premier league. so we need these big signings _ premier league. so we need these big signings coming in so we can continue _ signings coming in so we can continue to win trophies for years to come — continue to win trophies for years to come. , , , . to come. the biggest secret in football has _ to come. the biggest secret in football has been _ to come. the biggest secret in football has been finally - to come. the biggest secret in - football has been finally confirmed. he is now an official manchester city player. hejoined he is now an official manchester city player. he joined the club for £512 city player. he joined the club for £51.2 million after that incredible record of scoring 86 goals in 89 games for boro dortmund. he has been one of the hottest prospects in world football for quite a long time. he signed on a five year deal but he said he wants to score goals, win trophies and improve as a footballer and he is confident he can do that here. it is a pretty frightening prospect for the

don't see players and their prime leave the premier league, the premier league there that come to the buddhist lee. good. now when it's bar music, it might be a different scenario because buyer music is considered bigger than the one is lager . you know, by many people's standards because they constantly wayne and other things like this . you know, put a typically we see the other players prove himself and the but as they go in there litmus test is the premier league. you know, we've never seen a striker a forward a person who's at the golden boot and so forth in the premier league is one the champions league. you know, he's in the prime of his life. and he's citing up to be mia. sorry, mia environmentally? some call it like work for saudi my name for those reasons. you know, i personally think that he will probably put up stellar numbers and up for bar munich. i think it's a great business move. now, you know, they're gonna sell tons of kits in africa. sally or my may goes to senegal, costly does grass roots work and so forth. he has a great following an afghan champion by our munich

he's quit the meg, a rich english premier league in his prime unchosen, germany, or speaker with the club. we do the coach and as well as c z holz holz, or in to see the 2 whole how good there. because of course, i'm always watching, not the only buddhist league about the specially tempest expression when barnes bay . and no, no doubt it is one of the best sir club in the world. the 30 year old, who helped senegal to african nations cook glory last year said he had over big authors, but quickly settled on by and he won the premier league and champions league in his time at liverpool. his contract situation in england means he has moved the reported fe, rising up to 41000000 euros a comparatively good price in modern football. his 3 year deal is also crucial for bion given their star strike a robot levin dusky has asked to leave the club after 8 goal and trophy laden seasons. the germans still want to keep the poll, but my neighbor will soften the blow. if he departs as chief executive oliver com hinted your boyish fond of his organ, fur wishes we want to bring in fresh blood fur cong

the new premier league fixtures are out. this is child abuse of athletes and a very young age and that has a monumental impact on the rest of our lives the white the new premier league fixtures are out. the white champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. england women start their final preparations for the european championship against belgium tonight. also coming up in the programme... rory mcilroy makes an excellent start at the us open. he's back in the clubhouse and has the lead. and we speak to one fourth of britain's gold medal—winning s14 mixed relay team. we start with gymnastics. an independent investigation has found that physical and emotional abuse were "systemic" within the sport. 0ur sports correspondent, laura scott, joins me from down in london. laura, remind us why this report was commissioned. it laura, remind us why this report was commissioned.— commissioned. it was back in july 2020 that a _ commissioned. it was back in july 2020 that a number— commissioned. it was back

next season's premier league fixtures have been published. it's the earliest start to the top division, because of the winter world cup in qatar. it gets going on a friday night, with palace taking on arsenal on the 5th of august. champions manchester city are away at west ham on the opening weekend, as they go for a fifth premier league title in six seasons. none of the so—called big six clubs will play each other on the weekend of november 12th and 13th, that's at the request of the fa to protect the core of the england squad before heading to qatar on the 15th. elsewhere, liverpool travel to fulham. it's the fourth season in a row thatjurgen klopp�*s side open the season against the championship winners. newly promoted bournemouth start at home to aston villa, and nottingham forest's first premier league match this century will be away at newcastle united. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the us open golf is under way in the pretty early stages there. the england cricket squ

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league. the world's top—rated horse baaeed was one of the winners on the opening day of royal ascot. the four—year—old, withjim crowley riding for trainer william haggas, beat real world by almost two lengths in the queen anne stakes. and the king's stand stakes saw the first australian trained winner in 10 years nature strip finished well clear of twilight calls with 200—1 shot acklam express close up in third. julia regis, widow of the former west bromwich albion and covenrty star cyrille who died four years ago, is attempting to make the sport of golf more diverse. she decided to act after realising that she was the only black female member at her own club in birmingham. audrey dias reports. the old saying claims that golf is a good sport, but not when you're having this much fun? they are getting a taste of the game and loving every minute.— loving every minute. being in nature, immersing _ loving every minute. being in nature, immersing yourself. loving every minute. being in|

. >> and, clashing over india's cricket premier league. a brand worth almost $6 billion. >> it looks like it is going to be a pretty ugly and to a pretty choppy week. we have investors selling both stocks and bonds ahead of the cpi data out of the u.s.. they are looking to see if we have seen peak inflation. suggestions are that we have not. cpi is coming in at 1.2%, slightly lower than the estimated 2.2% ppi. motivating ppi numbers out of china. it is not giving any reprieve. i turned around and it was down as much as 3%. we will give you a watch on the end. 13405. that would be the lowest level in 24 years. >> let's look at tech and hong kong. this is positive despite the rumored reports of that ipo. that is what we are seeing at the moment, these tech stocks not going down without a fight. this is coming back a little bit, rebounding and it was down as much as 3.1%. the csi 300 as well. this is relatively flat as well. let's look at this picture for southeast asia. this is where we still have some divisions and that monetary policy comm

he also led on the implementation of var in the premier league and says, "i am proud of the contribution our match officials have made to the professional game." an one last story before we go — uncapped fast bowler issy wong has replaced emily arlott in the england squad for the one—off test against south africa next week. arlott has failed to recover from a bout of covid—19. you can find more on all that story, and follow all the latest from the men's third test at headingley, including in—play video clips, on the bbc sport website and app. the third day of strike action this week on the railways is taking place. thousands of rmt union members at network rail and 13 train operating companies have walked out in a dispute aboutjobs, pay, and conditions. our reporter, yunus mulla, told me what was happening at leeds railway station. the advice was only to travel if necessary and leeds station is much quieter than usual, no problem getting that space in the usually very busy car park. a number of platforms here are empty and far fewer people around. fewer ticket counters are also o

the liverpool forward narrowly missed out on winning the premier league title, but won the fa and league cups. both salah and kerr were their respective league's top scorers although this award is voted for by other players. well, i think about it, of course i wanted the premier league before anything, champions league as well, but it shows you that you are working really hard and you get what you work for, kind of copy the team comes first but when the team comes first but when the players one as well. the second test of the three—match series between england and new zealand gets under way at trent bridge in nottingham on friday, and the kiwis have been rocked by the news that their captain, kane williamson, will not be featuring after testing positive for covid. williamson undertook a rapid antigen test after experiencing minor symptoms on thursday and will now begin five days of isolation, while the rest of the touring party have returned negative tests. england lead 1—0 after a close game at lord's in what was ben stokes's first match since taking over as captain. he says he is l

league. they could now make big money transfers and low international stars from the top leaks to russia. guys from also had long sponsorship deals with red star belgrade for sabby. and since 2006 was chalka, one of the most popular clubs in germany with a working class mining background, the russian government and gasoline particularly used that. i think they used h in one sense to build legitimacy to build credibility. it was a form of energy politics or energy diplomacy, ready to coin football as a means through which to, to cover all to distract from what you really doing. which is, you know, obviously try create gas dependency. germany upon russian sol. system by sponsoring shall cup polluted and gas from were able to whitewash their image. while popular figures like former german chancellor got food, a lobby for the company to opening the door for huge profits from oil and gas. germany has traditionally been gas prices, largest customer using gas for electricity and heating in january 2

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title in the russian premier league. they could now make big money transfers and low international stars from the top leagues to russia. gas prom also had long sponsorship deals with red star belgrade for sabby. and since 2006 was chalka, one of the most popular clubs in germany with a working class mining background, the russian government and gasoline particularly used, i think, used 8 in one sense to build legitimacy to build credibility. it was a form of energy politics or any germany upon russian sol system by sponsoring chalka, polluted and gas from were able to whitewash their image. while popular figures like former german chancellor got screwed, a lobby for the company to opening the door for huge profits from oil and gas. germany has traditionally being gas problems, largest customer, using gas for electricity and heating. in january 2022 alone, germany paid russia 2600000000 euros for oil and gas. and not only germany, the whole of europe has become dependent on natural gas imports over the years. 40 percent c

league. asia's richest man and jeff bezos both want to win. this opens the door. what is the big deal? india is cricket crazy. hundreds of millions of fans watch the game every week. more and more streaming online. the bidding war should be tense. in one corner, bezos worth about $147 billion. the other worth more than $100 billion. bloomberg is being told to expect visit of $7 million or more. there are other challenges like sony and disney that are more personal for these two that are already fighting for supremacy in india's booming e-commerce market. winning the rise to india's favorite sport may be as much about misty's as profits. -- prestige as profits. >> that is what we are seeing. >> cricket does not have rules as much as laws. you can almost govern a country with this. >> there is some resiliency coming through here. >> looking at the dollar, i think it is off some of the highs that was already in the region although we are still dealing with a bit of strength in the euro. reversin

the senegal international spent six years at anfield winning the champions league, premier league, fa cup and league cup. you know him, good guy, of course. he would _ you know him, good guy, of course. he would love me to say, but of course, — he would love me to say, but of course, like _ he would love me to say, but of course, like i said, very, very good guy _ course, like i said, very, very good guy he _ course, like i said, very, very good guy. he understands my tradition like the club, and accepting. i wish him all— like the club, and accepting. i wish him all the — like the club, and accepting. i wish him all the best for liverpool. in some other transfer news, cardiff city have held talks with gareth bale's representatives as they step up their efforts to sign the out—of—contract wales captain. the deal is not yet done, however, and bale's agents say they are also "still in talks with lots of other clubs". romelu lukaku has signed a season—long loan deal with former club inter milan, just 12 months after leaving for chelsea. the belgium striker is heading back to

tevez played in the premier league from 2006 until 2013 with west ham, manchester united and manchester city. he's been playing back in argentina for his boyhood club boca juniors. tevez said the loss of his dad in early 2021 is a key part of his decision to stop playing. he has had offers to continue in america with the mls. tottenham hotspur defender emerson royal has thanked an off—duty brazilian police officer who rescued him from an attempted armed robbery in sao paulo. royal was outside a nightclub when a thief drew a gun and demanded his belongings, but the police officer, who he had been taking photos with just moments before, pursued the man, while royal was able to escaped unharmed. royal later posted on instagram calling the officer "an angel who risked his own life to save mine." let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the sports news today. aleix espargaro said he "was on the limit on each bend" after setting a new track record in barcelona as he claimed pole position for moto gp�*s catalan grand prix. the spaniard beat francesco bagnaia byjust three

league. hollie doyle has made history, becoming the first female jockey to win a european classic race with victory on nashwa in the french oaks at chantilly. doyle became the first woman to be placed in a british classic when she came third on the filly in the oaks at epsom earlier this month. favourite nashwa won from la parisienne in the race which is officially known as the prix de diane. afterfinishing, doyle was congratulated by husband and fellowjockey tom marquand, who also rode in the race. for all the latest on the canadian grand prix in montreal, head over to the bbc sports website. max verstappen leading at the moment. that's all from sportsday. the heatwave is set to persist across central europe through the early part of this week. cooler and fresher air moving in from the north. dividing the two, a line of cloud which will give some showers to the south of the uk through the evening, but they will clear overnight. the northerly wind across the eastern uk will ease back, and it

he also won the premier league and champions league with them. tottenham have signed yves bissouma from brighton. the 25—year—old mali midfielder has signed a four—year deal worth £25 million plus add—ons. he becomes spurs' third summer signing after goalkeeper fraser forster and croatian winger ivan perisickjoined on free transfers. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. friday brought the peak of the heat that's been building over the last few days. the highest temperatures we saw across the uk were very close to 33 degrees, but look at these temperatures on friday across the south of spain, the south of france, 43—41; degrees. 35 was the top temperature in paris. that heat being scooped northwards into parts of england, wales and indeed the channel islands. in fact, jersey had its hottest june day on a record. 33 degrees or very close to it across parts of east anglia, through the london area as well. whereas further north and west, with these westerly winds, we had some cooler conditions. temperatures in western scotland, f

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the new premier league fixtures are out. premier league champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for 13 years — as it tries to dampen down the rapidly rising cost of living. they've risen from 1% to 1.25% — the fifth increase in a row as it tries to curb inflation. but inflation's still on the rise — the rate at which prices go up — is currently at a a0 year high of 9%, and there are warnings it could top 11% later this year. and if that wasn't difficult enough already — on top of all that, the economy has shrunk in this last quarter by 0.3%. here's our economics editor faisal islam. 0n the outskirts of doncaster, a hotel, a successful business, grappling with energy, food prices going up at the same time that household income is being squeezed in our relentless run of interest rate rises too. we in our relentless run of interest rate rises too.— in our relentless run of interest rate rises too. ~ . .,

the 57—year old has been responsible for the implementation of var in the premier league but will leave next season. great britain have won a bronze medal in the men's 4x100 metre 4x100 metre medley relay at the world championships in budapest. tom dean swam the final leg securing team gb a medal, with italy claiming gold. leeds rhinos have won wheelchair rugby league's challenge cup for the third year in a row. a hat trick from player coach james simpson helped them to a 48—31; win over catalans dragons. today is the ao—year anniversary of one of the most infamous matches in the history of the world cup. west germany and austria's players engineered the result of their group match at spain �*82, so both would progress to the next stage. there was uproar, especially from algeria who missed out on qualification. fifa would go on to change their rules at future tournaments, so final group matches would have be played at exactly the same time. olly foster looks back at the game that became known as the disgrace of gijon. and has spoken to the scottish referee who was in charge. the 1

the liverpool forward narrowly missed out on winning the premier league title but won the fa and league cups. both salah and kerr were their respective league's top scorers although, this award is voted for by other players. the derby county takeover has been put under threat due to logistical issues. the administrators announced that chris kirchner has failed to complete the purchase of the club and has until 5pm on friday to provide evidence that he can complete. the football league called this "incredibly disapointing." and it means that other buyers could potentially take advantage. northern ireland remain without a win in the nation's league after a 3—2 loss away to kosovo. kosovo were two up inside twenty minutes and were 3—1 up into the final 10 minutes. daniel ballard with nothing but a late consolation. it leaves northern ireland manager ian baraclough under pressure. they have won just one of their last six games. world champion dina asher—smith a very strong field in the 200m a the diamond leaugue meeting in rome. this is the final season for american legend allyson fel

. >> to football now, next season's premier league features have been released on the calendar, plenty of adjustments. this comes amid unusual timing at the end of the year. the season will begin a week earlier than normal and kick off with some london action, as crystal passe welcomed arsenal later on in the weekend. the premier league campaigns for full month begins, as well as liverpool and aston miller, and will take on chelsea later in the day, while chelsea -- forest returns later in the day. they will be facing newcastle on their return. sunday, we will see brighton host trafford and west ham welcome the champions to manchester city. they will begin their title defense as the last game of the weekend. just a quick word on the u.s. open, which has got off to a start as the 1-0 leave -- lead y mcelroy continues. he enters the tournament after winning the canadian open. plenty of things to come at the country club, but a good start for the world number three. and lashing out at the supposed tactics meant to -- on spanish television, when he made references to the french president c

lukaku scored 15 goals in all competitions for chelsea last season, with eight in 26 premier league appearances. rugby league has banned transgender players from women's international competition until further notice. the ruling follows a decision by swimming's world governing body — fina, to restrict trans athletes' participation. international rugby league says it needs more time before finalising its policy and wants to "balance the individual�*s right to take part against perceived risk to other participants". advocacy groups say the policy violates human rights. the ban will apply to the world cup in england starting in october. now to cricket — and england batting coach marcus trescothick is in isolation, less than two days before the third and final test against new zealand, after contracting covid—i9. england captain ben stokes missed tuesday's training session at headingley through illness. the rest of the squad have been at headingley. england hold an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. anthonyjoshua says he's the comeback king, and that he can still unify the heavyweight d

the premier league held its annual meeting in harrogate today. a few items on the agenda — all 20 clubs voted to keep the £30 cap on away tickets for the next three seasons. that was first brought in back in 2016. they have also suspended its six—year tv deal with russian broadcasters match tv. it's worth £43 million and was due to start at the beginning of next season. however, with russia's invasion of ukraine ongoing, the premier league felt they had no option but to suspend the contract. it's not clear how long that will run for or if the deal will be scrapped completely. manchester city and england midfielderjack grealish has become england's test summer started with a win over new zealand at lord's last weekend. they've named an unchanged side for tomorrow's second test at trent bridge. that means spinnerjack leach keeps his place despite suffering concussion. our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew has been speaking with the captain ben stokes and started by asking him about his relationship with new coach brendon mccullum. the lang

but he has only played in seven premier league matches this season. antonio rudiger is leaving chelsea for european champions real madrid —— antonio rudiger is leaving chelsea for real madrid on a free transfer this summer. the 29—year—old will sign a four—year contract. the german international had been a key part of chelsea's side sincejoining in 2017, making 203 appearances in all competitions. it's been announced that blackpool manager neil critchley has left the club to join aston villa's coaching staff. the 43—year—old, who previously worked with steven gerrard at liverpool, has accepted the position of assistant head coach at villa park, which was recently vacated by michael beale. some rugby union news now, as five south african sides will be joining european elite cup competitions from next season. the stormers, bulls and sharks will play in the champions cup. they've been playing in the united rugby championship for a few seasons alongside irish, welsh and italian sides. the lions will play in the challenge cup, and the cheetah

there's been a big signing in the premier league this evening, with newcastle united adding to their squad. england goalkeeper nick pope has joined from burnley for an undisclosed fee. pope has signed a four—year deal and becomes newcastle's second signing of the summer, following the arrival of defender matt targett, who moved to st james' park earlier this month. sheffield united say they're disappointed that two of their players are to be charged with common assault following a pitch invasion at nottingham forest during their play—off semi—final defeat in may. rhian brewster and oli mcburnie are the two players charged, following trouble after united lost the match on penalties. in a statement, the club say the pair deny the charges. rory mcilroy will be enjoying his decision to stick with the pga tour tonight, rather than cross to the controversial saudi—funded liv series. he at the top of the leaderboard after his opening round he's at the top of the leaderboard after his opening round on the tour's latest event — the travelers championship in connecticut. mcilroy bega

in the welsh premier league alone, £160 million is gambled on matches every year, and that's just the money we know about. more is gambled on black markets across the world. go! go! and it's money that can attract the wrong kind of people to the sport. i think it's fair to say that corruption has always been around football. kevin carpenter is a lawyer, specialising in sports integrity, and he has advised football authorities across europe. more specifically we are talking about match fixing, we're talking of money issues of conflicts of interest, bribery, so all those kinds of times, within this broad idea of corruption within football. with more money coming in over the years, it is becoming more attractive to people wanting to make fast money, and of course you are thinking about things at the top level of the sport but when you get further down the levels that's when the further corruption seems to happen. and it is on one of those lower leagues that we get the tip. it is about a new striker playing for a club in wales. he'sjust arrived in llanelli town from italy, and we were tol

he also won the premier league and champions league with the club. that's all the sport for now. thanks very much indeed. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. china's navy has launched its third aircraft carrier — and the first entirely designed and built in the country. the 80,000 tonne fujian is almost as big as the largest us carrier. new technology will help it to quickly launch planes from its deck. although it's likely to be some years before the vessel enters service, the launch is symbolic of china's rapid military advance. the sri lankan government has asked staff in nonessential services to work from home and schools to switch to online lessons for two weeks. the country has been struggling to import fuel as it has run out of foreign currency reserves. hundreds of petrol stations have run dry and public transport has been severely disrupted. thailand is doing away with pre—registration and prior proof of covid vaccination for foreign visitors from the start ofjuly. the wearing of face masks in public will also become voluntary. thailand's

he joins burnley as they look to bounce back after relegation from the premier league with instant promotion from the championship. while liverpool have signed benfica's darwin nunez for a fee that could rise to £85 million. the 22—year—old uruguayan has signed a six—year deal at anfield. now to cricket, where england have wrapped up their three test series against new zealand with a game to spare after a five wicket win at trent bridge. jonny bairstow was the hero on the final day with a dashing century — as andy swiss reports. it was as breathtaking as it was brilliant. england's new captain, ben stokes, sealing a victory which almost beggared belief. earlier, the fans had flocked to trent bridge. every age, every hairstyle, hoping for some heroics. but chasing 299 to win, those hopes seem to be fading as new zealand took four early wickets. 0h, gone! he's chipped it straight back to trent boult. butjust when england needed something special, enterjonny bairstow with one of the most blistering displays you'll ever see. he clobbered new zealand to all corners of nottingham, reachin

he also won the premier league and champions league with them. tottenham have signed yves bissouma from brighton. the 25—year—old mali midfielder has signed a four—year deal worth £25m plus add—ons. he becomes spurs' third summer signing after goalkeeper fraser forster and croatian winger ivan perisickjoined on free transfers. the fixtures are out for next season's scottish premiership. it all starts on saturday 30th july with livingston against rangers in the lunchtime kick—off. celtic begin their title defence at home to aberdeen on the 31st. promoted kilmarnock host dundee united. hibs entertain hearts on the second weekend of the season. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. keep across the gulf on... i'll be back on bbc news, but now it's time for all your weather with chris. hello again. a hot and sunny afternoon on the cards for most of england and wales, whereas for scotland and northern ireland, we have seen some rain this morning. that's easing away. it'll still be brig

it�*s been less than a month since the premier league season came to an end — but now fans can begin looking forward to the new campaign — with the new fixtures being announced in the last half hour. champions manchester city will begin the defence of their title, away at west ham, as they go for a fifth premier league trophy in six years. the season starts a week earlier and finishes a week later due to the world cup, which also means there will be a month long break from the later part of november. elsewhere, liverpool will start against the winners of the championship, for the fourth season running. so it�*s fulham away to start, newly promoted bournemouth start at home to aston villa, and nottingham forest�*s first premier league match this century will be away at newcastle united. controversy is coming to brookline again, with the us open teeing off there later. in 1999, it was the scene of heavily criticised celebration, by american fans on the course during the ryder cup. today, among those, competing for the latest major will be several players who�*ve signed up for t

league. they could now make big money transfers and low international stars from the top leagues to russia. gas prom also had long sponsorship deals with red star belgrade for serbia. and since 2006 was chalka, one of the most popular clubs in germany with a working class mining background, the russian government in gasoline particularly used. i think they used h, in one sense to build legitimacy to build credibility. it was a form of energy politics or energy diplomacy, ready to coin full as a means through which to, to cover all to distract from what you really doing, which is what it was always. he's try create gas dependency. germany upon russian souls. it's by sponsoring shall, cup polluted and gas from we're able to whitewash their image. while popular figures like former german chancellor got food, a lobby for the company to opening the door for huge profits from oil and gas. germany has traditionally been gas prices, largest customer using gas for electricity and heating in january 20

chelsea have been in contact with premier league champions manchester city over the transfer of raheem sterling. the england forward has scored 131 goals for city, since joining from liverpool in 2015 but is thought to be a major target for new chelsea owner todd boehly. it is understood chelsea are yet to lodge a formal bid but one is expected shortly. sterling has a year left on his contract. and just a day after winning his second british national road championship mark cavendish has been told he's not been selected for the tour de france. cavendish equalled the record for the most stage wins at last year's tour — and was hoping to make it his own this year. but his quick step—alpha vinyl team prefers dutch sprinter fabio jakobsen. the manx missile has been named as a reserve rider, before the race gets underway in denmark on friday. and that's all the sport for now. see you soon. hello. we have a week of sunshine and showers to come across the uk. low pressure very much driving our story for the week ahead. the lows coming in from the atlantic will always tend to bring the show

the senegal international spent six years at anfield winning the champions league, premier league, fa cup and league cup. managerjurgen klopp said he is one of "one of liverpool's greatest—ever players". he isa he is a very good guy. he would love me to stay but, i think, he understands my education like the club, and they accept i must, all the best for, for liveable. —— liverpool. the third women's golf major of the year, the pga championship, heads out later at the congressional country club in maryland. defending champion nelly korda will play for a record $9 million purse after organisers doubled its prize money. the winner of this year's major will collect $1.35 million and having spent a long time out of the game due to a blood clot, korda has been upbeat with her return thus far. i'm just happy to be out here playing competitive golf, and i gave myself a chance last week, and if you told me that, when i was laying in the eri would have definitely been very happy with that. in the men's game, world number two rory mcilroy says the players who've joined the liv series are

the senegal international spent six years at anfield winning the champions league, premier league, fa cup and league cup. she was training with the squad yesterday but has now returned home and will be monitored daily. a replacement will not be called up for friday's friendly against the netherlands at elland road. players who have joined the saudi arabian—backed liv golf series will be allowed to play at the open in st andrews next month. the pga tour suspended 17 members who played in the inaugural liv event, including phil mickelson, dustinjohnson and bryson dechambeau. four—time major champion brooks koepka looks set to join them in the second event of the series in portland. in a statement, the r&a say exempt players and those who have qualified will be able to compete in what will be the 150th 0pen. dina asher—smith and katarina johnson—thompson are among the 72 athletes chosen to represent hosts england at the commonwealth games in birmingham next month. asher—smith, the world 200 metre champion, will compete in the 100 metres and the a by 100 relay, whilejohnson—th

he is one of africa's most successful players, having won the champions league and the premier league. bayern munich will pay 41 million euros for the start. that 30 year old could end up replacing robert lewandowski if he gets his wish to leave the german champions. h medical personnel will stand trial, charged with criminal negligence over the death of argentina soccer great diego maradona. the 60 year old died of cardiac arrest two years ago while recovering from brain surgery due to a blood clot. he had also battled cocaine and alcohol addictions for decades. prosecutors have accused his caregivers of causing his death i abandoning him while he was hospitalized at home. no trial date has been set. a new film telling the story of elvis presley opens in u.s. cinemas this week. presley scandalized the united states with his swinging hips in 1957 and he became an overnight sensation in the process. let's take a look at what is in store. >> ladies and gentlemen, elvis presley. reporter: austin butler is elvis. the young actor went to great lengths to get his portrayal right. >> i start