in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force.

white merc in yate this is a sunday ride tojoin some merc in yate this is a sunday ride to join some friends. the history books, 2018 as the year three different british riders won cycling big three races. simon yates completed it at vuelta a espana, the streets of madrid ending a longer journey. 0ne streets of madrid ending a longer journey. one that started in the hills of greater manchester and a cycling club in his hometown of bury. he found his way onto a bike after running injury. it seemed clear in the peaks that yates could reach the top. deas two young lads waiting absolutely nothing turned up for a club ride with their dad. you we re for a club ride with their dad. you were wondering at the time how they would keep up with us adults. but things soon changed and it was the other way around and we tried to keep up with them. very humble, very respectful, but a will of steel. come and hayter simon yates has done it, he is the world champion! as well as a climber, yates has proven himself as a racer. yates has seen how cruel the grand tours have been. for two weeks in may he ru

my simon yates could com plete geraint thomas. my simon yates could complete the set. never before has britain had three different winners of cycling's three—week marathons and this would be a year to cherish. yates's job on and this would be a year to cherish. yates'sjob on stage 18 and this would be a year to cherish. yates's job on stage 18 was to stay in touch. the route was too fat to be decisive. instead, the fun and the race to win the stage and is two riders who broke clear from the start knowing the sprinters were coming. as it swung into town, they held off the charge, behind and belgium's rider getting the first win of his career. two more days coming up when the mountains will be backin coming up when the mountains will be back in play. for yates and british ports, historic victory is now on the horizon. what a year it could be! yates holds onto his 25 second lead in the general classification with two more competitive stages left before we reach madrid on sunday. yates's nearest challenge is from kayden urmston—bancroft, of spain, 25 seconds behind. st

simon yates extends his lead at the vuelta a espana. the premier league returns after the international break — but which man united player has been praising jose mourinho‘s management style? super 8's number is up — as rugby league clubs vote to scrap the system from next season. and the nba's highest paid player steph curry has words of support for serena williams there are issues that serena wanted to deal with than those conversations will keep going because of how she took the stand. hello and welcome to sportsday. well, what a year we've had for british cycling. first it was chris froome‘s extraordinary victory in the giro d'italia injune. then the drama of the tour de france as geraint thomas claimed the title in paris. and could we be about to see the third british winner of a grand tour in 2018? simon yates has extended his lead in the vuelta a espana after finishing second on stage 19. putting him on the verge of victory. asjoe lynskey reports. will hills signed in spain, the vuelta destination would come down to the n

yates supported by his sibling savoured success. lewis hamilton won the singapore grand prix but described it as the "longest race of his life". the mercedes driver had started on pole and finished the night race top of the podium with max verstappen in second and title rival, sebastian vettel, in third. hamilton now leads the world championship by a0 points. the marathon world record has been broken in spectacular style by kenya's eliod kipchoge. the olympic champion took over one minute off the previous best, as he won the marathon in berlin for the third time. kipchoge also has three london marathon titles. match of the day two follows this programme with action from today's premier league games, and the bbc sport website has all of the weekend's football results. across bbc news this week — we're marking six months to go until the uk leaves the european union in march next year, by answering some of the most common questions asked about brexit. the departure date will come nearly three years after the referendum took place, so

and simon yates has done it, he is the world champion. but as well as a climber, yates has proved himself a racer. a world champion on the track before turning 21. but this poor‘s in during icons are born in grand tours, and yates has seen how cruel they can be. for two weeks in may he ruled the roads of italy but the girard italia slipped away in the final days. he ended up more than half an hour behind the winner. heartbreak that made today's procession even sweeter. since 2014, simon and adam have released with michelson scott, a team that encourage the twins to work together. their telepathy has got them through the mountains and into them through the mountains and into the metropolis. yates would never be challenged on the ride into the capital and once the sprinters were clear, so the marathon men could celebrate. until six years ago, britain had watched more than 200 grand tours go by without a winner, but the list that one scene is impossible now has its newest member —— seemed impossible. britain's lewis hamilton cruised to

simon yates has done the same thing. and yates, a very similar sort of rider, we have not just got one or two british grand tour contenders, there are three or four and other good riders coming up. good news for british cycling however you look at it full of thank you. there‘s been a big development today for women‘s rugby in england, with the rfu re—introducing contracts for the 15—a—side team... it‘ll make players in the squad fully professional. contracts were controversially not renewed after the 2017 world cup, with the rfu choosing to spend their money on the sevens format of the game. that stance has now changed. i spoke to former international maggie alphonsi and asked her how this will change the women‘s game... the big change will bring to us is that it will rise the level of, the standards of english women‘s rugby. we have been waiting for this for quite awhile. prior to world cup in 2017, the rfu announced professional contracts. those were taken away and the investment was put into the domest

the headlines this evening: a british grand tour clean sweep is on the cards with simon yates on the verge of winning the vuelta. five wins out of five is the mark of the pace setters in the premier league as liverpool beat tottenham and chelsea defeat cardiff. it's a surprise pole position in singapore for lewis hamilton as he produces one of the best laps of his career. and, on top of the world, down under! vicky holland is crowned world triathlon champion in australia. also coming up in the programme: south africa celebrate a famous win over the all blacks in new zealand. it has been a very busy day. and we will get to the premier league in a moment but let's start with a remarkable feat at the vuelta a espana. britan's simon yates is set to become only the second briton to win the race after the processional finale tomorrow. he finished in stage 20 to keep the overall lead. just a decade ago this sight seemed impossible, but british riders now rule the roads of the continent. in simon yates the sport has entered new territory, in one year agreement from one nation are set to win

britain's simon yates has maintained his lead in the tour of spain, after wednesday's 17th stage. his lead was over 30 seconds heading into the basque country today. he lost eight seconds on his nearest rival alejandro valverde, but remains ahead in the general classification. four stages of the race remain. yates is aiming to become the second british rider to win it after chris froome's success in 2017. that was the accident that changed her life. germany's double olympic and world track sprint cycling champion kristina vogel has been speaking about the crash she had in training that's left her paralysed. she suffered serious spinal and chest injuries and says she knew very quickly afterwards she'd never walk again. nick parrott reports. with two olympic gold medals and in

britain's simon yates has all but assured himself victory in the vuelta a espana by finishing third in saturday's 20th and penultimate stage. the michelton—scott rider survived an arduous final mountain stage and will take a lead of one minute 46 seconds into sunday's final processional stage to madrid. yates is set to complete an unprecedented clean sweep of this year's grand tours by british riders after chris froome's giro d'italia win and geraint thomas's victory at the tour de france. that's all the sport for now. thank you. we'll see you a little bit later. australia's queensland government is offering a $70,000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the person responsible for contaminating strawberries with sewing needles. health officials are urging people to cut open all fresh strawberries after a man was taken to hospital with stomach pains after eating a strawberry with a needle hidden in it. in another case, a nine—year—old bit into a contaminated fruit but didn't swallow it, thankfully.

simon yates failed to finish. yates failed to finish. the bbc‘s job and was was watching. job and was was watching. at the road cycling world championships. championships. for the men's final race, won by valverde of spain. valverde of spain. an emotional victory, but what a cracking race. victory, but what a cracking race. 38, almost totally his last shot at it. it. this time i managed to get it all the way there. the way there. myself into position, this is it, it is mine to lose. is mine to lose. because he had a chance to attack, but valverde covered that well. but valverde covered that well. after the finish, it is always great to watch. that is why we like sport. riders in the end, contesting all the way to that final hill climb. the way to that final hill climb. yes, the climb on the circuit, nearly eight kilometres long. nearly eight kilometres long. just unable to riders to stay there longer. longer. organiser said, it came down to the last three kilometres. last three kilometres. joins not able to get into the mix towards the

as valverde fell away yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him, thejersey has stayed red. and he rides into madrid tomorrow as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's premier league results as match of the day follows soon. liverpool beat tottenham 2—1 to make it five league wins out of five. while chelsea are top of the table after a 4—1 win over cardiff. hearts are five points clear at the top of the scottish premiership. they beat motherwell i—0. and there were wins for hibs, livingston, and rangers. cricket australia say they are urgently investigating an allegation made by the england all—rounder moeen ali in his autobiography that he was called "osama" by an australian player during the 2015 ashes. ali let his cricket do the talking today. the worcestershire captain took three wickets and scored 41 runs, as they beat sussex

in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from bury lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. mexico's canelo alvarez has beaten the unified middleweight champion gennady golovkin by majority decision in las vegas in their rematch. their rematch comes o

in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from berri lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates‘s approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. these supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. joe lynskey, bbc news. boxing now, and mexico's saul "canelo" alvarez has beaten the unified middleweight champion gennady golovkin by majority decision in las vegas in their rema

as valverde fell away yates could start the uphill procession. in spain and the legs have stayed with him, the jersey stayed red and simon yates rides into madrid tomorrow as britain's latest endurance king. the premier league has returned today after a two—week international break. both chelsea and liverpool still have 100% records. watford had also made a perfect start to the season. going into the evening game with manchester united, jose mourinho's side, though, have put the brakes on that start with a 2—1 victory at vicargae road. the last time jose the last timejose mourinho ventured so the embarrassingly fell over at wembley. this evening, as manchester united travel to inform watford, he was hoping his side would be rather more sure—footed, but it was sure hands required early on, david de gea again proving why use one of the best. alexis sanchez has not scored away from home since signing in january, until now, that is... but no, flag is up, offside. the wait continues. someone not willing to wait any more was romelu lukaku, showin

now simon yates could complete the set. never before has britain have had three winners of each of the marathons of british cycling. this would be in something to cherish and keep a hold of. the roots to fly to be decisive. instead, the fund to race the stage and to write who had broken clearfrom race the stage and to write who had broken clear from the start knowing the scriptures were coming... as it swung into town, they have of the charge coming behind them. coming up, two more days when the mountains are back in play. for yates and british sport, a historic victory is now on the horizon. joe lynskey, bbc news. now for a look at other main stories. castleford have boosted their hopes of a home semi—final in super league's play—offs after a 44—12 win over huddersfield. the tigers sit a point off the top, two now with two more super eights matches to go. england's georgia hall is three shots off the lead after the first round of the evian championship. the british open champion is 3—under par, with spain's carlota

and simon yates remains the man in red follownig the longest stage of the vuelta a espana. hello and welcome to sportsday. when europe ryder cup captain thomas bjorn was picking his team, the usa's victory at hazeltine two years ago, their first since 2008, won't have been farfrom his mind. perhaps that's why, his team has been loaded with experience, garcia, poulter, casey and stenson all getting the nod, but he'll be hoping this man in particular can find his form. joe lynskey has been taking a look at this year's selection. the amphitheatre but the —— teens who were those who got best talent alongside those more experienced players, you know what to expect. your get the sport every two years. a players automatically qualify for tea m a players automatically qualify for team europe through their performances in prize money earnings on the european tour throughout the year, the captains, the issue is only three of the names have played in the ryder cup before, that's rory justin and francesco, this european champion the rest of them, are just ryder cup rookies. so at t

simon yates and his brother adam have been selected. dan evans will play for great britain for the first time since serving a i2—month ban for cocaine use in friday's davis cup tie against uzbekistan. evans has mainly played in lower tier events since making his comeback in april. both chelsea and glasgow city won their opening games of the womens champions league this afternoon. glasgow city beat cypriot side somatio barcelona 2—0 in the first leg of round of 32 tie. english champions chelsea started their campaign with a 5—0 trashing of sarajevo. and us open champion naomi osaka says she thought the crowds were booing her as she stood on stage before accepting her trophy on saturday. the atmosphere inside the arena turned when umpire carlos ramos docked serena williams a game after she'd called him a thief. speaking for the first time since on the ellen degeres show in the united states the 20—year—old said she tried to block the unfolding events out. when you're a little your told to just turn around and try to focus so i t

yates‘ job to stop his rivals making up ground overall. but with ten kilometres to go, he decided not to wait for them. he moved away from the pack and towards the stage leaders. whether brave or foolish, the final miles would decide. he opened up a minute lead on the nearest challenger. as he crossed the line in second, his courage confirmed, lead extended. tonight he will take the jersey home with him. in just one more day, it might belong there. now the long—awaited showdown between two of the best pound for pound fighters of their generation will finally go ahead tomorrow night. gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez will settle their differences in a re—match in las vegas — a year on from that controversial draw — with the unified world middleweight championship on the line once again. our reporter ade adedoyin live from vegas. looking pretty loud in there! is been a lot of talk about this fight, which is about boxing but not the failed drugs test. is bitterly controversial build—up. the first one was a draw. and then alvarez w

the end is in sight for simon yates. it isa the end is in sight for simon yates. it is a brilliant weekend, historic because it simon yates does manage to do it, britain will have won the last five grand tour is a three in the same year with different writers, no country has ever done that. not only did he survive the climbing to andorra, he increased his lead. it is his for him to lose. as long as nothing goes wrong it should be a celebration. think positive! yates has a lead of one minute 38 seconds over his nearest rival in the overall standings after a dominant finish to stage 19. joe lynskey reports. simon yates wakes up this morning close to home, and close to history. he lives and trains in the hills of andorra. soon the red jersey might belong there. for all the hills climbed in spain, the vuelta a espana's destination would come down to the neighbours. but the welcome here is deceiving. stage 19 last 20 kilometres, would see them right up 1200 feet. stretching out the entire field, everyone is in first gear. but in reds, simon yates face the hilty familia

simon yates crosses ti line provided simon yates crosses the line in one piece, he will be found vuelta a espa na line in one piece, he will be found vuelta a espana champion. the stage isa vuelta a espana champion. the stage is a procession, the hard work has been done, this is merely ceremonial. tradition dictates that the leader is not challenged. he will this evening step onto the podium for his first grand tour win, and following the victory that the giro d'italia for chris froome and geraint thomas on the tour de france, britain will complete a clea n swee p france, britain will complete a clean sweep of the three tours, never clean sweep of the three tours, never have three riders, different riders, from one country done it in the same year. not so long ago great britain had little pedigree on the road, now they are kings of track and road cycling. it is also remarkable for the fact that simon yates blew up at the giro d'italia, allowing chris froome victory. this time there were no such mistakes. supported by his twin brother adam, he has done it. thank you very much. everton ha

simon yates has never got the call up simon yates has never got the call upi simon yates has never got the call se simon yates has never got the call up i suppose from team sky, which i suppose could happen now. would he move? they did try to sign him back in 2013, 201a and he races with his twin brother adam. team sky didn't wa nt to twin brother adam. team sky didn't want to sign adam, theyjust wanted simon. both of them in the end went to mitchelton—scott. i would be surprised if he moved. i think mitchelton—scott are building a team around the brothers and they are probably going to stay where they are for the moment. team sky acronym and —— at the minute have an embarrassment of riches with several young riders coming through. i would expect neither team sky to want to sign him paolo simion want to move. you mentioned his brother who has been such a huge difference throughout this race. and actually had a disappointing year himself. he went to the tour de france, the leader of mitchelton—scott and had quite an good race. he has then been that key to his brother simon and

yates says not a superstar but his win in spain means that three different cyclists have won the three grand tour titles in the same yearfor three grand tour titles in the same year for the very first time.” don‘t think superstar is the correct word, cycling is still a small sport, particularly in the uk. we have many successes now when you

the achievement of simon yates. how impressive are they, patrick? incredibly impressive. he finished top in the doors before, but for him top in the doors before, but for him to dominate this race in the way he has, and also dominate, when he famously collapsed iran does later on isa famously collapsed iran does later on is a massive step forward in his career. “— on is a massive step forward in his career. —— when he famously collapsed later on. he was leading the race incredibly and into the final two days the mountain stages, he went on the attack on both of them and as the overall leader that first leg of the race you don't need to be that, you kind of defend, but he isa to be that, you kind of defend, but he is a really exciting rider to watch. he's not afraid to go on the attack. he's not a conservative writer at all, and i think it was to see the red jersey going it was a really historic display from him. he does not ride for team sky unlike the other grantor winners, does what kind of supporting that he haven't does it make this achievement even more impre

in simon yates, this sport has entered unique territory. in one year, three men representing one country are set to win all the grand tours. yates nowjoins chris froome and geraint thomas as one of cycling's superstars. he all but sealed this vuelta title in his new home. the man from berri lives and trains in the hills of andorra. with his twin brother adam, he's learned to master these mountains. his job on stage 20 — to protect his overall lead. but yates's approach has been to attack. soon, his nearest challenger couldn't keep up. commentator: valverde looks a spent force. as valverde fell away, yates could start the uphill procession. the supporters saw him dominate may's giro d'italia, then fall away in the final week. in spain, the legs have stayed with him. the jersey has stayed red. and today, he rides into madrid as britain's latest endurance king. football now with the premier league returning after the international break with wins for chelsea and man city and another win for liverpool. their 2—1 victory over tottenham at we

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yates finished 13th but still ahead of all oui’ finished 13th but still ahead of all our two of his rivals for the title. only yesterday he was playing down his chances of holding onto the jersey on his way to madrid. he is 30 three seconds clear with just five stages to go. charlotte dujardin is targetting a third straight olympic title in the individual dressage at the tokyo olympics in 2020. she'll be able to gauge her form at the world equestrian games that start in north carolina tomorrow. dujardin was one of the stars of london 2012, winning gold on her horse valegro and the two stormed to another title in rio four years later but valegro has now retired and and she has a new partner in freestyle.

behind, yates lost a handful of seconds to some of his main rivals but will wear the leaders jersey at a second grand tour this year, after also leading the giro d'italia. matt wallace has pressed his claims for a ryder cup wild card spot with a fourth european tour victory since may 2017 in the final qualifying event in denmark. wallace birdied five of his last six holes to finish 19 under par and get into an all—english four—man play—off with lee westwood, steven brown and jonathan thomson. wallace birdied the 18th twice in the shoot out to beat off his countrymen to win the title. ryder cup captain thomas bjorn names his 3 wild cards players is wednesday ahead of the event in paris at the end of the month. the automatic qualfiers for the european team have been confirmed — dane thorbjorn olesen secured the final spot in denmark. francesco molinari, justin rose, tyrrell hatton, tommy fleetwood, jon rahm, rory mcilroy and alex noren had already qualified before the weekend. and england s georgia hall shot a third round 69 to take a two shot lead heading into the final round of

the individual time trial was won by rohan dennis of australia, yates finished 13th but crucially ahead of all bar two of his rivals for the title. premiership rugby clubs have voted against the former owners of formula one from buying a controlling stake in the league. exeter chiefs were the only team that made a profit last season and despite the others being in desperate need of investment, there is doubt over how much cvc‘s 275—million—pound bid for a 51% stake would benefit the game, in light of the criticism received over the compa ny‘s running of f1. we are we a re interested we are interested to explore areas of investment to grow the game and the league even further. the majority control is not the preferred option but we would look ata preferred option but we would look at a variety of investment opportunities if that helps grow it to the next level. is it fair to say that today you decided doing nothing was not an option? i think it is right that we galvanise and continued to move forward and i think it is an ever—changing world. sport is a very exciting business an

british cyclist simon yates is the new leader of the vuelta a espana, afterfinishing ninth on the toughest mountain stage of the race so far. stage nine, up la covatilla, was won by american ben king, whose brilliant solo effort earned him a second victory of this year's race. behind, yates lost a handful of seconds to his main rivals, including miguel angel lopez and nairo quintana, but will wear the leader's jersey at a second grand tour this year after leading the giro d'italia. abraham ancer holds a one—stroke lead on 13—under heading into the final round of the pga tour event at tpc boston, which is part of the fedex cup. the mexican is 12—under overall after a third round of six—under, which included just the one bogey and seven birdies. putting the pressure on, though, is american bryson dechambeau, who won the northern trust event in new york last week, and this man, england's tyrrell hatton, with both on 12—under. while tiger woods, who is bidding for a ryder cup wildcard, is tied for 16th, butjust six shots off the lead heading into the final round. i think ithink in i

simon yates wakes up this morning close to home and close to history. he lives and trains in the hills of andorra and soon the red jersey might belong there. the vuelta a espana's destination which come down to his but the welcome is deceiving, stage 19 would see them right up 1200 feet. the climb stretched out the entire field, everyone in first gear, but simon yates faced the hills he is familiar with to make this a title decider on home turf. hisjob, to stop his rivals making ground, with ten kilometres to go, he decided not to wait, he moved away from the pack and got to second stage —— place in the stage. today they are back in the mountains but britain's fourth grand tour winner could now be one read away. cricket australia are to investigate claims made by england all—rounder moeen ali that an australian player called him osama during the 2015 ashes series. england were hosts for the series and won it 3—2 to regain the ashes. ali has made the accusation in his soon to be released autobiography. "an australian player had turned to me on th

simon yates leads, but there's a brutal climb ahead today. a wet day for those of you in the north and the west. we have the details and your full forecast here on breakfast. good morning. it's friday, the 14th of september. our top story: the south—east coast of america has begun feeling the brunt of hurricane florence, with its outer bands already lashing the land. more than a million people have been ordered to evacuate their homes, with winds of up to 90 miles per hour expected later. our north america correspondent laura trevelyan has this report. dramatic scenes as the leading edge of hurricane florence breaches the north carolina coast. rain and wind pummel the barrier islands exposed to the atlantic. this huge slow—moving storm is now so wide it is threatening the south—eastern coast of the us from the carolinas to georgia. it is the rain from the hurricane that could pose the greatest threat. forecasters warn that if we get prolonged rainfall over a couple of days there could be catastrophic flooding, as the water levels rise a

and simon yates wins the vuelta a espana to complete a clean sweep for british riders in this yea r‘s grand tours. welcome to the programme. it was worth the wait forjuventus fans as cristiano ronaldo opened his goalscoring account for the italian champions — scoring twice in a 2—1win over sassuolo which ensures their 100 percent start to the season. ronaldo hadn't scored in his first three games since his move from real madrid but tapped in shortly after half—time. he scored another after 65 minutes. however, ronaldo‘s moment might be overshadowed by what his teammate douglas costa got up to. the brazil winger managed to escape with a booking for head—butting midfielder federico di francesco, that was after he'd elbowed him. but moments later he was sent off after video cameras caught him spitting at the same player in another altercation. ronaldo wasn't the only one getting off the mark for a new club, gonzalo higuain scored his first goal for ac milan to rescue a 1—1 draw at cagliari. in spain's la liga, sevilla's disappointing start to the season continued as they were

simon yates not the superstar type, is he? it means it has been an amazing year for british cyclists. it is incredible and it is unprecedented, british cyclists making history. chris froome won the giro d'italia, which was the one that simon yates was leading before. he has won the tour de france four times and geraint thomas won the tour de france with his first title this year. and simon yates doing the same thing, winning a grand tour title, meaning a british clean sweep. we can trace their history back to 1992 with chris boardman winning olympic gold in barcelona, and then lottery funding came in in 1997. 20 years later, bradley wiggins won the 2012 tour de france, the first british rider to do that. we have had no british winners in any of the first 259 grand tours, and simon yates's victory in madrid means that a british rider has been victorious in nine of the last 20 grand tours, and five in a row as well, which gives some idea of how the sport has changed in this country. british riders going from challengers to domin

herrada started the day over five minutes behind leader simon yates of great britain, but yates' mitchelton—scott team failed to react to an early breakaway, and never got back into the race. herrada now has a three—minute lead in the gc standings, while frenchman alexandre geniez took the stage victory in a sprint finish. elsewhere, the dutch team lotto—nl—yumbo won stage 5 of the tour of britain, a team time trial in cumbria in the north—west of england. they beat quick—step—floors by 17 seconds to win the first team time trial in the history of the race. their slovenian rider, primoz roglic, who's a former ski jumper, is the new race leader. he's six seconds clear of of the frenchman julian alaphilippe. an exciting opening day at the surf ranch pro in california, a venue i60km inland, saw the artificial wave system designer and ii—time world champion kelly slater dominate the day with a superb performance that placed him at the top of the leaderboard. slater left his best performance to his final ride of four where he posted a score of 8.5/10, utilising his superb barrel riding s

britain's simon yates has taken a huge step towards winning his first grand tour. he powered through the pain of the massive climb into andorra, finishing second in today's 19 stage race. importantly for yates, his nearest rival was eighth, allowing him to increase his overall lead by more than a minute. he now needs to survive tomorrow's final stage across the mountains before the procession in madrid on sunday. evans took the first set in glasgow, then lost the next two before taking then lost the next two before taking the final two sets. team gb or without both andy murray and carl edmonds, and must win the best of five to be seeded in next year's new davis cup. after a difficult starting the season for manchester united, lukaku defended his manager. they have lost two of their opening three league matches but the belgian striker believes jose three league matches but the belgian striker believesjose mourinho is the right man in charge. people know a side of him which is a winner. what i like about him is that he is not going to think his emotions. when he is m

simon yates won vuelta a espana. british riders have taken all three grand tours this season. he rode into madrid alongside his mitchelton—scott team—mates, including his twin brother, adam. it was a three—week race, and in the closing stages he extended his lead to more than a minute. but he says he still never felt this day would come. even in the final day there in andorra, i didn't believe that we could pull it off. i have been... not only in grand tours but in smaller week—long race as i have been second many times, just missing out on a whim. so we were really focused, just across the finish line, really complete the job well, and it is just line, really complete the job well, and it isjust a line, really complete the job well, and it is just a really unbelievable journey, really. so it has been an unprecedented yearfor britain. let's have a look at why 2018 has been so special. chris froome beat yates to win the giro d'italia back in may, after a spectacular stage in the final week. who could forget ge

simon yates is set to become only the second britain to win the vuelta a espana. he's extended his overall lead to one minute 46 seconds after the 20th and penultimate stage today, and will be crowned champion after the processional finale in madrid tomorrow. really proud. incredibly proud of the team. they carried me from this entire three weeks. the grand tour for the team. just unbelievable. the premier league has returned today after a two—week international break. both chelsea and liverpool still have 100% records. watford had also made a perfect start to the season going into the evening game with manchester united — butjose mourinho's side have put the brakes on that start with a 2—1 victory at vicarage road. the last time jose the last timejose mourinho ventured south, he embarrassed and we fell over at wembley. this evening as manchester united travel to inform watford, he would be hoping his side would be more surefooted. it was sure hands required early on. david de gea proving once again why he is best. alexis sanchez hasn't scored a way from hom

simon yates is on the back pages of most of the newspapers today. but the new vuelata a espana winner insists he‘s not a star. he will though, return to britian knowing he has made history. yates win at the vuelta means that three different cyclists from the same country have won the three grand tour titles in the same year for the first time. in fact, british cyclists have now won the last five gran tour titles. and yates believes we‘re starting to see the resujlts of the investment in the sport at the turn of the century. i came through the national system with a huge increase in funding from the lottery and that sort of stuff, so for me i've always been looked after in that sort of way and direction until obviously i turned professional and now it has just been our team here. that's the only thing i can really think about, the funding increase, the focus is much more on the grassroots and bringing talent through from a young age. i think you are seeing that now. i started many years ago. england and great britain goalkeeper maddie hinch is ta

simon yates takes a big step towards winning his first grand tour, as he bids to become only the second briton to win the tour of spain. and after a run of 19 series, the makers of big brother announce that the show is being axed. hurricane florence has made landfall on east coast of the united states and it's predicted to bring eight months of rain in two days. the storm's destructive winds have already left more than half a million homes without power, and the storm surge has reached nearly ten feet in some places. the governor of north carolina says hurricane florence is wreaking havoc and whole communities "could be wiped away". chris buckler is in wilmington in north carolina and has this report. the carolinas knew all of this is coming. but they could never fully prepare for the force of florence. as expected winds caused destruction, and at the coast line the flooding was for some home owners simply fierce. this morning, people who had chosen not to abandon their houses gathered in the streets to see what was left in their neighbourhoods. although after all the warnings there was

coming up in sportsday on bbc news, britain's simon yates is on the verge of winning his first grand tour title in the vuelta a espana. good evening. hurricane florence is causing devastation on the eastern coast of the united states. four people have died in separate incidents in north carolina — including one child, killed with its mother. more than 700,000 homes are without power, and one meteorologist has warned that the slow—moving storm could bring eight months‘ worth of rain in the next three days. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in wilmington. yes, it's the case that this storm is continuing to cause real problems for people here. they say time and time again it could be a deadly hurricane and such it is proved. as you stand here being battered by the weather it is very clear that there isa weather it is very clear that there is a threat to property and people. we area is a threat to property and people. we are a short distance away from the beach. that is where the hurricane made landfall earlier today and with it all of that rain and all of that flooding. the carol

37th, simon yates failed to finish. the bbc‘sjill douglas has been wayching today's action. innsbruck at the road cycling world championships. championships. emotional victory and a cracking race. race. so many time it has been close, never boarded up. close, never boarded up. at 38 this was his last shot at it. was his last shot at it. —— never pulled it off. pulled it off. opportunity he but made all the way there. there. thermometers, knowing that he had it in position, is it. in position, is it. a chance to attack but valverde covered that as well. covered that as well. anybody do, to see that emotional finish, its good for us to watch. finish, its good for us to watch. that's why we like sport. group of riders contesting all the way for the climb. way for the climb. thought it would sing it down a lot more than it did. more than it did. behind the riders, it enabled some riders to stay there longer. riders to stay there longer. it came down to that last three kilometres. kilometres. yates could not get into t

yates was hoping to win the vuelta a espana. mostly dry this weekend with sunny spells but there is some cloud and patchy rain further north and west. more details in half an hour. good morning, it's saturday the 15th of september. our top story: five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands left without power as tropical storm florence continues to batter america's east coast. a mother and her baby are among the victims. despite being downgraded from a hurricane, florence is still posing a danger to millions of people on its path, with forecasters warning of life—threatening storm surges. evacuation warnings are in place for 1.7 million people across south carolina, north carolina and virginia. our correspondent chris buckler has this report. the carolinas knew what was coming, but they could never fully prepare for the force of florence. along this coastline, houses found themselves on the front line for a fierce incoming storm, and a surge of water that flooded streets and homes. despite the many days of warnings,

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yates burst clear in the final kilometre, leaving behind rivals nairo quintana and alejandro valverde. the englishman is now 20 seconds clear of second—placed valverde and 25 seconds ahead of the spaniards movistar team leader quintana in third. and finally, the world athletics masters is taking place in spain at the moment, and one of the competition's undoubted stars is japan's hiroo tanaka. he's 87 and he triumphed in some style to reach the final of his age category in the 200 metres. he left all his rivals in his wake and in a pretty stunning time too of 33.25 seconds although it's more than a second outside his personal best. he says he wants to keep going until he's 90. that's all the sport for now. it has been a mixed weekend so far, thatis it has been a mixed weekend so far, that is the kind of theme that continues for the rest of the weekend. hard to summarise sunday in a headline, different weather the different parts of the country, but where the breezy at times, equally bit of sunshine. saturday's weather dominated by this pipeline of cloud streaming in from the atlanti

second in the overall race so might fancy his chances of gaining some more time on the leader simon yates. the spaniard took eight seconds out of the british rider's lead on wednesday's mountainous stage through the basque country, leaving yates 25 seconds ahead. the 18th is a flat one. the race finishes in madrid on sunday. there was no head to head between canelo alvarez and gennady golovkin at their pre—fight press conference. we're told too much animosity meant they were kept apart as they spoke about saturday's fight. it's their second encounter after a draw last time out and the man they call triple g says he's expecting a different fight this time. i believe a completely different guy from the last time. he has experienced too. i believe this fight is more interesting, more hard, likea fight is more interesting, more hard, like a realwar. translation: like i am saying, i am going out to win. i have been training to knock it out. i am going to be doing and trying that from the first round, that's the objective of this fight. and of course i am going to win. the 11 time world track