geraint thomas will wear yellow tomorrow as the tour de france leaves dusseldorf.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 change, he says, but he will enjoy this moment. chris froome is in sixth place, a solid performance, and conservative giving the conditions. he has valuable seconds on his main rival, richie porte. it starts again tomorrow when it goes from dusseldorf to liege. the 2017 tour de france is under way. there you are, you're all up to date with the tour de france. let's catch up with today's cricket news now, james. the first piece of silverware of the domestic cricket season has been won by nottinghamshire. they've beaten surrey in the royal london one day cup final at lord's. batting first, surrey posted a score of 297 from their 50 overs, leaving notts needing 298 for victory. they won by 4 wickets thanks to the highest ever one day score at lord's

geraint thomas will be wearing yellow.e 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. notts beat surrey in the royal london one day cup final at lord's. batting first, surrey posted a score of 297—9 from their 50 overs, leaving notts needing 298 for victory. they won by four wickets thanks to the highest ever one—day score at lord's by english batsman alex hales. joe lynskey reports. a day when team success owes so much to one player. one—day cup glory for nottinghamshire, built around the bat of alex hales. drama came to the final in the first ball, surrey‘s jason roy relieved and reprieved. at the home of cricket, even the simplest of catches can get messy. but not held onto an important one. kumar sangakkara's form this season meant that restricting him to 30 felt like a breakthrough. the early m ista kes felt like a breakthrough. the early mistakes would come back to hunt them. mark

britain's geraint thomas finished eighth today to extend his race lead to 12 seconds, after the restf the top six failed to finish in the main bunch. which means his team leader, chris froome, is up to second overall. and south africa will be without their captain faf du plessis for the opening test match against england at lords. he returned home for the birth of his first child and won't be back in time for the match which gets under way on thursday. in the last few minutes, formula 1's governing body has announced it is to ta ke governing body has announced it is to take no further action against sebastian vettel, before time —— the four—time winner collided with lewis hamilton at the grand he was given a penalty at the time.

geraint thomas. 13 we re possibly key man.uding one of the biggest threats for chris froome, richie porte crashed out on sunday. two flat stages give most the chance to regroup but no rest for the sprinters. the contest for the sprinters‘ greenjersey sprinters. the contest for the sprinters‘ green jersey is also a few men short with men like cavendish eliminated. therefore marcel kittel is the man of the moment. nobody could get near him. four stage wins. favourite to wear green in paris. chris froome finish safely behind and collected another yellow jersey, his 50th. safely behind and collected another yellowjersey, his 50th. he still leads by 18 seconds with 11 stages to go. the international olympic committee has voted to award hosting rights for both the 2024 and 2028 olympics in september. the decision all but guarantees paris and los angeles will stage the games as they‘re the only candidates. the french bid has been backed by new president emmanuel macron, who was in lausanne today for the vote. it‘s thought paris will

there was no change in the overall lead, with geraint thomas keeping the yellowjersey.ll chris froome lost was a bit of skin, one day when he could have lost a whole lot more. and hannah barnes of great britain has w011 hannah barnes of great britain has won stage three the tour of italy, the only grand tour on the women's calendar. a really impressive performance from the england women cricketers now. england's cricketers have registered their second win at the women's world cup. they beat sri lanka by seven wickets in their latest group game. england's world cup began in murky conditions in derby, with a slightly shambolic defeat, but that has been followed by two big wins. this win in the somerset sun was world cup cricket at its most enjoyable. taunton is a picture, a cricketing watercolour, a place for your sunday best, to dress up for the world cup. sarah taylor rarely drops anything behind the stumps. she accounted for two of laura marsh's four but it's. sri lanka never achieved lift—off. 0na ground sri lanka never achieved lift—off. on a ground where runs tradit

it overshadowed geraint thomas's fourth stage victory.nt thomas managed to hold onto the yellow jersey. this is something you don't see very often. at one point he led by more than 30 minutes before being caught 17 kilometers from the finish line. brent: tennis, the first round of wimbledon where germany progressed to the second round with a straight set win. the top set seed will now face belgium. here's a reminder of the top story we're following. north korea says it has tested it intercontinental ballistic missile watched by the dictator kim jong-un. after a short break i would back to take you through the day. stick around for that. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ >> welcome back. you are watching "live from paris" on "france 24. -- "france 24." firstkorea announces its successful long-range missile launch. some experts claim the communist state is now capable of striking alaska. the french parliament votes overwhelmingly in fa

won the fifth stage — while britain's chris froome has taken the yellow jersey from team—mate geraint thomassh but still enough for the leadership to change hands, chris froome taking the yellowjersey from geraint thomas who is now second. the stage was won by the italian champion fabio aru finished 16 seconds ahead of dan martin with froome in third place, in the same time as richie porte. simon yates was a superb sixth. froome has a 12 second lead over thomas with fabio aru up to third place. dan martin is in fourth place, richie porte is in fifth at 39 seconds and yates is sixth, four seconds behind. day three at wimbledon, and british numberjohanna konta one is into the third round for the first time after a 3—hour 10 minute match against donna vekic. she said it was a pretty tough match, "i think she played better than last time and same goes for me. the quality was high, she served well and it was difficult for me to return." nick marshall—mccormack is at the bbc sport centre with more. more than three hours, quite a match. cracking match. always talking about being in a bubble with th

but his sky team—mate — geraint thomas — crashed on stage nine.r can continue. the columbian — rigoberto uran — took the stage — for cannondale. watching for the bbc — was simon brotherton. a dramatic stage in the mountains in which two of the top five riders crashed out of the race in separate incidents. a colombian cyclist run by won by the width of the tyre and two of the prerace contenders lost time. it was breathless stop and the first to stage wins in was more impressive considering he had mechanical trouble. twice overall, he is now up to fourth in this year ‘s tour. but the yellowjersey he is now up to fourth in this year ‘s tour. but the yellow jersey stays with chris after another strong showing from the british skies are. richard port will not challenge him any longer after crashing spectacularly on the descent. 0n form in 2017 he looked to be the biggest challenger but sadly, left the race conscience, conscious but ona the race conscience, conscious but on a stretcher. chris leads overall by 18 seconds. play resumes at wimbledon in the

says he and team sky are good enough to win the tour de france despite losing a major asset in geraint thomashe italian fabio aru. on the first rest day of the tour, froome told us they're no less ambitious without the welshman, who crashed out. even with out him yesterday, he crashed early on, the team is extremely capable. the way they are writing at the moment, the other members, they are three riders in one. this year they have been great. one has won sun remo, and another race, has been quite impressive. sometimes i think we should all be writing for him. here so strong at the moment, he is doing a massive job for the team. as for the rest of my teammates, everyone is upping their game and has risen to the occasion of defending the yellow jersey. who is your main rival now that the australian is out of the race? the general standings and say that fabio aru is close. that would be the guy i need to follow most closely over the next week. after monday's rest day, the sprinters prepare to do battle in the coming hours. stage ten is between perigueux and bergerac a distance of 178 kilometres

monday over 212 km from verviers in the east of belgium to longwee in north—eastern france, while geraint thomasimon brotherton reports. this was seen as a good—looking finish for peter sagan and he powered through to beat the australian matthew michaels on the line by half a bike length. it sagan crossed the line with a showman ‘s way to the crowd, making it look much easier than it was after a lung busting finale when his foot came momentarily out of the pedal. thomas stays in yellow with christopher in up stays in yellow with christopher in up to 12, i2 stays in yellow with christopher in up to 12, 12 seconds behind with matthews now third in the same time. to english premier league news where everton have had another busy day in the transfer market — completing the signing of burnley and england defender michael keane. the fee could rise to 39 million dollars which would equal the deal agreed for goalkeeper jordan pickford from sunderland. the toffees have also confirmed the signing of the spanish striker sandro ramirez from malaga. it has been a long time coming, i'm over the moon. ifinally

first day in yellow and finished in the same time as the winner, retaining a 12 second lead over geraint thomasl standings. joe root says he woke up feeling groggy but at the end of the day he said he felt like he was in dreamworld. root marked his first test as england captain by scoring an unbeaten 184, on the opening day against south africa at lord's. root‘s only the sixth englishman to score a century in his first test as captain. his innings rescued england who were struggling on 76 for four at one stage. they closed the day on 357 for five. here is anti— swiss. well, we talk about a captain's innings but what an incredible performance from joe root —— andy swiss. when he came in to bat england were in all sorts of trouble. root had won the toss and it seemed to be going well and then his predecessor alistair cook went early. keaton jennings his predecessor alistair cook went early. keatonjennings will be kicking himself for not revealing that one. when root came in he was jittery at first and gave a couple of chances but he held firm while the wickets tumbled around him. after lunch he a

the stage win on the line, but froome keeps the overall lead, 12 seconds ahead of sky team mate geraint thomasgby league's super league after a dramatic last—gasp win at wakefield. the tigers had trailed 16—0 at half time, but fought back to level the scores thanks to this try from mike mcmeeken. wakefield did retake the lead, only for luke gale's drop goal with less than two minutes remaining to seal victory for daryl powell's side. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate proctor, political reporter at the london evening standard and the broadcaster, john stapleton. tomorrow's front pages. the financial times leads on the fall out from last month's global cyber attack — with the consumer goods group reckitt benckiser admitting the hack had caused a £110 million hit in sales. the express writes that britain shouldn't be worried about the latest threats from brussels over brexit because, the paper says, eurocrats are scared of a walk out from british representatives. t

geraint thomas posted this picture of his ripped team skyjersey after sunday's fall, in which he broket in 100% condition, slight signs of use. might need a wash." thomas said he'll go back to cardiff for surgery and is looking forward to going to the pub! the boys are still super strong. mentally as much as physically, they area mentally as much as physically, they are a good grip and they will pull together. i have every confidence that they will be able to do the job. i will watch. that they will be able to do the job. iwill watch. i that they will be able to do the job. i will watch. i will watch the big days that's for sure and hopefully the boys will do us proud. he crashed fairly early on. the team is very capable. the way they are riding at the moment, he is the raiders and one. sometimes i think we should all be riding for him. he is so strong at the moment and he is doing in massive job for the team. as doing in massive job for the team. a5 are the rest of my team—mates. everyone has upped their game and risen to the occasion. chris froom will be back on his bike tomorrow but

before that skirmish, geraint thomas got caught up in a pile—up.le ofjust cuts and bruises and will keep the yellow jersey bangs to rules giving him the same time as stage winner —— as the stage winner. roger federer has won more matches than anyone else at wimbledon, his 85th coming in the first round today. but the record would have made him happier than the centre court crowd were by the end of the day after both his match and the one before involving novak djokovic were over a little prematurely. drew savage reports. the moment that 15,000 fans on centre court had waited for. the world number two taking centre stage after an early exit at the french 0pen. would novak djokovic be up to scratch? he would not be severely tested. martin klizan been travelling with a calf injury and it was all too easy to get in the runaround. was all too easy to get in the ru na round. having was all too easy to get in the runaround. having lost the first set 6-2, runaround. having lost the first set 6—2, his wimbledon would not last much longer. he decided to go t

geraint thomas going in the yellow jersey. i will well. geraint thomas going in the yellowjersey.e human rights of a 16—year—old boy were breached after he was held alone in a cell for prolonged periods of time. the teenager, who was detained at feltham young 0ffenders institution in west london, was said to have significant mental health problems. danny shaw is at the high court. it concerns a 16—year—old who has been at feltham since december last year, and almost immediately was placed in what amounted to ineffective solitary confinement, held in his cell 43 hours each day, certainly for the first three months, allowed out only to have a shower, do some exercise and make phone calls. the reason is that he was in for quite a serious offence and had a history of challenging and threatening staff and other inmates, and also became a target for other people at feltham. those of the difficult circumstances that staff are having to deal with. in doing so and keeping him away from other inmates, locking him in his cell for such long periods, they broke prison rules. he was also meant

he has not looked quite as invincible as in previous years, but even without geraint thomas, the teamr well. saturday's course will not be good for romain bardet. another frenchman, warren barguil, beat them all on the date, climbing to an impressive second stage win, but it will not affect chris froome for the race lead. but romain bardet and rigoberto uran hung on in there. a slight dent in chris froome's league, but the man in the yellow jersey will be confident he can keep it. jersey will be confident he can keep it. in the women's race britain's lizzie dignan finished second on stage one of the two—day la course. dignan ended up finishing second overall behind anne—miek van vleuten, the dutch rider who suffered serious injuries in the road race at last year's rio 0lympics. the two—stage race finishes in marseille on saturday. brian cookson, the president of cycling's governing body, the uci, say his leadership is being criticised by the man the uci, says his leadership is being criticised by the man who wants to replace him. david lapartient of france says cookson has been "poor"

chris froome boils into the lead of the tour de france, 12 seconds clear of geraint thomas.of harassment and stalking in england and wales are being left at risk because of failings by police and prosecutors, according to an official report. both the inspectorate of constabulary and the crown prosecution service inspectorate found that crimes weren't being recorded, investigations were poorly conducted and legal protection wasn't offered to enough victims. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. an attack by a stalker that could have been prevented. helen pearson suffered neck and face wounds when her neighbourjoseph lewis stabbed her with a pair of scissors. it was the culmination of a five—year stalking campaign that involved vandalism and graffiti. helen made 125 reports to devon and cornwall police about her stalker‘s escalating violence, but she wasn't taken seriously and the force has now apologised. we would report this to the police and it was like, it was almost like they didn't want to know, they didn't take me seriously. and then, we later learned that

and geraint thomas becomes the first welshman in history to claim the yellowjersey as he wins the firsttage of the tour de france. wimbledon gets under way tomorrow — but who's best placed to win? we'll get some expert insight with a difference. i think maybe it is andy's time again so i will go with andy. that is kind of you. you're not saying that because we are grandparents? in part, yes. and louise has the weather. good morning. a quiet sunday a weights. breeze in the far north—west with a scattering of showers but elsewhere decent sunny spells and a fairly pleasant warm day. more details coming up later on. good morning. first, our main story. "nothing is off the table" according to the government, when it comes to making sure kensington and chelsea council is able to respond properly to the grenfell tower fire. the local authority is set to elect a new leader this week — following three high profile resignations over the past few days. simonjones reports. the devastating fire that claimed so many lives has opened up a gulf between residents and the council elected to represent the

britain's geraint thomas has held onto the leader's yellowjersey after the second stage of the tour deon his bike and safely made it to the finish amongst the peleton. mark cavendish was fourth in a sprint finish to the stage which took the riders from dusseldorf to liege. nick parrott reports. it was a moment chris froome's heart will have skipped a beat. treacherous 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 over

britain's geraint thomas keeps the leader's yellow jersey. sunderland has beenjailed for 15 months next hour. a man from sunderland has been jailed for 15 months after pulling a niqab veil of a woman's face and racially abusing her. newcastle crown court heard that peter scott called her a stupid muslim. let's go to our correspondence, fiona trot, outside newcastle crown court with the latest. this happened exactly a year ago. the 29—year—old woman was out shopping with her husband and their nine—year—old son. we were shown cctv pictures in court, it showed peter scott are going to water, pulling her veil so hard it almost brought her to the ground, she received whiplash type injuries we are told. she told police it made her scared, shocked and disgusted, comments i can deal with, but this goes beyond actions i can accept just because of the clothing eyewea r. just because of the clothing eyewear. she told them she is scared to go out, disgusted her nine—year—old had to see it, and she also said because of our religion and colour, we put up w

we will reflect on that incredible lions victory against new zealand and geraint thomas becomes the firstelshman in history to claim the yellow jersey as he welshman in history to claim the yellowjersey as he wins the welshman in history to claim the yellow jersey as he wins the first stage of the tour to france. and wimbledon begins again tomorrow but where is the best place to win? we will get some expert insight. go on, andy. you are notjust will get some expert insight. go on, andy. you are not just saying that because we are andy's grandparents? in part, yes. and louise has the weather. some scattered showers but also sunshine and feeling pleasantly warm. more coming up later. good morning. first, our main story. pressure's growing on theresa may and the chancellor, philip hammond, to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. in a newspaper article today, the environment secretary michael gove suggests ministers should heed the recommendations of the pay review bodies that are currently examining the issue. our political correspondent emma vardyjoins us now from our

froome's team—mate geraint thomas was another casualty yesterday and was forced to retire with a brokenon admits the loss of thomas is a blow. even without geraint yesterday, the crash further early on, the team is extremely capable. knee—high alleys three players in one. “— knee—high alleys three players in one. —— mikhail is three players and one. —— mikhail is three players and one. and here in the tour, sundance, and we'll be riding for him to stop he is so strong at the moment. i think is so strong at the moment. i think is doing a message for the team and the rest of my team—mates, everyone has upped their game and risen to the occasion of developing special defending the yellowjersey. the occasion of developing special defending the yellow jersey. your domain rivals? i have to go by standings, and say, fabio is my closest rival and the guy only to follow most closely over the next week. so might the boys are still super strong. they are all mentally as much as physically, it real good grip and they will pull together now. and i have confidence they will be able to do the job for

froome's team sky team—mate geraint thomas has set the fastest time so far, just over 16 minutes.world champion, could not match the time of geraint thomas. 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 t

geraint thomas posted this picture, of his ripped team skyjersey.... of his ripped team skyjersey...a collar bone with the words ‘only worn once. not in 100% condition, slight signs of use. might need a wash. thomas said he'll go back to cardiff for surgery and is looking forward to going to the pub! the boys are a real good group and they will pull together now. i have every confidence they will do the job andi every confidence they will do the job and i will watch. hopefully the boys can do us proud. even without geraint yesterday, he crashed fairly early on, the team is extremely capable. he is three riders in one, the way he is pulling at the moment. i think you should be riding for him. he is so strong at the moment so him. he is so strong at the moment so he's doing a massive job for the team, as the rest of my team—mates are. everyone is upped their game and listen to the occasion of defending the yellow jersey. and listen to the occasion of defending the yellowjersey. that is all the smoke for know we will be backin all the smoke for know we will be back in an hour. —— sport.

great britain's geraint thomas has won the first stage of this year's tour de france, a 1k kilometreate chris froome was sixth, and 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 wo

will start a mountainous stage 9 of the tour de france with a 12—second lead, ahead of team—mate geraint thomasuntains near the swiss border. froome had a minor scare yesterday when he and thomas briefly went off the road, but were quickly back in the action. stage 8 was won by the 24—year—old french rider lilian calmjan, who's riding his first tour. mo farah will continue his preparations for next month's world championships when he races in the 3,000 metres at london's anniversary games later today. the world championships will be farah‘s last track event, but it's understood he will continue competing on the road. he says this weekend's event is an important part of his preparations. the anniversary games are really important to me. i love that track andi important to me. i love that track and i love racing at home. it's one last time. it's good to race, test myself, see where i am. i'm getting there. not quite there, to be honest with you. but there's still a few weeks to go so it's important that the race on sunday, i do as well as ican. the race on sunday, i do as well as i can. and then

britain's geraint thomas finished eighth today to extend his race lead to 12 seconds, after the restome, is up to second overall. and south africa will be without their captain faf du plessis for the opening test match against england at lords. he returned home for the birth of his first child and won't be back in time for the match which gets under way on thursday. in the last few minutes, formula 1's governing body has announced it is to ta ke governing body has announced it is to take no further action against sebastian vettel, before time —— the four—time winner collided with lewis hamilton at the grand he was given a penalty at the time. another big tour going on the other side of the world. let's get the latest from the british and irish lions camp as they prepare for the series deciding third test against new zealand on saturday. following their narrow win at the weekend, they've headed to queenstown for some rest. katie gornall is with them. after what has been a tense, physically demanding tour for the lions, they have decided to take a break and spend some days here in the

but britain's geraint thomas retains the race leader's yellowjersey. danke shun! 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 thousands of them, and they're still being inspired today. so there will be ten—year—olds today, or eight—year—o

geraint thomas has become the first welshman in history to wear the yellow jersey of the tour de francelometre time trial through dusseldorf, after completing it in an impressive time ofjust over 16 minutes. thomas'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 w

geraint thomas. 13 riders were missing from the peloton, including one of froome's biggest threats, aftercontest for the green jersey is a few ensured. with cavendish and peter ciganda eliminated, marcel kittel is the man of the moment. nobody could get near him. four stage wins this year. he is the favourite to wear green in paris. froome made another podium appearance and collected another yellow jersey. his 50th, appearance and collected another yellowjersey. his 50th, in fact. appearance and collected another yellowjersey. his 50th, infact. he still leads by 18 seconds with 11 stages to go. iam i am definitely die jesting things a little bit. the tension out there at times today, it seems like you had incredible focus. you were able to do what you needed to do in the crucial moments? i felt very clear on what i was trying to achieve, regardless of whether it was going my way or not. i felt really stuck to my true self and just tried to create as opportunities as possible. i knew that going into the match against simone, she was not going to give me much forfree. i definitely had to be

geraint thomas will wear the yellow jersey, as the second stage of the tour de france gets underway laterlead after yesterday's time trial. sky team—mate chris froome is 12 seconds back in sixth place. today's stage is 203.5km, from dusseldorf to liege and starts in the next hour. amazing, it's just the stuff of dreams. the tour got me into cycling, 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

froome's team—mate geraint thomas broke his collarbone afterfalling on a rapid descent.altteri bottas has claimed the second win of his formula one career at the austrian grand prix. the finn lead most of the race from pole to claim the chequered flag ahead of ferrari's sebastian vettel. his mercedes team mate lewis hamilton fought back from eighth on the grid to finish fourth behind red bull's daniel ricciardo. vettel extended his championship lead over hamilton to 20 points. in the beginning, i could control the pace but the backmarkers made it tricky. i'm happy, it's my second win in my career. thank you guys for the support. and, a massive thank you to the team making this possible. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the church of england's ruling body has voted overwhelming in favour of welcoming transgender people. the general synod backed a motion to look into special services for transgender people to mark their transition. earlier i spoke with our correspondent andy moore who explained what the vote means. well, it's very much really a sy

geraint thomas will wear the yellow jersey as the second stage of the tour de france gets underway laterst to warn you, there is some flash photography coming up. thomas won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf in a time ofjust over 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 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

geraint thomas has become the first welshman in history to wear the yellow jersey of the tour de franceny, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf, after completing it in an impressive time ofjust over 16 minutes. 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 straig

geraint thomas is wearing the yellow jersey.up match in the women‘s world cup. that‘s at taunton. more on the cricket and the rest of the sport, in the next hour. president donald trump has criticised the growing number of us states who are refusing to pass on voters‘ details to his commission on electoralfraud. earlier, he tweeted. .. "what are they trying to hide?" our washington correspondent laura bicker explains what might happen next. donald trump set up an election integrity commission back in may. he wanted to look at claims, including his own claims, that voter fraud was widespread across the united states. he believes, for instance, that many people who might have died in the past are still on the electoral roll and people are voting on their behalf. to that end, the commission sent out letters to all the states. they‘re asking for very personal information about the voters, the 200 million voters across the us. they want their names, their addresses, their birth dates and, crucially, the last four digits of their soci

will start a mountainous stage 9 of the tour de france with a 12—second lead ahead of team—mate geraint thomasthe swiss border. froome had a minor scare yesterday when he and thomas briefly went off the road, but were quickly back in the action. stage 8 was won by the 24—year—old french rider lilian ca mjan, who's riding his first tour. lewis hamilton will have his work cut out if he's to finish on the podium at today's austrian grand prix. he was third in qualifying, but a penalty means he'll start back in eighth on the grid. his team mate valtteri bottas will be on pole, with world championship leader sebastian vettel second. it isa it is a long race, so a lot of things that can happen. i think we have to look after ourselves, do our race. it will be a tough race, battery but has been quick all weekend. i think it should be a good race “— weekend. i think it should be a good race —— valtteri has been quick all weekend. mo farah will continue his build—up for next month's world championships when he races in the 3000 metres at london's anniversary games later today. the world championships wi

able to rejoin the peloton to finish alongside the yellow jersey of compatriot and sky team—mate geraint thomasr marcel kittel with britain's mark cavendish fourth. thomas retained the overall lead. a big win for england's cricketers at the womens world cup. they eased to a seven—wicket victory over sri lanka in taunton. they were asked to bowl first and laura marsh took four wickets as sri lanka set england 205 to win. captain heather knight led by example in the run chase, smashing 82 offjust 76 balls to accompany her century in the previous match. an unbeaten 7a from sarah taylor saw england home. they play south africa next on wednesday. the british trials for next month's world athletics championships have finished in birmingham. nethaneel mitchell—bla ke won the men's 200 metres to guarantee selection for london. he clocked 20.18 seconds to beat danny talbot on the line, talbot also qualifies. but some big names struggled, including adam gemili, who was sixth. after her season's best during last weekend's european team championships, elidh doyle secured her spot in london with a comfortab

geraint thomas will wear the yellow jersey as the second stage of the tour de france gets under way laterno welshman has had that honour before. just to warn you, there is some flash photography coming up. he won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf in a time ofjust over 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 wil

out of trouble and keeps the overall lead — he‘s still 12 seconds ahead of his sky team mate geraint thomasuring his round. last year‘s champion rory mcilroy managed a par but is way down the leaderboard after that. ahead of the deciding test match against the all blacks, the british and irish lions coach warren gatland has talked of the chance for his players to leave a legacy. a win in auckland on saturday would give the lions only their second ever series win in new zealand, but they‘d have to end the all blacks 39 match unbeaten run at eden park to do it. katie gornall reports from auckland the players may have had a break this week that there has been no rest for the coaches who have been busy plotting a way past the all blacks at eden park. warren gatland said it is the toughest tour he‘s been known as a coaching group. he does have the luxury of being able to name an unchanged 23 for that third, decisive test. that is something that rarely happens. in fa ct, something that rarely happens. in fact, is the first time it happened in the professional era. but warren gatland said he wants

froome has kept the leader's yellow jersey at the tour de france, but both froome's team—mate geraint thomason stage 9. thomas, who wore the leader's yellow jersey for three days, and was second overall behind froome, came off his bike on a descent halfway through the stage and was taken to hospital with a suspected broken collarbone. froome then had a mechanical problem on the main climb of the day and italian champion fabio aru attacked, which isn't usually done. but froome's other main rivals ensured the peloton waited for him. 0n the final descent, richie porte, the pre—race favourite, also came off his bike and his tour ended in the back of an ambulance. a six—man sprint for the stage win was won by french rider warren barguil. froome finished third to collect four bonus seconds and extend his race lead to 18 seconds. england's cricketers still remain in control on day four of the first test against south africa at lords, despite a second innings batting collapse. they were bowled out for 233. but still have a significant lead of 331. having taken an overnight score of 119—1, the wicket

froome's teammate geraint thomas broke his collarbone after a collision with another rider on a rapidas a fractured shoulder and pelvis, after crashing at 45 mph, but was conscious throughout and won't need surgery. he could be back on his bike in four to six weeks. valtteri bottas has claimed the second win of his formula 1 career at the austrian grand prix. the finn led most of the race, from pole, to claim the chequered flag ahead of ferrari's sebastian vettel. his mercedes teammate lewis hamilton fought back from eighth on the grid to finish fourth behind red bull's daniel ricciardo. vettel extended his championship lead over hamilton to 20 points. that is all the sport for now. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the ft says theresa may is expected to ask labour to come forward with feedback and ideas on her policies, following speculation amongst backbench conservative mps over her future. the telegraph runs with the same story, saying mrs may will ask forjeremy corbyn's help to push through brexit bills. mrs may's unprecedented appeal to labour will be seen as a

reigning champion froome remains sixth overall, with his sky teammate geraint thomas in the leader'sis. he is expected to move into the world's top 20 today. 200 metre 0lympic finalist adam gemili may miss august's world championships, in london, after nethaneel mitchell—blake won the race at the british trials in birmingham. gemili was a distant sixth, as mitchell—blake's time of 20.18 seconds broke the british championship record. danny talbot was second. england beat sri lanka at taunton yesterday for their second win at the women's world cup. they chased down 205 with more than 19 overs to spare, and will next face south africa on wednesday. we've got a couple of days obviously to prepare for that, and i think the way we bowled today is really pleasing, i think. way we bowled today is really pleasing, ithink. seeing how good pitch it was, i think i didn't realise how well we had actually bowled, how well we defended that total, and actually getting those plans in place and executing them is going to be key in our next game. much more from us here at wimbledon in the next power of

but three time winner chris froome has moved up to second in the standings behind his teammate geraint thomaslow jersey. back with more sport in the next hour, but you'll be getting more from wimbledon in the next 15 minutes. this morning, in an exclusive interview, the father of the youngest victim of the manchester terror attack has paid tribute to his "stunning" daughter on what would have been her ninth birthday. andrew roussos told this programme that he will remember saffie as a "huge character", who was everything you could ask she was among 22 people who lost their lives following an attack on the manchester arena in may. i spoke to andrew yesterday. i don't even know how to put it into words. saffie was stunning. she was a joker, she was a huge character, but she was just she was just everything, you know, everything you could wish for in a little girl, i should say. she was just a stunning young lady that just loved life to the full. can i ask you, andrew, about the night of the bombing, and when you first started to find out what had gone on? we finished work and me and my son went

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britain's geraint thomas has won the first tour de france stage of his career with a surprise victory race. defending champion chris froome finished sixth in the time trial in dusseldorf. thomas becomes the first welshman 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

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sprinter marcel spittal took the win on the line but chris froome with the overall lead ahead of geraint thomasg umbrellas, very nasty! thank you, see you later on. the european union's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has warned that britain will not be able to have what he called "frictionless trade" with the bloc after it leaves in 2019. mr barnier said british goods would be subject to checks to ensure they complied with eu standards, once the country was outside the single market. the controversy surrounding the iraq war — then and now — revolves around tony blair's role in taking britain into battle. today, sirjohn chilcot, the man who led the inquiry about the war, has poured fuel on the argument. speaking exclusively to the bbc on the first anniversary of his report, he said that mr blair was not straight with the public when he argued so forcefully — and emotionally — for intervention. mr blair's office has insisted that five separate reports, including the chilcot inquiry, have found that there was no falsifying of the intelligence. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg