we�*ll be live at royal st george�*s, where louis 0osthuizen�*s in a battle to keep hold of the lead the open. all set to win the yellowjersey — tadej pogacar�*s second tour de france title will be confirmed tomorrow as he finishes the penultimate stage with a lead of over five minutes. a good day, too, for the formula one championship leader — max verstappen will start the british grand prix from pole after winning the new trial sprint race at silverstone. and all smiles for st helens, who fightback to beat castleford in a thrilling challenge cup final at wembley. welcome along, thanks forjoining us. they don�*t call it moving day for no reason — plenty of drama at the open golf today, where louis 0osthuizen began his third round with a two—shot lead. but is that still the case? ben croucher is at royal st george�*s for us and has been following the action. it�*s getting tight at the top. yes, really tense here and you call it moving day, but there is no movement at the top of the leaderboard for now. it is all quiet behind me because most of the action is taking place on the far si

louis 0osthuizen�*s already won it once, 11 years ago. commentator: oh, my word! might do it again. on a remarkable 11—under par. but in the sandwich sunshine, he wasn't the only one making hay. this is collin morikawa's debut at the open. as first impressions go, not bad. oh, yes. what a day he's having! he's two shots back, while hopes of a home winner are led by andy sullivan, another impressive day keeping him in contention. announcer: rory mcllroy. cheering. the rory mcilroy fan club was out in force, and they got a few decent moments. but 11 shots back, his hopes look remote. what they'd all have done for a little bit of this. england'sjonathan thompson thrilling the crowd with a hole in one. itjust doesn't get any better. england'sjonathan thompson lighting up his round with a hole in one, the first of the championship. golfjust doesn't get any better. well, it's been a day of glorious weather and some equally glorious golf. but none brighter than louis 0osthuizen�*s. on this form, he'll take some stopping. hello. some very warm to hot weather on the way fo

the south african 20 - louis 0osthuizen.0 — ten shot a brilliant round of 64th to see it on six underpar. he described as the perfect round, made five birdies in seven holes. that leaves him a shot clear of spieth and harmon. 0ne leaves him a shot clear of spieth and harmon. one of the english contingent? that hasn't been an english winner on the open for nearly 30 years. that hasn't been an english winner in the open in england since 1969. there was a quartet sitting on three under par at the minute. that's sullivan, willett, rose and seen. you may be forgiven for never hearing a jack senior. 0nly forgiven for never hearing a jack senior. only qualified for the scottish open last week. he was ranked 353 in the world at the time. but he made a fine bogey 367 today. if you were to pull off a miraculous win on sunday which is not unheard of in st. george's he will be doing it on his 33rd birthday. that of in st. george's he will be doing it on his 33rd birthday.— it on his 33rd birthday. that really would be special. _ it on h

and so louis 0osthuizen takes a slender one—shot lead into the final day.

former open champion louis 0osthuizen is the early leader having shot a 6 under par 64.when you have waited two years? after being postponed by the pandemic, finally the fans flocked to sandwich. the crowd, limited to 32,000, but under blue skies the excitement was boundless. yeah, i think we all miss being back at golf. lovely day for it. really looking forward to the day. it's great. very special. the weather is out and the sun is shining for us. so it's wonderful. good conditions for watching, then. and not bad for playing, either, as a couple of former champions proved. south africa's louis 0osthuizen leading the way on six under par, closely pursued by america'sjordan spieth as he rolled his way into contention. and a cluster of english players, including danny willett, are right there in the chasing pack. well, this course, with its thick rough and its humps and bumps is always the sternest of tests. and whilst some players rose to the challenge, others found things a little trickier. as ever, rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws. but after a fine start, his r

the story of the day is louis 0osthuizen starting very poorly and could not really recover after thatds, he was leading and did not look what he had a trouble in the world but made a couple of bogeys today and signed a 71 to finish 11—under par, four shots behind collin morikawa who with the same time made three straight birdies to surge into the lead as his putter was red—hot. we thought that jordan's beef was going to be his closest challenger. after a sluggish start from the american, he made an eagle and for parties to close within one shot but we needed it most, the birdies dried up and he had to settle two shots behind collin morikawa received a hero possible come as he made his way down the 18th and when he rolled in the waiting pot on the very last hole, the crowd, about 32,000 of them here, were up on theirfeet celebrating with him. and collin morikawa, who won the us pga at last yearin morikawa, who won the us pga at last year in front of no fans, said that these were some of the best he had ever seen. this is one of the best moments of my life. _ this is one of the best mom

royal st george's, where south africa's louis 0osthuizen has got his final round under way at the openg though. ben croucher is there for us. 0osthizen�*s enjoyed himself in the sunshine there these past few days, with a one—shot lead going into his final round — how's he started? very solidly. parts through his first two holes. he has made his way down and he had a lovely chip from the edge of the green. they have been rows and cheers from the edge of the golf course all morning, but as the leaders have come out, they have been a little muted and hushed, because birdies have been harder to come by stop the wind has picked up and the tension is rising. louis 0osthuizen has a one—shot lead and started the day at —12 and back—to—back parts means he is one shot ahead of the play in second and also ahead ofjordan speith. 0thers probably little too far back and shane lowry, the defending champion, going along very nicely on —6 too and you feel over the next couple of hours, some of that drama we have seen at silverstone might make its way further south as the players hit back nine as they t

south africa's louis 0osthuizen leading the way on six on the power.ntion. and a cluster of english players including danny willett are right there in the chasing pack. as ever rory mcilroy was one of the biggest draws. but after a fine start his round veered into the vegetation. he's six shots off the pace while big hitting price and to shamble is seven back after he also took the scenic route. it was hard work, not so much a golf club as a garden streamer. instead this was the way to do it. amateurs with the contender shot of the day. if only it was always that simple. well at one stage today rory mcilroy was two over par. he rescued that on the back nine to finish level for the day, and he'll want to avoid making the same mistakes he made at the previous open championship at portrush two years ago, where he missed the cut. off to good start of me three bogeys in a row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes in two row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes into under par which i thought was a really good effort under those condi

an hour before our leader louis 0osthuizen— an hour before our leader louis oosthuizen. , , ., ., .,en. yes, stay away from that rough! ben croucher at royal - oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rough! ben croucher at royal st - rough! ben croucher at royal st george is. don't forget highlights tonight on bbc two at eight o'clock and commentary throughout the day on bbc radio 5 live. later today, mark cavendish has the chance to break eddie merckx's record of 34 stage wins at the tour de france. cavendish successfully made it through the gruelling climbs in the mountains and will look forward to a nice flat stage today with just three stages left — including the processional ride into paris — defending champion, tadey pogarcher should win the general classification again. he has an overall lead of five minutes 45 seconds. (pres)that�*s all the sport for now. you can imagine the relief for the riders. that's all the sport for now. why is rape so infrequently prosecuted? an inquiry by hm inspectorate of constabulary and the fire and rescue service has tried to answer that question. t

we're starting at the open golf championship where south africa's louis 0osthuizen is still leading goingt george's on the south coast of england. but the 2010 open champion's advantage is nowjust one shot after he was tailed all the way by americans — colin morikawa and jordan spieth — they'rejust behind him on 11 under and nine under respectively. the round of the day went to scotland's robert macintyre who hit a superb five—under—par 65. max verstappen won formula 0ne's first sprint qualifying race — to take pole for tomorrow's british grand prix. he overtook lewis hamilton at the start and the red bull driver managed to stay in front of him for all 17 laps of this trial qualifying format at silverstone. there were plenty of thrills and spills so the idea really delivered the entertainment to the 100,000 fans watching. valtteri bottas took third place in the second mercedes. but with the points on offer, it means verstappen will start sunday's race — now 33 points ahead of hamilton in the drivers�* championship. real close again between louis and me. he pushed each other hard in the be

this is the very latest leaderboard and it south african louis 0osthuizen who leads the way on six underparlly good form after a few shaky years on the tour. just let you know rory mcilroy on the bottom of your screen, he didn't make the cut two years on home soil but he is not doing too well out there today. two overpower, through 11. there is a chance for him to turn things around. that is always good time for for sports day of course you can follow all of those stories on the bbc sports day website. hello again. a full forecast in a moment but first let's cast an eye on what's been going on in europe and that severe weather. read a picture from wednesday which shows a line of severe thunderstorms just locked in the same area for hour upon hour upon hour. we think the heaviest rain which towards the southwest of bonn where 158 heaviest rain which towards the southwest of bonn where158 mm of rain fell in 20 for hours now it looks to be three times the amount of rain would normally see in the hole in the month ofjuly. it was extreme rain and has resulted in catastrophic floods. the jet stre

us open winnerjon rahm will play with defending champion shane lowry and 2010 winner louis 0osthuizenr, goes out later in the afternoon with american ryder cup rival patrick reed. there is a lot more variables in the open championship and once you learn that you cannot control those variables and you just have to go out and accept whatever is given to you. so i think as i have gotten more experience and matured, i have been able to play this championship letter and hopefully i can continue that record this week. south africa a held off a british and irish lions comeback to win their match 17—13 in cape town. two tries to the hosts in the first half gave them a 14—point lead before they lost two players to the sin bin just prior to half time. wyn jones scores after the break but it proved to be in vain as the lions lost their first match of the tour, with the three test series set to start on the 24th ofjuly at the same venue. it looks like lionel messi is staying at barcelona but with a huge 50% pay cut — providing enough players it are sold to fund the deal. the 34—year—old who just

the leader louis 0osthuizen gets his third round under way in around a0 minutes, the south african isus. play's been under way since 09:30 — a good day for scotland's robert macintyre but ultimately frustration for rory mcilroy? yes, a glorious day here at royal st george's, definitely not complaining about how warm it is, mr whippy all over the place, temperatures in the mid 20s, conditions reasonable, the wind off the coast is not quite whipping upjust wind off the coast is not quite whipping up just yet. wind off the coast is not quite whipping upjust yet. it has been a challenge for rory mcilroy, struggled for much of the first couple of days, we thought he had brought his a—game, he made five birdies in his third round but slightly unravelled, three bogeys to close on one of the park, leaving him ten shots off the lead, better news for bob mcintyre, the scottish left—handed golfer. five under par round of 65 a few members ago, that leaves him on for under the championship, going along nicely. 0ousthuizen is the man to catch, a former 0pen winner but so often somebody who's had to

and then daniel van tonder, emiliano grillo and louis 0osthuizen all level on six under. 0oosthuizen,r, tees—offjust before 3.00pm. lewis hamilton says winning an eighth formula i world drivers�* title will be a tall order this year. the mercedes driver is 32 points behind max verstappen of red bull before this weekend's british grand prix. there's qualifying today before the new sprint race to decide the grid tomorrow and hamilton is hoping the home crowd of more than ia0,000 will make a difference for him. the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else, so, considering we have had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy is definitely very much missed and, yeah, you arrive with his excitement but kind of with this nervousness also because he want to deliver for anyone anyone everyone and you want to do good on the weekend. away from golf, england's lewis ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing an opponent in the head during the side's win over canada at the weekend. gloucester�*s ludlow had been captaining england on what was jus

south africa's louis 0osthuizen, one shot clear ofjordan spieth and colin moran,, still plenty of golfokyo 0lympics begin a week today and in the latest of our look ahead to the games we meet lawrence 0koye. a naturally gifted sportsman and academic, the discus thrower is back at the games nine years after his london 2012 debut — having tried to make it in america's nfl. 0ur sports reporter, nesta mcgregor, has been to meet him. every day, we make thousands of choices, but some are able to make more than others. take lawrence 0koye, whose choices were defined by the tools nature gave to him. and what has he got here? it's long. oh, yes! this is him at the london 2012 olympic games, just two years after he became a full—time discus thrower. a year later, he chose a new sport, american football, with the san francisco 49ers. i had a lot of fun. one thing i did learn though was that you are either getting better or worse. you never stay the same. so, each day, that's why i always try and focus on getting better each day. that's a principle that's really helped me rise so quickly in discus

south africa's louis 0osthuizen leading the way on six under par.he pace while big hitting he's six shots off the pace while big hitting deshambo is seven back after he also took the scenic route. it was hard work, not so much a golf club as a garden streamer. instead this was the way to do it. amateurs with the contender shot of the day. if only it was always that simple. well at one stage today rory mcilroy was two over par. he rescued that on the back nine to finish level for the day, and he'll want to avoid making the same mistakes he made at the previous open championship at portrush two years ago, where he missed the cut. off to good start of me three bogeys in a row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes in two row and 56 and seven. and then play the last 11 holes into under par which i thought was a really good effort under those conditions. to get back to even par for the day, probably doesn't make a huge difference won over or even butjust mentally, i guess it feels a bit better to birdie that lasting at least looking forward to

there is a group on six under par including the south african daniel, louis 0osthuizen tees off in halfer par but as you join me, he has made a bogey on the 16th and is back to level par. that should be enough to level par. that should be enough to make the weekend but sadly it doesn't look like he's going to be in contention for the victory. in the next couple of minutes we are expecting brighton, the american, to pass behind us as the afternoon guys tee off. conditions make it tricky for them because the sun will make the ground very hard and golfers don't really like that. than the ground very hard and golfers don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to _ don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to come. _ don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to come. thank i don't really like that. an exciting afternoon to come. thank you, l don't really like that. an exciting i afternoon to come. thank you, ben. lewis hamilton, says winning an eighth formula 1 world drivers' title will be a tall order this year. the mercedes driver, is 32 points behind, max verstappen of red bull