light work of sloan stevens and the french open semifinals, the first timea french open semifinals, the first time a british woman has gotten there since 1983. a low score but high—stakes that sri la nka a low score but high—stakes that sri lanka holds off afghanistan in a thrilling world cup match. and england's landmasses ahead of their opening match showdown with scotland. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. before this year — johanna konta had never won a main draw match at roland garros. today — she stands on the brink of the french open final. konta's new found form saw her beat last yea r‘s runner—up,

sloan stephens, in straight sets, to become the first british women to reach the semi—finals at roland garros, since jo durie in 1983. up next is world number 38 marketa vondrousova. rhia chohan has more... the courts of paris like a motorway if you serve like this. johanna konta just overpowered stevens, 6—1 in the first set. whatever lies on the courts, it is what lurks in the players mind that matters. johanna konta was certain that every ball was available, stevens chased and missed. johanna konta got eight consecutive points in the second set, her opponent a former grand slam champion, was out of ideas because johanna konta, slam champion, was out of ideas becausejohanna konta, at her will, can make the ball to do anything. 6-4, can make the ball to do anything. 6—4, she even saw that the final

forehand was out, the empire checked the clay and agreed. the impression johanna konta has made france's been disputable. someone is going to win the french open, why shouldn't it be her? whenever i step onto the court, i'm always going to have a chance, most cadavers shot at any play in any way you can go against me and i think i've definitely got it i am pleased with how i dealt with the conditions out there and just how i gave myself space to play and i felt i played the game which i was really pleased with so i am just happy. the 19—year—old closed out straight sets victory and the 19—year—old closed out straight sets well fans at roland garros will be treated to a first match between roger federer and rafa nadal there — since 2011,

in the mens semi final on friday. 11—time champion nadal put in a flawless showing, to dismiss the 7th seed kei nishikori in straight sets. it finished 6—1, 6—1, 6—3 injust an hour and 51 minutes... third seed federer took 3 hours and 35 minutes to get past his fellow—suisse stan wawrinka in a real battle... federer took the match in 4 sets, to set up a 39th meeting with his long time rival nadal. sri lanka held to clinch a nervy low scoring thriller against afghanistan in cardiff, at the cricket world cup. afghanistan needed a rain—revised target ofjust 187 from 41 overs — after a sri lankan batting collapse — but were beaten by 3a runs, in one of the games of the tournament so far. patrick gearey reports. no other nation values their cup like afghanistan, these have grown from almost nothing despite war, invasion, terrorism and despite every thing. so there is a spirit that survives sri lanka's fast start in the belief that they could

recover. he who has been there from the beginning of this country's journey and turned the game, three times he struck in the end of her, spin edge catch, repeat. caught in the loop. by the time they lost seven wickets and would thoroughly bedraggled before the rain came. by the time the tale world mopped up, afghanistan had been adjusted, 187 i’u ns afghanistan had been adjusted, 187 runs score, they sensed the chance. the problem, so that sri lanka and they ceased it. the third batsman out. afghanistan was soon wobbling, 110w out. afghanistan was soon wobbling, now five down, still 130 off their target. gone was the noisy passion, replaced by tension, afghanistan only 11 world cup match. every run was an event but every week it was a hammer blow. especially with the

captain with much of afghanistan's conviction who believed to hope to the final acceptance, he made the ending swift, quite a finish to quite some match. let's have a quick look at the day's other sport now and... staying with the cricket world cup... south africa pace—man dale steyn is out of the tournament, he missed the opening defeat to england with a shoulder problem. and he won't be able to play any part in the rest of the world cup. the 35—year—old has taken 194 one—day wickets... england's jason roy and joffra archer have both been fined for breaching the icc‘s code of conduct during yesterday's defeat to pakistan. roy's fine is for swearing, whilst archer was punished for dissent. anthonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn says a rematch with andy ruinr will take place in november or december. ruiz produced one of the biggest shocks in heavyweight boxing history, to takejoshua's three world heavyweight titles in new york on saturday.

the women's world cup in football kicks off in france later this week, with england and scotland meeting in their first match on sunday. england have arrived in nice already ahead of that match which is where we find our reporterjo currie. the road cub journey the road cubjourney has the road cub journey has finally begun, all 23 players present and correct when they landed here in the sunshine this evening. it was smiles and they got off the coast, but a little bit of an emotional sendoff in the uk and that is because the fda revealed billboards and posters up fda revealed billboards and posters up and down the country with individual messages reach of the players from the family to their friends and in some cases, teachers as well. also surprised to see these people, family, friends and people from the local areas. the cloud is going wild and yeah, it was pretty special. my pe teachers, all the

teachers in high school who are with the football team as well, it was really nice to get that sendoff message from back home and i really do feel the support. they will be hoping to use some of that emotion that they finally kick off the tournament on sunday here in the east against scotland. the road cup itself starts on friday evening in paris when the host takes on south korea and he followed the entire tournament but the conference of coverage a cross tournament but the conference of coverage across the bbc. scotland haven't made the journey over to france just yet, ahead of what is a tough game for them... they were beaten 6—0 by england at the euros, two years ago. jane dougall has spent some time with shelley kerr's squad. this is where they're staying after the final training session in the tomorrow morning, they will fly from edinburgh airport for the first match against england on sunday,

when i should 91, easily the most experienced member but you know how to pack for world cup? are you ready to pack for world cup? are you ready to go? i probably wont find out until actually get to france, but i've managed to get through this, but as long as i have my boots i think i'll be ok. we look at the scotla nd think i'll be ok. we look at the scotland squad, there's so many players. so many members, do you know if you're prepared? yes, it gives us more of an insight of who will be plank against, we've got just a case of getting the tactics and the team right on the day and obviously that is up to shelley and we trust everything that the staff have for us. steve clark popped his head around, how do you feel that that just how much head around, how do you feel that thatjust how much the game has evolved in this country? it certainly has come a small thing

like that matters. and yeah, it's the small little things that make us feel respected. how you feeling? a bit nervous. i do not know what to expect i think will thrive in that environment though. have a safe journey and thank you very much. tomorrow, scotland will fly and we are taught there a rumour that they may even be some bagpipes to see you off. some other football news now and wales ended a seven game goal drought to beat world cup bound new zealand1—0 in a friendly in cardiff. kayleigh green scored the only goal in the 90th minute. and englands under—20s lost to portugal under—19s at the toulon tournament. england lost their first group match, and now sit bottom of their group — after getting beaten 3—2 in the south of france. arsenal's eddie nketiah and joe willock with the england goals.

just days after liverpool became european champions, the club has announced that both daniel sturridge and alberto moreno will leave this summer. both players had reached the end of their contracts. staying on merseyside and the former england defender philjagielka will leave everton this summer. jagielka has spent twelve seasons at goodison park, six of them as club captain. back to cricket now. and england's women's squad has been announced for the first two of their 3—match one day series against the west indies. sarah taylor, jenny gunn and sophie ecclestone return. the series begins in leicester on thursday, with england just two wins away from qualifying for the 2021 world cup. earlier — hugh woozencroft spoke to england captain heather knight about the selections... we have some very destructive

players and it can be a