it's three out of three for hannah cockroft — gold again at the world para athletics this evening. ady for bed now! and he's almost there — chris froome closes in on a fourth tour de france victory. so we'll start with day one of the open golf at royal birkdale where it was a day of two halves as far as the weather was concerned, a windy morning tuned into a calm afternoon at the southport links, but scoring was tricky all day. plenty of big names already at the top of the leaderboard — including plenty of americans and a fair sprinkling of home—grown talent. joe lynskey rounds up the day's events. take golf to the seaside and the sport is its most brutal. at royal birkdale the conditions are part of the appeal and when golf becomes a stadium sport one man comes to life. ian poulter‘s surprise would lead british interests. two shots ahead of him the americans dog we are to the top. brooks koepka keeping up his momentum. jordan spieth, a man used to leading the way. it is a really good start and i know that even par would be as good or better than the score today, so important to get

it is oscar night nor the athletes. tors and musicians attending. >>> "abc7 sports" brought to you by river rock casino. >>> the oscars for athletes or the espys, celebrating their 25th year handing out awards for best athletic performances in all of sports. the warriors won for best team. no group in all of sports were more giving than the warriors, about the addition of kevin durant to absence of head coach to the inclusion of all 15 members, this roster was the epitome of the word team. >> an unbelievable year, a lot of noise and hype around us from the beginning of the season but we tried to keep our head down, focus on the process. nine months later, got another ship so we back. it is an amazing feeling. hope to just represent exactly what a team means and doing it by committee and the power and the collective, and we're trying to bring it back next year. thank you very much to everybody that voted. zaza, you got something for 'em? >> just two words. nothing easy. >>> all right. individually kevin durant won best ch

after the interest of the athletes village, everybody is searched. all theve to search vehicles that come through and that's why we came with the dogs. police reinforcements ensure the safety of the 4000 sportsmen and sportswomen. and faced by the clashes, the athletes have been warming up as usual. >> we did not hear anything home and everything is going well. we are well looked after. >> the delegations arrived one by one in the village. days, they will be living like all of the athletes and temporary homes. each sporting discipline is assigned its own floor. high jump and 400 meter champions from senegal are not planning to go home and empty-handed. >> it is normal that we are here to compete in the games. our goal is to take part in big competitions like this one. >> act of the stadium, the opening ceremonies have not topped and the stakes are high. the openingadium, ceremonies have not stopped and the stakes are high. to people will be on stage tell a story and music and color. more than 500 million viewers are expected to tune in. >> it will be

in the athletic world? we offered pretty good. we had a lot of good players. we did not have great players and we thought he had the chance to be that. he was better than we ever could have imagined. when he started wearing the shoe, he made them dramatic. they were red, black, and white. he was an exciting player. he jumped, he was quick. he was handsome and he spoke well. david stern did us a huge favor, he banned it in the nba. we ran a big ad saying, banned in the nba and every kid wanted a shoe. david: michael jordan has not played in the nba for more than a decade but the shoe is still the best selling shoe. why is that? phil: when michael jordan required -- retired we were selling $700 million of jordan products. really knew who he was. some kids do not know who he was. it became a brand. it went from an endorsement to a brand area -- a brand. david: let's talk about your philanthropy for a moment. when did you realize that you cannot take it with you and your better to give it away. phil: it was ear

it is oscar night nor the athletes. sports" brought to you by river rock casino. >>> the oscars for athletes or the espys, celebrating their 25th year handing out awards for best athletic performances in all of sports. the warriors won for best team. no group in all of sports were more giving than the warriors, about the addition of kevin durant to absence of head coach to the inclusion of all 15 members, this roster was the epitome of the word team. >> an unbelievable year, a lot of noise and hype around us from the beginning of the season but we tried to keep our head down, focus on the process. nine months later, got another ship so we back. it is an amazing feeling. hope to just represent exactly what a team means and doing it by committee and the power and the collective, and we're trying to bring it back next year. thank you very much to everybody that voted. zaza, you got something for 'em? >> just two words. nothing easy. >>> all right. individually kevin durant won best championship performance, very deserving

>> this guy not only has the athletic skills and the tennis skills, but he's very comfortable in his skin and the smile doesn't stop. the guy has the best smile in tennis right now. i think you wait till i wins the u.s. en u.s. open or something. >> he's got great potential. i played him in mixed doubles in the u.s. open and it was pretty cool. you could already tell his ball comes very fast and you've got to be ready.

olivia breen has won a ninth gold medal at the para athletic championships in london. ere on bbc news throughout the evening. from neither team, goodbye.

it feels great to be in here with all of the great athletes. man, keep inspiring. ys inspire me every day. thanks a lot. enjoy. >> reporter: and the warriors pended the night in style by winning the espy for 2017 team of the year. coming up, we will talk with steph curry, he and his wife lit up the red carpet. they looked fantastic. later in sports. live in los angeles, larry beil, "abc 7 news." >>> all right. larry, thanks so much. great job down there. >> absolutely. >>> well, we have new details tonight on the article also of impeachment filed against president donald trump. southern california congressman brad sherman filed the resolution today. the democrat says the president obstructed justice by firing fbi director james comey. congressman sherman admits there's a long road ahead. >> and i'm hoping that there will be enough pressure in the country that we'll get to those hearings in the fall or winter. >> the white house is calling the move by sherman completely ridiculous and a political game at its worst. >>> from 7 on your side's michael finney tonight, wh

the world athletics championships starts in london on friday and one of it's biggest stars has pulleds — the iaaf — has re—iterated that russia remains banned from international track and field competition. they say the russians have not made sufficient progress in their anti—doping fight to merit reinstatement. russia was accused in a wada report last year of state—sponsored doping. its athletics team was barred from last year's 0lympics, and they'll also miss the world championships. i9 russians will compete in london as independents athletes. coe says... we have seen progress and yes some of that on some occasions that progress has been quicker than on other occasions and it has tended to speed up a little bit when there has been the focus normally around major championship, so it is not that that isn't any progress at the progress we wa nt isn't any progress at the progress we want has to communicate in a meeting of those criteria and physically it is unambiguous. for —— and it is clear it is unambiguous. some football news for you, jose mourinho will be reunited with nemanja mati

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david: the athletes you have met, you have been involved with some of the most famous athletes, tigerds, john mcenroe, steve prefontaine, michael jordan among others, are any of them that stand out to you as role models for youth, or do think all of them are, and which of them have you develop the closest personal relationship with? phil: they are all of that bit different. was john mcenroe a role model? yeah, kind of, but a lot of people would disagree with that. which one stands out more than the other -- i really do look at the mess my children, and who is your favorite child, you can't say that. david: does tiger woods give you golf tips, or you don't play golf? phil: i do, badly,. he tried to give me a tip, but it didn't work. david: the high point of your career was when nike went public or the success it currently has? what would you say is the most favorite memory you have? phil: i look at nike as my work of art, and the whole painting is what matters. david: let's talk finally about leadership. leadership is not clear to people, whether you are born with it or become a leader

[laughter] david: the athletes you have met over the years -- you have been involved with some of thethletes. we have mentioned some -- tiger woods, john mcenroe, steve prefontaine, michael jordan among others. -- areour any of them any of them standing out to you as role models for youth, or do you think all of them are, and which of them have you developed the closest personal relationship with? phil: i know all of them pretty well. they are all a bit different. was john mcenroe a role model? yeah, kind of, but a lot of people would disagree with that. but which one stands out more than the other -- i really do look at them as my children, kind of. who is your favorite child, you can't say that. david: when you got to know tiger woods, did he give you golf tips, or you don't play golf? phil: i do badly. , he tried to give me a tip, but it didn't work. david: the high point of your career, you would say, was when nike went public or when nike came to the success it currently has. what would you say is most favorable high point or memory you have? phil: i look at nike as my work of ar

tell us about the athletic. josh the athletic is a : subscription-based website for local sports.ght now in four cities. the idea is that we do not need to give everyone, we can get a -- 8000 people to 12,000 people per city and make a business that does not have to rely on as and the economic problems that come with it. carol: help me out because right off the top of your story, espn, fox sports, sports illustrated these guys have been cutting , back on sports staff. what has the athletic got, what is the approach that makes sense for them to be a new entrant into this market? josh: the big companies have been reshuffling their efforts a little bit. they put all this talent into the market. the athletic which is small and nimble, it has 25 people right now, saw a chance to raise money and hire what it would see as a lot of new staffers, and expand. it has low costs. they get $40 per subscriber per year and that gives them a different model than having to rely on getting as much advertising revenue per article or per video. carol: also in the technology section, nasa and lockheed

world championships, the athletics world championships here.onder who you are watching, who is genuinely... that is right. as you both know i know nothing about sport, but however it seems to me we are coming to the point where everybody should be tested, and it seems you need a screening system to stop people doping before they start competing. back to the sunday times, let them eat pheasants says beefy botham. you know who this man is even though you can't stand sport. don't you two gang up! famous cricketer. well done, you see? famous for what? cricket! we'll let that one path. he has the new idea to help food banks out. this might upset hunters, but to put pheasants, because he shoots a lot of them,

david: the athletes you have met over the years, you have been involved with some of the most famous es -- tiger woods, john mcenroe, steve prefontaine, michael jordan among others, are any of them that stand out to you as role models for youth, or do think all of them are, and which one's have you developed the closest personal relationship with? phil: well, all the ones you mentioned i like a lot and they are all of that bit different. was john mcenroe a role model? yeah, kind of, but a lot of people would disagree with that. but yeah, which one stands out more than the other -- i really do look at the them as my children, and who is your favorite child? you can't say that. david: does tiger woods give you golf tips, or you don't play golf? phil: i do, badly. he tried to give me a tip, but it didn't work. david: so, the high point of your career you would say was when nike went public or when nike came to the success it currently has? what would you say is the most favorable memory you have? phil: i kind of look at nike as my work of art, if you will, and just the whole painting is

andy swiss is at the london stadium taking in another successful day for our para—athletes. t about today. there was indeed, plenty to shout about for british fans, not least hannah cockroft as unbeatable as ever, one of the most dominant athletes in british sport with every title and every record at every distance. the 800 metres is not her favourite event that she was too strong for the opposition. she followed her team—mate kare adenegan for the first lap, overtook and then there was no stopping her as she surged away to win another emphatic victory to go with one metres title that she won at the weekend, so hannah cockroft in a class of her own and afterwards her dominant emotion was one of relief. to go out in front of a home crowd is amazing, the fight we get to do this again five years down the line brings back so five years down the line brings back so many five years down the line brings back so many memories, five years down the line brings back so many memories, thank you to the supporters who meant we can bring home more bronze medals to team gb andi home more bro

the 36—year—old thrower in the f34 class was preparing for the world para athletics championships whichriday in the english capital. our paralympic sports reporter, nick hope, has more details. emergency services were called shortly after 5pm local time for a seriously injured man. ambulances we re seriously injured man. ambulances were all in attendance. 20 minutes later, 20 past five, the athlete was pronounced dead at the scene. it was released in a statement after 11pm after his family was informed. an investigation is under way. further details will be revealed. at the moment, it will be wednesday when a joint arrests conference is held. —— press c0 nfe re nce . sir philip craven, president of the international paralympic committee, has released a statement which says this. "we are all truly devastated by this tragic news and the passing of abdullah. the thoughts, prayers and condolences of the whole paralympic movement are with abdullah‘s family, friends and teammates as well as the whole of the national paralympic committee of the uae. we are all in state of shock at this terribl

a "devastated" greg rutherford pulls out of the world athletics championships — injury means he won'this long jump title. more criticism for the rfu — now mps want to know why they're not renewing the contracts of the england women's 15. and i'm in the netherlands at the women's european football championships as england and scotla nd championships as england and scotland prepare for their crucial final group matches. the day started with a bang for adam peaty — and itjust got better. he smashed his own world record in the 50—metres breaststroke heats at the world swimming championships in budapest — and then did it again in the semi—finals. andyjamieson and steve parry were the incredulous commentators. adam peaty right in the centre, that isa adam peaty right in the centre, that is a better start, very good start from the russian entry, but no adam peaty goes, looking very strong indeed, the brazilian also doing very well, in five, but adam peaty starting to go ahead, starting to strea k starting to go ahead, starting to streak ahead, this is a 50 metre breaststroke, 25.95! there go

with the world athletics championshipsjust with the world athletics championships just over a week awayries to some of their brightest medal hopes. even those who are here in paris have been battling injuries which could diminish their chances of getting a medal. back in february the reigning 200 metre champion and the fastest british woman in history broke her foot, her times have not been as fast but she has been given a spot in the britain in the 200 metres and the four by 100 m relay team. it is all about small margins. something adam knows only too well. he missed out on a bronze in rio by 3000th of a stack and in a 200 metres and has been ravaged by injury this season. it seems as if he is cursed when it comes to world championships, but he is remaining positive. comes to world championships, but he is remaining positivelj comes to world championships, but he is remaining positive. i have been unlucky. 2015, tearing my hamstring took me out of the championships and now missing the chance to run in front of the home crowd, it is gutting, heartbreaking, but i've learnt a lot about m

britain have won a second gold at the world para—athletics championships in london. re are plenty of chances to add to that tally during the evening session on day two. kate grey is there. kate we should start with stef reid after her gold today. a long time coming for her. absolutely right. stef reid has been waiting for this gold medal for 11 yea rs. waiting for this gold medal for 11 years. she was over the moon to receive the gold medal. it has been very windy here at the olympic park. she took the lead from her first jump, then bettered it in the third round to five metres 40 and managed to maintain that lead until the very end. showing off all her composure and experience she has gained over the years, and in front of the home crowd, it was the dream ending for stef reid. we spoke to her afterwards, as much as it has been an overwhelming moment for her, i think it has sunk in. this is what she had to say. i think it was overwhelming but i probably need a moment to reflect on it. it is really satisfying. when you work on something for a long time, it is satisfyin

we've been setting up a culture we are very proud of to make us the best athletes in the world.ime, some really strong ones coming through. looking for areas i can improve and hopefully get down to 25, maybe! american katie ledecky has now won more gold medals at world championships than any other woman in history. she sealed her 12th career gold medal in the 1,500—metre freestyle final, finishing more than 20 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. she overtakes missy franklin's record of 11 golds. the 2012 olympic champion greg rutherford says he's "gutted" injury has ended his hopes of competing at next month's world athletics champonships in london. it means rutherford won't compete in the same stadium he won olympic gold five years ago. he says he'll now focus on becoming a three—time european champion next year. sprinter richard kilty won't be there either. he was expected to compete in the men's 4x100—metre relay, but the european indoor champion has broken a finger on his changeover hand. there's been more criticism of the rugby football union's decision to not renew the

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we have the world athletics championships round the corner, so we are about to see top—level athleticse of weeks is that one one off? british athletics? i hope it's not a one—off. we have some talented youngsters coming through but it will be hard to top that super saturday. it will be mo farrah‘s last championship on the track, usain bolt is retiring afterwards. they will be special, but if they can top that super saturday, who knows? we have got some fantastic athletes to look out for. laura muir, coming through really well. she's doing the 1500 and the five k at the world champs. that is an athlete who has not really had the opportunity to step up really had the opportunity to step up on the wild level at championships. this is her chance. to really become the next greg rutherford. many people may not have heard of her, but if she gets a medal in london, all of a sudden evenif medal in london, all of a sudden even if she wins, she will really put herself on the map. she is a fantastic athlete to look out for. gina asher smith, a carrier at 2012, one of the young girls behind the blo

there were more medals today for team gb in the world para athletic championships in london. metres to leave britain third overall, in the medal tables — as kate gray now reports. the greatest championships to date, with record—breaking performances and the usual suspects topping the podium but for some it was the first taste of glory. sammi kinghorn had never won a world title but this morning she raced to her second victory of the championship and britain's 18th gold overall. i had no idea. i literally had no idea when i crossed over the line. i heard the crowd scream so i thought — i've won a medal. i saw my name popping up and i was like — really? it was amazing. i got off really hard, my start was good. i knew that was the biggest thing i had to work on from rio. i'm really glad it has all worked out. ten months on from britain's most successful pa ralympic games, the pressure was on the athletes to do it all over again here in london, and thanks to a little help from the home crowd, they certainly didn't disappoint. there is no doubt at all, when you have the home suppor

the world athletics championships starts in london on friday and one of it's biggest stars has pulled out. the 800 metre olympic and world champion david rudisha has injured a thigh muscle. this is the kenyan winning the world title in beijing two years ago. he also holds the world record, a mark he set at the london olympics in 2012. fingers crossed then that usain bolt is wrapped in cotton wool, he is the main draw and races in the heats of the 100 metres on the opening night. there's full coverage across the bbc — and a special documentary tonight on bbc one looking at the biggest name athletics, bolt is arguably the biggest star in the history of the world championships which date back to 1983 — bolt is arguably the biggest star in the history of the world championships which date back to 1983 — so we'll leave you with a look back at one of his finest hours. the worlds in berlin in 2009 bolt was at his irrepressible best, celebrating with berlino the bear and breaking both his 100 and 200 metres world records. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news the playwright and hollywood actor s

the c.e.o.'s are making plus scoring big in sports should superstar athletes ditch the leagues that made them rich and branch out on their own that and more coming up on boom bust it all starts right perfect now. perfect . north korea launched another missile just before midnight friday that landed in the sea of japan according to japanese officials authorities believe it crashed down in japan's exclusive economic zone though not in its territorial waters but was still within a few hundred miles of the coast this test comes the same day japan blacklisted two chinese companies for their connections with pyongyang the japanese foreign minister said the companies will be subject to asset freezing and other punishments a way to continue applying pressure on north korea and its nuclear drive one of the organizations is china's bank of don dong which the u.s. is also saying and japan in the u.s. have accused the bank of money laundering for kim jong un's nuclear and missile programs japan imposed the same sions expecting a missile test and sure enough hours later the north followed through the new sanct

the world para athletics championships came to a close last night and uk athletics say they will try xt championships in 2019. it would be the first city to host the championships twice and no country has staged the worlds back to back before. the british team won 39 medals and came third in the medal table. uk athletics say a high level of positive feedback was received from team leaders and athletes during the week with support for a 2019 event in london. six years after partially severing his arm in a rally crash robert kubica's hopes of returning to formula one will move a step closer next week when he tests a current renault car in hungary. the 32—year—old pole has already completed two tests in a 2012 car and claims his physical limitations don't affect his driving. the official two day f1 test at the hungaroring following this weekend's grand prix will allow renault to compare his performance against other teams and drivers. there's been criticism of the rfu's decision not to renew the contracts for their women's fifteen—a—side team. england are the world champions and defend t

having to travel fifty weeks a year just to make a livable wage if they happened to become the top fifteen athletesin their events in the world and a few of them splintered off into the elite rodeo association so they splintered off into their own league if you will that would compete with the p.r.c.a. then the p.r.c.a. sued them so talk to me about how even branching off deciding i'm going to be less of a player more of a manager could work or not work in that situation. right so we've actually seen some examples of this in history where the players have fought back against the leagues and have been subject to blacklisting and. in fact the entire history of professional sports and labor relations has really been about giving players the ability to earn as much as they could we didn't have free agency in any of the leagues in the united states until the one nine hundred seventy s. and one nine hundred eighty s. things are much better for the players now back in the early one nine hundred seventy s. before free agency estimates were a bit of a top baseball player earned ten percent just a dime for e

he's very proud leading having her leave the team to support the athletes. the first lady is looking forward to her first solo international trip in her office is available to answer any questions. the vice president is overseas on a three country visits eastern europe. he spent the last few days in estonia attending meetings and participating in the nato enhanced board presidents mission or he recognizes sania is only five member nato states that means their defense spending obligation. earlier today the vice president second lady arrived in georgia attended a dinner hosted by the prime minister. as the vice president continues to strengthen our relationships with our friends and allies in europe, here at home the department of commerce and energy welcome new seven up partnership between american energy and the government of ukraine. ukraine stayed on power company will purchase american thermal coal ahead of the upcoming winter season. this will help ukraine with an alternative energy source. this announcement will also boost our own economy, supporting job

the incident was witnessed by some of his team—mates. coaches and athletesay and compete in the championships in his honour... the british and irish lions have arrived back in the uk after their dramatic drawn series in new zealand. after six gruelling weeks on the other side of the world, the squad touched down at heathrow airport this afternoon following a 2k hour flight. they were led off the plane by captain sam warburton, with the trophy that the lion's share with the all blacks. 0bviously, would have much rather have the win. the response from back home pretty positive. coming out of the talks, not many people thought we had much of a chance really. to come home with a draw surprise a few people. did not supply is dirty mac mecca surprise our players, we believed we could ever test series win. not too bad. —— did not surprise our players. rory mcilroy insists he's still in positive mood ahead of the scottish 0pen which begins tomorrow in dundonald. the world number four has yet to win a tournament in a year that's been disrupted by injury... erratic fo

having to travel fifty weeks a year just to make a livable wage if they happened to become the top fifteen athletesin their events in the world and a few of them splintered off into the elite rodeo association so they splintered off into their own league if you will that would compete with the p.r.c.a. then the p.r.c.a. sued them so talk to me about how even branching off deciding i'm going to be less of a player more of a manager could work or not work in that situation. right so we've actually seen some examples of this in history where the players have fought back against the leagues have been some. blacklisting and. in fact the entire history of professional sports and labor relations has really been about giving players the ability to earn as much as they could we didn't have free agency in any of the leagues in the united states until the one nine hundred seventy s. and one nine hundred eighty s. things are much better for the players now back in the early one nine hundred seventy s. before free agency estimates were that a top baseball player earned ten percent just a dime for every dollar o

faf du plessis, the captain, athletically caught behind. bairstow. so patience finally paying off, the game now intriguingly poised. it has been at times frustrating for england's bowlers. they will be keen to get their batsmen in and only then will we see how successful their preparation has been. it has been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy. he has been struggling for form, and he has now missed the cut at the scottish open, too. the world number four had a chance for a birdie on the final hole. you can see he missed it, and his frustration. it means he misses the weekend's play for the third time in the last four tournaments. now let's turn our attention to stage 13 of the tour de france, and it was an important one for britain's chris froome. the three—time winner and reigning champion lost the lead of the race yesterday, with the yellowjersey passing to fabio aru. drew savage has this on froome‘s attempt to get it back today. you don't often see this, chris froome in white rather than yellow, six seconds behind fabio aru, althoug

olivia breen has won britain's ninth gold medal of the world para athletics championships. fourth round at the london stadium to take the women's t38 long jump title. i knew i had it in may. i didn't wa nt to i knew i had it in may. i didn't want to give up, i'm not a person to give up. i knew i have to give 100% andi give up. i knew i have to give 100% and i did so i'm actually over the moon. for at all to come together at the right time, i don't know what to say, i don't know whether to cry, i don't know what to feel, i'm just so happy, it's so nice. it's mixed emotion but i'm over the moon, definitely. england goalkeeperjoe hart is set for a medical with west ham today, ahead of a season—long loan move. he's been told he can find another club by his manchester city manager, pep guardiola. it's expected the deal will include an option for west ham to buy the 30—year—old, with city part—funding his e’liiafz 55:4 15:15 a; [55:5: ”"ttt wt w tt w” {4,55 fifi/525.1 22:11:23 eizlfiffgf' 32.5523. 1's}: l£2<< i<él< ‘ekk expected at royal birkdale. and one man who wasn't expecting t

she missed out on gold at the world athletics championships in 2011 but after the russian athlete hadlled, jessica ennis—hill will now receive her record equalling third world gold in heptathlon at the scene of her olympic triumph backin the scene of her olympic triumph back in 2012. it has been bubbling away for quite a while and there has been investigations and everything has had to be sorted out properly. yeah, iamjust has had to be sorted out properly. yeah, i am just really happy and relieved that i am finally going to get my hands at golden madl i should have had in 2011. a time olympic gold medallist will be appearing in the 100 metres at the world club championship next month, usain bolt. that'll be his last major event before retirement. he will be an action at the diamond league meeting in monaco this evening. he says he is hoping to go under ten seconds for the first time this year as his preparations for london continue.|j don't preparations for london continue.” don't worry about anybody in the race, i don't worry about anybody in the race, lam don't worry about anybody

world record for hannah cockroft, as britain takes three medals on the opening night of the world para athletics championships. while here at wimbledon, it is women's final day, as 37—year—old venus williams looks to become the oldest winner in the open era. and another veteran of centre court, roger federer, has made it through to the men's final. he will be looking for his eighth title here. and jay has the weather. hello there, good morning. today will be the wetter of the two days of the weekend, with most rain to the west. the further south you are, the temperature is on the rise, as is the humidity. good morning. first, our main story: laws on buying and carrying acid are to be reviewed by the government following a spate of attacks which took place in london on thursday night. five people had corrosive liquid thrown at them, including one man who is said to have suffered life—changing injuries. two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, remain in custody on suspicion of robbery and grievous bodily harm with intent. a warning — you may find some of the flashing images in andy moore's report distres

gold for kadeena cox takes great britain to 14 at the world para athletics champoinships in london. edging ever closer to victory: reigning champion chris froome remains in control of the tour de france. and usain bolt wins his final race before his london swansong, and goes under 10 seconds for the first time this year in the diamond league in monte carlo. hello again. the man who wins the open usually deserves it. to claim the claretjug, open usually deserves it. to claim the claret jug, you open usually deserves it. to claim the claretjug, you need to overcome the claretjug, you need to overcome the weather. wind and rain at birkdale today. all the more impressive that in the worst of it, jordan spieth kept his rivals at arms length. he leads two rounds from matt kuchar. ian poulter is the best placed reddish player at three under par. rory mcilroy it is back in contention on 68. this was a day where mother nature through all she could at royal birkdale. jordan spieth last back. jordan spieth urged to shots clear of the field when all were being swept down the leaderboard. matt ku