the lions beat the crusaders 12—3, in christchuch, and it was all about the boot of owen farrell.. this is the time for the british and irish lions to call in the cavalry in canterbury. regarded as the best club team in world rugby, the crusaders, and the tourists would play like they were on home turf stopping a side with eight all blacks in it from the start. always influential, owen farrell put them 6—0 up and despite the odd bump in the road, as well as a solitary penalty, it was his first start on tour and it was going rather well. while it wasn't free—flowing, riveting rugby it was solid. the lions sniffed out danger. the pressure was telling here and a penalty awarded. it was a fourth and final owen farrell success. make no mistake, this was effectively a test match. the first defeat this season for the crusaders and a cavalry charge for the english and irish lions. with a comfortable 34—13 win over italy. playing in singapore, they ran in four tries in eleven minutes — two either side of half time. tim visser finished off finn russell's clever kick. ross ford — who had sco

the lions beat the crusaders 12—3, in christchuch, and it was all about the boot of owen farrell.by, the crusaders, and the tourists would play like they were on home turf stopping a side with eight all blacks in it from the start. always influential, owen farrell put them 6—0 up and despite the odd bump in the road, as well as a solitary penalty, it was his first start on tour and it was going rather well. while it wasn't free—flowing, riveting rugby it was solid. the lions sniffed out danger. the pressure was telling here and a penalty awarded. it was a fourth and final owen farrell success. make no mistake, this was effectively a test match. the first defeat this season for the crusaders and a cavalry charge for the english and irish lions. a tough week. it has been really tough. a lot of criticism. people have written the tour off already after two games and it has been challenging for all of us and we have had to stay strong within the group and to keep the faith and the goal as a test matches to keep improving from there. so i hope we didn't disappoint too many people tonigh

owen farrell and johnny sexton are behind me. he has paired them at the expense of ben te'o.anges in the forward pack were expected. maro itoje has been brought in alongside alun wyn jones. maro itoje has been brought in alongside alun wynjones. sam warburton, the tour captain starts in place of peter o'mahony. it is an exciting team selection, but is it a gamble against new zealand? here is the view from both camps ahead of that decisive test. we know the test series would be over if we lose. we definitely want to take it to a deciding match, and i am sure all lions fans and neutrals would like that to happen and make it more interesting test series. definitely wouldn't want to be down 2—0. it will be easy to pick ourselves up for the week after the desperate to make it 1—1 this week. for the week after the desperate to make it 1-1 this week. last week was a beauty and with a little bit more luck and finish, they could easily have won the test match. they know that and they will be coming here with a do or die attitude and we have to front up. it is located in it once, we ha

the fly half, owen farrell comes in in place ofjonny sexton. a big call in the second row. the two captain on the bench. peter of money will lead the lions. —— peter omani. after great performances from him in the back i’ow. performances from him in the back row. they have not lost since 1994, the all blacks, at eden park. we will see soon if the lions have what it takes to beat the all blacks. england thumped south africa by 9 wickets in southampton on wednesday to win the opening game of their three match t20 series against south africa. the tourists won the toss and chose to bat but david willey dismissed jj smuts from the very first ball and despite an unbroken partnership of 110 from ab de villers and faarhan behardien they could only manage 132 from their 20 overs while alex hales and jonny bairstow led the hosts home with more than five overs to spare. the night was a convincing performance and a really great way to start this series. with the ball, we we re to start this series. with the ball, we were outstanding, taking early wickets and controlled the game with tw

jonny sexton and owen farrell also in the starting lineup. interesting combination.fly half and farrell at inside centre and we will see how they go together in that combination. the lions need to win this test to keep the series alive after losing last week. ben te'o who started last week is on the bench but no room for george kruis all peter her money. lots more detail on that in the next hour. i will be back soon. if the truth be known, thursday will be a hard sell for the latter part ofjune, given that low pressure is still very much the dominant feature. not a cold start to the day, that is positive, 12, 13, 1a degrees across the south. but as i say, even on this big picture here you get a sense that there is an awful lot of wet and windy weather to be had, not just to be found across the northern half of the british isles either. as we slump towards the south—west, a dank start here. not cold, 13, 1a degrees but the cloud sits low on the tors and moors in the south—west. hill fog around, further east and it is a good deal drier, still a lot of cloud with a hint

now to rugby union where owen farrell faces an anxious wait to see if he'll be fit for the british andnd on saturday week. the england fly half is out of this weekend's match against the maori all blacks in rotorua due to a quad strain. flanker peter o'mahony captains the side. matt wilkinson defeated connor o'leary to win the world surf league fiji pro and move to the top of the 2017 season rankings. in a back and fourth final, wilkinson started strong with an opening score of 8.57. the 28—year—old moves to the top of the wsl tables with the win, edging ahead of hawaii's jothohn florence. the australian also remains top of the wsl rookie of the year race and is the only debutant to make a final this year. the golden state warriors have been celebrating with their fans after reclaiming the nba title after a 4—1 series victory over the cleveland cavaliers. the californian based team won game five at home in oakland on sunday night in what the third successive season they've faced lebron james and the cavaliers in the end of season showpiece. steph curry, what a man, and kevin durant, pl

make some big calls, arguably the biggest opting to select the ireland fly half jonny sexton and owen farrell must win second test against new zealand, it's the first time the pair have started together on tour. to give the side some more attacking strength. farrell comes in to replace ben teo at inside centre in what some will see as a gamble, with the duo having spent such little playing time together. this is the team in full. sam warburton returns to the side. katie gornall has been assesing teh selection from wellington. katie gornall has been assesing the selection from wellington. warren gatland has rolled the dice somewhat with his selection for the second test. he has brought in 0wen farrell and johnny sexton in midfield at the expense of nta which is something of a surprise given that they have not played so far this tournament but warren jacklin says it gives them a different option —— ben teo. changes were cited in the forward pack because thatis cited in the forward pack because that is where when gavin said his side did not match up. the address that by bringing sam warburton in

he's included owen farrell and jonny sexton in the same midfield, despite them not having started a game together so far this tour. now, if that's a surprise, this next change was expected. maro itoje and sam warburton come into the forward pack as the lions try and match the all blacks physically. you play rugby because you enjoy the physical side of the sport, and that's definitely the case for me. so when you come off second best there, it does hurt you as a player. we're looking forward to trying to get a win and making it 1—1, but if not, then you can look back on the game and put your hands up and say, perhaps we were beaten by the better team. in their efforts to salvage the series through sexton and farrell, the lions have decided to go on the attack. it's a risky strategy. one man who faced the same situation as captain back in 1993 told me the odds are stacked against the lions. we've just got to go and play the game of our lives. we've got to believe first and foremost that we can win the game, and they're going to have to play well, they're going to have to produce unquestion

warren gatland has selected the ireland fly halfjonny sexton and owen farrell in his starting line upw zealand, the first time the pair have started together on tour. farrell comes in to replace ben teo at inside centre in what some will see as a gamble, with the duo having spent such little playing time together. this is the side to face them. katie gornall is with the squad. warren gatland has rolled the dice somewhat with his selection for this second test. bringing in eoin flanagan jonny sexton second test. bringing in eoin flanaganjonny sexton together in the midfield, at the expense of ben te'o. that comes as something as a surprise given sexton and farrell have played together so far this tour. gatland says it gives them a different attacking option. changes we re different attacking option. changes were expected in the foreword pack because that is where gatlin said his side didn't match up to the all blacks in auckland. he has addressed that by bringing in maro itoje and wet wet wet captain sam warburton into the back row. i think the messages have been quite so i think the m

owen farrell has kicked, which penalties and the lions lead 6—0.ok start to the day in sussex, but i'm afraid it is not like that everywhere. i will have the weather injusta everywhere. i will have the weather injust a few everywhere. i will have the weather in just a few minutes. good morning. this is breakfast, live from college green in westminster. our top story this morning? the prime minister is facing pressure from within her own party, as she moves to form a government with the help of the democratic unionists. theresa may's failure to secure an outright majority has led to questions from some conservatives over whether she should remain in charge, and about what a deal with the dup could involve. our political correspondent emma vardy has this report on the fallout from the 2017 general election. a valuable result in the uk's richest constituency. almost 2a hours after the polls closed, it took a third recount in kensington to finally reveal labour had taken this seat from the tories for the first time ever, and byjust 20 votes. it means t

dan was there and jonny sexton was there and owen farrell was over there.d. he will be back in the next hour. the us president, donald trump, is coming under growing international pressure to honour the paris global climate change deal. he will announce this evening whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. china‘s premier said this morning that his country will honour the agreement, and urged others to do the same — but donald trump has previously described climate change as a hoax, and an american job—killer. earlier, alex thier, a former official at the us agency for international development, explained what would be the cost to the planet if the us pulled out of the paris agreement. i think it would be profoundly damaging both politically and economically for the united states and the world if president trump doesin and the world if president trump does in fact pull out of the paris agreement. when we look at the costs at home, clearly being part of the new energy economy leading the world in the technology that it is

and it's all been about the boot and kicking ability of this man, owen farrell, making his first startr...the lions had a few scares along the way, against the most successful non—international team in world sport, and a team containing 8 all black stars...farrelll kicked 4 penalties as the lions won 12—9. this performance was a real statement of intent throughout. england play argentina later, in sanjuan — it's live on bbc two, kick—off at 8.15 — and at 10 o'clock, ireland face the united states in newjersey. for england and scotland football fans, they don't come much bigger than this, a world cup qualifier at hampden park...with scotland badly needing a win, because they're 6 points behind, group leaders england. england will have a new captain, tottenham's harry kane, as his manager looks to rotate the skipper‘s armband. . . . but an away match at hampden, is not an easy start though. . . scotland are unbeaten at home in their last five matches. he's got huge belief in himself and his ability. he has always had that. when he played in the under 21s he wasn't in the tottenham team.

warren gatland says he has made some tough calls as he picks johnny sexton and owen farrell togetherr must—win second test with new zealand on saturday. it's now three years since the so—called islamic state proclaimed the establishment of a caliphate, a world power governed in accordance with islamic law and centred in iraq's second city of mosul. british warplanes, as part of the us—led coalition, have been hitting the militants there since last year. rafjets and drones have hit over 700 targets in support of operations to liberate mosul. now, for the first time, crews have been talking to the bbc about the challenges they're facing in avoiding civilian casualties. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the raf prepares for another bombing mission against the group known as islamic state. they have been stepping up their attacks on mosul. with is now nearing its end in the city that was once its stronghold. what you're looking at is a densely—packed urban area with buildings of varying heights throughout. for the first time, the raf has allowed their crews to talk us thr

owen farrell faces an anxious wait to see if he'll be fit for the british and irish lions' first testngland fly half is out of saturday's match against the maori all blacks in rotorua. he was named on the bench, withjonny sexton starting at number ten, but has been forced to pull out with a quad strain. flanker peter o'mahony, captains the side, with tour skipper sam warburton on the bench. maro itoje starts in what is an otherwise, unchanged forward pack, from the one that beat the crusaders last saturday. warren gatland says he's going to keep the all blacks guessing, ahead of their first test next weekend. he was really good coming off the desk the other day, the combination with ten and i2 desk the other day, the combination with ten and 12 was pretty seamless. johnny knows from his last couple of games, their semifinal and the first games, their semifinal and the first game against the barbarians. he was down a little with confidence but he has got his module back at the moment and we wanted to give him a start. to build some momentum. that is always spot for now. as we've been r

owen farrell scored all of the lions points. they won 12—3. final icc champions trophy group game. a brilliant century from an unbeaten ben stokes saw england win by a0 runs when chasing an adjusted target due to several rain delays. that knocks the australians out. england had already qualified for the semi finals. it was a day of firsts at the french open. jelena ostapenko, who had previously never won a match at roland garros, is now the new singles champion. ostapenko, who is still only 20 years old, became the first unseeded woman since 1933 to win the title in paris, and she did it by coming back from a set down against the third seed, simona halep. and there was a first grand slam title for great britain's alfie hewett in the wheelchair singles. hewett beat the defending champion, gustavo fernandez in three sets that's all the sport, clive. that's all from me. good night. hello. this is bbc news. there has been a sharp rise in hate crimes in london since last we can's attack. cressida dick, who heads the metropolitan police, has been sp

he was meant to be joined there by owen farrell, before the fly half was ruled out with a thigh strainbe a first choice team. we've got to make sure we are not fully showing our hand, keeping some combinations back. we need to keep the all blacks guessing a little bit about what the final squad maybe. their immediate opponents boast a site with pace and experience, with nine all blacks turning out for the maoris looking to replicate their 2009 win against the lions. you know, they are the best in europe, so we get to test ourselves against the best in the northern hemisphere. so far, in new zealand, the lions have found hazards at every turn. the maoris will be no different. this is their moment and they intend to seize it. warren gatland will have had his scouts at eden park as new zealand ran in 12 tries against samoa this morning. if the 78—0 scoreline wasn't worrying enough, it's the knowledge that the all blacks could have scored more. beauden barrett's breakaway try was the turning point in the first half after samoa had done their best to limit the world champions. there were te

their resistance was stubborn until owen farrell entered the fray.is claim for the fly—half position, setting up anthony watson for the try he converted. farrell might have turned the game, but he couldn't add any polish to an overall poor performance. nick parrott, bbc news. for us, the most important thing was a result, getting the tour off to a good start, and we can go away knowing that there are a number of things for us to work on, some positives in terms of the opportunities and chances that we did create, knowing we have to be better at finishing those. that is how we learn, thrown into difficult situations, that is how you find out about yourself as a team, so we have got something to work off now, get back into training. tomorrow will be a day off, then monday start building again. i thought it was good, they tested us, a good first game, much rather that than a 50—point win. as long as we keep improving, i will be happy with that. we know this tour is going to be tough, no matter what, mentally and physically we have to get ourselves right

resistance was stubborn until owen farrell entered the fray.lacing sexton, he seized his chance to claim the fly—half position, setting up claim the fly—half position, setting up anthony watson for the try, which she then converted. you might have turned the game, but he couldn't add any polish to an overall poor performance. andy murray takes onjuan martin del potro today in the third round of the french open. murray are struggling in the opening set. juan martin del potro has been in real marathons with murray in the past. agnieszka radwa nska was agnieszka radwanska was well beaten by alize cornet in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. the president of football's european governing body has told the bbc that britain deserves to host a world cup in the nearfuture. aleksander seferin says he hopes the tournament will be held in europe in 2030. they are absolutely capable of organising it from an organisational point of view, from an infrastructure point of view, but it is a decision not only from the fa but the government. but you know everything about b

owen farrell, eyestrain, touch and for this one.in and will start at number ten, he has not played much rugby in the past week or so, but he is the best in news position in europe. warren gatland has faith that he can deliver. we were expecting that the bulk of the team that faced the maoris would be in the starting 15 for this test, but warren gatland, sprung for this test, but warren gatland, sprung a for this test, but warren gatland, sprung a few surprises for us, mostly in the backline, liam williams coming in at full—back in place of leigh halfpenny, who hit 20 points against the maoris. elliot daly comes in on the wing. warren gatland 's true to his word when he said there were opportunities available for those that could take them. that is a pacey backline. a lot of pace, probably the most attacking line—up that warren gatland has named on this tour so far. talking to the former fly half, all blacks fly— half, andrew merton is, he thinks this team has a bit of anx is, he thinks this team has a bit of an x factor about it. ki

he was meant to be joined there by owen farrell, before the fly half was ruled out with a thigh strain. with the test a week away, this was expected to be a first choice team. we've got to make sure we are not fully showing our hand, keeping some combinations back. we need to keep the all blacks guessing a little bit about what the final squad maybe. so far, in new zealand, the lions have found hazards at every turn. the maoris will be no different. this is their moment and they intend to seize it. good news for those who like the warmer conditions i think? it will turn hot for some of us. a few like that sort of thing you are in for a treat. a nice start to the day in some parts of the uk with some good spells of sunshine. many of us will be worn with good spells of sunshine but maybe not for all. it has been a bit cloudy in wales but that cloud is showing signs of breaking up. macleod was the north—west. that brings a little bit of rain with it. winds from the south—west and that brings increasingly warm air. we see those temperatures on the rise. wetter weather to be had in the nort

he was meant to be joined there by owen farrell, before the fly half was ruled out with a thigh strainully showing our hand, keeping some combinations back. we need to keep the all blacks guessing a little bit about what the final squad maybe. so far, in new zealand, the lions have found hazards at every turn. the maoris will be no different. this is their moment and they intend to seize it. good news for those who like the warmer conditions i think?

their resistance was stubborn until owen farrell entered the fray.g up anthony watson for the try he converted. farrell might have turned the game, but he couldn‘t add any polish to an poor performance. nick parrott, bbc news. it‘s the investec derby at epsom this afternoon, and horse racing‘s premier flat race features two of the unbeaten frankel‘s children — cracksman and eminent. however, despite his formidable lineage, no—one wanted eminent at first. our reporter tim hague has been to newmarket to find out more. meet eminent, the horse no one wanted. while other frankel offspring sold for millions, this one, known as frank, didn‘t sell at all, eventually being bought in a private deal for just all, eventually being bought in a private deal forjust over £150,000. the feeling must have been he would ta ke the feeling must have been he would take an awful long time to come to himself. we really were taking a chance. i love his presence. i could show you what that haven‘t turned out that well, so you need one eventually. their faith has been rewarded

ben te‘o moves to the bench with owen farrell given a start at inside centre. comes in at fly—half. i'm delighted with the selection. probably the most nervous i've been coming intoa probably the most nervous i've been coming into a team selection meeting this week. i didn't know what was going to happen. some guys played brilliantly on tuesday and they could have come straight into the team, which we saw happened before. i was nervous which direction they'd 90, i was nervous which direction they'd go, but delighted in starting the test series. holders england have named their squad for the women's rugby world cup in ireland later this summer. bristol's sarah hunter, who led the team to the six nations grand slam earlier this year, will again skipper the side with emily scarratt as vice captain. 28 players have been called up in total. england will begin their pool b campaign against spain on the 9th of august. sunderland chairman ellis short has called off the sale of the club. he says a sale "would not be in the best interests" of the club, and says he will c

owen farrell, dan biggar and jenny sexton will compete for the fly half spot — with the irishman startingher two are likely to start in the following two games. knowing that three of them, they are desperate to all want to play and start in that position. last week, at the end of training i sort of said, cani at the end of training i sort of said, can i have a chat to the tendons, and down was there and jonny sexton was there. oh and was there. jonny said, don't worry about him, he'sa there. jonny said, don't worry about him, he's a midfielder. laughter there's already a bit of banter about. i think the players are pretty aware of the competition and their position. andy murray is on court in the second round of the french open — he's facing world number 50 martin klizan where (gfx) murray is 11—2 down in the first set after losing his serve later britain's kyle edmund is up against argentina's renzo oleevo. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with the latest from roland garros online along with all of today's stories on the bbc sport website. theresa may has been focusi

owen farrell could recover from a thigh strain and get into fly half. base jumping, this man leapt from a bridge across snake river in idaho 63 times yesterday. one of the few places where the sport is allowed without a permit. if that's not impressive, this is more impressive, we had to climb back up again. they worked out that that's more than 30,000 feet more than the height of mount everest in a day. the question needs to be asked, why? that was my thought exactly! let's go tojoin let's go to join simon mccoy in westminster. in an hour, the queen will leave buckingham palace to head here to set out theresa may's plans for the next two years. she's promised to work with humidity and resolve and make the public‘s parties have priorities. brexit related legislation is expected to dominate the parliamentary session which will cover two years instead of one, and it will be a low—key ceremony with no royal procession, a consequence ofa snap no royal procession, a consequence of a snap general election. it is the ultimate show of pomp and ceremony, it mark

johnny sexton and owen farrell will start together for the lions in the second test against new zealandde have to win in wellington. captain sam warburton has also been handed a start in one of three changes to the side beaten 30—15 last weekend. usain bolt was back on european soil last night and the world record holder made a winning return in the 100 metres. he won in a time of 10.07 seconds in the czech city of 0strava as he prepares for the world championships in london this summer. there was an easy win for the four—time 0lympic gold—medallist mo farah too. he won his final 10,000 metre race on an iaaf circuit in a near world best time this year of 27 minutes and 12 seconds. british number onejohanna konta is into the third round in eastbourne. a straight sets win over romania's sorana cirstea sets up a match with the french open champion jelana 0stapenko this afternoon. that's this afternoon actually. plenty more on tennis to come as we talk last till tennis and we will reveal pa rt talk last till tennis and we will reveal part of our summer breakfast challenge, a huge mug, 30 se

jonny sexton will start in the pivotal fly half role with owen farrell moved to inside centre, ben te'or o'mahony is replaced as skipper and in the flank by sam warburton. i am delighted with the selection for this week. it has probably been the most nervous i have been, going into this week. i was not sure what was going to happen. some of the guys were brilliant on tuesday. they could have come straight into the team. i was very nervous about the selection. i am absolutely delighted i am going to be starting the test series. holders england have named their squad for the women's rugby world cup in ireland later this summer. bristol's sarah hunter, who led the team to the six nations grand slam earlier this year, will again skipper the side with emily scarratt as vice captain. 28 players have been called up in total. england will begin their pool b campaign against spain on the 9th of august. great britain's mahama cho matched the best ever result for a british man at the world taekwondo championships with silver in the heavyweight division. cho had looked in great form reaching the fi

the lions fly—half owen farrell might not be available first test against the all blacks a week on saturdayquad for the match against the maori all blacks in rotorua on saturday. he was one of the replacements with jonny sexton starting at number ten. flanker peter o'mahony will captain the side, with tour skipper sam warburton on the bench. maro itoje starts in what is an otherwise, unchanged forward pack, from the one that beat the crusaders last saturday. warren gatland says he's going to keep the all blacks guessing, as well as all of us, ahead of their first test next weekend. he was really good coming off the bench the other day and the combination of ten and 12 was seamless. jonny himself knows probably his last two games before that were his worst games of rugby. he was down a little bit on confidence. he has got a bit of his mojo back at the moment and we wa nted mojo back at the moment and we wanted to give him a start against them. when i first started playing senior rugby i was very anxious, nervous before games. now i am more controlled and calm and relaxed. i have more balance

jonny sexton is at fly half and owen farrell moves to inside centre.and mauro 0toje comes into the second row for a match the tourists simply must win. bleep it is about character this week for us. it is about manning up. and putting everything on the line, because it is that situation, isn't it? it is do or die for us. britain's chris froome has signed a new contract on the eve of the tour de france with sky. the 104th tour de france with sky. the 104th tour de france with sky. the 104th tour de france gets underway with the grand depart tomorrow and chris froome is hoping to complete his third straight victory and fourth victory in five years. he faces stiff competition. the level of riders and of course we are racing on this year, it will be a much more open race. it is going to be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it will be right up there, to win a fourth tour de france would be incredible. i don't want to jinx fourth tour de france would be incredible. i don't want tojinx it. it would just be... unreal. good news today for cricket fans, liv

davies telling the bbc that warren gatland had his last of the dice by putting johnny sexton and owen farrellus but said it could come at a cost, calling it a gamble. the lions must win the second test against new zealand in wellington at around this time tomorrow morning or they will hand the all blacks the series win. it is about character this week for us. it is about manning up and putting everything on the line. it is that situation, isn't it? it is do or die for us. indeed it is, a big game tomorrow morning, lots to look forward to. more sport later. documents obtained by bbc news show that the cladding originally due to be installed on grenfell tower was changed to a version which cost nearly £300,000 less. the cladding was fitted as part of a refurbishment and is thought to have contributed to the rapid spread of the blaze that consumed the 2a—storey block two weeks ago. it comes as a meeting of senior councillors at kensington and chelsea town hall last night, which was linked to the grenfell tower tragedy, descended into chaos when it was scrapped as journalists entered the room. th

jonny sexton is named as fly half with owen farrell moving to inside centre.elfare" given the number of governing bodies recently accused of bullying. and olympic champion jade jones is on course for a career grand slam of major taekwondo titles. she's into the world championships semi—finals in south korea, and is guaranteed at least a bronze. i will be back with more sport later this afternoon. the authority of theresa may's minority government will be tested today when mps vote on the queen's speech. simon mccoy is at westminster for us. simon. here at westminster — the tories will seek parliamentary approval for their overall legislative programme after a week of debate. labour has tabled an amendment to the queen's speech to introduce elements of its own general election manifesto. the party said it was because the conservative programme "was in tatters." a previous labour amendment, on lifting the public sector pay cap, was defeated in the commons last night, after the democratic unionists voted with the conservatives. joining me now is the conservative

owen farrell's injury has overshadowed the build—up to the british and irish lions‘ biggest match ofelays in new zealand. two wins and two defeat the alliance, and now they face the maori all blacks, really in need of a win, notjust to give them momentum ahead of the first test but also for a much—needed boost in morale. it will not be easy against the maori all blacks, traditionally seen as the maori all blacks, traditionally seen as the fourth test, which is ominous for the lions, who have already found the going tough. the site is packed with experience, they have nine all blacks in the team but the backline is really eye—catching. the likes of damian mckenzie is included. the lions will be without fly— half included. the lions will be without fly—half owen farrell, he was named on the bench but has a thigh injury and faces a race against time to be fit for the first test. that puts pressure onjohnny sexton, he will wear the number ten shirt. a big game for sean o‘brien, he has a chance to nail down the number seven shirt with tour captain sam warburton on the bench. all the ingre

owen farrell, dan biggar and jonny sexton will compete for the fly half spot — with the irishman startingland has said the other two are likely to start in the following two games. knowing the three of them, they are desperate to all want to play and start in that position. last week, at the end of the training i sort of said, can i have a chat to the tens? dan was there and jonny sexton was there and owen was over there. jonny said, "don't worry about him, he's a midfielder!" there is a bit of banter. i think the players are pretty aware of the competition. it looks like french winger antoine griezmann won't be going to manchester united — according to sources close to the club. it had been widely reported that united were making griezmann their top target this summer, and were close to triggering the escape clause in his contract with atletico madrid. but it seems united have turned their attention away from the winger to concentrate on signing a main striker. the uefa women's champions league final will be played in cardiff on thursday as leon play paris saint—germain. —— lyon. lyon ai

owen farrell, dan biggar and jonny sexton will compete for the fly half spot — with the irishman startingwas there and jonny sexton was there. oh and was there. jonny said, don‘t worry about him, he‘s a midfielder. laughter there's already a bit of banter about. i think the players are pretty aware of the competition and their position. that is all your sport for now. we will watch the tennis closely. now, we probably all know we should be paying into a pension these days — the picture has changed dramatically since pensions were introduced for men in this country in the early 1900s. as part of our election coverage, we‘re looking at the bigger picture around the world of work. a report earlier this year suggested that a worker who is under the age of 30 today, might not get a pension until they‘re 70. as the cost of pensions — and the number of pensioners — continues to rise, what will be the impact of living longer? let‘s cross to edgbaston in birmingham and join our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. hello. could this be part of the solution? i am out the hagley road retire

peter o‘mahony, on the left, skippers the side, with owen farrell now fit enough to play at fly half.ery important. we were lucky that we played so soon after a little disappointment. we learned a lot from that tournament and we have a long way to go in the lead up to the world cup. we are on the right path. today proves we are certainly believing in ourselves and we can can back it up with that performance. naomi broady‘s defeat to petra kvitova at the aegon classic in birmingham meansjohanna konta is the sole remaining brit in singles action on grass this week. broady lost in straight sets to the two time wimbledon champion yesterday. konta plays coco vanderweghe in the last 16 later today. the upsets at queens continued as fifth seed jo wilfried tsonga lost in straight sets to luxembourg‘s gilles muller. it means four of the top five seeds are already out. 2014 champion grigor dimitrov came through unscathed though against france‘sjulian benneteau. the sixth seed could be on course for his third title of the year. all change on the grass. who else but cristiano ronaldo scored the o

jonathan davies thinks gatland is using his "last roll of the dice" by pairing jonny sexton and owen farrell the lions must of course win tomorrow morning in wellington or they will hand the all blacks the series win. that is all the sport for now, we will be back with more in the next hour. the latest news that we have for you on grenfell tower, we have heard from a spokesman for theresa may, that 149 high—rise buildings in 45 local authority buildings have failed fire safety tests ordered in the wake of grenfell, that is a 100% test failure rate, downing street has rebuked kensington and chelsea council over the decision to abort a meeting about grenfell last night, saying that the high court ruled the meeting should be open and we would expect the council to respect that. having the meeting open to the public, the council said, and members of the media, might prejudice the public enquiry into g re nfell prejudice the public enquiry into grenfell but downing street has rebuked them for that decision. labour councillor robert atkinson's ward includes grenfell tower, he has been highly criti

johnny sexton has been preferred to owen farrell at fly half for the lions‘ clash with the maori alls been about the punishing rough, with long grass surrounding many of the fairways. organisers took the unusual step of cutting some of it back, much to rory mcilroy‘s surprise. we have 60 yards from left alone to write line — you have got 156 players of the best in the world, if we can't hit it in that avenue we may as well pack our bags and go home —— right. at no, the us open, supposed to be a tough test and guy leigh can't play within a 50 yard zone, i don't think they have much to complain about. for most players are ruffled, up to their knees but for me i would struggle to see over the top. their knees but for me i would struggle to see over the topm would be over our shoulders, wouldn't it? and the longest course in us open history. it will be fun to watch. i think so. you. sarah will bring you up—to—date with the weather for the week ahead shortly. we now know that at least 12 people have died as a result of the fire in granfell tower. the cause remains unknown but questions ar