david mcdaid is there for us. another show tonight with simone biles when herfaith another show tonight with simone biles when her faith all around for a champ or chip gold metal. it has never been done before by a woman and beth you have won a few gold medals in your time. was there a bet that it was her —— i doubt that it was tonight? to be honest now. but it was great to see that she was enjoying that performance threat that for routine she had a big smile oi'i that for routine she had a big smile on her face and the skills that she is doing, they are so difficult. some gymnasts can only ever dream of doing it. and she seems to get better and better, doesn't she? what can we expect to see over the next year or can we expect to see over the next year 01’ so can we expect to see over the next yearorso and is can we expect to see over the next year or so and is this the last one for her world championship? who knows. you always think she has hit the top but then she brings out more skills. who knows what she

david mcdaid, bbc news, hiroshima. a stunning backdrop there. at the age of 15, nabila tejpar got her first rally car. motor sport is in her blood — she's following in her grandfather and father's footsteps. she's now aiming for european and world titles, and mike bushell has been to meet her. put your seat belt on. the crowds have flocked here in west sussex to see the crowds have flocked here in west sussex to see some of the crowds have flocked here in west sussex to see some of the top rally drivers in action and among them that as a woman from britain who is pleasing a chairfor that as a woman from britain who is pleasing a chair for getting that as a woman from britain who is pleasing a chairfor getting more women into this sport. nabila tejpar is the raining ladies champion amy for european and world rally quarry driving on the edge with the world flashing past at 80 mph. a lot of people assume that rally drivers are crazy. maybe you have to have a screw loose in your head. nothing beats the adrenaline of coming feeling you've your best

david mcdaid, bbc news, nottingham. and if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, there are a number of organisations and websites that can offer

david mcdaid, bbc news. time to update you on the football, it is 0—0 between leicester city and chelsea in the early kick—off after a0 minutes. full updates on the bbc sport website. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more on brexit, as the uk is now out of the european union after a7 years of membership. the historic moment at 11 o'clock last night was marked by celebrations — and some commiserations — across the country. there will now be a transition period until the end of the year, during which the government will try to forge a new relationship with the eu. gavin lee is in malaga, gauging reaction. you lucky man! i take it that not a lot has changed there, because we are saying that here not a lot has changed either. i'm quite often in brussels, so just to see the sun is quite incredible. my eyes aren't used to it. what is interesting is the phrase that nothing is different but everything has changed. that

the speed skater elise christie speaking to david mcdaid. lady gaga has cancelled the last ten dates of the european leg of her world tour, because of "severe pain". shows in london and manchester are among those affected. cause pain all over the body. some of her fans have travelled from as far as brazil and denmark to see her on her uk dates, and are disappointed: i save money all the year for this. i don‘t blame her. the same way it hurts so much. going back home without seeing her again. it has been five years. and booking flights and trains for hamburg and cologne and berlin and london and manchester. you were going to see all of the dates that have been cancelled ? this is her health, and it is more important than my pleasure to see her on stage. i prefer to see that she is taking care of herself and getting well. i am quite sad, but it's ok. time for the latest weather prospects now, with nick miller. hello, after a cold grey damp afternoon and patchy weather, and mostly hill no, it‘ll mostly peter out as we go through the night.

david mcdaid, bbc news, fukushima. in cycling, egan bernal is poised to become the first colombian to win the tour de france. he finished saturday's penultimate stage wearing the yellowjersey. the final stage on sunday in paris is uncontested and largely ceremonial. the 22—year—old will become the youngest tour winner in over 100 years. his victory has sparked jubilant scenes in his home town in colombia, for the time being the cyclist remains unaware of the delight back home. translation: i don't know yet. but i guess the people back in columbia are very happy. it is our first tuitt of france, even though we've a lwa ys tuitt of france, even though we've always had good cyclists. we've a lwa ys always had good cyclists. we've always produced very good climbers. but don't really know what's happening with the tour de france. it was the race that we could not win. unluckily on sunday i will be the first colombian to achieve it. i'm very proud of this. i'm just 22 yea rs i'm very proud of this. i'm just 22 years old.

david mcdaid, bbc news, tokyo. ben, iam ben, i am getting ready for the twe nty20 ben, i am getting ready for the twenty20 olympics. that is one way to do it. i will be cheering you on the stand, go, rico! my gold medal. and i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm ben bland, in london. stay with us. hello. temperatures have been soaring across the uk. in fact, to record levels forjosey on tuesday and a newjuly record set in maison saint louis of 35.7 degrees. and don't be too surprised i think if we don't see some further records being broken before this hot spell is out. the peak anticipated on thursday and some spots could get up to 37 degrees celsius and that would be a new ukjuly record. to start us off on wednesday, plenty of humidity around, and some pretty widespread thunderstorms across the northern half of the uk. potentially some big hail, gusty winds and a lot of lightning and thunder. losing their intensity as they drift across scotland through the morning. they clear from all but the northern isles by the af

david mcdaid, bbc news. inspirational story. ferrari‘s charles leclerc has set the pace in final practice ahead of tomorrow‘s belgian grand prix — with team—mate sebastian vetteljust behind him. but it hasn‘t been a good morning for championship leader lewis hamilton. he crashed out midway through the session and his mercedes team now face a race against time to repair the car ahead of qualifying this afternoon. that looks like a big job. and you can keep up to date with qualifying on the bbc sport website, plus all the day‘s football results. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you very much. you can see more on all of today‘s stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.15pm. have a good afternoon. hello. you‘re watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. more now on the violent clashes in hong kong where tens of thousands of demonstrators have defied a ban to turn out onto the streets. police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds while some pro—democracy protesters threw petro

david mcdaid, bbc news, fukushima. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more for you throughout the evening. good evening to you. 2a celsius in parts of southwest england, and one of the warm response was chaplain i'll. blue skies overhead, humic conditions in here again we got close to 2a celsius. he has been replaced by cloud and rain all day long, parts of sussex has seen over 50 mm, two inches of rain in the last 2a hours, and that's because the weather front has been lying in the weather front has been lying in the same sort of area all day long. we have some thunderstorms across yorkshire, some pushing in the east anglia in the next few areas. dry for many through the night, a bit of a westerly wind with temperatures dropping into the single figures for some. mostly double figures pretty humid for some across parts of minden scotland, where temperatures sit at 15-16dc minden scotland, where temperatures sit at 15—16dc as we start tomorrow morning. westerly winds from the south and between, so that weather front is sandwiched will stop m

mcdaid explains, she's already got ‘star status.‘ this is great britain's newest team member, hoping to shine on the big stage. emily morgan there was already used to the spotlight on the small screen. —— amelie. already used to the spotlight on the small screen. -- amelie. last season she took the gymnastics world by storm. the routines drew hundreds of new fans. and a stash of medals. it has been going for a while now. i think it is the insight into our lives and notjust of the good parts you see on social media and all the ha rd you see on social media and all the hard work and commitment we have to put into it to get the results. and results have been impressive. in the last year morgan won five junior european and 208 olympics medals as well as a bronze at her first senior british championships. she feels her tv experience helps i have had that exposure before and people know who i am so it helps a bit. it is also really nice to have the support behind me and all the people encouraging me. competition will never go away. but can she time those nerves and continue her medal w

david mcdaid was watching if england had hopes of winning this tournament here for a third time in their history, those hopes were very swiftly extinguished by a very, very good dutch side. three heavens are up good dutch side. three heavens are up at half and very much the pic. the final scrolling could have been even heavier we have let you have further back in the record books to find a defeat as bad as this one. not a good night to be in england player. i was this probably the lowest point in my career so far, tough want to swallow. and my god we have got some work to do as a team. anything that will now test the bronze medal match here on sunday and is the captain says they're going to have to put this defeat tonight behind them pretty quickly. we all know we can do a lot better than that, we have shown against germany that we can. and like i said before there's no we will want to leave here without that, we have got to find something within ourselves andl to find something within ourselves and i believe that we have good a good performance whether it's against germany or others, th

mcdaid found out. joe clarke's rise has been as rapid as the waters he strives to master. once barely known outside the sport of canoe slalom, in 2016 he became a national hero. commentator: sensational! joe clarke has secured himself a medal. this week he goes back to rio to claim world gold to add to his olympic gold. excitement from performing their well. add to his olympic gold. excitement from performing theirwell. i'm expecting to go and bring home a medal. he hasn't always felt so self—assured. after the olympics eke took a six—month break from the sport and struggled for form on his return. i'd lost all confidence. you start questioning whether your performances are at that level or whether it is a one—off performance. the fitness wasn't there and technique was dropping off as a result. times were lagging and that affects your mentality. you know that even if you put down your best run you are not capable of winning medals. he has turned things around claiming podium places since that oly

david mcdaid, bbc news, fukushima. the use of electric scooters has become increasingly popular in many european cities and in the us. they're now available for hire in more than 100 cities across the world. but after the recent deaths of riders in london and paris, how safe are they? tom edwards has been investigating. rush hour in islington and a handful of e—scooter riders are getting stopped by police. here, they're getting a warning, but officers have given out fines. for riders like david, who bought his electric scooter last week, it's frustrating. i think it's really hard because they are such a good vehicle for the city. they're reducing congestion, they're reducing pollution. you really want to be able to have something like this to use. i think because the law is old, it is, it's a bit of a grey area, it's just falling between two stools. i think we really need to resolve it because this is the thing you want to have in the city rather than all this traffic. e—scooter safety hit the headlines after the d

david mcdaid, bbc news, nottingham. and if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, there are a number of organisations and websites that can offer you advice and support. you can find them listed on the bbc‘s actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline. now, let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today: wales rugby coach warren gatland has called up two uncapped players to the extended squad which will prepare for this year's world cup injapan. cardiff blues prop, rhys carre, and wing, owen lane, both come in. johanna konta is through to the second round at the morocco open in rabat. the british number one came from behind to beat china's wang yafan two sets to one. meanwhile kyle edmund was knocked out in the first round of the atp event in munich. the total prize fund for this year's wimbledon has gone up by nearly i2%, with the singles champions earning £2.35 million each. first—round losers will take home £45,000. and team ineos have made a good start after

but, as david mcdaid reports, hayger and his team are keen to put any bad vibes behind them and work towards defending gb‘s title at next year's olympics in tokyo. this is the man who will try to coach great britain's women to a third successive olympic hockey metal. mark hayger has onlyjust moved here but the australian has already hit the headlines due to a review to end his previous regime with new zealand. nothing came out of it for me. like any relationship, it became the same and that is a new challenge. that was a new experience for me but one i did not enjoy with my family for some i did not want to go through it but it has helped me a lot going through it. the findings and openly criticise mark hager with several players from the new zealand squad described negative environment and hager learn he learned much from the whole affair. cycle change and young kids change as well and so as a coach i need to adapt to that and probably i did not adapt to it quick enough. when i coasted in the early yea rs, enough. when i coasted in the early years, it was very much this is how we

david mcdaid, bbc news, nottingham. and if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, there are a number of organisations and websites that can offer advice and support. you can find them listed on the bbc‘s actionline website at bbc.co.uk/actionline. he's been a household name in britain for nearly a0 years — and been part of some of the most memorable comedy moments on british television, but nicholas lyndhurst, who played rodney trotter in only fools and horses, has been shy of tv interviews. until now. he's about to appear on stage in a west end musical called man of la mancha, a story based on the man who wrote don quixote. tim muffett went along to meet him. nicholas, lovely to see you. thank you. here we are on stage at the coliseum in london. man of la mancha. tell us about your performance in this, because it is kind of about don quixote, but not quite? it... it is about don quixote. it's actually about a gentleman called cervantes, miguel de cervantes, a very popular spanish writer. he wrote

here 5 our olymipc sport reporter david mcdaid. this is the godfather of parekh ina20 in a 20 year career lee pearson has w011 in a 20 year career lee pearson has won 11 paralympic gold medals, and at 44 he has no intention of giving up at 44 he has no intention of giving up the rains just yet. at 44 he has no intention of giving up the rainsjust yet. i always said i'd go on until i stopped loving doing what i do. as i get older they may be few more days where the horses don't seem to be going as well, all the politics is a uni, or the lack of money is annoying me. pearson has been part of the british dominance of the sport since the 19905, dominance of the sport since the 1990s, but feels the current world question games show the gap is narrowing. it's evolving so quickly, the world equestrian games is going to be the closest as far as results it has ever been. we want to be as successful, we want the horsepower they've got, we want the riders, depth and knowledge that those riders have got. he believes more funding is needed to m

david their own in mind do not write them offjust yet. david mcdaid, bbc news. justin rose is three shots off the lead at the halfway point of the northern trust in newjersey. and easy to see why. look at this. on his way to making six birdies, to move to nine under par. dustin johnston heads the field on i2—under. there's more on the bbc sport website, including plenty of build—up to the three o'clock kick—offs in the premier league. but for now, from the bbc sport centre, it's back to you, sean. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:25pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more on our top story and the effects of yesterday's widespread power cuts. many hundreds of passengers stranded on trains without power last night faced long and frustrating journeys home. the national grid said yesterday's blackout was a ‘rare and unusual event‘ caused by the ‘almost simultaneous' loss of power at a gas station and off shore wind farm. david hunter is director of mar

david mcdaid, bbc news. whale song has bewitched and beguiled scientists and mariners for centuries. now it seems the distinctive chorus of squeaks and groans can change over time — and not all whales sound the same. scientists working in australia say humpback whales undergo major changes which mean their song is constantly evolving. here's our science correspondent, helen briggs. i'm back wales are known for their haunting songs and they can spread until all singing from the same song sheet this signature song evolved gradually over time as individual males add embellishments and others copy. senior on the east coast of australia this is what the whales we re australia this is what the whales were singing two years later. every now and again a song completely disappears from the oceans of the and it is replaced by something new in what scientists call revolution event. normally when a song is evolving through gradual changes you can hear the songs from one year to the next and hear those similarities. bu

david mcdaid, bbc news, fukushima. police in northern ireland say they believed dissident republicans tried to murder officers with a "viable device" in county armagh last night. according to the authorities a loud bang was heard on tully—gally road in craigavon at about midnight on friday, where a device was later recovered. police said they believe the attack was set up to target officers responding to a call from the public. officials from russia, india and the philippines have met with crew members of the stena impero tanker. the british—flagged tanker was siezed by iran's revolutionary guard last week. the officials from the crew's home countries report that the sailors are in good health, and work continues to secure their release along with the vessel. president trump has welcomed a us supreme court ruling allowing him to divert military funds to pay for a wall along the mexican border. the court ruled that $2.5 billion could be used to construct a section of the wall in california, arizona and new mexico. t

she spoke to our reporter david mcdaid. she's an applet we see and experience the joy of becoming a champion, as well as despair of olympic heartbreak. through it all, what has been unseen until this social media post has been her struggle with anxiety and depression. the reason behind that post a motivation for it was the fa ct post a motivation for it was the fact that there's so much athletes who are going through and normal humans who are day today people going through the same thing and i wa nted going through the same thing and i wanted to show that first it's ok. it's ok to feel like that and it's fine to be a medication but also there are points where i felt it was never going to get off of them are feel better and here i am, ifeel like myself. for 28-year-old says anxiety that began —— began after receiving to the death threats after the 2014 win against it started to deteriorate. it became debilitating i was deteriorate. it became debilitating iwas in deteriorate. it became debilitating i was in bed a lot and

david mcdaid reports from south korea. 100 days to go is always a significant milestone before an 0lympic event. yesterday, the flame arrived in the country, and some gb athletes are already here as well. the gb short track speed skating tea m the gb short track speed skating team are already here ahead of next february's games. today they visited the city's official count down the clock for the games, and among them, one of the biggest hopes for the medal. the goal is to go out and win. iwant medal. the goal is to go out and win. i want to pick up a medal, and i'm looking forward to bringing it all together and getting there. it's been a long time waiting for that chance to get out there and try. in recent months, the world has focused on this region because of tensions surrounding north korea and their nuclear programme. the british 0lympic association and team gb have said they have plans in place should that situation escalate during games time while british athletes are here. the athletes right now don't seem here. the athletes right now don't seem too here. the athletes right now do

david mcdaid, bbc news. now more world championships are on the horizon but this one's a little bit different. have you ever considered hockey, but played underwater? the sport, which is also known as octopush, is growing in popularity and the british squad are preparing to battle it out with the rest of the world in canada this week. james burridge found out more. welcome to this bizarre and surprisingly physical world of underwater hockey. it can be really rough. technically it is a non—contact sports. generally we aren't meant to be touching one another under the water. but you do get on occasions hit by a straight elbow or by the puck. watching this sport is fascinating, they're like sharks in the water with their fins waiting for that moment to pounce. and it is all about communication and breeding, because even though it looks calm on the top of the water, believe me, ben eaton it, it is anything but. this is the puck that we use underwater, it is the most important piece of kit. some people can flic

david mcdaid, bbc news, hiroshima. looking forward to watching them at the lip expense your hopefully. —— at the olympics next year. at the age of 15, nabila tejpar got her first rally car. motor sport is in her blood — she's following in her grandfather and father's footsteps. she's now aiming for european and world titles, and mike bushell has been to meet her. the crowds have flocked here to the goodwood festival of speed in west sussex to see some of the world's top rally drivers in action. among them now is a woman from britain who's blazing a trail for more women into the sport. nabila tejpar is the reigning british ladies champion. now aiming for european and world rally glory, driving on the edge with the world flashing past at 80 miles an hour. lots of people assume rally drivers are crazy. maybe you do, you know, have to have a screw loose in your head. nothing beats the adrenaline coming off the stage, feeling you've done your absolute best. it would be great to see more women involved. it doesn't matt

david mcdaid has more. this arrow was going in the middle because i am the best archer in the world. iam because i am the best archer in the world. i am the best archer in the world. i am the best archer in the world because i am patrick houston andi world because i am patrick houston and i shoot arrows in the middle. steady hand and had good eye and a keenin steady hand and had good eye and a keen in archery but so it seems is the power of the mind to. archery is a sport of repetition under pressure. it is about 10% physical and 90% mental. you need to have that belief and that mental consistency to be able to follow through with that shot that you have learnt and practised so well in that exact given moment. the more you talk about, think about something the more likely it is to happen. talk about, think about something the more likely it is to happenm is certainly happening so far for houston. this positive visualisation has helped set world records, make the olympics and break into the world's top 20. i

our olympic sports reporter david mcdaid has more. as britain's top amateur heavyweight, cheavon clarke is used to taking blows but this is a man, it seems, not even the grim reaper can keep down. you know how people say yolo, i don't believe in that. yolo means you only live once but he has come back from the dead not once but twice, those dices with death came aged 18 and eight, the first when he fell onto a metal spike in the second when his appendix burst. the doctor said to my mum i am a lucky young man. they said during the operation i flat lined on the table. i came back to life, fair to say god didn't want me! i don't know, sometimes i look back and i think i've come a long way, but then, like, ijust brush it off because bass yesterday, you can't live on yesterday. cheav may be keen to downplay his past but back at home in graves and his friends feel his experiences have given him an edge. if that's happened to you, then you've gone through that and survived it twice and been clinically dead twice, i think your outlook on life

david mcdaid is in stuttgart. the final day at these world gymnastics championships certainly did not disappoint. it was history for simone biles, 25 career medals meaning she is the most successful gymnast in world gymnastics history. but it is not often simone biles is overshadowed. certainly from a great britain point of view. we got another gold medal, in the form ofjoe fraser in the parallel bars. that was one we weren't expecting. yeah, we knew he had the potential. we were hoping he could sneak a medal, but as you watched the final going through and he just kept staying in that first position, and the last two gymnasts, we were nervously watching and they both made mistakes. you know what? you can only beat who is out there and absolute credit tojoe to go out in this final and perform like he did and get that world title. and you can see what a popular medal it was with his team—mates as well. it is the end of the championships. how would you sum up of the championships from a great britain point of view?

carville saw his clearence bounce off a defender, leaving glentoran striker david mcdaid with a pretty easy finish. the glens added another in injury time to give them a 2—0 win. a day declan carville will remember for a while, but perhaps not in the way he'd have hoped. burnley versus manchester united is just kicking off in the premier league. there will be more on the bbc sport website. i'll be back with more after eight. now though it's time for click. are you well? that was great. trying to give spencer direction. we just did a stagger through which is about three hours behind schedule. hopefully it's all going to work out in the end when we go live at five o'clock. no pressure. fingers crossed it's all going to happen. i'm just changing bits, i hope he doesn't mind. like that? yeah. i just want these to be in. it was quite nerve racking at this point but i'm excited. there's a bit of a buzz, isn't there? been looking forward to it for weeks. why are you guys here tonight? i just want to learn, really, and see all the new stuff going on.

david mcdaid was watching. it was a super saturday for gb para track cyclist in los angeles. they won six medals, three of them gold. not only that, the women's tandem pairings took one, 23 in their time trial. sophie thornhill got the gold in that, has second of the week while aileen mcglynn and alison patrick took the silver and bronze. i have never experienced that before so i have never experienced that before so this stand there with our team—mates was brilliant and to come away with the gold medal is amazing. more gb riders coming through, pushing us along and it keeps the competition in great britain really well. a clean sweep for the women. the men, they went far be hand either. two bikes entered and two medals won. a first world title. there was a first world gold from john gilberry in the c5 individual pursuit. narrowly missed out on rio so pursuit. narrowly missed out on rio so this is the starting point to get on my way to tokyo. i cannot put it into words, it is one of the greatest feelings i have had. all of that brings great britain's gold medal tally to five

david mcdaid has been finding out how the preparations are shaping up. in pyeongchang, preparations are into the home straight. south korea is ploughing more than £8 billion into their first winter olympics, and great britain are aiming to send around 60 athletes. overall the impressions are really good. the stadiums look great, the villages went quite at the same stage of construction, about 55% i would say. the build quality looks fantastic. i think our athletes are in for a treat. but south koreans may not be so confused. political corruption scandals that have led organisers to express concerns over public apathy towards the games. at least one athlete who is already one world cup gold in pyeongchang isn‘t worried about poor attendances. gold in pyeongchang isn‘t worried about poor attendanceslj gold in pyeongchang isn‘t worried about poor attendances. i didn't think so. i think especially with the short track, koreans love the short track. i think a lot of this stuff has sold out quite fast. it is one of their national sports. kind of like fo

biles, who picked up her 11th career gold, has been speaking to bbc sport's david mcdaid it's very special because i've trained really hard this whole entire year, then coming into worlds, the whole team has trained really hard to be where we are, so we're really excited. a wonderful team performance, wonderful performance from you, but a couple of things we're not used to seeing, little errors? we always practice on those little things. how different are you as a gymnast since rio 2016? i feel like i'm mentally stronger and physically stronger and i know where, what i'm capable of whenever i stepped on the mat. what would it mean to get a fifth world title, it's never been done by a woman at the world level? i think it's really exciting, so we'll have to see what happens. after three successful matches at wembley stadium in london this year, the nfl has announced it'll stage four american football matches in london next year. sunday's match between the philadelphia eagles and jackonsville jaguars provided a record crowd for the international series, of over 85,000. next year, wembley is s

david mcdaid reports on what proved to be a thrilling final in romania. we knew eddie downey had in had to win the medal. she did it two days ina win the medal. she did it two days in a robust and she has made british gymnastics history in the process. it was a good start for downey through fault and bars. both those scores higher than qualifying. in the second half, there were wobbles on beam that left her second going into the last apparatus on the floor. that is one of her best pieces. despite not being up to her usual high standards after a tense wait it was enough to take the gold medal. it is fair to say the scenes that followed were emotional.m medal. it is fair to say the scenes that followed were emotional. it is probably one of the hardest competitions i have done. to come back out and do my routines, i started the fault different. the bars went well and the beam was shaky. just to go up and focus on what i did. after my second tumble pass i was like, i am not sure if it is in. i would still have been happy with second. when the school came thro

he's been speaking to our olympic sports reporter, david mcdaid. well played, liam pitchford!‘ well played, liam pitchford! a vital win on the way to the real olympics quarterfinals. stronger in fact that most people realised at the time. if humans prior than that, i had been diagnosed with depression. humans prior than that, i had been diagnosed with depressionlj humans prior than that, i had been diagnosed with depression. i got out there and i performed as best i could. yeah, it was a hard time. something that took me a while to get over. the british number one's mental health had begun to suffer if the death of his coach and mentor. when you lose someone that was helping you become the player that you are, it's kind of tough. i was waking up, i didn't want to go to practice. i didn't have any enjoyment in that hall and ijust did not know where i was going. pitchford feels his situation could have been used had he been afforded more understanding. there was a lot of coaches, they were quite hard and tough and the things that i was going through, it was, yeah, kind of just

david mcdaid reports on what proved to be a thrilling final in romania. we knew ellie downie had it in her to win this gold after she topped qualifying but it's another thing to have the consistency to do all that two days in a row but that's exactly what the 17—year—old has done here and she's made british gymnastics history in the process in ellie downie. it was a good start through volt and bars, both those scores higher than qualifying, but in the second half there were wobbles on the beam that met her second going into the last apparatus on the floor. that's one of her best pieces, though, and despite not being up to her usual high standards, after a tense wait it was enough to take the gold and it's fairto enough to take the gold and it's fair to say the scenes that followed we re fair to say the scenes that followed were emotional. that was probably one of the hardest competitions i've done, i was quite tired from yesterday so to come back out and do my routines and started the volt a bit different this time, that went well and the bars went we

mcdaid about her hopes for 2020. caroline is the use of olympic champion. two years ago a highlight ofan champion. two years ago a highlight of an impressive career. champion. two years ago a highlight of an impressive careerlj champion. two years ago a highlight of an impressive career. i had 40 fights in 40 wins. i won four times a champion, world champion and obviously i am doing good to not have been beaten before and i know because of that it has given me the feeling i did not want to get beat stoplight she has her sights trained oi'i stoplight she has her sights trained on senior stoplight she has her sights trained 011 senior success stoplight she has her sights trained on senior success and she now has a surprised chance to make the summer's tokyo olympics. the qualifying in london has only come about after the last year qualifiers we re about after the last year qualifiers were postponed allowing the teenager time to become old enough fight. i was thinking really in the long term but because of what has happ

our reporter david mcdaid was watching alongside former world champion beth tweddle. last night we were treated to a really high quality women's team final topped today it was the turn of the men and it did not disappoint. russia, the team champions, the first time in russian federation history that they've taken at gold—medal. beth, watch, said that the russians today? they we re said that the russians today? they were fantastic and right down to the last routine every month is fighting for that top spot. they play to him, he had a lot of pressure going into that last routine. we have really seen russia improve over the last couple of years. they were at the age they were a bit touch and go, but that was an amazing performance. british member also in action, that position for them. is that a good result for us? i think they were hoping to sneak into the models, but actually love their routines and other difficulties, today was not quite a day for there were a couple of balls. actually, we know there's plenty more in the bag for them. they have now got another year

elise christie was speaking to our 0lympic sports reporter david mcdaid. no matter what 20/20 has to throw at her, she is harnessing the power of positive thinking. national lockdown. an entity it was actually really good for me. lockdown with her ex—boyfriend. really good for me. lockdown with her ex-boyfriend. i was thankful that i did not end up completely alone. fitness and strength wise and landmark fire on than normal. all competition this year cancelled. they do not know what i am doing, how i'm getting on. she has not a lwa ys how i'm getting on. she has not always been so positive. after her disappointment at the 28th winter 0lympics she has spoken openly about her battle with depression and self harming. last season again she found herself in a dark place. so sometime time away was welcome. herself in a dark place. so sometime time away was welcomelj herself in a dark place. so sometime time away was welcome. i had such a horrible season last year and i ended up depressed again and i'm trying so hard to turn it around and what happens since the

mcdaid has more. as britain plasma top amateur heavyweight coheres used to taking blows. not even the grim reaper can keep him down. you know when people say yol0, i don't believe that. keep him down. you know when people say yolo, i don't believe that. he has already come back from the dead not once but twice. those spices with death came aged eight and 18. the first when he fell onto a metal spike and the second when his appendix burst. the doctor said to my mumi appendix burst. the doctor said to my mum i am appendix burst. the doctor said to my mumiama appendix burst. the doctor said to my mum i am a very lucky young man. during the operation i've outlined on the table. i came back to life. i don't know. sometimes i look back and thinki don't know. sometimes i look back and think i have come a long way. then i'd just brush it off. that is yesterday. it cannot believe in yesterday. it cannot believe in yesterday. he may be keen to downplay his past but back at home in gravesend his friends feel his

mcdaid reports. great britain's softball players trying to make the olympics, this could be a once—in—a—lifetime chance. back in the games for one addition only, the stakes and pressure are high. but some in their tea m pressure are high. but some in their team are grateful just pressure are high. but some in their team are gratefuljust as a chance at all. tonight at ten, the worst mass shooting in modern history, at least... i was in the las vegas shooting and i don't take any date for granted anymore. going through such a traumatic experience really gives you perspective on life. amy is the team's catcher and longest serving player. sir knows those events in las vegas gave her a sense of purpose. at for someone to be short five front in front of me and not me, that means that i was meant to stay on this art and be here and be

here 5 our 0lymipc sport reporter david mcdaid. this is the godfather of parekh ina20 in a 20 year career lee pearson has w011 in a 20 year career lee pearson has won 11 paralympic gold medals, and at 44 he has no intention of giving up at 44 he has no intention of giving up the rains just yet. at 44 he has no intention of giving up the rainsjust yet. i always said i'd go on until i stopped loving doing what i do. as i get

mcdaid found out. joe clarke's rise has been as rapid as the waters he strives to master. 0nce barely known outside the sport of canoe slalom, in 2016 he became a national hero. commentator: sensational! joe clarke has secured himself a medal. this week he goes back to rio to claim world gold to add to his 0lympic back to rio to claim world gold to add to his olympic gold. excitement from performing their well. add to his olympic gold. excitement from performing theirwell. i'm expecting to go and bring home a medal. he hasn't

david mcdaid reports from south korea. yesterday the olympic flame arrived in the country and also some great britain athletes are already here. the skating team are here to prepare for the final qualifying events in asia ahead of next february ‘s games. today, they visited the city ‘s official countdown clock and among them, elise christie, one of what —— britain's best hopes of a medal. that is taken to be here when the 100 days to go. the dream is to go out and when and at least pick up a medal and i am looking forward to bringing it all together and getting there. 0bviously, bringing it all together and getting there. obviously, it's been a long time waiting for that chance to get out there and try, so definitely to go home with some kind of a medal. of course, in recent months, the world has focused on this region because of tensions surrounding north korea and the olympic —— the nuclear programme. the team they have already said they have plans in place should that situation escalate jigging place should

our olympic sports reporter david mcdaid has more from poland. seven finals available, seven finals qualified. a satisfying day for great britain's men before injury took the gloss off. dominick cunningham on the vault, landing awkwardly, jarring his knee, his championships were over. awkwardly, jarring his knee, his championships were overlj awkwardly, jarring his knee, his championships were over. ijust got lost in the air and then it was just too late and then i did a leg landing, which is pretty gutting. the pain that i was in was just, landing, which is pretty gutting. the pain that i was in wasjust, i passed out on the floor, i don't even remember a great amount about it. at the moment i am quite happy about where we are at because we did all the main checks and it is ok —ish mac. all the main checks and it is ok -ish mac. but fraser and cole are very much in the mix for tomorrow's final. he will have to battle severe back pain if he is to make the podium once again. just every morning evenly and down is painful, i get shooting pains down

david mcdaid, bbc news, fukushima. authorities in india say they have rescued more than 900 passengers from an express train trapped by torrential rains near the indian city of mumbai. helicopters, boats and diving teams were deployed after the train became stranded close to the town of vangani. passengers were told to remain on board, but were left without food or waterfor 15 hours. police in russia have detained more than 500 demonstrators who gathered in moscow to demand free and fair local elections. thousands of people attended the protest which was called for by the jailed opposition leader alexei navalny to pressure authorities into allowing opposition candidates to run in a local vote in moscow, which they are currently barred from. six people were assaulted on board a p&o cruise ship in the early hours of friday morning. the britannia was on route from bergen to southampton when the incident happened. two men in theirforties from essex are currently in police custody the us supreme court has ruled that the us

david mcdaid is there for us. well, another two to show tonight. simone biles winning herfifth well, another two to show tonight. simone biles winning her fifth all around individual championship gold medal. it has never been done before bya medal. it has never been done before by a woman and you have one a few metals in your time. was there any doubt it was going to be her knight? to be honest, no, but it was so nice that she looked like she was enjoying that performance. she had a big smile on herface and the enjoying that performance. she had a big smile on her face and the skills that she is doing, they are so difficult. some gymnasts could only ever dream of doing. she seems to get better and better, doesn't she? what can we expect to see over the next year or so? and if this is the last one for simone biles at a world championships it is such a shame, isn't it? who knows, you always think she has hit the top now but then she brings out more new skills so who knows what she can bring out for tokyo. is there any other skills she is actually tra

elise has been speaking to our reporter david mcdaid. nine months ago another winter olympics ended in heartbreakfor elise christie. christie goes down before they reach the very first corner. with a second successive games she was the big medal hope. for the second successive games those hopes were dashed. today she believes that outcome was virtually guaranteed. i felt like i had lost the olympics before i had even got there. the year as a whole wasn't right and we have made a lot of mistakes. as a triple world champion she should have been a match for anyone but she says her body and mind were telling her otherwise. going into the games i was depressed, there was low, i was in pain every day. eventually went to the doctor said i don't know what is wrong and he said you are on the verge of being overtrained if not overtrained. there was conversation between me and a few of the stuff and it was like it was not time to back off now. i was the medal hope with a team and a medal hope everyone. everyone felt the pressure to just keep everyo

david mcdaid reporting from the ukraine. a career playing sport is what many young people dream of, and as part of women's sport week we sent former england goalkeeper rachel brown—finnis to meet a 16—year—old female footballer who hopes to earn a living from the game. but as rachel's been finding out, although there are increasing opportunities for girls, there can be more challenges than for boys. women's football in england has never had it so good. in the couple of years since i hung up my gloves we have seen our of years since i hung up my gloves we have seen our women of years since i hung up my gloves we have seen our women win world cup bronze, the women's super league a track record crowds and clubs like manchester city mix it with the best in the world. for the next generation of girls professional football is now a very real possibility. just like liverpool ladies new signing 16—year—old emily ramsey. since i was six, seven, eight years old i wanted to play football. in school they would ask what you wan

with a year until the winter olympics in south korea, nick hope and david mcdaid bring you all the build—up, from team gb‘s leading medal prospects to the events to watch out for. historically, at the winter olympics, british athletes have often found themselves left out in the cold. the dominating figure at these games... he is only 21. podium glory was mostly the preserve of other nations. this crowd go wild! the united states have beaten the soviet union! he crosses the line and a new olympic record. but, over time, great britain has gradually warmed to winter sport. it is olympic gold for great britain. robin cousins, a great round of applause. surely it will be gold for great britain! and there was success last time in sochi as team gb equalled their best—ever games with four medals. she is an olympic champion. jenny jones, great britain, bronze medallist. great britain are in the olympic final! the youngest ever rink to win a medal in olympic curling. next year in south korea, the brits are aiming for even more. who will be winning the medals for team gb when the olympic games tak

here's david mcdaid. yes, 75 athletes named today by team england for next april's games and among them, greg rutherford, adam gemili and dina asher smith. she has won 0lympic bronze and world silva with the 100 relay team and she feels those experiences will mean she is aiming for the top of the podium in the gold coast. we have probably got a really good shot at getting the gold now. we have so many amazing sprinters around the world from other great sprinting nations, the bahamas, jamaica, other countries like that, so there will be stiff competition but coming off a world silva medal are definitely aiming forthat a world silva medal are definitely aiming for that goal. dina asher smith one of the top names in the squad going to australia but cj luger, perhaps the best sprinter on the mend's side in great britain, he is not on the plane —— ujah. ujah has instead decided to prioritise the world indoor championships in birmingham next march. they obviously know the world, wealth games is on and we ha