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 rugged coastline playing host to this competition for the second time. the first was way back in 1951. it has been a long wait but the anticipation and excitement is over the last few years. it has reached fever pitch and has consumed the town of portrush. most of the excitement is about many of the hometown hopes. darren clarke, his house overlooks the course here and isa house overlooks the course here and is a former open winner. ram mcdowe

and australia's caleb ewan claims a second win at this year's giro d'ltalia, 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. our football correspondent john murray has more. over two years ago, fifa voted unanimously to increase the number of teams at the world cup from the current 32 to 48 for the tournament in 2026, which will be hosted by the usa, canada and mexico. last year, fifa president gianni infantino said he hoped it would be possible to bring forward the expansion to the 2022 world cup in qatar. that would, however, have required qatar to share hosting duties with other countrie

august. australia's caleb ewan has won the eleventh stage of the tour de france. the twenty five year old is riding in the race for the first time and lived up to his nickname "the pocket rocket" to pip dutchman dylan groen—e—wegen to victory in toulouse. france's julian alaphilippe retained the overall leader's yellow jersey while geraint thomas remains second. 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. our reporter adam wild is there for us. after 68 years, the open championship is finally back here and the northern coast of northern ireland. it is a spectacular setting, the rugged coastline playing host to this competition for the second time. the first way back in1951, it the second time. the first way back ini951, it is the second time. the first way back in 1951, it is been a long way but the anticipation, the excitement has been building over the past few yea rs. be

of relegation. thanks very much for the update. australia's caleb ewan has won the 11th stage of the tour de france. the 25—year—old was riding in the race for the first time. geraint thomas remained in second place overall. more on today's stage... being able to see the bigger picture is the key to winning the tour de france. returning to action after a rest day, those with the greatest ambitions were easing themselves back in on a fairly flat stage. julian alaphilippe, the markerfor stage. julian alaphilippe, the marker for the majority, stage. julian alaphilippe, the markerfor the majority, was sticking close, especially to geraint thomas. staying safe is their priority to make it through to their priority to make it through to the greater challenges to come in the greater challenges to come in the mountains. lying eightth overall, getting caught up in this crash was the last thing anybody needed. 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.

in a bunch sprint, with bennett of bora—hansgrohe holding off caleb ewan and fabiojakobsen to claim his third stage win of the year. seven games taking place in the nba. the milwaukee bucks are up in new o rlea ns, the milwaukee bucks are up in new orleans, that one is into the final quarter. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. very windy overnight. it's still going to be very windy during the day on wednesday. sunshine and blustery showers. we're still feeling the effects of storm gareth. this was earlier on, that belt of cloud brought the rain. behind that, we're seeing frequent showers around the centre of the storm, and just on the southern flank of that curl of cloud, this is where the strongest swathe of winds has been, affecting western scotland, northern ireland, increasingly now running over the irish sea. by the time we get to the early morning, into the rush—hour time, the winds still very strong in western scotland and northern ireland. not as strong, though —

engrossing of toys reached its conclusion in the champs—elysees. 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

. 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

faces xiyu wang tomorrow. 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 foundation is to fund research into these rare forms of lung cancer, to understand why people get them, to hopefully find a way of it being diagnosed earlier, because too often, it is diagnosed at stage when it is too late, and to find new treatment options. —— at a stage format. the second element is providing support for people as they go through that journey, emotional well—being, psychological support for both the patients and families, including bereavement. unfortunately, so often with lung cancer, the

by australian caleb ewan for his second stage victory of the tour. but the colombian fans were out in full force to see their tour champion. it isa it is a very emotional moment because it's the first time a colombian is winning the tour de france. so then it is important also for us to be with him and support him in this important day. for us to be with him and support him in this important daylj for us to be with him and support him in this important day. i am here supporting him so we are very proud. the first time a colombian winning the tour de france. we are very happy, excited. we are very excited and we are in paris. max verstappen won an incident—packed german grand prix with wet conditions, causing several of the favourites to crash out. verstappen held his nerve in the red bull, finishing seven seconds in front of ferrari's sebastian vettel, who fought his way from the back of the grid to come second. dani kvyat got toro rosso's second ever podium with third place. despite starting on pole, lewis hamilton crashed, then had a pit stop mix—up and a five—second penalty f

tour de france with the leader's yellow jersey later on, after australia's caleb 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

stage 12 in the gioro d'italia later. 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

last flat stage before the race hits the pyrenees. australian caleb ewan won stage 11 into tolouse, living up to his nickname "the pocket rocket" to pip dutchman dylan groenewegen to victory. france's julian alaphilippe retained the overall leader's yellow jersey — just over a minute ahead of defending champion thomas. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — including the build up to the open championship at royal portrush and fresh cut podcast from the 5 live gang. from me and the team — a very good night and we move to the weather. today temperatures across parts of eastern england got very close to 27 degrees. i don't think we will see temperatures as high as that over the next few days, not for a little while because things have been changing. this cloud pushing from west to east has bought outbreaks of rain. more cloud on the satellite picture bringing more rain for us on friday. in between those two weather systems, a slightly clearer slot for tomorrow. sunny spells, showers as well and it will be quite breezy. thr

35 seconds behind the race leader, frenchman julian alliphillipe. australian caleb ewan took the stage in a sprint finish. the world aquatics championships in south korea continues today. great britain's adam peaty won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke yesterday, after breaking his world record in the semifinal. today, he went in the semi of the 50m breastrstroke, winning it comfortably in 26.11 seconds, just shy of his own world record. tonight was about process and ijust didn't nail that process. it has been an emotional few days of racing. ijust been an emotional few days of racing. i just need been an emotional few days of racing. ijust need to go for it without thinking about it too much. i love racing, tomorrow is all about winning. ifi i love racing, tomorrow is all about winning. if i get a world record, that's a bonus. there's also been a bronze for britain's duncan scott in the 200m freestyle. he originally finished in joint—fourth place, but was upgraded after danas rapsys was disqualified. and there was controversy during the medal ceremony as scott refused to

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 food waste is being processed.

in the second half — scoring four tries to win in front of a record cloud of over 31,000. 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

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 cricketers after their scare with ireland last week. kojin young won the evian champio

up with the peloton and finished in the main group. 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 pacifi

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 australia in their second twenty20 game. england

, who finished second overall. the traditional sprint finish was won by australian caleb ewan. but it was the colombian‘s day and night on the champs—elysees. viva colombia! tour to france, what more could you want when you got a new champion, a new ambassador? what a brilliant ambassador. for now a needs to enjoy the moment, have a party, celebrate, and then try and realise what he has achieved. it‘s historic for colombia and i‘m very happy to have helped him achieve his goal. there were also some pretty impressive scenes in colombia. this was in zipaquira, hometown of bernal, now the first south american to win the world‘s most famous bike race. located on the outskirts of bogota, the streets packed with people dressed in yellow and waving colombian flags. jurgen klopp has dismissed talk that sunday‘s community shield clash with manchester city is a curtain raiser and has described it as a final. liverpool lost again in preseason yesterday — this time a 3—0 defeat against napoli in edinburgh. it follows defeats against borussia dortmund and seville in the united stat

worth around 20 million pounds. 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