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tv   Sport Today  BBC News  June 11, 2018 1:45am-2:01am BST

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coming up on this programme: rafael nadal makes it a record extending 11th french open title in paris as he defeats dominic thiem in the final. ferrari driver, sebastian vettel, regains the formula 1 world championship lead with victory in canada. and dj is top of the shots again. dustinjohnson moves back to world number one with a 6 stroke victory in memphis. hello, and welcome to the programme. there is plenty to talk about. we start with the tennis news that rafael nadal made more history in paris on sunday. he won a record extending 11th french open title after beating dominic thiem in the final, and a 17th grand slam title overall with only great rival roger federer ahead of him on the list having won 20. patrick gearey reports. this is the red carpet for rafael
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nadal. his game was perfectly molded to the clay. his challenger had what was described as the toughestjob in sport, trying to stop the man who got 85 of 87 matches. nadal took the first set. thiem is the first man to beat rafael nadal in rome. as a powerful austrian, thiem is known as the thiemenator. the other machine was at the other end. no one dominated nadal like this. he took the set. the third. the spaniard had a cramp. it made him go quicker. thiem's time may well come, but right now, on this court, against any opponent and even his own body, rafael nadal conquers all. to have
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the chance to win in monte carlo, rome, and now here, it is very emotional and was a very special moment. the crowd with support, that feeling, that moment, it is difficult to describe. there is a reason why he won 11 times here, it is definitely one of the best things someone can is definitely one of the best things someone can do in sport. for sure, me,| someone can do in sport. for sure, me, lam someone can do in sport. for sure, me, i am confident this was not my la st me, i am confident this was not my last grand slam finals. that is my biggest goal, to get into the next one and then to do it better than i did today. well, simona halep has been enjoying her first full day as a grand slam champion.
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the romanian won the women's french open final in three sets on saturday, beating american, sloane stephens. and what better way to spend a sunday than showing off your silverware? the world number one lost the final last year in paris, as well as two other grand slam finals, but the drought, is over! and now to motorsports. sebastian vettel has won the canadian grand prix in montreal and with it claimed the lead in the drivers championship moving past current world champion, lewis hamilton. the ferrari driver lead from start to finish as james burford reports. thrilling and classic are usually words associated with the grand prix. it is fitting there was drama from the start. sebastian vettel is one of the best that staying in the front, and he would never let go of this lead. no problem for the flow of hamilton. not so for the home favourite, lance, colliding with hartley who went to hospital after this coming together. lewis
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hamilton's called on the championship lead slip at this moment. red bull's daniel ricciardo left this road ahead for a victorious vettel. he has 50 formula 1wins. two thirds of the season is still to go. james burford, bbc news. i said yesterday how much this place means for ferrari. from the moment we touched down, to have a race like today, it was unbelievable. after a long time, a long stretch of not winning here, with ferrari, we are so happy. some stunning news from the world of cricket, as scotland have beaten the world number ones england for the first time winning their one off one day international in edinburgh by 6 runs. the scots set england a target of 372 from 50 overs after callum macleod made an unbeaten century. that would have been the second highest run chase in history, but england looked likely to do it
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after a lightning fast start, which sanonny bairstow reach three figures for the third odi in a row. but england then lost regular wickets, as the scots bowled them out for 365 to claim victory. i'm going to be exceptionally proud of the way i played, but i think you cannot take away from how well some of the bowlers did. two for 55 on this wicket, this ground, against that batting line—up, superb. and saffy at the end to hold his nerve like that and to bowl and commit to his plans, well done. the west indies have beaten sri lanka by 226 runs the claim the first test in trinidad and tobago, with victory coming on the final day. having been set a world record target of 453, the tourists lost four wickets before lunch,
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and didn't last much longer after it either. kusal mendis the only man to put up a real fight, but when he was out for 102, the hosts secured victory shortly after. the second match of the three test series starts on thursday in saint lucia. gabrieljesus, neymar, and philippe coutinho scored as brazil swept aside austria 3—0 in their final world cup warm—up game in vienna on sunday. manchester city strikerjesus opened the scoring on 35 minutes before neymar, making his first start since february, doubled the lead midway through the second half. while barcelona midfielder, coutinho, added the third goal shortly afterwards for brazil who haven't lost since june 2017. a run of 10 games, and have kept 16 clean sheets in 21 games since tite took over injune 2016. dustinjohnson has reclaimed the world number one position with a six stroke win at the stjude classic in memphis. he finished on 19 under with compatriot andrew putnam runner up. the 33 year old johnson had held top spot for 15 months before fellow american justin thomas took it over last month. it was his 18th pga tour victory helped by shots like this eagle on the par 4, 18th and his second victory at this event which he also
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won in 2012, and he'll be among the favourites to win the us open starting on thursday at the shinnecock hills golf course in new york. the triumph also moved johnson into second place in the pga fedex cup rankings behind thomas. winning this week, i think, its comparable to be number one in the world. for me, playing the one i did all week, the way i did today, knowing everything that was on the line, it gives me a lot of confidence going into next week. it isa confidence going into next week. it is a big statement, and i am proud of the way i played in the way that
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i handled it. —— and the way that i. while also on sunday annie park shot an 8—under 63 on the final round to win the shotrite lpga classic by a stroke over japan's sakura yokomine. the 23—year—old from new york, had this eagle and six birdies on a cloudy day over the bay course at stockton seaview to finish on 16 under in claiming herfirst lpga tour title, a stroke off the tournament record. welsh rider, geraint thomas, supplied team sky with their sixth criterium du dauphine success in the past eight years. thomas held off adam yates, winner of the concluding seventh stage, with france's romain bardet taking third overall. thomas follows in the footsteps of bradley wiggins, who won the race twice, and three—time winner chris froome. thomas would normally expect to be a domestique for reigning champion froome at the tour de france, but victory here, means the welshman could yet be riding for victory in his own right next month in france. it is incredible. it has not really
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sunkin it is incredible. it has not really sunk in yet. i did not think this farahead. iwas sunk in yet. i did not think this far ahead. i was always thinking of the next day and the next time. it is an amazing feeling and it will start to think in tonight. it was a massive race and it was incredible. —— sink massive race and it was incredible. -- sink in massive race and it was incredible. —— sink in tonight. it was a day of world leading marks at the diamond league athletics meeting in stockholm. abderrahman samba defeated world. a00m hurdles champion, karsten warholm, for the second time this week, going even faster than he had is oslo three days earlier. the qatari athlete improved on his personal best as he set a diamond league series record with a run of 117.41 seconds. having already taken control of the men's long jump with a leap of 8.50 metres in the fourth round, cuba'sjuan miguel echevarria produced a stunning finaljump. the 19—year—old recorded a mammoth 8.83 metres, but the distance will not stand in the record books due to the tailwind being 0.1 metres per second over the legal limit. that is about all we have time for.
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from me and the rest of the wonderful sport today team, goodbye. hello there. on sunday we saw heavy thunderstorms and showers across northern england into south—east scotland, but the majority of the country was warm, dry and sunny, which led to a lovely day for many. some glorious sunday evening sunsets. we start monday morning off on a fine and dry note. we've lost the overnight showers and storms across northern areas, but we're ready to do it all again. plenty of sunny spells as those temperatures rise. that could set off a few heavy showers and thunderstorms, namely a high—grade feature. through monday morning there will be plenty of sunshine. a bit of cloud in central and eastern scotland, showers developing here but the heaviest will be over the pennines and maybe into the high ground of wales in the south—west of england. elsewhere, dry again, top temperatures 2a or 25
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degrees. a bit cooler across the north—eastern coasts. we have a ridge of high pressure across the country for tuesday. a bit of a northerly breeze as well, so that will take the edge off the temperatures somewhat across the eastern side of the country. you will notice that breeze, especially close to the coast. a bit more cloud around. across the board it will feel a bit fresher on tuesday, with some sunshine breaking out here and there. high temperatures generally in the upper teens, celsius, with a top temperature of around 20 degrees. so, we move out of tuesday into wednesday. this is where we start to see the changes. this area of low pressure is pushing into the north—west corner of the country later on in the day. for most of wednesday, another fine and dry one. some good spells of sunshine around. the odd shower may develop over the high ground, especially across wales. a dry and warm afternoon, warmer than tuesday. temperatures bouncing back up into the mid—20s celsius across central and southern areas. across western, central and southern scotland, more persistent cloud and rain pushing in, which will hurtle across the country wednesday night and into thursday.
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a deep area of low pressure, something we have not seen for a long while. that leaks into the north of the uk and we're likely to see gale force winds, 50 or 60 mile an hour gusts of wind. tending to weaken as it reaches south—eastern parts of england. elsewhere, good news for gardeners and growers. in the afternoon, sunshine and showers. these will be blustery across northern areas, where it will feel fresher. we could make 20 or 21 across the south—east, given some brightness, after the rain clears. the main message for the week ahead is that we will see changes. it starts out warm and dry but turns unsettled with a spell of wet and windy weather moving through and also turning fresher for all of us. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting from singapore to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is sharanjit leyl.
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