and that s bbc news at six. huw edwards will be here at ten o clock but now it is time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m lizzie greenwood hughes here s a sneaky peak of some of today s line up for you. we re live at the home for golf st andrews where the 150th open championship is undeway. out but not down northern ireland want to end their euros with a good the first briton to win a stage at this year s tour de france. out but not down northern ireland want to end their euros with a good show against england. 0n the eve of the world athletics championships, we will hear from the new dish team captain from their training pant that can t the neck camp in oregon. the training pant that can t the neck camp in oregon- training pant that can t the neck camp in oregon. training pant that can t the neck cam in oreuon. , .,, ., camp in oregon. the people who look like me and camp in oregon
welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres