joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews.nto what makes st andrews so special. let's turn our attention to the 156 players, who'll be tackling the old course tomorrow. ben croucher is there for us. ben, how are the conditions? well, as you can probably tell from the flags fluttering behind nick and it's blustery and unpredictable typical links, typical st andrews weather. well, save for a down park, maybe. we wouldn't have it any other way. the forecast for the duration of the tournament is dry. 0f way. the forecast for the duration of the tournament is dry. of the forecast was dry for today, around about three o'clock, the wind changed direction and we were soaked for around half an hour. if that happens out in the questionnaire, it could unravel in a couple of gusts, but it's notjust the overhead conditions that are a challenge around this place. bunkers as tall as me, 17th bunker of there. one of the most iconic in world gold. good to get three or four shots to get out of it on a good day. he drives over the top of hotels.

at st andrew's for us.the applause that we've got coming down that 18, thus taking a couple of hours in the allowed woods to take the fairway on his own and soak it all up. rory mcelroy was coming down the adjacent first, he was in the driving range of the time and that applause went on and on, the respect and the adulation still endures. what's because places favourite course but it did not show much love them of the past couple of days. nine under par, missing the cut and probably say goodbye to st andrew's but not to golf. t5 say goodbye to st andrew's but not to aolf. , , ., ., ., ., to golf. is very emotional for me. i've been coming _ to golf. is very emotional for me. i've been coming here _ to golf. is very emotional for me. i've been coming here since i to golf. is very emotional for me. i've been coming here since 1995| to golf. is very emotional for me. i i've been coming here since 1995 and i've been coming here since 1995 and i think the next one comes around and make 2030 and i don't know if i

right here at st andrews, the home of golf.ght under par, 6a, giving cameron smith a one—shot lead over cameron young. he started the day four shots with a lead. but then, around the back ninth he started to turn it. sorry, ii, 12, 13 ninth he started to turn it. sorry, 11, 12, 13 he ninth he started to turn it. sorry, ii, 12, 13 he made a birdie and then on the 18th as well. to finish on a 20 under par. that is a record low score here at st andrews. it equals the open record. even though most of the open record. even though most of the fans packed into st andrews, the record crowd here for an open championship. they certainly enjoyed cameron smith getting his hands on that claretjug. his first major title, his first 0pen that claretjug. his first major title, his first open championship. he won earlier this year, came very close to the masses, but cameron smith is a must have —— a winnerfor the very first time. he was asked how we would celebrate, he said he would see how many beers he could fit in that claretjug, i don't comp

joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews. where we can speak to our reporter ben croucher. ben, the issue of the liv tour very much on the minds of many players ahead of the open, what have others been saying? some of the players we have spoken to today either don't want to talk about it or are fed up of talking about it or are fed up of talking about it. there is an irony that a course and a tournament that is arguably got the most history, heritage and the most prestige of them all, that we are still talking about this new breakaway series that has barely any of that. the likes of ian poulter, sergio garcia and lee westwood have signed up for the saudi funded series. reportedly for some seven, eight, even nine figures they are getting, $4 million they get for winning, that is more than you get for winning the open. some of the players have been outspoken, none more so than rory mcilroy. very erudite on the subject and a couple of weeks ago he called some of the players duplicitous for saying they would not go to the series

it was surrisin: particularly at st andrews. it was surprising to _ particularly at st andrews. it was surprising to me because - particularly at st andrews. it was surprising to me because we - particularly at st andrews. it was i surprising to me because we didn't expect any of that. at ian poulter was booed on the first tee by a handful of spectators and probably hooked his opening tee shot wide of the 18th with runs adjacent to it as well. he has impressed, though, because i shut at three under par in the west what is going well, another one of these live golfers. he's on four under par at the moment alongside dustinjohnson, currently out on the course of many of these golfers having pressed the likes of bryson dish and bo and paul casey. we followed a couple of them on the chorus earlier and didn't hear any booze for them. these golfers are causing a bit of controversy, these questions aren't going away. tiger woods that said that they had turned their back on the tours that had given them all their riches, and we put some of those comments to the golfers today. i put some

well, it does look — saw more of st andrews. well, it does look round. _ saw more of st andrews. round. absolutely. thanks, see you later on. you saw it - does look round. absolutely. thanks, see you later on. you saw it was i does look round. absolutely. thanks, see you later on. you saw it was a i see you later on. you saw it was a little chilly — see you later on. you saw it was a little chilly at _ see you later on. you saw it was a little chilly at st _ see you later on. you saw it was a little chilly at st andrews - see you later on. you saw it was a little chilly at st andrews but i see you later on. you saw it was a little chilly at st andrews but not l little chilly at st andrews but not the case for everyone this morning. matt has the picture across the uk. is that picture better for you, charlie? ~ .. is that picture better for you, charlie? , ., , , is that picture better for you, charlie? , , ., , charlie? matt probably agrees with me, the charlie? matt probably agrees with me. the best _ charlie? matt probably agrees with me, the best shots, _ charlie? matt probably

tiger woods values st andrews over everything.into the burn... water, in other words. ah, and many sympathised. well, you know where tiger woods is on the course, even when you can't see him, because you can't see him. look, he's surrounded by a crowd, everyone still trying to catch a glimpse of him. they saw the former champion fight and falter to 6—over par. oh, no, it'sjust gone by. suddenly it seemed like a youngster�*s game. at 25, cameron young topped the leaderboard on 8—under par. but for perseverance, it was si—woo kim's day, stuck still. but with his next shot, watch... when they talk about celebrating the challenges of this place... please... 0h, what's a putt! ..they mean this. joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews. here's a check on the leaderboard. cameron young has that two—shot lead ahead of rory mcilroy. australia's cameron smith is a shot further back. and there's a group of players on a—under, including three englishmen — amateur barclay brown, lee westwood and robert dinwiddie. england had reece topley to thank as t

joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews.netherlands an early advantage before a courageous effort from stefanie van der gragt doubled the dutch lead inside 20 minutes. portugal pulled one back with a penalty before diana silva completed the portugese comeback to make it 2—2. but danielle van de donk had the last word with this stunner to give the reigning champions theirfirst win at the tournament. earlier, sweden beat switzerland 2—1 at bramall lane. it was the swedes who took the lead in the second half through fridolina rolfo. switzerland struck back almost immediately through ramona bachmann with this superb effortjust 90 seconds later. but with just over ten minutes remaining, substitute hanna bennison sealed it for sweden to give the tokyo olympic silver—medallists all three points. an inquiry�*s found the french government unfairly blamed liverpool fans for chaos at the champions league final in paris in may. trouble ahead of the match between liverpool and real madrid lead to supporters being tear—gassed and robbed.

his score of 20—under—par is a record here at st andrews.ovland's bid fell away whilst rory mcilroy, at the tournament he called golf�*s holy grail, he just couldn't produce when it mattered. with every putt that didn't drop, it sucked the life out of the record crowd here and eventually mcilroy, whose eight—year major drought continues. we'll remember this week for record crowds, for benign conditions and low scores, for tiger woods making an emotional walk up the 18th, but we will also remember it for an australian with his own inimitable style, becoming golf�*s latest major champion. and before we go, us media outlets are reporting that hollywood starsjennifer lopez and ben affleck got married this weekend in las vegas — nearly 20 years after the first time he proposed. they met on the set of the film gigli in 2002 but went their separate ways a couple of years later. they may be known as bennifer in the press, but they were listed under their legal names of benjamin geza affleck and jennifer lynn lopez on the marriage licence filed in cl

st andrews town.150th open, but, you know, golf has been played along this stretch of coastline in this very part of scotland for 600 years. stunning. but sometimes it's easier to confront the past than the present. listen to the reaction when england's ian poulter came to the first tee. booing. he's one of several players here who are also part of the saudi—financed liv golf series, which is, according to the open organisers, undermining the sport. some spectators i spoke to agreed. live and let live, or have you got a problem with it? yes, i have. i'm not happy about it, really. it's all for the money, isn't it? the game of golf, i think they've putting it more in a choke hold than anything. it puts a dampener on the 150th open championship. well, maybe a 21—year—old amateur excelling himself will be refreshing. yorkshire's barclay brown finished his first round four under par. norway's viktor hovland thought long and hard about how to exit this bunker and then hit the ball straight into the rough.

an open champion right here at st andrews. thank you.st andrews. thank you. that is all the sport for now. that is all from me for now. we continue our coverage over the heatwave sweeping the uk and the rest of europe— first lets get more on the situation in france from our correspondentjessica parker. that wrote their heads up to a village which has been evacuated and residents are hanging around this area and an evacuation centre nearby as well, hoping to get the chance to dash back into the village under escort in order to feed their animals that they left behind, for example. we've talked to people who want to get back and see that their cat is ok. but the situation, firefighters tell us, is pretty changeable at the moment. i mean, you can't see any smoke here right now. but yesterday, for example, when we were near the evacuation centre, one moment the skies were clear. the next, there were large plumes of smoke coming out in the distance. this morning, we've seen two canadair water bombers going across the sky, heading in towards t

the your latest sports news. sun is out at st andrews a are the sun is out at st andrews and we are halfwayhe second round of the open and there is a new leader, as dustinjohnson has gone round in 67 to hit nine under par and the man overnight leader has teed off and let speak to ben. and cameron young was leading for about 2a hours, roughly speaking and now he is not as he begins the second round. he he is not as he begins the second round. . , [k he is not as he begins the second round. 1k ., , he is not as he begins the second round. ., 1k ., , ., ., ~ he is not as he begins the second round. 1k ., , ., , round. he has 18 holes to make up, but dustin johnson _ round. he has 18 holes to make up, but dustin johnson is _ round. he has 18 holes to make up, but dustin johnson is the _ round. he has 18 holes to make up, but dustin johnson is the new - round. he has 18 holes to make up, | but dustin johnson is the new leader but dustinjohnson is the new leader of the open championship and the sun is shining on us eventually at st andrews. it was a damp, soggy start and the wind was becalmed and

st. andrews, the 46- year-old woods will be in his 50s.ve been his final open championship at what is called the birth place of golf. >> i am not retiring from the game, but i just don't know if i will be physically able to play back here again when it comes back around. i'll play future british opens, yes, but in eight years time i doubt if i'll be competitive at this level. >> reporter: because of his age and the injuries he's suffered during a car accident that nearly took his life and his right leg more than 16 months ago, tiger's best days on the course appear to be behind him. >> it's hard just to walk and play 18 holes. people have no idea what i have to go through and the hours of the work on the body pre and post each and every single day to do what i just did. >> reporter: his fellow golfers say they hope this isn't the last time they see tiger tee it up at st. andrews. >> he's a pretty resilient guy and loves to compete, so we'll see what he has in store for us the next few years, but anytime you can see that guy on a golf cours

st. andrews in the open. his opening round first hole on thursday, it was a sign of what's to come for tiger. another rough round today. he shot a 3 over 75 and missed the cut. but you would have thought he was winning the tournament on the emotional walk up 18. woods said this may have been his final open championship at st. andrews, but it won't be his last round at the old course. >> i'm sure my son will probably want to come back here and play. i was fortunate enough to have gotten an honorary membership at rna. because of that, i'm able to get a tee time. that could happen. >> as for the field, weather was definitely a factor this morning. even for the fans. look at that. can't get his poncho on. john daly won the claret jug at st. andrews back in 1995. does he still have that touch? daley sinks the long eagle putt. that was on hole 5. no weekend ahead for daily. he missed the cut after shooting a 73. as for the contenders, that's viktor hovland from the rough on 15. no problem at all. holes it out for a

his score of 20—under par is a record here at st andrews. whilst rory mcilroy, at the tournament he called golf�*s holy grail, hejust couldn't produce when it mattered. with every putt that didn't drop, it sucked the life out of the record crowd here. and eventually mcilroy, whose 8—year major drought continues. we will remember this week for record crowds, for benign conditions and low scores, for tiger woods making an emotional walk up the 18th, but we will also remember it for an australian with his own inimitable style becoming golf�*s latest major champion. earlier, i spoke to tony meyer, golf australia's state high performance manager in queensland. he has worked closely with cameron for over 15 years. look, i always knew he was going to have to do something pretty special on sunday to get the win, and he was able to. certainly, throughout the week, the way he was hitting the ball, the puttsjust didn't drop in that third round, so i knew if he could get a few putts to drop and put some pressure on the leaders, he was certainly definite

tiger woods values st andrews over everything. bounce into the burn... water, in other words. ah, and many sympathised. well, you know where tiger woods is on the course, even when you can't see him, because you can't see him. look, he's surrounded by a crowd, everyone still trying to catch a glimpse of him. they saw the former champion fight and falter to six over par. commentator: oh, no, it'sjust gone by. - suddenly it seemed like a youngster�*s game. at 25, cameron young topped the leaderboard on eight under par. but for perseverance, it was kim si—woo's day, stuck still. but with his next shot, watch... when they talk about celebrating the challenges of this place... commentator: please... 0h, what's a putt! ..they mean this. joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews. time for a look at the weather, here's sarah keith—lucas. we have had a little bit of a lull in the temperatures over the past 24 hours, but those temperatures will be building day on day for the next four or five days. be building day on day for the next four orfive day

could be an exciting hour ahead at st andrews. _ course.pen on the bbc sport website, and also the world athletics championships in oregon, where away from the track, the kenyan lawrence cherono and american olympic relay champion randolph ross have been provisionally suspended for doping violations. clive... many thanks. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now.

the weather is ever changing, a lull in the heat, a lot of cloud at st andrews but the sunshine will few showers around today and tomorrow, but it is all about this heat that we are forecasting. as i say it's a little bit more pleasant out there at the moment, there are a few showers for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, more sunshine further south but we've lost the humidity that we've had in recent days so i found it more comfortable for sleeping last night and temperatures today are considerably lower for many in the south. in fact they are a little bit lower in the north, pleasant if you have the sunshine and just a gentle breeze, but we could still see 27—28 in the next hour or two in the south. 0vernight temperatures will fall away to a more comfortable level, even more so than last night in the towns and cities but further north, rain to come and that may affect st andrews tomorrow morning before the sun returns. temperatures lower overnight, we have two or three more comfortable nights, if it's safe to do so perhaps the opportunity to let the windows open and g

dan roan, bbc news, st andrews.g at the whether the golfers have too look forward to, the met office has

his score of 20 under par is a record here at st andrews. whilst rory mcilroy, at the tournament he called golf�*s holy grail, he just couldn't produce when it mattered. with every putt that didn't drop, it sucked the life out of the record crowd here and eventually mcilroy, whose eight—year major drought continues. we'll remember this week for record crowds, for benign conditions and low scores, for tiger woods making an emotional walk up the 18th, but we will also remember it for an australian with his own inimitable style, becoming golf�*s latest major champion. that was ben watching all the action for us. that brings us to the end of this hour of newsday. thanks for joining me and the team. stay with bbc news for the latest global headlines and analysis. 33 degrees across the north east wales but we have dangerous heat for monday and tuesday. the national record will be smashed on monday afternoon and seeing temperatures into the 40s will set a new mark for the uk but we are talking about dangerous heat, the met office have this extreme

st. andrews _ have been my last open year at st. andrews.as. we spoke a couple of hours ago. we said the course was going to be able to toughen up. what a phenomenal round from cameron smith.- round from cameron smith. never trust what i _ round from cameron smith. never trust what i have _ round from cameron smith. never trust what i have to _ round from cameron smith. never trust what i have to say _ round from cameron smith. never trust what i have to say about - round from cameron smith. never| trust what i have to say about golf. cameron smith tearing up st. andrews today. the best round of the day so far. 8—under par, taken him to 13 under par. started with three birdies, picked up another three before the tenth. 0n the 1ath, a monster putt sunk for eagle, taken him for 30. that is three shots clear of cameron young. johnson said his driver kept in out of the bunkers, which is proof throw around this smith finished third for second at the masters, taking his first major title. at the masters, taking his first major title-— major title.

going on simultaneously in different parts of st andrews.t in touch. ten under par, well set. suddenly a contender emerges from thin air, from nowhere, from norway. you are in the mix. the young man to catch as australia's cameron smith. he is 13 under par and at the top of the leaderboard. only the better scoring players stay for the weekend. tiger woods, scoring players stay for the weekend. tigerwoods, nine scoring players stay for the weekend. tiger woods, nine over par, knew his open was over as he strode up knew his open was over as he strode up the 18th. he does not know when or if he will be back and all those emotions could not be concealed. it is rare to see tiger woods like that on the golf course. he was still clearly emotional. it on the golf course. he was still clearly emotional.— clearly emotional. it was very emotional — clearly emotional. it was very emotional for _ clearly emotional. it was very emotional for me. i've i clearly emotional. it was very emotional for me. i've been i clearly emotional. it was very i emotionalf

st. andrews i think is unbelievable. >> smith shot an eight under 64 yesterday. final round by a champion ever at st. andrews. >>> and from competition on the fairway to competition on the sand, four teams took part in a sand-sculpting contest at imperial beach, california, over the weekend. the artists spent hours on their designs hoping to capture this year's title. check out the winner of the contest. it's an elaborate depiction of a castle with the word "a day at the beach" carved out. the castles will stay on display for the next several days. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," actress simone missick joins us in the times square studio to tell us all about season three of the drama series "all rise." " >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪♪ you support them, and they support you with new lipton immune support in pineapple mango flavor. it has vitamin c and zinc to help your immune system stay strong so you can rock on. lipton. stop chuggin. start sippin. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy

joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews.kets in the decider at old trafford they had set the tourists 260 for victory. rishabh pant was unbeaten on 125 and hit the winning runs as they easily reached their target with seven overs to spare. england next play on tuesday, the start of their one—day series against south africa. the reigning champions netherlands are through to the quarterfinals of the women's european championship. they beat switzerland 4—1 at bramall lane in sheffield. romee leuchter came off the bench and scored twice late on, her first international goals. they'll play france in the last eight. sweden also progressed from that group. tributes have been paid to the former rugby league player, rickey bibey. he was found dead in a hotel room in florence the 40—year—old, who won the challenge cup with both wigan and st helens, retired ten years ago. a women, believed to be his partner, is being treated in hospital with serious injuries. katarina johnson—thompson has started the defence of her heptathlon title at

the open gets underway at st andrews later this week...s on the r&a's decision to not invite greg norman to the championship... norman, who is the ceo of the controversial liv golf enterprise, branded the organisation "petty" and said he was disappointed with their decision. this is what nicklaus had to say. first of all greg norman is an icon in the game of golf, a great player. we've been friends for a long time. and regardless of what happens he will remain a friend. and he and i just unfortunately do not see eye to eye on what is going on. and basically leave it at that. well all eyes will be on us open winner matt fitzpatrick as he tees off this week. last time he won at st andrews, his mum, dad and the family dog were the only spectators but the attention of thousands are on him this week as he returns a major champion. it was my first open at st andrews so you know, i wouldn't say it is one of my favourite golf courses. but to experience it in an open is amazing. it is definitely one that i watched growing up. i did not watch much g

st andrews has hosted the first day of the 150th open golf championship which tiger woods has hintedt could be his last. there was continued attention on those golfers who are backed by the new saudi backed alternative tour asjoel wilson explains.

his score of 20 under par is a record here st andrews.mattered. with every putt that did not drop, it sucks the life out of the record crowd here, and eventually rory mcilroy�*s atm major drought continues. we will remember this week for record crowds, for tiger woods making an emotional walk of the 18th, but we will also remember it for an australian with his own inimitable style becoming golf�*s latest major champion. —— an emotional walk up the 18th. india have won the one—day series against england. they bowled first in manchester and took early wickets, jonny bairstow and joe root were both out for ducks, captain jos buttler top scored with 60, but they were all out for 259 in the 46th over. an unbeaten 125 from risabh pant saw them home with nearly eight overs to spare. they won by five wickets. they also won the t20 series against england. pakistan's babar azam scored 119 on the second day of the first test against sri lanka in galle. but his was the only significant score as they were dismissed for 218. prabath jayasuriya took fiv

it is the st andrews signs _ down to the basis morning because it is the st andrews signs that - down me very much of tiger woods and there is idea that the pattern has been passed now in terms of the excitement. you can see why. everybody once him to win that next major and in vitro.— major and in vitro. absolutely. mcilroy in _ major and in vitro. absolutely. mcilroy in his _ major and in vitro. absolutely. mcilroy in his pretournament l major and in vitro. absolutely. - mcilroy in his pretournament press conference described this as a holy grail. he appreciates the history of this game and it seemed inconceivable that in 2014 when he won the pga in a market that he wouldn't win another major title. he won three majors in four years, only jack nicholson and tiger woods had one that many by the age of 25. he has been world number one for more than two years during his career but then in the picture must, all of good brands started to dry up, there were those he a few shots or one bad round but would unravel everything, but he has been a measure of consistency this week, his temperame

we will check back in with you at st andrews. thank you.riker robert lewandowski, according to the president of the german champions. lewandowski had one year left on his contract, but told bayern he wanted to leave last month. the 33—year—old is their second—highest scorer of all time, with 344 goals in 374 games for the club. defender kalidou koulibaly has joined chelsea from napoli. chelsea, who signed raheem sterling this week, are currently on tour in america. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. airlines are being forced to either cancel or run less flights because of staff shortages at heathrow airport. emirates airlines have agreed to cap sales of its flights out of heathrow until mid—august. a short time ago, i spoke to our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma. clearly people have been at home, stuck because of restrictions on airline travel for the last couple of years, this is the first year the airlines have some sort of chance of recuperating some losses they have

missing the cut he has probably said to goodbye to st andrews but not to golf.s very emotional for me i _ andrews but not to golf. it was very emotional for me i have _ andrews but not to golf. it was very emotional for me i have been i andrews but not to golf. it was very l emotional for me i have been coming emotionalfor me i have been coming here since 1995. i don't know, i think the next one comes around in 2013. -- 2030. i don't think the next one comes around in 2013. —— 2030. i don't know if think the next one comes around in 2013. -- 2030. i don't know if i'll be physically able to play by then. is this felt like this was my last competition here at st andrews in the pot the fans, the motivation and the pot the fans, the motivation and the warmth was unbelievable feeling. so cameron smith is the man to catch on 13 under. first round leader cameron young is two back on 11 under, with rory mcilroy and viktor hovland just a shot further back on 10 under. that is slightly out of date that leaderboard now you can see all the very latest on the open from the b

dan roan, bbc news, st andrews.ures expected to reach the upper 305. that heat is coming from europe which is having to deal with much higher temperatures. extreme heat has fuelled wildfires, including in france. hundreds of people have been evacuated, with more than 1,000 hectares burnt in the area south of bordeaux. it's the second heatwave in as many months in france. seville in spain's andalusia region hit 45 degrees celsius today, as parts of the country were on red alert for extreme heat. spain's meterology service said temperatures could surpass its previous all time record of 47.4 degrees, set last august. meanwhile, italy has faced its hottestjune since 1800, according to meterologists there. temperatures this weekend are expected to rise to the 405 in many cities. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. you can really get a sense of it on your weather map. yes, this is where we have the hot air at the moment. confirmation of that temperature in southern spain of 45 degrees. i am going to show you

has score of 20—under—par is a record here at st andrews.t he called golf�*s holy grail, he just couldn't produce when it mattered. this with every putt that didn't drop, it sucked the life out of the record crowd here and eventually mcilroy whose eight years major drought continues. we will remember this week for record crowds, low scores, for tiger woods making an emotional walk up the 18th but we will also remember it for an australian with his own inimitable style becoming golf�*s latest major champion. tony meyer is golf australia's state high performance manager in queensland, and has played a significant role in developing cameron and his golf. hejoins us now, from brisbane. tony, very good to see you. i have to ask you first of all, you were up in the early hours, weren't you? tell me?- weren't you? tell me? yes, it certainly _ weren't you? tell me? yes, it certainly was. _ weren't you? tell me? yes, it certainly was. not _ weren't you? tell me? yes, it certainly was. not a _ weren't you? tell me? yes, it certainly was. not a lot i w

joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews.anielle van de donk had the last word with this stunner to give the reigning champions theirfirst win at the tournament. earlier, sweden beat switzerland 2—1 at bramall lane. it was the swedes who took the lead in the second half through fridolina rolfo. switzerland struck back almost immediately through ramona bachmann with this superb effortjust 90 seconds later. but with just over ten minutes remaining, substitute hanna bennison sealed it for sweden to give the tokyo olympic silver—medallists all three points. an inquiry�*s found the french government unfairly blamed liverpool fans for chaos at the champions league final in paris in may. trouble ahead of the match between liverpool and real madrid led to supporters being tear—gassed and robbed. the report says the problems were an "avoidable fiasco" and strongly criticised paris police, uefa and the french government. the metro mayor of liverpool, steve rotheram, says today's result is crucial, but still wants an apology from the fr

our sports correspondentjoe wilson is at st andrews. it's all about dealing with the pressure.ause and then wait for your loyal followers. all good and on we go. young leo set the example at st andrews. victor hovland is a junior in major golf terms, just 2a. the norwegian made four consecutive birdies at one stage, meaning the others had to respond. whatever else transpires over the course of this championship, i think the third round will be remembered for what rory mcilroy did right there. from problem to solution. 0n the tenth, it was an eagle two and that took mcilroy into the lead, for a while. 0thers, cameron smith went backwards. and if the secret of st andrews is the skill at getting out of bunkers, it was unfortunate indeed when dustin johnson found himself putting into one. gradually, they all fell away. rory mcilroy and victor hovland will resume 16 under par together, four clear of the rest, 18 left to play. the second day of competition is underway at the world athletics championships in oregon. we can speak to our correspondent in eugene, andy swiss, andy, great

the conditions here at st andrews are difficult. flowing locks, the wind is a swirling, that provides a true authentic test. it is meant to be dry for the whole week as well. good for spectators, dry for the whole week as well. good forspectators, but dry for the whole week as well. good for spectators, but it makes it very difficult for golfers because it could spit the ball into the rough. if we look here, it is very, very thick indeed. if they avoid the rough, they could end up in some of these bunkers. ii2 rough, they could end up in some of these bunkers. 112 of them dotted around the course. justin thomas yesterday said he was fearful of them, especially one over there on them, especially one over there on the 17th. it is a challenging golf course, and we can't wait to get started. paul lawrie hitting the first tee shot tomorrow morning just after 6:30am. first tee shot tomorrow morning 'ust after 6:30am.— after 6:30am. yes, plenty to be fearful of on _ after 6:30am. yes, plenty to be fearful of on that _ after 6:30am. yes, pl

it is all to play for here at the home of golf at st andrews. rory mcilroy leading by one.fter a shaky start as they attempt to chase down 260 to win the deciding one dayer against england at old trafford. having been put into bat by india, england were bowled out for 259 in the 46th over. hardik pandya shone with the ball taking four wickets while jos buttler top scored with 60. reece topley gave england a dream start with the ball, taking the first three indian wickets including that of virat kohli as he continued his fine form from lords. and after a recovery of sorts, suryakumar yadav fell to craig 0verton, who earlier made a crucial 32 with the bat, india found themselves staring down the barrel at 72—4. 147 for 4 in the 29th over. to the euros then where any of the four teams in group c can still make it through to the knockout stages. both of the final group games kicked off around quarter of an hour ago. netherlands and sweden lead the way but know they can't afford to lose their games against switzeralnd and portugal. these are live pictures from bramhall lane wher

yes, we are at the home of golf, at st andrews, . at the home of golf, at st andrews, and rory mcilroypar so they are both still 16 under parand in level par so they are both still 16 under par and have a share of the lead at st andrews. rory mcilroy arrived at the course are looking very relaxed as he chases a fifth major and a second claretjug, his last coming back in 2014, looked a bit more tense on the first tee but both he and viktor hovland safely negotiated it, and they are making their way behind me down the third as we speak. we have already seen some low scoring today so the challengers from behind will have to do lots of chasing if they are to catch the two who are way in front at the minute.— catch the two who are way in front at the minute. ~ ., , ., i. ., at the minute. who else have you got oure es at the minute. who else have you got your eyes on. — at the minute. who else have you got your eyes on, anyone _ at the minute. who else have you got your eyes on, anyone competing - at the minute. who else have you got your eyes on, anyone competing with| your eyes on, anyone

st. andrews. the field, weather was a factor for everyone.ot easy day, not easy shot from viktor hovland, from the rough 15, no problem, holes it out for eagle. shot a 56. did it go in? it did. cam smith on 14, reads the green, cover to cover, rolls it in there for eagle. add that to his six birdies and round of 64. that's who at top. aussie 13 under, two-shot lead into the weekend. >>> summer league, looks like a lot of folks at vegas airport sunday morning. james wiseman in his third game, jonathan kuminga spin, one-handed flush. athletic freak of tu 14 points, seven boards for wiseman. thunder beat the warriors 90-82. giants hadn't got it done all year entering ninth inning down, tonight courtesy of walk-off grand slam, first time since '73. >> you saw the fans, out of their minds. >> imagine a few left down 5-2. >> still empty, right? >> but a lot of people to celebrate. friday night, why not. >> those who stayed were rewarded. >> stay to the end. >> that's the lesson, thanks charlie. >>> new beer with old school bay area flavor.

do it around st andrews isjust unbelievable. this place is so cool unbelievable.ly we can keep that trend going with every 50 years, that would be nice, wouldn't it? sweden and the netherlands secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the women's euros. both won in style. the european champions, the netherlands, beat switzerland 4—1. and sweden go through as group winners after hammering portugal 5—0 in leigh, in the north of england. many are tipping sweden to go all the way this summer. the team ranked second in the world, won silver in the tokyo olympics last year, but aren't taking anything for granted. let's focus on the quarterfinal. we aren't in the final yet. so if we can keep doing what we're doing so far, just being here and now and in every situation, we have a good chance of performing well in the quarterfinal as well. obviously we dream of being in the finals and bring home the gold. the last quarterfinalist of the tournament will be decided on monday, as group d concludes. belgium or italy go head to head, hoping to make it through to face sweden i

here at st andrews, it's a time of change at the home of golf. tiger woods?nny is nearly over. we look ahead to theirfinal eurosjenny is nearly over. we look ahead to their final group game against top of the table england. —— northern ireland's euros journey is nearly 38.7 degrees celsius — that's the hottest temperature ever recorded in the uk — that was in cambridge in 2019. but that record could be broken next week amid warnings of extreme temperatures particularly across southern, eastern and central england. and not surprisingly, given this heatwave and lack of rainfall in recent months, there are now warnings that water levels in some reservoirs are at their lowest levels for decades, as danny savage reports from yorkshire. water companies are starting to worry. because a large part of the uk, it's beenjoy for months worry. because a large part of the uk, it's been joy for months and reservoir levels are falling. —— it has been dry for months. this is one of several reservoirs which supplies drinking water to leeds. yorkshire water say back in march, t

much further north, preparing for the open at st andrews, it's cooler.wn from the north, following this band of cloud that's still bringing one or two spots of rain. so, for much of the country, it will be a more comfortable night. these are the temperatures by the morning. still, that uncomfortable warmth, though, in the southeast of england. and across southern parts of england, could start quite cloudy in the morning, even one or two spots of rain left over. that's slowly moving away. we will see one or two showers for northern ireland and mainly in scotland, sunny spells too. much more sunshine, though, arriving across england and wales than we had on tuesday. those temperatures continuing to slide away ever so slowly, but still another hot day in the southeast and east anglia, and in london 30 degrees not out of the question. heading into thursday, we've got this west—northwesterly breeze bringing more cloud and more showers to northern ireland, scotland, perhaps a few into northern england, but further south across england into wales, it is still s

st. andrews.d i will try to make a dream come true tomorrow. >> i was thinking what the hell am i doing here? >> just to be here is very special but to have a chance to win one, i have to pinch myself. that doesn't mean i'm going to hold back tomorrow. >> in the meantime baseball's best team this season keeps pouring it on. the yankees beat the red sox by 13. matt carpenter continues to be a revelation for the pinstripes. the cardinals let him go after 11 years this off-season. in may he was cut by the rangers without ever playing. in 30 games in the bronx he has 13 home runs. and from the best team on the diamond to the one that is on a tear right now, the mariners pushing their win streak to 13 games. j.p. crawford driving in the game-winning run to beat the rangers in extras. seattle has won 21 of its last 24 catapulting them from a losing record into a wild card spot entering the all-star break. and lastly for you this morning, a.j. dillon is ready for training camp. nobody is safe. the 250-po

st. andrews.est is better at golf and knows more about it, michael breed. >> i think, you look great, this guy is only guy i know on plan wet better hair than you. what did i think? i thought it was mesmerizing you think about -- i think about great rounds of 30 on the back 9, i go right to 1986. and jack nicklaus at a masters this one today, where he birdies first five holes, on his inward 9, then the last hole with a great two-putt. it is hard to not be impressed by cam smith. i know, maybe absent of you, probably the best putter that i have seen. >> i am under the care of a therapist right now because of my putting. you mentioned jack nicklaus, in the week there is a picture of jack and tiger on the bridge. i got emotional, i don't know that we're ever go ing to see two greatest golfers who ever walked together in an open championship again. i know you love the game, it had to be emotional for you too. >> no question, one thing that made it a little less emotional, is that tiger woods is standi

st. andrews. carson has never looked happier.people back home how special this is if they're not a golfer i can only imagine this is what it would be like for a catholic to go to the vatican for the first time it's more than a trip. it's a pilgrimage. >> the game started right here, the rules of golf here everything about the game traces roots to here. people say out and in when you play if front or back nine on the golf course. you go out of town here, you come back into town. this town of st. andrews it all originated right here. >> how has this golf course been able to be a constant test throughout the generations of golfers. it's 94 acres, not a large property there's 112 bunkers. in the states pros will aim for a trap because they have a better leave, you do it here it costs you a shot how has the course been maintained throughout the years? >> the weather it's called links golf it links the sea and the land, the town here the links is windy, so when it blows 20, 25 miles per hour that's the defense of this golf. that plus t

joe wilson, bbc news, st andrews. i love that i have so much support. that is wonderful. the same time, i need to sort of, you know, just keep in my own little world tomorrow and try to play a good round of golf and hopefully that is enough. but i certainly appreciate all the support out there and i feel it, you know, and hopefully, you know, i can get cheered on down that back nine. day two of the world atheltics championships in oregan, as dina asher—smith sets out her mission of intent in the women's 100 metres. it was a case ofjob done for laura muir, too, who eased through to the 1,500 metre final, and the usa's fred kerley is officially the world's fastest man. andy swiss rounds up the action. for the home fans and fred kerley, it was a golden night, a new world champion, and a new 100 metres final to remember. kerley set off the favourite, but this was no victory procession. his us team—mates breathing down his neck, but kerley clung on, just. after a nervous wait, gold was finally confirmed. delight for kerley, who used to be a 400 metre runner, and for the crowd,

been at st andrews for us, thank ou weekend. been at st andrews for us, thank you very _ weekend.ali top scored with 47 from 64 balls before he too fell to chahal who finished with figures of 4 for 47. david willey added a vital 41 as england were bowled out for 246 with one over to spare. stage 12 of the tour de france. the olympic mountain bike gold medallist and cyclocross world championjoined the leading group with more than sixty miles to go. they are currently 5—1. time is one stage 12 of the tour de france, becoming the only second writer to the claimant victory. cyclo—cross world championjoining the claimant victory. cyclo—cross world champion joining the the claimant victory. cyclo—cross world championjoining the leading group with more than 60 miles to go after going alone six from the finish can be held on to win by 48 seconds to claim his first grand tourist stage when. he retains the yellow jersey, tourist stage when. he retains the yellowjersey, and britain's yellow jersey, and britain's competitor yellowjersey, and britain's competitor it remains third overall. that