hitting his tee shot on the 11th. this was the first time he got the driver out. he was playing the backline first and have a look at that. it's gone way, way into the trees down the left—hand side. he's managed to make a par four from that position, but here we are. we can see him on the 13th here. he's supposed to be eating the par five for breakfast. his next one and went into the drink. fortunately, he found the ball in the bushes and ended up with a double bogey. so, he has studied this year. a mixed start. let's talk about this man, who needs no introduction. tiger woods. he came into it last year in form and one that first major for a longtime. however, it's a different story when he comes into this one. you can see his last five tournaments here, 72nd place, 51st, missed the cut. he's not trending towards another major victory, however, pretty good start for him. he's managed to get himself three under, one top ten all year. but no one knows augusta better than this man. he's looking for his sixth masters title. he is the defending champion, as we know, and look at this on the 16th. what a fantastic tee shot. 19 months ago, the last masters, he nearly had a whole and thatis masters, he nearly had a whole and that is when we suddenly started to think, oh my goodness me, he could be putting on that greenjacket think, oh my goodness me, he could be putting on that green jacket once again. it's a really encouraging start for tiger woods. there were the two big names. a lot of people talking about them, but now english interest particularly from this man. lee westwood is 47 years of age, but have a look at this shot into the fifth. this is one of the toughest par fours on the front line in the entire golf course. have a look at this. what a shot. absolutely sensational. anyone tapping up is really making a lot of ground on the re st of really making a lot of ground on the rest of the field. but it to five under par, now four under par. even so, fora man under par, now four under par. even so, for a man of his experience, he's been runnera so, for a man of his experience, he's been runner a couple of times, who knows? may be a fairy tale in the making for westwood as he waits for his first major title. he could bea for his first major title. he could be a good outside that. thank you very much. you can listen to ian and the rest of the team on the bbc sport website from 6:55pm, so not long. full highlights of the first round at 11:30pm on bbc two. john, it's brilliant to have you back. exciting stuff. even the rain couldn't dampen it. en, austin, thanks for that. wales's lydia hall produced a brilliant opening round of 66 to trail the leader georgia hall by a shot at the saudi ladies international. with the decision to take a ladies tour event to the controversial state, i caught up with lydia to discuss her round and the feelings amongst her fellow professionals about playing there. i'm really pleased with how i started today. got off to a fast started today. got off to a fast start and five under par. i was looking to... it was going well today. i was trying to strive for my first ever 29, but wasn't to be. but really ha p py first ever 29, but wasn't to be. but really happy with how i performed overall. 54 holes to go, so a long way to go. what have you made of the staging of this event in saudi arabia? the first time women's golf has been played there. a lot of discussion about the sports that they're hosting discussion about the sports that they‘ re hosting and discussion about the sports that they're hosting and some of the issues that surround that, with their human rights record. is that something that us players think about at all? it's obviously something we're all aware of, but we have been given the opportunity to go out here and play. it's something we can't turn down during these times, so we're all really excited and happy to be here and hopefully, we can highlight the opportunities. hopefully the future will hold for women in saudi arabia. heading into the second round tomorrow. now, in the absence of rugby union's autumn internationals, the autumn nations cup takes its spot in the calendar, with jack willis in line to make his england debut against georgia on saturday. the wasps flanker has been named alongside maro itoje, while billy vunipola will start at number eight in the forwards. it'll also be a big day for ollie lawrence, who will start a test match for the first time as well. jones says willis deserves his chance. he has worked really hard since he's been in camp and he came back in on some good club form, we have been impressed by his toughness and ability to get his head over the ball. he's very coachable, mixes well with the squad, so it's a great opportunity for him. next up, there are only ten professional footballers of british—asian heritage playing in the uk, and a report out today suggests racism, a lack of role models and deep—seated myths are to blame for the low numbers. it comes in the same week that fa chairman greg clarke had to resign in part after he suggested south asian people don't have football as a career interest. here's our sports reporter alex howell. this man is a rarity and in professional football. he's one of the few british asian players to make a living from the game.“ people see me as a role model, then i'm happy and i'm aware of the lack of asians that are in football. there's no point to say it's fine, because it's not. i'm quite passionate about it. things need to change and asian kids need to get more opportunities. this week, the then chairman of the football association reignited the debate about diversity in the game when he made a number of comments, including this. if you go to the it department to the fa, there's a lot more south asians than there are african europeans. they have different career europeans. they have different career interests. clarke has resigned but these stereotypes are holding back british asians in the game. ashton villas's taylor is among a handful of players to reach the top. today's survey suggest that over 4000 footballers in the uk, ten british asian. that's just point to 596 british asian. that's just point to 5% compared to 7% of the uk population. almost half think a lack of involvement of british asians in coaching and scouting means many are overlooked. that research is really important. to be genuinely representative of the on—field issues of coaches and players. we need people off the field as well who are able to understand the experiences of. 24-year-old used to play for warsaw. through injury and a lack of opportunity, he's now left the professional ranks. in my experience, being asian especially, people don't give you as much credit i feel like. if you say... theyjust throw you off a little bit. with the right training and mentorship, you can make it. as hopes change off the pitch will need to change on it, and perhaps more british asian players at the top of football. alex howell, bbc news. just 10% of uk sport funded coaching positions across british olympic and paralympic programmes are currently held by women. the aim though is to increase that to 25% by the next olympic games in paris in four years time. the former olympic athlete paula dunn is one of a number of leading british coaches who will act as mentors to other female coaches. went i was a lack late, i didn't see anybody —— an athlete. i didn't see anybody —— an athlete. i didn't see any person of colour. those are big things. i went no because there in the —— there had been anybody who looked like me. to me, it's really, really key for us to get to that 1196. really key for us to get to that ii%. it's really key for us to get to that 11%. it's long overdue. i think people have talked about this, so i think this pushes the right time. i've always encouraged females to compete at any level, particularly high levels to definitely try and become... because they have so many skills and because it's so natural, they don't even know they are skills. and finally tonight, we know covid—19 has for many stopped them doing the sport they love. but one triathlete eric byrnes, who swam, biked and ran his way across the united states, he decided even a global pandemic shouldn't stop people from staying fit and active. and so he's helped set up a "virtual" triathlon which will feature hundreds of teams to mirror his epic trip. jane dougall reports. eric byrnes starred for the oakland athletics and arizona diamondbacks in a ten—year major league baseball career, but has never rested on his laurels. his concern at an impending health crisis caused by inactive children and increased screen time led him to achieve the almost unthinkable, his own personal triathlon across the united states in 56 days. my wife and i decided to start this foundation, and we've always wanted to take this trip across the country. what if i swam, biked and ran across the country and then we use that as a way to bring awareness to the let them play foundation and raise funds, and as we go across the country, hand—out grants as we go into these local communities? 2020 was supposed to be a golden year for triathlon. the tokyo olympics and paralympics were set to welcome the world, and after three goals for team usa at rio 2016, hopes were high of another medal haul, but all that changed in the year of coronavirus, leaving the elite athletes with unanswered questions. things definitely changed when the game got postponed. i almost felt selfish getting up every morning and just swimming, biking and running because of everything else that was going on in the the world around us, but at the same time, itjust seems like a... i'm 40 years old, i have two young children and a year seems like an eternity. enter the virtual triathlon across america. without the stunning scenery eric byrnes witnessed, but also a team event with individuals virtually grouping together to swim, cycle and run the same distance from west coast to east. so, what advice would the man who saw it all give to those who follow? it's like the old african proverb. if you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together. ijust tell people to keep that in their mind. it's the start that stops us, and as long as we start, itjust gets a lot easier after that. do i want to beat the other team captain's teams that i know, and it's kind of this friendly game and competition that we have because we're all competitors. but i think i'm just proud of my team forjoining in, kind of leading in the cause and again, it's all about getting out there, staying active right now as we get through what we're going through. the virtual race may finish at the end of november, but its value to all aspects of sporting communities will be felt for years to come. jane dougall, bbc news. an amazing effort all around. scotla nd an amazing effort all around. scotland and northern ireland hoping to reach next summer's championship. against slovakia and serbia respectively. you can follow it on bbc radio five. that's all from sportsday. from myself and the rest of the team, goodbye. hello there. most of us saw some sunshine today before the clouds generally gathered through the afternoon, and we've got some rain on the way. now, rain‘s moving in right now and will continue to push across scotland, england and wales overnight. on and just ahead of this weather front, some strong winds, too. gusts of around 40—45 miles an hour for some, and it's one of those weather fronts that could even wake you up overnight. the rain is going to be quite intense, quite heavy for a short time. on into friday, wet weather will be with us to start the day across the midlands, central, southern england before spreading to east anglia and the southeast. it does clear away through the morning, and the afternoon looks much brighter with some sunshine for all of us, but there will be some showers, particularly across northern and western areas. blustery winds still affecting the northwest of the uk, but the winds dying away through the afternoon across the southeast. it stays mild, highs up to 14 degrees. this weekend is an unsettled one. strong winds and some heavy rain both saturday and sunday. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. covid—19 cases worldwide pass 52 million — and hits new records in the us. the us is still the worst hit. we have got to double down on the fundamental public health implementation that we have been talking about incessantly and appropriately. california is close to hitting a million confirmed infections — after texas which passed that milestone earlier this week. we'll be speaking to a doctor on the frontline in dallas. britain has summoned china's ambassador in london as a protest — after four pro—democracy politicians were expelled from the hong kong assembly. it breaches both china's commitment that hong kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy and 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