more travel misery, including the biggest daily rise in petrol prices for 17 years. that s all from the bbc news at six so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m sarah mulkerrins. on the eve of the new saudi backed golf venture, the big name players taking part are being grilled over their participation. if the money was right, is there anyway you wouldn t play? i if the money was right, is there anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer that anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer that question. - world cup celebrations be gone wales are back in action in the nations league, with a tricky tie at home to netherlands. and just three months after giving birth, cyclist elinor barker talks to us about making the wales team for the commonwealth games. you re very welcome along to sportsday. is this the eve of a new era for men s go
if the money was right, is there anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer that anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer that question. - world cup celebrations be gone wales are back in action in the nations league, with a tricky tie at home to netherlands. and just three months after giving birth, cyclist elinor barker talks to us about making the wales team for the commonwealth games. you re very welcome along to sportsday. is this the eve of a new era for men s golf? the controversial saudi backed series gets under way tomorrow. and today, more reports of yet more big name players signing up bryson dechambeau, a former us open champion, patrick reed, a former masters champion, and rickie fowler all lined up to join the likes of phil mickleson and
robinson was not selected for the first test against new zealand. now, today marks just 50 days to go until the commonwealth games get under way in birmingham and no doubt we ll be reporting on some amazing stories and feats during it. and cyclist elinor barker may well be featuring she s made the wales team just three months after giving birth to her son, nico. barker won commonwealth gold in the points race back in 2018. she s been speaking to tom brown. it s been quite hard, getting back into training and trying to build my fitness back up. i m under no illusions that i m the same athlete i was a year ago at this point in time, but i deftly feel like i m getting back to my usual self. it s been all right on the bank, actually. i didn t ride my bike for actually. i didn t ride my bike for a month at all, and that was just a medically no go. and from there it
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