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argentina winning 1-0. here in rio. argentina winning 1—0. ironically they scored 12 goals in the competition in the first 11 of them messi was involved in all of them. the only goal tonight, the goal that has won this title, the that has won this title, the that he didn't have a hand in and it is winning him his first senior title.— senior title. fireworks lighting _ senior title. fireworks lighting up _ senior title. fireworks lighting up the - senior title. fireworks lighting up the sky - senior title. fireworks lighting up the sky in | senior title. fireworks - lighting up the sky in brazil. 0f lighting up the sky in brazil. of course, brazil themselves have seen that crown slip. do you think this is a blip or is this a sign of the times? well, it is a worry — this a sign of the times? well, it is a worry for _ this a sign of the times? well, it is a worry for brazil. - this a sign of the times? well, it is a worry for brazil. it - this a sign of the times? well, it is a worry for brazil. it is - it is a worry for brazil. it is only t

argentina won the game, one goal to nil. it was the first major international trophy for one of the world's best players, lionel messi. from rio dejaneiro, here's the bbc�*s tim vickery. it is the world's oldest continental cup competition. it has been played since 1916. this was the 47th version. one of the most controversial, being played in the middle of the pandemic. but it is the moment where lionel messi has finally won a senior title with argentina. how many barroom discussions about the greatest of all time will have to be altered as a result of what hasjust happened here in rio. argentina winning1—0. ironically, they scored 12 goals in the competition. the first 11 of them, messi was involved in all of them. the only goal tonight, the goal that has won this title, is the first goal in the competition that messi did not have a hand in, and it has won him his first senior title. and tim, fireworks erupting over the stadium right now. lighting up the sky in brazil. of course, brazil themselves have seen their crown

argentina beat their biggest rivals brazil 1—0 in the final of the copa america. controversially, the authorities in rio dejaneiro eased covid restrictions and allowed a limited number of fans into the stadium. russell trott reports. 0ne one of the world's great landmarks and a suitable backdrop for one of sport's great rivalries. despite rio�*s mostly empty american are stadium, supporters of argentina and brazil were determined to cheer on their sides, with south america's championship, copa america, at stake. in the midst of a pandemic, it was never going to achieve its billing as a classic encounter. argentina scoring the only goal of the game in the first half. through angel di maria. but approach at 928 years of hurt and they star player, lionel messi, who won his first major tournament with his national team. it major tournament with his national team. , ., , ., team. it is the moments where lionel messi has finally _ team. it is the moments where lionel messi has finally won _ team. it is the moments where lionel messi has finally won a _ team. it is the

brazil versus argentina. believe it or not, argentina. believe it or not, argentina have not won a top level tournament since 1993. they are facing the defending champions brazil in rio dejaneiro. viewers in the uk will be able to watch the game on the bbc. more 0lympic venues will be without fans after organisers announced that events will be staged from behind closed doors. the spiking coronavirus cases in tokyo reading to a state of emergency in the japanese capital there is hope that some sports being held further afield could host spectators but baseball and football will not be allowed. in the tour de france stage 1a is finished. a dutchman broke free from the leader group with 26 miles to go and held on to take the victory. a canadian athlete replaced the leader while a slovenian athlete ratings the overall lead. we will finish where we started in london and the one—day international between england and pakistan. the match was reduced to a7 overs. england has managed just a7 overs. england has managed just a7 all out. in the last

argentina scored the only goal in the first half through the paris saint germain player, angel di maria. wimbledon has a new women's champion. world number one ash barty has claimed her first title at the all england club. she defeated eighth seed karolina pliskova from the czech republic in three sets, as chetan pathak reports. what a moment for ash barty. ten years after winning thejunior title here, she is now wimbledon champion, emulating what her hero evonne goolagong did 50 years ago. goolagong an idol to so many from the indigenous australian community. barty, from the beginning, has talked about winning this title and today, she achieved that dream. it wasn't easy and it took three sets in the end against karolina pliskova, the czech eighth seed, who really started this one slowly — barty winning the first 14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set, pliskova did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie—break and leading us into a decider. but barty�*s game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end.

and just to say that argentina have just to say that argentina have just taken the lead in that final. just taken the lead in that final. wimbledon has a new champion. world number one, ash barty, has claimed her first title at the all england club. she defeated eighth seed karolina plish—kova from the czech republic in three sets. chetan pathak reports. what a moment. ten years after winning thejunior title what a moment. ten years after winning the junior title here she is now wimbledon champion emulating what her hero did 50 years ago. she was not over so many from the indigenous australian community. from the beginning she has talked about winning this title and today she achieved that dream. it was not easy and it took three sets in the end against her opponent who really started this one slowly. but in the first 14 points in a row. but once the world number one had won that first set she did find her rhythm again, taking the second on a tie—break and leading us into a decider but her game of variety and slicing and stronger movement got her over the line in the end and when

and it was argentina who suffered an early setback. juan cruz mall a sent off for this dangerous tackle after just half an hour. but despite being a man down, argentina scored two tries to lead 20—6. wales did fight back and score two tries of their own to make it 20—20. wales could have won it late on, but missed a last—minute penalty. elsewhere, england are playing canada. england are playing canada. lead 26—7 after about 25 minutes england lead 26—7 after about 25 minutes in that one. let's go straight back to centre court in wimbledon, and bring you right up to speed with the women's singles final, ashleigh barty the number—one seed and world number one was serving for the championship before being broken by karolina pliskova. we are into a tie—break, pliskova has the mini break at the minute, leading 4—2. if you do want to stay up leading 4—2. if you do want to stay up to speed with this one, head over to bbc one right now, where live coverage will continue. we try to bring you the match point, but we couldn't qu

but, despite being a man down, argentina scored two tries to lead 20—6. wales did fight back — and score two tries of their own, to make it 20—20 — and they could have won it late on, but missed a last—minute penalty. elsewhere, england are playing canada — england lead 61—14. quite a comfortable lead. bauke mollema has won stage 14 of the tour de france with a fine solo ride. the dutchman broke free from the lead group with 26 miles to go on a lumpy stage into quillan and held on to take the victory. slovenia's tadej pogacar retained the overall lead and britain's mark cavendish should finish within the cut off time, keeping his hopes of more stage victories alive. that's all the sport for now. plenty more reaction to ashleigh barty�*s plenty more reaction to ashleigh ba rty�*s victory plenty more reaction to ashleigh barty�*s victory at wimbledon on the bbc sport website. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, congratulations to her, a fantastic victory there. labour have called for the former downing street dire

argentina scored the only goal in the first half through the paris saint germain player angel di maria. now on bbc news, click looks at the tech trying to recreate the hajj experience for those unable to attend due to the pandemic. this week — the hajj through digital art. sd glasses and sd houses. and how about a glass of wine made with al? hey, welcome to click. hope you've had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i'm good — just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! chuckles. yep! another one of those is on its way, isn't it? summer is gonna be different for everyone once again this year, and that includes the many muslims who would normally be about to undertake hajj. hajj is the pilgrimage that's made by around 2.5 million muslims every year from all across the globe to mecca, saudi arabia, and this year, it's happening injuly. it's one of the most important acts of faith that a muslim can undertake, and it's said to amaze those who do. but of course, in the last couple of years, the coronavirus has led the saudi authorities to severely limit the number of people

argentina scored the only goal in the first half through the paris saint germain player angel di maria. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament — the week ministers decided to change england's covid rules... we will revoke all social distancing guidance, including the two metre rule. minister: hallelujah! ..but labour refused to join in the hallelujah chorus. once again, instead of a careful, controlled approach, we're heading for a summer of chaos and confusion. also in this programme, a minister calls for more women lorry drivers. it is a very white male sector and i think there are huge opportunities for the sector to diversify. and could brexit save the british hedgehog? an mp says a new farming policy... should aim to secure and restore hedgerows and habitats to give our hedgehogs a bit of a brexit dividend. but first, it had been trailed as england's �*freedom day�* — the day people could throw away their masks, party with more than five friends, and even perhaps plan a foreign holiday. but with infections continuing to rise an

and what a match—up it's expected to be — brazil versus argentina. it's a chance for lionel messi to finally win a major international trophy. believe it or not, argentina haven't won a top level tournament since 1993. they're facing the defending champions brazil in rio dejaneiro. viewers in the uk will be able to watch the game on the bbc. more olympic venues will be without fans after organisers announced that events in fukushima and sapporo will be staged from behind closed doors. with a spike in coronavirus cases in tokyo leading to a state of emergency in the japanese capital, there was hope that some sports being held further afield could host spectators. but baseball in fukishima and football in sapporo will not be allowing any fans in. now to the tour de france. and bauke mollema has won stage 1a with a fine solo ride. the dutchman broke free from the lead group with 26 miles to go on a lumpy stage into quillan and held on to take the victory. canada's michael woods replaces nairo quintana as the leader of the king of the mountain's competit

it's been 28 years since argentina last won the competition. angel di maria was the matchwinner with a superb lob over the brazilian keeper in the first half. messi, who had never won a major international title, was named player of the tournament after scoring four goals in the competition. india have set up a decider against england women in their multi—format series after an eight—run victory in their second twenty20. india had a good start, with shafali verma and smriti mandhana sharing 70 for the first wicket. but england's bowlers restricted them to 148—4. in reply, england were at 106—2 but lost four wickets in just 19 balls. they finished 140—8. england lead the series 8—6, the third and final t20 match is on wednesday. south africa captain siya kolisi has tested positive for coronavirus just two weeks before the first test against the british and irish lions. it takes the total number of cases to more than 20 in the springbok camp. however, a large group of south africa players will return to training on sunday after six da

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wales drew with argentina in cardiff. the pumas were down to 1a men, but then scored two tries to give them a 1a—point lead. but wales responded and scored two tries of their own to make it 20—20, and they could have won it late on but missed a last—minute penalty. the tour de france is heading towards the serious slopes of the pyrenees but before the big climbs in the days to come, an undulating trek to quillan greeted the riders on saturday. and as all the main contenders emerged unscathed, dutchman bauke mollema took the plaudits with a fine solo attack to the finish line. nick parrott watched this one... before the stage more congratulations for mark cavendish after his record equalling victory yesterday. the british sprinter will have to wait almost a week for his next chance with the race moving into the pyrenees for five demanding mountain stages. while for cavendish it was a bit finishing inside the cut time for overall leader it was just about keeping an eye on his rivals. all the action was happening up ri

wales were well beaten by a strong argentina in their second test match. the visitors dominated throughout. pablo matera crashed over with the final try as it finished 33—11. wales coach wayne pivac had said he was without 27 players for this final game of the season because of injuries and lions�* commitments in south africa. time now for some of the day's other sports stories and we'll stay with rugby because noah lolesio kicked the winning penalty as australia beat france in a thrilling third rugby union test in brisbane. the wallabies, who played with 1a men for most of the match after an early red card, won 33—30 to complete a 2—1 series win. grand national—winning jockey rachael blackmore is said to be in �*good spirits�* following surgery after fracturing her ankle and injuring her hip in a fall at killarney yesterday. blackmore was injured when the favourite merry poppins fell in a handicap hurdle. in the t20 blast, lancashire lightning are moments away from what looks like victory over the yorkshire vikings, as they look to secure th

argentina face colombia on wednesday while brazil meet peru in the other semifinal on tuesday. some breaking news in the last few minutes. crystal palace has confirmed that former arsenal midfielder patrick vieira will be their new manager. the club posted the news on social media. it had been widely speculated that the arsenal legend would replace roy hodgson at crystal palace, confirmation now that he has signed a three year contract. considered one of the best players of his generation, vieira won three premier league titles and four fa cups at arsenal. he also won the world cup with france in 1998. england's bowlers are on top against sri lanka in the third and final one day international in bristol. once again england elected to field after winning the toss and soon made inroads into the tourists batting. chris woakes, david willey and tom curran have each taken two wickets. a few moments ago sri lanka were 120—7 after 29 overs. england already have an unassailable 2—0 lead in the series. --121-7. —— 121—7. now to --121-7. now to formula 1. the austrian grand pri

the last eight completed by india, australia, spain, argentina and new zealand. that's all the sport for now, but there's lots more on the bbc sport website, including the start of the football league season in scotland and the build—up to the second lions test against south africa this afternoon. well, our reporter, eleanor roper, is at the lee valley athletics centre in north london to get reaction to dina asher—smith's disappointing news. not what she wanted or anyone expected. we have been watching here on the big screen, really exciting. desiree henry is here, she raced with dina at rio. give us your reaction. i'm kind of shocked, but i made this prediction yesterday when i said people should not count out elaine thompson—herah, she is the previous olympic champion. that does not come lightly. i am just shocked at how she did it, and at the time, 10.61 is absolutely incredible. she did it in class and style. you did call it. ijust cannot believe it. but we all hope and want our favourites to win, but for them to go out and do it it is a whole other bal

and within the last few minutes argentina has won the copa america, beating arch rival brazil. the world number one, australia's ash barty, wins the wimbledon women's singles final.

elsewhere at the games in the men's rugby sevens, when britain missed out on bronze after a 17—12 defeat to argentina, finishing in fourth place. the star american gymnast simone biles has now withdrawn from a second event at the olympics. she will miss tomorrow's individual all—around final, in which she's the defending champion, after saying she needs to focus on her mental health. yesterday, she pulled out of the team event. the international olympic committee says it has "huge respect and support" for her decision, as our sports correspondent laura scott reports. commentator: the smile says it all. she loves to perform. simone biles rewrote the record books in rio. she's been the face of a generation of gymnasts. one last tumble to become olympic champion. - at times, her phenomenal achievements have given her an aura of invincibility. but this week, she's reminded a world that sees her as superhuman that she is human. and what a champion! i say put your mental health first, because if you don't, you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. so it'

the 34—year—old who just won the copa america with argentina became a free agent at the end ofjune and is understood to have agreed to sign a new 5—year contract. england's women cricketers have won their multi format series against india after an 8 wicket victory in theirfinal t20 match. india won the toss and chose to bat — opener smiriti mandhana top scoring with 70 as they finished on 153 for 6. and in response an unbeaten 89 from dani wyatt saw her side over the line with 8 balls remaining as they scored a 10 points to 6 win. i was pleased with the way it went tonight. it is a nice wicked. balls were bowled well and ijust batted sensible and played to my strength and, yeah, i love a night like tonight and to get a series win as well makes it even better. defending champion tadej pogacar is within reach of a second tour de france title as he takes a big lead into stage 18 later. the two—year—old slovenian won stage 17 on wednesday and is now 5 minutes and 39 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger with four stages remaining. tennis — and the top seed stefanos tsitsipas is

they'll take on the winner of argentina vs colombia in the final. we really are at the business end of the euro 2020 tournament now with the first semi final taking place later on tuesday, and what a titanic clash that promises to be. it's italy vs spain at wembley. two teams that know each other very well. they've met seven times at the euros previously, the italians who knocked the spanish out of euro 2016, are on a 32—match unbeaten run while spain are the tournament's highest—scoring team with 12 goals in five matches. to wimbledon now and its ladies quarter—finals day in south west london a full capacity crowd on centre court and they'll be treated to the all australian tie between top seed ashleigh barty and ajla tomljanovic. barty came through her match against the french open champion barbora krejcikova in straight sets and is into the last 8 at the all england club for the first time. ido i do everything in my power to make sure that i was well prepared to come into this tournament, ifeel like prepared to come into this tournament, i

argentina tried to get the party started. they were singing like below me, loving life, no social distancing going on at all. but they were welcomed into the stadium by the japanese organisers here who were bowing and clapping and dancing and trying to really make this as much a part of the section as possible because as you said earlier on it was a very sombre beginning indeed. this opening ceremony would have been incredibly difficult, wouldn't it, pre—pandemic? let me tell you, this was certainly no queen skydiving into the stadium after speaking to james bond. it had none of that about it but it was, of course, meant to reflect the times the world is living right now and actually i think it was quite beautiful. when they raise the japanese flag and sang the japanese and then you could hear a pin sang the japanese and then you could heara pin drop sang the japanese and then you could hear a pin drop and there were goose bumps. it really was quite a beautiful moment and everything is being done very respectfully and beaut

they saved match points to beat argentina's andres molteni and horacio zeballos 13—11 in a third and final set. but it was disappointment for heather watson in the women's singles, beaten in straight sets by germany's anna—lena friedsam in just under two hours. she was the only brit in the women's singles draw. so, a busy first day of action for team gb, and there's plenty more to let you know about, too. joe lynskey�*s at the touchscreen with more for us. no medals for team gb on this first day of competition — that was also the case at london 2012 and rio 2016, where they went on to finish second in the medal table. but there has been progress for two gb sides in the team sports, because gb's women's football side are through to the knockout stages of their competition. they beat the hosts japan 1—0 to seal a second straight win and qualification from the group stage. gb weren't at their best in this match, but once again, ellen white stepped up to score her third goal of these games. but there's still a lot to play for in their final group match. that's against canada and

australia beat argentina, so that's a big upset, and also romania back in the men's competition in football since 1964. they got off to a winning start against honduras. now, we are used to seeing the games, what about some of these new sports we are going to be looking at four serving as one of them, when i am particularly excited about. that will take place at the beach. that's about an hour and a half east from tokyo. one of the big names involved and that is brazil's gabrielle medina. he has a two—time world champion and he told us what he is hoping for a two—time world champion and he told us what he is hoping far ahead of these olympic games. it feels amazing, the olympics are coming _ it feels amazing, the olympics are coming un — it feels amazing, the olympics are coming up. it's really big for us, you know. — coming up. it's really big for us, you know, for this port, and i'm excited — you know, for this port, and i'm excited to— you know, for this port, and i'm excited to go to japan. it will be a good event. hopefully we get some -ood good event. hopefully we get some

but wales were well beaten by a strong argentina side in their second test match in cardiff. the visitors dominated throughout to finish 31 points to 11 winners. wales coach wayne pivac said he was without 27 players for the game, because of injuries and lions commitments in south africa. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, the papers. the hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers are bringing us. —— what the papers are bringing us. with me arejournalist and author shyama perera, and former conservative adviser mo hussein. as health secretary sajid javid tests positive for covid, the observer highlights the plea from top scientists, not to "let the virus rip" on monday. with that in mind, the mirror leads on calls by a scientists for monday to be dubbed �*freedumb day'. the health secretary's positive covid test is also the lead for the express, with the paper carrying warnings from business leaders that they expect staffing chaos to continue as workers continue to be �*pinged' by the nhs test and trace app. the mail speculates on the numbe

the president of fifa had flown in from rio after watching the america's cup being played which argentina won in the early hours of sunday morning. he is probably going to be feeling those air miles now as he tries to stay alert and the stadium for the handover of the trophy. do not mean england fans are going to be hanging around the sons to watch our correspondent chi chi izundu is in trafalgar sq there is rain and other things that dampened the spirits. the there is rain and other things that dampened the spirits.— dampened the spirits. the rain is how the fans _ dampened the spirits. the rain is how the fans are _ dampened the spirits. the rain is how the fans are feeling. - dampened the spirits. the rain is how the fans are feeling. down l dampened the spirits. the rain is| how the fans are feeling. down in the dumps and you can see just over my shoulder how quickly the square has cleared out. we almost, almost missed the point when italy were declared the winners and it was a stunned silence here. more than 1500 people here sharing and those of fireworks being let off by the fanci

in the men's rugby sevens, britain missed out on bronze after a 17—12 defeat to argentina — finishing just off the podium in fourth place. and in tennis, andy murray's bid for a third olympic gold is over — he and joe salisbury lost in the men's double quarter—finals to croatian duo martin cilic and ivan dodig in three sets. murray said — after competing in his fourth olympic games — if this was the end of his olympic journey he wanted to thank team gb for giving him some of the best memories of his life. meanwhile, a terrible day for the norwegian men's lightweight double sculls — who capsized with only 500 metres to go in their semi—final. the pair — who were bronze medalists at the 2016 rio olympic games — were in second place when they tipped over — and had to be rescued by the lifeguard. but they did get back in their boat and finish. the american gymnast simone biles has pulled out of a second event at the tokyo olympics. she will now miss tomorrow's individual all—around final, in which she's the defending champion, after saying she needs to focus on her men

they were beaten by argentina in their bronze medal match, but in the air where they have lost funding because of the pandemic, even being on the stage was a victory. i pandemic, even being on the stage was a victory-— pandemic, even being on the stage was a victory. i am beyond proud of the bo s, was a victory. i am beyond proud of the boys. like. _ was a victory. i am beyond proud of the boys. like. i — was a victory. i am beyond proud of the boys, like, i have _ was a victory. i am beyond proud of the boys, like, i have been - was a victory. i am beyond proud of the boys, like, i have been here, i the boys, like, i have been here, giving literally everything to each other and to gb and to all the family and friends at home, like, thatis family and friends at home, like, that is way bigger than any metal i will ever, ever gets, and i would trade all the metals in the world for all the friendships and stuff i've got right now.— i've got right now. meanwhile clement was _ i've got right now. meanwhile clement was that _ i've got right now. meanwhile clement was that the - i've go

argentina's german chiaraviglio has suffered the same fate. and australia's curtis marshall was briefly sent into isolation, along with the entire australian track and field squad, after he and two others were deemed to be close contacts of kendricks. they've all tested negative for covid—19, so they're back in training. away from the olympics, there's been an extraordinary outburst from the south africa director of rugby rassie erasmus, just two days before the british and irish lions face south africa in the second test. he posted the hour—long monologue on social media where he rails against the officiating in last weekend's series opener, which the lions won by 22 points to 17. among his complaints, he said the referee didn't give the south africa players the same level of respect as the visitors. lions captain alun wynjones doesn't believe that was the case. we didn't really have any, felt we had any advantage because of the times times that they were standing with the graphs, etc, from an outside perception, i probably can't, it's di

infantino, the president of fifa and he left rio dejaneiro in the early hours of sport after watching argentina wendy cope of america and he was whisked through entry at heathrow to watch the match and let's hope he can stay awake. now time for the weather with darren. hello, there, cloud has been increasing today and it has led more summary weather in the midweek and rain developing overnight tonight across england and wales with heavy burst as well with sundry downpours fading away and largely dry tonight in northern ireland was a bit cooler here but a warm not with a cloud and rain in england and instill some heavy bursts of rain by the morning as well. bit of a messy picture with these areas of rain moving northwards in the rain may ease off for a while as things brighten up a get of bit of sunshine and that will trigger something to read our ports in scotland but also in particular towards the southeast of england and east anglia. good drinks and flash flooding as well. looks a bit dry for northern ireland, wales and the southwest temperatures a little bit higher than they were today. now

great britain's sevens olympic campaign has ended without a medal — after a 17—12 defeat to argentina in the bronze medal match in tokyo. and in the last hour fiji have beaten new zealand to retain their olympic title. and disappointment too in the diving forjack laugher and daniel goodfellow as they finished 7th in the 3 metre synchro final — with china taking gold. it means laugher�*s reign as olympic champion is over. american gymnast and four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles has withdrawn from thursday's individual all—around final in tokyo to focus on her mental health. she withdrew from the team final yesterday — during the competition — but remained at the side of her teammates as they went on to win silver. usa gymnastics has said in statement: "after further medical evaluation, simone biles has withdrawn from the final individual all—around competition to focus on her mental health." here she was speaking yesterday. it has been really stressful, this olympic games. not having an audience, there are a lot of different variables going into it. it has been

he had been expected to contend for a medal in tokyo, while his rival from argentina german chiaraviglio has also contracted the virus. kendricks' positive meant that the whole australian track and field team had to temporarily isolate because three of them were determined to be close contacts. those three have tested negative, while the rest have returned to training. tea m team usa, you are my team, i will always be rooting for the red white and blue. enjoy the olympics, have a good time. miss me if you want, but i will be on the road shortly after to compete in every other event, and hopefully we will all have fine come careers. 0n hopefully we will all have fine come careers. on a final note, my friend, maps, birthplace in the united states olympic trials, i would hope you would get on a plane soon and come compete in my stead. away from the olympics, the british and irish lions face south africa in the second test on saturday. but there's been an extraordinary outburst from the springboks' director of rugby rassie erasmus. he posted an hour—long monologue on social media where he

and great britain's sevens olympic campaign has ended without a medal — after a 17—12 defeat to argentina in the bronze medal match in tokyo. fiji have beaten new zealand to retain their olympic title. american gymnast and four—time olympic gold medallist simone biles has withdrawn from tomorrow's individual all—around final in tokyo for her mental health. she withdrew from the team final yesterday — during the competition — but remained at the side of her team—mates as they went on to win silver. usa gymnastics has said in statement: "after further medical evaluation, simone biles has withdrawn from the final individual all—around competition to focus on her mental health." they go on to say "she will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week's individual event finals." that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. the men's gymnastics all—around final back to you, ben. i have morphed into rebecca. let's return to news that a deaf woman has won the right to compensation after she c

he had been expected to contend for a medal in tokyo, while his rivalfrom argentina german chiaraviglio has also contracted the virus. kendricks' positive meant that the whole australian track and field team had to temporarily isolate because three of them were determined to be close contacts. those three have tested negative while the rest have returned to training. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the australian state of new south wales has recorded 239 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily rise since the start of the pandemic. people living in eight hotspots in the biggest city, sydney, are being ordered to wear masks outdoors and must stay within five kilometres of their homes. our correspondent, shaima khalil, in sydney explains if the lockdown will work given the lag in the roll—out of vaccination programme and how infection is fast increasing in new south wales. after an announcement of an extension yesterday, experts are saying that this may well go beyond the end of august, the government has announced, because new south wales has

getting to as many finals, getting to these situations as many times as countries like italy, germany, argentina do, because they have experience of winning, they have experience of winning, they have experience of winning, they have experience of losing, it adds massively to the football culture that those players have? yes, you are right. i remember when yes, you are right. i rememberwhen we look— yes, you are right. i rememberwhen we look back— yes, you are right. i rememberwhen we look back at jeremy's when in 2014 _ we look back at jeremy's when in 2014 they— we look back at jeremy's when in 2014. they had been to two semifinals —— germany's victory. semifinal— semifinals —— germany's victory. semifinal when they hosted in 2006, the pain— semifinal when they hosted in 2006, the pain of— semifinal when they hosted in 2006, the pain of that but also the experience of that. if you want to sustain— experience of that. if you want to sustain success as a team you have to constantly be evolving, constantly improving, constantly finishing — constantly improving, constantly

but, wales were well beaten by a strong argentina side in their second test match in cardiff. the visitors dominated throughout to finish 31 points to 11 winners. wales coach wayne pivac said he was without 27 players for the game because of injuries and lions commitments in south africa. and the lions in south africa are, just three weeks after dislocating his shoulder, he is back. you'll make insane! amazing that story. cannot wait, next test, first test. looking forward to it.— cannot wait, next test, first test. looking forward to it. should be a cracker. stay with us, we'll have more on the devastating floods in germany in the next half hour. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and rachel burden. good morning to you. it is 6:30. there are growing concerns that the rescue effort in western germany, following the worst flooding in 200 years, is turning into a recovery mission. at least 170 people have died and hundreds more are missing. in a moment we'll speak tojournalist, kate martyr, but first, let's take a look at her firsthand account of the devastation she's