and britain's luke greenbank has won his first senior international medal at the world aquatics championshipsin the men's 200m backstroke, fighting back from sixth place at the halfway stage to set a new personal best. it's been a dark week for the sport of boxing with two fighters dying in the space of three days due to injuries sustained in the ring. deontay wilder says tragedy in the sportjust makes him train harder. speaking to the bbc‘s boxing correspondent mike costello, the world heavyweight champion says he is well aware ofjust how dangerous the sport is. it isa it is a scary feeling, that is why each and every time i go in the ring i make sure that i am ready. and it isa i make sure that i am ready. and it is a different animal because i know how serious the sport as, i mean we risk our lives for entertainment and i know, i have children as well and so i know, i have children as well and so it'll make you feel, put

i spoke to rebecca adlington and mark foster earlier and started by asking them about luke greenbank. good junior swimmer and then had a tough couple of years, moved training camps to train with mel marshall and adam peaty, so that was brilliant. it's huge, any chance you get to go in the pool and race, you want a pb. he's only 0.3 get out of that british record so that will be in his sights. but a year out from the 0lympics, knowing that last year he was something like 13 is now coming third, his progression is huge and he will just third, his progression is huge and he willjust keep going. the women today, a couple in action? freya is just 18 and she has come in here and stoned it. there are some big girls in that final that our 0lympic champions, world record holders, everything. she wasn't scared off. she swung consistently through the heats and to be eighth in the world, not bad! especially at only 18, she has a bright future. she needs to grow into her body a little, she has all the right attributes, she's told but she almost doesn't have the strength to be in her body gets, but

they were in a team with james guy and luke greenbank and the four set a new european record. place with three golds, including 2 individual ones from peaty, and seven medals overall. a completely unexpected gold. we are a stream, we always hope. we knew after america we could have been strong and it just after america we could have been strong and itjust shows you, if you put your heads together and everyone comes together, we still have a lot of room there. i dived in like a loaf of bread. it is a testament to what team gb are all about. rory mcilroy could only finish fourth in the stjude classic in tenessee despite holding the overnight lead. he was a shot clear after the third round but could only manage a one over par round of 71 in memphis. mcilroy was playing with brooks koepka who was once again in imperious form finishing three shots clear of second place to win the title — his third of the season. england's women are still looking for their first win of their ashes series against australia. they lost the second of the three t20 matches this afternoon. england could o

james guy, luke greenbank, duncan scott and adam peaty set a new europena record.n an eventful german grand prix in the rain. in the last few minutes chales leclair, who had just moved up to second place, has crashed n to eh rbarriers while hamilton who started on pole also carashed has just broken his front wing and had t head to the pitsw whre ether was lot of confusion hamilton has dropped down to 5th place. plenty more on that in the next hour for you. roads and rail lines have been closed in north—west england because of flooding, after half a months worth of rain fell in 2a hours. cars have been left stranded on roads in stockport, and sections of the m60 motorway in greater manchester were temporarily shut following heavy rain. the met office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across parts of the midlands, the north west of england, northern ireland and south—west scotland until midnight tonight. an african—american congressman. the president accused elijah cummings, who's the head of a powerful committee, of trying to hurt innocent people while do

peaty, along with james guy, luke greenbank and duncan scott, took the gold in south korea with a newe swimming medal table, which was topped by the usa. the welsh footballer gareth bale will not be moving to the chinese super league, after real madrid cancelled the deal. last week his manager, zinedine zidane, said bale was "very close to leaving", but the 30—year—old is now set to stay at the spanish club hejoined in 2013. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news of another defeat for england's women in the ashes series against australia, and victory for south korea'sjin—young ko in the latest golf major the evian championships. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, this is bbc news. a man has been rescued after he got trapped in rocks saving a toddler from the water as the tide came in on the norfolk coast. firefighters cut through the rock at sheringham's east promenade to free the man after four hours. at one point he was up to his neck in water and forced to use a breathing apparatus. whether you're jetting off wi

they were in a team with james guy and luke greenbank and the four set a new european record.medals overall. are completely unexpected gold. we a lwa ys are completely unexpected gold. we always hope. but america have been strong or week. it just always hope. but america have been strong or week. itjust shows you if we all come together. i dived in like a loaf of bread! it is just a testa m e nt to like a loaf of bread! it is just a testament to what gb are about and going into next year it will be very exciting. gareth bale‘s proposed move to china is off. he had been expected to finalise an extremely lucrative move to jiangsu suning in the chinese super league worth £1 million a week. but our sports correspondent david ornstein has confirmed that bale is staying at real madrid. the deal was called off by the spanish giants. liverpool have won the race to sign the fulham youngster harvey elliott. the teenage winger became the youngest player to feature in the premier league last season, atjust 16 years and 30 days. elliot had attracted interest from real madrid but chose to j

they were in a team with james guy and luke greenbank and the four set a new european record.three golds, including two individual ones from peaty and seven medals overall. gareth bale's proposed move to china is off. he had been expected to finalise an extremely lucrative move tojiangsu suning in the chinese super league worth £1 million a week. but our sports correspondent david ornstein has confirmed that bale is staying at real madrid. the deal was called off by the spanish giants. liverpool have won the race to sign the fulham youngster harvey elliott. the teenage winger became the youngest player to feature in the premier league last season, atjust 16 years and 30 days. elliot had attracted interest from real madrid but chose to join jurgen klopp's champions league winners. the england youth international cannot turn professional, though, until his 17th birthday next april. meanwhile, liverpool have been beaten 3—0 by napoli in a pre—season game at murrayfield. napoli took the lead after a brilliant solo run and finish from italian international lorenzo insigne. arkadius

luke greenbank, james wilby, 100 breaststroke, behind adam the —— adam peaty, we have strength and depthally strong at the moment, and the women's side, siobhan mary has had health issues and hopefully she will come back before the limbic. aimee willmott was a little bit of, molly renshaw stepped up, anna hopkin, they are nearly there, women's swimming, we are looking at thejuniors as well, we don't have the same depth. i don't know why that is. it's just one of those things that comes through decades. you touch on the success , through decades. you touch on the success, i know you have been anchoring the coverage for the bbc, have you got any highlights, what stands out? adam peaty is a big one, he performed, and we knew he had performed. the hungarian, malacca, 200 fly, performed. the hungarian, malacca, 200 fly, regan smith on 200 backstroke, 17 years old from america. there have been some fast swimmers coming through, swimming never seems to stay still. sport progress is all the time but swimming, world records constantly, well, not constantly but they are being broken. i love seeing

they were in a team with james guy and luke greenbank and set a new european record.ously, we always dream, we always hope. but we knew after america there we could have been strong or weak and itjust shows you, if you put your head together and everyone comes together, minus the arm swings, we still have a lot of room there. i dived in, honestly, like a loaf of bread. so, i mean, it'sjust a testament really to what gb are about, and going into next year, it's going to be very exciting. peaty has in the past spoken of the importance of positive mental health. and last night he took to twitter to admit his struggles with depression. he says, "athletes go through the toughest of highs and lows, i've had many of both. i've struggled and triumphed, gone through depression and come out the other side, i want to help people come out the other side." well, we've already brought you the pictures from the finale of yesterday's tour de france in paris. there were also some pretty impressive scenes in colombia. this is the town of zipaquira, home of tour winner egan bernal, now

meanwhile britain's luke greenbank won his first senior international medal.he halfway stage to set a new personal best. and before i finish, do you ever wonder how fans fill their time at the tour de france as they wait for the peloton to arrive? here's your answer. this is so good. they have got the crowd all in time! nearly! these are beefeaters having some fun in the mountains. they arrange the dancing and get the party going before the cyclists arrive. wait for it! you know there is the dinosaur coming. and a banana! walk the dinosaur, remember that. any second, i promise. he doesn't seem to know where he is going, or she, the doesn't seem to know where he is going, orshe, the dinosaur. the dancing continues. this is on one of the bends in the alps. they will be out in force today on the penultimate day. here he is! that is the south african flag, isn't it? doesn't really know, doesn't able to dance, and you are worried that they're going to walk off the edge of the mountain? i think enough people are around to shepherd them away from the edge! we need to

peaty, along with james guy, luke greenbank and duncan scott on the anchor leg took the gold in southtoday. the five—time world champion lewis hamilton started on pole, but finished in 11th place in an eventful race which was won by red bull's max verstappen. patrick gearey reports. 0ne one of those days for lewis hamilton. filthy weather, feeling sick, then you have to go to work and it is a safety car start. his firstjob was to somehow stay in front, when all behind was the wacky races. rain scrambles formula 1's precise engineering and strategy. this was just as he was about to ta ke this was just as he was about to take the lead,... no! hamilton echoed this minutes later, going into spinning and damaging his first win. he arrived at the pits without an appointment. they would have it ready as soon as they could. then max verstappen, third in the standings, went first in the race. these were chasing conditions. hamilton's shocking time got worse still. his team—mate valtteri bottas didn't even finish. all the while steadily gaining in the rain was sebastien vettel, the german drive

meanwhile britain's luke greenbank won his first senior international medal.of the tour de france and it's the weather, rather than the riders, who are getting the headlines. yesterday's stage 19 was abandoned because of hail, and today's race is going to be shortened. let's say good morning to gareth rhys owen, who is covering the tour for bbc radio 5 live. hi, gareth. let's start with the extreme weather. after the hail, more weather warnings today having a real impact this year. things like landslides. how unusual is that? it is ironic to think that we were recording a bespoke podcast two days ago and the cables on the tv compound were melting because of a0 degrees plus heat. go from there, 2a hours later, extreme weather, hailstorms, storms, and as a consequence a landslide. it is unusual, at tour de france, but you have to remember it is held on open road, open to the elements, it can be disrupted by human behaviour which has happened with protest and supporters touching, pushing the riders in the past, and this week it has been the weather. yesterday's s

they were in a team with james guy and luke greenbank and set a new european record. harvey elliott yesterday and then he went on to make his debut a few hours later. the england youth international came on during his new clubs 3—nil defeat to napoli in edinburgh — he still can't turn professional until his 17th birthday next april. he became the youngest ever player to feature in the premier league last season at just 16 years and 30 days. england women's disappointing ashes series continues. they were defeated by australia in their second twenty20 game. england could only muster 121—8 after winning the toss and batting. the australians took control and reached their target with 13 balls to spare and win by seven wickets. they've already won the ashes and lead the series by 10—2. rory mcilroy could only finish fourth in the stjude classic despite holding the lead going into the final round. he was a shot clear after the third round but could only manage a 1—over par round of 71 in memphis. mcilroy was playing with brooks kopeka who was once again in imperious form fi

britain's luke greenbank won his first senior international medal at the world aquatics championshipsish, do you ever wonder how fans fill their time at the tour de france as they wait for the peloton to arrive? here's your answer. this is the tour de france beefeaters having some fun in the mountains. they have a reputation for bringing the party. they arrange dancing, party—going ahead of the riders like cricket's balmy army. they will be busy today. there is a dinosaur somewhere. i was trying to spot him, i cannot see him. he is coming. i could watch this all day. there he is! cheeky! i do not think the dinosaur really knows where he is going. in a way, the cyclist... i worry there may be some sheer cliff edges around there. i'm sure they will be enough people to guide them. that looks like so much fun. in an hour, we will be speaking to gareth rhys owen covering for 5 live. michael beer back for more details ina michael beer back for more details in a little bit late —— mike will be back for more details a little bit later. it's just under a year to go until the tokyo olympics, wi