——joe lynskey, bbc news.s entered the track as the race was red flagged. and an update on zhou guangyu — he's tweeted to say he's ok and had the all—clear from the medics, adding the halo saved him. pictures appeared to show the roll hoop failed on his car when it went upside down. let's take you through some of the day's other top stories and... belgium's wout van aert has kept the leader's yellowjersey at the tour de france after finishing second for the third stage in a row. he was beaten on the line by a late lunge from dutch sprinter dylan groenewegen, by millimetres, in a photo finish. england have drawn their opening match of the hockey world cup against india 1—1. izzy petter scored in first quarter before that was cancelled out by an indian penalty corner in the second. they face new zealand next on tuesday evening. adrian meronk held off a final day charge by new zealand's ryan fox to win the irish open. two birdies and this eagle in his final four holes sealed a three—shot win for the pole — his fi

joe lynskey, bbc news. you know, congratulations to carlos.he straight and we've got a step closer them so we've got to keep pushing —— —— is in a battle with mcveigh. —— mcveigh. —— checo. northamptonshire police meanwhile confirmed they'd made seven arrests after protesters entered the track as the race was red flagged. and an update on zhou guangyou. he's tweeted to say he's ok and had the all clear from the medics, adding the halo saved him. pictures appeared to show the roll hoop failed on his car when it went upside down. there was a frightening crash in the formula two race beforehand too, with roy nissany lucky to avoid injury. the israeli tangled with dennis hauger — sending the norwegian onto the grass with nearly catastrophic consequences. remarkably both drivers were able to walk away from the wreckage with the halo device on the cockpit potentially saving nisany�*s life, too. let's take you through some of the day's other top stories. belgian wout van aert has extended his lead after stage three of the tour de france. he was pippe

joe lynskey reports.d won a series in new zealand, and the last was 199a. but in 28 years, few have come at the all blacks quite like this. ireland were notjust in front, they were dominant. 22—3 up at half—time, but the all blacks backlash was coming. three second—half tries closed the gap to three points. but still, ireland pushed back and sensed their moment. ulster�*s rob herring just had to reach for it. he got there! eight days ago, they had never won on all black soil. now they had wrapped up a series before the whistle. for ireland, it was great to win just once. but to do this here was extraordinary. joe lynskey, bbc news. we came here at the lions, we thought it was great to get a dry. the guys that felt we should've won were criticised. so come here and do it, it isjust were criticised. so come here and do it, it is just very, were criticised. so come here and do it, it isjust very, very were criticised. so come here and do it, it is just very, very special. it is a special group, yeah, it is g

joe lynskey, bbc news. hampshire hawks are t20 blast champions. one run at edgbaston. it went down to the final ball, lightning failing to score, and that gave the hawks their third t20 title, ten years after their last. england will face spain in the quarterfinals of the women's european championship. the spanish only needed to draw against the danes at brentford's community stadium but won 1—0 thanks to a late headerfrom marta cardona. they play the lionesses next wednesday night in brighton. there was also a win for germany at the euros today to finish top of that group. there are highlights of that on the bbc sport website. thanks for that. that's it. prime ministerial hopefuls penny mordant and tom tugenhadt join sophie raworth for sunday morning, tomorrow at 9am. but now from me and the team, have a very good night. you've probably heard already that a national emergency has been declared on account of this unprecedented heatwave. the english temperature record, notice also that of the uk, hello, this is bbc news with me, samantha simmonds.

joe lynskey, bbc news. we came here with the lions, we thought it was great to get a draw.ed. so come here and do it, it is just very, very special. it is a special group, yeah, it is great to be a part of. i think this is the hardest thing you could do by a country mile in rugby, especially when you take it down to the last game and we know that the all blacks, the history has got to come out firing, notjust to be up so much at half—time, but the most pleasing thing for me by a long stretch was the composure when they came back at us, because they always do a great win for ireland, a short while ago i got the thoughts of our rugby union correspondent chrisjones after the first test him he wouldn't have given ireland to hope going to a place they've never won a test match, they were 1—0 down. and end of a tough season, a lot of length players had experienced heartbreak at european finals. united rugby championship semifinals and you thought there is no chance i had and can turn this to her around, but they managed to do it. there was a caveat, may be, because there were ple

joe lynskey reports. after three weeks on the road, he was out in front on his own.rd had to do was stay on his bike. he had the yellowjersey, and second place was more than three minutes behind. that would barely change in a time trial, so in the last outpost before paris they all looked for a stage win. these rides are geraint thomas�* specialty, he was secure in third but this time on the day he was a few seconds of the day. jonas vingegaard also hoped to finish the day with a win. with that scare, he backed off. out in front overall, jonas vingegaard has never stopped. through all those weeks of solitude, this was the release. denmark's second grand tour winner will ride into paris and know it was worth it. formula 1 is in france for the last grand prix before a five—week summer break. once again, it looks set to be a battle between red bull's world champion max verstappen and charles leclerc, who managed to put his ferrari on pole for tomorrow's race. nick parrott reports. summer in the south of france, and unlike the last grand prix in austria, there was sereni

chasing 260 to win, rishabh pant and hardik pandya helped the tourists to victory at old trafford as joe lynskeyhe late sister look at england was maxima rebuild. liam livingstone found the rubble, but india's feel this had more poise than at the ball boys. just slightly. two balls later, livingstone tried again. this time, just a short. sent back to the seats. that was familiar down the order. when the captain went for 60, england stalled. all out for 2—5— nine. they left for overspend. 0nce nine. they left for overspend. once again, look forwickets nine. they left for overspend. once again, look for wickets the six foot seven man from surrey has soared back into form. this time though, india studied. started calm and then got moving. catch reserved to the crowd, he would his team to victory with a century. india take the series, england working progress. belgium's yasper philipsen has won stage 15 of the tour de france which was full of incident — including the yellow jersey leader going down into the final 60 kilometeres and denmark'sjonas vingegaard crashed in the middle of the peloton. with

joe lynskey, bbc news.ritain's jamie chadwick continued her domination in the women's w series — with her fourth win in four races. it's her sixth victory in a row across the last two campaigns, this one incredibly by a margin of more than 19 seconds. britain's abbi pulling also made the podium, finishing third, but it's chadwick who is well clear in the overall standings, and who the restjust can't catch. there was a dramatic finish on the second stage of the tour de france, with a crash less than two miles from the end catching out favourite tadej pogacar and chris froome. neither lost time. fabiojacobsen — the man picked ahead of mark cavendish — won the sprint as wout van aert moved into the leader's yellow jersey. and another name from the world of golf has joined the saudi—backed liv golf series. paul casey, the world no 26. he joins ex—ryder cup teammates lee westwood, ian poulter and sergio garcia in the new breakaway circuit, which finished in oregon — and moves to newjersey later this month. 22 of

our sports correspondent, joe lynskey, has more. cheering and applause five wins down... commentator: goes for goal! oh, my word! ..one more match to go. through the month ofjuly, there's been new memories and new faces. now, at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team who, at the euros, are the experts. commentator: it's 1-0 germany. there's been 12 of these tournaments. germany have won eight of them and they've not lost a final. england have never won it, but their coach has and since sarina wiegman took charge in september, they're unbeaten. she feels herjob�*s notjust to win, its to make a difference. we want to inspire the nation, we want everyone to be proud of us, and i think we've already accomplished that and, yes, every little girl now can see that women can be successful, that you can do what you really love and that makes a difference and hopefully that will change the society in a positive way. music: sweet caroline. the crescendo�*s building, the country's watching. good luck for the semifinal. we are all behind you. you hav

joe lynskey looks ahead. five wins down. goes for goal! oh, my word! one more match to go.ough the month ofjuly there's been new memories and new faces. now at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team, who at the euros, are the experts. there's been 12 of these tournaments — germany have won eight of them and they've not lost a final. one was in england in 2005 and four years later, against them. chance for six. six scored by germany. england have never won it but their coach has and since sarina wiegman took charge in september, they are unbeaten. she feels herjob is notjust to win, it's to make a difference. we want to inspire the nation, we want everyone to be proud of us and i think we've already accomplished that. and yes, every little girl now can see that women can be successful, that you can do what you really love and that makes a difference and that will, hopefully, change society in a positive way. the crescendo is building, the country is watching. good luck for the semifinal, we're all behind you. you have been magnificent. you

joe lynskey, bbc news. the duke of cambridge has shown his support. charlotte took to twitter to wish the lionesses good luck. we both want to wish the lionesses the best of luck for tonight. you've done amazingly well in the competition and we are rooting for you all the way. good luck, i hope you win. bye. 0ur sports correspondent jane dougalljoins us now from inside the stadium and she has a special guest. well, you can probably hear that rehearsals are going on inside the stadium ahead of this afternoon's match. they have been bringing out flags, singing the national anthem. but as we have heard, this is the first time that england would have got to the final of the major tournament since 2009 when they lost tournament since 2009 when they lost to germany. very pleased to say that we are joined to germany. very pleased to say that we arejoined by to germany. very pleased to say that we are joined by the england goalkeeper in that 2009 final. thank you forjoining us. first of all, england lost 6—2 are not final. but that was a long time ago and the

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are hopes that it will provide a major boost for the city and the region, as our correspondent joe lynskeygames and it's here in sandwell, one of the most diverse and densely populated parts of the city. this place has never had a resource like this before, but now, it's got an aquatic centre. it is a very diverse community and it's got a growing economy but there are still quite high levels of deprivation in the area and we are quite keen to use the games as a springboard to create opportunities and invite investment into the area. the centre has been stitched into smethwick in sandwell borough, by next year, it will be a multipurpose facility. for this community, it's a gateway to sport that without the games, would not be here. i feel extremely lucky because i don't think it willjust affect us, it will affect future generations. in like 20 years time, yeah, i was there, i saw this happen. it's really an amazing opportunity for us. there are a variety of sports, there's always something that we can do and it's going to be an amazing experience for us. ijoined smethwick swimming club when

joe lynskey, bbc news.who won their deciding test in sydney, in what is only their second series win in australia. it all came down to a brilliant try from marcus smith, picking up the balljust inside his own half and racing clear, helping england win by 21 points to 17 and the series 2—1. wales are 17—8 down to south africa at half time. scotland play their deciding test in argentina later. next to day three of the open championship at st andrews. 0ur reporter ben croucher is there for us. rory mcilroy remains part of the chasing pack, but a new man at the top. chasing pack, but a new man at the to -. , chasing pack, but a new man at the to, , , chasing pack, but a new man at the to -. , , , top. his playing partner viktor hovland leads _ top. his playing partner viktor hovland leads the _ top. his playing partner viktor hovland leads the way - top. his playing partner viktor hovland leads the way on - top. his playing partner viktor hovland leads the way on 14 i top. his playing partner viktor - hovland l

joe lynskey has the story. 100,000 fans at silverstone were braced for every outcome.s the champion but this track is one man's manor. lewis hamilton won seven of the last eight british grand prix but this year, he is off the pace. his team thought the rain would help him but to qualify in fifth was his worst place here for eight years. hamilton's 98 points off the lead, where verstappen is so consistent. the dutchman qualified second but few begrudge the man in front. carlos sainz has raced in f1 for seven years. 150 grand prix, he had not once been on pole until now. the man from spain on top in the rain and while the skies could clear by tomorrow, this race is still tough to predict. before we head back to wimbledon, tributes have been paid to the former scotland and rangers goalkeeper andy goram, who has died of cancer. he was 58. goram was capped 43 times for his country at football and four times at cricket, the only scottish man to have played for the national side at both sports. he helped rangers win five scottish titles, three scottish cups and two league cup

joe lynskey, bbc news. joining me now is sports minister, nigel huddlestone.ing i am assuming you have got a ticket to? , , . to? yes, i will be heading in there a coule to? yes, i will be heading in there a coume of _ to? yes, i will be heading in there a couple of minutes. _ to? yes, i will be heading in there a couple of minutes. what - to? yes, i will be heading in there a couple of minutes. what are - to? yes, i will be heading in there| a couple of minutes. what are your credentials — a couple of minutes. what are your credentials then _ a couple of minutes. what are your credentials then when _ a couple of minutes. what are your credentials then when it _ a couple of minutes. what are your credentials then when it comes - a couple of minutes. what are your credentials then when it comes to l credentials then when it comes to promoting women's sport in genuinely being interested in it? it promoting women's sport in genuinely being interested in it?— being interested in it? it was my to being interested in it? it was my tap priority _ being interested in

joe lynskey reports. after three weeks on the road, he was out in front on his own. stay on his bike. he had the yellowjersey, and tadej pogacar in second was more than three minutes behind. that would barely change in a time trial, so in the last outpost before paris, they all looked for a stage win. these rides are geraint thomas' speciality. he was secure in third for the tour, but this time, on the day, he was a few seconds off the top. vingegaard also hopes to end with a win. he was pushing. commentator: very close to losing the line there! - with that scare, he backed off and let wout van aert take the stage, and it meant just as much to him. but out in front, overall, vingegaard has never stopped. through all those weeks of solitude, this was the release. denmark's second grand tour winner will ride into paris and know it was worth it. joe lynsky, bbc news. so vingegaard is poised to become just the second danish cyclist to win the tour. as we just saw though he had a wobble on yesterday's stage. here's how he reacted afterwards. i think i also almost had a he

joe lynskey has the story. 100,000 fans at silverstone were braced for every outcome.prises. max verstappen is the champion but this track is one man's manor. lewis hamilton won seven of the last eight british grand prix is but this year, he is off the pace. his team thought the ring to tell him but to qualify in fifth was his worst place here for eight years. hamilton's 98 points off the lead where verstappen is so consistent. the dutchman qualified second but few begrudge the man in front. colour science has raced in f1 for seven years. 150 grand prix, he had not once been on pole until now. the man from spain on top in the rain and while the skies could clear by tomorrow, this race is still tough to predict. before the rain came out, jamie chadwick continued her imperious form in the women's w series, with her fourth win in four races this season. the briton took the chequered flag more than 19 seconds ahead of her nearest rival after streaking clearfrom pole position and extending her lead in the drivers standings to a mammoth 39 points. britain's abi pulling also

the pool at these games is made notjust for medals but for a neighbourhood. joe lynskey, bbc news, sandwell much under way. sally hurst is at victoria square, in birmingham city centre for us. sally — what's been happening today? well, it is very noisy here at victoria square, as you can properly sense. lots going on. this is a festival site and there has been lots of music, dancing, and we are about to see some of the basson really come right down the square. this is why everyone is out here to watch it —— at on relay. burning and has become incredibly busy and we have noticed after being here for a couple of days and we have noticed it really getting a lot busier. we have seen international visitors, athletes milling about the streets and bars and restaurants are filling up and bars and restaurants are filling up and lots of people were in the pub watching england last night. it is definitely burning and buzzing. this is a game is that birmingham really wants to put on the map to make it a really memorable one when it comes to power a spot in women's medals, doesn't it? flam it comes to p

joe lynskey looks ahead to the race. has still not emerged. held back by his car, he has not yet won a grand prix. 98 points of the leader, max verstappen. going around! max verstappen spins around! _ around! with all setbacks, he around! — with all setbacks, he still found a way to hold on. qualifying turn two chaos. hamilton's lab means he will start in death, his lowest grid placing here since 2014. but in those eight years he has won this race seven times. if anyone can come back, it is him. the forecasters drive for the race but silverstone is preparing for other disruption. on friday, northamptonshire police that they think protesters could invade the track. the force has urged them not to, and that it could jeopardise lives. our crowd at this live takes a huge operation, yesterday's summit bans bird verstappen. it isjust yesterday's summit bans bird verstappen. it is just seven months since he kept hamilton to the title. carlos sainz will start the grand prix on pole, seven years in formula 1. prix on pole, seven

joe lynskey, bbc news, birmingham.media and sport secretary, nadine dorries, says the event will benefit the area in years to come. 0na number of on a number of occasions, i've visited the new aquatics centre, i don't know if you've been there yet but it is quite special and that's going to be let for the community and birmingham to enjoy. so it's not just money the government has pumped into helping to put on a fantastic commonwealth games, it's also about what's left behind for birmingham as well. i'm joined now by the leader birmingham city council, labour councillor ian ward. good morning. what does it mean for birmingham to be hosting these games? birmingham to be hosting these names? , , ., birmingham to be hosting these names? , ,., , birmingham to be hosting these names? , ,., ., , , ., birmingham to be hosting these names? , ,., , .,, games? this is our opportunity to be on the world — games? this is our opportunity to be on the world stage _ games? this is our opportunity to be on the world stage and _ games?

joe lynskey, bbc news. we were saying, the organisers must be pinching themselves.lly happy. iline very excited and really happy. one ofthe very excited and really happy. one of the things _ very excited and really happy. one of the things people said it was could you have stayed matches in bigger stadiums? could you have stayed matches in biggerstadiums? is could you have stayed matches in bigger stadiums? is that perhaps one reflection you will probably take from this and say yes, perhaps we could have used some bigger stadiums? it’s could have used some bigger stadiums?— could have used some bigger stadiums? �* , ., , ., stadiums? it's really about finding that balance- _ stadiums? it's really about finding that balance. we _ stadiums? it's really about finding that balance. we wanted - stadiums? it's really about finding that balance. we wanted a - stadiums? it's really about finding that balance. we wanted a full- that balance. we wanted a full stadium, fantastic atmospheres, for every team. we can say we have achieved that today. every stadium had a fantastic

joe lynskey, bbc news.sterday. no doubt about the highlight — just take a look at this. her second shot at the 11th — you've guessed it. straight in for an eagle. absolutely brilliant. i was going to say, the ladies european tour, the lpga, especially, not flirting with the saudi investment in the liv gulf side of things, but the lpga commissioner said she would meet with them all. bare commissioner said she would meet with them all.— with them all. are they interested in movini with them all. are they interested in moving into _ with them all. are they interested in moving into the _ with them all. are they interested in moving into the women's - with them all. are they interested in moving into the women's tour? j in moving into the women's tour? greg norman says he has his eyes on it so i think they might make moves in the future, interesting development, marching into the men's side of the game. but development, marching into the men's side of the game.— side of the game. but they are at loggerheads _ s

in four years, there's been lockdowns and setbacks, but across this city, they are ready. joe lynskeyll never have a better opportunity than this. the games themselves have helped us leave over £1 billion of investment, transport infrastructure, for our population infrastructure, for our population in birmingham, so when we were told previously that we can afford it, the truth is, we can afford not to do this, because with the investment that we have seen into the city as a result of posting these games, it is far exceeded the money the city council has had to spend. that was the leader of— council has had to spend. that was the leader of birmingham - council has had to spend. that was the leader of birmingham city i the leader of birmingham city council. network rail says disruption to trains around the country will continue this morning because of the knock—on effect of yesterday's strike action. several operators have warned that services will start later than usual and people are being advised to check before travelling. another walk—out of drivers at seven companies is planned fo

joe lynskey, bbc news, birmingham.joined by ian reid, chief executive of the commonwealth games. joining us early this morning on day one effectively. give us a sense of the place and atmosphere. last night we had lenny — the place and atmosphere. last night we had lenny henry _ the place and atmosphere. last night we had lenny henry on _ the place and atmosphere. last night we had lenny henry on this _ the place and atmosphere. last night we had lenny henry on this stage - we had lenny henry on this stage with the queen's baton before the finaljourney into the stadium tonight. we have an incredible opening ceremony that will celebrate the best of the city and region and showcase that to the world and we are ready to go with the sport. {flare are ready to go with the sport. give us an idea of _ are ready to go with the sport. give us an idea of the _ are ready to go with the sport. give us an idea of the opening ceremony. it does set the tone for what is to come. ~ ., . , , come. we have incredible people, steven knight

joe lynskey reports. new zealand, but few have come at the all blacks quite like this. and over the line! _ the all blacks quite like this. and over the line! ireland _ the all blacks quite like this. and over the line! ireland were - the all blacks quite like this. and over the line! ireland were not i the all blacks quite like this. and | over the line! ireland were notjust over the line! ireland were not 'ust in front, over the line! ireland were not 'ust in front. but— over the line! ireland were not 'ust in front, but dominant. * over the line! ireland were not 'ust in front, but dominant. 20 i over the line! ireland were notjust in front, but dominant. 20 through -- 22-3 in front, but dominant. 20 through —— 22—3 up at half—time. wellington stirred. but still, ireland pushback and reached out for their moment. can you believe it? he got there! eight days ago they had never won on all black soil. for ireland, it was great to win just one. to win a series was extraordinary. across the tasman sea at th

joe lynskey, bbc news. let's ahave a look at the state of play on the medals table.t was. first of all, the history _ us. thank you. what a night it was. first of all, the history of— first of all, the history of northern ireland.- first of all, the history of northern ireland. tell us about that. tell northern ireland. tell us about that- tell a _ northern ireland. tell us about that. tell a fantastic _ northern ireland. tell us about that. tell a fantastic swim - northern ireland. tell us about that. tell a fantastic swim that| that. tell a fantastic swim that was. just kind of held his own, and totally unexpected. i think it was northern ireland's first commonwealth medal. they've got loads more up opportunities as well. a fantastic mark start for them. find a fantastic mark start for them. and a fantastic start _ a fantastic mark start for them. and a fantastic start for england. they've won a four by one relay. 0r they've won a four by one relay. or it silver. just edged out his normally team gb mate but for scotland. it was such an exciting race. , . , ., scotla