defeat last week left the springboks ruling. it was clear they would not go out without a fight. so did the yellow cards. this sent duhan van der merwe to descend then before this. again, tempers flared. the springboks boss criticised referees this week and yet here was the calmest man on the pitch. finally some rugby broke out. three points down at half—time, south africa responded brilliantly with a try worthy of the world champions. they would sneak through again, did he have control? the referee decided he did. the momentum would stay with south africa. it's all square in this bruising series, this battle has one more round to go. perfectly set up now. the olympics may be in full swing, but the new football season is already under way in scotland and reigning champion rangers got the defence of their title off to the perfect start, with a 3—0 win over livingston. unbeaten in the league last season with a 100 % home record, rangers surged into an early lead thanks to ianis hagi. the 23,000 fans inside ibrox were given a treat with scott wright's goal. and kemar roofe completed

tonight they've got this warmer game was up basically the springboks is in a?s team? it was meant to be _ how strong is this team? it was meant to be a _ how strong is this team? it was meant to be a south _ how strong is this team? it was meant to be a south africa - how strong is this team? it was | meant to be a south africa azide how strong is this team? it was - meant to be a south africa azide but it's being billed more as a south african bay two a+ r side. the springboks seen that the putting out tonight includes seven of those who actually started in the 2090 world a final win against england. the current lions tour captain murray described two nights fixture as almost a fourth test. this is what the lions wanted, they said they hadn't really been tested yet while they are certainly going to get back this evening. we they are certainly going to get back this evening-— they are certainly going to get back this evening. we have to talk about covid of course. _ this evening. we have to talk about covid of course. what's _ this evening. we have to talk abou

we can take a lot of positives from that a game, we do know that there is another level in the springboksanother level, as well. capable of reaching speeds of up to 174 mph, the electric cars of formula e racing are making a belated return to the uk this weekend. last year's race was cancelled because of the pandemic. the sport is back in london for the first time in five years and at a new location in docklands with an unusual twist — as chris slegg reports. the final touch is being made as the electric cars of formula e per prepare to rates in london for the first time in five years.— first time in five years. here are the to first time in five years. here are the tap two. _ first time in five years. here are the tap two. jake _ first time in five years. here are the top two, jake dennis - first time in five years. here are the top two, jake dennis and . first time in five years. here are i the top two, jake dennis and alex the top two, jake dennis and alex lynn. the top two, jake dennis and alex l nn. ., the top two, jake dennis and alex lnn. ., , the top two, jake dennis and alex lnn.

defeat last week left the springboks wounded.erwe out the sin—bin before south africa boss mike cheslin kolbe flew in to join him, again tempers flared. the springboks boss had criticised referees this week but one man in the middle kept his cool. finally some rugby broke out. three points down at half—time, south africa responded brilliantly, mapimpi with a try, worthy of the world champions. they would sneak through again on the hour, am was quick but did he have control? the referee decided he did. and momentum would stay with south africa until the final kick. the would stay with south africa until the final kick.— the final kick. the players are obviously _ the final kick. the players are obviously very _ the final kick. the players are obviously very disappointed i the final kick. the players are i obviously very disappointed but these are like cup finals and that's these are like cup finals and that's the way we have to look at it and prepare. a few things we have to tidy up in terms of our game. it is tidy up in terms of

it is the second time the springboks have been forced to take such measures during the build—up to theape town onjuly 24. the tour de france resumes on tuesday with the stage 10 taking the riders out of the alps down to the slopes of the rhone valley into valence. tadej pogaca will start the day in the race leader's yellow jersey after winning stage 8 mark cavendish will be hoping to add to his tally of sprint wins as the race heads closer to paris, while the rest of the field will be hoping that the second week is less eventful than the first. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. let's talk about what was cancelled in 2020, the cancelled in 2020, the cancelled festival will be having its opening ceremony. coronavirus played havoc in the film industry but as tom brooke reports, cannes is back. this year's one film festival will be a little different. tonight, you have a very particular niche, if i've got it right. particular niche, if i've got it riuht. , ., particular niche, if i've got itriu

the lions run out in cape town and the springboks have plenty of emotional fuel.y was given an early taste of what was to come. this is big boys rugby. the lions look to muscle in but lacked discipline, leaving penalties or paul r to convert. but i have time, they trailed i2—3. after the break, the lions found their teeth —— at half—time. underthere lions found their teeth —— at half—time. under there somewhere to score. suddenly the game had been blown wide open. there was space at this time, it was south africa who pounce. but the swing of dan's boot swung the momentum. his kicks gave the lions the lead on the hour. while south africa tried to batter the red ball down, the lions held firm. now in the cape of good hope, the lions have every reason to be optimistic. katie gore bbc news. formula e rookiejake dennis won the first london e—prix of the weekend at the excel centre. he was ahead going into the final lap and crossed the line five seconds clear. that moved dennis up to second in the points table, with leader sam bird forced to retire with suspension damag

meanwhile, the springboks are in isolation for the second time in eight days., the sale sharks player, tested positive for covid—19, and that puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. geraint thomas has decided to continue to ride in the tour de france when it resumes tomorrow after a rest day. he had been contemplating quitting after losing more than 35 minutes on saturday's mountainous stage. it's been a tough race for thomas, who dislocated his shoulder in a crash on stage three. it's been more enjoyable for mark cavendish, who was a late call—up for the race, won his first stage in five years on tuesday, and then another on thursday — although still a hard week of racing. thankfully, it's a rest day. the first rest day of the tour de france. everybody is completely spent. but obviously it's been an exciting week to watch on tv. if we stopped now, this would be one of the nicest tour de france i have been part of. now back to chetan and i have been watching them out with the towels on court one, trying to dry out for the action to resume.— court on

astonishing hour—long video on social media criticising the australian official who was in charge of the springbokster and reputation is unacceptable", but kolisi has now said he didn't feel respected at all and is looking forward to a new game and a new referee in the second test tomorrow. the lions have described it all as a sideshow. we had a good meeting with the referees yesterday, and as ben o'keefe set himself, that's not going to affect anything. that's just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the referees, and we realise they have a tough job to do. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me in the team, that is all your sport for now. good night. well, friday was quite a mixed bag across the uk. gale—force winds in the south of the country, showers and thunderstorms deeper inland. the heavy weather has now pulled away into the southern north sea. you can see it here approaching holland, germany and denmark. behind it, through the night and into the early hours, cloudy conditions with outbreaks of rain. in

british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has rejected calls from the springboks to play the the one that beat the sharks last time out as the tour continues to be hit by covid issues. the first test is due to be played in cape town on the 24thjuly. the former 0pen winner — zachjohnson — is the latest player to pull out of this week's championship, after testing positive for covid—19. johnson won the event in 2015 and follows south african louis de jager and masters champion hideki matsuyama in withdrawing because of a positive test. bubba watson is also missing out after a close contact tested positive. the open begins this thursday at royal st george's in kent. if you had told us this time last year that we would still be sitting here socially distanced, wearing masks and doing all of that stuff with not 100% capacity and living in a bubble, you would have kind of laughed at someone. but you just have to mind yourself. i'm not saying zach did not mind himself, because he probably did and he probably got it somewhere stupid, but that's the nature of the world we live in at t

south africa in the second test on saturday, but there's been an extraordinary outburst from the springbokses the refereeing in last weekend's series opener, which the lions won by 22—17. he said he wanted to make sure his side got an "equal chance" in the next game. among his complaints, he said the referee didn't give the south africa players the same level of respect as the visitors. lions captain alun wyn jones doesn't agree. in the heat of the moment, it didn't really have any... felt we had any advantage, because a lot of times, we were standing next to the refs when he was speaking to them, so an outside perception, i can't really comment on. it's difficult for players at the speed of the games going, you know, the ball in play, and i think sometimes the referees have the hardestjob in the game being in the middle of all of that. catalans dragons recorded their 11th straight super league win with a 40—20 victory over wakefield trinity. dragons are still top of the table. also this evening, leeds rhinos improved their play—off hopes, beating hull fc 22—12. leeds ran in three tries, wi

the match goes ahead despite a covid outbreak in the springboks' camp. royal st george's after returning a positive coronavirus test. matsuyama has been replaced in the year's final major, which begins on thursday, by the american harold varner iii. there will be new cricket county champions this season. current holders essex have been forced to abandon their current match because one of the opposition, derbyshire, tested positive for covid. other squad members have been identified as close contacts and the players are now self—isolating. essex needed a victory in the match in derby to keep alive their hopes of finishing in the top two in their group and progressing in the competition. they had got themselves into a strong position after the first day, only for the positive case to force abandonment before day two. now, he was the tournament favourite from start to finish, and at the weekend novak djokovic won the wimbledon men's title, beating italian matteo berrettini in four sets. djokovic has now won three grand slams, and, with the us open and the o

football team's confirmed that three of their party, including two players, tested positive and the springbokse wins at the tour de france, as wout van aert won the final stage of this year's tour. cavendish finished as winner of the sprinter�*s green jersey and equalled eddy merckx's record of 3a stage wins, all the more remarkable when you consider he was thinking of retiring less than a year ago. as expected, slovenia's tadej pogacar won the overall yellow jersey, as drew savage reports. in 68 years, the sprinter�*s green jersey has only won by a british man was before and that was also mark cavendish. but the man in green had begun the day hoping to read up on amazing come back to with one more stage when. starting alongside tadej pogacar, who had an easy day i had come traditionally the right into paris is a victory lap for the man in yellow and their markable young slovenian had earned a day off after defending the title he won last year in style. but once the race hit the shops in lisee, it was all business for anyone wanting the glory of a stage when in paris. it had been a fairy tale

the controversy over a south african official being appointed, the lions are ready to take on the springboks. good evening. thank you so much forjoining us. it's been delayed by a global pandemic, and injeopardy right up until the 11th hour, but the beleagured toyko olympics are finally under way. fewer than 1,000 dignitaries watched in the olympic stadium, while only 22 british athletes represented the 375—strong squad. but yet the ceremony was still a celebration, albeit a poingnant one. joe lynskey was watching. as the flame was lit, the sights felt the same, but the sound was empty. this was naomi osaka, tennis' grand slam champion, marking the start of a games in the silence. at this olympics, the backdrop is inescapable. this opening ceremony was different. it was solemn. let us all take a moment to remember all those friends and loved ones who are no longer with us, in particular because of the covid—19 pandemic. there was reflection, but the theme, too, was "moving forward". music. and a tribute to how athletes have had to adapt to 12 months of lockdown. at the front of it, japan's a

it takes the total number of cases to more than 20 in the springbok camp.isolation. the three—test series against the lions starts from the 24th ofjuly. that's all the sport for now. japan's capital, tokyo, in under another state of emergency after a recent surge in coronavirus cases. it'll be in place until 22nd august, covering the entire duration of the olympic games, which are scheduled to start of 23rd july. mariko 0i reports. with less than two weeks before the start of the olympics, tokyo is once again under a state of emergency. bars and restaurants are asked not to serve alcohol, and shops are closing early. it's not a strict locked down, and there are no penalties, so how effective it will be remains to be seen. but businesses will face yet another blow to their bottom line. and after spending some $25 billion in preparation for the olympics, the japanese government will likely not see any financial benefits from tourism or ticket sales after deciding not to allow any fans inside the stadiums. 0pinions deciding not to allow any fans inside the sta

first defeat of the tour losing to a very strong south africa a team which included several of the springboksthey were short of match practice after a covid outbreak... and the hosts dominated in cape town — leading the first half 17—3. the lions did score a try for the lions early in the second half but south africa "a" held on for the win, despite being down to 13 men after two yellow cards. it finished 17—13. the first test is a week saturday. differently one that we needed to. we will take a lot of tonight and it will be good for us, sort of building the next team days for the first test. goes to show i think these test matches will be a real arm wrestle and that what was this evening, it was as close to a test match as you�*re going to get. the indian wicketkeeper—batsman rishabh pant has covid—19, and is isolating from the rest of the squad. pant was tested after having a sore throat. he won�*t travel to durham, where the team are due to enter a "bio—bubble and begin training for the series against england. india are scheduled to play a tour match against a select counties xi on tuesday

the match is to go ahead despite a covid outbreak in the springboks camp — the first lions test is onyou in the next hour. last night's match will have given pubs and bars across the country a much—needed financial boost. with restrictions set to ease further next week, the hospitality sector will be hoping this momentum continues. sarah corker is at a brewery in salford this lunchtime. around 100 people watched the final last night here at severn brothers brewery in salford. there are five big screens on the walls. but social distancing rules meant that they were still only operating at about 80% capacity. but the football has brought a welcome economic boost for many businesses. beer sales here have surged over the last couple of weeks. in fact, an estimated 7 million pints a day and last night alone. the hospitality sector, though, is now planning for the 19th ofjuly. —— were downed last night. that is when final restrictions are expected to be lifted. social distancing rules could be relaxed, wearing a facemask could become a personal choice, night clubs could reopen again, and we

south africa in the second test on saturday, but there's been an extraordinary outburst from the springboksual chance" in the next game. among his complaints, he said the referee didn't give the south africa players the same level of respect as the visitors. lions captain alun wyn jones doesn't agree. in the heat of the moment, it didn't really have any... felt we had any advantage, because a lot of times, we were standing next to the refs when he was speaking to them, so an outside perception, i can't really comment on. it's difficult for players at the speed of the games going, you know, the ball in play, and i think sometimes the referees have the hardestjob in the game being in the middle of all of that. catalans dragons recorded their 11th straight super league win with a 40—20 victory over wakefield trinity. dragons are still top of the table. also this evening, leeds rhinos improved their play—off hopes, beating hull fc 22—12. leeds ran in three tries, with cameron smith claiming the third. trent rockets maintained their 100% record in the men's hundred. they beat london spirit by se

astonishing hour—long video on social media criticising the australian official, who was in charge of the springboks as a sideshow. time now for a look at some of the sport away from the olympics. valtteri bottas was quickest in second practice at the hungarian grand prix, with teammate lewis hamilton in second for a mercedes 1—2. but close behind was red bulls max verstappen, who currently leads the drivers standings by eight points. danni wyatt hit an unbeaten 69 as southern brave thrashed birmingham phoenix by eight wickets with 18 balls to spare in the latest women's 100 match in southampton. brave are top of the standings with three wins out of three. hopes of the rugby league world cup going ahead in october have been dealt another blow with national rugby league clubs in australia, calling for it to be delayed until next year. current champions australia and new zealand have pulled out and the tournament chief executive says chances of it going ahead as planned are 50/50. back to the olympics. this is that table as things stand, china lead the way with the host japan second. australia fourth

british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has rejected calls from the springboks to play then 2015 and follows south african louis de jager and masters champion hideki matsuyama in withdrawing because of a positive test. bubba watson is also missing out after a close contact tested positive. the open begins this thursday at royal st george�*s in kent. if you had told us this time last year that we would still be sitting here socially distanced, wearing masks and doing all of that stuff with not 100% capacity and living in a bubble, you would have kind of laughed at someone. but you just have to mind yourself. i�*m not saying zach did not mind himself, because he probably did and he probably got it somewhere stupid, but that�*s the nature of the world we live in at the minute. meanwhile the rest of the world�*s top golfers have arrived in kent ahead of the major championship which starts on thursday. it was a blustery day on the course for phil mickelson the current us pga champion who teamed up with bryson dechambeau and in front of plenty of fans ahead of the opening round.

and also news from the british and irish lions, as the springboks are forced into isolation again.ening and welcome to the bbc news at six. within the last hour, the prime minister has set out how he sees life in england afterjuly the 19th — though the final decision won't be taken until next week. many of the current restrictions in place since the start of the pandemic would come to an end. borisjohnson said that he wants to move away from legally enforced restrictions in favour of people making their own informed decisions. so, in england social distancing, which has dominated life for over a year, would finally come to an end. people would no longer be legally required to wear face coverings — but it would still be advised in hospitals,? healthcare settings and in enclosed public spaces such as public transport. limits on socialising would be lifted — bringing an to end to the rule of six or two households indoors. and the advice to work from home would end and employers could start to plan a return to the workplace. the governments in scotland, wales and northern ireland will

astonishing hour—long video on social media criticising the australian official who was in charge of the springboksefe said himself, we're aware there's a lot of stuff out there on social media, but that's not going to affect anything. that's just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the referees, and we realise they have a tough job to do. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the team, that is all your sport for now. goodnight. well, friday brought quite a nasty spell of weather to some south—western and southern areas of the uk. gale—force winds around coasts briefly. they were very, very strong indeed, brought by storm evert. you can see on the satellite picture here thunderstorms and heavy showers inland, generally a really changeable day, but the weather has now shifted into the southern north sea. it's approaching parts of germany and denmark. behind it, you can see from the motion of the arrows, it's a fairly cool north—northwesterly, so it's going to be a fairly cool day for most of us. really quit

the springboks have been forced to suspend training after another coronavirus outbreak.on is still needed when it comes to removing all restrictions. it seems to be odd to me to take all those risks with infection

erasmus posted the hour—long video on social media just two days before the springboks play the britisheptable. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. whether you like it or not, i will have some more sport later! i love it! thank you. _ have some more sport later! i love it! thank you, man. _ let's go back to bethany shriever�*s stunning performance in the women's bmx finals. the 22—year—old used crowdfunding to raise £50,000 to keep her olympic dream on track, and it paid off with a gold. this is the moment her bethany�*s parents spoke to her after she'd picked up her medal. there it is! look at that! awww! earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to bethany�*s family to get their reaction. i saw something from an early age. we have all ridden a bmx since the children could and beth immediately took to it and was very good and got more and more adventurous and pushed it early on. as her mum, what is going through your head? you must be so proud and anxious. anxious comes first. because it is a really dan

astonishing hour—long video on social media criticising the australian official, who was in charge of the springboks with the referees yesterday, and as ben o'keefe — referees yesterday, and as ben o'keefe set himself, that's not going _ o'keefe set himself, that's not going to — o'keefe set himself, that's not going to affect anything. that's 'ust going to affect anything. that's just a _ going to affect anything. that's just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the _ just a sideshow. we had a discussion with the referees and we realise they have — with the referees and we realise they have a tough job to do. their opponents had captain amy jones to thank principally for their 140 44. she made 42 not out, but that was bettered by danny by eight wickets with 18 of their hundred balls to spare. we�*ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. some breaking cricket news, it has been confirmed that ben stokes has withdrawn from the england test squad for their five test series with india. the ucb say that is for him to concentrate on his mental well—being, but also help rehabilitate a problemati

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the first test against the springboks is due to be played in cape town on the 2athjuly — and head coach terms of that injury which the assessment was initially it wasn't assessment was initially it wasn't as bad as they first thought so it is a real positive and would be a boost to the squad having someone of his experience and calibre to come back into the squad. the former open winner — zachjohnson — is the latest player to pull out of this week's championship, after testing positive for covid—19. the american won the event in 2015. masters champion hideki matsuyama and louis dejager also miss out after testing positive. the open begins this thursday at royal st george's in kent. after a day's rest, the tour de france resumes later today. there will be three tough mountain stages in the pyrenees for mark cavendish to get through if he's to get the chance to break the record for stage wins at the race. every opportunity there is for a sprint, i'd like to win, and every opportunity there is for a stage win elsewhere. this is still probably the hardest tour de france i've ever done. don'

the first test against the springboks is due to be played in cape town on the 24th ofjuly.nd defending champion tadej pogacar remains in the yellow jersey with five stages to go. today was classed as a medium—mountain stage, with two very challenging days in the pyrenees tomorrow and thursday. all the main contenders finished together, so pogacar�*s five—minute, 18—second lead is intact. austria's patrick konrad broke away with 23 miles to go and managed to hold off an eight—man chasing group to win the stage, his first grand tour victory. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you very much, jane. as we've been hearing, the government is to go ahead with its cut to the overseas aid budget after it saw off a tory revolt in the commons this afternoon. mps voted by a majority of 35 to lower the uk's contribution to 0.5% of national income. i'm joined now by melissa leach, director of the institute of development studies. good afternoon. i wonder if you could put this into some sort of contex

the first test against the springboks is due to be played in cape town on the 24th ofjuly — and head bad as they first thought. it would be — not as bad as they first thought. it would be a — not as bad as they first thought. it would be a boost to the squad. that experience — would be a boost to the squad. that experience and calibre to come back into the _ experience and calibre to come back into the squad. the athletes' village has officially opened for the tokyo olympics, ten days before the games begin. 18,000 competitors will stay on the site and will be subject to daily coronavirus testing. unlike in the past, organisers didn't hold a ceremony to welcome athletes and officials to the village in tokyo's harumi waterfront district, amid continuing covid restrictions. your organising committee and all your staff members are doing a fantasticjob in the preparations of this olympic and paralympic games in tokyo 2020. you have managed to make tokyo 2020. you have managed to make tokyo the best ever prepared city for olympic games. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—dat

the lions�* first test against the springboks is on the 24th ofjuly.r being contacted and advised to isolate by the nhs covid app. a staff member has also gone into isolation. england play canada at twickenham stadium on saturday. the ecb have confirmed that all of the england squad and their staff have tested negative for covid—19, ahead of their 0di series against pakistan which starts tomorrow. ben stokes will captain the make—shift team after the original squad were forced into isolation after a covid outbreak in the camp. the side could feature up to nine debutants. ta—dey pogacia has increased his lead at the tour de france to more than five minutes. the slovenian finished fourth on stage eleven, which was won by belgium's wout van art. britain's mark cavendish in the green jersey finished before the cut off time keeping alive his hopes of equalling the record of 34 stage wins tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. it is the semifinal of the euros 2020 between england and denmark. we are outside wembley stadium. what is the latest? that evening.

but there's been an extraordinary outburst from the springboks' director of rugby rassie erasmus.aid he wanted to make sure his side got an "equal chance" in the next game. among his complaints, he said the referee didn't give the south africa players the same level of respect as the visitors. lions captain alun wyn jones doesn't agree. he didn't really have any... felt we had any— he didn't really have any... felt we had any advantage, because a lot of times, _ had any advantage, because a lot of times, we _ had any advantage, because a lot of times, we were standing next to the rafts when _ times, we were standing next to the rafts when he was speaking to them, so i rafts when he was speaking to them, so i had _ rafts when he was speaking to them, so i had an— rafts when he was speaking to them, so i had an outside perception, i can't _ so i had an outside perception, i can't really — so i had an outside perception, i can't really get it. it's difficult for players at the speed of the games— for players at the speed of the games going you know, the ball in play. _ games going yo

meanwhile, the springboks are in isolation for the second time in eight days.puts their game against georgia on friday in doubt. now — to the latest milestone forjames anderson it came during a superb spell of bowling for lancashire against kent in the county championship. anderson claimed his best figures at old trafford — 7—19 — as kent were bowled out for 74. the buzz around the european championship semi—finals this week isjust beginning. england's huge match against denmark is on wednesday at wembley. gareth southgate's side have been training today, following the 4—0 win over ukraine on saturday. they're yet to concede a goal — and the players have really appreciated the support coming from the fans, as they look to make a first final in a major international tournament since 1966. of course we are aware of it. it is brilliant to see. that is what social media should be therefore. we see all the positive vibes and videos going around and like i say, it is a great atmosphere to be involved in and winning football matches enables that but we are on this jou

the first test against the springboks is due to be played in cape town on 24thjuly and head coach warren move "irresponsible". borisjohnson confirmed that most remaining measures, including social distancing and the legal requirement to wear masks, would be dropped from the 19th ofjuly. but the british medical association has warned it could have potentially devastating consequences. aru na iyengar reports. in under a week's time, life in england will look very different. no more social distancing, nightclubs will reopen, and masks will no longer be legally required. but doctors are angry. they say the message from the government is unclear, even irresponsible. borisjohnson warned yesterday that the pandemic is not over, but is still pressing ahead to ease restrictions next monday. what the scientists are saying is this is the right date, or as good as any other date, to do this. but it's got to be taken seriously. but the british medical association says there is a better time to do it, when more of the population has been fully vaccinated and when cases aren't rising so rapidly. we can

erasmus posted the hour—long video on social media just two days before the springboks play the british, criticising the refereeing in last weekend's series opener, which the lions won 22—17. rugby australia said "the attack on nic berry's integrity, character and reputation is unacceptable." that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's stick with the sport. it's beenjudoka sarah adlington�*s first 0lympics. rowena birch is the vice president of britishjudo and former 0lympian. she also coached sarah adlington as a junior. when did you know said i was something special when it comes to judo? something special when it comes to “udo? . , something special when it comes to 'udo? . ., , something special when it comes to 'udo? . , . ., , ., something special when it comes to “udo? . , ., ., , ., judo? years ago, when she was about 14 i took with — judo? years ago, when she was about 14 i took with british _ judo? years ago, when she was about 14 i took with british young _ judo? years ago, when she was about 14 i

a dominant first half performance had the springboks 17—3 ahead by half time.he same today, he'll be able to challenge, for his 35th stage win, tomorrow. british number one dan evans has now pulled out of the olympics evans tested positive for covid—19, and is now self—isolating. he joins a host of players missing out, including yohanna konta, out, including johanna konta, who announced she had tested positive on tuesday. rafael nadal and roger federer are also out. that is not though due to covid reasons. back to the open golf, we will see in the next few minutes as they get across the fairway whether they get across the fairway whether they can avoid the himalaya. we hope we can get some pictures. you've got to get some pictures because it is impressive. you look tiny next to it. but it's kind of fun. that impressive. you look tiny next to it. but it's kind of fun.— it. but it's kind of fun. that is what makes _ it. but it's kind of fun. that is what makes it _ it. but it's kind of fun. that is what makes it fun. _ it. but it's kind of fun. that is what makes

the match is to go ahead despite a covid outbreak in the springboks camp — the first lions test is oner returning a positive coronavirus test. the japanese world number 18 tested positive ahead of the second round of the rocket mortgage classic on the 2nd ofjuly and has been self—isolating ever since. the 29—year—old has been replaced in the year's final major — which begins on thursday — by the american harold varner iii. that's all the sport for now. we will see you soon. thanks very much. passengers at heathrow�*s terminal 5 have been facing long queues due to more than 100 security staff being told to self—isolate by the nhs test and trace app. let's speak to our transport correspondent caroline davies. caroline, we keep hearing that many people have been pinged by the app and now security staff are a casualty. and now security staff are a casualty-— and now security staff are a casualty. yes, some people speculated _ casualty. yes, some people speculated that _ casualty. yes, some people speculated that the - casualty. yes, some people speculated that the security casualty. yes,