welcome to the programme. novak djokovic is inching closer to tennis history. he's through to the quarter—finals in paris as he bids to win a record breaking 23rd glam slam title. the world number three swept aside the peruvian juan pablo varillas in straight sets. djokovic is level with rafa nadal on 22 major wins. afterwards he spoke about nadal�*s plans to retire next year after surgery. i really hope that, yeah, his rehabilitation process can go well and we can see him next season. i think he is so important for our game, on and off the court, one of the greatest legends of tennis in the history of the game. so we

want to see him healthy. no question about it. playing for what he has announced his last season and hopefully he is going to be able to do that. djokovic is on course to meet top seed carlos alcaraz in the semi—finals. he's seen as djokovic�*s main rival for the title in the absence of the injured iii—time champion rafa nadal. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. the semi—final has been anticipated in the top half of the draw since the draw was made and they will both be delighted with the way they played today. djokovic a much more solid mats, this is typical djokovic in a grand slam, he might have a few injury problems in the first week, he might be struggling for a bit of form, but as you move your way through the draw becomes more and more threatening and it wasn't much of a contest, really, straight sets over various who had played three set matches to only write to play djokovic in the last 16. and then carlos alcaraz in terrific form again,

looks, i wouldn't is a unbeatable, because he has novichok within the same half of the draw, he completely in control of his game and he was straight sets win over lorenzo who was beating cameron norrie in the earlier rounds. meanwhile, aryna sabalenka starred in the first women's game to be given a prime time slot at this year's french open. the number two seed is into the quarter—finals after coming through a tough battle with sloane stephens. sabalenka grabbed the first five games and the last nine points of a topsy—turvy two sets victory. she'll face elina svitolina next. ukraine's svitolina says she feels 17 again after reaching the quarter—finals in her first grand slam since becoming a mother. the former world number three beat russian ninth seed daria kasatkina to reach the last eight. no—one, you know, expects that, you know, i'm going to come in and make the quarter—final in

the beginning of the tournaments. lieke don't think many people would say, yeah, she's going to do it. that's why i feel like this really helps me and they feel almost like i am, you know, 17 again coming on the two afresh and not defending any points, not here, not next week. so it's definitely i feel akmal free. while russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova booked her place in the last eight, fighting back from a set down to beat belgium's elise mertens, by two sets to one, in a match that lasted more than three hours. 0 nto onto formula one now. another sunday and another race win for max verstappen. the red bull driver has won his fifth formula i race of the season, by leading from pole to flag in spain. he was followed home by lewis hamilton and george russell on an encouraging day for mercedes. joe lynskey reports.

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news. football now. karim benzema scored for real madrid today to secure them second place in la liga but it was bittersweet because before the game the club announced their captain is leaving. the french striker has enjoyed one of the great real madrid careers afterjoining from lyon in 2009 with a huge goal tally, only bettered by cristiano ronaldo. benzema has won four la liga and five champions league titles. the balon d'or winner is reportedly off to saudiarabia. there was a big moment in serie a when the ac milan hero zlatan ibrahimovic announced it was his last game of football. he'd already said it would be his last game for the club, but an emotional zlatan has called time on an incredible career. the 41—year—old has scored 511 career goals including 62 for sweden as their all—time top scorer. cricket now. we're just 12 days away from the start of the ashes series and england have been

dealt a blow, with the news that their top spin—bowler jack leach will miss the whole series with a stress fracture in his back. our correspondent joe wilson has more. we have been talking a lot in the buildup to this as a series about the need for england have about the need for england have a squad of bowlers available, but really focusing or referencing the faster bowlers. in regard, england team fine, just tom came into the team to play ireland and did really well. but when it first became clear that jack leach had some kind of problem yesterday hypothetical question was asked what would england do if leach was not available? never daring to think that this eventuality would arise whereby he is not available for any of the ashes. it's particularly cruel 42, because this is a time in his england career when he is really blossoming under the captaincy of ben stokes, is very clear that stokes trust him and therefore leach has built of the confidence in himself. in terms of a bowler who can do that, as a spinner

instead of leach for england, well, therejust instead of leach for england, well, there just isn't one. there is no like for like replacement. well, england's captain ben stokes insists he's definitely on course to bowl in the first ashes test against australia at edgbaston. he didn't bowl in england's io—wicket victory over ireland at lords this weekend as he manages a persistent problem with his left knee. but he did bowl for the first time in four weeks in the nets on saturday and says he's happy with how it went. stokes was in visible discomfort when he took a catch in the win over ireland. the ashes start in 12 days. australia's fast bowler josh hazlewood has been ruled out of the world test championship final against india, which starts on wednesday at the oval. although he's hoping to be right for the ashes. hazlewood has an achilles issue, plus a side injury, which resulted in him missing much of the indian premier league. michael neser comes into the squad for the five—day match in london.

0h, oh, it'sa oh, it's a fitness discussion as it sits at the moment, just with where he has been and, you know, a small sort of setback in the ipl which was well documented. so, yeah, that's where it's at the moment. a fitness question. we have a world test final to play as well. if you look at the back of that when we turn our attention quickly to england and the ashes. there are some short turnarounds there, that is nothing we are not used to always be considerations around management there will be plans sitting in the background, like any test match you do not know what will happen in that test match. now could this be the next rory mcilroy? the young northern irishman tom mckibbin won the european open in hamburg — his first dp world tour title. the 20—year—old who grew up playing at holywood golf club, where mcilroy stated his career, finished on 9—under having started the day in a six—way tie for the lead but seized the initiative in the final round to win by two shots. we will have to watch that career, won't we? thierry neuville has jumped from fifth to second in the world rally championship

standings after winning rally italia. the belgian claimed victory in sardinia after beating hyundai team—mate esapekka lappi. the toyota driver kalle rovanpera completed the podium. britain's elvin evans finished fourth to stay fourth in the championship standings. finally, it's two down, one to go after manchester city added the fa cup to their premier league title and now prepare to take on inter milan in the champions league final in six days time for the treble. and as they flew back home after the fa cup final, they were greeted by a special guest at the airport.. eltonjohn had been performing in manchester and as he was about to leave, he stopped to congratulate the city squad — phil foden not missing the chance for a selfie. the players then serenaded elton with one of his songs. one more quick line. from the world of football.

tottenham are expected to open talks with celtic�*s ange postecoglou about him becoming their new manager. there's more on our website. that's it from me. goodbye. hello there. very little change for the weather for this upcoming week. it's going to remain mostly dry and settle with plenty of sunshine as our area of high pressure continues to dominate so always warmers and sunny like it has been for the last couple of these across central and western areas. a bit cool, cloudy, breezy or further is. there's a chance of a few showers putting up into southern areas by the end of the into next weekend, courtesy of this area of low pressure moving up from iberia. in the short—term, plenty of dry weather to start the new working week. a bit of low cloud which will

burn back to the coast from the midlands into eastern england. it could stay quite cool along north sea coast, more of a breeze in the southeast. slim chance of a showers in scotland and northern ireland, otherwise a warm, sunny day once again, the highs of the damages out west. the high cloud rosebud west was too much of the northern east of england, perhaps even ian swales. by the end of the night, clear skies, western scotland, northern ireland. temperatures falling between four and nine degrees. tuesday, grey start. that cloud will start to melt away as the strong june sunshine gets going again. it will stay quite cool and may be grey along the north sea coast. more of a breeze in the southeast. the rest of the sunshine and the warmth. a slim chance of a showers in scotland and northern ireland. wednesday, we do it all again. a bit of that was central and eastern areas which will tend to burn back for the coast theme for northeast scotland.

most of the sunshine towards the south and was. we will see highs 22—23 degrees, otherwise it is the low to mid genes along north sea coast. we maintain that north—easterly breeze across the eastern the southeast on thursday, so a bit more cloudier, cooler by the north sea coast. further west is going to be mostly dry with plenty of sunshine once again. now, as we head into friday although it is a similar story this area of low pressure encroaches into the south—west, more of a breeze as well and we could see some cloud, a few showers as we head into the weekend. one thing is was certain, will start to draw warmer out of the near continent and a south southeasterly wind. the southern half of the country, particularly southern influence does not england well. to warm up. we could be into the upper 20s celsius. there is the threat to a few showers.