britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall.

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geraint thomas is best known for winning the tour de france in 2018.inning in 2017 and 2020, geraint thomas is best known for winning the tour de france in 2018. crashes ruined his chances of winning in 2017 and 2020, and then last year he finished second in agonising fashion. thomas had worn the leader's jersey until the penultimate stage when he was beaten by primoz roglic, a three week race decided by just 15 seconds. crashing out in 17 and 2020. when i felt like i was in great shape was was frustrating. but then at least last year, with all the sort of challenges before the start with, you know, it was infection that kept coming back and the stop start and the training and things. but to be there competitive and wearing the jersey for half the race and yeah, obviously to lose it on the last day wasn't ideal but you know, pretty much kind of i feel like he won that rather than me losing. roglic will not defend his title this year, but another slovenian is the overwhelming favorite. tadej pogacar won the tour de france in 2020 and 2021 was runner up

her husband geraint was infected with hepatitis c in a 1990 operation following an accident at work., wejust thought it would not happen to us. and in april 2012, he got out of bed and just started vomiting blood. he was taken into hospital, and that is when we were told that he had hepatitis c, through the contaminated blood in 1990. it's a difficult thing to process, isn't it? how do you feel about the news now that there were so many other people who also were infected in their blood, in the same way as your husband? i feel so bitter. i feel so angry. this could have been prevented years and years ago. but it was just overlooked, it was pushed to one side and, you know, no one had a chance, really. it was too late. he couldn't even have the treatment. and obviously he passed hepatitis c onto me, but i was lucky that i was able to go on the treatment. and you are ok now, are you? yes, but you live in fear every day, whether it will reactivate. and whether i would have to go back on that horrendous treatment that i was on for six months. i was going to say, i think that is something

britten's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall. rome in three weeks' time. nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris.

britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall.ut the gap to pogacar is 45 seconds and likely to increase between now and the finish in rome in three weeks�* time. nick parrott, bbc news. not long until the olympics in paris this summer, so it bodes well that britain have just won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships. they lost to italy, who took gold in front of their home crowd in rimini. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead—up to this summer's games? it is a huge positive result. the team will be really pleased with that. we had a mixture of experience and a mixture of youth, and they all handled the pressure. yes, we can't have asked any more of that team today. obviously it was a team result, but looking at individual performances, we have got to single out a number of people, becky downie, and also alice kinsella as well. becky downie, obviously disappointed after yesterday's competition — she went for a more difficult rout

also coming up on sportsday.. .geraint thomas goes down on stage 19 of the giro d'italia, but he's note bids for a podium finish on sunday. and he's now a major winner! we reflect on luke littler�*s stunning win to seal the premier league title, in his first season as a pro. just how far could he go? notjust because he's a great player, — notjust because he's a great player, but he just seems to be such a nice _ player, but he just seems to be such a nice long _ player, but he just seems to be such a nice long wide with his feet firmly— a nice long wide with his feet firmly on_ a nice long wide with his feet firmly on the table. hello and welcome along to the programme, and what a cracking weekend of finals we're building up to. starting with rivals manchester city and manchester united facing each other for the second time in as many seasons in the fa cup final at wembley. city looking for a league and cup double, as are celtic, who have a long—awaited glasgow derby final with rivals rangers — both on the hunt for their second trophy this campaign. this weekend, there's the final of t

last year, britain's geraint thomas lost on the penultimate day. go, but he was not alone. on his shoulder was his team—mate from ineos grenadierthonatan narvaez, he timed his finish to perfection and will swap his ecuadorian championjersey for the race leader's pink one. much to the delight of thomas, who finished tenth, proving he and ineos will be in this fight. nfl franchise the chicago bears, alongside britain's first female coach in the nfl phoebe schecter, have launched the first ever girls only flag football league in manchester. it's only the second of its kind backed by an nfl team outside of london. alice scarff reports. some of these girls have their sights set on representing great britain in flag football. the sport was recently announced to be part of the olympic games in la 2028. it's mint, i love it. i've not seen as many girls play flag, it's fab. because it is becoming an olympic sport, i would like to do that and try and get into it that way. i like how it bringsl everyone together. i've played with multiple countries and it isj

britain's geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall.ly to increase within now and the finish in rome in three weeks�* time. some basketball news. the cleveland cavaliers won their first playoff series since lebronjames was on their roster back in 2018 as they edged past the orlando magic in game seven and donovan mitchell led the way for the cavaliers with 39 points as they rallied from an 18—point first half deficit to eliminate the magic for whom paulo banchero scored 38 and had 16 rebounds. the cavaliers will now face the number one seeds, the boston celtics, in the eastern conference semi—finals. kyren wilson has a five frame advantage at the midway point of the world snooker championship final in sheffield. wilson was runner—up to ronnie 0'sullivan in the final in 2020 and cruised into a 7—1 lead in the first session, it was tighter in the next session. jones, who is a qualifier, won 5frames, but wilson will resume on monday 11—6 up. it's the first to 18. it's not about the scoreline, it's about the way the frame was won and there

the slovenian is 46 seconds clear of britain's geraint thomas in the standings.itrean biniam girmay, who was forced to abandon the race after crashing twice in quick succession on slippery roads. the race leaders in the peloton caught a small breakaway group before the final five kilometres to set up the expected sprint finish, which was won by italy's jonathan milan. meanwhile, two—time tour de france winnerjonas vingegaard says that he is hoping to be back in time to defend his title when the race gets under way injune. vingegaard is back riding on the road for the first time since a crash last month which left him with a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. he says he's improving day by day. the dane has won the last two editions of the tour de france, which starts again from florence at the end of next month. this is the first time back on the bike for me, riding outside, and it's really nice to finally be able to ride. yeah, i still have some things to recover from, but i'm feeling better and better. of course i hope to be there at the start of the tou

colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium.op story. the most expensive, riches, lucrative game in a football. it's can win you at least £140 million, that is heading towards southhampton. southampton have been promoted to the premier league after winning the championship playoff final at wembley. they beat leeds 1—0 in a match between two teams hoping to return to the top flight at the first attempt in what's called the richest game of football — it was a captain who were heading back to the premier league at the first time of asking. thank you for watching. hello. thanks forjoining me. the weather, this bank holiday weekend has been a little hit and miss. this is what we had earlier on during the course of saturday. storms breaking out quite widely across england, parts of wales, some across the irish sea as well, and outbreaks of rain in scotland. now further showers are expected not just on bank holiday monday, but indeed the rest of the week. temperatures will be near normal, nothing spectacular. but at least by the end of

tadej pogacar remains 46 seconds ahead of britain's geraint thomas in the overall standings after stage the giro d'italia. it ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany, with frenchman benjamin tomma claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. both pogacar and tomma finished in the main group. rory mcilroy will not return to the pga tour policy board as it tries to find a way forward with liv golf. he had stepped down at the end of last year to concentrate on his game, but suggested recently he would return to help talks. ahead of this week's pga tour event in north carolina, he called for the sport to follow the example of the northern ireland peace process and seek "a compromise" that brings the divided parties together. so i sort of liken it to when northern ireland went through the peace process in the �*90s and the good friday agreement. you know, neitherside was happy — catholics weren't happy, protestants weren't happy, but it brought peace, and if that's... and then you sort of learn to live with whateve

colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. classique to win the race for the third time in her career. lizzie deignan was the highest placed british rider finishing eighteenth overall. after crashing out on the final lap of yesterday's sprint race world champion francesco bagnaia bounced back to snatch victory at the catalunya motogp. the italian passed championship leaderjorge marteen with five laps to go and his third victory of the season cut the gap to the spaniard to 39 points. at the great manchester run, kenyan vincent ngetich won the men's iok elite race, while ethopia's gotytom gebreslase

it's pogacar�*s fourth stage win of the tour so far and he now leads britain's geraint thomas by nearly rome next sunday. america's xander schauffele has won the uspga, golf�*s second major of the year. schauffele led every round of the tournament, including equalling the record for the lowest score in major history on his first round at the valhalla course in kentucky. he managed to birdie the last. a shot clear of bryson de chambeu and victor hovland for the biggest win of his career. there's more on an enthralling final day of the uspga on our website. as i said, it has been an extraordinary day in premier league, where manchester city have won their fourth title in the row, the first team ever to do that in english football history. from me and the team here at sports day at the bbc sports centre, goodbye. hello there. contrasting conditions as we head through this week. now, it's a dry and a warm start, with temperatures still above the seasonal average for most. lots of sunny spells around, but it will be turning cooler and then wetter and windier as we head through the middle par

and he now leads britain's geraint thomas by nearly seven minutes, with the event finishing in rome nextrica's xander schauffele has won the us pga golf's second major of the year. schauffele led every round of the tournament, including equalling the record for the lowest score in major history on his first round at the valhalla course in kentucky, he managed to birdie the last to take the tournament from bryson dechambeau, who was sitting in the clubhouse and thought maybe he would get it. but it's gone to xander schauffele. there's much more on an enthralling final day of the us pga on the bbc sport website. and as i say, it's been an extraordinary day in the english premier league, where manchester city have won their fourth title in the row, the first team ever to do that in english football history. so for me and the team here at sportsday at the bbc sports centre, goodbye. hello there. contrasting conditions as we head through this week. now, it's a dry and a warm start, with temperatures still above the seasonal average for most. lots of sunny spells around, but it will be turning

that is something people watching maybe he don't realise as much, that it's notjust the victims like geraint and others, but the family members that are living with the legacy of this, like yourself? and my children and grandchildren. you know, most of my grandchildren will never know their grandfather. my children have had... it has had a great impact on them. karisa jones there explaining her experience to my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. an afghan officer who fought side by side with british forces has told us he's in fear of being sent to rwanda. sardar has to sign in at a loughborough immigration centre where several people were detained in the past few days. the government says the new law will tackle illegal migration by deterring small boats. but the bbc has heard claims that it's already driving migrants underground. our social affairs correspondent, jeremy ball, reports. these men both risked their lives with uk forces in afghanistan, but here in nottinghamshire, they're facing very different futures. obi was invited to resettle here legally because he worked for the british army.

with two km left, pogacar — in pink — fancied a breakaway of his own, alongside geraint thomas. could not keep their position at the front, though, with the sprinters ultimately showing their muscle to surge to the finish line. a nearfour—hour race had become a bit of a lottery, and the man with the lucky ticket was belgian tim merlier on the left, who stole the stage by the narrowest of margins. thomas still trails pogacar in the overall classification, but while the favourite was today beaten, he is 46 seconds clear of the competition. nick ransom, bbc news. now, this is bad news, or could be bad news for tennis fans in this man's breakthrough year. world number two jannik sinner says he'll only play at this month's french open if he's 100%. the australian open champion has pulled out of this week's italian open because of that injured hip that also saw him withdraw midway through madrid masters last week. he would have been a big draw in rome, in what is his home event. obviously, it's a tough call for me to not play here, but i have to take care of the body firstly. it's one

colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium.t ride london classique to win the race for the third time in her career. lizzie deignan was the highest placed british rider finishing eighteenth overall. after crashing out on the final lap of yesterday's sprint race world champion francesco bagnaia bounced back to snatch victory at the catalunya motogp. the italian passed championship leaderjorge marteen with five laps to go and his third victory of the season cut the gap to the spaniard to 39 points. at the great manchester run, kenyan vincent ngetich won the men's 10k elite race, while ethopia's gotytom gebreslase won the women's race, and of course, as you'd imagine, thousands of members of the public took to the streets too. there'll be some tired legs tonight. let's get you up to date with the final day of the aquatics gb diving championships in birmingham now, we'll start with the mens platform and noah williams won gold, this his last dive, but he fell fractionally short of what he needed to assure his place in the event in p

colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. dutch rider lorena viebers made it a hat—trick of stage victories at ride london classique to win the race for the third time in her career. lizzie deignan was the highest placed british rider finishing eighteenth overall. after crashing out on the final lap of yesterday's sprint race world champion francesco bagnaia bounced back to snatch victory at the catalunya motogp. the italian passed championship leaderjorge marteen with five laps to go and his third victory of the season cut the gap to the spaniard to 39 points. at the great manchester run, kenyan vincent ngetich won the men's10k elite race, while ethopia's gotytom gebreslase won the women's race, and of course, as you'd imagine, thousands of members of the public took to the streets too. there'll be some tired legs tonight. let's get you up to date with the final day of the aquatics gb diving championships in birmingham now, we'll start with the mens platform and noah williams won gold, this his last dive, but he fell fractio

last year's britain's geraint thomas lost on the penultimate day.enadiers shoulder was his team—mate from ineos grenadierthonatan narvaez, ineos grenadiers jhonatan narvaez, he ineos grenadierthonatan narvaez, he timed his finish to perfection and will swap his ecuadorian championjersey for the race champion jersey for the race leader's pink championjersey for the race leader's pink one. much to the delight of thomas who finished tenth, proving he and ineos grenadiers will be in this fight. meanwhile, the netherlands' marianne vos took victory on stage 7 of la vuelta femenina. vos finished ahead of usa's kristen faulkner by two seconds. the red jersey leader demi vollering ended up in fourth place, which means she still leads in the standings with a 52—seconds advantage. nfl franchise the chicago bears, alongside britain's first female coach in the nfl phoebe schecte, have launched the first ever girls—only flag football league in manchester. it's only the second of its kind backed by an nfl team outside of london. alice scarff reports. some of thes

britten�*s geraint thomas was third across the line to move up to second overall. the gap to tadej pogacar is 45 seconds and likely to increase between now and the finish in rome in three weeks�* time. nick parrott, bbc news. britain have won team silver in the women's european gymnastics championships, losing out to italy who won in front of their home crowd in rimini. impressive performances from beckie downie and alice kinsella helped great britain to second place, which bodes welljust a few months out from the olympics in paris. earlier, i spoke to olympic bronze medalist beth tweddle. and began by asking how positive the silver was in the lead up to this summers olympics? it isa it is a huge positive result. the team will be really pleased with that. we had a mixture of experience and a mixture of youth, and they all handled the pressure. yes, we cannot ask any more of that team today. obviously it was a team result, but looking at individual performances, we have got to single out a number of people, becky downie and also alice kinsella as well.— alice kinsel

britain's geraint thomas was involved in a crash before the run into naples but recovered to finish amongej pogacar. and that's all the sport for now. a developing story this hour here on bbc news. that is that russia's defence minister has been proposed to be removed from his post by president vladimir putin and will be moved to become the new secretary of russia's security council, replacing someone who is been in the post since 2008. a list of published by the upper house of the russian parliament says that the new defence minister taken over will be andrew russia. to go through all of this and understand the significance of this reshuffle. joining us now on the line is marina miron. welcome to bbc news. is this being seen as a promotion or any demotion for the man was been holding the defence brief for quite some time? good evening, we have to understand that he has an impeccable resume when it comes to his performance, used to lead the americom, so putin has a positive view of him and there is a lots of trust, so what i think is a lots of trust, so what i think is happening here is t

he now has a lead of nearly three minutes over rivals, dani martinez and geraint thomas.naia retired early. and great britain lost 11—2 to canada in their ice hockey world championship opener. liam kirk gave gb a surprise lead in prague, but the top seeds were just too strong. next up, second seeds finland. you don't get the nickname the king of clay for nothing, but it seems that rafa nadal�*s aura on the red dust has distinctly diminished. continuing his return from a long—standing injury, he was no match for hubert hurkacz at the italian 0pen. with more on that and defeat forjack draper, here's reginaldo rosario. in the eternal city comes the man with an enternal legacy. a ten—time winner in rome. rafael nadal came up against hubert hurkacz. but he dropped the first set 6—1. there were brief glimpses of nadal�*s excellence. but this is no doubt far from but this is no doubt farfrom his peak. hubert hurkacz taking the second set 6—3 and sending rafael nadal out. hardly ideal preparation for the french open in two weeks' time. jack draper going blow to blow with daniil m

withtwo columbus left, plug a car in pink and fancied a breakaway of his own alongside geraint thomast ultimately showing their muscle surge to the finish line. a near for our race had become a bit of a lottery and the man with the lucky ticket was belgian tim merlier on the left, who stole the stage by the narrowest of margins. thomas still trails pogacar in the overall classification, the wall be favoured was today beaten, he is 46 seconds clear of the competition. —— of all be favoured was today beaten. nick ransom, bbc news. this could be bad news for tennis fans. world number two jannik sinner says he'll only play at this month's french open if he's 100%. the australian open champion has pulled out of this week's italian 0pen because of the injured hip that also saw him withdraw midway through madrid masters. he would have been a big draw in rome, in what is his home event. 0bviously, obviously, it's a tough call for me to not play here, but i have to take care of the body firstly. it's one of, if not, the most special toward them and i have throughout the whole year, so it's a t

britain's geraint thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and will claim third overall behind dani martinezn classique in essex. the dutch rider now has a 20—second lead over belgium's lotte kopecky going into tomorrow's final stage in london. lizzie deignan is the highest—placed briton in eighteenth overall, half a minute off the lead. and a day after winning the women's ten metre platform event at the british diving championships, andrea spendolini—sirieix has claimed another gold medal. victory alongside lois toulson in the ten metro synchro menas they've qualified for the paris olympics in that event. rafael nadal says he now can't be certain that this year's french open will be his last. he's been drawn against one of the favourites, alexander zverev, in the first round. it was widely expected that this year would be his last on tour, but he now says this appearance at roland garros is "probably" his last. it's a big, big chance that it's going to be my last roland garros, but if i have to tell you it's100% my last roland garros, sorry, but i will not, because i cannot predict what's g

britain's geraint thomas was involved in a crash before the run into naples, but recovered to finish—0 defeat at the ice hockey world championship against second seeds finland. it follows a 11—2 opening loss to raining champions canada on saturday. the result has left britain bottom of their group ahead of their next match against switzerland on wednesday. there was an exciting finale to this year's badminton horse trials which had a particularly influential showjumping phase. the winner, new zealand's caroline powell achieved one of only two clear rounds, to move up from sixth place and clinch the sports biggest prize. lizzie greenwood—hughes was there for us. this has just been the most extraordinary badminton, it went right down to the wire. all three phases of this equestrian triathlon have been influential and the showjumping, the final part, was particularly so. only two clear rounds, one of been by this lady, caroline powell. no offence, but we didn't see that coming, how do you feel about winning bandwidth and for the first time? thought the third might be where we ended up,

colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium.g to hold back russian forces, near the northern city of kharkiv, and inflicting severe casualty numbers. the russians are being pushed back using artillery, but also drones, which are playing a key role in the war. jonathan beale tells the story of one ukrainian drone unit, on the front line, in the kharkiv region. they are now one of the most potent weapons of this war. cheap, mass—produced drones being used to deadly effect. and here on the front, they're helping ukraine slow russia's advance — but still not enough. translation: we can hold them back with drones and hurt them badly. - but win with them, unfortunately, no. what do you call them? this is peaky blinders. it's what they call themselves — peaky blinders, after the cult tv series. but flat caps are where the similarity ends. they've been trained by western special forces. in just a few weeks, they've hunted down more than 100 russian soldiers. terror from the sky. today, they appear to be hiding, so they look for somethin

i don't see why this should be any different — britain's geraint thomas is in second place overall afterd day for binian girmay. after finishing third yesterday, the eritrean is out of the race after crashing twice in a few minutes. italy's jonathan milan was first over the line with thomas tucked inside the peloton. he's 46 seconds behind race leader tadej pogacar of slovenia. barry hearn, the president of matchroom sport and the former chairman of world snooker tour, has said sheffield city council will "move heaven and earth" to keep the world snooker championship in the city. the crucible, which only holds 980 spectators, has hosted snooker�*s biggest event every year since 1977 with kyren wilson becoming the latest champion. he beatjakjones in last night's final. however, the crucible's contract expires in 2027 and moving away from the iconic venue would be popular with some of the players, who have criticised conditions at the theatre. more details on the website and at but that's all for now. thank you very much, jane. john swinney will become scotland's seventh first minister aft

britain's geraint thomas remains second overall after stage five of the giro di'italia.t ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin tomma claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. thomas finished in the main group alongside overall leader taday pog—archer and remains 46 seconds behind the slovenian. rafa nadal insists he's excited to be playing in a tournament that he's won 10 times before, even if he's going into the italian open ranked 305 in the world, he's playing zizou bergs in the first round in rome later in another stop of what's expected to be his final year on tour before retiring. my my feelings are better, in terms of tennis, why not? i am here to try my best and tomorrow it is going to start and all the matches are tough and difficult and unpredictable than the matches used to be for me, especially at play. i expect that rule and accept that challenge and i'm excited about the way i can be able to play if i keep working the proper way my body allows me. mean

he now tops the general classification by 45 seconds from geraint thomas.in the eighth and final stage on sunday. vollering won the tour de france last year, but this was her first win of the season and her first vuelta. she came second in spain last year, but topped the general classification from the fifth stage and never let her advantage slip. kyren wilson made a blistering start to final of the world snooker championship. he stormed into a 7—1 lead againstjakjones after the first session at the crucible in sheffield. it's the first to 18 frames and played over two days. jones is the first qualifier to reach the final in eight years. these are live pictures from the crucible. jones might have seemed overawed in that opening session, but he's started the evening session well. he took the first couple of frames. wilson then took the next. as you can see, it is will sing at the table. he is 8— the three up, so he has taken a frame back. still healthy five frame lead. and that's all the sport for now. conditions in southern brazil are continuing to deterior

britain's geraint thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and will claim third overall behind dani martineze died in a massive fire at a games arcade. the blaze broke out at a complex in gujarat on saturday afternoon, when the mall was packed with children and young people. there are fears more victims may be trapped under the wreckage and a search mission has been launched. rescue teams have saved several people and they've been taken to local hospitals. police say both the owner and manager of the gaming zone are among several people who've been detained in connection with the fire. political rallies have taken place across south africa, as parties make theirfinal attempts to win support ahead of wednesday's election. they are seen as the most tightly contested elections since the advent of democracy in 1994. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, has promised to focus on job creation if the governing african national congress is voted back into power next week. the main opposition democratic alliance and two anc break away parties are also holding final rallies over the weekend. we a

britain's geraint thomas has slipped to third in the overall standings at the giro d'italia after stagee trial, with tadej pogacar extending his overall lead pogacar finished 17 overall lead, pogacar finished 17 seconds ahead of italian time—trial specialist filippo ganna and two minutes in front of welsh rider thomas. the slovenian is now 2 minutes 36 seconds clear of colombian rider daniel felipe martinez in the overall standings. at the italian 0pen — world number one novak djokovic cruised into the third round — with beating france's corentin moutet 6—3, 6—1 third seed alex zverev is also through. he eased past australian aleksandar vukic 6—0, 6—4 injust over an hour. germany's zverev, who won the rome masters back in 2017, will face italian luciano darderi next. in the women's singles, 0ns jabeur�*s tough 2024 continues, as the eighth seed suffered another early exit. she lost to unseeded sofia kenin 7—5, 2—6, 6—4 in the second round. the tunisian is yet to go past the quarterfinals on tour this year. and that's all the sport for now. a school board in the us state of virginia has

race leaders pinkjersey attacked the rest of the field in the last two kilometres with second—placed gerainte. they were eventually swallowed up by the sprinters teams with merlier taking the victory in fossano. pogacar retains the race lead. and that's all the sport for now. we'll be back with more later on. it's very much, gavin. it's been a difficult few days for prime minister rishi sunak — after a series of losses in local elections across england and wales — and a defeat with a huge swing to labour at the blackpool south by—election. but he is refusing to accept that defeat at a general election — is a "foregone conclusion". among his reasons is research which suggests that labour's share of the vote would not create an overall majority at westminster. with more on this, our political correspondent alex forsyth. what's even saying? as you say, it was a pretty _ what's even saying? as you say, it was a pretty bruising _ what's even saying? as you say, it was a pretty bruising few- what's even saying? as you say, it was a pretty bruising few days - what's even saying? as you say, it was

barring an accident — or misfortune — worse than the crash he suffered yesterday, geraint thomas will slovenia's pogaca leads by more than seven minutes and is almost certain to win the race. with the french open getting under way tomorrow, novak djokovic's preparations suffered a blow as he was beaten once again. the world number one went down in three sets, in the semi—finals of the geneva open to czech opponent tomas machac, who's through to an atp final for the first time in his career. djokovic, who hasn't reached a final this year, begins the defence of his french open title against home favourite pierre—hugues herbert. and that's all the sport for now. we are waiting for sir keir starmer to do a speech in stafford and we will bring that to you when it starts. there is plenty going on today. just some use to bring you, some data from the home office shows that our migrant arrivals attempting to cross the english channel in small boats without permission to enter the uk has risen above 10,000, that's in the year to date. by thursday, the figure was 9882 on the friday data was 288

britain's geraint thomas was seventh on his 38th birthday and will claim third overall behind dani martinezka he is on course, you can follow that later on the osaka he is on course, you can follow that later on the- follow that later on the day, stanislas — follow that later on the day, stanislas wawrinka - follow that later on the day, stanislas wawrinka againstl follow that later on the day, stanislas wawrinka against andy murray is in the night session, we will keep you updated, but that is all your support for now, martin. political parties across south africa have been holding their final rallies before wednesday's elections. it's 30 years since the african national congress won the country's first democratic elections following the release of nelson mandela and the end of apartheid. now polls suggest that for the first time, the party may fail to get an overall majority. let's cross to my colleague catherine byaruhanga, who is at a rally for the main opposition party the democratic alliance, just outside johannesburg. hi, martin, this weekend as the climax of months of campaigning by

britain's geraint thomas has slipped to third in the overall standings at the giro d'italia after stagere time trial, with tadej pogacar extending his overall lead pogacar finished 17 seconds ahead of italian time—trial specialist filippo ganna and two minutes in front of welsh rider thomas. the slovenian is now 2 minutes 36 seconds clear of colombian rider daniel felipe martinez in the overall standings. andy murray has decided to bring forward his return from an ankle injury in the run—up to the french open. the three time grand slam champion has been out of action since late march. he confirmed he'll play at the challenger event in bordeaux next week, before taking up a wildcard at the geneva open. he plans to play at the french open for what is likely to be the final time — that starts on 26th may. murray turns 37 next week, and he's expected to retire at the end of the season. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. confirmation today that the uk economy is no longer in recession in the economy grew by .6% betweenjanuary and march, the fastest rate for two years acco

tadej pogacar maintained his healthy overall lead over colombia's daniel martinez and britain's geraintgoing in college basketball, but her indiana fever team were beaten 91—71 by the connecticut sun. she did top score for the team with 20 points, but gave away ten turnovers. alex albon has signed a "multi—year contract extension" with the williams formula one team. the british—born thai driver has been with the oxfordshire—based team since 2022. let's stay with motorsport. over the weekend, british driver jamie chadwick became the first woman to finish on the podium in indy nxt for 14 years — that's a developmental racing series sanctioned by indycar. chadwick is also on the books at williams fi, and a mentor in the all—female fi academy, i spoke to her earlier about her career ambitions and that breakthrough third—placed finish in indianapolis. we've been in positions to get test results and things up until this point. probably would have pulled it off the podium, but i think we actually have been competitive all year and i think what we've done in the off—season — just happy. xyour t

britain's geraint thomas finished in the main group and remains second overall behind race leader tadaynd without losing a wicket after some huge hitting from abi—sheikh sharma and travis head saw them to a victory which moves them fourth in the table. and england pair ellie kildunne and meg jones willjoin great britain sevens women's squad in preparation for the svns grand final and the paris olympic games. speaking to the bbc�*s rugby union weekly podcast — kildunne said she would be returning to sevens for the chance to feature at this summer's 0lympics. worcestershire players will wear the number 33 on their shirts for the rest of the season in tribute to team—matejosh baker, who died earlier this month. the 20 year old, spin bowler, played in 47 games for the county in all formats, taking 70 wickets. baker's number will be stamped underneath the club's crest on the front of the shirts, with chief executive ashley giles saying it is a way for the team to pay tribute and keep his spirit alive on the field. andy murray could return from injury at the geneva open this month, after bein