06/08/2016 Olympic Sportsday

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Hello, and welcome to Olympic Games Sportsday.

Our main headlines this evening. It has not always been smooth riding,

but can Chris Froome become the first man to wind the Tour de France

and the Olympic road race in the same year? Katherine Grainger and

Vicky Thornley eased into the semifinals of the women's double

sculls. Ashley McKenzie's Rio dream

is over though. The British Commonwealth champion

losing in the second round of judo's A powerful half-century from Jonny

Bairstow helps England and a commanding position on the third

test against Pakistan. And Rangers needed an equaliser

from Martyn Waghorn against Hamilton to secure a draw on their return

to the Scottish Premiership. Good evening, so much to come,

including England at the cricket But there's only one

place we can start, that of course in Rio De Janiero,

it's the first full day of competition after

the Opening Ceremony last night and Chris Froome, the Tour de

France winner, is Team GB's first medal hope

in the men's road race. Our correspondent Natalie

Pirks is there for us - Natalie, could Froome be

nearing another accolade? They are on the toughest part of

this course. They have completed two claims, they have to complete the

claims before the come down and there is a flat sprint finish. There

is a breakaway group and pain that there is a chase group. Currently

Geron Mrs Britton's best placed rider. -- Geraint Thomas. Chris

Froome will need to make his move. 237 kilometre course, very

mountainous. Chris Froome described it as savage. We have seen a couple

of nasty pushes. -- clashes. One of the early favourites has already

dropped back. 45 kilometres to go before we see who's going to emerge

at the front. We're just going to

have a look at the live pictures now from BBC One -

but Froome almost didn't make Every Raider has two sane and at the

start, it is a formality. A very relaxed to start the race. They were

calling his name over the PA system. He just looked so relaxed and in a

world of his omen that he did not realise that they needed him to sign

a crucial piece of paper -- a world of his own. Luckily he was able to

start the race and was not thrown out on a technicality.

Thank you very much indeed. We will be back in the next error to see how

Chris Froome gets on. Strong winds blowing across the open

water in Rio have made for very difficult racing

conditions in the first heats The conditions got so challenging

that the Serbian team fell They have been permitted to take

part in the repacharge, which gives boats finishing just

outside the qualifying places There've been very choppy waters

for all the teams to deal with, and one five-time Olympic medallist

in this sport thinks Because of the size of the lake, and

I know you keep saying that it is picturesque, and it is very good

pictures, but it is not good rowing waters. Some of the top athletes

from around the world have said it is absolutely awful. Even the warm

they are taking on so much water that it is becoming a bit of a joke.

Because it is the first day, everybody gets a second chance. I am

guessing that the organiser will say, let us keep going as long as we

possibly can, because if we delay on day one we will get behind schedule.

If kayaking comes and afterwards, we have no leeway of extending the

days. We have to finish on Saturday. London 2012 gold medallist

Katherine Grainger and her new racing partner Victoria Thornley

came through a difficult heat to secure a place in the semi-finals

of the women's double skulls. The British pair were winning

at the halfway stage but they were hauled in and

involved in a three-way battle for the line with

the Lithuanian and French teams. In the end they finished second -

which does secure a place But afterwards they admitted there's

plenty of room for improvement. We are reasonably happy with how

that race went, with everything considered with the conditions and

everything. We got out of the start well. When we look back, we will be

a bit disappointed, we probably call the vet more water.

Boy-mac little disappointed. The first race in a while and conditions

or challenging. We want to be ahead of the field but it was competitive

race and we will not be happy with that in a few days's time.

Earlier in the day, Britain's Alan Cambell came

through his heat very comfortably to go through to the quarter-finals

of the men's single skulls competition.

Campbell was the bronze medallist in this event in London.

And the man from Coleraine in Northern Ireland thinks

conditions in Rio could prove an advantage for the British team.

The wind came right down off their Christ the Redeemer statue. They

were difficult, tough, but to be honest British crews tend to do well

in these conditions. I think our boys will do well.

Well, if Campbell is to win gold in this event he'll have to get past

the defending Olympic champion, Mahe Drysdale.

The New Zealander comfortably progressed to the quarter-final

Britain's men secured a semi-final place in the men's quads,

finishing just behind Denmark here in second place in their heat.

Elsewhere, in the quadruple skulls event, Britain finished fourth

in a tough heat, so will have a chance to go

when they race in the repacharge on Monday.

Britton's James Guy has started his campaign for a medal with a

disappointing first heat. He finished in fifth place, behind an

American summer. But he has qualified for a final later this

evening as he was the sixth fastest overall from the heat. If he can

make improvements, he can still hope to secure a medal in the final.

And Britain's Max Litchfield saved a lifetime best performance

for his opening heat of the 400 metre medley.

He goes straight into the final of that event,

And there was the first success of the Games for Team Refugee

and the remarkable swimmer Yusra Mardini.

This is the 18-year-old who swam for her life to escape war-torn

She won her heat in the women's 100 metre butterfly but wasn't quite

quick enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

She'll also compete in the 100 metre freestyle later this week.

You can read more on her story on the BBC Sport website.

There was bad news in the judo earlier

for Britain's Ashley McKenzie.

The Commonwealth champion is out of the Olympics already.

He won his opener against Turkey's Bekir Ozlu

in the men's 60 kilogram competition,

but then lost this round-of-16 match.

The 27-year-old losing by a single yuko point to 2015

World Champion Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan.

I did the best I could. It is my second Olympics. I will not know if

I get funding next year because I did not get in the top seven of

British judo. I just want to thank my family, my friends at home, thank

you for being here. The boxing tournament is under way

featuring the first men's bouts without headgear

since 1980 in Moscow. Britain's Galal Yafai dominated

against Cameroon's Simplice Fotsala in a unanimous-decision

victory to open the action. The 23-year-old from Birmingham

knocked his opponent's mouthguard out four times in what was

a comfortable win in the light

flyweight preliminaries. Well, of course, if you can't make

it to one of the Rio venues there are fan parks up and down

the country here at home, where you can enjoy the BBC's

coverage of the Games. There was a party atmosphere

in Rio too, but that has In the past hour, police and

security services at the Copacabana Beach area, next to where the road

races due to finish, carried out a controlled explosion on a package.

They have since confirmed that it was an unattended backpack, but that

was obviously a worrying situation for some time. People round about

Howard an explosion, possibly fearing the worst. As you can

imagine, security is extremely tight and it is a bit of a nightmare to

secure that area in particular because it is so fast, running the

length of Copacabana Beach. Security services are in the process of

leaving the scene, but a controlled explosion took place and it seems it

was an under ten did -- unattended backpack. Police security services

and Army the curative services -- army security services are here.

Worrying news initially, but it appears that the moment nothing

sinister. It was an unattended back at, but a controlled explosion took

place nonetheless. And how have the locals received

the Games, there were protestors on the streets last night

is there a better mood today? The fanpark and the Olympic Park at

the moment is full. People seem to be enjoying themselves. Europeans,

locals, people from America. Earlier on were some problems getting into

the Olympic Park, there were two male cues, in particular, and it

looked pretty early Asch mac two-mile queues. Organisers later

apologised and said that the repeating -- they are putting more

security services on the gates. Thank you for joining us. In the

cricket, England have consolidated their advantage against Pakistan on

the fourth day of the third test at Edgbaston. They finished on 414-5.

It is a lead of 311 in the second innings.

Pakistan had allowed England back into this game, but two wickets

should be added to the total, which is what Pakistan did. Alastair Cook

and then Alex Hales succumbed. England were only 23 ahead with

eight wickets remaining, no time and place the wrong turnings. Sometimes

there is just nowhere to hide. Pakistan had the chance to get rid

of Joe Root but it slipped from their fingers. Shots were taken on

only where there was no risk. The batsmen were making Pakistan think

but then gave them the answers. Joe Root's concentration swept away in

an instant, gone for 52. Men's's judgment failed him, which has

happened before. After tea, England set about quietly adding to the

score, building a stronger leader is possible whilst trying to avoid

Pakistani traps. Behind the Cheers, England could send the ball is

retiring. Moeen Ali responded accordingly to this, guiding the

lead into more comfortable territory. But alongside runs and

wickets, time is now playing a factor.

And this morning, the number one test nation Australia have

They were beaten inside three days in the second Test,

with the home side taking an unassailable 2-0 lead

On to football now, and the Scottish Premiership

After being sent to the lowest division in Scottish

football in 2012, following liquidation,

Rangers marked their return to the top-flight with

a point against Hamilton in the lunchtime kick-off.

After four years away from the top league in Scotland, Rangers

returned, back where they belong. In fact, it looked like they had never

been away against Hamilton academical. They would have been

ahead after 60 seconds. But having dominated, they then went behind.

Martyn Waghorn whacked the post shortly after, manager murk

Warburton would have to make calculations to get them back into

this. They quickly made a difference. A perfect pass from

substitute Harry Forrester straight into the path of Martyn Waghorn. You

would have expected Rangers to go on and win, but they did not. For the

goalkeeper it could've been a lot worse. One item on was how it ended.

-- 1-1. Elsehwere, Kilamarnock started

with a 2-1 defeat at home Partick won 2-0 against

Inverness, and Ross County Norwich City began life back

in the EFL with a 4-1 win at Blackburn Rovers

in the Championship. Birmingham and Cardiff

finished goalless. Wigan were beaten 2-1

at Bristol City in their first game Derby County against

Brighton finished 0-0. Huddersfiel beat Brentford 2-1,

whilst Grant Ward scored a hat-trick Burton's first match

in the Championship was eventful but ended with a 4-3 defeat at

Nottingham Forest. Jaap Stam

won his first competitive game as Reading boss - 1-0

against Preston. And Rotherham

and Wolves shared a 2-2 draw. Liverpool are currently 3-0 up

against Barcelona at Wembley. Jurgen Klopp side took the lead in the

first half and have since added goals after the break.

Bit of transfer news, and West Ham are set

to pay ?20 million for the Swansea forward

Andre Ayew. The 26-year-old Ghanan

international scored 12 goals in 34 Premier League appearances

Ayew only joined Swansea on a free transfer 12 months ago.

England centre Kallum Watkins scored four tries as Leeds made

an impressive start to the Super 8s Qualifiers with a 62-6

The Rhinos had to overcome some early anxious moments

in their first league game outside the top flight since 1903,

but they found their rhythm in the second half when they scored

Catalan Dragons lead against witness. -- Widnes.

Let's turn attentions back to the Olympics now and the Games

opened in Rio last night with a ceremony to mark

the first to be held in a South American country.

Demonstrators against the cost of the event were kept

One of sport's most iconic settings for the start of what remains

The evening's key themes of world peace and sustainability immediately

apparent. An acoustic rendition

of the national anthem setting a simple but classy tone before

the country's flag was raised. Then came a vivid portrayal

of Brazil's history, the stadium floor transformed

first into an ocean, home to the start of life,

and then a rainforest. The people of the country's native

tribes performing a dance with a transparent screen

and huge elastic bands. Next came the arrival

of the Portuguese, the first

Europeans to land here, and a reminder that

slavery lasted 400 years in Brazil,

with an emphasis on the role that African culture has

played in the country's development. Many Brazilians believe

they were the real inventors of the aeroplane, and in this

segment homage was paid to aviator Santos-Dumont, as we were taken

on a journey outside of the Maracana and treated to a night

flight across Rio. Soon it was carnival time -

1500 dancers filling the stage and the audience joining them

as the party got into full swing. But then the tone became serious -

the global audience reminded of the threat posed

by climate change. The voice of Dame Judi Dench

helping to get across the That then continued

as the traditional parade of athletes began, each handed

a seed to be planted to create part of a new forest in Rio,

before being presented to the crowd. Andy Murray leading out Team GB

as their bid to win more medals A large Russian contingent

received a mixed reception, after the doping scandal

that led many to call for them to be

banned from these Games. The loudest cheers of the night

reserved for the 10-strong Refugee Team competing under

the Olympics flag and, of course, the hosts.

Brazil! A proud moment for

this sporting nation. We welcome you in Rio,

the Olympic city. Acting President Michel Temer

declaring the Games officially the football icon ruled

out through ill health, marathon runner Vanderlei Cordeiro

de Lima had the honour of lighting the Olympic flame -

a cauldron designed to be deliberately small

and environmentally friendly, The first gold medal

of the Rio Olympics was won by American shooter

Virginia Thrasher. She was taking part in the women's

20 metre air-rifle competition. Two Chinese shooters,

Du Li and Yi Siling, won silver Britain's Jen McIntosh finished

15th, the highest position ever achieved by a British woman

in the 10 metre air rifle. That was in spite of a rifle

malfunction which caused problems She'll next compete

in the 50 metre rifle three There is a great atmosphere. I was

actually pretty nervous, which surprised me. The head was quite

calm but the body had other ideas. All in all, a great experience.

Heather Watson has taken the opening set in her tennis match.

Colin Fleming and Dom Inglot lost in the first round of the men's

doubles. There was a good start

for the British women's rugby sevens team as they beat Brazil

in their opening group match. They found the going tough

in the first half as the hosts threatened an upset,

but this lung-bursting run and try more comfortable for Team GB

after the break though. Two tries from Natasha Hunt,

along with scores for Jasmine Joyce and Emily Scott helped them

to a healthy victory in the end. Not the best starts for the men's

hockey team though. They lost their opening

game to Belgium. One down at half-time,

they got back on level terms after the break,

but the Belgians proved too strong, scoring two more goals

to give them a 3-1 win. Team GB's women start their campaign

against Australia later today. And William Fox-Pitt was taking part

in the team eventing session today, just months after an accident which

left him in a coma which nearly ended his career.

Chris Froome, the true difference winner, losing touch with the

leading group at the moment. Under 30 kilometres to go. You can keep on

track with that on BBC Radio Cornwall on BBC One. British raiders

Yates and Thomas R.N. Touch of the