celtic are top of the scottish premiership for the first time in a year after thrashing st mirren 6—0advatange, with david turnbull scoring his first career hat—trick. and motherwell beat livingston 2—1. golf, and 21—year—old scottish amateur louise duncan is just two shots off the leaders after day three of the women's open, the fifth and final major of the season. duncan birdied the last hole for a round of 68. the co—leaders are sweden's anna nordquist and denmark's nanna koerstz madsen on 9 under par. and you can watch double olympic medallist alex yee competing in the world triathlon championship series on the bbc sport website right now. earlier, flora duffy became the first triathlete in history to win olympic gold and the world triathlon championships series title in the same year. clive. thank you for that. that's it. but from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. hello there. saturday was always going to be the slightly dodgy day of the weekend in terms of weather, a lot of cloud and most of us saw some rain too. since then, the rain band has been progressing

celtic are now two to the good against st mirren — liel abada with both goals.t the aig women's open in carnoustie and it's rather changeable at the top of that leaderboard. a hat—trick of birdies for yealimi noh sees her now sitting alone at the summit. it was very cluttered earlier. geigia hall is one shot back on 7 under in a very packed leaderboard. but what about scottish amatuer louise duncan? she has been fantastic so far and has picked up another 4 birdies today to put herjust two off the lead on 6 under. it's the inurgural finals of cricket's newest tournament, the hundred today — and rain had threatened to dampen the mood at lord's. the men's final takes place tonight between birmingham phoenix and southern brave. and the women's final has just got underway. southern brave playing 0val invincibles. brave captain anya shrubsole won the toss and chose to bowl first. georgia adams struck an early boundary off shrubsole, but the bowler soon had her revenge when adams was dismissed for four, caught in the deep by dani wyatt. the latest score is invincibles

livingstone, who reached the final last season, are through to the last eight, beating st mirren on penaltiesde it through. time now for some of the day's other sport stories. and 0lympic silver medallist cj ujah has denied any wrongdoing after a positive drugs test, having been provisionally suspended following great britain's 4 x 100 metre relay in tokyo. ujah said in a statement, "to be absolutely clear, i am not a cheat". toyota's takamoto katsuta had a lucky escape after crashing during stage ten of rally belgium. the force of the impact causing extensive damage to the japanese driver's car. his british team mate elvin evans is lying third overall 42 seconds off the lead. a week after claiming his first motogp win from pole at the styrian grand prixjorge martin is looking to repeat the feat. the spanish rider set a new lap record at the red bull ring as he claimed pole again for the austrian grand prix. england have edged into the lead on the third day of the second test against india at lords. ajoe root batting masterclass again the reason why. for the second successive match he hit a h

most of them from celtic — they thumped 10 man st mirren 6—0.o motherwell. to rugby now, and hull fc narrowly beat hull kr by 23 points to 22 in a thrilling superleague derby. the two sides were level with just over half an hour's play remaining, when bureta faraimo crossed over to put hull 4 points ahead. but marc sneeds crucial late drop goal proved to be the difference after a late kr try. still to come tonight, castleford host wakefield at 7 oclock sonnyboyliston won the ebor handicap in a photo finish at york. the 10—1 shot, ridden by ben coen, and trained byjonny murtagh, edged out quickthorn with alounak finishing third. pre—race favourite hamish was earlier declared a non—runner back to the cricket and a quick update on the final of the mens's hundred at lord's. moeen ali's birmingham phoenix won the toss and decided to field. so southern brave batting first. it's currently 15 for1 after 15 balls.

most of them from celtic — they thumped 10 man st mirren 6—0. livingston stay bottom of the table after losing 2—1 to motherwell. to rugby now, and hull fc narrowly beat hull kr by 23 points to 22 in a thrilling superleague derby. the two sides were level with just over half an hour's play remaining, when bureta faraimo crossed over to put hull 4 points ahead. but marc sneeds crucial late drop goal proved to be the difference after a late kr try. castleford tigers are currently playing wakefield trinity. you can keep up with that match on the bbc sport website. primoz roglic of slovenia retained the overall leader's red jersey after the 8th stage of the vuelta a espana. fabio jakobsen of the netherlands finished first to pick up his second stage victory of this year's race. roglic has an 8 second overall lead. britain's adam yates remains 10th, almost a minute and a half off the pace. sonnyboyliston won the ebor handicap in a photo finish at york. the 10—1 shot, ridden by ben coen, and trained byjonny murtagh, edged out quickthorn with alounak f

elsewhere, hearts won 2—1 at st mirren.a 4—1 win. the tigers, who were league one champions last year, came from a goal down to hammer preston at deepdale. blackburn, luton and stoke also got wins on the first weekend of the new season. sheffield united, relegated from the premier league last season, and birmingham kick off in a few minutes' time. lionel messi's representatives are in talks with paris st—germain — two days after it was announced that barcelona would be releasing him from his contract. bbc sport has been told the messi camp contacted psg as soon as it became clear the catalan club would be unable to honour the reduced contract they had agreed with the argentine striker. the french club are confident a deal can be put together with messi already familiar with a number of the club's players. chelsea are closing in on sealing the return of romelu lukaku to stamford bridge. it is understood an agreement is close between inter milan and chelsea on a deal that could be worth arund £97 million. that would be just s

st mirren and stjohnstone was goal—less.were still buzzing on news of cristiano ronaldo�*s return during their premier league match with wolves at molineux. but if the forward was watching, he'd have seen them second best for large parts of the game. they left with a win, albeit in perhaps fortunate circumstances, and now hold the record for the longest unbeaten away run in english league history. craig templeton reports. this flag isn't a particularly rare site at molineux, due to the portuguese influence at wolves. but these belong to the away fans after manchester united agreed to sign one of their and portugal's favourite sons, chris genaro now though. they will have to wait until he makes his second debut. making his first was rafael of iran. and he was tested right from the start. wolves were soonin right from the start. wolves were soon in again. 0nly right from the start. wolves were soon in again. only this quick thinking kept the scores level. although rinaldo wasn't at the grounds, he was still making his presence

livingstone, who reached the final before losing to winners stjohnstone last season, are at home to st mirren a dramatic comeback in the championship, where peterborough snatched victory from derby at the weston homes stadium. wayne rooney might have thought he'd overcome derby's problems, brought about by their finances and transfer embargo, when substitute jack stretton put his side ahead. but peterborough pounced in 11 minutes of added time with goals from substitutes harrison burrows, and then siriki dembele, to take all three points. wild celebrations. peterborough take all three points. next to the cricket — joe root�*s been at it again, inspiring england on day three of the second test against india at lords. england lostjonny bairstow just after lunch, but not before he'd hit 57. alongside him, joe root so impressive again, for the second successive match, he's hit a century, another landmark he's reached today is 9,000 runs in test cricket, root is the second youngest to that number after sir alastair cook. he slots in ahead of sachin tendulkar and ricky ponting on that list. they're

later on, aberdeen face ross county, with st mirren facing stjohnstone.mier league today. two games kick—off at 2pm. burnley face leeds at turf moor with the two sides looking to claim their first win of the new season. meanwhile, tottenham are looking to open their campaign with three successive premier league victories forjust the second time in 12 yea rs. they are taking on newly—promoted watford. and later, 0le gunnar solskjaer will oversee his 100th league match in charge of manchester united just days after the club pulled off a sensational deal to bring cristiano ronaldo back. it is a boost they arguably needed following a 1—1 draw away to southampton last time out with some big names still missing. we are still missing scott after his surgery this week. marcus, alex, dean henderson, they are not ready. apart from that, we have a fit squad ready to fight for points. when you have the disappointment of losing two points last week, you once again straightaway. the start of the season has been a little bit different. we had a lot of games earlier on a

and st mirren 0—0 against stjohnstone.gs by winning the british grand prix. there was drama from the start with six time champion marc marquez taking out his fellow spaniard jorge martin on the opening lap at silverstone. frenchman quartararo took the lead from pole sitter pol espargaro with 16 laps left and held on to take the victory. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. forecasters in the united states have upgraded hurricane ida to a category four storm. it's on course to hit new orleans with winds of more than 150 miles an hour. tens of thousands of people are leaving the area. joining me now is darren bett from the bbc weather centre. when is hurricane ida expected to make land all? hot when is hurricane ida expected to make land all?— when is hurricane ida expected to make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres _ make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres south - make land all? not long to go now. it was 50 kilometres south of - make land all? not long to go

livingstone, who reached the final before losing to winners stjohnstone last season, lead st mirren byomes stadium. wayne rooney might have thought he'd overcome derby's problems — brought about by their finances and transfer embargo — when substitute jack stretton put his side ahead. but peterborough pounced in 11 minutes of added time with goals from substitutes harrison burrows, and then siriki dembele, to take all three points. another saturday, another century forjoe root, who has powered england again on day three of the second test against india at lords. he and jonny bairstow made a solid start to the day, their 117—run partnership coming to an end when bairstow was dismissed just after lunch, by mohammed siraj for 57. but the day belonging tojoe root, for the second successive match, he's hit a century. another landmark he's reached is 9,000 runs in test cricket — root is the second youngest to that number after sir alastair cook. he slots in ahead of sachin tendulkar and ricky ponting on that list. england have lostjos buttler, bowled by ishant sharma on 23. they are currentl

elsewhere, hearts won 2—1 at st mirren. contacted psg as soon as it became clear the catalan club would be unable to honour the reduced contract they had agreed with the argentine striker. the french club are confident a deal can be put together with messi already familiar with a number of the club's players. chelsea are closing in on sealing the return of romelu lukaku to stamford bridge. it is understood an agreement is close between inter milan and chelsea on a deal that could be worth arund £97 million. that would be just short of the british record £100 million that manchester city paid aston villa for england midfielder jack grealish on thursday. in rugby league's super league, leaders catalans dragons were soundly beaten by second placed st helens 34—12. the challenge cup winners put an end to the dragons 14 match unbeaten run, running in five tries, the last score coming from lachlan coote. before we go let's have a look at the olympics medals table. team gb are fighting for fourth place with the russians who are ahe

st mirren and stjohnstone was goal—less. that's all the sport for now.ary humza yousaf warned the nhs was facing a "perfect storm" of pressure. a health trust in northern ireland has reported the emergency department is under extreme pressure. the ulster hospital emergency department tweeted that they were extremely busy. meanwhile the southern trust has issued a similar warning —saying covid—19 is significantly adding to bed pressures in the hospital. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures across the uk. a further 33,196 people have tested positive for the virus — a further 61 people have died within 28 days of a positive test — and a total 78.4% of the population have now received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine. a shortage of blood tubes means gps are having to make difficult choices about who gets blood tests, the british medical association has warned. the bma said shortages across hospitals and gp surgeries were "severe" and if the nhs did not reduce usage in the coming days even the most clinically important blood tests may be at

david turnbull scored a hat—trick as celtic thrashed st mirren 6—0 in the scottish premiership. career hat—trick and one that lifts celtic to the top of the table for the first time in a year. elsewhere, motherwell won 2—1 at livingston. in the hundred oval invincibles won the women's final with more than 17,000 fans attending — a record. in the men's final, southern brave were the champions. more reaction to that shortly — but firstjoe wilson reports from lord's. there might be 99 opinions about the hundred, but one overriding reason for the tournament — find a new audience for cricket. 0val invincibles batting first against the women of the southern brave. and if you were feeling the rain, focus on the flame. the final must go on. 121 scored — chase that, southern brave. 0k, seemed reasonable. to marizanne kapp. the invincibles looked it — kapp finished it. southern braves 73 all out. and here are your first winners of the hundred — 0val invincibles with the trophy. over 17,000 in the crowd for that game. well, could southern brave men do any better than their women? that was

david turnbull scored a hat—trick as celtic thrashed st mirren 6—0 in the scottish premiership.ttending — a record. in the men's final sourthern brave were the champions. joe wilson was at lords: they might be 99 opinions about the hundred but the main one, find a new audience for cricket. against the women of the southern brave, if you were feeling on the rain, focus on the flame. the final must go on. 121 scored, chase that, southern brave, 0k, seemed reasonable. but the rain was replaced by torrential wicket. the invincible is looked at. southern brave 73 all out and here are your first winners of the hundred. 0val invincibles with the trophy, over17,000 in hundred. 0val invincibles with the trophy, over 17,000 in the crowd of that game. could southern brave's men do any better than their women? that was the question at lords as we move onto the next final. paul sterling's approach to batting... whoa! . �* , sterling's approach to batting... whoa! . �*, .._ , whoa! that's basically it. deming and phoenix _ whoa! that's basically it. deming and phoenix bowling. _ whoa! that's