leinster did not need another invitation to move further ahead. but when wasps came out after the break, they played like a different site. suddenly they were finding an extra burst of speed. it was lei nster extra burst of speed. it was leinster though who found the crucial point to put the result beyond any doubt. wasps and larue left to reflect on the costly mistakes. better news for bath, they are through to the semi—finals of the european challenge cup after beating french side brive at the rec by 3a points to 20. elsewhere warrington have picked up their first point

today leinster threatened early on to give wasps that losing feeling.anaged to put the passes together, or so they thought. william le roux grab the ball. the loss of control inexplicable, the wasps head coach the last chance and explode. they did not need another invitation to move further ahead. they touched down but when wasps came out after the break, they played like a different site. suddenly, they were finding an extra burst burst of speed. two quick tries brought them back into contention. it was leinster though who found the crucial score to put the result beyond any doubt. wasps and le roux left to reflect on the costly mistakes. leinster‘s rivals munster will be joining them in the semi—finals, they beat four time european champions toulouse at toe—mond park —john ryan bundling over for the opening try in the first few minutes. another forward added their second — cj stander sneaked over in the second half, and two tries in the final four minutes sealed it — a1—16 the final score. bath are through to the semifinals of the european challenge c

leinster into the semi—finals after winning 32 points to 17.er, also the thought. willie larue failed to the thought. willie larue failed to the ball. the loss of control was inexplicable for the wasps head coach. leinster did not need another invitation to move further ahead. but when wasps came out after the break, they played like a different site. suddenly they were finding an extra burst of speed. it was lei nster extra burst of speed. it was leinster though who found the crucial point to put the result beyond any doubt. wasps and larue left to reflect on the costly mistakes. better news for bath, they are through to the semi—finals of the european challenge cup after beating french side brive at the rec by 3a points to 20. elsewhere warrington have picked up their first point of the super league season. they drew 22 all with hull fc. wakefield trinity ran out winners. benjones wakefield trinity ran out winners. ben jones scored wakefield trinity ran out winners. benjones scored twice in the opening 16 minutes. wakefield are up to six. the

up a last four tie against leinster. roger federer has claimed his third title of 2017 with another final victory over rafael nadal in the final of the miami open. after winning at the australian open and in indian wells, the 18—time grand slam champion beat rafa nadal in straight sets in miami. it's his 26th masters series title and he'll move up to fourth in the world rankings as a result. world number one mark selby has beaten wales's mark williams 10—8 to claim the china open in beijing. victory for williams would have given him an automatic qualification spot in this month's world championship in sheffield, but instead he'll now have to play three best—of—19 matches to get there. it's selby‘s fourth ranking event win of the season. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. more now on the death of broadcaster

to date leinster threatened early on to give wasps that feeling.b the ball. the loss of control inexplicable, the wasps head coach the last chance and explode. they did not need another invitation to move further ahead. they touched down but when wasps came out after the break, they played like a different site. suddenly, they were finding an extra burst burst of speed. it was leinster though who find the crucial score to put the result beyond any doubt. wasps and larue left to reflect on the costly mistakes. bath are through to the semifinals of the european challenge cup after beating french side brive at the rec by 34—20. two tries for taulupe faletau of wales and another two for england wing semesa rokoduguni set up a meeting with ospreys at the stade francais in the last four. gloucester play cardiff blues at 8:05pm. warrington have picked up their first point of the super league season. they drew 22—22 with hull fc. leigh 24, widnes 31. wakefield at 16—0 up against catalan bryans. —— dragons. britain's charley hull is three shots off the lead

leinster are now six points clear at the top. that's all from sportsday.rnight most places will remain dry and clear. we will see some patchy mist and fog across southern counties, by which time cloud will push into the north west of scotland and perhaps northern ireland. knock offa and perhaps northern ireland. knock off a few degrees in rural areas. it will warm up quickly tomorrow. pollen levels will be high across most of england and wales. the fork will not last too long. —— mist and fog. cloud moves in to bring rain across parts of scotland. it will not amount to much. temperatures will be lower than today. it will feel quite different. as this cloud moves into wales and western england temperatures will dip away as well. but east and central eastern parts of england will hang onto those temperatures, up to 25 degrees. the warm airgets temperatures, up to 25 degrees. the warm air gets pushed away by that weather front. no rain warm air gets pushed away by that weatherfront. no rain but it will introduce cold air from the north west as we change wind

leinster are now six points clear at the top. that's all from sportsday. whether. there has been little or no clouds across most of the uk. just a little bit of cloud lingering in the north west of scotla nd lingering in the north west of scotland and the northern isles. that made comeback tonight and arrive in western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere, clear skies arrive in western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere, clearskies will leave things quite chilly. those are the numbers in towns and cities, we can knock off a few degrees for the countryside. tree pollen at this time of year. more sunshine as well burning off that mist and fog in the south. some changes coming into the north—west. that cloud is moving over the irish sea to western parts of england and wales as well. clothing over across the whole of scotland. the range and amount to much and we were in the davison sunshine but it will be cooler than today by a couple of degrees. for western parts of england and wales, asa western parts of england and wales, as a cloud over in the afternoon

leinster will play clermont auvergne in the other semi. are back with the late news at ten — now on bbc one its time for the news where you are. goodbye. today i'm in the lair of the wizard who likes decibels, who likes to write a book or two, a wizard called brian eno. the former member of roxy music has added production sounds to the biggest acts in the world — u2, coldplay and some chap called bowie. it is love of random, generative art that has brought us here. his music is very atmospheric and at the wheel and he's regarded as the godfather of ambient music and his new work, reflection, it is rather unpredictable. it is a generative music app which follows rules defined and refined by brian eno but which plays differently every time. 14% of these notes, random, will be pitched down by three semitones. the second is a1% go an octave down, 12 semitones. can i just say... scientist. i would go further, quantum scientist. probabilities. brian eno has spent weeks, months, tweaking these rules and probabilities which when combined cause the

gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons, there were also wins for cardiff and leinsterfc a 34—10 win over warrington wolves on what was a poignant night at the k—com stadium as adam wild reports. ian hull, a night to remember a hero. notjust for ian hull, a night to remember a hero. not just for rugby league ian hull, a night to remember a hero. notjust for rugby league but the country. jack harrison awarded the country. jack harrison awarded the victoria cross, killed on the battlefield a century ago. for the clu b battlefield a century ago. for the club he loved, a win would take them top. this try helping them towards an early 12 point lead. after a dismal start to the seasoned warrington are now a club with a point to prove, hitting back through russell and then this against the former side he played for. hull reduced to just four points at the break. but they had a matchwinner, getting the ball down to score in the corner. any doubt disappeared when hull quite literally ran away with it. going almost the length of the field, albert kelly eventually bringing the smi

edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons in the pro 12,wins also tonight for cardiff and leinstercond half gave hull fc a 34—10 win over warrington wolves on what was a poignant night at the k com stadium as adam wild reports. ian howell, a note to remember. not just a hero to rugby league, but to the country. jack harrison, the whole fc club legend, ordered the victoria cross, killed on the battlefield a century ago. for the clu b battlefield a century ago. for the club he loved, the winner would take top. this track help in the black and white toward an early 12 point lead. after a dismal start, warrington and our club with a point to prove, hitting back through matty russell and then this. the whole lead reduced just four points at the break, but an itchy and be sure they have a proven matchwinner. somehow managing to get the ball down to score. anecdote about the result disappeared when whole, quite literally ran away with it. finn we re literally ran away with it. finn were going almost the length of the field. albert kelly eventually bringing the smiles. all top of super lea

leinster are now six points clear at the top. ican i can tell you that all starters came home safe.dish police say a man arrested in stockholm after yesterday‘s fatal lorry attack is almost certainly the driver. foreign secretary borisjohnson calls off a visit to moscow, saying the chemical weapons attack in syria has changed the situation ‘fundamentally‘ two people have died and 33 others were rescued after a fire at a care home in hertfordshire, hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through the releases, as ever, is mark kermode. this is a really good week. we have i‘m not your he go which is a documentary. we have roll, he very breathtaking feature debut. and a quiet passion, terence davies‘ from about... it is based on an unfinished story byjames it is based on an unfinished story by james baldwin. it it is based on an unfinished story byjames baldwin. it is narrated by samuel ljackson and mixes news footage, reportage, clips from movies and television programmes and puts together a narrative which tells a story in which is both polemical and rather poetic

there were also wins for cardiff and leinster.eague's super league after a convincing victory over warrington wolves. twenty unanswered second—half points, including this try from jamie shaul, helped them to a 34—10 win. elsewhere st helens beat leigh 28—6. you just can't separate them in the semi—finals, at the world snooker in sheffield. after two sessions it's neck and neck between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last year's final. ding came back from 10—7 down, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame, to draw level at 12—12. they'll resume at 2.30pm. in the other semi—final, john higgins is 10—6 up against barry hawkins after winning a marathon final frame in yesterday afternoon's session. they start again at ten o'clock this morning. and you can follow that on the bbc, on tv and the website. the match between ding junhui and selby was incredible, both coming back, i wouldn't like to call it. it might be like the boxing match tonight! well done for keeping going. you're watching brea

a drop goal in the final minute of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on the top of theal to put the irish side ahead with overtime approaching. 0spreys then missed a kick of their own. 20—18 was how it finished to leinster. cricket — england's ben stokes hit his first 50 in the indian premier league, but his team, rising pune supergiant, lost by six wickets to king's xi punjab. the 25—year—old all—rounder hit three sixes on the way to getting his half—century. this was the first. stokes is the most expensive overseas player in the ipl, but he was unable to help his side avoid defeat. pune have a win and a defeat from their first two matches. british olympic hero nicola adams won by a unanimous points decision in her first professional boxing fight. the two—time olympic champion beat the argentine fighter virginia carcamo at the manchester arena, winning all four rounds with thejudges. having dominated in the amateur ranks, she turned professional earlier this year, signing with promoter frank warren. oh, it was really good. really enjoyed myself, loved the crowd. like e

a drop goal in the final minute of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on the top of theo put the irish side ahead with overtime approaching. 0spreys then missed a kick of their own. 20—18 was how it finished to leinster. british olympic hero nicola adams won by a unanimous points decision in her first professional boxing fight. the two—time olympic champion beat the argentine fighter virginia carcamo at the manchester arena, winning all four rounds with thejudges. having dominated in the amateur ranks, she turned professional earlier this year, signing with promoter frank warren. it was really good. really enjoyed myself, loved the crowd. i like entertaining. yeah, it was an amazing experience for the first time. idid amazing experience for the first time. i did i little bit hard to get the stoppage, but it will come with experience. the more times i box and the more rounds i get in either get used to settling down and placing my punches a bit more. great stuff. just a reminder, the chinese grand prix starts at 7am this morning. of course lewis hamilton is on poll. it is

they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final, that second semi—final takes place tomorrow.he world snooker championship. he only needed three frames to complete victory when he resumed this morning against former champion shaun murphy and he hit a century break on his way to a 13—7 win. earlierjohn higgins beat mark allen 13—9 and ronnie o sullivan booked his place in the last 8 beating former champion shaun murphy 13—7. defending champion mark selby is coming to the end of the opening session of his match against china's xiao guodong. he's currently leading by 5 frames to 2. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this evening. two men have been arrested in connection with an acid attack, which left two people blinded in one eye. 20 people were hurt in the attack at the nightclub in east london on monday. the two men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. police are still urging another man to hand himself in. the sun newspaper has printed a formal apology to ev

a drop goal in the final minute of the match helped leinster strengthen their grip on the top of then missed a kick of their own. 20—18 was how it finished to leinster. in cricket, england‘s ben stokes hit his first 50 in the indian premier league but his team — rising pune supergiant — lost by six wickets to king‘s xi punjab. the 25—year—old all—rounder hit three sixes on the way to getting his half—century. this was the first. stokes is the most expensive overseas player in the ipl, but he was unable to help his side avoid defeat. pune have a win and a defeat from their first two matches. great britain have failed to reach the semi—finals of the davis cup for the first time in three years. jamie murray and dom inglot had to win their doubles match against france to stand a chance, but lost. nicolas mahut and julien benneteau took the first set before murray and inglot responded. but it proved to be the only set britain won with the french taking the crucial points — and the next two sets. terry flanagan is eyeing the biggest fight after a successful defence of his title, you won on

they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks time, that second semi—final is great britain's first major international rings medal with a silver at the european championships in romania. he was only beaten by the olympic champion eleftherios petrounias. tulloch says his aim is now to beat his greek rival in the world championships in october. ellie downie also won two more medals today to add to the gold she took in the all—around yesterday. she won a silver in the vault and a bronze in the uneven bars. her sister becky had been favourite in this event but had a nasty fall which has ruled her out of tomorrow's beam final. —— which has ruled her out of tomorrow's team final. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. for the first time since the industrial revolution, britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. it's been described as a "watershed moment" by duncan burt from national grid. let'

clermont auvergne beat toulon to set up a last four tie against leinster.d's men were victorious, and that made up for their women's crew who handed cambridge victory from the very start of their race. 0rganisers were just thankful that there was any racing at all. kate grey reports. when an unexploded one world war two bomb exploded near the start of the yea r‘s bomb exploded near the start of the year's boat race, there were fears it would be cancelled. emergency services were called in and worked all night to safely remove the device. racing was given the go—ahead. despite the uncertainty surrounding this event, the crowd have turned out in their thousands, desperate to catch a glimpse of this historic head—to—head, 0xford versus cambridge. the women's race was over before it began when this happened to the oxford boat as they took their first stroke. pele standing, and cambridge capitalise on their baggage, pulling further away and eventually crossing the line with a new course record. the men's race was more of a battle in the early stages, with the cl

they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks time — that second semi—finalde history for great britain's gymnasts, winning their first international rings medal with a silver at the european championships in romania. this silver adds to an impressive championships for gb's men's team, which contains none of the competitors from the rio olympics. it means a lot. i have come fourth, and just missing out on the medals. i did not want that to ever happen again, gone back to the gym, trained so hard. i want to keep improving on the rings. hopefully some younger gymnasts can follow in my footsteps and we can become a great nation on the rings. to athletics, where there were familiar scenes for great britain men's 4 x 100m relay team. they've been disqualified in the final at the world relays. they were on course for a medal going into the fourth and final changeover, but debutant ojie edoburun took off too soon and danny talbot couldn't get the baton to him in the required zone. the usa went on to win, justin gatlin powering over the line for the gold medal. iam i

they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final — that second semi—final takes place tomorrowfinals of the world snooker championship. he only needed three frames to complete victory when he resumed this morning against former champion shaun murphy and he hit a century break on his way to a 13—7 win. meanwhile john higgins, who's hoping to win his fifth title at the crucible, came through a high—quality match against northern ireland's mark allen, winning it by 13 frames to nine. he'll play kyren wilson next. on the other table this evening world number one mark selby finished his session against xiao guodong of china — 6—2 up. they'll resume at half past two tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. thank you, james. you have the paper review coming up at 1130 but before that, a quick look through. the mail on sunday claims the conservatives opinion poll lead has been slashed in half because of theresa may's plans over tax and pensions. this is how the sunday mirror reports that polled, giving the tories their highest lead since 1991. the paper says jeremy corbyn highest lead s

they beat beat munster 26—10 in dublin and will face clermont auvergne or leinster in next month's finals all your sport this evening. many thanks. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. this is a test. this is the deadliest taliban attack on afghan security forces of the entire war. it comes 16 years after the war started. that is very significant and i think the whole nation is in shock that this could happen, notjust nation is in shock that this could happen, not just the nation is in shock that this could happen, notjust the numbers but also the method of hello. this is bbc news. more now on a deadly taliban attack in northern afghanistan. the afghan government has declared tomorrow a day of national mourning, after the deaths of more than 140 soldiers in a taliban attack. it happened at a military base in the north of the country, with the militants apparently disguised as soldiers. earlier, i spoke to the guardian's correspondent in afghanistan, sune engel rasmussen. he said the de

the two—time winners were outclasssed by the three—time champions leinster in dublin, the home side scoring, munster also knocked out toulouse. 41—16 was the final score at thomond park as the province reached their 12th semi—final in the competition. and great britain's charley hull is three off the lead at the first women's golf major of the year in california. that's all your sport. before we leave you, an act of kindness after an elderly gentleman was targeted for parking his brightly coloured car outside his home in the picturesque cotswold village of bibury. some said peter maddox, who's 84, was spoiling the view. after the story was broadcast, a hundred—strong convoy of fellow yellow car owners from around britain converged on the village in a very bright show of solidarity. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. good night. today has brought some fabulous picture because of the loud grouping and the thunder. tomorrow, it looks much drier. there will be warm, sunny spells for many of us but not before we have had a chilly night. shower

they lost 32—17 to leinster in their quarterfinal.four tries past the premiership leaders to win. they'll play either clermont auvergne or toulon next. munster are also into the last four, they'll face either glasgow or defending champions saracens. the two remaining quarterfinal matches are later today. in the other code, warrington remain bottom of superleague but a late kurt gidley penalty did earn them a first point as they drew with hull fc. widnes beat leigh for their first win of the season. wakefield trinity meanwhile are up to 6th in the table. they beat catalan dragons 38—18 in perpignan thanks largely to a hattrick from benjones bishop. charley hull's hopes of winning the first golf major in the women's calendar, the ana inspiration tournament, appear to be over going into today's final round in california. she finished second last year, but after a round of 71 she's eight shots behind this woman, america's lexi thompson, who heads the field on 13 under par overall. she narrowly missed out on a birdie at the 7th there. four

wasps are out of the european champions cupm —— cup, losing 32—17 to leinster.ainst either clermont auvergne or toulon. they'll be joined by rivals munster in the last four, who thrashed toulouse 41—16. charley hull remains in contention. that's a first women's golf major of the year. this is how the leaderboard looks at the moment. charley hull is six under overall. that's all the sport for now. thank you. millions of people over the age of 25 shold be better off from today as the national living wage goes up. it's increased by 4% from £7.20 an hour to £7.50. however, those between the ages of 21 and 24, who receive the national minimum wage, will get a rise of only 1.4%. katherine chapman from the living wage foundation says the raise is still well below what it actually costs to live in the uk. we work with over 3000 employees who are already going further than this new minimum floor and paying a real living wage, it's a real living wage because it is based on what it actually costs to live in the uk, so actually costs to live in the uk, so a separate calcula

leinster came out on top in the first of the weekend's european champions cup quarter—finals.nt auvergne or toulon. they'll be joined by rivals munster in the last four, they thrashed toulouse 41—16. in super league, warrington wolves remain winless but picked up a first point of the season with a 22—22 draw against hull fc. in the day's late kickoff in perpignan, wakefield trinity ran out 38—18 winners over catalan dragons. benjones bishop scored twice in the opening 16 minutes — and added a breakaway try for his hat trick to help wakefield up to sixth. in the day's other game, widnes beat leigh 37—24. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. two million people are set for a pay rise today, as the national living wage goes up to £7.50 an hour. the change has been broadly welcomed by unions. but employers have expressed concern about the strain of additional costs, as sangita myska reports. 23—year—old lewis davidson already paid more than the national living wage by his employer. he certainly notices the difference from his previous company. i was strugg

they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks' time, that second semi—finalnts to 18. tom lineham's try completed their comeback with two minutes to go. that puts them eighth in the table. courtney tulloch has made history for great britain's gymnasts, winning their first international rings medal with a silver at the european championships in romania. this silver adds to an impressive championships for gb‘s men's team, which contains none of the competitors from the rio 0lympics. john higgins, through to the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship. higgins is hoping to win his fifth title at the crucible. he came through a high—quality match against northern ireland's mark allen, winning it by 13 frames to nine. he'll play kyren wilson next. ronnie 0'sullivan is also through. what a busy weekend it was. some incredible goal scoring over the weekend. fantastic! that one fall hull. 0h weekend. fantastic! that one fall hull. oh my goodness. -- for. incredible scenes at the fed cup as well. not the kind of thing you want to see at elite level sport, or

they lost 32—17 to leinster in their quarterfinal.they'll face either glasgow or defending champions saracens. the two remaining quarterfinal matches are later today. in the european challenge cup, bath are into the semi finals for the second time in four years. they beat brive 34—20. england winger samesa rockodoguni scored twice for bath. gloucester are also through — they beat cardiff blues. warrington remain bottom of super league but a late kurt gidley penalty did earn them a first point as they drew with hull fc. widnes beat leigh for their first win of the season wakefield trinity meanwhile are up to sixth in the table. they beat catalan dragons 38—18 in perpignan thanks largely to a hattrick from benjones bishop. charley hull's hopes of winning the first golf major in the women's calendar — the ana inspiration tournament — appear to be over going into today's final round in california she finished second last year, but after a round of 71. she's eight shots behind this woman — america's lexi thompson — who heads the field on 1

they‘ll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks time — that second semi—finals to go. they‘re now eighth in the table. let‘s return to that tennis story. we don‘t want to see this behaviour. the former tennis player ilie nastase has been banned from any further role in the fed cup tie between britain and romania after he verbally abused the british number one johanna konta. the british captain, anne keothavon who was also sworn at, spoke about the incident shortly afterwards. what he said to the umpire and referee, you can ask them, it was enough for him to be warned and then disqualified. but then what he said directed at bothjohanna konta and myself, it is not something i am going to repeat here. it is not appropriate to say to any other human in that particular way. that is not what we have come here for. we came to play a competitive match against romania in a fair environment. we certainly do not expect verbal abuse. let‘s speak now to our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, who is at the fed cup in romania for us this morning. good morning to you. i sup

they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks' time, that second semi—finalbehind to beat wakefield trinity by 20 points to 18. tom lineham's try completed their comeback with two minutes to go. that puts them eighth in the table. courtney tulloch has made history for great britain's gymnasts, winning their first international rings medal with a silver at the european championships in romania. this silver adds to an impressive championships for gb's men's team, which contains none of the competitors from the rio olympics. i felt a lot more confident out there. i don't really look at anyone else and fear them. he did an amazing routine, but! else and fear them. he did an amazing routine, but i know i can catch him and i have skills to add on to my routine. i can up my routine. i am on to my routine. i can up my routine. iam not on to my routine. i can up my routine. i am not scared. on to my routine. i can up my routine. iam not scared. i know on to my routine. i can up my routine. i am not scared. i know i can beat him. i can't wait to go to the world champio

there were also wins for cardiff, scarlets and leinster.r barker and emily nelson secured britain's fourth medal — a silver — in the women's madison. they were beaten to gold by belgium. for barker, it's a second silver of the games — she can claim a third in today's points race. defending champion mark selby thrashed qualifier fergal o'brien in his opening match at the world snooker championship in sheffield. the world number one threatened a whitewash as he wrapped up victory by ten frames to two. he now has almost a week off before his second round match when he'll play either wales' ryan day or china's xiao goo—dong. ronnie o'sullivan is finding things a little more difficult in his first round match. he was 5—1 up at one point with this, the first century break of this year's tournament, but qualifier gary wilson has battled back and is now only a frame behind. that match will conclude this afternoon — you can follow that across the bbc. thank you very much, hugh. an attempted missile test by north korea has capped off on the most even

munster late on, but saracens had the match sewn up by then — they‘ll play either clermont auvergne or leinstery by 20 points to 18. drew savage watched the action. three years since wakefield last one here, but they have a man in form in tom johnson. his second try restored that 14 tom johnson. his second try restored that 1a point lead. the home side needed something to turn around their fortunes. captain chris needed something to turn around theirfortunes. captain chris hill bundling warrington back into the match. they finally began to turn possession into points. kevin brown after a battle with concussion. the clock was kicking down, just two minutes to go. that was enough. warrington now it‘s in the table and rising. ellie downie won gold in the all—around final yesterday and she has won another two medals today at the european gymnastics championships in romania. first up, was the vault final, where she won silver. she was leading with a score of 14.35, but was beaten into second place by the very last competitor — coline devillard of france. after the medal ceremony, downie was straight

there were also wins for cardiff, scarlets and leinster.hip in sheffield. the world number one threatened a whitewash as he wrapped up victory by 10 frames to 2. he now has almost a week off before his second round match when he'll play either wales' ryan day or china's xiao goo—dong. ronnie o'sullivan is finding things a little more difficult in his first round match. he was 5—1 up at one point with this — the first century break of this year's tournament — but qualifier gary wilson has battled back and is now only a frame behind. that match will conclude this afternoon — you can follow that across the bbc. now, there was a bit of a fright in store for england's after his stray tee shot from the tenth hole at the rbc heritage in south carolina. this alligator was lying in wait clearly eager for a slice of the action. poulter had to take penalty drop for his ball going into the water and was worried the alligator might snatch his club, or maybe something more substantial... webb simpson's caddy managed to scare the reptile away. poulter uns

there were also wins for cardiff, scarlets and leinster.threatened a will whitewash as he wrapped up victory ten friends— two. he will play either ryan day or a chinese player in the next round. sullivan is finding things a little more difficult in his first round match. he was 5—1 up at one point with this, the first century break of this, the first century break of this year's tournament, but the qualifier has fought back and is now only one frame behind. you can follow that match across the bbc. now, which sportsmen are the bravest? car drivers, someone in extreme sports? but you would never think of putting golfers along the sort of risks. this may change your mind. this alligator is what was lying in wait for ian poulter after his shot at the ibc heritage in south carolina. he had to take a penalty drop is ball going in the water and was worried that the alligator may snatch his club. his caddie scared the reptile away. he double bogeyed the whole, unsurprisingly, and ended upjust three shots away from lead. —— hole. that is brilliant.

there were also wins for cardiff and leinster.l, helped them to a 34—10 win. elsewhere, st helens beat leigh 28—6. you just can't separate them in the semi—finals at the world snooker in sheffield. after two sessions its neck and neck between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last year's final. but ding came back from 10—7 down, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame to draw level at 12—12. they'll resume at 2:30pm. in the other semi—final, john higgins is 10—6 up against barry hawkins after winning a marathon final frame in yesterday afternoon's session. they start again at 10am this morning. back to the main event. we're in for one of the biggest nights in british boxing history as anthonyjoshua takes on a legend of the ring, wladimir klitschko. but how do these heavyweights stack up against each other? anthonyjoshua is just 27 years old, and klitschko is now a1, so it's being seen as a battle between youth and experience. the british boxer won his 0lympic gold at london 2012, but when

there were also wins for cardiff and leinster.om jamie shaul, helped them to a 34—10 win. elsewhere, st helens beat leigh 28—6. you just can't separate them in the semi—finals at the world snooker in sheffield. after two sessions it's neck and neck between defending champion mark selby and ding junhui, the man he beat in last year's final. but ding came back from 10—7 down, clearing up with a break of 135 in the last frame to draw level at 12—12. they'll resume at 2:30pm. in the other semi—final, john higgins is 10—6 up against barry hawkins after winning a marathon final frame in yesterday afternoon's session. they start again at 10am this morning. in the week that england's cricketers start their summer with a one—day international against ireland, the sport that gave the world its first wicket is also into its new season. it's been played since the 15th century and, as i've been finding out, stool ball has been enjoying a resurgence in recent years. old father time on the clubhouse and the familiar sound of bat on ball in the f