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the tour de france always looks spectacular but now in the foothills of the pyrenees, stage eight wouldto the mountains, britain's adam yates in the famous yellow jersey. could he hold on? his overall race lead was small. the mountains ahead, anything but. the toughest stage of the race so far, not everybody would make it. this was european championjacques nizzolo, his race over. the descents were no more straightforward and for a time yates looks to be struggling with his lead under threat as challengers squeezed through, tightening the gap. france's nans peters emerging victorious at the end of the stage, quite a the moment for him the race was unfolding. yates summoning just enough strength, his rivals on his back but for now, so too is that yellow jersey. the british athletics championships have continued in manchester this afternoon but the finish of the day had to be in the men's 800 metres where there was a huge run from dan rowden who simply found an extra gear to glide past jake wightman with 50 metres to go. britain's georgia taylor—brown put in a superb performance to win the

yates did well to stay in contention as the tour hit the pyrenees, the first high mountain stage.triot, and one of the pre—race favourites, thibaut pinot is effectively out of contention. he was dropped on the second climb of the day. no frenchman has won the race since 1985. britain‘s georgia taylor—brown has become world triathlon champion for the first time. taylor—brown broke clear from compatriotjess learmonth and bermuda‘s flora duffy early in the run section. she gradually extended her advantage to win by nine seconds from duffy with germany‘s laura lindemann third in hamburg. in the men‘s race, france‘s vincent luis defended the title he won for the first time last year. the champion is usually crowned after a series of races across the year, but because of the pandemic it was decided that the 2020 men‘s and women‘s titles would be decided at a one—off event. five—time ashes winner ian bell is going to retire from cricket. he won 118 test caps for england, scoring over 7,000 runs. the 38—year—old has spent his entire career with warwickshire and will call it a day at the e

hold of the yellowjersey on the first high mountain stage, staying in touch with his rivals in the pyreneeson pole for tomorrow‘s italian grand prix. he broke the lap record at monza as mercedes secured another 1—2 on the grid. both ferraris finished outside the top ten at their home circuit. that hasn‘t happened for 36 years. the five—time ashes winner ian bell will retire from cricket at the end of the domestic season with warwickshire. he won 118 test caps with england, scoring almost 8,000 runs in an 11—year international career. the 38—year—old says his body can‘t keep up with the demands of the game and he will look to move into coaching. there‘s more on the bbc sport website, including details of a dramatic win for ulster that saw them reach the pro 1a final to face leinster. you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. that‘s all from me. goodnight. hello, there. it‘s been a day of sunny spells and showers. although the showers were clustered across many northern and western areas and further south in devon at great torrington through the afternoon, we had som

i am not sure why they are not wearing them in the pyrenees. police officers, remind people.you don't, you get a nearly $200 fine. people are going back to work, students going back to schools, where they are required to wear masks, the new surge is predicted. people here in france, everybody goes on vacation in august. many take that month off. they return, they want to get tested, before they go to work and school. now, french authorities are offering free tests, with the increase it testing, you are going to see more people testing positive. because are you testing a larger portion of the population. that is part of it this was a free wheeling summer for young people in france. many were mixing, not necessarily abiding by social distancing. it is mostly affecting young people. people getting the illness are less likely to burden the health care system. this is something that a lot of policy makers here, they are rejecting. including the president. he said there will not be another confinement. the economy can't take it also, this is becoming in certain ways, in certain met

he came under attack several times on stage eight in the pyrenees, but he finished in a group containingverall race favourites to stay three seconds ahead. it was the frenchman nans peters who took the honours. lewis hamilton is still looking unstoppable in his bid for a seventh formula one world title, breaking even more records. he posted the fastest qualifying lap in formula one history as he claimed pole position for the italian grand prix, averaging just over 164 miles an hour. his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas will start alongside him. honestly, it's every weekend, it's very humbling to see what we do asa team. you know, wejust keep going from strength to strength to strength. it's really, really — i'm so grateful and happy with my guys, theyjust do an incredible job every weekend. the england captain owen farrell could miss saracens' champions cup quarter—final, after being sent off in their defeat to wasps 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 h

up with the leading pack and has an overall lead of three seconds with the race heading into the pyrenees time of year, and that's because of where our air is coming from — from the northwest on a brisk breeze. that's going to feed in some showers into northern and western parts of uk, but there will be some sunshine around too. the winds maybe not quite as strong as what we had over the last few days. low pressure to the north east of the uk, high—pressure to the southwest, that's why we see these northwesterly winds, which will feed in showers from the word go across northern and western areas. some good spells of sunshine further east, mind you, but then we could see some longer spells of rain and more cloud pushing into northern ireland and then southwest scotland, northwest england, north wales through the day. some of these showers will be driving through the cheshire gap into the midlands. temperature—wise, 18 celsius at best in the sunshine in the southeast, generally the low—mid teens further north. now, through saturday night, it looks like a weather front will move into western

up with the leading pack and has an overall lead of three seconds with the race heading into the pyreneesn grand prix as mercedes dominated yet again. hamilton was a quarter of a second quicker than team—mate valtteri bottas. hamilton heads into the weekend some a8 points clear of max verstappen in the championship and just two wins away from equalling michael schumacher‘s all—time record of 91 victories. england's cricketers are back in the bio bubble in southampton, they‘ re in southampton, they're all in the bubble and the action gets under way. around 20 minutes' time. expect fireworks with jofra archer back in england's squad for what would be his first white ball international since last years triumphant world cup final when you have someone looking both fast and both sides of bowl the second ball fast, it is great entertainment for the viewer and so hopefully, it provides that, given the circumstances that people cannot be at the ground watching it in person, i think of leah provides a spectacle. that is confirmed to face australia. mo farah is going to try and break thei hour reco

in yellow a while longer, with today being one for the sprinters, before two tough stages in the pyreneesed back for the first time this season. it was for the t20 blast game between surrey and hampshire at the 0val. there was a crowd of two and a half thousand, that's about a tenth of the capacity, and they were reminded of what cricket can be like in september as the start was delayed by rain, but at least they could add some oohs and ahhs when play did start. england play the first of three t20 internationals against australia later. and first practice is under way for the italian grand prix — you can follow that on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. ministers are being warned that gaps in their brexit preparations risk causing severe disruption to supply lines at the uk's borders when the transition period ends in less than four months' time. eight organisations, including the road haulage association and logistics uk, say the supply chain "will be severely disrupted" if concerns — such as a lack of funds to train customs officials — are not addressed before december

he came under attack several times on stage eight in the pyrenees, but he finished in a group containing looking unstoppable in his bid for a seventh formula 1 world title, breaking even more records. he posted the fastest qualifying lap in formula 1 history as he claimed pole position for the italian grand prix, averaging just over 164 miles per hour. his mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas will start alongside him. honestly, it's every weekend, it's very humbling to see what we do as a team. you know, wejust keep going from strength to strength to strength. i'm so grateful and happy with my guys, theyjust do an incredible job every weekend. an average of 164 miles an hour, it really brings home quite how fast they are going, whizzing around those tracks. i just take they are going, whizzing around those tracks. ijust take it they are going, whizzing around those tracks. i just take it for granted. so fast! we are bringing you up—to—date with breaking news in birmingham. reports ofa breaking news in birmingham. reports of a stabbing last night in birmingham city centre. ambulance and pol

should stay in yellow, with today being one for the sprinters, before facing two tough days in the pyreneesof 2,500 fans were allowed inside the south london ground — about a tenth of the capacity — and they were reminded of what cricket can be like in september as the start was delayed by rain, but at least they could cheer and add some oohs and ahhs when play did start. now, how far do you think you could run in an hour? 12 kilometres maybe? 10? 8? the legendary ethiopian runner haile gebrselassie set the bar, atjust over 21 and it's a record that's stood since 2007! later this evening at a diamond league meeting in brussels, britain's mo farah will try to run even further. the four—times 0lympic gold medallist says he thinks it's "possible". it's a return to the track for farah, three years after opting for road running. his personal best half marathon just over 30 miles is under an hour or so he has proved he can do it but he's 37 now so he's already superhuman but he would be even more superhuman. abia whippersnapper! that's it only a whippersnapper. the government wants to ban the sal

with the leading pack and he's still three seconds ahead overall, with the race heading into the pyreneesherjoints. and indeed, when world champion lance kinder suffered a heart attack in his 60s, he was told he'd never be able to play again. but two decades later, he's still going strong and is said to be the oldest competitive player on the planet. and since lockdown restrictions have eased, he's been able to get back on the court. i went to meet him. you make me feel so young. this is how we may expect to find lance kenda passing the time as he approaches his 85th birthday next week. —— kinder. but hold the front page! i am such a happy individual! he has a well title to defend, squash balls to be hit again, and think to the easing of lockdown restrictions the man said to be the old est restrictions the man said to be the oldest competitive squash player on the planet is back on court again. wonderful. after a game of squash you feel so alive. squash i think ta kes you feel so alive. squash i think takes more out of you in a shorter period of time than any other sport that i know. beca