that was one shot ahead of american lizette salas.f eight birdies as she had the round of her career. but she will year. but she fell away, finishing on i6—under par, that is two of the lead. as for shibuno, though, this wina lead. as for shibuno, though, this win a fairytale finish from a player known as a smiling cinderella. onto cricket, and australia look to have taken a decisive grip on the first ashes test against england in birmingham. another spectacular century from steve smith, his second of the match, helped australia take a commanding lead heading well, sometimes at the end of the day of a test match it is useful to think back to what our thoughts were, our aspirations and suggestions were, at the start of the day. now, if england could have rattled through the rest of australia's second innings in the morning session they might have been chasing down a small total and even winning this test match today. as it is, at the close of day four, we are 1 is, at the close of day four, we are i million miles from that situation. s

four—under—par 68 in sunday's final round, to finish 18—under for the championship, one shot clear of lizette salasr third major of the year, was a further shot back on 16—under—par, while the halfway leader, ashleigh buhai, had to settle for fifth place in the end. georgia hall's title defence ended with a whimper. she finished in a tie for 35th, 15 shots behind the winner, shibuno.

final measure of her round associate, she saw her finish on 18—under that was one hot —— shot of lizette salasbeen with a miss pot at the 18th. as for world number one jin young co., who was close to making her third major of the year, finishing unceasing under par, that is to off the lead. a couple of fingers players had been in contention. however both charley hull and bronte law faded early on as they finished on five and three under par respectively. bronte law in particular had not dropped a shot in the opening three rounds. u nfortu nate in the opening three rounds. unfortunate she saved all her bogeys from today, hitting seven as nerves got the better of her. meanwhile georgia hall's title defence and with a bit of a whimper. this caps ofafairy with a bit of a whimper. this caps of a fairy tale finish for a player known as a smiling cinderella. of a fairy tale finish for a player known as a smiling cinderellam currie reporting for us. in the super league, hull kr snatched a late winner against castleford with a drop—goal in golden point extra—time. danny mcguire saved the day for the re

american lizette salas was second with koreanjin—young ko in third you're watching newsday on the bbcty vlogger, who's been sharing her experience of fighting cancer. also on the programme. the latest reaction from the states following the two mass shootings that killed 29 people. the question was do we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men? the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit ley

american lizette salas was second with koreanjin—young ko in third.g kong and plans for a strike. our correspondent mariko oi is live in hong kong. what are we anticipating? what sort of day will this turned out to be? as you heard earlier, for the ninth weekend in a row, protesters took to the street last night with some violent clashes overnight but later today, we are expecting a general strike which could affect every sector from finance to art but the one we think will have the most impact is the travel agencies, the operators of buses and trains, airlines are expecting some major disruptions. we already know more than 100 flights have been cancelled. the hong kong government has asked people not to participate, saying it would further damage hong kong's reputation. it could weaken the economy even further. joining me live is a pro—democracy lawmaker here in hong kong. i guess it's still a guessing game but what kind of turnout are you expecting? we are expecting tens of thousands to take pa rt expecting tens of thousands to take part but that is

this birdie on the second hole leaving herjust two shots off the lead, which is held by america's lizette salasit's reported the new northern ireland secretary, julian smith, has asked for portraits of the queen to be put back on display inside government buildings at stormont. the portraits had been taken down after a senior civil servant was paid £10,000 in compensation after saying it was unfair for him to walk past pictures of her majesty and the duke of edinburgh as he might feel offended. we've been speaking to our correspondent keith doyle aboutjulian smith's intervention. well, in northern ireland, symbols are hugely significant, be it flags, mules, or as this row illustrates, portraits. there are strict laws and specific laws in northern ireland that cover these areas, andindeed employment and equality laws say that no workplace should be intimidating or hostile for any workers, no matter which side of the community that they come from. this whole row came to light when lord mcguinness, the ulster unionist mp, told the house of lords that a senior civil servant here at the northern ire

leaderboard — the overnight leader from japan hinako shibuno, world number one kojin young, america's lizette salas under par midway through her round. in the super league, castleford tigers are on course for a third successive win the superleague. they're currently leading hull kr by 26 points to 1a. in the other match this afternon london broncos are having a hard time at home to the salford devils. they're trailing 118—6. 150 of the world's top professional cyclists are in london and surrey today, competing in ride london — which you can watch live on bbc one right now. it's a 169 kilometre course which starts in central london before heading into the countryside and finishing on the mall in front of buckingham palace. familiarfaces from tour de france — caleb ewan who won three stages in the tour competing. the largest prize pool for any one—day classic race in the world. that really could be a key so it's a really let's go back to derbyshire where efforts are continuing to shore up the dam near whaley bridge, and to bring the water level down at toddbrook reservoir, ahead of heavy rain forecas

leaders are hinak shubino, lizette salas and ashleigh buhai.ssive victory in the five furlong sprint. that‘s all the sport for now. now on afternoon live let‘s go nationwide and see what‘s happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. wejoin peter levy in hull, telling us about a hijab day. what is a hijab. it is a story about the hijab, it is a head covering worn by some muslim women. it is worn partly for retaining modesty and partly for freedom of choice. one woman wants to raise awareness of the hijab. this is after we have heard of women who wear the hijab being sworn at and hearing racist comments. one young woman who, wants to wear the hijab bgs but because of this is scared to do so. the idea is having more awareness, by having a special day when all people are invited to wear a hijab. it day when all people are invited to weara hijab. it is day when all people are invited to wear a hijab. it is the brainchild ofa wear a hijab. it is the brainchild of a woman called garda mohammed. she is from linco

south korea'sjin young ko, who won the evian championship last week is tied with america's lizette salase season's annual opening match. the premier league winners beat liverpool the champions league holders at wembley to claim the early bragging rights ahead of the new season. it starts properly on friday. but it went all the way to penalties — as katie shanahan reports. on to the —— under the wimpy arch assigned football is back and so—so rivalry between manchester city and liverpool adding extra spice to the to the occasion. the premier league champions started slicker as raheem sterling gave them the lead for sub scoring against his former club for the first time. after the break, liverpool hit the bar and the post but finally got what they deserve. he headed home the equaliser. mohammed sought nearly one it for liverpool in the last minute but a remarkable clearance off the line sent the game to penalties. a from liverpool gave gabriel the chance to win it for city, adding another trophy to their cabinet. katie shanahan, bbc news. and we're just entering the second half, of the cham