gareth bale looks like he's still wanted by real madrid.favour for much of last season, the new manager julen lopetegui has outlined how important the welshman is to the club after the departure of christino ronaldo. and odds—on—favourite stradivarius ridden by andrea atzeni has won back—to—back goodwood cups after taking the lead in the finalfurlong. frankie dettori was due to take the ride but is currently supended for careless riding. 66 of great britain 5 leading sailors are in denmark with a first chance to qualify for the 2020 tokyo olympics. olympic champion hannah mills is amongst those at the 10 day world championships that start on thursday in aarhus. bbc olympic reporter nick hope has been to meet mills and her new partner in the a70 class eilidh mcintyre. having followed the london 2012 silver with this gold medal hannah mills considered joining partner saskia, in retirement but the chance to make history as the most successful woman in olympic sailing through too tempting. it is very ha rd to retire through too tempting. it is

gareth bale can fill the void left by cristiano ronaldo's departure at real madrid, according to theboss zinedine zidane, and struggled with injury last season. however, new head coach julen lopetgui called bale a ‘magnificent player‘ and said he was ‘happy to stay‘ at the bernabeu. translation: he also asked about gareth bale and the others and we are delighted that they are staying with us and we are convinced it will be a magnificent year. i think gareth bale is an extraordinary player and we expect a lot of this season but were certain he will give us the best of him we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. back to news that a man has been sentenced to seven years in prison foran sentenced to seven years in prison for an acid attack. joanne rand died 11 days after acid was thrown over her. some reaction now from the police and family. joanne did not know her attacker xeneral webster, she had been sitting on a bench in high wycombe town centre on the 3rd ofjuly 2070 after visiting the grave of her daughter who have previously died in a traffic collision. 0n daughter

and gareth bale, can you |magine? lions. and gareth bale, can you imagine? ilove lions.n in every school and he says, you will learn a lot more when you lose than when you win. so the business of this is, in life, we do, don't we? we make a mistake, we learn from that mistake and we get on. and he is saying that in a sense, life is competitive and the reality is to have games in schools which are non—competitive, there is no winner, it it's kind of silly. isn't it odd we have got to this point and it has happened over 20 yea rs point and it has happened over 20 years that it is now interesting that pe teachers are saying this before, that is what we were told at school, you compete. life is about competition. the think you are learning by competing is not that you get the accolades of winning, but you lose and if you look at geraint thomas, he broke his pelvis, fractured his pelvis in 2013, right? guess what? in the first stage of the tour de france, he went through the tour de france, he went through the whole race. the only thing i would say and i think a lot of people

gareth bale, and sam warburton. what do you put in the water up there?erybody has a talent, it is just a question of what is that talent, how do you nurture it, and also giving them humility, so that they learn to except perhaps some of the downsides of sport, because there can be some real highs, but often getting there isn't just real highs, but often getting there isn'tjust simply real highs, but often getting there isn't just simply the joys of tasting the champagne of victory. show. and also for the teaching staff, as well. they have got to be able to identify this talented students, and nurture the right way? yes. it is every student, academic, art, drama, music, sport. certainly no physics lessons will happen next is it when they talk about geforce is it when they talk about geforce is in the future. fasth certainly our physics lessons. we it there. great to see you. thank you very much. no problem. a lot of happy people in wales. herath and live pictures from the voting in zimbabwe. five minutes before the close of the polls, there. by all accoun

gareth bale looks like he's still wanted by real madrid.new manager julen lopetegui has outlined how important the welshman is to the club after the departure of christino ronaldo. and england prop rochelle "rocky" clark has ended her test career after 137 appearances, she helped win the world cup in 2014 and is the most—capped woman in rugby union, but will continue to play for her club, wasps. the father of ellie soutter says she was scared of letting people down. she died last week on her 18th birthday, the family have set up a foundation in her name, through which they helped hope to help young athletes with financial support. there is a lot of pressure on children, and mental awareness needs to be looked at and made more public. as we know, it has been lately, but as a family and as her friends, we thought ellie had come out of the other side of a particularly dark time in her life, which had a lot to do with the fact that she was unable to compete last season that she was unable to compete last season and do what she would have loved

translation: you also ask me about gareth bale and the others. was upside down. but his boat was spotted four days later, an australian navy ship, and this extraordinary survival. nicknamed the british bulldog, famously crouched inside where he could survive on chocolate and water, and when he was pulled out he gave his australian rescuer kiss. he was an amazing figure —— gave her a kiss. involved in a couple of other near misses throughout his life and career, but as far as bristol is concerned, he was also a trailblazer back and then in the 70s in terms of the racial problems in bristol, he was a huge figure in combating that? yes, he was, absolutely massive. he was no here for setting up the bamboo club in bristol, as you say. —— he was known here. a massive music club which attracted ben e king, bob marley and the whalers, amazing artists. and this was the mid—60s, it was considered a place where all people of all backgrounds could really socialise safely, and to give you an idea of how important that was at the time, roy hackett, the guy who

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other pupils who made it to the top: former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth bales gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. tonight, hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn't resist, take the opportunity tonight to come and celebrate with everyone else. to watch geraint thomas's career has been truly remarkable, and he's such a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the partying is likely to continue here for some time. lovely scenes. now just lovely scenes. nowjust before we 90, lovely scenes. nowjust before we go, let's show you some scenes from the ancient bosnian town of mostar because for centuries, young men have participated in the tradition which involves jumping from this bridge into the river below. there we re bridge into the river below. there were some international and local competitors and there was an audience of several thousand watching. and one more before i let you go, pandas, we all love them. actually i am not a big fan, but i know you love

and this whole realm of trades a new coach says it's time for gareth bale to step up to the plate it's. the. scope of the world of zero zero. the best films from across on the work of travel for the one this is a model to be good but i'm a bit old to be fresh perspectives and new insights. to challenge and change the way we move. out. of this town all knowledge is. either going to be watching on their heads or a mind of our top stories this hour and this hack on. government office in eastern afghanistan is over two gunmen set off explosions and storm for ministry refugees in the city of jalalabad ten people have been injured security forces forward to six hours to end the siege. zimbabweans make it ahead to the next hour or so about will be the next president in a race some say is too close to call the electoral commission is due to begin announcing results but solids of us have raised concerns about the commission's independence. and the skepticism in iran about donald trump's offer of talks with president hassan rouhani the us president said they could meet at any time without precon

other pupils who made it to the top: former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth baleobably, same as sam, same as gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. tonight, hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn't resist, take the opportunity tonight to come and celebrate with everyone else. to watch geraint thomas's career has been truly remarkable, and he's such a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the partying is likely to continue here for some time. weddings among couples in lgbt communities in the us are on the rise, but unfortunately, some of their parents are unwilling to attend, leaving people on their own on their big day. well, to combat this, one woman from oklahoma has offered to step in as the stand—in mom to fill that void. sara cunningham came to terms with her son being gay. now she helps others disowned by their parents. i'll throw the rice and blow the bubbles, whatever you need... if you need a mum to come to your same—sex marriage because your biolog

former pupils gareth bale, sam warburton, what is going on, some kind of secret we should know about? have a few more. the school has always had a tremendous tradition for sport, has always had a tremendous tradition forsport, going has always had a tremendous tradition for sport, going back to 1937, but we have never had anything of this level. we have always encouraged everybody to take part in as many sports as possible and if we cannot help them in school, we encourage them to take part in sports outside. there has always been that ethos. i have been in the school a long time, i went there as a people and i can remember myself walking through the gates thinking, i have a real opportunity here to try to do something. i remember 1983, 27junior welsh try to do something. i remember 1983, 27 junior welsh internationals in the school. there has been a long tradition, when people come in, they realise, 0k, a school of excellence, not just realise, 0k, a school of excellence, notjust in sport, in music and academic success. everybody lists one another, really. —— everybody lifts one anot

pupils who also made it to the top — former wales rugby international sam warburton, and footballer gareth baleou know, i would say for his own sport, most probably the same as sam, same as gareth. you know, breath of fresh air in his own sport. tonight, hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn‘t miss this, take the opportunity tonight to come and celebrate with everybody else. to watch geraint thomas' career has been truly remarkable and he's such a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the party is likely to continue here for some time. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff bay. thomas is 32 years old and he has career decisions to make. apparently tea m career decisions to make. apparently team sky have got a multi—million pound deal on the table for him to stay with them for the next couple of years. but that decision is for another day and now is to enjoy his greatest day and certainly one of the greatest days in welsh sport. ollie foster live in the champs—elysees in paris. on to other news and fire c

under the hashtag #tdf2018, where you'll find congratulations from fellow welsh global sports star gareth baleedible achievement from a fellow whitchurch high pupil! what a win!" firefighters in california are battling 17 major wildfires, which are raging all along the west coast of north america, from canada down to new mexico. the fire has killed six people so far, including two children. 40,000 people have had to evacuate their homes in the town of redding in northern california, from where james cook has sent this report. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared into redding is becoming clear. survivors described an apocalyptic scene as they fled, with swirling tornadoes of flame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding, and i have a wife and kids, and i said i better facetime my wife, just in case. i didn't let her know why i was doing it but ijust wanted to see her face one more time. the inferno left hundreds of homes in ruins, and a 5—year—old boy, his 4—year—old sister and their great—grandmother dead. two firefighters were killed too.

fellow alumni include gareth bale and sam warburton. theirformer pe teacher is steve williams.so proud of him down here. his commitment over the years and the hard work he has put in, cardiff is buzzing, we are looking forward to once for going back to school so we can celebrate all together. after yesterday's deluge, it looks to be hot and sunny in budapest this afternoon for the hungarian grand prix, and that may not help lewis hamilton. the world champion will start on pole for the race after excelling in the wet conditions at the hungaroring. teammate valtteri bottas will be alongside him, with the ferraris on the second row. the race starts just after two o'clock. there's less than two weeks of the summer transfer window remaining. jose mourinho says he hopes one of his five targets will arrive at the club. 0n last night's evidence, they might need the help after losing to liverpool in the international champions cup. liverpool ran away with it in the second half for a 4—1win. new signing xherdan shaqiri marked his first goal for the club with this overhead kick. and with

and gareth bale. sure. —— we do not have any special water here. geraint on the field. he was tremendous, a wide range of sports. a dry sense of humour, cool character. i would say for his own sport, anyone was talking about the three who say what a gentleman. really impressive. really impressive, really classy and incredibly proud to have any kind of connection to him. my first memory of watching racing was the olympics where he won the gold medal. he was always someone people were talking about and aspiring to be like. results—wise also as a riderand a person. he was the go—to inspirational person for coaches and for parents at the track and the younger ones to aspire to be like. quite a journey for thomas to get to this point notjust in this year's tour but also in his career so far. as his yellowjersey caps off an impressive honours list for him. he's got those titles on the track. three world championship titles. two olympic titles as well as part of britain's pursuit team but now of course his c

other pupils who made it to the top — former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth balei would say, for his own sport, most probably the same as sam and gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. in tribute to his greatest achievement, landmark buildings were bathed in yellow last night and will be lit up again this evening. some of these young riders willjoin members of the public in a celebratory bike ride across the welsh capital later. in this city and across wales, the partying isn't over yet. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. emergency crews are tackling around 130 wildfires, all along the west coast of north america — from canada down to new mexico. 40,000 people had to abandon their homes in the town of redding in northern california from where james cook reports. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared through redding is becoming clear. survivors described an apocalyptic scene as they fled, with swirling tornadoes aflame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding, i have a wife and kids, and i said i had better

rug by former teacher also taught former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth baleharacter and i'd say, for his own sport, same as sam, same as gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. the night hundreds of cyclists decided to pay their tribute with a celebratory bike ride. couldn't resist a taken opportunity to night to come and celebrate with everyone else. to watch geraint thomas's career has been truly remarkable, and he's such a great ambassador for wales. experienced cyclists and those new to the sport set off, and the partying is likely to continue here for some time. earlier i spoke to tony doyle, a former british cyclist who was the world pursuit champion in 1980 and 1986. he described geraint thomas as a worthy winner. the two are the france is that much bigger than anything else, and for geraint thomas to win, and in the style he did, winning two of the alpine stages, and to win with such alpine stages, and to win with such a strong team performance, and geraint is a lovely guy. i was there when he won his first back in 2007. it started in london a

other pupils who made it to the top — former wales rugby international sam warburton and footballer gareth balecter, i would say, for his own sport, most probably the same as sam and gareth, a breath of fresh air in his own sport. in tribute to his greatest achievement, landmark buildings were bathed in yellow last night and will be lit up again this evening. some of these young riders willjoin members of the public in a celebratory bike ride across the welsh capital later. in this city and across wales, the partying isn't over yet. geraint thomas has promised an almighty party somewhere here in paris this evening. let's stay in cardiff because thomas morgan was with some of those fans watching the moment when he crossed the finish line here on the champs elysees. and here he is, crossing the finish line! 0ne one of wales' living legends crossing the finish line, and cardiff going absolutely wild! this moment will go down in history as one of the greatest sporting achievements of welsh sport, no doubt at all. the first welshman to win the tour de france, only the third briton to win the tour as

you're talking about gareth bale and sam warburton, aren't you?ore. i remember, back in 1983, it was a long time ago and there were 27 welshjunior was a long time ago and there were 27 welsh junior international is in the school at that time. there is that depth of sporting excellence but nothing like this. so, geraint began cycling with a cycling club at the age ten. he then rode featured tea m the age ten. he then rode featured team sky team—mate luke rowe before going on to write for other local clu bs. going on to write for other local clubs. did you get the feeling that cycling was his passion? 0h, clubs. did you get the feeling that cycling was his passion? oh, yes. we knew that. he did take part in all school sports and represented the school sports and represented the school in athletics. he played in the rugby team i coached up to year 9.i the rugby team i coached up to year 9. i remember his dad saying, the cycling is getting pretty serious 110w. cycling is getting pretty serious now. i think he will need to concentrate on that. he is go

geraint thomas, amazingly we nt fantastic, geraint thomas, amazingly went to the same school as gareth bale to it near, in france, tea m two sides to it near, in france, team sky have not been well received, they have been booed, there are lingering questions about there are lingering questions about the way that they complied with drug laws, and also, a resentment of how much money they have compared to other teams and cycling's governing body has said the tour de france is a bit boring. grain, seems to be a lovely bloke, everyone has a nice word to say about him, neil has cried for the first time since his wedding. nice to have a different winner. -- geraint thomas seems to bea winner. -- geraint thomas seems to be a lovely both. i have opted out of bed, really! august's running out of bed, really! august's running out of puff, young people not wanting to learn things like the oboe.|j of puff, young people not wanting to learn things like the oboe. i can see why this is on the front page, they have missed a trick by not giving it the headline video killed the orchestra staff. i disagree w

incredible success story of this school, whitchurch, sam warburton kurram gareth bale and geraint thomassa thomas, all at the same school. and it is a school where they thrive on competition and believe in it as opposed to saying, prizes for everybody, it's all about the taking part. thank you both very much. we will have a bit more in an hour's time. you will both be back at half past 11. but next on bbc music is time for click. the eight planets in our solar system, all unique and instantly recognisable. and don't they look amazing from our viewing podium here in outerspace? now what we really wanted to show you here is just how good visual effects have become. not only does the graphics computer generate all of these lovely images but, as the cameras move about, the objects and the background appear to stay in their correct positions. now this is not easy. now this technology originally came from the movies and now it has come to tv. so, here we are in the bbc‘s virtual studio and the first thing that you will notice is obviously that the graphics computer replaces anything that is gr

a former pupil of whitchurch high school in cardiff, fellow alumni include gareth bale and sam warburtonerstandably a very proud man, former pe teacher, steve williams. tremendous achievement. we are so proud of him down here. his commitment over the years and the hard work he has put m, years and the hard work he has put in, cardiff is pulsing, we are looking forward to once for going back to school so we can celebrate altogether —— cardiff is buzzing. dutchwoman kirsten vild won her second ride london title yesterday. she also won back in 2016. ride london is the richest one—day race in women's cycling. and the men's race gets under way this afternoon, featuring britain's mark cavendish. coverage for you on bbc one from 3.50pm. the world champion will start on pole for the race after excelling in the wet conditions at the hungaroring. lewis hamilton, of course. team—mate valtteri bottas will be alongside him, with the ferraris on the second row. the race starts just after 2pm. we couldn't have expected this. honestly, the ferraris have been quickest all weekend, and we were just trying

three grades coming out of the same high school, sam warburton the rugby captain, gareth bale, footballeraint thomas now, does this seem clips the other two? in my opinion, it does, because this is the biggest annual sporting event in the world, the biggest bike race in the world. and he is about to win! it is an individual sport as well? went geraint thomas started, these days, everybody rides a bike, there is a clear pathway to olympic success. 20 years ago, nobody was riding bikes. there was no clear way to success and to navigate his way to the top of the podium for the tour de france is amazing. it was difficult for him to begin with because he was travelling back on board to manchester, giving his a—levels, travelling on a frame every friday. —— train. obviously, things have changed since then. a lot of the training is local to us. this is the result of lottery funding. but there isa result of lottery funding. but there is a much bigger level of support from welsh cycling, british cycling, to help these youngsters when they come through. but the amount of hard work they need to do

praise has poured in, including from sam warburton, form alliance captain, and gareth bale, remarkablyought for his namesake, the other geraint thomas keeps being mistaken for the cycling star on twitter, even from the official tour de france account. my latest tweet that i wrote, this is what it is like to be famous, now has 12,000 lakes and over eight and a thousand views. so what is next for the real thomas? i have not signed a new contract yet, so quite good timing, really! tea m yet, so quite good timing, really! team sky might have to add a few more noughts to the next check! it is coming up to quarter past one. our top story this lunchtime. sexual exploitation and abuse are widespread across the aid sector — according to a strongly—worded report by mps. coming up... balancing baby, bikes and business — sarah storey, one of britain's most successful pa ralympians, is returning to racing. coming up on bbc news, england's most capped international retires from rugby. rochelle "rocky" clark, a world cup winner, played 137 times for england. many of us are packing our bags for a holi

geraint thomas was two or three years older than two of wales drama was of lismore famous athletes in gareth bale wales and lions captain. but no doubt this win for geraint thomas will put him up there. the question now is, is this there. the question now is, is this the biggest sporting achievement by any welshman? is this a golden age for welsh sport? intriguing questions. the headlines on bbc news... wildfires in northern california kill five people, destroy hundreds of buildings and cause thousands to flee their homes under new government proposals trolls who go online to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office and a powerful earthquake on an indonesian tourist island kills at least 14 people and causes widespread damage sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's reshmin chowdhury. we will be starting with the tour de france because it is such a huge story because in the next couple of hours geraint thomas will be crowned the 2018 champion of that event. the welshman is currently riding through the final ceremonial stage into par

like gareth bale has.ys there with the welsh flag. there are welsh flags in the street this morning, we never get that for cycling normally in wales, it's fantastic. he's a hero. enjoy the buzz and thank you all so much for speaking to me. i'm very grateful. thank you. devastating wildfires in california are still raging this morning after burning all week. 5,000 people around the town of lakeport, north of san fransisco have been evacuated from their homes as serious wildfires continue to burn in california. eight people are now known to have died. there's been an outbreak of ferocious wildfires in the northern hemisphere — in greece last week more than 80 people were killed, while in sweden 30,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed. homes reduced to ask, communities forced to flee. an area bigger than san francisco has over the beam wiped out, the number killed rising. there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of the fire consuming a residence and a decedent located in the residence. foll

fellow alumni include gareth bale and sam warburton. theirformer pe teacher is steve williams. proud of him down here. his commitment over the years and the hard work he has put in, cardiff is buzzing, we are looking forward to once for going back to school so we can celebrate all together. lewis hamilton will start on pole at the hugarian grand prix — looking to extend his 17—point lead at the top of the f1 drivers' championship. he starts just ahead of team—mate valterri bottas and the ferraris of kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel. the race starts at two o'clock — coverage is on 5 live. manchester united bossjose mourinho admits he wouldn't have paid to watch his side in their pre—season 4—1 defeat to liverpool. the world cup means many of his first—choice players are still on holiday, and he wasn't too impressed by those he picked if i was them, i wouldn't come. i wouldn't come, i wouldn't spend my money to see these teams. i wouldn't spend my money. for example, i was watching something on the television today, was chelsea against inter. the people in nice decided the bea

the football pre-season continues and the pressure is on gareth bale as he looks to try to fill the void left by christiana ronaldo who recently made a move to a tally and said he i thought i'd give vent to real madrid manager you look at take he is confident the wales forward can step up to the plate. million dollars so you bought a book about it you also asked me about dale and for all the others well we are delighted that they are staying with us and convinced that it will be a magnificent year i think he is an extraordinary player and we expect a lot from him and we are convinced that he will give us the based version of him dominant power asuncion on a back to winning ways off to beating outlets in madrid in a pre-season friendly in singapore on monday the french champions came into the match on the back of two defeats albeit in friendlies on the new boss thomas tuco. be his goal midway through the second half at p.s.g. to no op less occoquan back four minutes later when the spanish side put things level thanks to an own goal by peers to defend the net but the french side sealed vic

remember that geraint thomas was two or three years older than two of wales' more famous athletes in gareth balently retired wales and lions captain. but no doubt, this win for geraint thomas will put him up there. the question now is, is this the biggest sporting achievement by any welshman? is this a golden age for welsh sport? and we will hear more from him in an angle also and geraint thomas performs his victory lap in paris. the headlines on bbc news: five people die, hundreds of buildings are destroyed and tens of thousands flee their homes as wildfires rage across northern california. people who abuse others online and who try to intimidate election candidates and campaigners could be barred from public office, the government says. at least 14 people have been killed in an earthquake which struck the popular indonesian tourist island of lombok. a labour mp, who is being investigated over his behaviour during a row about the party's anti—semitism code, has denied screaming abuse. ian austin is facing possible suspension after the argument with the party's chairman, ian lavery. speaking on

real madrid's gareth bale is a fan. as is andy murray. held together with glue, it is just generally not visible. but i have played with a bunch of different tapes and strapping is and braces and all that kind of stuff underneath, and it is what it is. with us now is physiotherapist jack chew. and the mannequin, which i think has been put back together, as it? multi— skilling here. been put back together, as it? multi- skilling here. with more than just tap. so does this tape work medically? is their physical evidence behind it? we are certainly lacking the science to support the vast array of uses you suggested, and the mechanisms are dubious. but as you say it is popular, so there isa as you say it is popular, so there is a door ajarfor the as you say it is popular, so there is a door ajar for the science to come in on this. but certainly for sporting use and general pain relief, it has certainly come up short. and someone has done some marathons and warn the niece aboard at times, it makes you think you have some support with it?” at t

it's remarkable, the fact that myself, as you mentioned, gareth bale, sam warburton, i think i was aood for me, i‘m certainly enjoying it. it‘s really nice to get those sort of comments. especially from fellow riders on the pallet on, and outside of that, people that have grown up, outside of that, people that have grown up, rugby players messaging me, asa grown up, rugby players messaging me, as a kid i have been watching them and enjoying seeing them play, and suddenly they are messaging me saying how much they have enjoyed watching me. i received video m essa g es watching me. i received video messages from dan carter, will carling, thierry henry. did you get a phone call from arsene wenger? yeah, the morning we were flying back to london. just saying congratulations, he was watching and really enjoyed it. didn‘t look like i was ever going to crack. just, like, iam i was ever going to crack. just, like, i am an arsenalfan, so that was just like, i am an arsenalfan, so that wasjust bonkers, really, to be speaking on the phone to arsene when i was sat in the airport. talking about w

real madrid's gareth bale was also a pupil at the same school and he sent his congratulations to geraintle position on the narrow track in budapest. he led pretty much from start to finish, with his championship rival sebastian vettel coming through in second. hamilton leads the drivers championship by 24 points. england are through to the knock—out stages of the hockey world cup after finally winning a group game. they beat ireland 1—0, giselle ansley with the all—important goal after they struggled to break down the irish defence for much of the game. england now play korea in the knockout rounds on tuesday. from wimbledon to washington — andy murray's hoping the us capital brings him a bit more luck when he makes his latest comeback attempt in the first round of the washington open. he warmed up over the weekend with wayne rooney who's now playing in major league soccer. murray's still working his way back from hip surgery, but if he wins his first round match against the brilliantly named mckenzie mcdonald, he'll play fellow brit kyle edmund in the second round. got a bit of a restri

former pupils include real madrid's serial—winner gareth bale, former wales and lions captain sam warburtonelsh cycling over a homecoming event to honour the cyclist‘s achievement. thousands of welsh supporters had flocked to paris to see him seal the win. i never thought about the outcome, it was all about the process and doing all the small things right. thinking about the next day and planning, just staying calm and collected. suddenly then realised i had won and it'sjust insane really. there's a theory doing the rounds that you were plan a all along. no, i wish i was. no, froomey was the leader going into it but obviously i had my chance and i'm really happy to have taken the opportunity. thomas now has his chance to shine. and now onto boxing. one of the biggest characters in boxing — tyson fury — says he's close to a shot at a world title? yes, he was a former heavyweight champion. former heavyweight world champion tyson fury says he's in talks with wbc champion deontay wilderfor a fight later this year. warning, there is some flash photography coming up. fury made his return to the r

real madrid's gareth bale was also a pupil at the same school and he sent his congratulations to geraintstages of the hockey world cup after finally winning a group game. they beat ireland 1—0. giselle ansley with the all—important goal, after they struggled to break down the irish defence for much of the game. ? england now play korea in the knockout rounds on tuesday. wayne rooney's start to life in the us has been eventful. the former england and manchester united striker is settling into new club dc united, based in washington, and got off the mark with his first goal but that wasn't his only involvement in the game. defending a corner in the last minute, rooney got himself a broken nose for his troubles. he tweeted afterwards that he needed five stitches, so an eventful start. and rooney has been keeping himself busy in washington off the football pitch too, hooking up with andy murray, who is returning to action in the us capital later today. this was before the nose incident! the pair had a little knock—up last week, as murray prepares for only his third tournament since surgery i

geraint thomas went to the same school as gareth bale and sam warburton. brilliant stuff.nt because lots of farmers through the uk having a really difficult time at the moment because of the weather, it's been so incredibly hot. we just had a bit of rain here, would you believe, but they haven't had enough rain here to make sure the grass is nice and lush and green. behind me, some of the grass further up is scorched, that brown, dingy colour and where it is green, it is... this site has been really difficult for this particular farmer, but right across the uk, the national farmers union have told us especially in the south and in wales, some farmers are having to tap into their extra resource, their extra reserve and resource of feed, which you can see behind me, the bales of hay, that's what they normally use in the winter, that's normally use in the winter, that's normally double the height so at the moment there isn't enough of the winter feed, which could moment there isn't enough of the winterfeed, which could be catastrophic for farmers later in the year when winter