fleetwood and rory mcilory.sive stuff as well from tommy fleetwood and rory mcilory. of those selected others, jordan spieth, the defending champion, doing well on three. tiger woods, level par today. he posted another round of 71. just to draw your attention to justin rose, who's currently +4 and he will have to pick up some shots if he is to avoid missing the cut. and john, one of the main talking points going into this was the competition between the americans and the rest of the world, we saw the stars & stripes at the top of the leaderboard there and also the weather has been a talking point, we saw plenty of umbrellas during that report from tim hague, looks pretty seen it where you are — did it affect the players much?” seen it where you are — did it affect the players much? i think heading out first thing this morning they had to deal with the worst conditions, with the rain coming down. but it certainly softened the ground a little bit. we saw how tough it was yesterday with the scorched fairways. and i

up in sportsday we will have the latest from the open at carnoustie, where tommy fleetwood and rory mciloryes into contention despite periods of heavy rain. the football world cup may be gone but it is the turn of the best hockey players in the world to entertain at their world cup as england women aim for more medal success in london. there is also news from the tour de france, where geraint thomas still leads and who is fastest in practice for the german grand prix. all of that coming up at half past six. but now, on bbc music is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. you cannot fail to notice that out this week is mamma mia! here we go again. i know you are a huge fan, i can't wait to discuss this with you! also out this week, jodie foster in hotel artemis and a low—budget but brave film the receptionist. here we go again! so, where do you stand on the first mamma mia! here we go again. i really did not think the first one was very good.” again. i really did not think the first one was ve

and rory mcilory is amongst the leaders after the first day's play at the open. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... it's his second stage win in two days. geraint thomas retains the yellow jersey at the tour de france and becomes the first british rider to conquer the alpe d'huez. good evening. crime recorded in england and wales has risen sharply, and the sharpest rise was in violent crime, according to the latest figures from the office for national statistics. the number of killings and murders rose by 12% in the 12 months to march. and crimes involving a knife rose by 16% in the same period. there was a 30% increase in the number of robberies, which include muggings. other data shows that the rate of solving crimes has fallen, as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds explains. when more violent crime is being reported, this is the sort of crime fighting that is needed. we are with a specialist team, tackling the mopeds gangs, tonight active in west london. radio: same suspects are known to carry weapons, including hammers and knives. they use these nip

it is worth pointing out, though, two brits playing really well as well, tommy fleetwood and rory mcilory, six birdies, no bogeys. he came into this with form as well publicly calling the course record at the us open finishing one shudder behind the winner, brooks koepka. and he set himself up for a tilt at the title heading into the weekend. rory mcilroy, well, in those wet conditions he can play aggressively with the ball sticking a little bit more on the greens and fairways and he finish on “i! for the round. back—to—back scores of 69. the open champion back in 2014, no major title for him in 13 attempts. but like fleetwood he has set himself up nicely heading into the weekend. but it is kevin kisner, an unlikely name at the top of the leaderboard, the 34—year—old american from south carolina, who‘s playing really well yet again. picked up three shots so far today as i say. really impressive when you consider that his best finish here at the open was tied 54th and that was last year. so, let‘s have a look at the leaderboard. zachjohnson, so, let‘s have a look at the leaderboard. zach j