however, in australian ritchie porte, a former team sky colleague, he now has a new rival who is thenway reports from germany, where the tour gets underway. there is a party atmosphere here in dusseldorf on the banks of the rhine. the families are welcoming the riders for this year's tour de france. there has been an official presentation made a head of the grand departure on saturday. it is an individual time trial around the streets of dusseldorf. there is beer, there is bratwurst, there are bikes, there is a great atmosphere as people look forward to celebrating the start of the tour de france. away from the party, though, there are some serious issues, not least on the road between ritchie porte and chris froome, the two favourites for this race. and there are also of course the reputational issues for the tour de france, and for the wider world of cycling, given some of the issues revolving around team sky at the moment. so lots to play for. the family starting to gather, the atmosphere building and abroad looking forward to the start of the race on saturday. i am as excited as

however, in australian ritchie porte, a former team sky colleague, he now has a new rival who's the mana fourth tour de france, potentially a fourth tour de france title, that i am trying to get. and that is — i mean, it is massive. the challenge is even bigger this year. i feel as if the level of my rivals is even higher this year, on a difficult course, as well. so i am here with — yes, with all the motivation i have had before, if not even more. chris has obviously won three tours. there is no reason he cannot win a fourth. he is a big favourite here. you know, i think he is going to be in a lot better form than he was in the lead—up. i think he knows how to take the pressure, obviously, but so does alberto, so does nairo, and a few other guys. the women's pga championship, the second major of the year, is under way at olympia fields near chicago, but thursday's first round was cut short by thunder and lightning. two south koreans share the lead on five under—par — amy yang, who still has one hole to play, and chella choi, who birdied four of her last six holes on her way to a 66. th

has an awful lot to do if he's to win a third straight criterium du dauphine after australia's ritchie porteo. bmc rider porte attacked near the end to gain 2a seconds on team sky's froome, who now trails the australian by one minute and two seconds. the stage was won by froome's team—mate peter kennaugh with another britain ben swift in second. tomorrow's final stage is another testing mountain ride before a final climb to the finish line high in the alps. ryan burnett is the new ibf bantamweight world champion, beating lee haskins tonight in northern ireland. belfast native burnett took control in the fight, knocking the champion haskins down in the sixth and 11th rounds. the fight did go the full 12 rounds, unbeaten burnett taking the win and picking up his first world title. that's all the sport for now. there has been a sharp rise in hate crimes reported in london since last today's terrorist attack. 58 people have been arrested in the city in the past week. cressida dick, who heads the metropolitan police, has been speaking to rickin majithia from the bbc‘s asian network. we are seeing

froome's team—mate peter kennaugh won the penultimate stage, with australia's ritchie porte increasing the world are taking part in a tournament in london this weekend. england, argentina, and the netherlands, are all going head—to—head, but it's got off to a rather rocky start for the hosts. lewis hamilton said being presented with one of ayrton senna's helmets was better than any trophy, he equalled his hero's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix, clocking the fastest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was then stunned to be handed the helmet sent by senna's family. he said he was shaking at the honour. and as we know, that is one of his all—time heroes. what do you get a man with so many trophies? that. he will put it in his apartment in monaco, one of several. the weather. that is westminster this morning. and little bit grey and dull today, it has to be said, for a weekend in june. and dull today, it has to be said, for a weekend injune. at least it is dry... ..ish. that is the view of the city. there is some sun in the horizon. we have been promised t

froome's team—mate peter kennaugh won the penultimate stage, with australia's ritchie porte increasingand, argentina, and the netherlands, are all going head—to—head, but it's got off to a rather rocky start for the hosts. ryan burnett is the new ibf bantamweight world champion, beating lee haskins tonight in northern ireland. belfast native, burnett, took control in the fight, knocking the champion, haskins, down in the sixth and eleventh rounds. the fight did go the full twelve rounds, unbeaten burnett taking the win on points and picking up his first world title. england's laura massaro won the squash world series finals title in dubai for the second year running. the world number four beat the world champion, nour el sherbini, to become the second woman to win the title twice, after malaysia's nicol david. lewis hamilton said being presented with one of ayrton senna's helmets was better than any trophy, he equalled his hero's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix, clocking the fastest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was then stunned to be handed the h

former teammate, ritchie porte, was fastest although the result has lifted froome up to sixth in therent and staffordshire today. great britain missed the chance to reduce team new zealand's lead in the america's cup semi—final, after heavy winds prevented sailing in bermuda. trailing 3—1 in the series, wind speeds of more than 24 knots meant all four of the days races were pushed back. they will now look to draw level in the best of nine series when racing commences again today. do you remember those amazing pictures of the boat capsizing? do you remember those amazing pictures of the boat capsizing ?m can get really windy in bermuda. the weather is so bad there! it is not what i expected. i thought it would be beautiful. they want the wind, but not quite as much. and we thought it was windy over here. youngsters should have regular dental check ups, starting from when their first teeth appear, that's usually around six months of age. yet figures released today suggest 80% of children in england under the age of two didn't visit an nhs dentist within the last 12 months. widespread c