hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the final preparations are underway asjustin thomas looks to defend his us pga championship when play gets underway in missourri on thursday. novak djokovic eases through to the third round of the rogers cup in toronto. and a first ever european championships track gold medal for israel as lonah chemtai salpeter claims the victory over 10,000m. hello and welcome to the programme, where by this time tomorrow, the 100th us pga championship will be well underway at bellerive country club near st louis in missouri, withjustin thomas defending the title he won at quail hollow last year. thomas is in good form too having won the wgc bridgestone invitational in ohio last weekend, to move up to number two in the world. but, in the 60 years since the pga championship became a stroke—play event, only tiger woods has retained the title, which he managed twice. so history could be against thomas winning again. it's a great opportunity, but the pa rt it's a great oppor

hello, i'm tulsen tollett.ber returns to the tennis court ahead of the us open. francesco molinari aims for back to back majors in golf and usain bolt on his potential chances with a—league side central coast mariners. what a year it's been already for angelique kerber. the german won her third grand slam title at wimbledon last month and after a few weeks off, she's ready to get back on the court. kerber is in montreal for the rogers cup, looking to get her hard—court game ready for the us open in three weeks' time. after wimbledon i took some time off to realise what had happened over the last two weeks, what i had achieved and that one of my biggest dreams came true in winning this special tournament. we're here now in montreal and it starts again. the hardcourt season starts and i am looking forward to it. golfer francesco molinari is another sports star enjoying a brilliant 2018, after he became the first italian to win a golf major. molinari won the open at carnoustie last month and now he's looking to wi

hello there, i'm tulsen tollett.ionship gets underway in missouri a few hours from now. the english transfer deadline window could throw up some surprises. while england and india head out in the second test at lord's. it's the final golf major of the year, and the us pga championship gets underway in just a few hours' time at the bellerive country club in missouri. this man here, justin thomas — the defending champion — is one of the favourites going in after winning the wgc event at firestone last weekend, while this man here, jordan spieth is looking to complete the career grand slam. and although he has such a strong pedigree at majors, he doesn't see himself as a favourite. i feel somewhat under the radar this year. i've kind of felt that way a lot this year. i don't mind it. but at the same time, this tournament will always be circled until i'm able to hopefully win it some day, it'll always be circled to complete the career grand slam, which will ultimately, you know, achieve a lifelong goalfor me. a busy day

hello, i'm tulsen tollett.nchester city get their season underway with victory at arsenal. while rafael nadal and simona halep win their respective tournaments in toronto and montreal. the world's best tennis players move onto cincinnati on monday for their final preparations before the us open gets underway in a fortnight‘s time. novak djokovic will be among those there, but the former world number one andy murray will continue his comeback with a match against france's lucas pouille. he could meet roger federer in the third round, which would be their 26th meeting, if they both progress that far. brooks koepka won the 100th us pga championship by two strokes in missouri, but was challenged by tiger woods, who finished second. the american, who is currently ranked at number four in the world, claimed his second major of the year, having won the us open injune, and a third major title in 1a months. a week after they beat london opposition with a new manager, manchester city have begun their defence of the premi

hello, i‘m tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. in the england test squad, although he could yet be punished by the ecb. fernando alonso bids farewell to formula one after 17 years and two world championships, as he turns his attention towards motor sport‘s triple crown. and celtic have been knocked out of the champions league in the third round of qualifying by aek athens. hello and welcome to ther programme, where the england all—rounder ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray at bristol crown court in england. the case related to a fight outside a nightclub in the city in september last year. he‘s been drafted straight back into the england squad following the verdict but he may still face a sanction from the england and wales cricket board. our sports editor dan roan was in court. it had taken almost a year, but finally ben stokes emerged from court today having cleared his name. one of the world‘s top cricketers found not guilty of affray. today‘s verdict represents the end of an 11 month ordealfor ben, during which tim

hello there, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre., and this man — his compatriot, rickie fowler — by a stroke after the first round. four—time champion novak djokovic is knocked out of the toronto masters in the third round by greece's 19—year—old stefanos tsitsipas. and turkish delight in berlin, as 200m world champion ramil guliyev adds the european title to his collection. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start in missouri at the us pga championship, with gary woodland the one stroke leader after the opening round at bellerive. the american carded a 6—under first round of 64 in the year's final major and leads compatriot rickie fowler by a stroke,

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.ill take on number one ranked india in the first test of their series we look at whether basketball will ever be bigger than football in africa. and at the hockey world cup, hosts england join india in progressing to the quarterfinals. hellom and welcome to the programme where we start with cricket. falling attendances, the inclusion of a leg spinner who only plays in twenty20 and one day matches and the best player in the world aiming to score runs in the one country he hasn't — thats the backdrop to the series between england and india which starts on wednesday in birmingham. patrick gearey has been looking ahead to a series that marks a milestone for the home side. it's one of english sport ‘s longest running drama is now ready for its 1000th episode. full of glorious, stories and controversies, meet the latest. adil rashid, a legspinner who given up county cricket, now pick the marathon of concentration thatis pick the marathon of concentration that is a test match, a slap in the

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.parations are underway asjustin thomas looks to defend his us pga championship when play gets underway in missourri on thursday. novak djokovic eases through to the third round of the rogers cup in toronto. and a first ever european championships track gold medal for israel as lonah chemtai salpeter claims the victory over 10,000m. hello and welcome to the programme, where by this time tomorrow, the 100th us pga championship will be well underway at bellerive country club near st louis in missouri, withjustin thomas defending the title he won at quail hollow last year.

hello there, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: gary woodhouse leads the us pga championship, and this man — his compatriot, rickie fowler — by a stroke after the first round. four—time champion novak djokovic is knocked out of the toronto masters in the third round by greece's 19—year—old stefanos tsitsipas. and turkish delight in berlin, as 200m world champion ramil guliyev adds the european title to his collection. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start in missouri at the us pga championship, with gary woodland the one stroke leader after the opening round at bellerive. the american carded a 6—under first round of 64 in the year's final major and leads compatriot rickie fowler by a stroke, who himself led for much of thursday. the 29—year—old slipped up just the once with a bogey on the 16th, but six birdies, including this delightful putt at the par four seventh have him in prime position, along with compatriot woodland. 2015 winnerjason day of australia is two strokes further back

but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there.s pretty similar day on day and that is with more cloud, rain, stronger wind across the north and the west of the uk and the further south and east that you are, better chances of staying dry and bright with sunshine and feeling warmer. that process really will begin through wednesday, with an area of low pressure to the north—west of the country, a couple of weather fronts moving into northern and western areas, whereas further south and east it should stay largely dry. variable cloud, but also the sunshine breaking through at times. although breezy, not quite as windy it as it will be across northern areas. thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain, blustery across the north and the west of scotland, eastern scotland for a time across the south, scotland into northern ireland in between the two weather fronts we could see a little bit of brightness. this first weather front will bring rain to north—west england, parts of wales and eventually into the south—west of england. 2a, 25 degrees

i'm tulsen tollett, coming up in your wednesday sport briefing. and fernando alonso bids farewell to and this year it's a madrid derby! kicks off this weekend. translation: it is eight privilege. everytime you are playing in a final mnc have done things right. mnc have done things right. we would be very excited to achieve this new record. there is on the atp tour. and that's in cincinnati. adrian mannarino of france. he had to battle his way past a spiritied steve johnson. 6—a djokovic eventually took the first set. but eventually, with his ninth match point, djokovic got the win. of agnieska radwanska for the first time in their eight meetings. moving into the second round with a 6—3, 6—3 victory. after being found not guilty of affray. in a fight outside a nightclub in september last year. for the ashes. tour and his place on another number of england matches. of england matches. both in terms of the privilege that entails and responsibilities. entails and responsibilities. to get back to cricket reading his sole focus. —— being. that he'll retire from formula one at the end of th

from me, tulsen tollett, from the sport today team, i'm off to look for a new sport today team, i'm offones are getting a bit old. for now, goodbye. hello there. 0ver recent days, we've seen real contrasts developing in the weather north—west to the south—east across the country and that contrast will continue. this is the scene as the sun set in braintree in essex on thursday evening. we have seen more cloud and more wet weather across some northern and western parts of the country. as we head through the next few days, most of us are looking dry. the heat again will build in the south, but there will be a little bit of showery rain through the day on friday, particularly across parts of northern england. now, we've got a fairly cool flow of air coming in from the north—west, across parts of northern ireland and scotland. meanwhile, this warm flow of air from the south is affecting the southern parts of england and wales too. the dividing line between those two air masses, this zone of cloud, and on friday that will bring some sharp outbreaks of rain to parts of north wales, the isle o

i'm tulsen tollett.tic are in champions league qualifying in athens later, the cincinatti open continues with seven time winner roger federer on court in the men's event, and ben stokes is again left out of the england squad for the third test against india starting on saturday. the football season has started and that means the champions league isn't far away. the competition proper starts injust over a month and qualifying is really hotting up. celtic‘s place in the competition is on the line. the 1967 champions travel to greece to face aek athens, needing a goal, after drawing the first leg i—i. and manager brendan rodgers is thankful moussa dembele returns from injury although he won't be starting in athens. yes, probably too much to start. he will take his place on the bench, but he looks very fit and strong. and his rehabilitation. he wants to play and to be involved. so too much arrest for him to start, but i'm sure at some point in the game he will play a part. roger federer begins his bid for an

hello, i'm tulsen tollett.en heads out shortly. the first test between england and india is delicately poised with day three at edgbaston later. and gonzalo higuain is on his way to milan. ariya jutanugarn has plenty to do if she is going to win a second golf major in a row at the women's british open at royal lytham. the world numberfinished herfirst round tied 28th on one over, six shots behind leader minjee lee of australia. lee carded a seven—under round of 65 to sit on top of the leaderboard. this birdie on the 10th was one of six in her opening round. japan's mamiko higa is just one shot behind her on six—under. while home—favourite georgia hall of england signed for a bogey—free 67 on thursday to sit tied—third on five—under. more than 100 caps for england, over 400 appearances for chelsea, three premier league titles and one champions league crown, frank lampard had quite the career as a player. and later on friday, he'll be in the dugout as a manager for the first time. lampard will take charge of derb

hello, i'm tulsen tollett, this is sport today, —— tottenham won't be ready for the new match with issuesy the test events required. tottenham matches against liverpool on 15 september, cardiff on eight october and the nfl american football match on 14th october will be switched to wembley, where they played the home games last season. they have permission to play next saturday at wembley. daniel levy said ina saturday at wembley. daniel levy said in a statement at the start of the project that we asked for your support in a complex and challenging built and now we ask for your continued patience and forbearance. andy murray was beaten at the cincinnati masters in the first round. murray was broken broken three times in a one—sided first set, which the frenchman took 6—1 but the 31—year old briton recovered to force a decider. pouille then regained control to win the match 6-1,1-6, 6-4. murray was playing only his fourth tournament after missing nearly a year due to a hip injury and he withdrew from the last week's toronto masters. dina asher—smith comes home after her excellent win at th