they are packing up in dusseldorf. they are packing up in dusseldorf.eave 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 p:m.. to be on the other side of the camera, to ta ke the other side of the camera, to take the jersey, it is incredible. -- last ten kilometres. to finally win a stage and the yellowjersey is massive. geraint thomas will wear yellow tomorrow as the tour de france leaves dusseldorf. he will be happy to enjoy as much time as he can in the yellow jersey, but to enjoy as much time as he can in the yellowjersey, but the game plan has not changed, it is to support chris froome, his team leader, in his quest for a fourth tour de france title. that will not cha

very difficult conditions in dusseldorf today.tormed to the victory in this individual time trial, this first stage of the tour de france in 2017. in so doing, he beat rivals such as tony martin, a specialist in the time trial. as for chris froome, he will be pleased with his performance, finishing in sixth, putting time between him and some of his other main rivals for the general classification, including richie porte. but those conditions were testing. alejandro va lverde conditions were testing. alejandro valverde suffering the nasty fall. nairo quintana, his team—mate, he will suffer as a result of that. val verdi expected to be his main support over the main stages. —— alejandro valverde expected. the tour de france will set off tomorrow towards liege. geraint thomas will be wearing yellow. so there, you are you're all up to date with the tour de france. let's catch up with today's cricket news now with james. we're going to move onto cricket now because the first piece of silverware of the domestic season has been won. nott

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

richard conway, bbc news, dusseldorf.nst a player ranked 134 in the world when the championships begin on monday. he pulled out of his last warm—up game yesterday because of a hip problem, but was still practising on the grass at the all england club. murray is drawn in the same half as the french open champion rafael nadal, and stan wawrinka. adele says she is heartbroken after being forced to cancel the last two shows of her tour. the singer was due to perform two final shows at wembley stadium tonight and tomorrow night, but is postponing them after damaging her vocal chords. earlier this week she told fans this tour could also be her last. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcregedahmad. now the weather, with tomas shafernaker. well, saturday does not look bad at all across most of the uk. we're certainly in for some sunshine and some warm weather. there is a little bit of rainfall on the way in the north—west, but it shouldn't be too heavy. now, in the short term, actuall

german marcel kittel won stage two of the tour de france on sunday, from dusseldorf in germany to theory on the tour. simon brotherton has more. chris froome‘s title defence almost came to grief here, but he was able to rejoin the main field by the finish whether german marcel kittel w011 finish whether german marcel kittel won a spectacular mass sprint for the line head of the french champion and andre greipel, with cavendish fourth. thomas was only briefly held up fourth. thomas was only briefly held up by fourth. thomas was only briefly held up by the crash and finish safely to retain the leader's yellowjersey. and you can go to our website and follow everything all the way throughout the three weeks of that toured france. from me and the rest of the sport today team, see you —— tour de france. hello. the weekend was something of a mixed bag across the greater part of scotland and northern ireland, but once again into england and wales at times it really did look as glorious as that. can we keep it up for the next few days? well, there will be some sunshine in our forecast. as earl

. >> reporter: for bert, the wilderness evoked his hometown outside of dusseldorf.t chiefly worked at a german company manufacturing airplane parts until becoming an entrepreneur in his 30s. in thailand, he started a can have manufacturing surf boards and began cultivating crops. in 1991, he set up a firm in myanmar to export rice and moved his base of operations to yangon. it was a decision he made just myanmar's military regime.ing through his rice exporting business, he game familiar with the richness of the region's soil. he subsequently resolved to produce wine in myanmar. >> my wine business was a dream of mine for a long time. i decided even if the political situation was very difficult, i said i would take the risk. if the political side is going to develop, then it's going to explode. >> bert began looking for places suited to growing grapes. he visited many areas before finally coming across the town. he negotiated with the government to use the land and hired locals to reclaim the soil and grow grapes. he quickly found 20 interested applicants. among them

. >> the first wave came from this area of cologne, dÜsseldorf.they didn't have horses, they didn't have enough food. half of these people died in this trip because they were extremely poor, t they really believed what pope urban ii said. >> back then, the crusaders were instrumentalized in the name of ith. today, it's almost impossible not to think of islamic fundamentalist leaders. >> using the puppets came fr the id of manipulation, for sure. by reading the history, it was always triggering the concept of manipulation, how can you walk from one city to another city in another continent actually to free the land of jesus christ. >> manipulation of people and also of the way history is told. the artist challenges the standard narrative of the civilization clash with scenes that refute common notions of the era. >> a lot of cheating, a lot of conspiracy happening. the muslim leaders started to save themselves by making allies with the crusaders against their brothers. >> the history of the crusades is one of betrayal, corruption, and downfall. >>

sunday's second stage goes from dusseldorf to lierge in belgium.w jersey. amazing. it's the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling, as a ten—year—old used to run home to watch the last ten k. to be on the other side camera and take the jersey is be on the other side camera and take thejersey is incredible, really. it is my eighth tour and to finally win a stage in the yellowjersey, jersey isa a stage in the yellowjersey, jersey is a bonus. novak djokovic proved his form for wimbledon by beating gael monfils 6—3 6—4 to win the aegon international. the three—time wimbledon winner has had a below—par season but did not drop a set in his first eastbourne appearance. it was the 12—time grand slam champion's first title since january and the 68th of his career. it is always special winning tournaments on grass. this is to be the most common sport —— surface we had in sport. now we only have three 01’ had in sport. now we only have three orfour had in sport. now we only have three or four weeks had in sport. now we only have three orfour we

the 104th version starting on saturday in the city of dusseldorf.e will get a preview from the sports desk. ♪ sarah: hello, welcome. i'm sarah harman. thank you for joining me. gay couples can start planning their weddings in germany after parliament passed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry. it has wide support across germany and there was instant reaction in berlin, where emotional scenes unfolded outside the bundestag and the office of chancellor merkel as people gathered to celebrate. [cheers] correspondent: a moment some had waited a lifetime to see. in the corinne, supporters of gay marriage gathered outside of the office of chancellor merkel to cheer on the vote. it is not just about politics for many, the new law affects them and personal ways. >> with today we are parents like anybody else. we love you more than our lives and ourselves and today this decision means we can tell our sons that they have two ordinary parents, just as anybody else. >> it feels great. a long time coming, we definitely deserved it. it feels good. i

pretty treacherous around the streets of dusseldorf.homas. the riders will cover around 2,200 miles over the next three weeks. froome has won the tour three times and is on for a hatrick of titles. that is him just getting going. it ta kes that is him just getting going. it takes about 60 minutes. he will hope a little quicker so he can get the yellow jersey early on. a little quicker so he can get the yellowjersey early on. another 20 stages to go. wimbledon starts on monday. there are still question marks over the fitness johanna konta who hurt her back in a fall at eastbourne this week, and of course andy murray, who pulled out of two exhibition matches this week with a sore hip. he's been practising at the all england club again today. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. this is andy murray's second practice session of the day. it is certainly an intense session. he is hitting the ball with more conviction than he was yesterday when he returned to the court for the first time in three days. clearly he is still limp

championships, but earlier today, it was stage 2 of the 104th edition of the tour de france from dusseldorfto belgium. in stage 2 was marred by nasty weather and slippery course. three-time tour winner c

thomas has won the first stage of this year's tour de france, a 1k kilometre time trial through dusseldorfd thomas will hope to play a key role in supporting froome's bid to win his third tour in a row — but for now thomas is savouring being the first welshman in history to wear the leader's yellowjersey. this is the stuff of dreams. going to cycling as a 10—year—old, to be the other side of the camera, and taking the jersey comments incredible really. it's made tournament. to finally win a stage in the yellow jersey tournament. to finally win a stage in the yellowjersey is massive. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. djokovic accepted a wildcard to play on the south coast after his early exit from the french open and he won the final 6—3, 6—4. he's looking fit for wimbledon, unlike defending champion andy murray who's still struggling with a hip injury. the world number three karolina pliskova will be one of the leading contenders for the women's title at wimbledon — she

don't forget you can folow live text coverage of the second stage of the tour de france between dusseldorfhe bbc website. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. see you then. thank you. we have mentioned wimbledon. tennis fans are queuing for tickets at wimbledon ahead of the first day of the championships tomorrow. hundreds are expected to camp overnight outside the all england club for the chance to see britain's andy murray start the defence of his title. 0ur correspondent jane frances kelly has gone to join some of those hardy fans while they wait. yes. sun is shining. the strawberries are ready. and wimbledon, it is coming. also the camping fans. security is going to be tight after previous attacks, going to be concrete walls, to protect fa ns. going to be concrete walls, to protect fans. police in evidence. sniffer dogs. bags searched. but it is not putting off super fans. sniffer dogs. bags searched. but it is not putting off superfans. with me... one. fourth in the line. first last year. slacker! what happened? they

dusseldorf was expected for the start of the race. the tour has 21 stages. it will wrap up in paris on july 23rd. the two-year-old civil war in yemen has devastated much of the nation and left millions on the brink of starvation and now spawned a health mastering i, cholera. jonathan vigliotti has the story from london. >> reporter: rwanda, yeah it's the second cholera outbreak in six months, and the world health organization says about 250,000 people, half of them children, have been sickened in what is now the world's largest cholera outbreak. 1,500 people have died since april alone. the disease is spreading through water contaminated with human waste. hunger is also widespread, and the sta look at. the united nations says the country is on the brink of famine, and more than 17 million people are desperately in need of food. yemen has been crippled by a two-year civil war, pinning houthi rebels against a military alliance of arab states led by u.s.-backed saudi arabia. civilians are often the ones trapped in the middle. the war has made it difficult if no

marcel kittel won stage two of the tour de france on sunday, from dusseldorf in his home country germanytains the race leader's yellowjersey. danke shun! 0n on that note, he is a happy man. professor stephen hawking has told the bbc that donald trump's decision to withdraw from the paris climate agreement, could doom the planet, and that future generations will have no choice but to find life elsewhere. he was speaking on the occasion of his 75th birthday, a milestone he says he never thought he'd reach. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. when i was diagnosed at 21, i was told it would kill me in two or three years. now, 54 years later, albeit weaker and in a wheelchair, i'm still working and producing scientific papers. today, stephen hawking celebrates his 75th birthday. but it's been a great struggle, which i have got through only with a lot of help from my family, colleagues, and friends. at an event at cambridge university to pay tribute to his life, he was applauded for his scientific achievements. the legacy will be the scientists that he inspired. and there will be t

he won this year's first stage in germany, a 1a kilometre time trial through dusseldorf, after completingomas's sky team mate and defending champion chris froome came through the day unscathed, finishing in sixth overall. thomas is the first welshman to wear the yellow jersey. and thomas is the first welshman to wear the yellowjersey. and maize in, the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling. i remember rushing home from school to watch it. to be the other side of the camera and taking the jersey is incredible. it is my eighth grand tour. to finally win the stage and then the jersey is a massive bonus. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. djokovic accepted a wildcard to play on the south coast after his early exit from the french open. and he won the final 6—3, 6—a. it is always incredible winning on grass. this used to be the most common surface. now we only have a few weeks in the entire season played on grass. this is the best possible build—up for me in

thomas won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf in a timend defending champion chris froome came through the day unscathed, finishing sixth and well ahead of his main rivals. thomas says he'll support froome's bid for a fourth tour title — but is looking forward to a stint in the yellowjersey himself. amazing. it's the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling. i remember at the tony rudd, running home from school to watch the last ten kilometres or so. to be the other side of that camera and taking the jersey is incredible, really. this is my eighth two, my tenth grand tour and to finally win a stage, and to win the yellow jersey is a massive bonus. all eight teams at the women's cricket world cup are in action in the third round of group games today. england are up against sri lanka at taunton and pace bowler anya shrubsole is looking forward to playing on her home ground. i think it's always nice to play at home. you get a bit of familiarity with the surroundings. a bit different at home than a normal tour. more people around

he won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf, after completingminutes. 0thers didn't fare so well in the rainy conditions though, spain's alejandro valverde is out after crashing at one of the first corners. thomas's sky team mate and defending champion chris froome came through the day unscathed, finishing in sixth overall, but well ahead of his general classification rivals. he has started well for what would be a fourth tour title, but the yellow jersey today belongs to thomas. amazing. it is the stuff of dreams. the tories what got me into cycling. i remember as a ten—year—old going home to watch the last 10k —— the tour to france is what got me into cycling. to take the jersey is incredible. to finally win a stage and yellow jersey is incredible. to finally win a stage and yellowjersey is a massive bonus. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. djokovic accepted a wildcard to play on the south coast after his early exit from th

the tour, gets under way in dusseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete, hise easy. the level of my rivals and the course leads it to be an open race, it's going to be the biggest challenge for me, i am sure. it would be up there, to win a fourth title would be incredible. it would be, i mean, yeah, i don't want... it would just be... unreal. good luck to chris and the rest of the riders in the tour de france that starts in germany. that's all the sport. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the website. we may be able to hear cheering... some of the sport team here, ican cheering... some of the sport team here, i can tell new the last few seconds i am looking at confirmation, for the first time since 2003, new zealand have lost a match in wellington, they've been beaten by the british and irish lions, 24—21. in the end, having a man down really made the difference, you felt. the lions found gaps to score two crucial second—half tries before the match was eventually won by the boot of owen farrell with that late penalty. any nails left by mike hen

today's stage is 203.5km, from dusseldorf to liege and starts in the next hour.ng, i remember as a ten—year—old running home from school to watch the last tank along that is. to be the other side of that is. to be the other side of that camera, taking the jersey, it's incredible, really. it is my 12th grand tourand to incredible, really. it is my 12th grand tour and to finally win a stage, and the yellowjersey, is a massive bonus. a shock boxing result to bring you, because manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia's jeff horn this morning. former schoolteacher horn beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, had talked about trying to arrange a rematch with floyd mayweather, but may now consider another retirement instead. 0n the undercard, belfast‘s michael conlan won his third pro fight. and just time to tell you that nat sciver has just taken another wicket at taunton for england. sri lanka are 51—2 in the 15th over. that's all sport for n

the tour de france is underway with a time trial in dusseldorf, chris froome is looking for his fourthlina 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 programmes essential viewing. he dominated broadcasting about films for a generation with wit and great knowledge. he will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his family and friends." iamjoined i am joined now by anna smith who is chair of the critics circle and i suppose lord hall summed it up there because for so many years when you thought about film criticism, if you thought about film criticism, if

he won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf in a time ofjustver 16 minutes. his sky team mate and defending champion chris froome came through the day unscathed, finishing sixth and well ahead of his main rivals. thomas says he'll support froome‘s bid for a fourth tour title — but is looking forward to a stint in the yellowjersey himself. amazing. it's the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling. i remember as a ten—year—old i used to run home to watch the last ten k. to be on the other side of the camera and take thejersey is incredible, really. it is my eighth tour and to finally win a stage, and then the yellow jersey is a bonus. sean o'brien could miss the lions deciding test with new zealand next week. he's having a disciplinary hearing right now after being cited for allegedly striking an opponent. sonny bill williams will be suspended — he's been banned forfour weeks for his sending off in the lions' 24—21 victory in wellington. former lions hooker brian moore reckons the side have every chance of one of their greatest ever

and the tour de france is under way with a time trial in dusseldorf, chris froome who is looking for go in the next hour or so. i will be back with more, a full update about 5.40. see you then. let us go back to that call by the london mayorfor let us go back to that call by the london mayor for commissioners to ta ke london mayor for commissioners to take over the running of kensington and chelsea council. we can speak to robert atkinson, a labour councillor on the council. he joins us from our blackburn news room. thank you for joining us. i think you support that call for commissioners to take over, why is that? well, straightforwardly because i think that the conservative administration has, the people of north kensington have lost all faith in the capacity of the council to assist them and to provide them the services they are still waiting for, i don't believe that anyone can emerge from that, from the ruling group in the council able to get the confidence of the people. as with some of the worries about having commissioners, there have been questions about who would choose the

defending champion chris froome finished sixth in the time trial in dusseldorf. ever to wear the leader's yellow jersey. the film critic and journalist barry norman has died. he was 83. for more than 25 years he hosted a film show for the bbc, which was regarded by many as essential viewing. he'd been suffering from lung cancer. david sillito looks back at his life. good evening. tonight, joseph losey talks about the assassination of trotsky... it began in 1972. a slightly stiff and nervous new tv presenter, barry norman. who then went on to 26 years of the film programme. his father was the producer and director, leslie norman, and his relaxed style, shrewd opinions and comfy jumpers were perfect for the late—night movie show. is this superstardom you now have, is is going to change your life at all? no, dear. i've had my change of life. to meet you, ijust have to make another movie! ijust have to go out and spend $65 million! good evening, or rather, where you are, good morning. he could be witty and waspish but off—screen he was rather less serious, according

. >>> stage two of the tour de france. 126 miles from dusseldorf to belgium.s took out some riders for a second straight day. past tour de france winner chris froome in the front of the pell t peloton. marcel kittle would win the sprint to the finish. thomas retains the lead her's yellow jersey. this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. we kind of joked earlier when i got traded to the st. louis cardinals, people didn't realize it for about two years. you and i came here in 1994 together, but we met in st. louis. there was a strike the year i got traded in '82. you were working for kmox radio. you interviewed me. we knew each other, but -- and here we were thinking like ten years later back at the station together. >> i was an adorable young reporter, and he was a grizzled wide receiver, and there we were on the sidewalk in st. louis. >> what are the chances. good luck ♪ >> from market street in downtown san francisco, it's the 47th annual san francisco pride parade on kofy tv presented by kaiser permanente. ♪ >> welcome to the 47th annual s

he won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf, after completingough the day unscathed, finishing sixth and well ahead of his main rivals. thomas says he'll be sticking to the plan, to ride to support froome's bid for a fourth tour title — but first he's looking forward to a stint in the yellowjersey himself. amazing. it's the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling, as a ten—year—old i used to run home to watch the last ten k. to be on the other side of the camera and take thejersey is incredible, really. it is my eighth tour and to finally win a stage, and then the yellow jersey is a bonus. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. djokovic doesn't usually do much to acclimatise to grass courts — but accepted a wildcard to play on the south coast after his early exit from the french open. 6—3, 6—4 the score. it's the first time he's played in the week before wimbledon for seven years. the world number three karolina plis

the tour, gets under way in dusseldorf in germany this afternoon and froome's hoping to complete, hishe course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it will be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. to win a fourth tour de france would be incredible. i mean, ido de france would be incredible. i mean, i do not want tojinx it. it would just be... unreal. now its a big weekend of sailing, with the "round the island race", which happens around the isle of wight, and i've been in those waters, for an exclusive look at how, the sport of foiling, in which you fly along above the water, is becoming more accessible to all. if you thought the sort of sailing we've seen recently, in the america's cup, was just for the most experienced is it isita is it a boat or is it a plane? well, it tries to be a bit of both. it is trying to bring the thrill of the america's cup sailing to all of us. it changes the game massively in terms of how much fun you can have. the kids are going to love this. until may, the sport of foiling us andy bean for the most daring because the conseque

mark cavendish was fourth in a sprint finish to the stage which took the riders from dusseldorf to liegetreacherous conditions made the roads in belgium as slippery as an ice rink, with fewer than 20 miles to the finish in leovac, froome was fortu nate to the finish in leovac, froome was fortunate that this crash didn't end his tour. the briton's shorts were ripped, and his backside abroad, but it was only his bike that didn't make it to the finish. his skyped team—mate shepherded him back to the main contenders, and the yellow jersey of another team—mate, geraint thomas. ahead of them, the sprinters fought it out for stage glory. briton's mark cavendish on the far left was looking to add to his 30 victories, but he couldn't find the power needed to get past germany's marcel kittel, who took the honours. there was no change in the overall lead with thomas keeping the yellow jersey. it turned out all froome lost was a bit of skin on a day when he could have lost a whole lot more. and britain's hannah barnes won stage three of the women's tour of italy. the only grand tour on the women's c

the tour, gets under way in dusseldorf in germany this afternoon and froome's hoping to complete, hisacing on this year makes it a much more open race and it will be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. to fourth tour de france win would be incredible. i mean, i do not want tojinx it. it would just be. ..unreal. another tour de france winner, sir bradley wiggins, is returning to competition, at the london velodrome, but in the british indoor rowing championships. wiggins, a five—time olympic champion, retired from cycling in december, and took up rowing to keep fit — but his times have been so good, he said he may even consider going for another gold medal, at the tokyo games in 2020. we have seen some sports start doing from swimming to cycling but it is very different going from cycling to vote. how long until we very different going from cycling to vote. how long untilwe know if he is any good? he will go to the championships in december and depending on the time he baby on course. have you done in the rowing? you have to be quite creative visually. you will make it work. the we