extended his lead after yesterday's 20th stage and will be just the second briton to win in spain, as joe lynskey reports. just a decade ago, this sight seemed impossible. but british riders now rule the roads. in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force.

joe lynskey has more.eatre of the ryder cup the teams that have succeeded down the years have been those that have got the best from new talent alongside those more experienced players who know what to expect from the partisan atmospheres you only get in this sport once every two years. eight players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances and prize money earnings on the tour throughout year, but for the captain thomas bjorn the issue is that only three of these names have played in ryder cups before — rory mcilory, justin rose and this year's 0pen champion franceco molinari. the other five are all rookies. so that left bjorn with plenty of big names to whittle down to his four wild card picks — these are the ten names that visitors to the bbc sport website were given to choose from. around 60% of you chose ian poulter. well he has made it into one of the four wildcard picks and he's joined by three more players who might not be in the best form of their lives but who know exactly

joe lynskey, bbc news.ace v newcastle finished goalless and leicester came from a goal down to beat huddersfield 3—1 — jamie vardy with their third. we're moving ever closer to the big fight at wembley, where anthonyjoshua is defending his world heavyweight titles against russia's alexander povetkin. when you look at stats, everything seems to be in the champion's favour. povetkin is 11 years older and considerably smaller than joshua but he's only lost once in 35 fights. everything aboutjoshua is bigger and everything about povetkin is smaller and it's been that way for 15 years, which makes him an expert at fighting big guys. because every time little alexander povetkin gets in the ring, takes off his robe, he is a bit chubby, and he turns round and in the opposite corner is some man mountain. he is used to fighting big guys. he has a fantastic formula for beating big guys. joshua and his trainer rob mccracken, i can tell you they are very nervous and are wary of tonight's fight. super league leaders st h

joe lynskey reports. impossible, but british riders now rule the roads of the continent. in simon yates this sport has entered unique territory — in one year three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and gerard thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam he's learnt to master these mountains. his job on stage 20, to protect his overall lead, but his approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger could not keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him, thejersey has stayed red. and he rides into madrid tomorrow as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don'

joe lynskey, bbc news.leweight champion gennady golovkin by majority decision in las vegas in their rematch. their rematch comes one year on from their controversial draw in the same venue and earlier our reporter ade adedoyin told me it was once again a rather close call. 21,000 fight fans in here and they saw a brilliant contest. very close to call. a lot of the assembled media, some added in favour of golovkin, some in favour of canelo, some a draw. when canelo was interviewed he said it's the best he's ever faced and would be open to do it again maybe next bank holiday in may. golovkin was disappointed by the decision, he left the arena without speaking to the media. we have a quote from him saying they delivered a great fight and under the right circumstances would be more than happy to do it again. they'll go home with over $50 million each and now make a lot of money if they do it again. there's a possibility of a trilogy. great britain's alistair brownlee was disqualified from the grand final of the

joe lynskey, bbc news.first win of the season. they beat bournemouth 4—0 at home, with ashley barnes scoring twice late on. that result means they are now out of the relegation zone. we come out of today. and i credit the mentality of the side. it's always difficult when it starts building. it's a start. it's not the finish. it's a start. we are pleased with that start. got that first won and now we look to continue. we are not a club that makes 15 chances, but we made good chances. it's not about the number, it's the quality of chance, and i thought the quality of chance we made today was very good. in the lunchtime kick—off, fulham drew 1—1 with watford. fulham began the match as the team with the leakiest defence in the premier league, and that was highlighted when andre grey put watford ahead in the second minute. fulham created little in the first half, but were a different side after the break, and aleksander mitrovic equalised with his fifth goal of the season. leicester came from behind to beat hudd

so, just where does alastair cook rank amongst the greats of english cricket — joe lynskey has more detailseer test cricket is a sport where success is measured by the figures, and in his 12 years as an england batsman alastair cook has amassed some pretty remarkable ones. he became england's all—time leading run scorer back in may 2015, surpassing a previous record which had been held by graham gooch for 20 years. cook also comfortably has the most centuries of any england batsman with 32, and his 11 scores of 150 plus is also an england record. as far as the rest of the world is concerned only five batsmen in history have scored more runs in their careers than alastair cook — and he could even move up a place with a couple of big scores in the final test of the series against india at the oval. and it's cook's massive knocks at key points in england history that make him stand out. the essex batsman announced himself as a 21—year—old on england's tour of india in 2006 when he scored 104 not out on his debut, the start of an formidable opening partnership for england with andrew strauss. t

joe lynskey, bbc news. now for a look at other main stories.home semi—final in super league's play—offs after a 44—12 win over huddersfield. the tigers sit a point off the top, two now with two more super eights matches to go. england's georgia hall is three shots off the lead after the first round of the evian championship. the british open champion is 3—under par, with spain's carlota ciganda and puerto rico's maria torres tied at the top. britain's james cook has won the world can talk to one athlete stoney —— has one the world paid now, it's one of the most highly anticipated fights of 2018 so far. canelo alvarez and gennady ‘triple g' golovkin will go head to head this weekend, exactly one year since their first bout was controversially declared a draw in las vegas. two failed drugs tests and a war of words later, tensions are running high between the two camps. let's go straigh to the strip and our reporter ade adedoyin. the sun is shining. a lot more than has been here vuelta a espana today. these two fighters, let's focus on them. no lo

joe lynskey has more details on a remarkable career. test cricket is a sport where success well, test cricket is a sport where success is measured in the figures and in his 12 years as an england batsmen alistair cook has amassed some remarkable ones. he became england's all—time test leading run scorer in may 2015 surpassing a previous record held by grey gooch for 20 years. cook has the most centuries of any england batsmen, and has 11 scores of 150 plus, also and has 11 scores of 150 plus, also an england record. as far as the rest of the world is concerned, only five have scored more runs than alistair cook and he could move up another place with a couple of big scores in the final test of the series against india at the oval. and it is cook's massive knocks at key points in england history that make him stand out, the essex man brought into the team at 21 on the tour of india brought into the team at 21 on the tourof india in brought into the team at 21 on the tour of india in 2006 when he scored 104 not out on debut and at the sta

joe lynskey has been taking a look at this year's selection.he amphitheatre but the —— teens who were those who got best talent alongside those more experienced players, you know what to expect. your get the sport every two years. a players automatically qualify for tea m a players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances in prize money earnings on the european tour throughout the year, the captains, the issue is only three of the names have played in the ryder cup before, that's rory justin and francesco, this european champion the rest of them, are just ryder cup rookies. so at that in mind is perhaps little wonder that the captain has gone for experienced in the four wild—card picks. may not be the best form of their lives but who knows what it takes to be in the ryder cup, this will be ian poulter‘s six ryder cup and the previous five, he is still yet to lose a single match. he's their match place specialist in reaching —— recent years. you'll bejoined by sergio garcia playing eight ryder cup before, this will be num

joe lynskey was watching for us. this season marked ten years and cityjoin the super—rich. their playing assets and something is still missing. in this competition, thousands of fans something is still missing. in this com awake |, thousands of fans something is still missing. in this com awake so housands of fans something is still missing. in this com awake so perhaps; of fans something is still missing. in this com awake so perhaps a >f fans something is still missing. in this com awake 5 visit rhaps a >f fans something is still missing. in this com awake 5 visit for )s a >f fans something is still missing. in this com awake 5 visit for )s a > mac. intimidating visit for leon mac. they were helped through some poor defending. few bits in the bright star coming from the oranges sigh, but city were soon sleepwalking to further trouble. to have a zero at half—time but the words to start a turnaround would not cover the manager. with pep guardiola suspended in the stands, it was instead left to the assistant. he watched his side go a click away from further trouble but this

joe lynskey was watching. as the nights draw in, so the premier league pressure intensifies.rt of the season can shed light on teams ambitions and both sides on the south coast want to prove they are looking at but it took awhile for this match to find some direction. at least until southampton‘s midfielder went the stra ig htest southampton‘s midfielder went the straightest route. h jbjerg struck it from a0 yards. they don't come any better. this season the saints have a local boy leading the line. danny ings has led him from liverpool back to hampshire. he is a striker who can win penalties and then get up and score them. brighton looked dispatch but the seagulls responded within two minutes. duffy's header brought a disappointing performance back to life and in the final few minutes they got the chance for redemption. a penalty given to murray, the 3a—year—old striker who rarely leaves things to chance. this was a comeback that never looked likely and even in this league's early stages this could be a night brighton remember. we had to react in that second half period and

joe lynskey reports.hrough all hills climbed in spain, the vuelta destination would come down to the neighbours. stage 19 rides into andorra, but the welcome is deceiving. the day's last 20 kilometres would see them ride up 1,200 feet. a climb to stretch out the entire field. everyone is in first gear. but in red, simon yates faced the hills he is familiar with. he and his brother adam train and live here. it would make this a title decider played on home turf. yates‘ job to stop his rivals making up ground overall. but with ten kilometres to go, he decided not to wait for them. he moved away from the pack and towards the stage leaders. whether brave or foolish, the final miles would decide. he opened up a minute lead on the nearest challenger. as he crossed the line in second, his courage confirmed, lead extended. tonight he will take the jersey home with him. in just one more day, it might belong there. now the long—awaited showdown between two of the best pound for pound fighters of their generation wi

joe lynskey reports.this is a sunday ride tojoin some merc in yate this is a sunday ride to join some friends. the history books, 2018 as the year three different british riders won cycling big three races. simon yates completed it at vuelta a espana, the streets of madrid ending a longer journey. 0ne streets of madrid ending a longer journey. one that started in the hills of greater manchester and a cycling club in his hometown of bury. he found his way onto a bike after running injury. it seemed clear in the peaks that yates could reach the top. deas two young lads waiting absolutely nothing turned up for a club ride with their dad. you we re for a club ride with their dad. you were wondering at the time how they would keep up with us adults. but things soon changed and it was the other way around and we tried to keep up with them. very humble, very respectful, but a will of steel. come and hayter simon yates has done it, he is the world champion! as well as a climber, yates has proven himself as a race

joe lynskey bbc news. yes, a wind therefore celtic finally.0 minutes by a false fire alarm in the match between hamilton and st mirren, but that was as exciting as it got for the visitors, who were beaten 3—0. tiger woods has given himself every chance of winning his first tournament for five years. he had an outstanding start to the third round at the tour championship in atlanta with birdies at six of his first seven holes. he shot a 65 and goes into the final day on 12—under par, three shots clear of justin rose and rory mcilroy. i know what i will be doing this evening, it will be a showdown! in rugby union's premiership, bath beat northampton for their first win at home this season, bristol beat harlequins, and wasps won at sale for the first time in eight years — nathan hughes bundling over to earn them a bonus point. ireland fly—half johnny sexton celebrated his 150th leinster appearance with three conversions and the bonus—point try as they swept aside edinburgh in the pro14. in rugby league's super 85, st helens beat warrington for th

joe lynskey bbc news. celtic and rangers both play today in the scottish premiership.tch between hamilton and st mirren, but that was as exciting as it got for the visitors, who were beaten 3—0. tiger woods has given himself every chance of winning his first tournament for five years. it is really exciting. he had an outstanding start to the third round at the tour championship in atlanta with birdies at six of his first seven holes. he shot a 65 and goes into the final day on 12—under par, three shots clear of rory mcilroy and justin rose. i've been saying for a while now he's playing easily well enough to win and it's a matter of time and you don't want it to be on your watch, and you know? so obviously he will be tough to beat, although he has not won for a long time, i'm sure it'll be hard for him, trying to win to the first time again, it has been a long time, but he has so much, you know, well, experience to draw on that he will be a hard guy to chase down. yes, who fancies that task? in rugby union's premiership, bath beat northampton for their first win at home

joe lynskey, bbc news. now, and mexico's saul "canelo" alvarez has beaten the unified middleweight champion gennady golovkin by majority decision in las vegas in their rematch. it was a frenetic final round that proved critical in preventing a repeat of the draw both men shared a year ago at the same venue. the majority decision was harsh on golovkin according to many watching who thought the kazakhstani boxer had done enough. football now, with the premier league returning after the international break with another win for liverpool. their 2—1 victory over tottenham at wembley yesterday means they've now made their best league start for 28 years. liverpool dominated the match and it was wijnaldum who put them ahead in the first half before roberto firmino scored one of the easier goals of his career. erik lamela got one back for spurs late on — but for liverpool it was their fifth win a row. chelsea also made it five wins out of five after an eden hazard hat trick helped them come from behind to beat cardi

joe lynskey reports. simon yates wakes up this morning close to home and close to history. andorra and soon the red jersey might belong there. the vuelta a espana's destination which come down to his but the welcome is deceiving, stage 19 would see them right up 1200 feet. the climb stretched out the entire field, everyone in first gear, but simon yates faced the hills he is familiar with to make this a title decider on home turf. hisjob, to stop his rivals making ground, with ten kilometres to go, he decided not to wait, he moved away from the pack and got to second stage —— place in the stage. today they are back in the mountains but britain's fourth grand tour winner could now be one read away. cricket australia are to investigate claims made by england all—rounder moeen ali that an australian player called him osama during the 2015 ashes series. england were hosts for the series and won it 3—2 to regain the ashes. ali has made the accusation in his soon to be released autobiography. "an australian player had turned to me on the field and said, ‘take that, osama'. i coul

joe lynskey was watching. the spurs are hoping for the storm to pass.eriorate. three straight defeat have left the manager agitated. already, this is potter tino's worst run in charge. but the south coast is noted easy place to turn the tide. matt ryan showed what they are up tide. matt ryan showed what they are up against. but from one emphatic block, one more subtle changes game, huddled was the arm of glen murray. ina huddled was the arm of glen murray. in a contact for a penalty. and harry kane steps up, the summer let —— seems less distant. this backs just like in russia. brighton have learnt how to take on this topside. this was a day when their finishing escape them. they would regret the mess injust nine minutes. the spurs made it more comfortable when eric scored. brighton responded with a goal back late on, but spurs did in. this site are still adrift of the top and with brick —— roblin still top and with brick —— roblin still to solve, at least to they put an end to the downpour. in the day's other games, crystal palace versus newcastle finis

joe lynskey reports. at this in the programme p —— three leading by over a hundred of a second.course to clock the fastest time until he hit the wall, he is 30 points ahead in the championship with seven races to go. manchester united says him and his team—mates are behind or under pressure manager stop romelu lukaku has defended manager jose mourinho. stop united have lost two of their opening three league games but the belgian striker believes mourinho is the right man in charge. to it he is he's a winner. but you know what i like about them, he's not going to take as a motion. when he's not, you know he is not. when he's not, you know he is not. when he is happy you see it. and i do not understand why people do not like the realness about him. you know what i mean? to me, when he is mad at me what i mean? to me, when he is mad atmei what i mean? to me, when he is mad at me i know he is mad at me and you know, i try to do what he wants, so he is happy again. there is a 4-way tie midway through the midway golf majorfor the ladies, debbie on championship, the american isjoined b

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extended his lead after yesterday's 20th stage and will be just the second briton to win in spain, as joe lynskeyers now rule the roads. in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from berri lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. the supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. football now with the premier league returning after the international break with wins for chelsea and ma

joe lynskey reports. simon yates wakes up this morning close to home, and close to history.s climbed in spain, the vuelta a espana's destination would come down to the neighbours. but the welcome here is deceiving. stage 19 last 20 kilometres, would see them right up 1200 feet. stretching out the entire field, everyone is in first gear. but in reds, simon yates face the hilty familiar with. it would make this a title decider played on home turf. —— hills he is. hisjob was to stop these rivals making up ground, and with ten kilometres to go he decided not to wait. he moved away from the pack and towards the stage leaders. it got in second place in the stage and an extra minute advantage overall. today they are backin advantage overall. today they are back in the mountains, but written's fourth grand tour winner could now be one right away. the premier league is back this afternoon, with liverpool and tottenham kicking off the weekend's action in the early match at wembley. the players from both sides have returned to their clubs this week, after the international break, and t