elsewhere, england captain owen farrell could be facing a lengthy ban following a red card during saracensday's premiership games, here's joe lynskey. at the stoop, the sound effects have been switched off. slowly rugby can get used to the noise again put that this is a crowd watching the sport in england for the first time since lockdown, nearly 3000 in, the next step on the way back. but on harlequins‘ home ground, bath crashed into spoil the fun but that they are on the cusp of the top four and with more at stake. they knew four tries would get the bonus point to keep the pressure on at the top rory mcconnachie got two, harlequins couldn‘t keep up. the fourth try came with a hand from the home side and for all the luck of the ticket holders, now it was just the away bench making the noise. keep winning and bath could break into the play—offs. harlequins hopes of making it are over, disappointment for them but just making it are over, disappointment for them butjust being there to see it might take the edge off. the rest of the english grounds were empty and for saracens, every try feels

saracens face an uneasy wait to see what punishment will be given to england captain owen farrell, afterwasps in the premiership. he was dismissed for this high tackle on charlie atkinson. he apologised, and atkinson appeared to be ok, but farrell could well miss saracens' champions cup quarterfinal against leinster in two weeks' time. there is still british interest at the us open, afterjamie murray and neal skupski reached the men's doubles quarterfinals. in the singles, serena willams came from a set down to beat fellow american sloane stephens and reach the last 16. stephens — the champion here in 2017 — took the first set before williams fought back to win in three. she'll face maria sakkari next, the woman who beat her at last month's tournament at flushing meadows. tyrell hatton is the leading briton at the halfway stage of golf‘s season—ending tour championship in atlanta. he shot a second round of 66 to move to nine under par, four shots behind world number one dustin johnson, who's still out in front. rory mcilroy slipped back to eight under. there's £11 million on offerfor the

the england captain owen farrell could miss saracens' champions cup quarter—final, after being sent offwasps in rugby union's premiership. he was dismissed for this high tackle on charlie atkinson. farrell apologised and atkinson appeared to be ok. but saracens must now wait to hear the extent of his punishment. wasps won 28—18. crowds returned to english rugby for the first time since lockdown, with 2,700 supporters were allowed at the stoop to watch harlequins play bath. it was the latest government test event. but despite the return of supporters, it was the away side who got the victory — bath winning 41—27 to close in on a premiership play—off place. there is still british interest at the us open, afterjamie murray and neal skupski reached the men's doubles quarter—finals. in the singles, serena willams came from a set down to beat fellow american sloane stephens and reach the fourth round. stephens — the champion here in 2017 — took the first set before williams fought back to win in three. she'll face maria sakkari next, the woman who beat her at last month's tournament at flushi

england captain owen farrell has been given a five match ban farrell has been given a five match ba n weekend. it could have been worse for farrell who was facing a ten match suspension for the tackle on charlie atkinson, but strong evidence from character witnesses meant that his ban was half. the format champion naomi osaka through to the quarterfinals of the us open after a straight sets victory over the unseeded shelby rogers at flushing meadows. alexander zverev is into the last fourfor alexander zverev is into the last four for the first alexander zverev is into the last fourfor the first time alexander zverev is into the last four for the first time in new york. he was a four set win and will play pablo karina boost next. sandy bennett has become just the sixth irishman to win a stage at the tour de france. he kept out of trouble on the 105 mile route on the west coast, which saw several crashes. he regained the sprinters‘ green jersey asa regained the sprinters‘ green jersey as a result of that. the british cyclist adam yates is eighth. today they will raise to poitiers over a

the england captain owen farrell could miss saracens' champions cup quarter—final, after being sent off on a premiership play—off place. we have seen supporters back at cricket, rugby, it cannot be long now until we get full steady again. catherine, thank you. lots of people very eager to get back to the stance to support their team in whatever sport. thank you very much. feeling a bit more like back to normal, sporting mice, even athletics. —— in terms of sporting events. he was the face of swinging london and created some of the most iconic images of the sixties. now at the age of 82 — the iconic photographer david bailey has put on a new exhibition in the capital on a massive scale. alex stanger has been to meet him. these are the never seen before oil paintings of one of the uk's best known artists — photographer david bailey. you were saying before that you have been painting since you were really young? three. yes. been 80 years. 80 years and i end up with that! instead of hanging on the walls of a gallery, david bailey paintings are actually here in a shop, in the west end of lon

they are heading for relegation after breaking salary cap rules, and they will be out owen farrell missingelcoming thousands of loyal followers every week, like here at sunderland, the game still won't feel the same. i have been to meet photographer stuart roy clarke, who has been capturing nostalgic images of the football community now for decades. ever since football began, the fans have been its beating heart. coming together from all walks of life to share a common goal. until this year, when grounds fell silent. their absence brought into focus by stuart roy clark. all these photos of people hugging people they would never normally hang outwith, getting emotional with. now it is beginning to look like the era has passed. will we ever be within two metres again? stuart manages to spot things that most of us take for granted and walked past, and he has been travelling the country for 30 yea rs been travelling the country for 30 years getting snapshots of what football means to fans young and old, from the coliseums that hold 70,000 fans to those places where you have the fences and rail