australian caleb ewan won the stage in a bunch sprint, as austin halewood reports. with six stages to go, it's the closest tour de france in years. the mountains are no looming large, and with the yellow jersey said mountains are no looming large, and with the yellowjersey said to be decided in the alps later this week, stage 16 was the calm before the storm. 0r stage 16 was the calm before the storm. or at least it was supposed to be. won it in a bike, that one rider being defending champion geraint thomas. panic for team ineos, but that was quickly dispelled. a few cuts and bruises but nothing more, as thomas quickly rejoined the pack. and almost 40 degrees heat, the mostly flat stage was mostly uneventful. thomas finishing safely in the peloton, alongside leaderjulian alaphilippe. the general classification staying the same as australian leader kaleb pugh and it took a second stage win. from now on, the race is all about the yellow jersey. from now on, the race is all about the yellowjersey. —— australian leader kaleb ewan. a boxer has died after a fight at t

caleb ewan's journey crash was the last thing anybody needed. caleb ewan'sjourney is gathering pace. this is the 25—year—old australian's first appearance at the tour de france. he lived up to his nickname, the pocket rocket, to power to his first stage win. not far behind him, no time gap between julian alaphilippe and geraint thomas. but that could change in the coming days. now, it's been 68 years but tomorrow, royal portrush in northern ireland will stage the open for only the second time. tickets for all four days of the tournament have sold out for the first time in history with more than 190,000 fans expected to attend. 0ur reporter adam wild is there for us. how significant will this tournament be for the area? the eve of a golfing major is always a special time, but this does feel like something altogether different. it is 1951, the last time the open came here to port rush. this is only the second time it has been played outside of england or scotland. golfing world has descended onto the tiny town of port rush. it feels like the o

and australia's caleb ewan celebrates a first stage win on the tour de france — as the race moves into the pyrenees. welcome to the programme. the fourth and final golf major of the year gets underway later. it's the 148th open championship — with the italian francesco molinari defending the title he won at carnoustie last year. this year's championship take place at royal portrush in county antrim as the open returns to northern ireland for the first time since 1951. from portrush, adam wild reports. after 68 years, the open championship is finally back here in portrush on the northern coast of northern ireland. it is a spectacular setting and the

and australia's caleb ewan claims a second win at this year's giro d'italia, taking stage 11 in a frenetic finish. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that plans to expand the 2022 world cup to 48 teams have been abandoned by fifa, after a thorough and comprehensive consultation process. fifa president gianni infantino said last year the expansion from 32 teams could be brought forward from 2026 to the 2022 tournament, but the change would have required qatar to share hosting duties with other countries in the region. the 2026 world cup will still increase to 48 teams, though, as planned. 0ur football correspondent john murray has more. 0ver over two years ago, fifa voted unanimously to increase the number of teams at the

caleb ewan made it a hat—trick in the chaotic sprint in the final stage. but thousands of colombians lined

caleb ewan made it a hat—trick in the chaotic sprint in the final stage. but thousands of colombians lined the famous old avenue to chair 22—year—old egan bernal over the line. the youngest runner in the raced and then the youngest to win the tour to france but also the first colombian. lusty‘s winner lorraine thomas made a valiant defence of his crown and finishes as the runner—up — mike thomas. tour to france. what do you want? a new champion. —— grant thomas. i think he needs to enjoy the moment, have a party, celebrate and then try and realise what he has achieved. —— geraint thomas. i am happy to have helped him achieve this goal. on to golf, and south korea's ko jin—young won the evian championship in france. the world number 2 shot a a—under—par 67 in sunday's final round to finish on 15—under for the championship. ko won by two shots, to claim her second major of the year, as colm harrison reports. the fine weather of the first three days were replaced by overcast and thoroughly miserable conditions for the fourth round of

caleb ewan won stage 11 of cycling's giro d'italia. the italian valerio conti, riding for uae emirates, kept the overall leader's pink jersey before the race heads for the first day in the alps on thursday. former england captain andrew strauss says england have the best chance to win the world cup this summer. strauss stepped away from his role as director of cricket at the ecb when his wife ruth was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. ruth passed away in december last year and strauss has set up a foundation in her name. the first aim of

the traditional sprint finish on the champs—elysees was won by australian caleb ewan for his second stage victory of the tour. while 22—year—old bernal crossed the line to become the first colombian winner. he was hand—in—hand with his ineos team—mate and last year's winner geraint thomas, who finished second overall, but the colombian fans were out in full force to see their tour champion. it isa it is a very emotional moment because it is a first time a colombian is winning the tour to france. it is important for us to be with him and to support him in this important day. i am here supporting egan bernal. we are very happy and very excited. we feel like we are in colombia even though we are in paris. it is very exciting. wet and chaotic — the german grand prix was certainly action packed. red bull's max verstappen took his second win of the year, while ferrari's sebastien vettel drove his way to second from the back of the grid. but it was a day to forget for the reigning world champion lewis hamilton. patrick geary reports. one of those days for lewis hamilton. filthy weath

australia's caleb ewan claimed his second stage win of the year's first grand tour though when he sprinted to victory on wednesday and rather enjoyed the celebrations the golden state warriors are still waiting to find out who they'll face in the nba finals — game 5 of the eastern conference finals is later on thursday. the toronto raptors had been two down against the milwaukee bucks but after back to back wins it's now all—square. kawhi leonard scored 19 of their points in game 4 but the bucks will have home court advantage later. they did what they were supposed to do on their home floor and we do what we are supposed to do on our home floor. we need to continue to go out there and do what we do and put it into game five. we know they are ready to go but there are some things we can get better at, transitioning to defence for example. this weekend will mark 21 years since mika hakkinen won the monaco grand prix, and he couldn't resist reposting a video of himself taking a trip down memory lane. these days he drives at a slower pace and has swapped an f1 car for his trusty scooter. 1

australian caleb ewan won a bunch sprint to take stage 16 on tuesday while britain's defending champion geraint thomas crashed when his gears jammed with 130km to go. the defending champion sustained grazes to his left—hand side but finished safely in the peleton to remain 95 seconds behind frenchman alaphilippe. juventus take on inter in a pre—season match in china in the coming hours but had an interesting last training session when a local fan tried to get up close and personal. security were on hand to stop the starstruck supporter and cristiano ronaldo even thought he'd help out — although it wasn't what the men in charge thought they'd see from the portuguese superstar. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — tulsen tollett — and the rest of the team that is your wednesday sport briefing. right. let's find out the latest again from downing street. sally is still there. one pages, i assume, dominated by one story, sally? yeah. absolutely. i'm going to be here for a while, i have to say, ben. a p pa re ntly a while, i h

ewan won the 11th stage to toulouse. today's racing enters the pyrenees for the first time. the 209.5 kilometre stage to bagneres—de—bigorre could prove pivotal in deciding this year's overall winner. it includes tough climbs at the col de peyresourde and la hourquette d'ancizan before a downhill finish. britain's geraint thomas, the defending champion, is second in the general classification. the only women's test of the ashes series starts at taunton later on thursday. anything other than an england win means australian retain the trophy, despite there still being three t20 matches to play. australia made a clean sweep of the three one—day internationals played already, and their captain is confident her side won't slack off. we've got ourselves into a good position in this series, i think we improved with bat and ball as the odi series went on. we are still going out there to win, as obviously england will be, so i think it sets the scene for a great test match, andi the scene for a great test match, and i think

familiarfaces from tour de france — caleb ewan who won three stages in the tour competing. the largest prize pool for any one—day classic race in the world. that really could be a key so it's a really let's go back to derbyshire where efforts are continuing to shore up the dam near whaley bridge, and to bring the water level down at toddbrook reservoir, ahead of heavy rain forecast for the east midlands. police say the situation remains critical but that the water lever at the reservoir has now been reduced by more than three metres. charlotte gallagher is in chapel—en—le—frith, where residents have been evacuated to. first, the water first, first, the waterfirst, the reducing it by about ten centimetres they are reducing it by about ten centimetres and they have gone down by about three metres to have reduced and when you look at the dam it seems to have reduced dramatically. when we 1starrived it was at the top of the reservoir and looked unstable. there are divers at the top of the pipe. they said it would have to get to a certain level before engineers could loo

familair faces from the tour de france — caleb ewan, who won three stages in the tour competing. there will also be a great british cycling team, led by world and european champion ethan hayter. the course will include five climbs of box hill, as opposed to previous editions where there was only one ascent. you can catch that on bbc one and on the bbc sport website. it is the largest price point for any one day race in the world. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. as well as more on the ashes and the community shield. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i love food. who doesn't? and like everything else in our lives, food has become globalised. we have access to a multitude of cuisines. out of season, a thing of the past. but the true cost of this indulgence is becoming apparent with a spiralling public health crisis and environmental destruction. i've been to a facility in north london where our discarded food ends up. in this country, household waste makes up for at least 70% of what's thrown away. currently only half the uk's foo

the traditional sprint finish was won by australian caleb ewan. but it was the colombian rider's day and night on the champs—elysees. viva colombia! the tour de france, what more could you want, new champion, new ambassador, what a brilliant ambassador. the moment i think he needs to enjoy the moment, have a party, celebrate. and then try and realise what he has achieved. i think it's something historic for colombia, very important. and i'm very happy to help him achieve his goal. and it's bernal who features on many of the back pages this morning... the telegraph has him sipping champagne after crossing the finishline — with the headline champagne moment... here he is again in the guardian alongside his inneos teammates... hand in hand with last year's winner geraint thomas. the first of many they say. the daily mail has gone with the german grand prix — with lewis hamilton there after sliding off the track. car—mageddon they've called it. they've also featured a story on trevor bayliss apparently reading the riot act to england cricketer

caleb ewan won stage eight of cycling's giro d'italia. the australian sprinter followed pascal ackermann into the final corner before launching his sprint around 100 metres from the line. it is ewan's first stage win this year. italu's valerio conti remains in the lead overall. triathlon now and alistair brownlee and sophie coldwell won their respective races at the world cup in italy. and at the world triathlon series in yokohama, britain's alex yee finished fifth in the men's race. it was 21—year—old yee's first standard—distance race on the world series circuit and a medal would have sealed the first step towards olympic qualification for next year's tokyo games. georgia taylor—brown also finished fifth in the women's race. athletes often talk about their journey to get to the olympics and it's usually a tale of great sacrifice and dedication but weightlifter cyrille tchatchet the second has a story that stands out from the rest. just a few years ago, cyrille was living on the streets of brighton and was suffering from depressi

australian caleb ewan took the stage in a sprint finish. france's julian alaphilippe has the overall lead. the 2020 olympic games begin a year today in tokyo, and preparations for the british team are well under way. several athletes have spent time in the japanese capital over the last month to get used to the conditions, and our reporter nick hope went with them. music plays. tokyo is a city like no other, with a fascinating combination of tradition and technology. and 0lympic combination of tradition and technology. and olympic champion adam peaty certainly approves. japan is probably one of the most special places in terms of their culture, how respectful they are, the amount of investment they put into facilities and how they take care of them. the british sailors are taking preparation to another level by essentially taking over a village, which is near their 0lympic venue, some 50 kilometres south of tokyo. asa some 50 kilometres south of tokyo. as a sailing venue is phenomenal. this bay is literally open to the pacific ocean, so we

the traditional sprint finish was won by australian caleb ewan. but it was the colombian rider's day and night on the champs—elysees. adam peaty claimed his third gold of the world aquatics championships as great britain won the men's 4 by 100 metre medley relay. it's peaty‘s fourth medal overall in south korea but duncan scott took the plaudits for his amazing final leg. they were in a team with james guy and luke greenbank and set a new european record. the usa top the medal table. great britain finished in seventh with three golds, all from peaty, and seven medals overall. liverpool signed fulham youngster harvey elliott yesterday and then he went on to make his debut a few hours later. the england youth international came on during his new clubs 3—nil defeat to napoli in edinburgh — he still can't turn professional until his 17th birthday next april. he became the youngest ever player to feature in the premier league last season at just 16 years and 30 days. england women's disappointing ashes series continues. they were defeated by au

australia's caleb ewan has won the 11th stage of the tour de france, the 25—year—old just about holding off his rivals to take victory in toulouse. france'sjulian alaphilippe retained the overall leader's yellowjersey. geraint thomas is still second. after playing a pivotal role in england's world cup success, openerjason roy has been named in the test squad for the first time. he's expected to open the batting in a one off test against ireland next week to prove his worth ahead of the ashes series against australia. in the women's ashes, england are 6—0 down to holders australia after losing all three of the one day internationals. but they have the chance to fight back in the multi—format competition, starting with the test match which begins later today in taunton. england must win the test to keep alive their hopes of winning back the urn. we are going to have to play in a certain way but it is important that we don't try to win the test match in the first hour, it is about breaking it down session by session and winning the little battles. there will be times we will try to be