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tv   Sport Today  BBC News  June 12, 2017 1:45am-2:01am BST

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rafael nadal wins the french open for a record 10th time with a straight sets win over stan wawrinka lewis hamilton wins the canadian grand prix cutting sebastian vettel‘s formula one championship lead to just 12 points. and holders india are through to the icc champions trophy semi—finals after a thumping win over south africa. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with the french open tennis and the news that rafael nadal has beaten 2015 champion stan wawrinka in straight sets to becomes the first man to win the same grand slam on 10 occasions in the open era. alex ewing takes up the story. no one has ever no one has ever won no one has ever won the same grand slam 10—time city of an era. was rafa nadal about to be the first? two completed, he would have to ove i’co m e two completed, he would have to overcome a former champion in stan wawrinka. the dull is commonly referred to as the king of clay, and he lived up to the repetition as he powered his way through the cassette. —— nadal. a fresh set at a fresh slate for centre reger who has won his past three finals. he was looking to kick on. he started promisingly. rafa nadal was yet to drop his first set at roland garros, and did not look like he would hear.
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the spaniard would not give up, and sta n the spaniard would not give up, and stan wawrinka was not going to give up stan wawrinka was not going to give up on the contest. clearly, frustration was getting the better of him. matchpoint, a chance to win a grand slam for the first time since 2014, a chance to put all those injuries behind him, and to make history. a chance he would not give up. rafael nadal‘s row on clay has never been in doubt, and ultimately, neither was his 10th french open title. lewis hamilton's formula 1 title challenge is back on track after winning the canadian grand prix. the briton led from start to finish in montreal to take the chequered flag there for the sixth time in his career. valtteri bottas finished second to give the mercedes team their first one two finish of the season. hamilton's victory cut sebastian vettel‘s championship lead to 12 points as the german could only finish fourth on a day that actor and post race interviewer patrick stewart seemed to enjoy more than anyone else.
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i had my first win here ten years ago, so to repeated this weekend, is incredibly special, and that getting my team to make —— who have made this possible, those who helped fix will be had in the last race to bring it here. from four wheels to two, now. italy's andrea dovizioso sealed back—to—back motogp wins by cruising to victory at the catalan gp on sunday. dovizioso led home honda's spanish duo marc marquez and dani pedrosa. victory also sees dovizioso close to within seven points of championship leader maverick vinales as the yamaha rider completed a disappointing weekend by finishing 10th. now, to cricket news. india have crushed south africa by eight wickets at the oval to book their place in the semi finals of the icc champions trophy. in a winner—takes—all tie in london, south africa looked to be cruising reaching 116 for the loss ofjust one wicket.
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but three run—outs in a collapse of eight wickets for 51 runs saw them crumble from 140 for three to all out for 191. india captain virat kohli led from the front on his way to an unbeaten 76, ably assisted by shikhar dhawan who made 78. india racing to their target with 12 overs to spare. theyjoin england and bangladesh in the last four, with sri lanka meeting pakistan on monday for the final spot. lucky, we got the big strikers out early. that helps close the innings. if you get 56 in partnership, the opposition is still in the game, and we did not want that to happen. so the bowlers are, you know, stuck to their lines, and it really helped, even when your under total, it was such a good job. —— 50 or 60. even when your under total, it was such a good job. —— 50 or 60m even when your under total, it was such a good job. -- 50 or 60. it is so such a good job. -- 50 or 60. it is so disappointing to me. the way we lost was the most is a body part to
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me. we are in a good position, early on, and entera me. we are in a good position, early on, and enter a soft dismissals, we lost our way. that was a part which hurt the most. —— and through soft dismissals. on the way forward, when we re dismissals. on the way forward, when were about 300, i thought that was quite defendable today. now to football and in european world cup qualifiers the republic of ireland narrowly failed to take all three points and top spot with a late surge against austria. stoke city's jon walters with the leveller in the 85th minute before a shane duffy effort was ruled out late—on. martin o'neill‘s side remain unbeaten after six matches in group d. serbia's aleksandar mitrovic cancelled out a first half penalty from aaron ramsey for wales. the bottom two, georgia and moldova, played out a 2—2 draw. so serbia head the group on goal difference, level on 12 points with second placed ireland. we can't afford the length of time that we did to get into the game. that was it. i have to say, you know, let's not be pessimistic, now. i thought the second half, we were
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really fa ntastic, i thought the second half, we were really fantastic, and i think that jon rogers epitomised the strength of character that we have an aside. we lack a few other things, but that is not one of them. —— we have as a side. now to football and in european world cup qualifiers the republic of ireland narrowly failed to take all three points and top spot with a late surge against austria. and in group i top of the table croatia lost to an injury time winner from iceland who join them on 13 points from six games played. third placed turkey saw off kosovo and ukraine won in finland. england won their biggest international title since 1966 by beating venezuela 1—0 in the under—20 world cup final on sunday.
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it was england's first appearance in the final of any global tournament since their world cup victory 51 years ago. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. it has only taken 51 years, but pinch yourself, yes, england is once again ina pinch yourself, yes, england is once again in a world cup final. the so—called young lions, hoping to win and end decades of disappointment. england recovered their poise, and before the break, they were ahead. second time lucky. with less than 20 minutes left, venezuela were handed a lifeline. penalty. butjust when england needed a hero, they found one. the keeper can to the rescue, to his teammates‘ relief. and from that, they held on very famous triumph. and england have won the under 20 world cup! it is england's
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first world cup in any age group since 1966. after years of looking to the past, the future has never seemed brighter. former england, real madrid and milan manager fabio capello is the latest high—profile coach to move to the chinese super league after signing a contract with jiangsu suning. the 70—year—old italian, who was the england boss for four years before resigning in february 2012, follows in the footsteps of the likes of countrymen marcello lippi and fabio cannavaro by taking the reins at a chinese club. now to golf. daniel berger became the fourth player to retain his memphis title when he won the st jude classic in tennessee on sunday. bergerfinished on 10 under par. south african charl schwartzel tied for second on nine under and this eagle putt on the 16th would‘ve have given him a share of the lead, but it went wide, while berger made this birdie on the 15th for his second pga tour victory, joining dave hill,
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lee trevino and david toms as the only back—to—back winners in memphis. thailand‘s ariya jutanugarn downed a 25—foot birdie putt to win the manulife lpga classic in a three—way playoff in canada on sunday. the 21—year—old went up against south korea‘s chun in—gee and america‘s lexi thompson, who blew a four stroke lead on the back nine. jutanugarn claimed the win on the first play off hole all but guaranteeing she also becomes world number one. denmark‘s jakob foolsang won the criterium du dauphine on sunday, leapfrogging richie porte in a thrilling final stage as tour de france champion chris froome finished fourth overall. setting off from albertville, the remaining riders faced the shortest road stage of this year‘s race, but the 115 kilometre course included four categorised climbs, culminating with the final ascent to plateau de solaison. foolsang attacked on the final climb and held off porte to win the stage and beat the australian by 10 seconds in the overall classification. game six of the nhl‘s stanley cup final is in full swing in tennessee as the nashville predators play host to the reigning champions pittsburgh penguins.
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the penguins lead the best of seven series 3—2 and a win will see them retain their crown. it is currently goalless with three minutes remaining in the first period. emirates team new zealand are one victory away from an america‘s cup rematch with oracle team usa, after two victories against sweden in the challenger playoff final on sunday. the best—of—nine final will be decided in bermuda on monday with the america‘s cup races for the auld mug getting underway next saturday as the american team look to make it three successive wins in the world‘s oldest sporting contest. very old indeed. almost as old as me. that is all we have time for. so from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, there. showers overnight continue into the morning across parts of scotland and northern
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ireland in particular. all linked into an area of low pressure pushing across northern scotland. as it clears away however into the morning there is a slight tightening of isobars and that means that winds strengthening a little bit during the morning rush hour. northern england, northern ireland, central southern scotland in particular. could see wind touch 40, 50 miles per hour. there could be a few restrictions on the bridges and maybe on some of the ferry services, but the further north you are across scotland, the lighter winds to start the day. still some showers around among central and western areas. nowhere near as heavy as we saw through sunday. a few showers maybe just catch you during morning rush hour in northern ireland and northern parts of england but again they should be lighter than we saw during yesterday. further south, only isolated showers, the vast majority will be dry. a bit of cloud in places and there will be sunshine breaking through. a blustery wind but we will see more in the way of sunshine break through that cloud as we head into the afternoon, particularly through southern and eastern areas. by the afternoon, very few showers around, mainly in the western parts
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of scotland and north—western england. by and large, a much drier and brighter day then we saw through sunday. with the wind coming in from the west, 14, 15 degrees in some western coasts today but the eastern coast could hit 19 to 21 degrees. most finish the day on a dry note with clear skies around. winds lighter through monday evening into tuesday morning. it could lead to a few mist and fog patches, little bit cooler in places compared to the last few nights. into tuesday morning we see cloud return to parts of northern ireland and western scotland, western parts of england and wales threatening patches of rain and drizzle. all linked into these weather fronts. but they are running to an area of high pressure which is trying to expand across the country. what that tends to do is squeeze out the weather fronts a little bit. not a huge amount of wet weather around, maybe the odd heavy shower in scotland, occasional light rain or drizzle in parts of northern ireland and the far north—west of england. most will be dry. we will see hazy sunshine in places, could hit 18 or 19 degrees again in north—eastern parts of scotland. the temperatures rise in the south—east, 20—23 possible. into wednesday, there
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are southerly winds touching gale force in the highlands and ireland. rain to come here. hazy sunshine, but dry day for most of us on wednesday and by this stage the warmest day of the week. it could see 20—22 across eastern scotland, possibly 26 or 27 in the south—east corner. that is the warmest day of the week. it will turn cooler through the rest of the week. the breeze returns as well and patchy rain mainly limited to the north and west. a small risk on thursday morning of thunderstorms in the south east. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i‘m duncan golestani. our top stories: britain‘s prime minister, theresa may, appoints her new cabinet and insists its business as usual. what i am feeling is that actually there is a job to be done. and i think what the public want is to ensure that the government is getting on with the job. momentum for macron. the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country‘s parliamentary elections.
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