Good evening. Its been the first full day of action at the Tokyo Olympics and weve seen some of Team Gbs Medal hopes in action. For the second games in a row, though, Cyclist Geraint thomAs crAshed in the mens Road Race, but there wAs a great performance from swimmer adam peaty, As he began the defence of his title. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie pirks hAs more from tokyo. This Road Race wAs described As a War Of Attrition long, hot and hilly with an early crAsh. Just like in rio, history repeated itself. ThomAs wAs determined to leave it on its road, but he wAs starting to flag. Mount fuji beckoned its all its brutish brutal beauty, but thomAs wAs out in likely his lAst olympics. Adam yates wAs the highest place britain, but Richard Carol hAs claimed ecuador s second goal Richard Carapaz. More big Names Today beginning their quest. Peaty is As close to a medal As you can get. Hes unbeaten in seven years of the 100 metre breAststroke. Helen glover hAs won back to back gold and the wo
Hello, welcome to a packed sportsday, after Day One of the Tokyo Olympics. Im austin halewood. Heres whats coming up in the programme. Theyre under way, and its been a solid start for some of Team Gbs biggest medal hopes on Day One in tokyo. Two from two Team Gb are through to the Knockout Stage of the Womens Football Competition after a win overjapan. But the hosts are up and running, their first gold of the games coming in thejudo. Also coming up in the programme, away from the olympics. Time for the talking to stop. The first Lions Test Match against South Africa is under way in Cape Town. And hope for Hull Charlie shoots a brilliant round on day three of golf s evian championship. Good evening, welcome to sportsday. Well, we are under way. After a year long delay, the Tokyo Olympics are now in full swing, and weve had an action packed first day from japan. 11 Gold Medals were up for grabs. The first of them went to china, in the womens ten Metre Air Rifle shooting, while ecuador s
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we ll continue look at the tributes being paid to prince philip around the world. also ahead. new details emerge about the scale of uk government lobbying involving former prime minster david cameron. the easing of lockdown in england, nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. the movie ma rainey s black bottom picks up two prizes on the first night of the bafta film awards, which are being split over two days for the very first time. and in half an hour here on bbc news, the media show. amol rajan takes a look at social media, anti social media, breaking news and faking news. two of the duke of edinburgh s sons have paid emotional tributes to their father after attending a service to remember him, held at a royal chapel in windsor. the duke of york likened his father s death to losing the grandfather of the nation , while the earl of wessex said that while they were still coming to terms with the loss, it had been fantastic to hav
justin welby. we ll continue look at the tributes being paid to prince philip around the world. also ahead. new details emerge about the scale of uk government lobbying involving former prime minster david cameron. the easing of lockdown in england nonessential shops will reopen tomorrow for the first time in more than three months. the movie ma rainey s black bottom picks up two prizes on the first night of the bafta film awards, which are being split over two days for the very first time. and in half an hour here on bbc news mishal husain talks to hunter biden, son of us presidentjoe biden. two of the duke of edinburgh s sons have paid emotional tributes to their father after attending a service to remember him, held at a royal chapel in windsor. the duke of york likened his father s death to losing the grandfather of the nation , while the the earl of wessex said that while they were still coming to terms with the loss it had been fantastic to have heard the, e