rory mcilroy and sergio garcia extend the lead over the usa in paris with an opening fourball win.nd in click — the team looks at the calls to control the use of personal data held by the tech giants. rescue teams in indonesia are struggling to deal with the aftermath of a major earthquake and tsunami which has struck the island of sulawesi. more than 380 people are known to have died and hundreds more were injured, after giant waves hit the shoreline yesterday evening. hundreds more have been injured in the city of palu. many people who had gathered for a festival on the beach are reported to have been swept to their death. here's andy moore. the tsunami struck very soon after a powerful earthquake. some people had already taken to higher buildings for safety. you can see here the dome of the mosque has alrready collapsed. the double disaster occurred on friday evening just as many worshippers would have been heading to prayer. the fate of hundreds of people, who were due to attend a beach festival to celebrate the city of palu's anniversary, is unknown. here you can see a collaps

it includes some big names, henrik stenson, the open champion of 2016, and sergio garcia, who won thevery poor run of form in 2018. ian poulter will also be looking at thomas bjorn‘s decision as well, he is such a passionate player when it comes to the ryder cup in something ofa comes to the ryder cup in something of a master of match play. so bjorn announces that decision on monday. 0ur correspondent gives us his verdict on who might get the call. given the fact that of the eight automatic qualifiers in that european team five of them are first timers, our rockies, i think on that race as he will be looking for experience when he goes for his four wildcard picks. iam experience when he goes for his four wildcard picks. i am expecting ian poulter to get the nod, and paul casey. i think henrik stenson, i think he will get the nod as well, and in that final one is very difficult tojudge. sergio and in that final one is very difficult to judge. sergio garcia has been short of form but has plenty of pedigree, so a difficult choice, i think for thomas bjorn. so decisions to be made for tho

well stenson this year has struggled with injuries while sergio garcia, last year's masters championt in the last five major tournaments — so does their experience make it a risk worth taking? earlier i spoke to our golf correspondent iain carter. is it isita is it a risk worth taking? absolutely, that is lord thomas bjorn is thinking. we have five newcomers in this european ryder cup tea m newcomers in this european ryder cup team from the automatic qualifiers. no room to go for inexperience again. garcia is the one that will raise most eyebrows because he has been short of form. missed the cut in allfour been short of form. missed the cut in all four majors, missed a string of cuts and did make it through to the play—offs. thomas is hoping he can find some form to take to paris for this ryder cup. if he does but he believes garcia will be the heartbeat of this team and provide as much influence in the locker room as much influence in the locker room as he does on the course. the two englishman, a year or so ago they would have doubted if they would ever get back into a ryder cup te

sergio garcia justifying his wild card selection despite poor from this season.e board for europe. paul casey, another wild card. back after a 10—year absence they beat rickie fowler and dustin johnson. 10—year absence they beat rickie fowler and dustinjohnson. wayward shots. incredible approach at 13. support play from both. the one shining light for america, jordan spieth and justin thomas. justin thomas has been whipping up the crowd. some people will say that is what the ryder cup is all about, some will not want to see that. that american pairing looking solid. that was the shining light from the morning session for america. europe came out on top three have won. even this afternoon, two points —— 2—2, is this the start of a fightback for the united states? you wonder. the united states team will be buoyed by the fact they have, to head into following the foursomes. yesterday, let's not forget, in the afternoon they suffered at the whitewash. the first time in ryder cup history team europe had won all four of the foursomes matches. looking ominous for the un

playing alongside sergio garcia, rory mcilroy, what a partnership they have proved to be. up partnership they have proved to be. up against brooks koepka and tony finau. look at this from sergio garcia on the 17th to win it 2—1. that puts europe 6—3 up at this point. tyrrell hatton has been playing alongside paul casey. casey backin playing alongside paul casey. casey back in the ryder cup team for the first time in ten years, up against rickie fowler and dustin johnson. it's all them won three and two. you've got to say, tiger woods, his first tournament victory in five yea rs, first tournament victory in five years, he has been in the past so far. he has played poorly. he has been struggling. this was francesco molinari, that tiger woods miss allowing molinari athletes were to win their third match so far in this ryder cup. what a partnership. justin thomas at the 14th. that's all thomas and spieth one on their macs. the americans are under the cosh at the moment and this was the format in which they accel death yesterday. the beats europe 3—1 in the four balls. it was t

impressive from sergio garcia rules out alongside rory mcilroy, they won their match. lection. we know he has not played particularly well going into this, not making it into the fedex cup play—offs but he has justified his ways and terrell pattern as well alongside paul casey. paul casey has not played for ten yea rs casey. paul casey has not played for ten years in the ryder cup, tasting success ten years in the ryder cup, tasting success twice previously, those two combined perfectly to win their match. the one shining light for the united states team wasjordan spieth and justin thomas who have been brilliant throughout. we'll talk about this success again but they have won three matches and they will look, orjim furyk will look for big performances from them tomorrow. no surprise but the standout has been. francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood have won all four of their matches now. no european pairing has ever done that in ryder cup history so ever done that in ryder cup history so it was a blistering start certainly as far as european pairings were concerned that

he and his partner sergio garcia orfour up in march one.good morning. it looks like a glorious one. glorious blue skies here and it is european blue across a leaderboard with much of the delight of the european captain thomas bjorn. in the format that the americans did so well at yesterday morning. it is the four balls out there today. the americans won this format 3—i yesterday but as we know european produced that incredible turnaround, winning all four of the foursome matches yesterday afternoon to lead 5—3. in the four balls this morning they need in three of the format is currently. so if europe can put those three additional points on the border by holding on and winning those three out of four matches this morning, they would put themselves in a good position into themselves in a good position into the remaining four matches today before those 12 singles matches to come tomorrow. it is all set up in europe's favour. the crowd here are certainly back in europe. the partisan crowd with the players and the atmosphere, it is certainly be

rory mcilroy and sergio garcia draw first blood as europe take a commanding four—point lead over there than 380 people have now died and many more are injured or missing after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami in indonesia. hundreds were getting ready for a beach festival when the tsunami struck. homes, hospitals and a shopping centre collapsed as waves swept through palu on sulawesi island. our correspondent rebecca henschke sent this report from sulawesi. this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three metre high waves hit, flooding houses close to the shore and then rushing into the densely populated coastal city of palu. the waves and the powerful quake leaving a trail of destruction. this bridge is one of the main access roads into the city. translation: as for the damage of the tsunami, we've received a number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but the numbers are still unknown. authorities issued a tsunami warning immediately after the huge 7.7 magnitude quake hit. but residents didn't have long to get to higher land. rescue

rory mcilroy and sergio garcia lead the charge as europe go four points clear of the usa.nd, in click, the team looks at the calls to control the use of personal data held by the tech giants. rescuers in indonesia say at least 384 people have been killed in the tsunami that struck the island of sulawesi. hundreds of people preparing for a beach festival are among those who are missing. the tsunami was caused by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5, with palu the most seriously affected area. our correspondent rebecca henschke is on the island and sent this report. this mobile phone footage captures the terrifying moment the three metre high waves hit. flattening houses close to the shore and then rushing into the densely populated coastal city of palu. the waves and the powerful quake leaving a trail of destruction. this bridge is one of the main access road into the city. translation: as for the damage of the tsunami, we have received a number of reports that many bodies we re number of reports that many bodies were found along the shoreline, but the numbers are still un

sergio garcia became the all—time leading points scorer. leading points scorer. fancy a fitting finaleoren is your man. is your man. 18th green, galleries packed, never looked like missing. looked like missing. seven points was the margin of victory. was the margin of victory. the meaning is so much more. meaning is so much more. this is a europe united. it has been absolutely amazing, the tournament. tournament. to captain them, to be honest, so we arejust delighted. to captain them, to be honest, so we are just delighted. are just delighted. very strong and very difficult to be. be. a strong line—up, and we have to try our best. our best. but everyone showed up with attitude and their best golf. with attitude and their best golf. the crowd hasjust been unbelievable all week. all week. they deserved it, and, well done. well done. partnership, you are tommy fleetwood. absolutely superb this week? yes, he has been a great partner. partner. better, and just an amazing week, amazing. amazing. i had to dig very deep for this one, and this one is extra special. and this one is extra special

you'll bejoined by sergio garcia playing eight ryder cup before, this will be number nine and he wonack in 2017. paul casey, who last featured in the ryder cup back in 2008, henrik the 20 16th ryder cup back in 2008, henrik the 2016th open champion from sweden also played in four ryder cups, stenson has struggled with injuries while sergio goss dear —— chris tfl to make the cut in the last five major 20 minutes so does experience make it worth a risk? earlier i spoke to our golf correspondent. garcia will raise more eyebrows because the papal and short informed, missed all four major cuts, did not make it through to the playoffs, bjorn is hoping he can find some form to take to paris for the ryder cup and if he does that, then he believes garcia will be the heartbeat of this team and provide as much influence in the locker room off the course as he does on it. usa confirmed their all—star team on tuesday, so much star quality in their ranks, you can see here the number of major titles each of these players has one. tiger woods, phil mickelson, the three wild card picks. still one mor

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we know sergio garcia will there were question marks whether he should have been in the tea m whetherteam following his poorform, but he justified that today putting another point on the board for team europe. let's hear from thomas bjorn now. incredible afternoon for your. when we have not really had since gleneagles i guess. you know, there we re gleneagles i guess. you know, there were a couple of times where we threaten to have a great session that did not really materialise, but to see all blue on the board this afternoon is awesome. these guys have an opportunity to go and do stuff. and they came out really strong this afternoon. you know, this is one session of five. so we're happy with that, but we go back and we regroup for tomorrow. thomas bjorn looks happy. but fort furyk there will be some tough conversations. we already have the pairings, don't we? yes, we do. difficult conversations as you say. there might be some disappointed that he did not get an outing. we have those pairings and unsurprisingly, those are pics by sir thomas bjorn. this is how it's shaping up. redempt

sergio garcia or rosol. i'm sure would hear you more tomorrow.he women's draw at the us open this afternoon, with last year's champion sloane stephens suffering defeat in the quarterfinals. she was beaten in straight sets by 19th seed anastasija sevastova. she becomes the first latvian woman to make the semi—finals at the us open. argentinian third seed juan martin del potro has secured his place in the semi—finals with victory over american john isner. isner won the first set on a tie—break but del potro, who claimed his only grand slam title at the 2009 us open, took the second 6—3 and then the third on a tiebreak. he went on to seal his place in the last four in style, taking the fourth and final set six games to two. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the talkradio presenter, daisy mcanderw and kevin schofield, edior of politicshome. —— daisy mcandrew. and i promise no relation. many of tomorrow's front pages are alr

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bjorn countered that by adding four ryder cup veterans, including henrik stenson, sergio garcia, ianejoined the european tour this year in the hope of making the team. i only wanted to be putt of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to them, which i know i can be. and once i announced my intentions to thomas, you know, it was full tilt. so to finally reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip reach that goal, and this was obviouslyjust the tip of reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip of the iceberg, we've now got to push on and go to paris and win. yes, so excited to get back to somewhere i feel like i belong. you know, i'm getting goosebumps just standing here, talking about it. i absolutely can't wait. it's been a tough two years. 208 in the world rankings two years. 208 in the world rankings two years ago, and, you know, that little gold trophy kept my heart beating. and, you know, to be putt of that again is magical. denmark were forced to field a starting 11 which included a salesman, a student and an internet star for wednesday's

sergio garcia, 22 1/2 points from his over 37 matches played at the ryder cup but he's not had the best since winning the masters back in 2017 he's failed to make the cut in all four majors this year and in effect has had a poor year by his standards. only winning twice in about 35 events but he's on the team bjorn said it was a no brainer when it came to picking sergio garcia elsewhere, ian poulter has been included two years ago he missed out because of injury. so often the scourge of u.s. teams gone by, ian poult ser back i back on the team again this year paul casey is back involved as well one of six men to get a ryder cup hole-in-one in the past. and henrik stenson making up the four add to that the eight men already qualified automatically. france molinari, already winning a title this past year five rookies are among the eight. back on the subject of garcia, during the revealing of those four captains picks, he knew he was going for experience when it came to picking garcia, it was a no-brainer. >> the one thing about sergio, he's the heartbeat of the team i always said this abo

sergio garcia has also been picked.ssed the cut of the last five majors and it will be his ninth ryder cup. thomas bjorn says you have to look at him in certain ways. the heartbeat of the team. it's like the football team going without their captain. he makes everybody around him better and is everything that the european ryder cup is about. there it is and he's got his 12 men. the other two pics i henrik stenson and paul caseyjoining the a2 qualified by right. the top four on the european money list and the top four on the rankings. there are five rookies with the likes of tommy fleetwood. he's had a great year, but five rookies, alex noren as well, so that's why he's gone with experience with those wild cards. jim furyk named three of his wild cards overnight, and as we all expected, tiger woods is going to play in the us team. a very strong us team it is as well. from golf to cricket now. alastair cook will play his final test for england on friday, and there has been so much praise in the last few days since he made

players like sergio? garcia and his fellow team members. fellow team members.nd, of course, that victory over tiger woods. that victory over tiger woods. who is live in paris, later over the course of the hour. course of the hour. we will try and get him tojoin us. get him tojoin us. it looks as though he is there. i can see him in paris. paris. line out to him so he can fill us in on the stage by stage of this map. on the stage by stage of this map. regained its victory in the ryder cup, regaining the trophy. cup, regaining the trophy. they awarded it formally shortly ago. awarded it formally shortly ago. important news, they beat the us team at golf national in paris. team at golf national in paris. john watson is there. watson is there. over the course of the afternoon, john. john. give us the closing summary of what has been happening? what has been happening? of it, winning three of the first five matches on the course today. five matches on the course today. advantage coming into the final day singles matches. singles matches. but in the end, they got 14.

dead beats and alex norrin combined with a veteran sergio garcia for an easy win over phil mickelson and bryson de shambo. europe were on their way to a five three i was the day finished with molinari and fleetwood picking up their second point the first ever clean sweep for europe in a session of foursomes and the richardson al-jazeera. europe are in control of saturday mornings four balls in fact in the last few minutes sergio garcia and warren macaroni have just given them a six three lead here's how the teams lined up the usa didn't make any changes to their pairs for friday's or balls europe's captain thomas your next things up a little though bringing and r.c.n. in halter and resting world number one justin rose. football now in english premier league leaders liverpool take on chelsea later on saturday it's team second meeting and just four days after chelsea knocked a live report out of the leak. i don't see it affecting the mood of defeat of course immediately of the game it's not in the mood is not good for two days in this case to. find back on track and. work so far we go

sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also tipped for inclusion.eesents more than 29,000 headteachers up—and—down the country. the schools involved say cuts to nhs services mean that they're having to find the cash to pay for psychologists, therapists and other vital resources that theyjust can't do. in the studio this morning is valentine mulholland who is from the national association of headteachers, they have carried out this research — also here is andy mellor who is the president of the naht and also the headteacher of st nicholas church of england primary school in blackpool and leise cooper who has two sons with special needs and she runs a support group for parents too. what's the problem? the key issue is that when the government introduced new arrangements for supporting pupils with pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, that need more than normal educational funding, they set out that there should be funding coming in from education budgets but also from health and social care, and our survey of 650 headteachers has sho

team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas to say gnarly on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. harris it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket england's leading run school and former captain said he cried when he told his team mates and revealed the lowest moment of his career was the exile of kevin pietersen from the side in twenty fou

rory mcilroy and sergio garcia extend the lead over the usa in paris with an opening fourball win.

last hour europe have announced a four wildcard picks for golds biggest team event the ryder cup sergio garcia ian poulter paul casey and henrik stenson complete the twelve man team which will take on the u.s. act lego for nasional in paris later this month it comes off to the americans announced three of their wild cards on tuesday bryson phil mickelson and tiger woods whose back often missing the last two competitions with a back injury. deep down i want to make the team really wanted to play on it now i have to start playing off really. but still i want to start. at the end of the season as to be able to make this team and as your progress to gain some traction. and i was somehow able to take my finishes are. a part of this team it's it's incredible show hey otani he's sixteen home run of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over the line against texas this was the japanese rookies first homer in the majors against a left handed pitcher and then in the seventh inning another homer would have put the angels ahead but otani grounded out a second texas winning fall to. the

sergio garcia, a contentious wild card pick, playing alongside rookie alex noren.yson dechambeau. molinari and fleetwood a re and bryson dechambeau. molinari and fleetwood are againstjustin thomas and jordan spieth in the next few minutes. spieth and thomas winning and molinari and fleetwood winning this morning, that could be a fascinating matchup to come this afternoon. john, in paris, thank you. we will be back with john john, in paris, thank you. we will be back withjohn through the afternoon. ferrari's sebastian vettel laid down a marker in first practice ahead of this weeeknd's russian grand prix. he was fastest in the opening session while his title rival and championship leader lewis hamilton could only manage third quickest... we're now halfway through the second session and it's max verstappen who is setting the pace... good news for hamilton, who leads the championship though, when the race start on sunday the red bull's will be near the back of the grid having replaced their engines. sam curran, who was england's player of the series in their victory ov

rory mcilroy and sergio garcia lead the charge as europe go four points clear of the usa. describes how he survived sickness, starvation and brutality

some had questioned sergio garcia's selection. not after this. unbelievable! get in there!htaking way to seal victory, and another win followed as paul casey and debutant tyrrell hatton rose to the occasion. hit it right at it. wonderful shot. it was the stuff of sporting dreams. the us, helpless, in the face of european brilliance. francesco molinari, winning once again with tommy fleetwood. what a pairing they've proved. the us‘s last hopes of victory lay with jordan spieth and justin thomas. but, after another remarkable morning, they have a mountain to climb. and in the last few minutesjordan speith and thomas have taken that match but europe lead 8—4. this time yesterday they were down 3— mil so an extraordinary turnaround. the match this afternoon are getting under way already, justin rose and henrik stenson against dustin johnson and brooks keopka. the us are ryder cup holders and they will need something very special indeed to turn this around. qualifying is underway for the russian grand prix. lewis hamilton will be favourite for pole after breaking the track recor

sergio garcia found some spanish strength douche —— toot sea off brooks koepka butjordan spieth and justinrd. still, the usa were staring at a heavy deficit. when henrik stenson and justin rose we re when henrik stenson and justin rose were sent out first in the foursomes and claimed their customary points, the gap grew wider. under the circumstances, probably the putt of the day. with yet another point, europe became the most successful pairing injust two europe became the most successful pairing in just two days of the us was six behind and tiger woods still hadn't won a match. undaunted by the chasm and the potential pitfalls, jordan spieth and justin thomas sunk a subdued ian poulter. it will be 10-6 a subdued ian poulter. it will be 10—6 heading into sunday's singles. the us will have too summoned the spirit —— will have to summon some spirit —— will have to summon some spirit if they are to make some ryder cup history. it has been a good couple of days. iam i am proud of the way they played and stuck together and being determined to do a job. they also very well aware of what is ahea

team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like tom i will say not only on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulsion thanks when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson thank there it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket england's leading run scoring and former captain city cried when he's told these teammates and revealed the lowest moment of his career was the exile of kevin pietersen from the si

. — sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also in the frame as expected tiger woods will beus team...he is one ofjim furyks captain's picks. he was set to repeat his non—playing vice—captain's role of two years ago when they beat europe but has returned to form phil mickelson and bryson de chambeau have also been brought in. furyk will name his last wildcard next week alastair cook has been explaining his decision to quit international cricket. friday's fifth test against india will be his last...let‘s cross live to the oval and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson joe, he's says he'd just lost that edge i think so. england are starting a training session and keen to maintain winning this test match. either tiles with a sense of no regrets, that he has everything out of his ability as a cricketer. he assured me there will be no tears in his eyes and skewing his view of the ball as he walks out to bat for the last time as apparently happened to don bradman in 1948. there are months of touring abroad and it ta kes months of touring abroad and it takes the tall one crick

sergio garcia found some spanish strength to see off tony finau and brooks koepka. .. crowd roars.they were here and heard. booing. still, the usa were staring at a heavy deficit. so when henrik stenson and justin rose were sent out first in the foursomes and claimed their customary points, the gap grew wider. than, under the circumstances, probably the putt of the day. fleetwood and molinari's putts may not have won such accolades and with yet another point, they became europe's most successful pairing in just two days. the us was six behind and tiger woods still hadn't won a match. but undaunted by the chasm and the potential pitfalls, plain to see at le golf nationale, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulter with pinpoint precision. it will be 10—6 heading into sunday's singles. 0nly twice before has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon some spirit if they're to create another piece of ryder cup history. dramatic footage has emerged of how passengers were rescued from an airliner which crashed in the sea in micronesia. the

ian poulter makes the 12 man ryder cup team, alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson.fter months of detailed investigation, police have identified two russian nationals as suspects in the attempted murder sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the men, using the names ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov, are thought to be officers from russia's military intelligence service. mr skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury in march this year. but moscow has denied any knowledge of the men, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. it claimed in march they deployed the nerve agent that poisoned sergei skripal and his daughter, and which months later accidentally contaminated charlie rowley and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names, used by two undercover operatives. the government has concluded the two individuals named by the police and cps are offic

sergio garcia found spanish strength but just when another european whitewash was on, jordan spieth andring at a heavy deficit so when henrik stenson and justin rose were sent out first and claimed their customary points, the gap grew wider. under the circumstances probably the putt of the day. with yet another point they became europe's fourth most successful pairing injust two base. the us six behind and tiger woods has still not won a match. undaunted by the potential pitfalls clear to see, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued rory mcilroy and ian poulter. it will be 10—6 heading into sunday's singles and only twice before has a side come from so far behind to wind. the usa will have to summon the spirit of 1999 if they are to create a piece of ryder cup history. it's been a good couple of days and they have done tremendously well, the way they have played and stuck together and been determined to do a job. they are also very well aware of what is ahead of them tomorrow, so we go again tomorrow, we go back to the hotel now, we refocus, we try to get some tired legs worked on an

it is largely in part of the performances of rory mcilroy and sergio garcia who were the first out this they are up. rory mcilroy with a superb put on the eighth. superb stuff from him. hatton is out alongside casey. making his ryder cup return after ten years. putting them on their way. paul casey chipping in with five birdies himself. that is peddling going well against dustin johnson and rickie fowler. how about francesco molinari? johnson and rickie fowler. how about francesco molinari ? he johnson and rickie fowler. how about francesco molinari? he hasn't won a ryder cup match coming in. he is on the brink of winning a third alongside tommy fleetwood. superb stuff from him. very close there. jordan spieth doing his bit alongsidejustin thomas, they are up against ian poulter and jon rahm. spieth anne thomas are up. still a few holes to play. europe will be delighted with the way things have gone so far, three up in those four matches. that could see further points on the leaderboard for europe. they are 5—3 up, 14.5 points is the important targets going into this afternoon. the 12 s

sergio garcia found some spanish strength to see off tony finau and brooks koepka. ..se. but just when another european whitewash was on, jordan spieth and justin thomas ensured they were here, and heard. still, the usa were staring at a heavy deficit, so when henrik stenson and justin rose were sent out first in the foursomes and claimed their customary points, the gap grew wider. that, under the circumstances, probably the putt of the day! fleetwood and molinari's putts may not have won such accolades but with yet another point, they became europe's fourth most successful pairing in just two days. the us were six behind, and tiger woods still hadn't won a match. but undaunted by the chasm and the potential pitfalls plain to see at le golf national, spieth and thomas sunk a strangely subdued mcilroy and ian poulter with pinpoint precision. it will be 10—6 headed into sunday's singles. only twice before has a side come from so far behind to win. the us will have to summon the spirit of brookline ‘99 if they are to create another piece of ryder cup history. ben croucher

paul casey, henrik stenson and sergio garcia have also been given the nod to face the americans in 3usly played quite nicely in greensborough couple weeks back. now iam greensborough couple weeks back. now i am trying to be as ready as i can be to help the european team win that cap back, that is the goal and that cap back, that is the goal and thatis that cap back, that is the goal and that is what we want. —— cup. i mentioned the nfl earlier, the most popular sport in america takes centre stage once again with the beginning of the new season. superbowl champions the philadelphia eagles posted this image on instagram, along with the caption "hungry for more". head coach doug pederson says quarterback nick foles will start their game against the atlanta falcons later. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team that is your thursday sport briefing. before we go, the beautiful game with a beautiful view. this football freestyler has ta ken with a beautiful view. this football freestyler has taken it to whole new lev

team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia. of the you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas will say not only on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goosebumps just standing here talking about it certainly can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. of the air is going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over. shohei otani the sixteenth homerun of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over well in against texas this was the japanese rookies first homer in the majors against a left handed pitcher and then in the seventh inning another homer would have put the angels ahead but it on

some had questioned sergio garcia's selection. not after this. come around, come around.cluding another for the new star turns. francesco molinari and tommy fleetwood helping the hosts to an 8—11 lead. and the afternoon began just as brightly. victory for henrik stenson and justin rose before the pair now dubbed moliwood produced another box office display. molinari and fleetwood with their fourth win in two days — a european record. good friends, now an astonishing partnership. it's great to make a little piece of history but it means nothing if we don't come home with the trophy, so, you know, we can enjoy it for a couple of minutes, maybe, but, you know, we want to win this ryder cup. and finally, the us stars stirred. two late and sorely needed wins closing the gap to 10—6. they've struggled but they still have hope. so europe won't be relaxing just yet. they'll know they overturned a 10—6 deficit at medinah in 2012, but a team that arrived here as underdogs now have victory in their sights. andy swiss, bbc news, paris. if you're waiting for match of the day after the

team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas was saying earlier on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. harris it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining guys there and europe as a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket england's leading run school and former captain said he cried when he told his team mates and revealed the lowest moment of his career was the exile of kevin pietersen from the side in twenty

sergio garcia has been short on form, but has plenty of pedigree. cabrera bello who showed well in the united states. a difficult choice for the captain. i'll have more for you in the next hour. see you then. many thanks indeed. let's just take you back to the world of politics now. let's just take you back to the world of politics now. the green party has announced its new leaders after an internal election held over the summer. our political correspondent chris mason in in westminsterfor us now. tell us the lucky winners. good afternoon. jonathan barkley who was afternoon. jonathan barkley who was a co—leader alongside caroline lucas, the greens mpu, remains one of the two leaders. and joining him sean berry, a london assembly member. former candidate for the green party into a london mage aureole race. the two of them monitoring ticket. —— mage aureole. it is intriguing, the models of leadership that the green party have tried over the years. a good number of years ago, they had what was known as principal speakers and there were quite a few of t

dead beats and alex norrin combined with a veteran sergio garcia for an easy win over phil mickelson and bryson de shambo. europe were on their way to a five three late was the day finished with molinari and fleetwood picking up their second point. the first ever clean sweep for europe in a session of foursomes and the richardson al-jazeera. so a great comeback from europe captain thomas bjorn is relieved his choice of pairings worked out well. it's still you know it's tough when you're things go against you and you feel like for like this morning as a couple guys have played extremely well and didn't get anything out of it and that's you live and breathe with your players and that's tough and then you have an afternoon where everything goes right so you know that's that's part and parcel of being a ryder cup corruption and that's ok you know it's i can sleep next. well here's a quick reminder of the ryder cup format there are twenty eight matches played over three days each worth one point if matches a toy to the teams get half a point each for ball and foursomes much is take place

rory mcilroy and sergio garcia lead the charge as europe go four points clear of the usa.

arabs known and sergio garcia, justin rose and henrik stenson doing what they do at the ryder cup. cards, the artistry was repeated to seejordan spieth and justin thomas taken down. two points ahead. so bruce davis started with very little promise ended with europe orchestrating a comeback befitting of this minor mental occasion. and crutcher, bbc news. excellent stuff. —— ben. if you have ever wondered what it looks like when a dozen pedicabs get together, wonder no longer. there. they are all bread in a centre in sichuan province. all 13 were born there. the other is in a zoo injapan. this is the first time the pandas met the public, and one tourist said they we re very public, and one tourist said they were very cute. that is an understatement. but they do move around much. who needs to move around much. who needs to move around when you are back to? much more on our website. i am on social media. from the knitting, good night. —— from the end the team, good night. good morning. friday felt more like water because we had cool aircoming from more like water because we had cool ai

rory mcilroy has backed the decision to include sergio garcia in europe's ryder cup team, saying theniard does things that people don't see, which means he has to be picked. garcia has missed the cut at all four majors this year but captain thomas bjorn described him as the heartbeat of the team. of course, his inclusion means the likes of matt wallace and rafa cabrera bello missed out. it was not an easy decision because so many guys have played well and tried hard and put every effort into it. they deserved that we sit down and consider them and take everything into account. but in the end, this was the decision that was reached. and yes, making those phone calls to those four was easy but it was tough to make the phone calls to the ones that missed out. wales will be out to avenge last year's world cup qualifying defeat to the republic of ireland when the two meet in cardiff in the opening uefa nations league match tonight. ireland's 1—0 win extinguished wales' hopes of reaching the world cup. it was also chris coleman's last game in charge and his replacement ryan giggs will face