absolutely, that is lord thomas bjorn is thinking.his european ryder cup tea m newcomers in this european ryder cup team from the automatic qualifiers. no room to go for inexperience again. garcia is the one that will raise most eyebrows because he has been short of form. missed the cut in allfour been short of form. missed the cut in all four majors, missed a string of cuts and did make it through to the play—offs. thomas is hoping he can find some form to take to paris for this ryder cup. if he does but he believes garcia will be the heartbeat of this team and provide as much influence in the locker room as much influence in the locker room as he does on the course. the two englishman, a year or so ago they would have doubted if they would ever get back into a ryder cup team. paul casey played a decade ago and ian poulter slipped out of the top 200 in the world a year ago so talk about their resurgence? ian poulter has been on the resurgence for the last 18 months and is back into the world top 50, is a world—class player and one at

so decisions to be made for thomas bjorn, to come in the next few days.ime, and you can follow all the build—up on bbc world news and on the bbc sport website. denmark's football team could pick a side which will include futsal players against wales in the nations league this weekend. it is because of a dispute over commercial rights, which has seen senior players refusing to sign a new national team agreement with the danish football association. the dbu have confirmed that third—tier, fourth—tier and futsal players will make up the squad for a friendly with slovakia and then the match against wales. danish superliga and first division clubs are not included in the 24—man squad. translation: why does denmark want to send these players to slovakia? they don't want to pay a fine, or they don't want to have problems with uefa. such a match does not give us anything. translation: it's a new situation. i doubt that it has happened in any other countries. we don't care. we know why we came here. we are facing two matches with denmark and ukraine. scotland cele

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

, thomas bjorn and jim furyk.rs taking part, perhaps not surprisingly, many of the questions were aboutjust one man mackay would. —— tiger woods at. —— tiger woods. he has been playing really well throughout the year, knocking on the door of two majors. it is a nice buzz for our team, but you can see the emotion and in fighting back tea rs. the emotion and in fighting back tears. the arms in the air, the fifth in the air, it was important for him to win. —— fists. when you look at comparing past ryder cups to this one, what is special is tiger has ingrained himself in our team atmosphere and became such a bite —— such a big pa rt became such a bite —— such a big part of the team in 2016 as a vice captain, then in 2017 as a vice captain, then in 2017 as a vice captain in the presidents cup. it is special for captain in the presidents cup. it is specialfor him tojoin captain in the presidents cup. it is special for him to join these younger players as a teammate, but what is important to him right now, what is impor

andjim woods, before both captains, thomas bjorn and jim furyk, woods, before both captains, thomas rallying proud. the ryder cup is a tradition unparalleled in history of sports, is one of passion, pride and powerful golf and it shows the world that golf truly is one of the great sports of the world. we will play with passion, commitment, and we will play with pride. —— crowd. at more than anything this week, we will pay for that crowd. india and bangladesh will go head—to—head in the final of cricket's asian world cup in dubai. india are ahead currently, they upset many predictions by eating pakistan many times. —— bangladesh. predictions by eating pakistan many times. -- bangladesh. is tough to beat bangladesh in bangladesh. they have proved it many times. they are proving that actions are stronger than words and they are shown by their performances that their action is strong, and they have got experienced players in their side. jose mourinho's press conference on friday is one not to be missed. the manchester united manager is speaking for the first time about what appears to be

thomas bjorn opts for experience over youth as he announces his wildcards for this month's ryder cup.fter 12 years of record breaking batting, england's alastair cook prepares for his final test match. and simon yates remains the man in red follownig the longest stage of the vuelta a espana. hello and welcome to sportsday. when europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn was picking his team, the usa's victory at hazeltine two years ago, their first since 2008, won't have been farfrom his mind. perhaps that's why, his team has been loaded with experience, garcia, poulter, casey and stenson all getting the nod, but he'll be hoping this man in particular can find his form. joe lynskey has been taking a look at this year's selection. the amphitheatre but the —— teens who were those who got best talent alongside those more experienced players, you know what to expect. your get the sport every two years. a players automatically qualify for tea m a players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances in prize money earnings on the european tour throughout the year, the captain

thomas bjorn says he isa the big occasion. team. it's like a football tea m heartbeat of the team. it's like a football team going without their captain. he makes everybody around him better. the other wild card picks are henrik stenson and paul casey. you could look at the likes of matt wallace not in there who won a tournament recently. he will be a bit hard done by. eddie pepperell as well. but the other eight have qualified by right, the top four on the european money list, then the top four europeans in the world rankings. but there are five rookies in their which is why i think he has gone with the experienced wild card picks and when you look at how strong the american team is, fa ntastically strong the american team is, fantastically strong, and overnight jim furyk picked his wild cards and has one left to pick but tiger woods is going to play as well phil mickleson. in cricket, alastair cook, so much written and said about him since he announced his retirement from test cricket but he's been saying today that he has b

that is certainly what thomas bjorn did.ergio garcia justifying his wild card selection despite poor from this season. they beat brooks koepka and tony finau. 0ne from this season. they beat brooks koepka and tony finau. one point on the board for europe. paul casey, another wild card. back after a 10—year absence they beat rickie fowler and dustin johnson. 10—year absence they beat rickie fowler and dustinjohnson. wayward shots. incredible approach at 13. support play from both. the one shining light for america, jordan spieth and justin thomas. justin thomas has been whipping up the crowd. some people will say that is what the ryder cup is all about, some will not want to see that. that american pairing looking solid. that was the shining light from the morning session for america. europe came out on top three have won. even this afternoon, two points —— 2—2, is this the start of a fightback for the united states? you wonder. the united states team will be buoyed by the fact they have, to head into following the foursomes.

it has been a superb performance from europe, significant for the europe captain thomas bjorn, justifyingquisite points. of those four, sergio garcia, henrik stenson, paul casey and ryder cup himself ian porter also elected, played very well over this weekend so far. this has been a big advantage for europe, and as we know the course being played here in paris, the first time that the ryder cup has been staged here, when it is played in europe and give the home tea m played in europe and give the home team the advantage to set up the cause as they would like and that is what thomas bjorn has done, very tight, america has so far struggled. a lot of straight key shots from them, struggling to find the fairways, and that has seen an end up fairways, and that has seen an end up in the thick rough which is really ha rd to up in the thick rough which is really hard to get out of. certainly the united states are paying for it at the moment. kightly in this afternoon paul spike foursomes, europe up in two, downing two, if they can hold back to that advantage, it would set up things beautifully fo

ryder cup captain thomas bjorn names his 3 wild cards players is wednesday ahead of the event in pariseuropean team have been confirmed — dane thorbjorn olesen secured the final spot in denmark. francesco molinari, justin rose, tyrrell hatton, tommy fleetwood, jon rahm, rory mcilroy and alex noren had already qualified before the weekend. and england s georgia hall shot a third round 69 to take a two shot lead heading into the final round of the lpga s portland classic. hall — who won the women s british open — is seeking her first title on american soil. she tees offjust after 10 o'clock this evening our time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. coming up next on the bbc news channel is click. this is the business card of the first guest on the programme. the security princess. 0ne first guest on the programme. the security princess. one of the biggest names in cyber security it sta rts biggest names in cyber security it starts with her if googles browser is hacked. if you're seen these padlocks they have a link between the computer or your phone of the

the captains here, jim furyk of the united states and thomas bjorn taking centrestage before announcingome tomorrow. this is what they had to say. ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow the match will start in the tradition continues. there is nothing like it in the world. let the ryder cup again. applause. -- begin. this great sporting occasion is the one—time where europe is united. applause. this is the one time we play under that flag and this is the week, more than any other, that that flag truly represent boundaries of all of europe. books capture and tony finau. —— brooks koepka. justin rose and don rahman. all eyes on the european pairing ofjustin rose and jon rahm. they take on brooks koepka and tony finau. patrick reed being paired with tiger woods. so much has been spoken about tiger woods coming into this, they will go up against tommy fleetwood and francesco molinari. dustinjohnson tommy fleetwood and francesco molinari. dustin johnson and tommy fleetwood and francesco molinari. dustinjohnson and rickie fowler will ta ke molinari. dustinjohnson and rickie fowler will take on rory m

from the european point of view, thomas bjorn gets his go tomorrow. picks. the favourite importer, and eric stenson. and then a selection between two spaniards. sergio garcia or rosol. i'm sure would hear you more tomorrow. iain carter, thank you forjoining us. there's been a shock in the women's draw at the us open this afternoon, with last year's champion sloane stephens suffering defeat in the quarterfinals. she was beaten in straight sets by 19th seed anastasija sevastova. she becomes the first latvian woman to make the semi—finals at the us open. argentinian third seed juan martin del potro has secured his place in the semi—finals with victory over american john isner. isner won the first set on a tie—break but del potro, who claimed his only grand slam title at the 2009 us open, took the second 6—3 and then the third on a tiebreak. he went on to seal his place in the last four in style, taking the fourth and final set six games to two. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the t

european hands and i think thomas bjorn...oints for the american wild—card picks. wild—card picks. so there is the difference straightaway. difference straightaway. europeans exhibiting in every which way. and mary there. to officials there. to the city of palu, which was badly hit. trapped in the rubble of buildings. including international hotel were just collapsed in the city. the 7. waves as high as six metres. of the red cross and red crescent, and spoke to us from jakarta. now, it's certainly in a strange way, it is advancing. and statistics we have, they get worse. where the epicentre was, which we couldn't get in. now people are starting to get and a little bit more. we have 11 dead there, that number will go up. as fast as they can. we're still at the stage of a relief operation. will get people out of some of these areas? or have to pull out bodies. for people is spent. in the earthquake and tsunami. because that is the reality of what earthquakes and tsunamis are. it is a sad and serious situation. indonesia knows t

with exactly the same fourballs pairings, a slightly different order. but the european captain thomas bjornas mixed it up a bit. justin rose rested, with ian poulter taking his place alongside jon rahm. molinari and fleetwood, who have won two points, are reunited again. rory mcilroy is paired with sergio garcia and opens proceedings against koepka and finau callum smith knocked out fellow briton george groves to take the wba super—middleweight title and win the world boxing super series in what was the first major night of boxing in saudi arabia. smith hit groves with a flurry of punches to win in the seventh round. the liverpudlian also lifted the muhammad ali trophy injeddah as super series champion. smith is the youngest of four fighting brothers, one of which liam has already held a world title. toronto wolfpack are closing in on a place in the superleague next season. the canadians beat leeds rhinos in the qualifiers, 17—16. leeds have hung on to their place in superleague, and toronto willjoin them if hull kr can't beat widnes by more than 12 points on sunday. these are the results f

golf, and the european ryder cup team was confirmed on wednesday when captain thomas bjorn named hisyear's matches against the united states. of the eight players who had already qualified via the european tour's money list and the world points list, five of them were rookies, with only francesco molinari, justin rose and rory mcilroy having previous ryder cup experience. bjorn countered that by adding four ryder cup veterans, including henrik stenson, sergio garcia, ian poulter and paul casey, who rejoined the european tour this year in the hope of making the team. i only wanted to be putt of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to them, which i know i can be. and once i announced my intentions to thomas, you know, it was full tilt. so to finally reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip reach that goal, and this was obviouslyjust the tip of reach that goal, and this was obviously just the tip of the iceberg, we've now got to push on and go to paris and win. yes, so excited to get back to somewhere i feel like i belong. you know, i'm getting goosebu

pleased with the wild card picks thomas bjorn has gone for.sion and a great present in the team. that is one of the reasons he would have been picked. you are fully behind his inclusion? yes. when the ryder cup rolls round, he is someone you want on the team. ian poulter‘s ryder cup record earned him a place in the team. he has helped europe win the cup four times. he said it meant absolutely everything for bjorn to pick him as one of his wildcards. novak djokovic made it into the semi—finals of the us open by beating john millman, the man who knocked out roger federer. djokovic will face kei nishikori. and, after naomi 0saka also made it through, japan have a man and a woman in the semi—finals of a grand slam for the first time. and ryan giggs takes charge of his first competitive match as wales manager tonight. they play the republic of ireland in the uefa nations league. that is a new tournament that uefa have introduced, the idea being... do you remember we used to have lots of dud friendlies which didn't matter too much. the idea of this

certainly thomas bjorn has done that, we have that. that, we have that. delighted to be winning the rydergain. cup back again. time they have won the ryder cup on home soil. great to talk to you. safe travel. lewis hamilton has won the russian grand prix. to let hamilton win. with a maximum 125 still available in the remaining five races. nick parrot has the story of the race. celebrations were the order of the data in sochi. data in sochi. giving up the victory that should have been his. have been his. team—mate the benefit of his slipstream. slipstream. that kept hamilton ahead of his title rival. of his title rival. but only until the pit stop. the pit stop. taking the victory —— taking the victory would be more controversial. victory would be more controversial. let him pass this lap. i was going to go past. to go past. against the told, had to do this to secure it. secure it. chequered by, his advantage over battle grew over 50 points. battle grew over 50 points. the perfect day for mercedes but for valtteri bottas. valtteri bottas. —— but not for valtteri bottas. as well to let me b

what will thomas bjorn do when he picks his wild cards?r. he is a ryder cup inspiration, losing just four of 18 matches he's been involved in, he has never lost a singles match and we love that. the fist pumping that goes with his victories. five ryder cups, expect him to get the call if he hasn't already. it will be revealed this afternoon. sergio garcia has gone off the boil since winning the masters last year but another experienced player. paul casey and henrik stenson also expected to get into thomas bjorn‘s team.jim furyk, the expected to get into thomas bjorn‘s team. jim furyk, the american captain made his wild card picks, just three of them and he has won more. tiger woods, as expected, will play in france, as is phil mickelson and my favourite american golfer bryson dechambeau. he has a wild ca rd bryson dechambeau. he has a wild card pick as well. cheers, you can explain why he is your favourite american golfer later on. i'm going to start by reading an e—mailfrom i'm going to start by reading an e—mail from elizabeth about stri

you just wonder if that may influence thomas bjorn's decision going into the four balls tomorrow. it was the european team that have dominated the foursomes this afternoon. you wonder whether or not those successful partnerships in part —— imposter and mcelroy, we can expect to see them teaming up again tomorrow. and how thomas bjorn would love to see that leaderboard awash with blewitt once again as it has been this afternoon. championship leader lewis hamilton was fastest in second practise ahead of this weeeknd's russian grand prix. hamilton ended the session almost two tenths of a second clear of his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas. they were followed by the two red bulls, but they'll be near the back of the grid on sunday after changing their engines. no matter how they do in qualifying tomorrow. no matter how they do in qualifying tomorrow. title contender sebastian vettel was fastest in first practise but he was fifth with teamate kimi raikonnenjust behind. england wicketkeeper sarah taylor will miss the world t20 in west indies in november as she continues to manage her

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

colors of the french flag filled the skies at thursday's opening ceremony in a paris captain's thomas bjorn and jim furyk were the first out followed by their respective european and u.s. teams the twenty four players made their way to the stage and then it was time to hit the lineup for the opening four balls matches on friday. wrote stepped up telling me that was the the justin rose and john rob was a thank you with dustin johnson and rickie fowler was the they wore him out there was a soldier on the world that was jordan's be just a tank was thank you both close to you and zero that was a that you agreed to tiger woods was thank you from service to lauren are you so obviously world was so confirmation of those opening pairings the thing that stands out is that europe have fielded rookies in every match they are john rum told me on a listen terrell hatton and tommy fleetwood in contrast tony for the tourney fee now is the only u.s. debutant in the morning session there's no phil mickelson in those opening matches for the u.s. but the oldest player showed what he's capable of in the final

team europe's captain thomas bjorn says his players will take on a resurgent woods without fear when golf's highest profile team event starts on friday it wasn't a shock to anybody so it's not like it came out of the blue and all of a sudden you know tigers won and we're worrying about. this twelve of those play in and we'll all concentrate on what we're doing book. amazin it's amazing for golf and it was amazing to watch it really was and i. really did appreciate that moment india's cricket team came extremely close to suffering one of their most embarrassing defeats ever they were nearly beaten by afghanistan at cricket in the u.a.e. chasing two hundred fifty three for victory in the one day international india needed seven in the last over with one wicket left with the scores level afghanistan took the final wicket the match finish tied india had already qualified for the final and fielded an understrength team. pakistan had the chance to set up a showdown with our tribals india in the final the champions trophy winners face bangladesh on wednesday in the super four stage it's vir

colors of the french flag filled the skies at first day's opening ceremony in a paris captains thomas bjorn and jim furyk were the first out followed by their respective european and u.s. teams the twenty four players made their way to the stage and then it was time to hit the lineup for the opening four balls matches on friday. wrote stepped up telling me that was the the justin rose and john rob was a anchor with dustin johnson and rickie fowler was the they wore him out there was a soldier on the world that was jordan's believe just a donkey was the they both close to it and share the thanks that's agreed tiger woods was the the front stairs to lauren although i'm sorry blake world was confirmation of those opening pairings the thing that stands out is that your profile did rookies in every match they are john rum toby and allison terrell hats and tommy fleetwood in contrast tony pheno is the only u.s. debutant in the morning session there's no phil mickelson in those opening matches for the u.s. but their oldest player showed what he's capable of in the final practice round on thursday

look at le golf now course where they'll be taking on tiger's team in europe europe's captain thomas bjorn says his players will take on a resurgent woods without fear when golf's highest profile team event starts on friday it wasn't a shock to anybody so it's not like it came out of the blue and all of a sudden you know tigers won and we're worrying about. this twelve of those play in and we'll all concentrate on what we're doing but amazing amazing for golf and it was amazing to watch it really was and i. really did appreciate that moment. india's cricket team came extremely close to suffering one of their most embarrassing defeats ever they were nearly beaten by afghanistan at cricket's asia cup in the u.a.e. chasing two hundred fifty three for victory in the one day international india needed seven in the last over with one wicket left but with the scores level afghanistan took the final wicket the match finishing tied india had already qualified for the final and feel it in under strength team pakistan have the chance to set up a showdown with our travel to india in that final the cha

in paris captain thomas bjorn announced these four wild card picks which included some familiar faces. well my first pick is paul casey thank. you only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas to say gnarly on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. harris it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket en

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, thomas bjorn opts for experience.es the 12 man ryder cup team, alongside sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson. good evening. after months of detailed investigation, police have identified two russian nationals as suspects in the attempted murder sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the men, using the names ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov, are thought to be officers from russia's military intelligence service. mr skripal and his daughter were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok in salisbury in march this year. but moscow has denied any knowledge of the men, as our security correspondent gordon corera reports. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. it claimed in march they deployed the nerve agent that poisoned sergei skripal and his daughter, and which months later accidentally contaminated charlie rowley and killed dawn sturgess. police say they came to the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov, but those are thought to be false names, used by two undercov

team europe's captain thomas bjorn says his players will take on a resurgent woods without fear when golf's highest profile team event starts on friday. it wasn't a shock to anybody so it's not like it came out of the blue and all of a sudden you know tigers won and we're worrying about. this twelve of those play in and we'll all concentrate on what we're doing but amazing amazing for golf and it was amazing to watch it really was and i. really did appreciate that moment. have the chance to set up a showdown with arch rivals india in the final of the asia cup in the champions trophy winners face bangladesh on wednesday in the super four stage it's virtually a semi final since then winner will progress to the final if pakistan do make it it will be an opportunity to redeem themselves since they've already suffered two humiliating losses to india at the tournaments so far. and the game is very crucial and specially since it's going to be. and i think every game is really important is just that. when you. deem and you haven't done well of course that brings a lot of negativity in the br

so a great comeback from europe captain thomas bjorn is relieved his choice of pairings worked out well. it's still you know it's tough when you're things go against you and you feel like for like this morning as a couple guys have played extremely well and didn't get anything out of it and that's you live and breathe with your players and that's tough and then you have an afternoon where everything goes right so you know that's that's part and parcel of being a ryder cup corruption and that's ok you know it's i can sleep next. well here's a quick reminder of the ryder cup format there are twenty eight matches played over three days each worth one point if matches a toy to the teams get half a point each for ball and foursomes much is take place over the first two days in the four balls each player has one ball and the lowest score wins the hole for the team before so much is though they also feature two man teams but there's only one ball in play from each side with teammates taking alternate shots on sunday players go head to head in the singles defending champions usa need fourteen p

team europe's captain thomas bjorn says his players will take on a resurgent woods without fear when golf's highest profile team event starts on friday. it wasn't a shock to anybody so it's not like it came out of the blue and all of a sudden you know tigers won and we're worrying about. this twelve of those play in and we'll all concentrate on what we're doing but. amazing it's amazing for golf and it was amazing to watch it really was and i. really did appreciate that moment india's cricket team came extremely close to suffering one of their most embarrassing defeats ever they were nearly beaten by afghanistan at cricket in the u.a.e. chasing two hundred fifty three for victory in the one day international india needed seven in the last over with one wicket left with the scores level afghanistan took the final wicket the match finished tied india had already qualified for the final and fielded an understrength team. pakistan had the chance to set up a showdown with our tribals india in the final the champions trophy winners face bangladesh on wednesday in the super four stage it's

for the european captain thomas bjorn and certainly credit to him, because as one of the players thate qualified automatically by acquiring the requisite points he had those four wild card picks. sergio saad garcia, henrik stenson, ian poulter who loves this competition and paul casey, those players who have come to the board and blood europe in this dominant position heading into the final day tomorrow. —— put europe. time for the weather. the day of sunshine today across england and wales. for northern ireland and scotla nd and wales. for northern ireland and scotland more cloud and outbreaks of rain across the western isles and highlands. strong winds as well through the afternoon. these are average speeds but just through the afternoon. these are average speeds butjust for the western isles of scotland could be that the 55 miles per. much later winds further south than sunshine. temperatures up to 17 or 18. 12—14 for scotland and northern ireland. the receiving outbreaks of rain across scotland will gradually sink south and east. increasingly patchy as they do. a few showers behin

in paris katz and thomas bjorn announced these four wild card picks which included some familiar faces. well my first pick is paul casey thank you only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas was saying earlier on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. harris it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining guys there and europe as a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from international cricket

experience counts for a lot, at least that's what thomas bjorn's hoping.gree. england's ian poulter is one of them. he's not had the greatest of seasons, but he has helped europe win the event four times. paul casey, henrik stenson and sergio garcia have also been given the nod to face the americans in 3 weeks time. i have been working hard. ifeel like my game is coming along, obviously played quite nicely in greensborough couple weeks back. now iam greensborough couple weeks back. now i am trying to be as ready as i can be to help the european team win that cap back, that is the goal and that cap back, that is the goal and thatis that cap back, that is the goal and that is what we want. —— cup. i mentioned the nfl earlier, the most popular sport in america takes centre stage once again with the beginning of the new season. superbowl champions the philadelphia eagles posted this image on instagram, along with the caption "hungry for more". head coach doug pederson says quarterback nick foles will start their game against the atlanta falcons later. you can

in paris captain thomas bjorn announced these four wild card picks which included some familiar faces well my first pick is paul casey. of the only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia. of the you know i'm going to give everything that i have like thomas will say not only on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulse. when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goosebumps just standing here talking about it certainly can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson. of the air is going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over. shohei otani the sixteenth homerun of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over well

in paris captain thomas bjorn announced these four wild card picks which included some familiar faces. well my first pick is paul casey thank you only want to be a part of the ryder cup team if i felt i could be a great contributor to that which i know i can be my second biggest sergio garcia thank you know i'm going to give everything that i have like tom i will say not only on the golf course but but on a team room make sure that you know some of those rookies and some of the other guys feel as comfortable as possible well next one is probably no surprise to most people and that's the impulsion thanks when you look at the european team on paper now. you know i'm getting goose bumps just just standing here talking about it i absolutely can't wait for the last one is henrik stenson thank there it's going to be a great venue like i said super excited to be joining you guys there and you're a strong of a team as well so does the american team so it's all set for possibility the great this battle over alastair cook has been speaking ahead of his final game before retiring from internatio

watching bbc news. at the bbc sport centre , in the next half an hour the european ryder cup captain thomas bjornname his 4 wildcards for the tournament that will take place just outside paris later this month. 8 players have qualified by right, 5 of them debutants, so bjorn is expected to go for experience with his captain's picks ian poulter has been tipped for inclusion, a veteran of five ryder cups , he's never lost a singles match. — sergio garcia, paul casey and henrik stenson are also in the frame as expected tiger woods will be in the us team...he is one ofjim furyks captain's picks. he was set to repeat his non—playing vice—captain's role of two years ago when they beat europe but has returned to form phil mickelson and bryson de chambeau have also been brought in. furyk will name his last wildcard next week alastair cook has been explaining his decision to quit international cricket. friday's fifth test against india will be his last...let‘s cross live to the oval and speak to our sports correspondentjoe wilson joe, he's says he'd just lost that edge i think so. england are starting a t

thomas bjorn feels garcia makes everyone in the team better as he picks the spaniard as a wild card togiggs tells his players to play attractive football tonight as they play the republic of ireland in cardiff, his first competitive fixture as manager. i will be back with more on those stories after half—past. in an historic verdict, india's supreme court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence in the country. the ruling overturns a law which has been in place since colonial times and was punishable with up to ten years injail. campaigners outside the court cheered and some broke into tears as the announcement was made. 0ur correspondent divya arya has been following the case from delhi. here, outside the supreme court, there has been excitement and anticipation since this morning. a large number of people from the lgbt community, activists and lawyers have been gathering here. everyone waiting for the final judgment have been gathering here. everyone waiting for the finaljudgment and when it came there was loud cheering. the court clearly said any adults can engage in s

with exactly the same fourballs pairings, a slightly different order. but the european captain thomas bjornon rahm. molinari and fleetwood, who have won two points, are reunited again. rory mcilroy is paired with sergio garcia and opens proceedings against koepka and finau callum smith knocked out fellow briton george groves to take the wba super—middleweight title and win the world boxing super series in what was the first major night of boxing in saudi arabia.

the european ryder cup captain, thomas bjorn, will name his four wildcards for the tournament. poulter is expected to be one of them. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of the former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia. police say there is sufficient evidence to charge ruslan boshirov and alexander petrov over that poison attack in salisbury in march — and they are also linking them to the subsequent poisonings of dawn sturgess — who died — and charlie rowley. a european arrest warrant was issued, as scotland yard gave extensive background detail to the attack on the skripals. theresa may told the commons that the two suspects are officers of the russian military intelligence service. richard galpin reports. these are the two men, both russian nationals, who are suspected of poisoning sergei and yulia skripal with the deadly nerve agent novichok. named as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov although these are probably aliases. and the police investigation has video footage

as far as the european captain thomas bjorn is concerned, you will be over the moon with those wild cacks outside the players that qualified automatically, those four players, picking up the points they did. let's hearfrom him. and from tommy fleetwood and rotary michael white after what has been your‘s day—to—day. —— rory mcilroy. it has been a great few days. they've done really well. i'm proud of how they played, proud of how it would together. they are determined to do would together. they are determined todoa would together. they are determined to do a job but they are belly leg very well aware of what is ahead of them tomorrow so we go again tomorrow, we go back and re—re— focus, retry and gets tired legs work on and we get out there tomorrow and this is probably the most important 18 holes ahead of days players for a very long time. it means nothing if we don't come home with the trophy so we can enjoy it for a couple of minutes but we wa nt to it for a couple of minutes but we want to win this ryder cup and we will watch the boys coming in now, hopefully one of them can turn it

have not won it by then, that could very well be a key matchup but i think europe and captain thomas bjornints they need to win back the ryder cup before the anchor leg. it won't be decided then. we are just losing you a little but we are seeing some of the singles... he came back and then he went again! hopefully europe can hold their nerve for the ryder cup later. thanks to john hold their nerve for the ryder cup later. thanks tojohn watson come alive from paris and you can watch all the action on fold and online and listen on bbc radio five live as well. not long until it starts. and don't forget the russian grand prix gets under way at 12.10 with valteri bottas starting on pole ahead of mercedes team—mate and championship leader lewis hamilton. ferrari's sebastian vettel — who's a0 points behind hamilton in the standings — will start third. you can follow all the action on radio 5 live sports extra. that's all the sport for now. back to the studio. holly, having as much fun as we are this morning. leading scientists are meeting in south korea this week to present their latest report to

golf, and the european ryder cip team was confirmed on wednesday when captain thomas bjorn named hisar's matches against the united states. ian paul to got a wildcard, although he missed the defeat to the us in 2040. he missed the defeat to the us in 20110. he he missed the defeat to the us in 2040. he slumped to below 200 in the world rankings following accommodation of injuries and loss of form, he says he is the man for the occasion and a special person. he was even more glowing about sergio garcia, describing him as the heart of the team. despite winning the masters in 2017, he has missed the masters in 2017, he has missed the ryder cup at the last five majors. thomas has obviously picked sergio, which is the fourth spot which was up in the air. he has dawned with, you could say form is temporary but class is permanent, sergio has experience in the ryder cup and thomas is banking that he will ring that enthusiasm that he brings a. it is all about winning point. many players deserve a spot in the ryder cup team, but no one is here to do anybody favours either. is that how can you

garcia has missed the cut at all four majors this year but captain thomas bjorn described him as the. of course, his inclusion means the likes of matt wallace and rafa cabrera bello missed out. it was not an easy decision because so many guys have played well and tried hard and put every effort into it. they deserved that we sit down and consider them and take everything into account. but in the end, this was the decision that was reached. and yes, making those phone calls to those four was easy but it was tough to make the phone calls to the ones that missed out. wales will be out to avenge last year's world cup qualifying defeat to the republic of ireland when the two meet in cardiff in the opening uefa nations league match tonight. ireland's 1—0 win extinguished wales' hopes of reaching the world cup. it was also chris coleman's last game in charge and his replacement ryan giggs will face familiar opposition for his first game. we know what we're up against. we're up against a team who is going to work hard, make it difficult for us. so, proud moment for me. can't wait. just like

and it is european blue across a leaderboard with much of the delight of the european captain thomas bjornyesterday morning. it is the four balls out there today. the americans won this format 3—i yesterday but as we know european produced that incredible turnaround, winning all four of the foursome matches yesterday afternoon to lead 5—3. in the four balls this morning they need in three of the format is currently. so if europe can put those three additional points on the border by holding on and winning those three out of four matches this morning, they would put themselves in a good position into themselves in a good position into the remaining four matches today before those 12 singles matches to come tomorrow. it is all set up in europe's favour. the crowd here are certainly back in europe. the partisan crowd with the players and the atmosphere, it is certainly benefiting europe. the united states are benefiting europe. the united states a re really benefiting europe. the united states are really struggling. they are up against it. you wonder what they can do to try and turn things ar

thomas bjorn reminding europe fa ns game.s that these guys do battle on the circuit every week while tiger woods has been recovering from his personal problems, his numerous back surgeries. the european team have beaten tiger woods more times than he has beaten them, so some comfort for europe, who are not the favourites. but tiger woods doesn't have a great record as a player at the ryder cup, does he? some comfort to european fans, tiger has 13 wins and 17 losses over his 33 matches. the last time he played in 2012 just took half a point from the four matches he took part in. why such a dodgy record? some people say he has enjoyed such phenomenal success , say he has enjoyed such phenomenal success, 1a majors in a tatp tour titles. his ability to shut everything out, compete against himself, the ryder cup is the antithesis of that, people who do well feed off the crowd, adapt their game to meet that of their opponents and come together as a team for the foursomes. the criticism of tiger woods as a ryder cup player is that h

perhaps thomas bjorn, the captain, got it all right. but hear from them. has been fairly easy to captain them to be honest. to be honest. have our best but everyone showed up with attitude and their best golf. great team, we did our best. week so they deserved it and jordaan —— unbelievable. week so they deserved it and jordaan -- unbelievable. -- unbelievable. fleetwood, absolutely superb this week. week. it's been a great partner, i could ask for anything better. could ask for anything better. just an amazing week. i had to dig very deep for this one. —— dig very deep. special, it's on european soil, i'm 42, getting no younger. 42, getting no younger. delivering a point to thomas to get it done and we did it. it done and we did it. i couldn't be more proud of this team. more proud of this team. punching his test once again, ian poulter, at the end. poulter, at the end. too windy and is playing havoc with the signal. the signal. byjon rahm, the young spaniard who plays in the united states. plays in the united states. of europe, he won his match as did st

but with 5 rookies automatically qualifying, captain thomas bjorn said without sergio, it would be likelaying without their skipper. it meant the likes of in—form matt wallace and rafa cabrera—bello missed out. bjorn said he felt sick having to tell them. it was not an easy decision because so it was not an easy decision because so many guys have played well and tried hard and put effort into them. they deserved that we sit down and consider them and take everything into account. but in the end, this was the decision that was reached. and yes, making those phone calls to those four was easy but it was tough to make the phone calls to the ones that missed out. a poll on the bbc sport website had ian poulter as their overwhelming choice for a wildcard. he seems to embody everything the ryder cup is about. we remember the miracle at medinah a couple of years ago. he's got a great record — never lost a singles match. and a remarkable comeback from the englishman too. two years ago he wasn't playing when europe got thrashed at hazeltine. he'd dropped to below 200 in the world. he said his ma

but tomorrow the real european captain, is thomas bjorn will announce his wild cards.for the captain jim furyk. i think this will be straightforward for the captainjim furyk. every pundit is saying it is going to be tiger woods, it is going to be phil mickelson and it is going to be bryson dechambeau. there is a compelling argument for certainly two of those three. tiger woods played himself into contention with a very impressive return, five top ten, after the injury problems he has had. had he had a full qualifying period, the trend of his performances would have taken him into the team automatically. bryson dechambeau is of the back of victories of the pga series and phil mickelson has played in every ryder cup since the mid—19 905. he has been the architect of the task force, the new outlook to the ryder cup the americans have. i know his form hasn't been great of late, ju5t one top ten since march, i think he i5 one top ten since march, i think he is the one who will get the nod at this stage, leaving one more wild ca rd this stage, leaving one more wild card pick

tomorrow thomas bjorn will announce his wild card picks and tonight the usa captain will announce threefuryk. every pundit is saying it is going to be tiger woods, it is going to be phil mickelson and it is going to be bryson dechambeau. there is a compelling argument for certainly two of those three. tiger woods played himself into contention with a very impressive return, five top tens, after the injury problems he has had. had he had a full qualifying period, the trend of his performances would have taken him into the team automatically. dechambeau is off the back of victories of the pga series and phil mickelson has played in every ryder cup since the mid—1990s. he has been the architect of the task force, the new outlook to the ryder cup the americans have. i know his form hasn't been great of late, just one top ten since march, i think he is the one who will get the nod at this stage, leaving one more wild card pick for next week. that is all good sport for now, more on the bbc sport website. japan is being battered by one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in a quar

when europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn was picking his team, the usa's victory at hazeltine two yearsrience, including england's ian poulter. he's already helped europe win the event four times, but he was injured and missed the defeat in 2016. however, he slumped below 200 in the world rankings less than two years ago following a combination of injuries and loss of form. but bjorn says he's the man for the occasion and a special person. and he was even more glowing about sergio garcia, describing his as the heartbeat ofa team. however, the spaniard has been lacking in form of late. despite winning the masters in 2017, he has missed the cut at the last 5 majors but he has the experience. this will be his ninth ryder cup. thomas has picked sergio, which was for me the fourth spot that was up in the air. he has gone with "form is temporary but class is permanent," and sergio has tonnes of experience in the ryder cup, and thomas isjust banking he is going to bring the enthusiasm he often does to the ryder cup. it is all about winning points. i mean, many players deserve a spot in the ryd

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