four—time olympic champion mo farah say�*s he'll make decisions about his future on a "race by race" basis. this morning, he was beaten on his return to competition for the first time since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. club runner ellis cross, who represents aldershot, had to pay the £37 entry fee, but set a personal best as he beat the course record holder, and won this year's vitality london 10,000m. farah, a seven—time winner of the event, said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more, then it'd be time to stop and retire from the sport. ellis did really well to beat me and to win here, but at the same time, you have got to see where you are and, at the minute, i don't even know, this is it, that's where i am now. is it for you now where you are in your career taking it race by race? for sure you have got to take it race by race and let the body see what it can do. as you said, i ain't young any more, am i? i have beaten somebody who's like an idol. - he is known well aroundl the world for his abilities of running and i

and mo farah has pulled out of the great manchester run later this month. he's made the decision after a disappointing second—placed finish at the vitality london 10k last weekend, when he was beaten by an amateur club runner. farah says he needs another month of training to reach a competitive level. and finally, in a little over three weeks, scotland and ukraine will be going head to head at hampden in their world cup playoff semi final. the ukraine players of course are taking part in the shadow of the war at home. our sports news reporter chris mclaughlin has travelled to the team's training camp in slovenia to meet them. it's a nation fighting for its very survival. normality in ukraine seized when russia invaded in february. —— ceased. teachers, bakers, bankers, and even footballers took up arms. but it's here in slovenia that some of those footballers now find themselves, preparing for a world cup qualifier against scotland next month. a fixture that, just a few weeks ago, seemed almost impossible. this group of players were always determined t

so mo farah there. winner of the women's race eilish mccolgan missed out on breaking paula radcliffe's 19 year old british record by just two seconds but she did beat her mum liz's scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. manchester city goalkeeper karen bardsley has announced she's retiring from the game after an illustrious 20—year career for both club and country. the 37—year—old won eight major trophies during her time with city — and played 81 times for england. she also represented great britain at the 2012 olympics. bardsley will be honoured at wednesday s women's super league home game against birmingham city. she's revealed that failing to fully recoverfrom a hamstring injury picked up during the 2019 world cup has forced her to quit the game. it certainly wasn't easy. if i think about maybe having this conversation two years ago i don't think i'd be able to get a word out, i would just be bawling. so it is disappointing when you know that you still have

i was joking with a colleague saying i might beat mo farah. i was working on sunday, the date before the race, i did a full day and said i'm racing mo farah tomorrow, who knows... i managed to get the day off, i do some coaching in local primary schools with a company called real runners coaching extracurricular athletics, i got that off this afternoon. athletics, i got that off this afternoon-— athletics, i got that off this afternoon. it's quite a good investment _ afternoon. it's quite a good investment for _ afternoon. it's quite a good investment for you - afternoon. it's quite a good investment for you on i afternoon. it's quite a good investment for you on a i afternoon. it's quite a good i investment for you on a bank afternoon. it's quite a good - investment for you on a bank holiday monday. £37 for the entrance fee and a winners cheque of £2000.— a winners cheque of £2000. yeah, i note. it a winners cheque of £2000. yeah, i note- it was — a winners cheque of £2000. yeah, i note- it was a _ a winners cheque of £2000. yeah,

farah. he makes his return to competition after fracturing his foot lastjune it has been way too long and i'm really looking forward to it for my first race, the vitality iok really looking forward to it for my first race, the vitality 10k in london as a race that i've done many times in one and for me, it will be a great start to begin and see where i am a great start to begin and see where iam in a great start to begin and see where i am in the next step is to do another race and figure out excel at what i'm going to do but we take it for granted. it has been a long time for granted. it has been a long time for me and i've never been in this position ever in my life but i'm injury free, training has gone well. i was out in the dob are putting on a good block of training week in week out. high mileage, intensity of different sessions. so i have done the work. i tested myself, see who i am. and see what happens. and see what happens. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the

a shock at the vitality london 10,000m earlier — four—time olympic champion mo farah was beaten by a club runner. farah said he'll make decisions about his future on a "race—by—race" basis. it was his first competition since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. 25—year—old ellis cross had to pay the entry fee of 37 pounds to take part in the race. but he set a personal best as he beat the course record—holder, farah, to win. farah, a seven—time winner of the event, said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more, then it'd be time to stop and retire from the sport. winner of the women's race eilish mccolgan missed out on breaking paula radcliffe's 19—year—old british record by just two seconds, but she did beat her mum liz's scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. mark cavendish will compete at the the giro d'italia for the first time since 2013. it starts in budapest on friday. cavendish is 37 this month and made a stunning return to the podium with the quick—step alpha vinyl team at

mo farah says he needs another month of training to reach a competitive level. and that is all the sport for now, more for you later, but for now back to you. talks are taking place in belfast between the northern ireland secretary brandon lewis and the stormont assembly's five main parties to try to break the current political deadlock. last week's elections saw sinn fein winning the most seats for the first time in northern ireland's history. it means the nationalist party is entitled to the role of first minister — but that depends on the second largest party, the democratic unionists — or dup — nominating a deputy. and the dup is refusing to do so unless the government removes all trade barriers with the rest of the uk that have arisen out of brexit. our ireland correspondent chris page has more michelle o'neill has the keys to the first minister's office but she can't unlock the door unless her political rivals become her partners. applause. the sinn fein vice president is in line to be the first irish nationalist to take the job. it would be a hugely

four—time olympic champion — mo farah — say�*s he'll make decisions about his future on a "race by race" basis. this morning he was beaten on his return to competition for the first time since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. club runner ellis cross had to pay the £37 entry fee to take part in the race. but he set a personal best as he beat the course record holder to win the vitality london 10,000m. farah, a seven—time winner of the event, said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more, then it'd be time to stop and retire from the sport. the winner of the women's race eilish mccolgan missed out on breaking paula radcliffe's 19—year—old british record by just two seconds. but she did beat her mum liz's scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. i saw the clock and i was like, i'm not going to make it! so i'm happy with today, ifinished really strongly, it has given me a lot of confidence. as i said, i think came i into it not sure. it has been a pretty challenging couple of months coming back fro

and mo farah has pulled out of the great manchester run later this month. he's made the decision after a disappointing second—placed finish at the vitality london 10k last weekend, when he was beaten by an amateur club runner. farah says he needs another month of training to reach a competitive level. and finally, in a little over three weeks, scotland and ukraine will be going head to head at hampden in their world cup playoff semi final. the ukraine players of course are taking part in the shadow of the war at home. our sports news reporter chris mclaughlin has travelled to the team's training camp in slovenia to meet them. it's a nation fighting for its very survival. normality in ukraine ceased when russia invaded in february. teachers, bakers, bankers, and even footballers took up arms. but it's here in slovenia that some of those footballers now find themselves, preparing for a world cup qualifier against scotland next month — a fixture that, just a few weeks ago, seemed almost impossible. this group of players were always determined the game woul

and mo farah has pulled out of the great manchester run later this month. he's made the decision after a disappointing second placed finish at the vitality london 10k last weekend. farah says he needs another month of training to reach a competitive level. from non—league to league one, the remarkable rise of forest green rovers has the club see a promotion after a draw at mansfield which sees them into the third tier of english the first time in history. pleased to say we arejoined say we are joined the clubs owner also behind the clubs transformation in what's widely regarded as the worlds greatest club. thanks for coming on sports day. how does it feel to be promoted, how does it feel to be promoted, how does it feel to be promoted, how does it feel to be in the third tier? feels treat. feel to be in the third tier? feels great- for _ feel to be in the third tier? feels great- for all— feel to be in the third tier? feels great. for all of _ feel to be in the third tier? feels great. for all of us _ feel to be in the third tier? feels great. for all o

a shock at the vitality london 10,000m earlier — four—time olympic champion mo farah was beaten by a club runner. farah said he'll make decisions about his future on a "race—by—race" basis. it was his first competition since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. 25—year—old ellis cross had to pay the entry fee of £37 to take part in the race, but he set a personal best as he beat the course record holder to win. i'v e i've been somebody who is like an idol. he's known around the world for his abilities, and his prime distance. everyone is cheering him on. nobody knows who i am. yeah, i didn't follow the script today, but to pull it off and win, i'm delighted. winner of the women's race, eilish mccolgan, missed out on breaking paula radcliffe's 19—year—old british record by just two seconds, but she did beat her mum liz's scottish record. danny sidbury and sam kinghorn won the wheelchair races. i saw the clock and i was like, oh, i'm i saw the clock and i was like, oh, i'm not— i saw the clock and i was like, oh, i'm not going _ i saw the clock and i was like,

farah. it was the four—time 0lympic champion's first race since missing out on qualifying for the tokyo games last year. cross beat him to the line by four seconds and says he's now likely to target major events at half marathon and full marathon distances. he is still coming to terms with the shock victory. to be honest, i had not set to make targets on that race. i woke up in the morning, ijust wanted to go out and have a hard effort. i didn't wear my watch or target a time, ijust wanted to try and work hard. for me, if i could get anywhere near the top five, that would have been an immense performance for myself, but to win it, i did not expect that. it is crazy to be even just sitting here today. he gets £2000 for winning that race, he says he will treat himself to a new pair of running shorts. back to you, lukwesa. post office workers at 114 branches which are directly owned by the company are going on strike in a dispute over pay. the crown post offices will close for 24 hours, and

four—time olympic champion mo farah has been beaten on his return to racing for the first time since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. club runner ellis cross, who represents aldershot, set a personal best, as he beat the four time olympic champion to win the vitality london 10,000m. farah has won it seven times previously and said before the race if he didn't feel he could compete at the highest level any more then it would be time to stop and retire from the sport. ellis did really well and to win here, but at the same time, you have got to see where you are and at the minute, this is it, that's where i am now. is minute, this is it, that's where i am now. , , ., minute, this is it, that's where i am now. , ., am now. is it where you are in your career taking _ am now. is it where you are in your career taking your _ am now. is it where you are in your career taking your face _ am now. is it where you are in your career taking your face by - am now. is it where you are in your career taking your face by race? i am now. is it where you are in your| career taking your fa

farah. it was the four—time olympic champion's first race since missing out on qualifying for the tokyo games last year. cross beat him to the line by four seconds and says he's now investing his £2,000 prize money in new equipment and training camps, as he bids to take on even bigger challenges. for the future i'm looking after, especially after yesterday's performance, like going on to the roads, the half marathon and the marathon could be something that could be a focus of mine. the dream is to step up eventually and see what i'm capable of ore that distance before looking at major championships. to tennis, and andy murray will be back on court later in spain, after achieving his first victory on clay in five years. it also came against a grand slam champion dominic thiem, in the opening round of the madrid masters, with murray taking it 6—3, 6—4. the french open back in 2017 was his last win on the surface. he'll take on dennis shapovalov later with emma raducanu also in second ro

farah. it was the four—time olympic champion's first race since missing out on qualifying for the tokyo games last year. cross beat him to the line by four seconds and says he's now investing his £2,000 prize money in new equipment and training camps as he bids to take on even bigger challenges. for myself, the future, i'm looking at, especially after yesterday's performance, like going onto the road. _ performance, like going onto the road. i_ performance, like going onto the road, i think the half marathon and marathon— road, i think the half marathon and marathon could be something that could _ marathon could be something that could be _ marathon could be something that could be a — marathon could be something that could be a real focus of mine. so, the dream — could be a real focus of mine. so, the dream is _ could be a real focus of mine. so, the dream is to step up, eventually in the _ the dream is to step up, eventually in the next — the dream is to step up, eventually in t

four—time olympic champion mo farah competes today in his first race since failing to qualify for the olympics last year. the 39—year—old will race in the vitality london 10,000 later, but he says if he can't compete at the highest level then it's time to go. if i'm not going to be able to compete with these guys, being at the top, you've been there and done it — it doesn't make any sense. i guess it doesn't mean i don't love the sport, which i do. done great things and won medals. but at the same time, once you lose that moment, then it's kind of, you know, you've got to switch it up. if you can't mix with the best and be able to compete with everyone at your level, then maybe it's also time to step down. it is always hard to know when is the right time to call an end to what has been a glittering career. very few people get it right because you love winning, love that feeling of victory, and the preparation for it, that training, and finding the time to say, someone else is better. or you leave early and get enticed backs as we have seen a boxing or keep going and know that th