another american sharing the lead. 2014 champion rory mcilroy was paired with world number one dustinanaged to keep himself in contention, just. european football bosses could be about to receive some good news from their african counterparts — that‘s because organisers of the africa cup of nations look likely to move the tournament to june and july from 2019. they‘ll also expand the number of teams to 24. the timing of the nations cup has long been contentious as it‘s played in january and february, which clashes with the european season. cameroon won this year‘s tournament, despite several of their european—based players refusing to play. the tournament will continue to be held every two years. does this sound familiar at all? a public body puts the naming of one of its vehicles up for a vote and the people doing the voting choose a name that is a little unusual. it happened here in the uk, and now it‘s happened again — this time in sweden — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. do you remember boaty mcboatface, the british research vessel that never was? well, meet trainy mctrainface.

fitzgerald turned to rory mcilroy, he was going terribly, and he said you are rory mcilroy, sunshine,nearby? well, no, there were people around, and it wasn't picked up on the cameras, but lawrie taught about it later, it was quite dramatic. the americans lead the way going into the second day of the open championship at royal birkdale, but wind and rain is expected to cause problems for players today. jordan spieth‘s round of five under par means he's in front alongside brooks koepka, who's this year's us open winner, and matt kuchar. rory mcilroy is six off the pace at the end of the day. hannah cockroft and georgina hermitage both win gold as great britain claim seven more medals at the para athletics world championships in london. chris froome has climbed another mountain closer to winning the tour de france after his main rivals couldn't distance him at the top of the col d'izoard. and england's women's world cup final opponents have been decided. they'll play india on sunday after surprising the defending champions australia in derby. at 8:30am we will have the women's half cup

marie mcilroy, after a terrible start on day one, five bogeys in the first few holes —— rory mcilroy.hard bland of england on one under. what a story that would be, he's not played in an open championship for 19 years, he shows that the waiting is worth it. plenty of names chasing jordan spieth and asi of names chasing jordan spieth and as i say we could see some very low scores this afternoon. a lot of stories developing there, we will be back with you later on bbc news. don't forget you can follow everything for the open on the bbc sport website, bbc radio five live, and highlights will pop up on the website as well. highlights on bbc two from eight o'clock. chris froome can all but secure his fourth tour de france title today. the british rider has a 23 second lead going into today's penultimate but decisive stage — a time trial in marseille. the bbc‘s rob hayles has been following the race for the past three weeks. he has never been able to relax, none of the top four or five guys have been able to relax in the tour this year. so, i think this one, if he can pull the jersey on thi

a dream forfans but it turned into a nightmare for rory mcilroy.le, his first of five in six. but with a much better back nine he managed to keep himself in contention, just. a big day in the tour de france, arguably the biggest, the last day in the alps in the last chance that any of the contenders to get the yellowjersey from chris froome. they didn't manage it. he hasjust about done it? very much so. if you were a betting man you would say he is pretty much over the line, a very happy defending champion in the shape of chris froome after stage 18. the team sky rider taking that giant step towards what would have been an incredible fourth tour de france title. 23 seconds adrift of the brit in second place. the second stage when at this year and he just needs to cross the line on sunday to be confirmed king of the mountains. mean while this is how it looks. fear to see the final day in the mountains is probably bardet‘s last realistic chance to catch chris froome but they didn't do it. chris froome but they didn't do it. chris froome is expected t

rory mcilroy you can see is on four under as well. there isa see is on four under as well.y mcilroy is running out of holes now, he is on the back nine. commentary on bbc five live. that could be a tight finish in the women's world cup final at lord's. women won the toss and batted first. in reply india lost an early wicket but they are currently a two after 31 overs. india are going along very nicely, they need 96 more runs to wind. great britain one for more medals at the power athletics championships in the power athletics championships in the london stadium. sally key worn adage to. she goes this evening as well. gb have now won 39 medals, a more than the one in doha. well. gb have now won 39 medals, a more than the one in dohalj well. gb have now won 39 medals, a more than the one in doha. i heard the crowd screaming so i thought i had won a medal. then some name and i was like, really? it was amazing. my i was like, really? it was amazing. my start was really good. i knew that was what had to work on and am glad it worked out. the final stage of the tour de france is

rory mcilroy and dustin johnson still to come, getting underway at 2:48pm.st—time winners recently, which is why this open everyone is considering very open and anyone could win it. thank you very much indeed, keep up—to—date with the golf on radio five live. essex batsman tom westley will make his england debut after being selected for the third test against south africa. westley will bat at three at the oval, replacing gary ballance, while middlesex‘s dawid malan is also called up and will make his debut if england decide to pick an extra batman. the test starts a week today. and you can see the full squad on the bbc sport website. alvaro morata has arrived in london for a medical ahead of his move to chelsea from real madrid worth around £60 million. morata was being linked with manchester united for most of the summer before they beat chelsea to the signing of romelu lukaku, leaving the way clear for the premier league champions. the striker still has to agree personal terms. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc

rory mcilroy was nine shots behind the american.'t know what the weather will bring but if i want a chance in this tournament i need bad weather and i need to play well. ian poulter needs plenty of that as well. he is two under alongside mcilroy. the wait for a british champion continues. and while many waited for the heavens to open, we witnessed the amazing grace. branden grace with the lowest round in men's major history. enough to raise a grin from most. come tonight, jordan speith may be raising more than that. can jordan lift the claret canjordan lift the claretjug? in just under an hour's time, england's women's cricketers will attempt to win their fourth world cup trophy today when they face india later. england have won six consecutive matches but ominously they did, lose the opening match of this world cup campaign to india. it's a sell out with more than 26,000 people expected to attend a packed lord's. i've been surprised at the way india haven't done well on the big stage before. they've got some really big players. we

he's in good company, because previous winners include the likes of rory mcilroy, justin rose and tiger. like them, alfie's now set his sights set on turning professional, as piers hopkirk reports. at sundridge parc golf club today a hero came home. the newly crowned open amateur champion back with a silver medal that could propel him into golf‘s highest wrecks. silver medal that could propel him into golf's highest wreckslj silver medal that could propel him into golf's highest wrecks. i hat to double check to make sure the silver medal was there but it's great, a dream come true. to bring it back to your home club, what of the reception today? it has been brilliant. i have a lot of support from my club and a few guys here help me out and it's great. none prouder than the family members who cheered him on every step of the way. to be there was like being beamed down from out of space. every emotion. i had already cried my eyes out when he made the cut. all day and night, iwas out when he made the cut. all day and night, i was bubbling, out when he made the cut. all day and night, iwas

rory mcilroy was nine shots behind the american.bring but if i want a chance in this tournament i need bad weather and i need to play well. ian poulter needs plenty of that as well. he is two under alongside mcilroy. the wait for a british champion continues. and while many waited for the heavens to open, we witnessed the amazing from grace. branden grace with the lowest round in men's major history. enough to raise a grin from most. come tonight, jordan speith may be raising more than that. britain's chris froome is set to win his fourth tour de france title today. he extended his lead to sa seconds in yesterday's time trial in marseille, and that won't be challenged in paris this afternoon. there have been ups and downs over the last three weeks, but i think it has been very much a grand tour in the sense that it has been really about the three weeks. during those three weeks, in the most conservative but efficient manner, it wasn't about one single stage. that's what grand tour racing is. it's the final day of the world pa ra—ath

the challenge of rory mcilroy and ian poulter never really got going this afternoon, both nine shotsr. 0ut front, jordan spieth. a birdie at the last gave them a three shot lead taken to the final round, he is 11 under as he seeks a maiden open title, a third major in total. let's take a look at the leaderboard. jordan spieth takes a three shot lead into the final day at royal birkdale ahead of fellow american matt kuchar. british players are going to struggle to make any impact, ross fisher, rory mcilroy and ian poulter all nine shots behind speak. eight years after he first won an individual word title at the age ofjust 15, word title at the age ofjust15, tom daley has won gold again in the same event, the ten metre platform of the world diving championships in budapest. in a really competitive final, daily lead from the first round, but he was pushed all the way by the olympic champion, try. it all western daily‘s final dive and look at his reaction as he secured to maximum scores on the second world title. great britain ‘s matthew lee finished 12th, that was his first appearance

rory mcilroy will be delighted.issed the worst weather, which is to come later on. it wasn't the round of the day just, zachjohnson went it wasn't the round of the day just, zach johnson went round it wasn't the round of the day just, zachjohnson went round in 66,4 under par. the cut now projected at four over, so big names have suffered from the weather. tommy fleetwood, the home town favourite, looks like he will miss the cut as the likes of harrington and mickelson, big names suffering from the weather here. as we can see, the rain is falling there. more bad weather forecast for later this afternoon. how much do you think that might affect the later starters ? that might affect the later starters? yeah, well, it will have a big impact. the worst of the weather predicted for later this afternoon for 5pm when some of the big names and leaders at the top will be in the middle of their round. they're going to have not only each other to contend with, not only the course to contend with, not only the course to contend

behind him, rory mcilroy began an equally inspired style with a flurry of birdies.m nine off the pace. there was also does abutment ian poulter, hopes of a home win here soon seem to be over. —— also disappointment for ian poulter. canada's austin surely with the shock of the day. but at the final hole, spieth struck what could bea final hole, spieth struck what could be a telling blow, with a three shot lead over compatriot matt kuchar, he will take some stopping. a day of astonishing scoring for some, and frustration for others. it ends as it began, withjordan spieth on course for open glory. finally, great britain's para athletes won three more golds at the world championships in london tonight, all the details are on the bbc sport website. an amateur poker player, who normally enjoys a ten pound game at his local casino in hull, is celebrating a win worth two million pounds at the world's most prestigious tournament in las vegas. john hesp, a 64—year—old caravan salesman, finished fourth in a field of 7,000 entrants. he's played pokerfor 20 years, but always as

as for rory mcilroy, he started the day five shots off the pace, and began extremely well. shot from rory mcilroy and at that stage, we thought he was going to get them backin thought he was going to get them back in contention but he has struggled since then. he just had a double bogey at the leaderboard. jordan spieth continuing to set the pace. the latest i can tell you isjordan spieth leading the way, nine under par, two shots clear of his fellow american, matt kuchar on seven under, brooks? koepka on five under. branden grace on four under, and a cluster of players on three under par, including dustin johnson, henrik stenson, matsuyama, connelly and poulter. but rory mcilroy has seen himself dropping back to one under par, he has a lot of work to keep his open challenge alive. andy swiss, plenty more twists and turns to come, before the day is out i am sure. a year eight years after he first won a world title at the age ofjust 15, tom daley has won gold again in the ten metre platform at the world diving championships in budapest. in a really competitive final daley le

rory mcilroy will tee off with laudable one dustinjohnson mcilroy will tee off with laudable one dustintinjohnson and charl schwartzel. and johanna konta has moved up to numberfour in the world. the british number one reach the semifinals at wimbledon last week. i‘ll have more on the stories just after 4:30pm. an american neurologist who‘s offered to carry out a new therapy on the terminally ill baby charlie gard has met the child‘s doctors in london. he is also expected to examine charlie over the next two days and to meet other medical specialists. doctors at great ormond street hospital believe the treatment won‘t work, and that charlie‘s life support should be turned off. jon ironmonger reports. for the parents of baby charlie gard, a great deal is riding on the visit of this man, dr michio hirano. a lauded neurologist from the us. he has offered to carry out experimental treatment which he says could improve charlie‘s life chances. much of charlie gard‘s short life has been spent in intensive care. he has a rare genetic condition, and experts say he should be allowed to die in dign

but rory mcilroy faces the prospect of missing the cut for a second successive tournament.74 — thats nine shots off the lead. that's nine shots off the lead. the former manchester united and england captain wayne rooney has scored his first goal for everton since re—joining the club and what a goal it was too. everton were playing the kenyan side gor mahia in a friendly in tanzania when rooney unleashed this unstoppable shot — his first goal in an everton shirt for 13 years, and it helped his side to a 2—1victory. meanwhile, alexandre lacazette was among the scorers on his debut for arsenal. the french striker, who was signed for a club record $60 million from lyon — sealed a 2—nil victory against sydney fc in the first match of arsenal's tour of australia and china. it is important that he get that off his shoulder because you are expected to score as a striker. what we look for is to play at a good pace and develop our collect the game and for long periods in the game and for long periods in the game that was quite good, fast. they gave us tough opposition. at the end of

it has been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy. now missed the cut at the scottish open, too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole. you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france, and it was an important one for britain's chris froome. the three—time winner and reigning champion lost the lead of the race yesterday, with the yellowjersey passing to fabio aru. drew savage has this on froome‘s attempt to get it back today. you don't often see this, chris froome in white rather than yellow, six seconds behind fabio aru, although with 770 miles to go to paris, plenty of time to make that up. there are worse places than the high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop on high mountains of the pyrenees to swoop on your prey. team sky made a 2—pronged attack. pontardawe was in the front, and further back chris froome keptjabbing

as for rory mcilroy, he had missed the cut in three of his last four tournaments, and hasn't won a competition on sunday he finished with a 67 to share fourth with spain's rafa cabrera—bello on five—under par. a good day. played well. a step in the right direction compared to what has happened in the last few weeks. it feels technically got a bit better. i worked on a couple of things on my swing that felt or co mforta ble things on my swing that felt or comfortable in the last few days. so that's good. i need to keep working on those things and i do i heading in the right direction. there is another major coming up in three weeks time and i deal i am ready for that. --i weeks time and i deal i am ready for that. ——i feel. britain's chris froome has been crowned tour de france winner for a fourth time, and the third time in a row. he crossed the finish line in paris with a 5a—second lead over his closest rivals, and was unchallenged on the final stage procession. the glory of a stage win on the champs—elysees went to the dutch sprinter dylan groenewegen. from paris, here's our sports news corr

rory mcilroy says he felt like he was "swimming against the stream" as he began the defence of his irisher four, who's hosting the tournament through his foundation, is bidding to become the first player since colin montgomerie 20 years ago to retain the title. he laboured to level—par round of 72. england's tommy fleetwood is aiming to complete back—to—back tour wins, following his victory at the french open last week. he opened up with a 2—under—par 70. but the ones to catch are benjamin herbert of france, and this man, daniel im of the usa. they lead by one shot after after sharing a course record with their matching eight—under—par rounds of 64. 0ur our top story today, carolyn pliskova is out of the tournament, taking a tumble in the second round, so taking a tumble in the second round, so shejoins pedro kvitova taking a tumble in the second round, so she joins pedro kvitova as the other czech out, so that intensifies the pressure on angelique kerber. see you soon. bye bye. it was a very warm day on thursday across england and wales, in particular southern and south—eastern areas, w

elsewhere rory mcilroy will partner the current world number one dustin johnson.tommy fleetwood is with us open champion brooks koepka. let's hearfrom him now. it's going to be an experience for me that i'll never forget. it's very rare that you get a tournament this close to home and everybody wants to talk about that and it's a massive privilege to be playing at a tournament so close to home and it to be a british open, so yeah, it will be a great week for me no matter what. so just about enough time to show you how great britain is doing at the world para athletics championships in london. we have touched upon their success today. they're currently sitting in second, a late burst from the americans this afternoon seeing them leapfrog to the top. 11 golds each but leading the table by virtue of their greater silver and bronzes. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, camilla tominey, political editor of the sunday express and jason beattie, hea

rory mcilroy insists he's still in positive mood ahead of the scottish 0pen which begins tomorrow inat's been disrupted by injury... erratic form... and new clubs. the tournament is the traditional warm up to the open which tees off at royal birkdale next week. iam i am close, hard to stand in front ofa i am close, hard to stand in front of a camera and say it is close. i sound a bit like a broken record after a few weeks. clearly it is not far away. i am after a few weeks. clearly it is not far away. iam positive after a few weeks. clearly it is not far away. i am positive about it excited about my game. feel like i've done a of good things. that is all, coming up, it is time for the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are susie boniface, columnist at the mirror, the telegraph says people will be able to use voice mail and text messages to make their wills under a proposed radical overhaul of inheritance laws. the i says there's been a pensions victory for gay couples, after a former calvary 0fficer won a supreme c

rory mcilroy has had some problems recently, but he will be looking for another title.ohnson will be looking for another title. world number one dustinjohnson has all the makings of another win. it gets under way tomorrow morning. well it's not much of a secret that british people have a mild obsession with discussing the weather, often very helpful for filling in some small talk. however, when it comes to one of golf‘s biggest prizes, every little meteorological fluctation could have a big impact on the leaderboard. so for you golf fans out there, we thought we'd get the bbc‘s weather reporter stav da naos to preview the conditions at royal birkdale. hello there. thursday marks the start of the royal birkdale championship in lancashire. looks like the weather will be pretty challenging at times throughout the four days. thursday not looking that bad, in fact, four days. thursday not looking that bad, infact, we four days. thursday not looking that bad, in fact, we will have lost the humidity and walked from earlier in the week. a lot of dry weather with some sunshine,

coming up we will have the latest from a wet and windy afternoon at the golf 0pen championship as rory mcilroy uses the best of the conditions at royal birkdale to turn around his bad start. elsewhere chris froome closes in on start. elsewhere chris froome closes inona start. elsewhere chris froome closes in on a fourth title of the tour de france and we will look ahead to the evening action at the world para athletics champion chips in london and with the cricket world cup for women coming up, and with the cricket world cup for women coming up, we and with the cricket world cup for women coming up, we will find out how the english preparations are going. that is all coming up at 6:30 p:m.. now it is time for film review. hello and welcome to the film review and to take us through the cinema releases as ever, mark kermode what have you been watching. a bigwig. we have you been watching. a bigwig. we have dunkirk about which everyone is talking. we have city of ghosts, and very harrowing documentary. and we have and we have captain underpants which is very funny. everyone is talking about dunki

elsewhere, rory mcilroy will partner the current world number one, dustinjohnson.n's tommy fleetwood, who hails from southport, where the open is taking place, tees off with us open champion brooks koepka. let's hearfrom fleetwood now. it is going to be an experience for me that i will never forget. it is not... it is very rare that you get a tournament is close to home. i know everybody wants to talk about that, and it is, it is a massive privilege to be playing the tournament so close to home and it be the british open. so yes, it is going to be a great week for no matter what. with six stages to go at the tour de france, chris froome is hoping he will get stronger in the last week of the race. the defending champion has found himself on the floor, he has lost the yellowjersey, he has got it back, and then he had to take a wheel from a teammate, on sunday's dramatic stage in puy—en—velay. i was standing on the side of the road with my team—mates, trying to change wheels. i thought that was potentially game over for me. do you think if you wear yellow all the way

rory mcilroy had a rough day -- in the third -- he goes from high grass...t bounces in the green... but ends in the rough again -- he shot a 71. the number one ranked golfer in the world, dustin johnson was going for the birdie putt in the 17th... but it lips out -- he finished one over. mcilroy and johnson are seven shots off the lead tonight the giants are opening a four-game series agianst the padres. they're looking to avenge their series lost against san diego this past weekend. right now -- they are tied at two after scoring a pair in the sixth madison bumgarner is pitching in his second game since his dirt bike accident in april so far -- he's struck out four, allowed 2-run home run through six innings giancarlo staton has been on fire in july -- he has nine home runs but this week's lexus expereince amazing ultimate highlight has to go to cameron perkins on monday night against the marlins -- the phillies left fielder crashes with odubel herrera to make the catch and get stanton out miami would end up win this game 6-5 in extra innings michael vick h

very congested, all change at the top of the leaderboard, earlier on, rory mcilroy, he had a very goodtill in contention and here's what he had to say. anything around even par was good. i got off to the best possible start, i made some birdies, early on and that gave me a little bit of a cushion to play with. i needed to make some big up and downs around the middle of the round, but i did exactly what i wanted to do, get in and finish the tournament under par and finish the tournament under par and see what the guys do this afternoon. tell us a little bit about richard bland, he is a player that sent —— so many will not know? it has been a few years. it is a great story, richard bland, a 44—year—old, the last time he played in the open was way back in 1998. the best part of 20 years of, of course in 1998, it was here as well at royal birkdale. he has been off the open scene for a long time. he is back this year and making the most of it, joint leader as we come towards the end of the second day. most of it, joint leader as we come towards the end of the second daylj do very much. that

it's been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy, he's been struggling for form and he's now missed then too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole, you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play, for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france... and it was an important one for britain's chris froome. the three time winner and reigning champion lost the lead of the race yesterday, with the yellow jersey passing to fabio aru. you don't often see this, chris froome ian white rather than yellow. six seconds behind fabio aru, with 100 miles to go until paris, plenty of time to make that up. there are worse places than the high mountains in the pyrenees 20s swoop on your prey. mikael lundberg joint two time leader alberto contador at the front. frome kept jabbing leader alberto contador at the front. frome keptjabbing away with fabio aru. it has become a race rather than a progression. the fans out in force on bastille day. a home favourite during the breakaway,

rory mcilroy made a comeback after shooting 71 -- beautiful approach in the sixth hole -- that sets up birdie putt -- mcilroy finished with a 68 -- five shots off the lead jordan speith is setting up for another major title run this weekend -- he eagles the 15th -- he heads into the round three as the leader -- he's six under par. ahead at 11 an increase in crime around bart stations has riders and city officials concerned for their safety.. hear from one bay area who is calling on law enforcemnt to find a solution.. keep it right here for kron 4 news at 11... all the day's big stories and your forecast, in half the time but first...stanley roberts found some people using bike lanes for all the wrong reasons...people behaving badly is next. 811 is a free service to keep our community safe. before you do any project big or small, pg&e will come out and mark your gas and electric lines so you don't hit them when you dig. call 811 before you dig, and make sure that you and your neighbors are safe. you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taki

rory mcilroy, he has had a few problems recently but the world number one dustinjohnson, it recentlystin johnson, it has recently but the world number one dustinjohnson, it has the makings of another enthralling championship which gets under way here tomorrow morning. we would join fleetwood when the open starts tomorrow. welljoining fleetwood when the open gets underway tomorrow will be sheffield—born adam hodkinson. hodkinson turned professional in 2009, but had almost five years out of the game after falling on a building site and breaking his wrist. he's ranked — wait for it — one thousand two hundred and 73 in the world but he'll make his 0pen debut after coming through a qualifying competition. jessica creighton caught up with adam earlier and started by asking him how felt when he realised he was playing at birkdale. when i finished qualifying, i had to wait three hours. it was the worst three hours of my life. but once it was confirmed i was in, it was amazing, a dream come true to play in the open. i can't wait to go and prove myself. once you are there, you will be rubbing

rory mcilroy com pletely chasing pack. rory mcilroy completely changed his day away —— around.e weather changes on friday. we are expecting a lot of rain and wind. it will make conditions tomorrow unpredictable. an amazing start to this year's british open. it is something i did not expect sitting at home watching the guys play in the morning. anything under par would be a good score. as the day went on, it got nicer and nicer. a little easier to do 29 with only a par 34 but a great way to start the british open. i am proud of myself for hanging in there. i needed to stay as positive as i could and i wasn't very positive. my caddie jp wasn't very positive. my caddie jp was a big help today. he was trying to keep me as positive as possible out there and trying to remind me that i have won this before, don't feel any pressure, play your game and you will be ok. in the last 12 holes, that is what i did and thankfully, i am still in this golf tournament. so confirmation that spieth, koepka and kuchar lead the way on five under, one ahead of england's paul casey, former masters cham

rory mcilroy continued his recovery from a disastrous start yesterday to blow into the top ten.dies in his first six holes leaves him on one under par, but would win is set to howl over the weekend, this championship still remains a very open. it was going to look scrappy and it did. there was no way for it to look pretty today. i stole a few. even the conditions were bad i did not quite play the way i did yesterday. but i stole a couple with a chip in and that's what you need to stay on top in this tournament. i haven't played a major in a while, it will be nice to lie in tomorrow. have a look at the locations, the pins. see from how other players are playing, certain holes, how the course should play. it's been softened up right now. i hope we get a nice weekend without too much rain. defending champion henrik stenson is eight shots off the lead after revealing his rented home was burgled during thursday's first round... with "valuable personal items" stolen. not too much affected today's round, i wouldn't say. but spending four hours with the police are going out for dinner r

rory mcilroy is the big mover, three underfor his rory mcilroy is the big mover, three under for hised yesterday in his first round, dropping shot after shot on his front nine. he then had a stiff talking to from his caddie who said, look, you rory michael wright, a former champion here, you can do better. he picked up massively in his round. he picked up massively in his round. he is now three underfor his round today, taking him to two under overall, right back in contention for the top of the leaderboard. let us have a look at that. matt kuchar is the only one of the leaders out on the course now, five under. he did go out on his own earlier this morning, picked up a shot, but has dropped back. with jordan spieth and shot, but has dropped back. withjordan spieth and bruce koepka. they go out at around 3pm. keeping a nervous eye on the weather. and i've heard that paul casey has some special birthday shoes, but they don't seem to be working for him this morning. no, certainly not. he won't be enjoying life in his 40s. it is his birthday, his 40th today. he is five over further day

i think rory mcilroy. obviously jordan spieth in good form. fowler a good driver of the ball. has won there b. rory had his first win in the nited states here. it's going to be an exciting time. we'll be bringing it to you too. has a good track record there at quail hollow. ian: yes. llow and by the way, congratulations to sergio and angela. they got married last night down texas. the masters champion. ian: another longhorn right there. jim: yeah. john than vegas, he'll be going back to augusta. the winner here at the r.b.c. canadian open. the kyrie crew. steve milton, lance barrow. long from aying so toronto and congratulations to jhonattan vegas. >> well, tonight we're lorning more about the man shot and killed in haverford township and the possible gunman that may have fired shots before he killed his victims. good evening, everyone, i'm natasha brown. thank you for join is us. police say the same man suspected of murder in haverford may now be connected to a nearby shooting in philadelphia. eyewitness news reporter heny is live on haverford road near west wynnewood where l

my pick him out in the middle, rory mcilroy, having a tricky 2017. —— you might pick him out.t schwartzel. let's hear from some of the key players. starting with the man from southport, tommy fleetwood. going to be an experience for me i will never forget. very rare you get a tournament this close to them. everyone wants to talk about that, it isa everyone wants to talk about that, it is a massive privilege to be playing at a tournament so close to home. and it being the british open. great week for me no matter what. nice to come back here, i won from the wrong side of the draw. i played great committing a great shot on the 7ist great committing a great shot on the 71st hole. anything you dream about doing as a kid to win a major. a very satisfying feeling to get my second major here. second open. great memories. happy memories for padraig harrington. the women's european championship kicked off off yesterday in the netherlands. england and scotland are in the same group and begin their tournament against each other on wednesday. sarah mulkerrins is there, so sarah, are the f

rory mcilroy in contention.s his caddie's pep talk for saving his tournament chances after a disastrous start. midway through the first round, rory's caddie told him, you're rory mcilroy, what the are you doing. >> he does do it quite often. it's just whether it penetrates my head is a different thing. he does. i mean, he's great. he tries to keep me as positive as he possibly can. and sometimes i get down on myself. and we've been together for nine years, now, i guess. so he knows me pretty well. he knows what to say out there and what not to say. and he definitely said the right thing yesterday when i needed it. >> all right, the entire landscape of the nba could be changing if kyrie irving gets his way. according to espn, kyrie has requested to be traded from the cavs, because he does not want to play second fiddle to lebron james anymore. the 25-year-old all-star wants to be the star on his own team. now lebron was reportedly blindsided and disappointed when he heard of kyrie's trade request. the cavs with k

in sport, rory mcilroy puts himself into contention at the open up the royal birkdale. they are all trying to catch jordan spieth, one overall. they are all trying to catchjordan spieth, one of two americans at the top of the leaderboard on five under par. billy nastase is banned for a range of offences committed in a fed cup tie against great britain earlier this year. a man has admitted attempting to murder his brother and his girlfriend on new year's day. blair logan had a hostile relationship with his brother cameron. this is blair logan. for years he had not got on with his younger brother cameron. today, he admitted he murdered him. it wasjust cameron. today, he admitted he murdered him. it was just after 7am new year's morning. the dog was barking and there was a man in dark clothes throwing something. her son blair had poured petrol over his brother cameron who are sleeping there with his girlfriend. cameron died, but his girlfriend was rescued. an extensive search was carried out and appeals made to the public. but the court heard today that blair logan had bee