said it shouldn t be too much of a problem, but he is resting today just in case. the conditions here at st andrews are difficult. even though you can t tell it from my flowing locks, the wind is a swirling, that provides a true authentic test. it is meant to be dry for the whole week as well. good for spectators, dry for the whole week as well. good forspectators, but dry for the whole week as well. good for spectators, but it makes it very difficult for golfers because it could spit the ball into the rough. if we look here, it is very, very thick indeed. if they avoid the rough, they could end up in some of these bunkers. ii2 rough, they could end up in some of these bunkers. 112 of them dotted around the course. justin thomas yesterday said he was fearful of them, especially one over there on them, especially one over there on the 17th. it is a challenging golf course, and we can t wait to get started. paul lawrie hitting the first tee shot tomorrow morning just after 6:30am. first
ways, the golfers have been making this point. we re not politicians. i know you guys hate that . expression, but, you know, we re really not, unfortunately. back in may, lee westwood said. that may be the hope, but sport and politics frequently do. and whether the players want to be political or not, by stepping onto the first tee, the players are choosing to work directly with saudi arabia. given its human rights record, that choice unavoidably has a political dimension. let s end by returning to ukraine. you may have seen this picture on social media 16 year old valaray in her prom dress, outside her bombed out school in kharkiv. the students in her class were determined to go ahead with their graduation, despite the war and everything they ve been living through. valary spoke to bbc news a little earlier. translation: i wanted the whole world to pay
after he was declared bankrupt in 2017. becker denies 2a charges against him. the wait is nearly over. golf s first men s major of the year the masters is nearly upon us. the first tee shot at augusta national will be hit at 1 o clock tomorrow afternoon, with the world s best players looking to get their hands on that green jacket. understandably, most of the attention this week has been on whether tiger woods will play, but there are other stories that will play out, too. ben croucher reports. boston national, where beauty meets the beast. augustine national. this is a sporting icon, but it will forever represent one of golf s toughest test. if you get to become belle of the ball. t5 a toughest test. if you get to become belle of the ball. belle of the ball. is a ma or championship. i belle of the ball. is a ma or championship. it s i belle of the ball. is a ma or championship. it s a i belle of the ball. is a major championship. it s a place | belle of the ball. is a major i
successfully. cricket, but play cricket successfully. cricket, but play cricket successfull . ., successfully. he can on the coach so much, successfully. he can on the coach so much. they re successfully. he can on the coach so much, they re worried successfully. he can on the coach so much, they re worried that - successfully. he can on the coach so| much, they re worried that england s playing pool. around a third of those are from a south asian background. only one of england s asher squad is. what s more, most of the team from the final test went to private school, city any cash to get to decrease. the former english keeper, nearly £1000 a season. mar; keeper, nearly £1000 a season. may be the ashes keeper, nearly £1000 a season. may be the ashes is keeper, nearly £1000 a season. 1 be the ashes is the thing that s had to happen it s that necessary evil for people to stand up and start looking at the game as a whole. we have seen what s happened on the first tee. it is
they say, always delivers, and three years on, europe s talisman can hardly wait. any opportunity you have to grab hold of that trophy when it s on away soil is pretty magical. we re nearly go time, and there s no better feeling that i ve ever had than pegging it up on the first tee at the ryder cup. # god bless america! but can they silence america s fans? with european supporters unable to travel to the us, the home advantage is deafening. chanting: usa! usa! usa! europe s select few supporters here, like these us based expats, know it ll be some challenge. there s going to be a lot of shouting against them, come to time, so hopefully they can come together and pull out another win. 0ne round of oles? # 0le, ole, ole, ole # 0le, ole!