stefano pioli s side are champions of italy for the first time since 2011. justin thomas has won the us pga championship in oklahoma, despite starting the day seven shots off the lead. the 29 year old picking up the second major of his career. he triumphed in a playoff with fellow american will zalatoris, birdiing two of the three playoff holes. all this came after a collapse from chile s mito pereira, who had led all the way up until the 72nd hole when he double bogied the eighteenth after finding the water. top seeds novak djokovic and iga swiatek get their roland garros campaigns underway on monday, and there have already been some shocks in paris. in the women s draw 6th seed 0ns jabeur is out, beaten by magda linette in three sets. the tunisian took the first but linette won a second set tiebreak and rode the momentum to close out a shock victory against one of the tournament favourites.
the club runner who paid the £37 entry fee to race in the vitality 10k yesterday and ended up beating sir mo 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.
this is bbc news. the headlines. polls have opened in france, for the first round of a french presidential race that could deliver a shock victory after president macron s lead over his main challenger, the far right leader marine le pen fell dramatically in recent weeks. uk pm borisjohnson meets president zelensky in kyiv as britain says there s further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine. pakistan s assembly will meet on monday to choose a new prime minister after imran khan was removed through a no confidence vote. analysts say the new leader is almost certain to be opposition leader, shehbaz sharif. the uk finance minister rishi sunak is demanding a whitehall inquiry to find out who leaked details about his wife s tax arrangements. akshata murty has said
this is bbc news. the headlines. polls have opened in france, for the first round of a french presidential race that could deliver a shock victory after president macron s lead over his main challenger, the far right leader marine le pen fell dramatically in recent weeks. uk pm borisjohnson meets president zelensky in kyiv as britain says there s further evidence that russian troops have a deliberate strategy of targeting civilians in ukraine. pakistan s assembly will meet on monday to choose a new prime minister after imran khan was removed through a no confidence vote. analysts say the new leader is almost certain to be opposition leader, shehbaz sharif. the uk finance minister rishi sunak is demanding a whitehall inquiry to find out who leaked details about his wife s tax arrangements. akshata murty has said
a shock victory for the liberal democrats after they overturn a huge conservative majority in the north shropshire by election. and it was australia s day again in adelaide as england continue to struggle in the ashes. dance venues across the country are reporting a surge in same sex couples signing up for classes and competitions, inspired by this year s strictly partnership of the chefjohn whaite and professinoaljohannes radebe. 0ur correspondent sophie van brugen has more. dramatic music. john and johannes performances have