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hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming upfor coming up for you this evening... we will start in paris. it's cruise control for iga swiatek and coco gauff, as they both make the women's final of the french open with ease. what a start to england's new chapter in cricket. great bowling in the morning, but this evening, familiar trouble with the bat. also coming up in the programme: inspired byjake daniels. two scottish referees have have become the first to come out publicly as gay. we get the reaction from grassroots football in scotland. i think we will probably look back at this moment and sort of say they were the people who helped us create something big.

welcome along to sportsday. lots to come. we are going to talk cricket in a moment, but we are going to begin in paris. four became two. iga swiatek continued her dominant run with a straight sets victory over daria kasatkina. she will face coco gauff. here is russell fuller. she is on this dominant run. how did you today? —— how did she look today? 3&1 dominant run. how did you today? -- how did she look today?— dominant run. how did you today? -- how did she look today? 34 wins now, and it was pretty _ how did she look today? 34 wins now, and it was pretty straightforward, - and it was pretty straightforward, to be honest. she lostjust three games. she was a class apart. she is a class apart from pretty much everybody in the world right now.

the way she's dealt with the pressure of being the roll number one, and, remember, it happened on especially for her. she was as shocked as everybody else that actually body was retiring, but she is dominant. pretty much able to impose her game on any opponents —— ash barty. that match was never in doubt. she finished the match in style. about the best set she has played in the championship so far, the second set. if played in the championship so far, the second set.— the second set. if we look at the second semifinal, _ the second set. if we look at the second semifinal, coco - the second set. if we look at the second semifinal, coco gauff, i the second set. if we look at the l second semifinal, coco gauff, the american teenager, she was up against the unseeded italian, both on brilliant runs. how did coco control that match?— on brilliant runs. how did coco control that match? coco gauff, auain, control that match? coco gauff, again. the _ control that match? coco gauff, again, the dominant _ control that match? coco gauff, again, the dominant player. - control that match? coco gauff, again, the dominant player. i i control that match? coco gauff, i again, the dominant player. i must say, the first set was pedestrian for both players, particularly the italian, who had been a quarterfinal list as a qualifier two years ago.

when you think of all the promise she showed on wimbledon�*s centre court, amazing run as a 15—year—old, she also won a wta title as a 15—year—old, and after that, things died down a little bit. she still has reached a grandson final at the age of 18, younger than emma raducanu last year —— a grand slam final. younger than maria sharapova at wimbledon in 2004. and she will definitely be an underdog, but she's thoroughly deserved to beat her opponent, and everything came together this fortnight with all the building box put in place over the last years. building box put in place over the last ears. ., ., , ., last years. you are building iga swiatek as _ last years. you are building iga swiatek as the _ last years. you are building iga swiatek as the favourite, - last years. you are building iga swiatek as the favourite, so . last years. you are building iga swiatek as the favourite, so if. last years. you are building iga i swiatek as the favourite, so if she is the favourite, looking coco gauff do? i is the favourite, looking coco gauff do? ~ , ,., ., is the favourite, looking coco gauff do? ~ , ., , do? i think it is important she starts quickly _ do? i think it is important she starts quickly -- _ do? i think it is important she starts quickly -- what - do? i think it is important she starts quickly -- what can - do? i think it is important she l starts quickly -- what can coco starts quickly —— what can coco gauff do? she has a lot of power,

and if she has her stride, it can be very, very difficult for anybody else to keep up with her. coco gauff certainly has the mentality for the big occasion, but you cannot question clare you cannot question swiatek in that area at all. she has been telling herself she knows this run is to come to an end someday, and also she cannot remove the pressure. she says, she cannot have people expect —— she cannot expect to win because she is rolled number one, so she learns to accept it and very, very quickly has got used to wearing this cloak that comes with being the number one player in the world. fascinating stuff. russell fuller, our tennis correspondent in paris for us. a new era for england cricket, and what hope it started with. 0n the opening day of the first test against new zealand,

the tourists were bowled out forjust 132 at lord's. a new star shone for england in matthew potts, the debutant taking four wickets. so a dream morning for new captain ben stokes, but some familiar potential nightmares reappearing this evening. his side were batting. they have just finished day one, one 16-7, they have just finished day one, one 16—7, committee finished on. joe wilson is at lord's for us. let's start with the good news, england dismissing new zealand for 130 to come about as good as england good hopes for. 130 to come about as good as england good hepes for-— 130 to come about as good as england good hopes for-— good hopes for. absolutely -- 132... about an hour _ good hopes for. absolutely -- 132... about an hour and _ good hopes for. absolutely -- 132... about an hour and half _ good hopes for. absolutely -- 132... about an hour and half ago, - good hopes for. absolutely -- 132... about an hour and half ago, i - good hopes for. absolutely -- 132... about an hour and half ago, i was i about an hour and half ago, i was thinking, it has been a good day for them. so with the good bit. we saw certain way why they were so keen to get anderson and broad in the team,

anderson took two quick wickets, great catching from england, i would say, throughout the morning session. jonny bairstow in particular. there was james anderson on the money. we have seen him do that, what, 640 odd times before. matthew potts is the new figure, in this team because so many bowling options are out injured, but he did today what he's been doing for durham all season, on the money, accurate, pretty quick. finished 4—13. bearing in mind, sarah, that new zealand were 45—7, for them to get to 132 is almost a recovery, but at that stage, the match seem to be in england's grasped. match seem to be in england's a-rased. ~ match seem to be in england's a-rased. . _, match seem to be in england's ”rased. . u, ., match seem to be in england's a-rased. ~ ., ., ., grasped. will come to that in a moment. _ grasped. will come to that in a moment. but _ grasped. will come to that in a moment, but before _ grasped. will come to that in a moment, but before we - grasped. will come to that in a moment, but before we do, i l grasped. will come to that in a - moment, but before we do, i want to ask aboutjack leach, moment, but before we do, i want to ask about jack leach, because there was a worrying moment he was involved with.— was a worrying moment he was involved with. , . . . ,, .,. involved with. yes, jack leach, we saw him trying _ involved with. yes, jack leach, we saw him trying to _ involved with. yes, jack leach, we saw him trying to stop _ involved with. yes, jack leach, we saw him trying to stop the - involved with. yes, jack leach, we saw him trying to stop the ball on | saw him trying to stop the ball on the boundary. this is a kind of

thing england want to do, so themselves at the ball, try and save every run. i have seen players injured like this before. we found out a few minutes later he had suffered a concussion injury. he was able to walk off the pitch. he wants play at all in this match, as he goes through the concussion recovery protocols. because of the relegation regulations in place right now, he can be replaced. a spinner has rushed south and is at lord's now, so he can take part in this match as a concussion replacement stop at this get to the —— lasco of the response for england... -- lasco of the response for england- - -— -- lasco of the response for encland... , ., ., '::, england... they got into the 90s with only two — england... they got into the 90s with only two wickets _ england... they got into the 90s with only two wickets down, - england... they got into the 90s with only two wickets down, and | england... they got into the 90s - with only two wickets down, and then the collapse. we saw ben stokes falling for one, we saw

the collapse. we saw ben stokes falling for one, we sanoe root out for 11, we saw pots out for a duck, and when you see those wickets and try to make sense of them, sarah, it is not the conditions we expected 17 wickets to fall in, so we have to reflect again on the lack of confidence within this england batting line—up, which comes from such a long period where they have not won test match is. they got them selves into a winning position here, but still 16 runs behind, they are going to have to fight to get into a dominant position, the second day. great stuff, joe, live at lord's for us, thank you for your time. let's move on now. two scottish referees have become the first to come out publicly as gay. category1 officials craig napier and lloyd wilson follow footballers josh cavallo and jake daniels in coming out.

it is something that i have obviously lived with for a long time. it has been a difficultjourney to get to this point. but over the last couple of years, it has become a lot easier. and i think that it is really important that people like me are willing to sit here and do this. i don't think this needs to be a news story, but i think, at the moment, it really does, because we need to see the climate change so that people do feel they can be their true self and live happily and comfortably in their own skin. and that needs to transcend into football. a little earlier, i spoke with footballer zac emerson from the lgbtq team hotscots, to get his reaction to this news it is quite a lot for the lgbtq unity to see people come out, especially in football and in scotland. as you can probably tell, a lot of uk premiership teams, they do pride events or something for

pride, whereas a lot of scottish teams, they don't necessarily promote pride month, and you are probably aware it is pride month this month, and it is quite big to see someone come out and able to be themselves, definitely in the media as well. it also bring something to our team, where we are evidently making people feel a lot more comfortable, because we play against lgbt teams as well as... 0ur comfortable, because we play against lgbt teams as well as... our purpose is to bring people together and make them feel a lot more, playing football, whether you are a good player, whether you are a bad player. he does not matter, we are there to gel as a team and come together as a community. i am interested. _ together as a community. i am interested, what _ together as a community. i am interested, what you _ together as a community. i am interested, what you said - together as a community. i am interested, what you said about scottish football and how it may be different in different parts of the uk. what is your experiences there in scotland? in uk. what is your experiences there in scotland?—

uk. what is your experiences there in scotland? in scotland, i have not ever really — in scotland? in scotland, i have not ever really seen _ in scotland? in scotland, i have not ever really seen anything pride - ever really seen anything pride based or lgbt based in any, especially big scottish team, i've never seen anything like that, so it's... i sort of stay away never seen anything like that, so it's. .. i sort of stay away from football in the media and watching games, because i am quite a flame —— flamboyant person and i never feel i would fit into that sort of thing, so seeing someone in the scottish football scene, it is quite a big thing, to be honest. ifeel it will bring a lot more people in the community to come out and be themselves at matches as well as participating in things as well. and participating in things as well. and i know that, _ participating in things as well. and i know that, craig, when he spoke, he said that i don't think it needs to be a news story, but at the moment it really does, because we need to see the climate change so people feel they can be a true selves, and a lot of people will wonder why it is a story, but it is important, isn't it? it

wonder why it is a story, but it is important, isn't it?— important, isn't it? it really is, to be honest. _ important, isn't it? it really is, to be honest. i— important, isn't it? it really is, to be honest. i do _ important, isn't it? it really is, to be honest. i do a _ important, isn't it? it really is, to be honest. i do a lot - important, isn't it? it really is, to be honest. i do a lot of- important, isn't it? it really is,| to be honest. i do a lot of work important, isn't it? it really is, i to be honest. i do a lot of work in the odb to be honest. i do a lot of work in the 0db to community, and as unfortunate as it is, more stories are out there —— lgbtq unity. it is education for the wider public, who may not understand what the lgbtq unity actually is —— lgbt community... the more publicity we get, the more it will get accepted, and some anything will open up to people who may not feel comfortable being themselves. i know myself, it took many years to gain comfort in my identity actually come out and be me and i'm still finding that out, in a community, that is excepting, it is easier to find your way through things.— it is easier to find your way through things. it is easier to find your way throu~h thins. ., ., ,, ~' through things. how do you think we will reflect on _ through things. how do you think we will reflect on this _ through things. how do you think we will reflect on this over— through things. how do you think we will reflect on this over the - through things. how do you think we will reflect on this over the years? i will reflect on this over the years? these players and these referees, do you think we will look back at this

moment is a bit of watershed moment? i think we will look back at this moment and sort of say that they were the people that helped create something big. the more people that come out, the more people they'll realise it is safe to be who they want to be. and with the publicity of it, itjust really makes people think, i can actually be me, and there summon people in the world who are struggling that, and ijust think it is going to make it sort of when we look back at it, go, thank you very much. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the football news today. juan mata will leave manchester united on a free transfer when his contract expires this summer. the midfielderjoined from chelsea in 2014 and has scored 51 goals in 285 appearances. but he has only played in seven premier league matches this season. antonio rudiger is leaving chelsea for european champions real madrid

—— antonio rudiger is leaving chelsea for real madrid on a free transfer this summer. the 29—year—old will sign a four—year contract. the german international had been a key part of chelsea's side sincejoining in 2017, making 203 appearances in all competitions. it's been announced that blackpool manager neil critchley has left the club to join aston villa's coaching staff. the 43—year—old, who previously worked with steven gerrard at liverpool, has accepted the position of assistant head coach at villa park, which was recently vacated by michael beale. some rugby union news now, as five south african sides will be joining european elite cup competitions from next season. the stormers, bulls and sharks will play in the champions cup. they've been playing in the united rugby championship for a few seasons alongside irish, welsh and italian sides. the lions will play in the challenge cup, and the cheetahs have also been invited in. 0rganisers say their inclusion will bring "a new level of elite rugby". manu tuilagi will miss england's tour of australia because of surgery on a knee problem. injuries have plagued the sale sharks centre.