rory mcilroy would be my guy.o win it, it's here. - so why not? for rory mcilroy, a return to the scene of his greatest triumph. the champion. in 2014, he lifted the claretjug. many more were expected to follow. none did. but he arrives at royal liverpool, fresh off victory at the scottish open and full of confidence. i've had a great nine years and i've won a lot of tournaments. but, you know, the the big four have alluded me and you know, hopefully this week that's, you know, something that i can change. to win this week, he won'tjust have to be to 155 others. he'll have to beat the elements and topple a course towering with tradition. but it's hoylake newest hole that's got everyone talking, the 17th, a short par three where the slopes are steep, the bunkers deep, and danger lurks everywhere. yeah, it's a tough hole. we played it yesterday and it was straight into the wind, 30 or 40 miles an hour and it was not a tee shot that you want to have. yeah, there's not much room for error up there and i think it'll be

rory mcilroy won the open last time it was at royal liverpool, can he do it again? i'v e i've won a lot of tournaments, but the big four have eluded me, and hopefully this week, that's something i can change. and stuart broad joins the 600 club, but england need more wickets in the must—win fourth ashes test. hello and welcome along to the programme. the women's world cup gets under way on thursday. nine cities across australia and new zealand will stage 64 matches over the next month. it's the 9th edition of this tournament and is by far the biggest, with 32 nations taking part. our correspondent katie gornall is in brisbane: this is a world cup reaching new heights. for the first time, the tournament has come to the southern hemisphere, with australia and new zealand welcoming the world. it's the biggest women's world cup to date — perhaps even the best. the level has grown incredibly in the last ten years, and the best are coming here. the best are playing here in new zealand, they're playing in australia. so the entertainment is assured and guaranteed. such was

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having said that, this stokes expectation and rory mcilroy has gone into many and rory mcilroy has goneas we know, has not one 149 years. so how does he deal with the expectation, how does he do with all of the attention not generated with his victory, i think that is a key question for open week. there's no change at the top of the tour de france standings, with leader and defending champion jonas vingegaard and his rival pogacar sticking to each other like glue on stage 15. but for the second day running there are concerns about fan behaviour. nick parrott reports. spectators can get slow group —— closer to cycling than any other sport. sometimes too close. a fan holding out a phone cost this chaos. a prompt of some teams to appeal to fans not to put their writers at risk and with something the organisers had warned about three days ago. pleading for those on the road to pay attention. all of the writers were able to continue and race leader nat sciver—brunt let the pellets on for them to catch up but that let out a break away for them to get away which —— jonas vingegaard. while his

with just a few days until the open golf championship, rory mcilroy has won the key warm—up event, they, because after leading the tournament going into the final round, mcilroy looked like he'd blown it, with local favourite robert macintyre ahead until mcilroy birdied the last two holes to steal the win by a shot on 15 under par — perfect preparation for the open which starts on thursday at hoylake. iam going i am going to have to reset. it's always a bit harder after it's always a bit harder after i win to get this out of your head and next week is a new week and i start afresh. i am going to do it enjoy this tonight. i am going to play whatever, five, 600 events in my career and if i can win10% of them that's a really good return. we lose a lot more than we win in this game and every time you do win you have to enjoy them. he time you do win you have to enjoy them-— time you do win you have to enjoy them. he surely has to come with — enjoy them. he surely has to come with confidence. - enjoy them. he surely has to come with confidence. there| enjoy them. he surely has to - come wit

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rory mcilroy really did pull something out of the hat there.career. he came up with a superb shot at the 17 and then a brilliant 2—iron from over 200 yards on the 18th to set up a winning birdie. a real grandstand finish that sets up the week at the open championship that is coming up absolutely perfectly. you've lead me to my next question how significant of a victory is it for rory mcilroy knots the timing, but the nature as well? he surely has to come here with confidence. there was already in his history reason for confidence given that he has one open victory came back in 2014, but with this victory now behind him and the knowledge that when he won his last major which was also in 2014 at the pga championship he won the week before. so he knows it's possible to go back to back for titles. having said that, this stokes expectation and rory mcilroy has gone into many a major with very high expectations both internally and externally and as we know, has not one for 9 years. so how does he deal with the expectation, how does he do with all of

having said that, this stokes expectation and rory mcilroy has gone into many a major with very highxternally, and as we know he has not one won one for nine years. so how does he deal with that expectation how does he deal with all the attention that he is now generated with this victory? i think that's one of the key questions for open week at hoyla ke. with just one week to go in the tour de france, defending championjonas vingegaard still has a 10—second lead over rival tadej pogacar. this is how the top eight looks, britain's adam yates has moved up to fourth as he looks to claim his first grand tour podium place. stage 15 was won by wout poels by more than two minutes. it was the dutchman's first tour de france stage victory. vingegaard and pogarcer crossed the line together after a brief battle on the final climb. the race resumes on tuesday after a rest day. ireland's rugby union team will have to do without their captain jonny sexton for all their world cup warm—up matches after he was banned for misconduct. the fly half was given a three—game ban for "confrontational and ag

an amazing finish for rory mcilroy. >> todd: legit putt, rory mcilroy described that as probably theim, rory mcilroy apologized to robert mcintire by for winning by one. i told my little one that and she took the ball and tried to eat it. >> carley: right on as all little girls should. >> todd: and vice president kamala harris kicking off after a rough weeks gaffes. >> when we invest in clean energy and electric vehicle and reduce population, more of our children can breathe. ai is a fancy thing. transportation is about making sure people have ability to get to where they want to go. >> todd: that is what it is all about, joe concha will break it down. >> carley: first steve doocy will look at what is coming up on "fox and friends." >> steve: todd's words of wisdom, putt for dough. >> todd: don't let your child choke on the plastic golf ball you got her to get her a college scholarship. >> steve: you are sending your kid to college on a golf scholarship? >> todd: probably not going to, wo out. >> steve: good luck father of the year. straight ahead on folks "fox and friends" in nine m

rory mcilroy has just tee'd off. he had a pretty good start yesterday.or him. a beautiful drive down the first, an excellent approach into close range and then knocked it in with a minimum of fuss. now a glorious shot into the second green, so another birdie chance there. rory looking like he is in the mood at the moment. his last major win came at the open championship at hoylake. so things are moving in a nice direction for him.— so things are moving in a nice direction for him. how are the -la ers direction for him. how are the players looking _ direction for him. how are the players looking at _ direction for him. how are the players looking at this - direction for him. how are the - players looking at this tournament? is it preparation ahead of next week at royal liverpool?— at royal liverpool? there is definitely — at royal liverpool? there is definitely an _ at royal liverpool? there is definitely an element - at royal liverpool? there is definitely an element of- at royal liverpool? there is i definitely an element of that. at royal liverpool? th

and rory mcilroy is off to a great start at the scottish open.then — because the women's semi—finals take centre stage today. ukraine's elina svitolina is up first against marketa vondrousova of the czech republic, they're just walking out onto centre court now. chetan patak is keeping an eye on it all from the roof of the broadcast centre. svitolina is playing in the semifinal, nine months after giving birth, amid the war in ukraine. it would bea birth, amid the war in ukraine. it would be a maraca full story if she made it to the final. it would be a maraca full story if she made it to the final.— made it to the final. it would be and unexpected _ made it to the final. it would be and unexpected as _ made it to the final. it would be and unexpected as well, - made it to the final. it would be and unexpected as well, even i made it to the final. it would be - and unexpected as well, even though she reach the french open quarterfinals, no one saw this wimbledon run coming. she had her baby daughter back in october, her partner is gilman fils, the

rory mcilroy has been out on the course this morning. he was going well. at the 5th to go with one at the 1st. 2—under for the tournament but he has just 1st. 2—under for the tournament but he hasjust given 1st. 2—under for the tournament but he has just given one 1st. 2—under for the tournament but he hasjust given one back 1st. 2—under for the tournament but he has just given one back at the turn to sit on one under par. alongsidejohn rama justin rose, who are both struggling to make the cut. we were following them down the eighth earlier. there are thousands upon thousands supporting rory mcilroy here at hoylake. they are all trying to catch the limited american brian harman, who had a stunning start to his morning. four straight birdies on the front nine have lifted him up to 8—under par, not a dropped a shot on his mount today. he is coming round the final couple of holes. if we take a look at that leaderboard, the american with a three shot lead at the minute —— his round. ahead of tommy fleetwood who goes outjust before 3pm this afternoon. christo l

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rory mcilroy, that was an amazing win, wasn't it? this first in scotland. a glorious career. 0k, plenty of them in a glorious career. ok, he has not won a majorfor nine years, but imagine if he not win yesterday, another instance of taking a third round leading to the final round. it was very, very windy. he needed to birdie the last two holes. he needed to hit one of the best shots of his career after a brilliant tee shot into the par—3 17th. it is perfect for him in terms of stoking confidence ahead of the open championship this week. as you say, the course where he won the open nine years ago. interestingly today, we got word that he will not be taking part in his scheduled pretournament news conference. that shows that he is very content as he did at the us open to go in under the radar. he did at the us open to go in under the radar. ., , ., ., ., , ., the radar. he does not want any of those liv questions. _ the radar. he does not want any of those liv questions. i— the radar. he does not want any of those liv questions. i suppose - the radar. he does

as for rory mcilroy, he has had a frustrating round so far.ause it�*s been glorious today but rain is forecast over the next few days, so the challenge here at hoylake could be about to get a lot tougher. andy, thank you. glorious weather for the cricket as well. it�*s been a great day for england at old trafford on day two of the ashes test. the endless appeal of test match cricket is its ability to suddenly surprise. oh, well, what�*s this? fluent english batting. dominant english batting. first, a partnership of 121 between zak crawley and "mr adaptable, i�*ll bat at three," moeen ali. with no time to lose, under relatively cloudless skies, england needed to score quickly, but they do that naturally. look at zak crawley and look at the effect it has on the bowler. did he do that, there? it�*s hardly fair. it�*s what zak crawley does. and on good days, like this, it will take on all the way to 100. it�*s why the crowd rise to him and exactly why england keep on selecting him. what next? justjoe root doing his thing. england scoring in every

as you mentioned, rory mcilroy teeing off in the last half hour and both hit their two tee shots areone thing you do not want to do on this course at hoylake is fine the bunker. justin rose did exactly the same thing in the second hole then this could be a long afternoon for him. and that's your latest for now — there's more on the bbc sport app and website. thanks for taking us through all of that. see you in a bit. as promised, let's return to those wildfires in greece. use the pictures we have been showing you in the last little while. this is in mandala just a little while away from the capital. —— this is in mandra. southern europe continues to battle extreme heat and fires — as weather alerts are in place in several countries. another heatwave is predicted in greece — which has already seen large wildfires. our reporter azadeh moshiri joins us from kallithea in greece. take me through what you've been seeing in the last little while. i'm west of athens. one of the hardest—hit areas and you just need to look behind me to see why. firefighters pointed me to this neighbourhood bec

rory mcilroy one under par looked disappointed on the 18th.just made the cut, but when the rain stopped, it made golfers attack the pins, and jon rahm enjoyed his best ever round of golf on a links course and said his round of 63, the lowest by two shots, was no accident. it lowest by two shots, was no accident-— lowest by two shots, was no accident. , ., , . accident. it feels really good. we ractice accident. it feels really good. we practice so _ accident. it feels really good. we practice so hard _ accident. it feels really good. we practice so hard and _ accident. it feels really good. we practice so hard and at _ accident. it feels really good. we practice so hard and at least - accident. it feels really good. we practice so hard and at least a . accident. it feels really good. we j practice so hard and at least a lot of us _ practice so hard and at least a lot of us expect certain things. it is almost — of us expect certain things. it is almost like, 0k, it gets to a point where _ almost like, 0k, it gets to a point where you — almost l

rory mcilroy�*s pulled further clear of the pack on day three of the scottish open at the rennaissancethe start brought forward because of impending bad weather. the northern irishman, hoping the win a 5th major next week at royal liverpool for the open, led at the halfway point. he's now 1a underfor the tournament, through 10. south korea's tom kim is hot on his heels though and tommy fleetwood's flown up the leaderboard — he finished seven underfor the round. let's start at wimbledon then — the women's singles final between ons jabeur and marketa vondrousova is under way. lets get the very latest with chetan pathak who's there for us. ons jabeur, how's it going? sorry for the technical _ ons jabeur, how's it going? sorry for the technical problems, - onsjabeur, how's it going? cr for the technical problems, there are severe winds. only those with tickets could come into wimbledon because of the weather. the wensum in the roof has been is to shut for the last few hours ahead of the final and sees ons jabeur taking on marketa vondrousova, i can tell you that ons jabeur is up an marketa

the most recent two winners are very familiar names tiger woods and rory mcilroy. rory is among the favorites to lift that famous claret jug on sunday, he finished second at last month's us open and rory has come so close to winning another major. >> it's been so long. i forget how many years since he won his last major, but yeah, he should be the favorite. he's playing lights out right now and i really hope he wins and he's such a nice guy too. >> you have to really root for him when you hear his interviews and stuff, you really do. finally see a reward that's worth fighting for. >> it happened on the reality tv show the ultimate fighter, a guy named rico, had just won a match for his team, coached by mma legend conor mcgregor. so rico asked mcgregor when he could take a spin in the coach's lamborghini. mcgregor said, yeah, how bout right now? despite not knowing what he was about to get himself into? here we go. >> yeah. and he took off on the team. >> was always a little bit nervous as well because i don't know what he can drive or not. just, hey, let's go. >> ye

well, four—time major winner rory mcilroy heads in to the open high in confidence, after hitting back—to—backin the scottish open. our golf correspondent iain carter says it was perfect preparation for the northern irishman. i would put it up there as probably his best win outside the majors and there have been plenty of them in a glorious career. ok, he has not won a major for nine years, but imagine if he hadn't won yesterday, another instance of taking a third round lead into the final round. it was very, very windy. he needed to birdie the last two holes, in either one of the best shots of his career to set up the winning birdie on the 18th after brilliant tee shot into the par—317th. it's perfect for him in terms of stoking confidence ahead of the open championship this week. elsewhere, arsenal boss mikel arteta believes his new big money signing declan rice can be the lighthouse that makes the gunners shine. rice completed his move from west ham in a deal that could rise to £105 million and joined the team's preseason tour of the usa. he was restricted to bike work in washington ahead o

with just a few days until the open golf championship, rory mcilroy has won the key warm up event — thematic victory, because after leading the tournament going into the final round mcilroy looked like he'd blown it with local favourite robert macintyre ahead until mcilroy birdied the last two holes to steal the win by a shot on 15 under par — perfect preparation for the open which starts on thursday at hoylake. i'm going to have to reset, those bit harder after the victory to get this idea had and the new week starting fresh and the new week starting fresh and point to this tonight, when the play, five, 600 events in my career in the event can win 10% of them, that's a good return. we lose a lot more than we win this game and every time you do win, you have to enjoy it. you do win, you have to en'oy it. ., , you do win, you have to en'oy it. . , ., ., , , it. there was already in his history. — it. there was already in his history, reason _ it. there was already in his history, reason for- it. there was already in his i history, reason for confidence given— history, reason for confiden

rory mcilroy will be among the favourites after winning the scottish open last weekend.course for the first time since lifting the claretjug at royal liverpool nine years ago. he's been speaking to stephen watson. i haven't been here since 2014, and it's like such a long time. it's not like i think about it all that often, so it's nice to come back and some of the memories of that week come back to me. it's nice coming back to major venues you have won before, but it also makes you feel old doing this for a while. it's good to be back. you're feeling old, butjust as passionate and driven for more success? yes, absolutely, i think even more so than back then in 2014. so many close calls since. i've had a great nine years and won lots of tournaments, but the big four have eluded me and hopefully that's you're coming here in great form after the superb win in scotland. with that last day with how windy it was. to get the job done, i think the way i think the way i played the last two holes, i think went into the and the two seasons, i can always draw on that memory of being

rory mcilroy, you can see him there, he will be amongst the favourites after winning the scottish openishmen returns to the first time since lifting the claretjug there nine years ago. he has been speaking to stephen watson. i haven't been here since 2014 so, and it's like, you know, it's such a long time, it isn't like i think about it all that often, so it's nice to come back and some of the memories of that week start coming back to me. it is most coming back to an event you've done before but it makes you feel quite old, i've been doing it for a while now. but yeah, it is going to be back. you're feeling old — butjust as passionate and ever and driven for success? yeah, absolutely. i think even more so than back then in 2014. i have had so many close calls since. i have had a great nine years and won a lot of tournaments but the big four have eluded me, and, you know, hopefully this week that is something i can change. you are coming here in great form after that superb win in scotland. yeah, i couldn't ask for better preparation to play a links course in proper links condition, es

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the open, golf�*s final major of the year, gets under way at royal liverpool on thursday and rory mcilroyast time it was played at hoylake he lifted the famous claretjug and goes in this week in excellent form, having won the scottish open at the weekend. i haven't been here since 2014... straight to westminster where the defence secretary is setting out plans to modernise the country? armed forces. he is detailing a new global response force. let's listening to what he is to say. we are listening to what he is to say. - are already world leaders in specific areas but to continue matching our adversaries we must stay up on the curve in digital and emerging scientific fields. in 2021 we said we would invest 6.6 billion in advance research and development. we are now investing significantly more. such as ai, quantum and robotics. we are enabling a culture of innovation across defence, pushing those breakthroughs to the front line. we are increasing sourcing does 100 point solutions that can stop 100 million threats in their track, winning both the kinetic and economic exchange of modern war

rory mcilroy won the open last time it was at royal liverpool, can he do it again? eluded me, and hopefully this week, that's something that i can change.

we will hear from rory mcilroy and his hopes for the open. also coming up on sportsday...he special olympic summer games beheading to the uk for the first time? the government seems keen. and looking to pull off the transfer coup of the year, david beckham tells us what lionel messi could do. good evening. just three years away from the next commonwealth games scheduled to take place in australia, there is every possibility that it won't take place at all. it was due to be staged in victoria, but the state government has pulled out because they can't afford it, claiming that their original budget of 2.6 billion australian dollars — £1.3 billion pounds — has spiralled to triple that, and they say it makes no economic sense. the commonwealth games federation has questioned those sums, calling them �*a gross exaggeration�*, and they say victoria's withdrawal is �*absolutely embarrassing'. our correspondent shaima khalil is in the state's capital melbourne. this is a country that has a long legacy of holding major sporting events, especially here in victoria, australia's sport

many of the big hitters are yet to start their first round — the likes of rory mcilroy and john rahme. defending champion cameron smith is out on the course though. he is one over at the moment. attention at the tour de france turns to the sprinters today with a flattish 185 kilometres stage after yesterday's toughtest day of the race as good as decided the overall winner. defending champion yonas vingergaur rode away from his struggling rival tadey pogarcher on the highest mountain of this year's race and now leads by over seven and a half minutes with four stages to go. and that's all the sport for now. rail passengers face more disruption as there is a fresh round of strikes. the action will affect 14 train companies across england, but also impact services running to scotland and wales. it was a transport correspondence, katy austin. once again, fewer trains are running as rail workers walk out. the level of disruption will vary around the country. some passengers in birmingham had changed their plans. annoying. so i'm travelling up to see my friend in sheffield and there's been

. —— rory mcilroy.e jug first time since lifting the jug nine years ago. he has been speaking to stephen watson. i haven't been here since 2014 so, and it's like, you know, it's such a long time, it isn't like i think about it all that often. it is nice to come back and some of the memories of that week start coming back to me. it is most coming back to an event you've done before but it makes you feel quite old, i've been doing it for a while now. but it is going to be back. ., , , ., , back. feeling old but 'ust as passionate * back. feeling old but 'ust as passionate and fi back. feeling old but 'ust as passionate and ever _ back. feeling old butjust as passionate and ever and - back. feeling old butjust as i passionate and ever and driven for success?— for success? absolutely. i think even _ for success? absolutely. i think even more - for success? absolutely. i think even more so - for success? absolutely. i think even more so than l for success? absolutely. i- think even more so than back then in 2

rory mcilroy, he's trying to end a nine-year major drought shots like this right here will help. this is on the par 30's. he sits at one under and tied for 10th now all alone in second place is the hometown hero tommy fleetwood. he grew up just hour from this course. he rolls into 58 foot, birdie putt at 10. he shot a 71 today. he is 5 under. but that is 5 strokes behind the leader. brian harman, freeze that. check out amazing shot to save par at 12 may have made it. how can people do it? all right. let's go to a today the end of his day with a bang straight in putt for an he shot a 6 under 65 today. he is 10 under through 36 holes. harmon have 29 top 10 finishes on the pga tour since the start of the 2017 season. that's the most of any player without a victory. coincidentally enough fleetwood is second with 26. they sit atop the leaderboard now after the round harmon spoke about being so close so many times over the years around the leading >> it's just a it's been hard to stay patient. you know, felt that. >> i felt that one that the tournament had the really good chance of the

rory mcilroy tiger woods have the ability to take the entire pga tour with them if they choose to digthe strangest things about this agreement is that the pga tour acknowledged in senator blumenthal's very critical hearing that they did not seek any advice, they did not seek any other funding, they did not seek any other options to this deal. presumably, there are options. the players, i think, will want to know about that before they sign on to something that was presented to them after total secrecy. >> seems fair. and now, saudi arabia has owned other sports teams, including new castle united football club in the uk, and these sovereign friend took over the -- some of them may depend on what happens with the doj, but where else do you see them try to invest and buy sports teams to help their image? >> formula 1 is an obvious target. they are beginning to initiate talks with 80 ptens, the men's tennis tour. there is a distinction here. it's one thing for the saudis to invest in a sport or business. they have money in uber, they have money in -- the saudi investment fund is 700 billi

when they recently did their major deal in the world of golf, rory mcilroy said, and i quote, at thest about money money talks. is he right? is sport just about money these days? i sport 'ust about money these da s? ., �* , sport 'ust about money these das? , , sport 'ust about money these das? ,., days? i don't 'ust comes down to sport. — days? i don't 'ust comes down to sport. | — days? i don'tjust comes down to sport, i think— days? i don'tjust comes down to sport, i think every - to sport, i think every business has to focus around money and i think if you are the best at what you do you deserve to be paid every penny, you know, and i think pga have long ruled the sport of golf and someone else wanted to take over and you cannot stop that, you cannot stop that in any sport. so they put the funding behind it and, sport. so they put the funding behind itand, like i sport. so they put the funding behind it and, like i say, any business, an athlete has to treat themselves like a business as well. they have a short career and you need to do everything within your power to make them as

. >> rory mcilroy, one of the best players in golf said this week, quote. i would retire. that's how i feel about it. i play the majors, but i'd be pretty comfortable not playing. are you hearing that sentiment from others, and what kind of impact could have on the type of high-level players who could be lost on the support of golf, or retire? gus >> i actually believe that you have not heard the last, or even the first from the players. tiger woods has, his silence has been enormous. until anybody knows tiger woods's position on this there is no guarantee that any deal goes through. rory mcilroy and tiger woods have the ability to take the entire pga tour with them if they choose to dig in and refuse this deal and seek some other deal. one of the strangest things about this agreement is that the pga tour acknowledged in senator blumenthal's very critical hearing that they did not seek any advice. they did not seek any other funding. they did not seek any other options to the steel. presumably, there are options, and the players i think will want to know ab

rory mcilroy finished with an even par 71. then we get to crystal. the amateur from south africa shot a 66 and has a share of the lead with the opening round. >>> wyndham clark is two shots back. we know that his mom would be proud of the run that he is on. >> she showed up one time. i was in high school at a tournament and i made an eight footer for a triple bogey and my mom started clapping and said yeah, windham! she had no idea. she was just cheering because i made something and she thought that was good. >> a mom's love, unbeaten! viktor hovland had the wrong kind of birdie. hovland is tied for 19th, four shots off the lead. a lot of bad things have happened to me on the golf course, but i have never been pooped on by a bird! if he comes back to win this tournament, he had better find the bird and give him some winnings! >> here is some birdseed! >> breadcrumbs! >> at least i think that is what they tell you, because you want to feel better after you have been pooped on. it's good luck! >> watch out! >>> still ahead at 5:00, a local eight-year-o

and by the way, rory, rory mcilroy once again finished near the top five. >> he was near the top. >> he's always just knocking on that door. in soccer, the us women are trying to bang down that door and win what their third straight world cup. and it's all going to start here in the prelims. and they have arguably their toughest prelim matchup coming up in the world cup. >> the two time defending champs open their quest for a third straight crown with a three nil win over vietnam on friday. 22 year old sophia smith scoring twice in her world cup debut. >> we call this the group stage. next up on wednesday, a 2019 rematch of the final against netherlands. we all know how that one ended. let's hope this one ends the same way. >> okay. i love this next story. >> some history being made at the x games, a ten year old from canada is now the youngest person to ever win a medal at the event on saturday, reese nelson picked up a silver in the women's skateboard vert, ten years old, ten years old. look at her go. reese has been working with legendary skater tony hawk. she lost that on gold to

and one of the proposals from the saudi public investment fund was that tiger woods and rory mcilroy play ten liv events a year. another proposal was that the governor of the saudi investment fund would get to be a member of augusta national and the royal and ancient golf club. the pga officials say none of the terms are official yet. but i think it's safe to say that tiger woods is not going to be playing ten liv golf events a year as a part of this year. >> certainly not. andy, thank you very much. and tiger woods, of course, has taken a very principled stand on this from day one. legendary sportscaster bob costis is "outfront" now. they say that the unlimited resources of the saudis back them into a corner. they had had a very principled view on this, never, never, never in a million years, it's wrong, they chopped someone up with a bonesaw. and now here we are, and it's actually happening. they are saying that the saudis would've owned golf if they didn't do this. do you buy that defense? >> actually, i do. very few people have been on the issue of sports washing for as long as i

but this was rory mcilroy's tournament. needed this birdie to prevent a playoff. and he jarred it. back-to-back birdies to win. a tune up for the british open next week. he'll be looking for his first major win since 2014. you know what, that curry is something else. like he's done on jump shots, he started to walk off before the ball went in to clinch it. >> and the hat came off and then he just walked away. it's amazing. what would you think would be easier? hitting a three on the court or hitting that eagle? >> oh. i'm going to say eagle. he's been in situations on the court a lot more times than on the golf course than what we just saw. >> that's true. >> good analysis. >> thanks. >>> coming up, we'll tell you what all of these dogs have in common that led to them being invited to a special picnic in san >>> angelique kidjo was the headliner in san francisco as she wanted to bring people together for her music. all on our sister station. well, there are five shows left this season. all followed on august 6. >>> and dozens of three legged dogs and their owners came together for

this afternoon out the real golfers, they're sentimental favorite, obviously, to win the open is rory mcilroy now looking to win the second open up career year in some trouble here at 18, finding himself in the bunker one foot in one foot out. somehow he's able to get that one out of the bunker and he goes for par now on that hole a little later. able to finish our part of their 3 other golfers on the lee board. tommy fleetwood, one of those leaders. he is at par for here. the 11th hole looking for 35 foot birdie. he gets it shoots a 5 under 66 today, emily green low. he's also at -5. this is him par 5 18th hole. also looking to end the day with a birdie and he drills it. 45 feet out to get that part of the leader board. now rounding out the tree on top is amateur player christian lamb. amazing round for the austin today. he knocks in a birdie there that and hall. it was a very competitive first round today and there should be some great play tomorrow and round 2. now the world's women cut the women's world cup rather. it kicked with a bang last night in auckland, new zealand. now the home te

plenty of big names are still to go out this afternoon including rory mcilroy. he begins his first round atjust before 3pm. but everyone is keeping an eye on the weather. it is glorious conditions here today but bad weather is forecast over the weekend, so the challenge could be about to get a lot tougher. studio: thank you very much. now some dramatic underwater footage has captured the moment that divers found and cut free five whale sharks which had got ensnared and trapped in fishing nets in waters off indonesia. the whale shark is considered the largest species of fish — making this rescue effort exceptionally difficult. the whale shark is also considered one of the world's most vulnerable species. incredibly, the divers managed to release the whale sharks one by one by cutting through the nets that had imprisoned them and guiding them away to freedom. a happy ending for the whale sharks. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. it's looking a bit mixed over the next few days. we had a bit of sunshine out there today. we've also had some sh

transform the sport, a world series of golf event held in saudi arabia, and giving tiger woods and rory mcilroyo critics of liv, ownership of liv teams. >> if it's all about the money, american institutions are in danger. >> reporter: one other internal message released by senators shows the two leagues are talking about an exclusive perk for a powerful saudi governor. a membership at augusta national, home of the masters. and ahead of this hearing, a pga tour board member resigned, norah, citing his concerns with this new partnership. >> scott macfarlane on capitol hill, thank you. >>> phone scams are nothing new, but thanks to artificial intelligence, they are getting more sophisticated and more believable. scam artists are now using ai to clone voices to trick unsuspecting victims. cbs's carter evans takes a look at this frightening new technology in our continuing series, "the age of ai." >> reporter: jennifer destefano will never forget the frantic call she got from her 15-year-old daughter, brianna. >> she was, mommy, bad man have me, help me, help me. this man gets on, very aggressive. l

rory mcilroy�*s pulled further clear of the pack on day three of the scottish open at the rennaissanceof impending bad weather. the northern irishman — hoping to win a 5th major next week, at royal liverpool for the open, led at the half way point. he's now 1a underfor the tournament, through 10. south korea's tom kim is hot on his heels though. and tommy fleetwood's flown up the leaderboard — he finished 7 under for the round. and that's all the sport for now. in new york, a man has been charged with a series of murders dating back over a decade — and he's also being treated as the prime suspect in at least one other unsolved killing. rex heuerman , who's 59, was arrested in manhattan late on thursday evening. he's a prominent architect, who lived in the area where the bodies of the victims were found. all of the women were in their 205, and were sex workers. this is my 12th year as county executive. i've lived with this investigation for my entire tenure as county executive. i can tell you that during that time, the focus for me, and members of our team, has been on bringing justice

where rory mcilroy birdied the final two holes to overtake local favourite robert mcintyre to win byreparation for mcilroy with the open championship beginning on thursday at hoylake. with just one week to go in the tour de france, defending championjonas vingegaard still has a ten second lead over rival tadej pogarcer. this is how the top eight looks, britain's adam yates has moved up to fourth as he looks to claim his first grand tour podium place. stage 15 was won by wout poels by more than two minutes. it was the dutchman's first tour de france stage victory. vingegaard and pogarcer crossed the line together after a brief battle on the final climb. the race resumes on tuesday after a rest day. and just time to tell you, at the under—19 european championships, italy are beating portugal 1—0 in the final, into the last half an hour there. jane birkin, the anglo—french actress and singer, whose style symbolised the swinging �*60s, has died. she was 76. famous for her on and off relationship with the late singer—songwriter, serge gainsbourg, president macron tweeted that she "embodie

three shot lead, and his playing partner tommy fleetwood has picked up a birdie at the second, and rory mcilroyive holes. that whether starting to drizzle again. could prove challenging for haman to maintain that advantage. thank you for that from hoylake. england got their women's world cup campaign off to a winning start — but it was far from convincing against haiti — a team ranked almost 50 places below them. sarina wiegman�*s side won 1—0... and needed var to intervene on their penalty — georgia stanway scoring at the second attempt... the first was saved by haiti keeper kerly theus — who was judged to have stepped off her line too early. england face denmark — who beat china earlier — in their second group game next week. it was important that we scored a goal, kept a clean sheet, get that first game out of the way. and we've had over an hour's play now at old trafford — as england chase wickets against australia, on day four of the the 11th ashes test. persistent rain stopped most of the day's play in manchester. australia's marnus labuschagne has since passed his 50. they're on 159—4. "

it was the final round of the british open today on the 17th hole, rory mcilroy. thinks in the birdie put here, he would finish the tournament 6 under par. the but it was this guy, brian harman, who stole the show today the 18th hole. check out this shot from the bunker. great approach up to the cup. up in a nice position for this next put he sings this one in for par that sealed the deal for his victory. hartman winds, his first-career major in dominant fashion with a 6 stroke lead finishing 13 under par beating sepp straka jason day, tom cam and jon rahm, all those big names for his first major is a big day for him. big decent amount of money. just, you know, 300 million oh, my gosh. good mortars that. yeah. it'll be nice win in bay bridge series. coming up that. and that's exciting. unite the bay is going to be a good thing there. i out some i'm excited to see it. it will be my first time seeing the 2 teams. >> together going against each other. will be interesting. all right there and pulling for you. thanks a lot. ok, let's get a final check of the forecast a

centre court after the completion of no novak djokovic against carlos alcaraz. 0vernight leader rory mcilroyplayed earlier than scheduled because of bad weather being forecast. he now has a share of the lead with scott and's robert mcintyre, who impressive five under for the day has seen him shoot up the leaderboard. tyrrell hatton and tom king are also in contention. the women's ashes could be decided today but only if australia win the second of the three one day internationals against england, who have fought back to level the multi—format series with those two games to go. they're at six points each, with the home side needing to win both remaining matches to guarantee winning the series. they are under way in southampton. england won like the toss and chose to field first. lauren bell has taken three wickets. perry leading the australian charge. a short while ago, australia had moved to i77—5. 0f ago, australia had moved to i77—5. of course, you can follow that on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace has told the sunday times new

there was a dramatic conclusion to golf's scottish 0pen as rory mcilroy birdied the final two holes of from scotland's robert mcintyre. mcintyre�*s impressive 6 under for the day meant he had the club house lead, but a birdie on holes 17 and 18 saw mcilroy claim the title — his first on scottish soil and ideal preparation ahead of the open next week. lionel messi has started a three day event that marks his move to major league soccer team inter miami — the club co—owned by david beckham. part one was the official announcement and promotional video. he arrives following his departure from psg — agreeing to play in the us until 2025. the world cup winner is being introduced in stages, in something inter miami are calling the unveil. over the next couple of days he'll speak to the media — and then have his first training session. it is a decision, i think, to go to the united states, which is probably based as much on non—football reasons as football reasons. because there are a number of options, one of which was back to argentina. another was saudi arabia, which is spending a lot of mo

there was also a thrilling climax to golf�*s scottish 0pen at the renaissance club, where rory mcilroyte robert mcintyre to win by a shot on 15 under par. and as our golf correspodent iain carter reports, its all perfect preparation for mcilroy with the open championship beginning on thursday at hoylake. 64 in the final round in those conditions really was one there was already in his history reason for confidence given that his one open victory came in 2014 but now this victory behind him, and the knowledge that when he won his last major which was also in 2014, at the pga championship, he won the week before so he knows it's possible to go back back for titles. having said that, this state —— stokes expectation. as we know, he hasn't won one third nine years so how does he deal with that expectation? how does he deal with the attention he has now generated with his victory? that is one of the biggest questions. with just one week to go in the tour de france, defending championjonas vingegaard still has a ten second lead over rival tadej pogarcer. this is how the top eight looks, brit