led the giro d'italia earlier this year — was always scheduled to take part in the final grand tour of the season and will be team leader in the race. adam though also decided to ride to add to his experience of competing in three week races after a modest performance in the tour de france. the race starts in malaga on the 25th august. and finallly. .. if you've got a fear of heights — this may be the time to look away

the european athletics championships concludes on the track tonight in berlin with dina asher smith going, strong quarter, third fastest time in europe this season, and actually dina received 200 metre medal earlier today, special ceremony held ona earlier today, special ceremony held on a plaza the centre of berlin, quite a ceremony, after receiving the medal they were treated to a rendition of an amy winehouse on, they were dancing on stage, perhaps loosening up for the heats of the relay, which gets under way in the next 30 minutes, also involved, sprint relay, they have a strong quartet, winning the world title last year in london, featuring the gold and silver medallist from the 100 metres. rhys prescott among them. things to look forward to tonight, laura mayor will start as favourite in the 1500 metres, uncharted territory, no british woman has won 1500 metres gold, at the european championships, not even dame kelly holmes. a chance to win a medal, and among the other highlights, the daughter of liz mccolgan, alicia mccolgan, going in the 5000 metres and nathan douglas, 12 metres a

and sprinter dina asher—smith wins her second gold at the european championships.