sam warburton returns from an ankle injury to captain the side in dunedin, but still believes he's ae all blacks. the lions have three more matches before the opening test, and coach andy farrell believes they're improving on a daily basis as the tour progresses. we have gone hard, fitness wise. that would have had an impact. we are still ramping things up, intensity wise. it is going to be a quality scrum, probably one of the best scrums in the competition. but thatis best scrums in the competition. but that is one that we all forward to. the match will be played under the roof in dunedin with the hosts struggling somewhat this year having been super rugby champions in 2015 and are currently in fourth position out of five in the standings for the new zealand conference. just a day after making history and winning the french open for the tenth time, rafael nadal has been relaxing in the style his efforts deserve today. the king of clay took a leisurely cruise along the river seine in paris along with the famous trophy, less than 2a hours after an emphatic straight sets win over stan

the match will be played under the roof in dunedin with the hosts struggling somewhat this year havingy champions in 2015 and are currently in fourth position out of five in the standings for the new zealand conference. roger federer says it would be amazing if he could win an eighth wimbledon title next month. the 35—year—old went out in the semi—finals last year to milos raonic. this year federer sat out the clay court season, but returns to action on the grass in stuttgart on wednesday. of course, the big goal is for me to try and win wimbledon again. that would be amazing. last year was difficult with knee. throughout the whole grasscourt season, i feel better this year. hopefully i will play equally good and may be better soi play equally good and may be better so i can achieve more. the man in form is rafael nadal and just a day after making history and winning the french open for the tenth time he's been taking it easy. nadal may well be the king of clay, but he was loving the water as he took a leisurely cruise along the river seine in paris along with the famous trophy, less t

defeat in dunedin then for the lions, let'sjust recap on the lions results so far.their tour. they haven't managed back to back victories. they had that encouraging when against chrysippus, but a 50% record, four point, two defeats and two wins. here is what is coming up for the lions. on saturday, a bruising encounter with the konjuh maori all blacks, rotorua. there is the first test against new zealand, and another test match against hurricanes. it is really a tough tour, and i think the team is just finding out that just now, especially head coach, warren gatland. here is what he had to say. we have things we can learn from and things we need to improve on before the next match. we need to keep going for 80 minutes, and the next match. we need to keep going for80 minutes, and it the next match. we need to keep going for 80 minutes, and it was probably be big learning that some of the players got from tonight. there were very fine margins, we missed a penalty that we would normally score every day, and at the other end, they scored a penalty, thatis other end, the

they went down 23—22 to the super rugby side highlanders in dunedin. warm—up matches before the first test against the all blacks in 11 days, and their injury list is growing too. james burford reports. for the lions, another chance to leave everything on the pitch. but they do so with the news that stuart hogg has been ruled out of the rest of the poor through injury. in the highlanders, they saw a side with tricks, power and all blacks. after trading penalties he eyed another 93p- trading penalties he eyed another gap. this time firmly in his hands. the lions on the back foot. to add insult to injury, and injury for courtney lawes. jonathan joseph scored before the seymourjumped at the chance to take the lion's share of the scoreline. with tries coming ata of the scoreline. with tries coming at a premium suddenly the opportunities were starting to come. sam warburton first. liam coltman then for the highlanders. so it came down to two kicks. marty bank took the lead, before elliot daly had the chance to win it with this, just short of victory. if you

rugby union after super rugby franchise the highlanders beat the british and irish lions 23—22 in dunedinenalty in the 74th minute which gave the highlanders victory. it's the lions second defeat of this tour — they play the maori all blacks next up this saturday and then one further warm up match before the opening test of the series against the all blacks on saturday 24th ofjune i would say that there were a string of too many penalties that we gave away. they forced them out of us but we could look at them and think they we re we could look at them and think they were avoidable and that is probably what hurt us most. the second golf major of the year, the us open, starts in wisconsin on thursday. the erin hills course has never hosted a professional tournament while the weather and length of the course has kept the players focused. spain's sergio garcia won the year's opening major and a first of his career when he claimed the masters at augusta national in april, and he's keen on adding to that triumph. i guess the guy that wins the masters every year has the potential of doing that a

last match, will return to captain the side for their next tour match, against the highlanders in dunedinll the guys who are not involved, who were down at the ground, they can't wait to congratulate the boys when they come back into the changing room. it feels like a a1, not a 23. that is what is special about lions tours. the guys finished themselves to get that performance and we owe it to those guys on tuesday. the players are well aware that you may only get one or two chances and you have got to make the most of it, and to take those chances, and as sam said, you might miss out, and we saw four years ago how quickly that changes from the three tests in terms of personnel and making sure you are ready if you do miss out, you get another chance, you play well, and you have the opportunity to make up. andrea dovizioso won the catalunya grand prix in barcelona to claim back to back motogp wins for ducati for the first time since 2010. the italian won last week's italy grand prix and came out on top again, beating honda's spanish pair marc marquez and dani pedrosa. dovizioso‘s victory cu

before that, they have to look over their defeat to the islanders in dunedin. —— highlanders. of those losses, they had problems with discipline. the captain described the defeat as unacceptable. warren gatland said it was a step backwards. neiljenkins, the coach, denied defeat would have a psychological blow for the players this close to the test. no matter what happens, in winning or defeat, obviously winning is better to follow on with, but sometimes you have to get up from defeat as well. this is easily the toughest it has ever been. it is not three test matches, it is ten. that is how tough this is. you have seen rugby union and how tough they are. for us, it is about keeping ongoing and opportunity. we don't want to get injuries and loss of form. they will keep working on the training field. the good news for the lions is jonathan davies and ross moriarty will resume and hope they can play on saturday. warren gatland is expected to show his hand close to what could be the test 15. this is traditionally seen as the fourth test. the lions know they need a win if they are t

, it is 20—22, lionsjust galore in dunedin, it is 20—22, lions just leading, galore in dunedin, it iscism amid multiple complaints over a "toxic atmosphere" in the sport. confidential documents obtained by the bbc show athletes said their concerns were "of the highest order, mentioning bullying, racism, sexism and discrimination." the following month, however, they were told no disciplinary action would be taken. england's footballers play france in a friendly in paris tonight. joe hart will be rested, with tom heaton and jack butland sharing goal—keeping duties. french fans have been asked to join in with god save the queen as a mark of respect following the terror attacks. prime minister theresa may and president emmanuel macron will also attend. i was at the match at wembley and, you know, a very special occasion, and we are very grateful to the french for offering this tribute to england as a country, so it is nice that the history between us doesn't come between us at those moments. and england's world cup winners, the under—205 team, arrived back in britain late last night. they

rugby news for you: captain sam warburton will return to lead the side against the highlanders in dunedineir win yesterday morning over the crusaders. it was good news all round for the home nations, with wins for england and scotland, too. england's summer tour of argentina began in breath—taking style, eddiejones' side snatching a 38 points to sa victory, denny solomona scoring with his first touch of the ball, on his debut, withjust a minute left on the clock. it's great, the result, but we're disappointed with our performance. we gave them too many points. but what we did show was a tonne of team ethic today. ten young guys came in in a difficult situation, where we are chasing a game, and did theirjob brilliantly, which is fantastic. gregor townsend's reign as scotland coach started with a 34—13 win over italy. ross ford ran in two of the scots' five tries in singapore. they'll face australia next weekend. a magnificent ben stokes' century helped england to victory over australia in the champions trophy. a stunning piece of fielding from jason roy. a brilliant piece of improvisation

they were playing the highlanders in dunedin and it was an entertaining game.ve also been hit by injury. james burford responds —— reports. chance to leave everything on the pitch but they do so in the new stuart hogg has been ruled out of the rest of the tour because of injury. in the highlanders they had a side with grit, power and all blacks. just out of reach. after trading penalties, another gap, this time firmly in his grasp. the lions on the back foot. to add insult to injury and injury for courtney lawes. jonathan joseph scored injury and injury for courtney lawes. jonathanjoseph scored and eased nerves before tommy seymour jumped ata eased nerves before tommy seymour jumped at a chance to take the lion's share of the scoring. with tries coming at a premium and suddenly the opportunities were coming. the captains sam warburton first. liam coltman then for the highlanders. and so it came down the two cake. banks making no mistake with his to take the lead before elliot daly had a chance to win it with this enormous effort. just short of victory. everton

news, another loss for the lions — a penalty with just six minutes left means highlanders win in dunedint one point. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. talks are underway in downing street, as theresa may tries to strike a deal with the democratic unionist party which will enable the conservatives to continue to govern. the prime minister and arlene foster are discussing the detailed terms of the dup's backing for her minority government, focussing on the upcoming brexit negotiations and their particular implications for northern ireland's border with the republic of ireland and trade. the conservatives are having to rely on the support of ten dup mps, after they fell eight seats short of winning an overall majority in last week's general election. here's our political correspondent chris mason. the sun is shining on northern ireland's democratic unionist party. just ten mps and their leader who now wield huge powers. are we looking at the real government? big smiles and with good reason. the democratic unionists are crucial in propping up theresa may in government. look

they were playing the highlanders in dunedin and it was an entertaining game. in dunedin and it was highlanders — jonathan joseph spotting the gap to go through. 10—10 at half—time. but, in the second half, the lions pulled away. tommy seymour ran it all the way in after this interception. then captain sam warburton, making his first appearance of the tour, went over to extend the lead to 22—13. but, a try and conversion then this penalty with six minutes left gave the highlanders victory byjust one point. 23-20. two more warm—up games before the first test against new zealand a week on saturday. everton have agreed to pay £30 million for sunderland's jordan pickford. it would be a record fee for a british goalkeeper if the england under 21 international signs the deal. pickford was one of very few bright spots in sunderland's season as they finished bottom and were relegated from the premier league. england's world cup winners — the under 20s team— arrived back in britain late last night. they flew into birmingham from south korea where they lifted their country's first trophy at a world tourn

last match, will return to captain the side for their next tour match, against the highlanders in dunedin them to congratulate the boys when they come back into the boys when they come back into the changing room. it feels like a 41, the changing room. it feels like a a1, not a 23. that is what is special about lions tours. the guys finished themselves to get that performance and we owe it to those quys performance and we owe it to those guys on tuesday. the players are well aware that you may only get one or two chances and you have got to make the most of it, and to take those chances, as sam said, you might mess it up that we saw four years ago how quickly that changes from the three tests in terms of personnel and making sure you are ready if you do miss out, you get another chance, you play well, and you have the opportunity to make up. andrea dovizioso won the catalunya grand prix in barcelona to claim back to back motogp wins for ducati for the first time since 2010. the italian won last week's italy grand prix and came out on top again, beating honda's spanish pair marc marquez an

— he's the captain of the provincial barbarians today and has recently been playing club rugby in dunedine lions head coach warren gatland. the boot of his son making it 7—3 to the barbarians side who have been on top. cardiff is hosting european club football's biggest night of the season — the champions league final. a lot of speculation it isa it is a great stadium in the middle of the city. it is good for cardiff to host a champions league final and with such a good one withjuventus and real madrid, it is great. when wembley was being rebuilt, so many big games and fa cup finals, and league cup finals as well. it is tremendous, to hold a final. it was a positive evening for northern ireland as they beat new zealand1—0 in belfast last night. the friendly had been organised as michael o'neill‘s side warm up for next week's world cup qualifier in azerbaijan. the only goal of the game, was the first international goal, for ross county's liam boyce...the scottish premiership's leading scorer. i am pleased with what we got from the game. we won the game. that's important, for liam to get hi

rugby news for you: captain sam warburton will return to lead the side against the highlanders in dunedinit was good news all round for the home nations, with wins for england and scotland, too. england's summer tour of argentina began in breath—taking style, eddiejones' side snatching a 38 points to 34 victory, denny solomona scoring with his first touch of the ball, on his debut, withjust a minute left on the clock. it's great, the result, but we're disappointed with our performance. we gave them too many points. but what we did show was a tonne of team ethic today. ten young guys came in ina ethic today. ten young guys came in in a difficult situation, where we are chasing a game, and did their job brilliantly, which is fantastic. gregor townsend's reign as scotland coach started with a 34—13 win over italy. ross ford ran in two of the scots' five tries in singapore. they'll face australia next weekend. a magnificent ben stokes' century helped england to victory over australia in the champions trophy. but how about this for a a stunning piece of fielding from jason roy, as the aussies

they went down 23—22 to the super rugby side highlanders in dunedin.ainst the all blacks just 11 days away. james burford reports. for the lions, a chance to leave everything on the pitch but they do so in the news stuart hogg has been ruled out of the rest of the tour because of injury. in the highlanders they had a side with grit, power and all blacks. just out of reach. after trading penalties, another gap, this time firmly in his hands. the lions on the back foot. to add insult to injury an injury for courtney lawes. jonathanjoseph scored and eased nerves before tommy seymourjumped at a chance to take the lion's share of the scoring. and with tries coming at a premium, suddenly the opportunities were coming. the captain sam warburton first. liam coltman for the highlanders. and so it came down the two kicks. marty banks making no mistake with his to take the lead before elliot daly had a chance to win it with this enormous effort. just short of victory. i would not blame it on one instance, but there were too many penalties that we gave away and yo

warburton returns as skipper for tomorrow's match against highlanders in dunedin — but he feels he needs. the lions have three more matches before the opening test against the all blacks, and coach andy farrell believes they improving on a daily basis as the tour progresses. we are bearing the fruits of the last three weeks. we've gone hard with the lads fitness wise, contact wise, that would have had an impact on the first couple of games, but we're ready to battle hard. we're still ramping it up intensity wise and contact wise because we have got to get up to break neck speed for the next game. alastair brownlee says he's pretty relaxed about what events he'll enter this season, after winning the world triathlon series event in leeds. for the second year in a row, he beat his brotherjonny to victory in their home town. he's thinking about competing in the british triathlon mixed relay cup in nottingham later this year. one of the half distance world champs is after that. i'm working out how i can fit it in and looking at that. maybe the grand final. i might do that. it's nice to be in

warburton returns as skipper for tomorrow's match against highlanders in dunedin, but he feels he needs lions have three more matches before the opening test against the all blacks and coach andy farrell believes they are improving. we're bearing the fruits of the last three weeks. we've gone hard with the lads fitness wise, contact wise, we have been taking a lot out of their legs and with the travel etcetera. that would have had an impact, but we're ready to battle ha rd impact, but we're ready to battle hard and fight for a test match. we're still ramping it up intensity wise and contact wise because we have got to get up to break neck speed for the next test. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. we willjoin simon at westminster. hugh, thank you very much. there is confusion at westminster. i'm confused about what is going on. let's go to vicki young who is outside the houses of parliament. now, this is queen's speech delayed or isn't it? do you know, we don't know, simon! ithink or isn't it? do you know, we don't know, simon! i think the point is there is confu

warburton returns as skipper for tomorrow's match against highlanders in dunedin — but he feels he needshe lions have three more matches before the opening test onjune the 24th. the last of the champions trophy group matches is underway — sri lanka and pakistan are playing for a place in the semi—finals. sri lanka were put into bat — and they've lost an early wicket. after 9 overs, they're 40 for 1. whoever wins this match will join england, bangladesh and india in the last four. rafael nadal said he thought he'd be fishing on his boat by now, not winning the french open for a record 10th time. he cruised past stan wawrinka in straight sets, to take his 15th major title — he's now won grand slams in his teens, twenties and thirties. he says he is looking forward to playing on grass next at queens and then of course wimbledon. lewis hamilton's formula one title challenge is back on track after he won the canadian grand prix. he led from start to finish in montreal to take the chequered flag there for the sixth time — and cut sebastian vettel‘s championship lead to 12 points after he could