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ted is correspondent naomi lai, ted is joining us now from roland garris. naomi, how is konta getting on. she has got a tricky matchup. she is playing against viktoria kuzmova, a slug player and just very good on the clay, the sort of player that if you let her into a match and get her teeth and to come she can cause you huge amounts of problems. if you really get on top of her, she can fade away quite quickly. the good news isjoint fade away quite quickly. the good news is joint account that hasn't less or win a game. it is very love to the british number one. off to a flying start. —— johanna konta to the british number one. off to a flying start. ——johanna konta had to let her win again. or carry clean—up, the immigrants some title continues. i think many people as favourites. —— the search for a title. she went to rome. she was playing a very strong clay—court. she really was on form. she beat her
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co mforta bly. she really was on form. she beat her comfortably. roger federer and rafael nadal through, the former get to lose a set. yes, federick came through. he was plus all the way. the first few sets were quite co mforta ble. the first few sets were quite comfortable. he was playing a young gun. casper ruud. one of these young and next generation upcoming. vetere shut him down. in the third set he found his buddy. it put some other way. —— he found his footing. in the end vetere wrapped it up in three sets to come through. as for rafael nadal, taking on david goffin and he dropped a set. a rare thing for him. he dropped that middle set, regroup, and he is also through to the last 16. thank you forjoining us. two—time champions west indies have set a marker at the cricket world cup, after thrashing pakistan by seven wickets in their world cup opener at trent bridge today. after an oshane thomas—led pace attack dismissed pakistan for just 105,
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the windies reached their target in less than 14 overs. patrick geary was watching. this is supposed to be the world cup where everyone feels at home. that whereever a team goes, they'll find fans behind them, pakistan especially. but out there, you're alone. support is a long way away when andre russell charges in at 90mph. west indies were flying. this was a high—speed throwback. oshane thomas offering a reminder of the pace and aggression which once made west indies the best in the world. a fraction of a second to react, you needed slow motion to follow some of it. pakistan's innings passed in a blur. bewildered by thomas, the latest in a line of racing jamaicans. if you thought it was hard watching it, just try stopping it. pakistan 105 all out. never likely to be enough with chris gayle out there, one of the greatest ever limited overs batsman, who is playing in his final world cup. catch him while you can. no one in the stands is entirely safe. he is 39 now, an age when giving it
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a clout can put your back out. but the man who calls himself the universe boss made 50 before eventually coming back down to earth. the next generation of west indians did the rest. nicholas pooran finishing on a suitable high. if west indies keep playing cricket like this, their band of fans will keep on growing. patrick gearey, bbc news. lets bring you some of the day's other sports news now. former chelsea manager antonio kante is back in management, having joined inter milan. the italian won the fa cup and the premier league with chelsea but was sacked last year after two years in charge. frankie the tory and anna part one the oakes at some this afternoon at odds of eight to one. just beating them. it was the fifth oakes when coming 25 years after his first. colombian s yvonne chavis left the break of weight reeling on the final climb to claim victory on stage 19.
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richard continues to lead by nearly two minutes ahead of the final mountain stage tomorrow. let's turn to that big match in the madrid now. all english champions league final tomorrow between liverpool and tottenham. as we heard from hugh, jurgen klopp goes into the match hoping to and a six—game losing run in the finals. our reporter sally nguyen caught up with them at the club training ground to find out how his late father inspired him and how he copes with the pressure. it is part of life. we have not a holiday 365 days in. there are more stressful mums, leicester for a moment. having stressful moments in a positive way. —— stressful moments. that's less stressful moments. that's less stressful moments. it makes life exciting. it is good. i go to sleep with one line
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up is good. i go to sleep with one line up witha is good. i go to sleep with one line up with a completely different line—up. and have no clue. up with a completely different line-up. and have no clue. in the night somebody is telling you. line-up. and have no clue. in the night somebody is telling youm line-up. and have no clue. in the night somebody is telling you. it is wonderful. the onlyjob i really can do to be honest. but together with a bunch of world—class players, and a sensational club. i would bunch of world—class players, and a sensational club. iwould not bunch of world—class players, and a sensational club. i would not be a happy person. doing good little fist pump. happy person. doing good little fist pump, and a roar back to you. what is that feeling like? —— doing your fist pump. i felt in that moment, i felt all the energy has to go somewhere. you have been describing your biography as so passionate and energetic. they also described as acce ntu re energetic. they also described as accentu re old energetic. they also described as acce ntu re old after energetic. they also described as accenture old after eating far too much sugar. thank you. that is a compliment. i am not sure. my energy level is pretty high. that is true.
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how did a boy who came from such a sporty family, and that kind of very disciplined offering and, how did you get to be so relaxed? —— the disciplined upbringing. and so co mforta ble disciplined upbringing. and so comfortable with that? a big blessing on my life was i had a lot to do with my father to do. my father was very demanding of this part. but he loved watching his slightly talented boy doing all that stuff. i remember when slightly talented boy doing all that stuff. i rememberwhen i had i scored four goals in a game and afterwards i got a phone call and i said, isaw afterwards i got a phone call and i said, i saw your hair cut. that is awful. never mind again. laughter unfortunately, he died before i became a manager. but i know he is how became a manager. but i know he is now ina became a manager. but i know he is now in a better place and having a good position and seeing everything. if he was still alive, it would've
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been more intense in my career. he would ask for a lot of things. saying change this. like a supporter with knowledge. because he would have been at asked me if he could watch training sessions and stuff like this. i met some of course. but professional wise, it is more like. —— i miss him of course. professional wise, it is more like. -- i miss him of course. you have a real faith. it feels like he -- i miss him of course. you have a realfaith. it feels like he is -- i miss him of course. you have a real faith. it feels like he is with you going into this line—up. what do you going into this line—up. what do you think he was say to you? a slightly talented boy leading a team into a third champions league final. when it this time. laughter that is offer mass at the bbc sport centre. as promised, we will be returning now to hewitt live in madrid where the excitement. —— that is all from us. —— two hugh life. absolutely. i can see quite a number
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of fa ns absolutely. i can see quite a number of fans around the stadium. more than a day ahead of the kick off and that match. in the build up to a game like this, plenty of blame to be had on social media. firstly, stenson at a park, using their flight stenson at a park, using their flight information to show wes exactly who they will be supporting in the match. while in liverpool, one fan and this handy year line of work mowing this message for the liverpool players in the grass. manchester airport got in the act as well. sending messages of support for liveable. not sure how well that one will go down. a little controversial. finally, we know how difficult tickets have been to come by. what about this novel way of getting this one? this man offering a bit ofa getting this one? this man offering a bit of a swap. his wife for a ticket i can imagine a high number of wife that was like there has been for a ticket. that's a swap there has been. the hot ticket. tomorrow night over there in the stadium.
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liverpool entitled numb head—to—head in in all english champions league final. -- in in all english champions league final. —— liverpool entitled numb head—to—head. all the build up on bbc radio five live. we will be back with sportsday in madrid at 630 and 730 tomorrow. on bbc news, but we will leave you with a look at what will leave you with a look at what will simply be one of the most mouthwatering champ is like finals in recent times. —— on bbc news. —— mouthwatering champions league finals in recent times. music
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hello. we've had some big weather contracts across the uk during the day today. it was the far north of england and scotland and northern ireland had a being that they could cloud and operates a rain but it was particular when the west in scotland today. you can see how that rent has been pretty slow moving, it is beginning to push is what to push its way eastwards now. to the south of this, although the day started off on of this, although the day started offona of this, although the day started off on a rather cloudy know, that cloud broke up in the afternoon, across much of england and wealth disguise got much brighter later in the day. for example, overand
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temperature in wales. for england and wales, we will keep those clear skies. a few exceptions of how they could be thick enough across the north of wales in the night. perhaps over the hills and coast of west england, clearing away from scotland and northern ireland a few patches left over towards the west coast of scotland. a mild night, nine to 13 degrees overnight. for the weekend, mixed weather fortunes again really, quite cloudy in humid across the north and west of the uk font that would outbreaks of rain from a second half of the weekend. saturday the better of the two days. further southwards, warm if not hocks swells of sunshine feeling quite humid on saturday. sunday starting to see some rain moving again. not reaching east anglian air and southeast england until the evening time. saturday for castan. when the front hair bringing a been a packed of rain to north wales in northwest england. there will be brighter weather, scotland and northern ireland not as much rain around but
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it probably will stay rather cloudy, temperatures for many into the high teens, but where we see the sunshine across southern indian wales and across southern indian wales and across the book of england, coming warm if not hot with temperatures up to 28 celsius. sunday, low pressure in tires, this area of rain is a cold front pushing his way in, outbreaks of rain for many areas although the rain not reaching east anglia. here staying dry and sunny and warm with temperatures into the mid—20s. otherwise, brisk westerly winds picking up and there will be getting fresh air in not too low for supplies between 17 and 20 for many areas on sunday. looking into next week, not looking too great really. u nsettled, week, not looking too great really. unsettled, smells of rain around at times. that is your latest weather. goodbye for now.
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this is bbc news, the headlines at seven. . . labour suspends a member of its ruling national executive committee, peter willsman, after he recorded suggesting the israeli embassy was behind the pa rty‘s israeli embassy was behind the party's anti—semitism row. the london bridge attackers, a lawyer for the victims‘ families tells the inquest there had been opportunities galore to spot what they were planning. president trump says he‘ll impose a 5% tariff on all goods coming to the united states from mexico unless the country does more to stop illegal immigration. and there is excitement in madrid as liverpool and spurs fans arrived ahead of tomorrow night‘s champions
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