in the sudden get your name in the headlines. danny lee, one back at 6—under, is very surprising but yet i think when you get into these situations, it's only the first round. danny lee does not have anywhere near the experience brooks koepka has. it will be interesting to see what happens as we progress through the rest of this weekend into the weekend. we expected a lot of the great tiger woods, a 72 from him. you think his hopes are now over eve n him. you think his hopes are now over even though which is the first round? 15 major titles, tiger woods, you realise you can have a bad round ona you realise you can have a bad round on a major as long as you followed up on a major as long as you followed up with three good rounds. i think the double bogey at the beginning, and kind of watching tiger throughout the day, he did not seem like he had much in his tank. he seemed a third chick to some extent, even distant at times when he watched his eyes and where he was focused —— he seemed lethargic. i

doubt you're going to worry about him if you're brooks koepka. in this course is rated as one of, if not the most difficult courses in professional golf. how much do you think a bit of rain on friday might affect the players? we have had three majorjim beauchamp said bethpage black and all of them had rain -- bethpage black and all of them had rain —— three major championships. if this did not have rain, it would be one of the hardest golf courses these guys ever seen. because of the rain, you are right, that has made a difference. the cooler conditions and made it easierfor the guys difference. the cooler conditions and made it easier for the guys to play is. white 0k, alex -- 0k, alex miceli, thank you very much. a look at the leaderboard. the american currently leads by one

shot from new zealander danny lee. tommy fleetwood is the leading briton on three under. a good round for matt wallace. rory mcelroy, on 13, at two over par. it's been a busy day for johanna konta at the italian open. her match was rained off yeterday, meaning she had to play twice today. and it ended in two wins. first, she beat seventh seed sloane stephens, before a third round clash with venus williams. and even though williams had a bye in the last round, konta went through 6—2, 6—4 injust over an hour. that result means the british number one has reached her biggest quarterfinal on clay. she will face the czech marketa vondrousova next, tomorrow. nick kyrgios has been fined almost £47,000 after he forfeited his second round match at the italian 0pen, following an outburst of anger. the australian admitted his "emotions got the better of him" during his meeting with norway's casper ruud in rome. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller has more.

the crowds there are magnificent. they get very, very energised themselves, and there was quite a lot of to and fro between kyrgios and numbers of the crowd. when he was docked a game from the sportsmanlike conduct, his reaction less tha n sportsmanlike conduct, his reaction less than impressive, as you see here —— when he was docked again for on special iconic. before the umpire had a chance, he was forced to disclose him. he is going to be the most talked about player and rolling heroes but sadly for the wrong reasons. 0nce heroes but sadly for the wrong reasons. once again, he is headlining news for the reasons we have been discussing —— the most talked about player at roland garros. sunderland have reached the league one play—off final after holding portsmouth to a goalless draw at fratton park, to secure a 1—0 aggregate victory. goalkeeperjon mclaughlin

produced a man of the match performance, pulling off a string of saves — including this from gareth evans. chris maguire's strike in saturday's first leg ultimately decided the tie, setting up a wembley showdown against either charlton athletic or doncaster rovers on 26th may. england have named a 27 man squad for the nations league finals in portugal next month. nine players are involved in the champions league finaljust four days before england face the netherlands. captain harry kane is in the party even though the tottenham star has been out for a month with a ligament injury, while ruben loftus—cheek is out because of his own ankle problem that gareth southgate let slip will see him miss the europa final with chelsea. southgate knows that he may yet lose players with the european finals coming up. we will find out more about players. we will find out more about players. we can change if we have injuries after that date, and there is a good chance that is going to happen. we have got to be the best possible decisions with the information that we have.

it's constantly moving. i went to bed last night, ruben's in the squad and playing brilliantly. as i say, huge disappointment for him. he will miss a major european final and a brilliant opportunity with us. plenty still to come on sportsday, but let's look at some of our other headlines today. manchester city women's team has signed the england striker ellen white on a two—year deal. she joins the club after two seasons with birmingham city. england's charlotte thompson leads by a single shot, nearing the end of the first round of the ladies european tour event in cadiz. she opened with a six—under—par round of 66. italians have taken control of cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia. fausto masnada broke away to win today's sixth stage and valerio conti took the overall lead ahead of compatriot giovanni carboni. britain's simon yates has slipped to thirteenth.

formula 1 is in talks to hold a race in morocco. the last grand prix to be staged there was in 1958, when stirling moss won in casablanca. africa last hosted a race in south africa in 1993. world taekwondo champion bianca walkden is on course to retain her heavyweight title in manchester. the world number one is in to the final of the over 73 kg division. fighting in the blue, she beat mexican briseida acosta 19—9. walkden will now fight for the title in the final tomorrow. you can watch more from the taekwondo world championships on the bbc sport website. walkden's team—mate bradly sinden is just one win from becoming britain's first male world champion. the 20—year—old beat the reigning champion, dae—hoon lee of south korea, 211—23 in the 68kg semi—finals. he'll face spain's javier perez polo for gold tomorrow. castleford tigers ended a four—game

losing run and moved up to third in the super league table with a 30—8 points win at leeds rhinos. tigers ran in five tries at headingley, this the pick of the bunch from jake trueman against their yorkshire rivals. leeds have now lost four of their last five matches, including a challenge cup loss to bradford. for the second year running, the lawn tennis association has announced a massive financial loss — £8.8 million this year — that they blame on a downturn in the global market affecting their investments. they continue to invest plenty of time and effort in widening their participation levels, and this year, were the first governing body to sign sport england's charter, which aims to tackle the barriers that people from disadvantaged and bame communities face in accessing sport. rhia chohan reports. history, tradition. in the quintessential british

country garden. it is often what tennis brings to mind. but the sports brand is not always the most diverse. in britain, our major events are held in affluent areas, wimbledon, kensington, edgbaston, so you would be forgiven for thinking this is still a posh sport. barely a handful of british players of colour have played grand slams in the open era. sport england has previously criticised the lta in the past for failing to open participation to wider groups. they have not done a good enoughjob of making it more relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable to anyone who wants to play. we need to encourage as many tennis centres to open their doors to the community in which they operate. for many from disadvantaged backgrounds in bame communities, getting the opportunity to pick up a racket is not an option.

for the past three years, the lta has been taking the sport to underserved communities across the country, from youth clubs to temples. a lot of the young people think tennis is not a sport for them. they see a gate and think, that is in the place i can go. they think they will get kicked off and they can't play there. i only see it as a positive, a great way to inspire young kids to pick up the game. we want to open our sport to as many people as possible, make it as accessible as possible. this can only help. if this was not here, i would not have played tennis. i got to see other people and i got to make friends with people and i experienced a new sport. you had fun? yes. we won medals as well. the lta became the first sport governing body to commit to address the barriers to tennis for many in the country. it will not happen overnight, but they have taken a long needed

step towards shaping a more representative game, at least at grassroots level. i never knew tennis had this much community. it was fun overall. i was not expecting this. glad they enjoyed it. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. good evening. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us are the deputy political editor of the mirror, ben glaze, and deputy political editor at the daily express, sam lister. welcome to you both, nice having you here tonight. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in.

let's start with the financial times,