you can read more about rory mcilroy�*s defeat at the irish open and all the other sports stories on, but for me and the sportsday team it is goodbye. hello, there. well, we've seen plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend, also a few outbreaks of rain for some, but that is the last of the wet weather that we'll see for quite a few days yet, because for much of next week, it's looking dry and settled. high pressure dominant, more sunshine and it will feel warmer by day and milder by night, too. just watch out for the possibility of some rather murky mornings, with mist and fog patches developing, especially where the winds stay light. now, here's that area of high pressure building in from the south west. it's centred more or less right over the uk, as we head through monday, deflecting these low—pressure systems out towards the north and the west. now, as we head into monday morning itself, there'll be some mist and fog, particularly for north—west england, south—west scotland, perhaps. it's milder towards the south with that legacy of cloud for a while, coolest out towards the nor

mcilroy says it's an event designed to energise the fans." great show and contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again." just over over a year ago, good friends mondo duplantis, the olympic pole vault champion and world record holder and karsten warholm , the 400 metre hurdles world record holder, had a wager. who would win a race over 100 metres they were finally given the opportunity in zurich, duplantis , the swede in blue against the norwegian warholm, and it was a great race with both setting personal bests, duplantis the winner in 10.37 seconds, beating a time he set in high school six years ago. impreessive considering the pole vault runway is a0 metres long. for warholm, the forfeit is that he has to wear a swedish vest when he races in the hurdles tomorrow night you can get all the latest sports news, proper sport on the bbc sport app orfrom our website. but for me, olly foster and the rest of the team. goodbye for now. hello. we're expecting a real mix of weather over the next couple of days. for some northwest

rory mcilroy has got off to a good start at the pga championship at wentworth, despite a bizzare momenthe world number three was hitting his approach into the par five 12th hole when his clubhead flew off after impact. mcilroy still managed to register a birdie, eventually finishing his round in a tie for fourth at five—under—par. england's matthew baldwin leads the way at seven—under par after carding a blemish free round of 65. in tennis, the 2024 laver cup gets underway on friday in berlin. john mcenroe s team world will take on bjorn borg s team europe in the three day event, which this year features six of the top 10 players in the world rankings, including reigning french open and wimbledon champion carlos alcaraz who'll be making his laver cup debut. we don't talk too much, we are on our own all the time and we don't watch it all matches. now it's going to be different, we are going support each other, to laugh, talk a lot, and enjoy as much this week and then try to do a little bit more professionally. anthonyjoshua and daniel dubois faced—off whilst meeting the press in london

rory mcilroy says he's hopeful the fracture in men's professional golf will be resolved after news ofin new york between the pga tour and saudi arabia's public investment fund. the northern irishman is back home ahead of the irish 0pen at royal county down. mcilroy recently voiced frustration at the lack of progress in negotiations which began more than a year ago and is hoping things go well off and on the course in the coming days. because there are different interests and people want different things and i think there will have to be compromise on both sides to get a deal done but hopefully they are the things they are talking about in those meetings and, again, i am hopeful and hopefully we will get to hear some good news hopefully in the foreseeable future when things start to come back together. your previous competitive visits in northern ireland have not gone the way you wanted. how confident are you that it will be better this time? i have had to learn how to manage my week when i come home because i am trying so hard to perform in front of home fans but if i push too hard th

horschel and mcilroy — who narrowly missed out at the us open and at last week's irish 0pen — were left its conclusion. horschel pipped the world number three to the title, completing the win with a fine eagle putt to lift the trophy he previously won in 2021. lydia ko won her 22nd title on the lpga tour after finishing five shots clear of the field at the queen city championship in ohio. the world number three started her final round two shots off the lead, but seven birdies and an eagle in a round of 63 saw her clinch victory on 23—under par. this is ko's third title of the year, a season which includes winning olympic gold in paris. world number one nelly korda finished in a tie for fifth. lando norris won the singapore grand prix to eat further into max verstappen�*s lead in the driver's championship. the mclaren driver started on pole position and claimed a third victory of the season, dominating the race and finishing well ahead of the red bull of verstappen with norris�* mclaren team—mate. 0scar piastri taking third to complete the podium. verstappen leads norris by 52 points wit

mcilroy looked on course to claim his first professional win in northern ireland, leading by two shotse had this chance to force a play—off on the 18th, but his eagle putt narrowly missed, meaning hojgaard took victory by a single stroke. the dane is the youngest player sincejose maria olazabal in 1989 to collect five wins on the european tour. i played well this week. you know, missing the green on 15 is the place you can't go. and just misjudged the speed with the first putt on 17. overall, yeah, obviously really disappointed that i didn't win, but, you know, i'll try to take the positives and move on next week to wentworth. you can read more about rory mcelroy�*s defeat at the irish open and all the other sports news stories on the bbc sport website and app, but from me and the team here, it's goodbye. hello there. well, we've seen plenty of sunshine throughout the weekend, also a few outbreaks of rain for some, but that is the last of the wet weather that we'll see for quite a few days yet, because for much of next week, it's looking dry and settled. high pressure dominant, more su

rory mcilroy says he's "hopeful" the fracture in men's professional golf will be resolved after news in new york between the pga tour and saudi arabia's public investment fund. the northern irishman is back home ahead of the irish open at royal county down. mcilroy recently voiced frustration at the lack of progress in negotiations which began more than a year ago and is hoping things go well off and on the course in the coming days. a solution is hard to get to just because there's different interests and, you know, do people want different things and i think there's going to have to be compromise on both sides to get a deal done but hopefully the things they are talking about and, yeah. again, i'm hopeful and i talking about and, yeah. again, i'm hopefuland i am, talking about and, yeah. again, i'm hopeful and i am, hopefully we will get to hear some good news here in the foreseeable future when things start to come together.— future when things start to come together. your previous competitive — come together. your previous competitive visits _ come together. your previous competi

mcilroy did manage to card a birdie on that hole, eventually finished his round in a tie for fourth onis england's matthew baldwin who leads the way at the top of the leaderboard. seven under par round for him after carding a blemish free round of 65. onto tennis now and the 2024 laver cup gets underway on friday in berlin. john mcenroe�*s team world take on bjorn borg team europe in the three day event, which this year features six of the top ten players in the world rankings, including reigning french open and wimbledon champion carlos alcaraz, who will be making his laver cup debut. we don't talk too much. we are on our own all the time with our team. uh, we don't watch all the matches. so now it's going to be different. now it's going to be, we are going to support each other. we are going to, uh, laugh. we are going to talk a lot. so i am going to try to enjoy as much as i can this week with, with then try to to know them a little bit more personally. boxing now and anthonyjoshua and daniel dubois faced off while meeting the press in london on thursday. the pair will compete in an

a host of last year's european ryder cup—winning team are in action, including rory mcilroy and shanejustin rose. mcilroy meanwhile says it will be difficult for ian poulter or lee westwood to be a future ryder cup captain. he believes they no longer have a connection with europe s emerging stars after making the move over to liv golf. with the guys that left, poulter, westwood, how can these — poulter, westwood, how can these young up and comers build a rapport— these young up and comers build a rapport with them when they are never— a rapport with them when they are never here, you can't see them? — are never here, you can't see them? i— are never here, you can't see them? i think that is a really important _ them? i think that is a really important part of a ryder cup and ryder cup captaincy. i am not saying _ and ryder cup captaincy. i am not saying poulter does not have — not saying poulter does not have the _ not saying poulter does not have the credentials to be a ryder— have the credentials to be a ryder cup captain but ijust think— ryder cup captain but ijust think with the c

on the dp world tour, rory mcilroy narrowly missed out on winning the irish open.nty down but rasmus hojgaard made six birdies on the back nine to shoot 65 and post nine under par in the clubhouse. mcilroy had a chance to force a play—off on the 18th but his eagle putt narowly missed meaning hojgaard took victory by a single stroke mcilroy is yet to claim a professional win on home soil i played well this week. you know, missing the green on 15, just misjudged the speed with the first pot on 17. overall, yeah, obviously really disappointed that i didn't win, but you know, i try to take the positives and move on next week. it was a good day for mclaren at the azerbaijan grand prix. oscar piastri's second win of the season helped the british team overtake red bull in the constructors' championship and lando norris is still pushing max verstappen in the driver's championship, finishing fourth, ahead of the dutchman to cut his lead to 59 points with seven races to go. nick parrott reports. lando norris started the day expecting to lose ground in the title race. by the

and rory mcilroy is three shots off the lead, heading into the final round of the bmw pga championshipso coming up on sportsday... drama aplenty, as mclaren�*s lando norris takes pole position for the singapore grand prix. while in the coming hours, wembley stadium will be rocking as 96,000 watchjoshua v dubois for the ibf heavyweight championship. hello, and thanks forjoining us on a day in the premier league that has seen chelsea 3—0 winners over west ham at london stadium in the early kick—off. nicolas jackson was on a hatrick inside 20 minutes, and he added an asist to cole palmer for the third just after half time as enzo maresca's project starts to take shape. for the hammers, it was a third straight league defeat at home, which leaves them just above the relegation zone. joe lynskey has more. five games into this premier league season, for chelsea, there are signs from the start it's come together. £200 million spent in the summer, and a stockpile of options in every position — but west ham made it simple. and what a start that is for chelsea. nicholas jackson showed the thrill

rory mcilroy says it's an event designed to energise the fans.contribute to a goodwill event that brings the best together again." and that's all the sport for now but you can continue to follow all of the action from day eight of the paralympics in paris on the bbc website. this is bbc news, i am lewis vaughanjones. in the uk survivors and relatives of those who died as a result of the grenfell tower disaster say they are still waiting for justice. a damning report sent out a catalogue of failures. a six—year public inquiry final report blames the public governments, dishonest from clotting companies, and local councils. earlier my colleague anita mcveigh spoke to a farmer at london fire brigade commander, now a fire safety consultant. he started by sharing his memories of working that night seven years ago. i arrived at 7am in the morning, and... everyone has worked incredibly hard, they are exhausted but they still want to give more. we have fresh crews coming in, we need to get them out. one of my roles was a logistical world there in untangl

mcilroy still managed to register a birdie, eventually finishing his round in a tie for third at fivematthew baldwin currently leads the way at seven under thanks to shots like this at the par four 16th, helping him card a blemish—free 65. it was also a good day for robert macintyre and shane lowry, who both joined mcilroy on five under par. meanwhile, last month's british masters winner niklas norgaard is a shot back of the lead at six under with belgium's thomas detry. emma raducanu is through to the quarterfinals of the korea open after beating china's yue yuan in straight sets. the 21—year—old had treatment on a foot injury and needed seven match points before coming through 6—4, 6—3. she'll play daria kasatkina for a place in the semifinals on friday after the russian top seed beat american hailey baptiste in straight sets. funny more on the bbc sport website, but that is it for me at the moment. sarah, thanks very much. i was bringing you the latest on the european flooding. the chief has announced $11 billion for countries hit by what she has had our heartbreaking floods, so a

this was mcilroy�*s eagle attempt on the second playoff hole. he didn't get there. he took bertie.he second time horschel has won the tournament, having also come out on top at wentworth in 2021. my my heartrate is pounding. the last couple of shots, the last couple of holes, and especially in the play—off. but it is always a fun being in those situations. that is what we have worked so hard for, that is what i have worked so hard for. i've always wanted to be in situations like that, try to win tournaments and going against the best players in the world. at the end of the day, i was able to nip and come away with a victory. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. a late penalty from george ford earned sale a winning start to the premiership campaign, with visitors harlequins leading 11—9. he kicked his third successful penalty to give sale a12—11victory. they've lost just one home league match since october, 2022. york valkyrie beat leeds rhinos 12—10 in the first of today's women's superleague semifinals. york will play the winner of tonig

rory mcilroy will take a one shot lead into the final round of the irish open.nth to edge ahead of italy's matteo manassero. mcilroy�*s on six under overall, with a group of four players — including england'sjordan smith and scotland's robert macintyre — three shots further back. next, to what was a bad day in baku for lando norris and his hopes of catching max verstappen in the race for the formula one world title. it's ferrari's charles leclerc who'll start tomorrow's azerbaijan grand prix on pole — as max verstappen qualified sixth, and lando norris i7th — initally. norris' trying to close a 62—point gap to verstappen over the final eight races of the year, but faces a difficult race tomorrow as nick parrott reports. if lando norris looked close to tears, it's little wonder. after being promised preferential treatment by his max verstappen should have been boosted. and should have been boosted, but bad luck bit in baku, the frenchman slowed down for the rest of his lap but coming up fast behind him was noris who fast behind him was norris who saw a yellow war

rory mcilroy will take a one shot lead into the final round of the irish 0pen.d of italy's matteo manassero. mcilroy�*s on six under overall, with a group of four players — including england'sjordan smith and scotland's robert macintyre — three shots further back. formula 0ne's title race has swung back in favour of championship leader max verstappen after lando norris suffered bad luck in qualifying for the azerbaijan grand prix. the briton is 62 points behind verstappen with eight races to go. on his final lap in the first session, norris had to back off after seeing a yellow warning flag and ended up 17th. he's been moved up a place after another driver — gasly — was later disqualified, but verstappen is sixth on grid and likely to increase his championship lead. ferrari's charles will start from pole for the fourth year in row. finally, rugby union, and england's women have beaten the world champions new zealand at twickenham at the newly renamed allianz stadium. they scored four tries in the 2a points to 12 victory. elswhere ireland beat australia and scotl

billy horschel outlasted rory mcilroy and thriston lawrence in a playoff to win the pga championshiphel and mcilroy to battle it out and it was the american who emerged victorious to win his second pga championship having lifted the title at wentworth back in 2021. britain's lando norris has cut max verstappen�*s lead in the driver's championship standings down to 52 points following a dominant win at the singapore grand prix. the mclaren driver started on pole position and, despite clipping the wall twice, claimed a third victory of the season finishing well ahead of verstappen. norris' team—mate 0scar piastri finished in third place to complete the podium in singapore. there are six races of the season remaining. it was an amazing race. a few too many close calls. a couple of little moments in the middle, but it was well controlled, i think, middle, but it was well controlled, ithink, otherwise and i could push and we were flying the whole race and, yeah, at the end it showed, it was still top, i'm a bit out of breath but a great fun one. a daring last—gasp overtake from italian en

rory mcilroy got off to a good start at the pga championship at wentworth, despite a bizzare moment inunder—par. england's matthew baldwin leads the way at seven—under thanks to shots like this at the par four16th, helping him card a blemish free 65. in super league, wigan retained their league leaders shield with a 61r—0 win at home to salford. red devils head coach paul rowley made 1a changes to his squad having already secured a play—off spot last week, a decision which went unpunished by the rfl, and was taken full advantage of by a rampant warriors side who registered 11 tries witout reply. in tonight's other game, huddersfield beat castleford 54—10, with neither team able to make the playoffs. the new men's rugby union premiership season gets underway tomorrow, with a repeat of last season's final between bath and champions northampton, while saracens get underway against gloucester on saturday with new skipper mauro itoje looking to take inspiration from those who've captained him in the past. i have been very fortunate to play under great captains like owen, brad, alistair harg

rory mcilroy ending northern ireland's rory mcilroy remains in contention at the irish open at royalond round. he ended the day tied fourth on four under par, two shots behind italy's matteo manassero. the first test between afghanistan and new zealand was a complete wash out. two weeks of rain in india's greater noida region near delhi saw it become the first test without a ball bowled since new zealand hosted india in dunedin in 1998. of trying to keep an eye on the tennis i minute ago because... a week agojack draper was playing in his first grand slam semi final. having reached the last four of the us open — the hope was he'd overcome his fitness issues and help great britain win their davis cup tie against argentina. but things have not gone to plan with both draper and dan evans great britain win their davis cup tie against argentina. but things have not gone to plan with both draper and dan evans beaten in manchester today — which means going into tonight's doubles match britain have already lost the tie. patrick geary reports: manchester, are you ready? in this arena some of

meanwhile, having finished in a tie for ninth over the weekend in golf�*s fedex open, rory mcilroy sayshedule. the world number three will have played 27 events by the end of the year and ideally says he'd like to play closer to 20. it has been a long season and i have to think about trying to build a few extra breaks in here and there. next year and going forward because i felt like i hit a wall after the us open and i still feel a little bit of that hangover. the subject of concussion in rugby union is a hot topic. for several years now, a growing number of former players have been trying to get help and compensation — claiming the sport has left them suffering from long—term brain diseases. rachel stonehouse reports. jason hobson and neil clark of former rugby union team—mates. they began their rugby career together in 1999 and played for exeter and bristol, among other clubs. jason went on to play for his country but both also received some nasty hits. i got knocked out, i look up and i do not know where i am for 20 minutes. you tend to just get up and get on with it. many professio

a late surge from rory mcilroy saw him claw his way back into contention at the top of the leader board of the irish 0pen. having dropped shots early on, he finished with three consecutive birdies, to finish with a round of 68, and he sits just two shots off the lead, held by england's todd clements — who's 5 under. any time you can chip three under around this place i think you have to be happy. conditions probably were pretty tough early on and the wind seems to settle a little bit over those last few holes, so it was nice to take advantage of that and play the last few holes the way i did. golf's solheim cup gets under way on friday in virginia. team europe will be look to retain the trophy for record fourth time after the drama of last year against the usa. charley hull going up against nelly korda is part of the foursomes — something to look out for. but a storm perhaps brewing, after the europe team's breakfast disturbed their opponents practice. it's not a big deal, according to the us captain, though. their team—mate kind of exploded down to the driving range, but we reeled it i

he beat collin morikawa by four shots at east lake in atlanta with another rival rory mcilroy callingt individual years a player's had in a long time. charles leclerc handed the ferrari faithful at monza exactly what they wanted — an italian grand prix vcitory. ferrari chose a daring one—stop strategy for leclerc whilst mclaren took the conventional two—stop approach — and it allowed leclerc to finish ahead of oscar piastri and lando norris who started on pole but was overtaken on the first lap. his third place reduces max verstappen�*s lead in the standings to 62 points after the world champion finished sixth. it's been over 1,000 days but marc marquez has won again in motogp. the six—time world champion�*s last victory in a grand prix came in 2021, but after a crash took out two of his rivals in the race in aragon the spaniard beatjorge martin into second place to move into third in the championship standings. i give many things to arrive on this moment and, yeah, when i cross that finish line and i saw the team and started to think about the people around me that helped me, very hu

rory mcilroy says he is aiming to "cut back" on his tournament schedule. 27 events by the end of the year and ideally says he'd like to play closer to 20. it's been a long season, and i'm going to just have to think about trying to build in a few extra breaks here and there, um, you know, next year and going forward. because, you know, ifelt like i hit a bit of a wall, um, sort of post us open and still feel a little bit of that hangover. the subject of concussion in rugby union is a hot topic. for several years now, a growing number of former players have been trying to get help and compensation — claiming the sport has left them suffering from long—term brain diseases. rachel stonehouse reports. it's beautiful. jason hobson and neil clarke are former rugby union team—mates. they started their rugby careers together in 1999 and played for exeter and bristol amongst other clubs. jason went on to play for his country, but both also received some nasty hits. i got knocked out and i'm looking up and i don't know where i am for 20 minutes. you just tend to jus

rory mcilroy finished in a tie for ninth and says seven events in a pga tour season.e millions of pounds? ayesha buksh, bbc london. the kiln that i am stood in front of we think was made two former rugby union professionals and best friends have spoken to the bbc about how their lives have been impacted by early onset dementia. diagnosed in their 30s, jason hobson and neil clarke believe the cause is repeated head impacts while playing. they are just two of hundreds of former players engaged in a lawsuit claiming the sport has left them suffering from long—term brain diseases, with the sport's governing bodies accused of failing to look after the players welfare. rachel stonehouse reports. i genuinely thought my children would be better off. iam i am living with dementia every day. there is only one way it is going to go. it will not get any better. the two are part of the group taking legal action against the rugby authorities.— legal action against the rugby authorities. ., , ., authorities. our position is that the governing _ authorities. our position is that the

billy horschel outlasted rory mcilroy and thriston lawrence in a playoff to win the pga championshipleaving horschel and mcilroy to battle it out and it was the american who emerged victorious to win his second pga championship having lifted the title at wentworth back in 2021. my my heart was pounding on the last couple of shots, the last couple of holes, especially in the play—off, but it's always fun being in those situations. it's what we work so hard for and it's what i've worked so hard for and that's the situation i want to be in, trying to win tournaments, going against the best players in the world and hopefully coming out on top and in the end i was able to nip rory and tristan and come away with the victory. britain's lando norris has cut max verstappen�*s lead in the driver's championship standings down to 52 points following a dominant win at the singapore grand prix. the mclaren driver started on pole position and, despite clipping the wall twice, claimed a third victory of the season finishing well ahead of verstappen. norris' team—mate 0scar piastri finished in third

and just some golf news because rory mcilroy has revealed he's cutting back on the amount of tournamentworld number three announced the move after he finished ninth at the fedex open over the weekend. by the end of the year, the northern irishman will have played 27 events but says ideally — he'd like to play closer to 20. it's going to be a long season it's going to be a long season i have — it's going to be a long season i have to _ it's going to be a long season i have to think about building and a — i have to think about building and a few extra breaks here and there _ and a few extra breaks here and there i— and a few extra breaks here and there. i felt like i and a few extra breaks here and there. ifelt like i hit and a few extra breaks here and there. i felt like i hit a and a few extra breaks here and there. ifelt like i hit a bit of a — there. ifelt like i hit a bit of a wall, _ there. ifelt like i hit a bit of a wall, post to us open, and i still_ of a wall, post to us open, and i still feel— of a wall, post to us open, and i still feel a bit of that hangover. that's the sport

meanwhile, rory mcilroy a short while ago, while ago, is level par at the irish 0pen after 15...e here at the 12th, but then dropped shots on the following two holes as he chases the leader, england's todd clements on four under at royal county down. cricket, and its turned into a dramatic finish at taunton where somerset currently pulled off a memorable victory against surrey, with the last ball of the match, tokeep the county championship title race open. somerset�*s archie vaughan — the 18—year—old son of former england captain michael vaughan — has taken eleven wickets in the match. this was his second five wicket haul of the gama as he trapped cam steele lbw without scoring — and in the last few minutes, jack leach has also taken his fifth wicket, to win the game for the home side. and that's all the sport for now. more on our top story. here in the uk, the prime minister has described the health service as "broken but not beaten", after a review — commissioned by his government — concluded that the nhs in england was in "serious trouble". the report highlights declining pro

rory mcilroy is four shots further back on 9 under after a birdie at the end of his round. be in. british driver lando norris was fastest after second practice at the singapore grand prix. the mclaren driver leapfrogged ferrari's charles leclerc by six one—hundredths of a second, with team—mate carlos sainz six tenths off the pace in third. red bull's championship leader, max verstappen, has dropped way down the list and was 15th fastest. norris is looking to eat into verstappen's lead in the driver standings. a thrilling encounter and reached a first rugby union victory in seven attempts. the game ended 24—24. they gave the hosts a famous victory. and that's all the sport for now. hello. we've had a real mixture of weather across the uk friday. some low cloud and mist across the north—east of the uk, heavy thundery showers in the south, and we've seen some pleasant spells of sunshine elsewhere, notably across parts of the northwest of the uk, where we've also had light winds. now, looking at the weather overnight tonight, it's going to keep a lot of low cloud across some o

earning and according to business magazine forbes, newey would only be behind anthonyjoshua, rory mcilroyour sports correspondentjoe wilson. standby for the sporting transfer of the season. he's a 65—year—old engineer. he's adrian newey and now aston martin. i didn't know £30 million a year, i don't know if that's true but what you think this brings the investment of the team? i don't know. i am in a very fortunate position where i don't need to work now. i can have a very comfortable lifestyle and retire. still of the job. that challenge of trying to work with everyone to make the car go faster. that's what gets me up in the morning. did go faster. that's what gets me up in the morning-— the morning. did some of that love ofthe the morning. did some of that love of the 'ob the morning. did some of that love of the job 90 _ the morning. did some of that love of the job go during _ the morning. did some of that love of the job go during the _ the morning. did some of that love of the job go during the latter- of the job go during the latter period with red bull? i of the job go during the

meanwhile, rory mcilroy is still in contention at the irish open at royal county down.ep up his fight for the formula one world title in azerbaijan this weekend. the briton, who's 62 points behind championship leader max verstappen, struggled in friday practice. he could only manage seventeenth after getting held up by another driver on his fastest lap. way ahead of him was ferrari's charles leclerc who pipped sergio perez and lewis hamilton to top the timesheets in baku. i'm having to push way too much to try and get a lap time out of it. clearly, yeah. not well we more. 0h, of it. clearly, yeah. not well we more. oh, i think of the nearly ten but were not even close to naming it so we've got quite a lot to find. comparing to mercedes, ferrari and red bull, they are all very similar and there's a good gap back to us. there was a surprise victory for britain's charlie dobson in the diamond league finale in brussels as he took the a00 metres crown. the pre—race favourite had been another briton — matthew hudson—smith, but the olympic silver medallist pulled—up around the

rory mcilroy has played one of the most bizarre shots of his career in the pga championship at wentworthfinished the first day on 5 under par. matthew baldwin leads at a couple of shots better off. and emma raducanu is into the quarterfinals of the korea open in seoul. the world number 70 beat eighth seed yue yuan of china in straight sets to reach her fifth quarter of the season, where she'll play russian top seed daria kasatkina. the fight for sport's oldest international trophy has taken its next step, with the british team discovering who it will face in the race to meet the america's cup defending champions. yesterday, sir ben ainslie's boat ineos britannia qualified for the louis vuitton cup, the name given to the challenger series that will produce the team that will take on new zealand in the main event. and today italy's luna rossa joined them after completing a win over us boat america magic in barcelona. the italians lost in the america's cup series three years ago, having beaten ainslie's team at the same stage they'll meet this year, so a rematch for the four—time 0lympic sa

matthew won 21 while place at boston college one of will big stories tonight from fox 5 pga pros rory mcilroyau and brooks koepka for december made for tv match in las vegas. the pga tour vs. liv golf. expected to remain separate entities in 2025. negotiations as we have been saying are ongoing to try to reach a deal to merge the two leagues. but, this should be interesting to watch. these tonight's live look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ s, but i manage it well. ♪ ♪ jardiance! -it's a little pill with a ♪ ♪ big story to tell. ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance ♪ ♪ at each day's staaart. ♪ ♪ as time went on it was easy to seeee, ♪ ♪ i'm lowering my a1c! ♪ jardiance works twenty-four seven in your body to flush out some sugar. and for adults with type 2 diabetes and known heart disease, jardiance can lower the risk of cardiovascular death, too. serious side effects may include ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration that can lead to sudden worsening of kidney function, and genital yeast or urinary tract infections. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infec

a late surge from rory mcilroy saw him claw his way back into contention at the top of the leaderboard somerset�*s archie vaughan, the 18—year—old son of former england captain michael vaughan, took 11 wickets in the match. this his second five—wicket haul. somerset needed two wickets in the last over to win, and it was jack leech to set up a nail—biting finish. with the entire somerset team surrounding dan worrall, and with the very last ball of the match, leech completed his five—for, sparking scenes ofjubilation from the somerset players as they won the match by 111 runs. so here's how the top of the table looks after that dramatic win. somersetjust eight points behind surrey at the top. both sides have two games left to play. and that's all the sport for now. more later on, we will see you then. hello there. it's been cold again today. we've seen the heavy showers pushing further south into southern england, but things are going to change in the next few days. we're going to cut off that supply of cold air. the wind direction will change. we'll see atlantic winds coming in, and tha

rory mcilroy is one shot off the lead in the second round of the irish open at royal county down. him trail england's laurie canter in the clubhouse. so, canter leads in the clubhouse alongside overnight leader todd clements, a shot clear of a crowd of three including mciloy and daniel brown who has made a strong start to round two. scotland's calum hill shot the joint lowest round of the day thus far. his 67 taking him to three under. the funeral of sven—goran erikkson, the former england manager, has been held in torsby, the swedish town where he grew up. erikssen who was 76 , won numerous club honours, league and cup titles with gorthenburg, benfica and lazio. he revelaed earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. hundreds from across the football world attended the service including david beckham, who was england's captain during erikssons time in charge between 2001 and 2006. really very similar to arsene wengen _ really very similar to arsene wenger. i worked with arsene wenger for 13 veers _ wenger. i worked with arsene wenger for 13 years and sven