the first—ever major day of golf here on the coast and it was michelle wie, the coast and it was michelle who really took advantage of some gorgeous conditions. this morning there was no wind coming off the sea, the sun was shining, barely a cloud in the sky and she made a mockery of the golf course, setting a new record. she went round in 64, eight under par, and that's a 1—shot lead at the moment. for michelle wie, we've known about purpose along. back in 2005 she finished in third place in the women's british open. back then she was an the women's british open. back then she was an amateur the women's british open. back then she was an amateur and won the silver medal. she has had a combination of injury and ill form. she put it all to one side today. really remarkable. then she said, i am hoping for bad weather. she got her wish. the weather really came in. we lost one hour and 40 minutes due to rain delays. it blew a couple of the guys off the course. dame laura davies playing in her 37th british open. she came back out after the delay. we kept the players on the golf course, so she

american michelle wie faded with a bogey and shares third place.cket, england are looking to tie the series against south africa. backin tie the series against south africa. back in command when rain caused a stoppage. the weather has caught up but not before an entertaining days cricket and one which left england ina cricket and one which left england in a strong position. they took the final south african wicket cheaply this morning. it looked like they would need every run because batting was not easy. alistair cook and tom westley is caught at slip. kitten jennings, the under pressure england opener scratching around for ansbach was eventually caught at slip for 18. joe root made 49 with the ball spinning and keeping low. eventually he was bowled. the only batsman to play with any real freedom was moeen ali. he was dropped early but then played some lovely shots. a huge six caught by the wicket—keeper in the dressing room. two schedules days remaining we may not need them and looking at the forecast we may not get them. key wickets for us to ge

michelle wie is out of at least the next two lpga events after undergoing emergency appendix surgeryion withdrew from canadian pacific women's open before the final round on sunday. she was then admitted to hospital where she had an operation. wie finished third in the women's british open earlier this month and was part of the victorious usa team in the solheim cup. now, as conor mcgregor discovered over the weekend when he was beaten by 40—year—old floyd mayweather, boxing's a tough sport. not one you normally associate with pensioners. but women of a certain age in the south african township of cosmo city are learning how to protect themselves and get fit. rock music. one, two. if someone tries to attack me, i will really hit him badly. now you arejust going to go one, two, one, two... we have more than 30 ladies. keep it | i have never trained someone that old. i always thought they were fragile. then i realised there was more to them and what they wanted to do. so i gave them the opportunity and they ended up training me instead of me training them.|j and they ended up training

and michelle wie fires a record eight under opening round to take a one—shot lead into the women's britisht with the news that was eventually set to happen. brazilian forward neymar has left barcelona and signed a five year deal with paris saint—germain for a world record fee of more than $250 million and the club have tweeted bem vindo or "welcome", in the players native portuguese language. it more than doubles the previous record which is what manchester united paid for paul pogba last year and the club has called a press conference for 1130 gmt on friday. neymar shirts will be on sale in the morning from 8:00 gmt

the german caroline masson is also looking impressive with a commanding lead over michelle wie.s. ronnie 0'sullivan has been knocked out of the china championship — suffering a surprise quarter final defeat by belgian youngster luca brecel. after mark williams‘ defeat too — it leaves shaun murphy as the only former world champion left in the draw. he rattled in a break of 126 to wrap up a 5—2 win over home hope zhou yuelong. he'll play ali carter in the semi finals. there were two matches today in rugby league's super 8's qualifiers hull krjoin warrington wolves on six points at the top after victory over london bronco's by 35 points to 30. while widnes are third after a 58 points to ten win over featherstone. that's all from sportsday. there is more on the website, plenty of reaction to chelsea beating spurs at wembley, for now that's all from us. at wembley, for now that's all from us. next it's the film review. the film directed by stanley tucci. and let's start with final portrait. i'm a massive stanley tucci fan as an actor. i know he's directed a few films before. i must c

top of the leaderboard in the first round of the women's british open at kingsbarns — notably michelle wiend of 64, that's her lowest round in a major — and all after she dropped a shot at her second hole — wie leads by one shot. england's noel reid posted bogeys on 14 england's noel reid posted bogeys on 1a and 16 to finish five under par, three shots under the leader. 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 arejoe watts political editor at the independent and the deputy political editor of the daily express alison little. let's look at tomorrow's front pages. the express has a warning about eu sugar imports fuelling a health crisis. in the i, an ultimatum for the cabinet on mental healthcare for the cabinet on mental healthcare. a report warning against wasteful spending in the nhs makes the main headline in the times. the metro leads with the news that a young british man who supposedly found a way to block the ransomware that hit the nhs recently, has been charged with

top of the leaderboard in the first round of the women‘s british open at kingsbarns — notably michelle wie shot at her second hole. wie leads by one shot, but britain‘s charley hull is also going well. manu tuilagi has been named in a 37—man england training squad for a three—day camp starting on saturday. the leicester centre hasn‘t played since january due to a knee injury and the last of his 26 caps came in the 2016 six nations. onto racing, the highly—rated filly winter won the feature race, the nassau stakes, at glorious goodwood. the odds—on favourite was ridden to victory by ryan moore, making it winter‘s fourth group one win of the season. blond me finished second, sobetsu third. with the world athletics championships just over 24 hours away, the gb team have been speaking about their hopes for the next ten days in london. sports correspondent natalie pirks has been with the squad. it starts tomorrow night at the olympic stadium and from a british perspective we know who the big opening actors. sir mo farah is going for the 10,000 metres, the reigning back to mac world champion. ——

. >> michelle wie leading the british open for the ladies.ou know what i wanted to win, the lottery, yeah. >> well, two big tickets for him to buy this weekend. >>> at wrigley field all the entertainment was happening in the bullpen. >> so during a rain delay, the pitchers for the cubs and diamondbacks engaged in competitive antics. one put a uniform on upside down and cubs shot back by fishing. >> you can see it there. >> and then it was time for the bobsled competition. >> this is beautiful. four men bobsled going down there they go. wee! >> my favorite was actually when the diamondbacks did a little bowling. this is the bowling. >> watch as the pins fall. >> they went for the 7-10 split. it's really tough sometimes. more fun in the bullpen please. >>> up next in "the pulse," could a change be coming to dunkin' donuts? why things are looking a little different at the chain. >>> and mystery solved. why is there a mermaid shack floating in the gulf of mexico? , there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza®, a better moment of proof. victoz

american michelle wie is on top on 8—under—par, she's finished her first round, ahead of south round, kim in—kyung, who is on 6—under—who has just made it through her 13th. england's mel reid who missed the cut at the scottish open last month is in tied third place a shot further back, whilst 1986 champion laura davies has made a stunning start to her round. 4—under—par through seven holes. with the world athletics championships starting in london tomorrow there is bad news for one of you saint bolt ‘s main rivals. andre de grasse has been forced to pull out after tearing his hamstring in training earlier this week. the canadian finished third to bolt at the olympic games in rio last year in the 100m and was one of the favourites to win the 200m, a race bolt isn't running in london. that is all the sport for now. you can see lots more that is all the sport for now. you can see lots more on that is all the sport for now. you can see lots more on the website including the latest on the gulf and the football. thank you. now let us talk about some of today's main news stories. the bank of

american michelle wie is on top on eight under par, she's finished her first round ahead of south korea'stish open last month is in tied third place a shot further back whilst 1986 champion laura davies has made a stunning start to her round. five under through ten holes. that's all. back in the next hour. the bank of england has downgraded the uk growth forecast for this year and next, warning that the economy will remain sluggish. its monetary policy committee has also downgraded its forecasts for wage growth. the bank left interest rates uchanged at 0.25%. the governor of the bank of england mark carney outlined how he saw the uk economy. given the outlook for supply in the economy, even a limited pick—up in growth is likely to have consequences for the stance of monetary policy. that is because as the mpc has previously emphasised, the mpc has previously emphasised, the process of leaving the european union is beginning to affect potential supply in the uk. brexit related uncertainty regarding —— is causing some countries to delay decisions about entering new markets. the uk's eventua

american michelle wie is top of the leaderboard after an impressive opening round of 64 — she's one shot the next hour. more than 200 buildings have failed fire safety tests, implemented in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. in the second, in a set of six tests ordered by the government, 100 high—rises failed to meet current regulations. the bbc has learned that cladding and insulation panels failed the test within seven minutes of being set alight. sir ken knight chairs the government's independent fire safety panel. he spoke to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds who asked whether fire safety professionals had failed to protect the victims of grenfell tower. i think we've all failed in the sense that people have lost their lives so tragically and dramatically and that is why there is an absolute focus. a focus by me personally. it's in my dna to be into fire safety and fire protection. do we all feel we failed? i feel we have recognised what now needs to be done in so many ways including listening to public inquiries and listening to the outcome of the review. i think it conce

american michelle wie is top of the leaderboard after an impressive opening round of 64 — she's one shotas the us pga in 1996, has enjoyed a great start, she's currently on six under. and the highly—rated filly winter won the feature race, the nassau stakes, at goodwood. the odds—on favourite was ridden to victory by ryan moore, making it winter's fourth group one win of the season. blond me finished second. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's return to the news that the most seniorfamily let's return to the news that the most senior family court judge let's return to the news that the most senior family courtjudge in england and wales has hit out at what he says is the disgraceful and shaming lack of support services for young people with mental health problems. he made the comments after revealing the only treatment available to a girl who had tried to kill herself had a six—month waiting list. i asked kill herself had a six—month waiting list. iasked norman kill herself had a six—month waiting list. i asked norman lamb if he agreed with the judge's comment

let's get to the other screens shelley -- michelle wie? -- shall we?ern about potential for an overshoot. one .1697. is at initial jobless claims come in at 232,000. the survey, 240,000. just when you think this number can go much lower, it grinds lower again. when a multi-decade low you think about it. you have to go all the way back to the 1970's for these kind of numbers, david. david: in children's stories we talk about the "little engine that could." you --have that in the the u.k.? it is a job creating machine, it just keeps going. jonathan: 230 2000 -- your initial jobless claims print. for reaction, we are joined by ira jersey and still with us, neil dutta of renaissance macro research. ira, it is a conversation we always have run the labor market and you take headlines numbers, in this case initial jobless claims, and you can paint a picture of a tight labor market. then we ask the question -- if it is the time -- tight, where is the wage growth? ira: that is a good question, but rivera, this is only half of the data. we know a lot of people a