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vladimir putin's authority. survivors of last week's migrant boat disaster in greece , have told the bbc that the greek authorities abandoned them to their fate. more than 500 people are missing, feared drowned. meanwhile, greece's conservative leader kyriakos mitsotakis has claimed a landlside victory in the country's national elections. the vote was called after his party narrowly failed to secure an outright majority last month. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. the pressure is on england, 268 win the ashes test against australia,
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but they've lost five quick wickets at trent bridge. back at the top of the world rankings, with a first grass court title for carlos alcaraz. leona maguire bids to become the first irish woman to win a major, we'll bring you the latest from the pga championship. welcome. let's start at trent bridge, where england's hopes of victory in the one—off ashes test were dented by the loss of five late wickets on day four. after australia were bowled out for 257 after tea in their second innings, england were left needing 268 to take the win and made it to 55 without loss before the wickets began to fall.
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ben croucher has more. there are 11 different ways to take a wicket in cricket. to start with, on day four, england needed just the one. maybe just as well, because england shelled five ctaches, butjust as the batter will be looking to make them pay, enter lauren filer. this tamers turning in a blur of bails. spinning in the hands of sophie ecclestone, beth mooney out. three wickets fell in 12 balls. the test was back in england was my grass. until australia's captain arrived. alyssa healy�*s half—century pushed england, but have you take their wickets, and good personal matter and now need to the highest run chase in history.
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and the best part of four sessions to do it. take your time? that's not the modern way. chasing rewards you take the risks. oh, dear, it's bad, it's very bad for england. it got worse when heather knight became the fourth to fall. when sophia dunkley followed, it proved to be quite the day for the bowlers at trent bridge. sadly for england, it included it australia's too. well, afterwards, beth mooney, who reached 85 for australia said she was satisfied with the target they set england. it was 268 more than they had going into their second innings, it is always nice to have those runs on the board, absolutely. i thought we probably left a few out there, especially after we lost a few quick wickets, and we recognise that, really tough conditions to batten.
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hopefully our bowlers can get on the spot tomorrow. carlos alcaraz had the perfect preparation for wimbledon, he won his first grass court title of his career at queens. and in beating australia's alex de minaur in straight sets, he went back to the top of the world rankings, and means he will now be the top men's seed at wimbledon. patrick gearey has more. one of the most popular paths to wimbledon runs through west kensington. queens is a good place to see the future. its grass courts a strange territory for carlos alcaraz, but he has been growing on these lawns, adjusting his games accordingly. in de minaur he had an opponent who could provide a test, he threatened alcaraz, but only for a moment. after several flowing phrases of
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tennis, the set was finished with an alcaraz fall stop. a few extra seconds in the shade would have helped. the temperature was above 30 degrees, but the pace did not seem to drop. early in the week de minaur knocked andy murray out, but it doesn't seem to have affected his popularity. the australian here making the ball boomerang. touche for the trick shot. the trick shots were all from alcaraz. he soon seemed entirely at home. we came to queens he says directly kate himself about grass. he leaves it as the champion and world number one. to adapt my movement, on grass there is experience, but amazing week, ended the week with a lot of energy.
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atjust 20 years old, alcaraz is king of queens and wimbledon top seed. he is making english grass his term. britain's alfie hewett was beaten in the men's wheelchair singles finals by the second seed, joachim gerard of belgium. hewett, who was the number one seed, broke gerard's serve to win the first set 6—4 although gerard then levelled the match. hewett was 5—4 up in the deciding set but lost his serve at the crucial moment. and then the belgian went on to win the next two games. he broke hewett�*s serve again to win the title. but when the two of them met again in the doubles final it was hewett, partnered by gordon reid, who came out on top — beating gerard and his partner stephane houdet.
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kazakhstan�*s alexander bublik, defeated andrey rublev in three sets to win the biggest title of his career at the halle 0pen. rublev, who's the world number seven, was looking to become the first player to win atp 500 titles on all three surfaces. but he found bublik, ranked 48th in the world, in fine form ahead of wimbledon, winning only his second—ever tour title, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. petra kvitova boosted her hopes of a third wimbledon title by winning the german open in berlin, beating donna vekic in straight sets to win her second title of the year. while at the birmingham classic, jelena 0stapenko won her second title on grass with victory over barbora krejcikova. she took the first set on tie—break and was 5—1 in the second set, before eventually winning that 6—4. it was the latvian�*s first title since dubai last february and her first on grass since eastbourne in 2021.
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leona maguire is in contention at the pga championship in newjersey, but play has been halted due to thunderstorms in the area, with the final group through seven holes. maguire is bidding to become the first irish woman to win a major title, but has dropped a shot and moved into a share of second. the lead is currently shared byjenny shin and janet lin on 7 under. i've been speaking to former european tour player sophie walker about the pressure on maguire. when the leaders are going out, the last thing you want to see is players ripping to pieces this golf course. it's been a hard week, known as been in double figures, the next thing you know, she's 7—under par. suddenly you think, oh, i thought 7—under par would be good today, but it's not.
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she needs to shoot in the 60s to win the title, so it could be a reset for leona. what you think if she is able to get over the line and win this, what you think it would mean to her? it's the stuff of dreams. you want to win a major championship when you are a youngster. we talk about being world number one, the only way to get there is by winning majors, and being someone from europe, if you can get the win in america, when you come into the championships, the us opens, the one that people really look at, if you think, i've already won one, i like the fact that this could be herfirst win, that will free her up what we call over he had a big one, the women's open championship, but it will mean everything to her. she won last week, this girl is trending, but don't think she will get tired out. she played five in a row matches and never lost one of them. she will not be tired. where are the other challenge is going to come from when they eventually get back on the way?
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i mention carlotta, the cup veteran, she is currently 7—under par, but this break is, totally the wrong time for her. she wanted to keep playing. janet, the likely owner, has been up there we in, week out. she's not won the lpga tour yet, she's not won a major. if you look at the leaderboard, there's people have not won majors yet. if i'm leona maguire, i'm looking at the thinking, someone has to be the first run, why not me? live coverage of that other than tait at the moment. no play delays in connecticut for the men's pga event. the leaders are out on the course at the travellers championship, with american keegan bradley going into this final round with a one shot lead on 21 under par. the pga championship winner in 2011 playing
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with compatriot chez reavie. there are birdies to be got on the course, the early starters. rory mcilory started the day 9 shots back, he's moved all the way up to 16 under, five birdies in his first 8 holes. shane lowry going well currently tied 14th and 1a under. zharnel hughes says "the sky is the limited" after running 9.83 seconds to break linford christie's 30—year british 100m record. the reigning european 200m champion took 0.04 secs off the previous record on saturday, a mark which christie had set at the world championships in 1993. he has been speaking to bbc sport. it's so surreal moment for me, this morning i got up and i saw all the comments and everything, i was like, is this really happening? i'm just happy to finally achieve a major milestone in my career, and this is something i've
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been working towards. 0bviously my main focus was just to run fast and execute my phases properly. i'm pretty sure i can go faster. my coach and i spoke after the whole thing, he was pointing out what he sees that can be worked on, and he said you can get faster. so, just be focused and stay consistent and we will get there. so, we will see, the sky is the limit. kalidou koulibaly has become the latest chelsea player to move to saudi arabia after the defender completed a transfer to al—hilal for an undisclosed fee. the centre—backjoins midfielder n'golo kante has also agreed to sign for saudi champions al—ittihad, while team—mate edouard mendy is close to moving to the saudi pro league.koulibaly signed for chelsea from napoli last july on a four—year deal. at the british cycling championships, pfeiffer georgi won the women's road race, while fred wright is the mens champion.
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last year the 24—year—old londoner came close to success at the tour de france and vuelta a espana, finishing in the top 3 on four different stages, but he had never won a senior race — until today. he dedicated the victory to his team—mate gino mayder, who died in a crash at the tour de suisse earlier this month. the saint louis cardinals beat the chicago cubs 7—5 in the second game of major league baseball's london series. the cubs led by four runs after the first inning at the london stadium but the cardinals took the lead in the fourth and never looked back, paul goldschmidt driving in the go—ahead run to send them on the way to victory. the two teams share the series after the cubs won 9—1 in yesterday's first game. you're up to date with all the latest, so now on sportsday — it's time for a special feature that looks at napoli's first league title in 33 years. as we reflect on the significance of the title win for
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the club and the city. naples, the noisy, the chaotic, the effervescent one. the one which in the sun smells of the salt of its sea, and in the shade, odours of the dampness of its alleyways. naples, the modern, the experimental, the iridescent one. the naples of mount vesuvius as seen by andy warhol. the city of the prog rock and blues. the polychrome naples, the melancholic and syncopated naples. naples, the popular. the naples of diego, the city owned by its people. naples, which usually loses,
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but occasionally manages to win. on may the 4th, napoli secured the italian football championship with a draw at udinese. a first serie a title. the first and 33 years, since diego maradona. view the achievement in their eyes. naples, football is everything. it's joy, fun, sadness. it's important to us to win - against teams from the north. we have had a team for a long time, we feel his power in this emotion. this year, all the - opponents fall down. inter, milan, juventus.
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we have to think about the future. we have this great future, we hope. it'sa dream. i say every time, we are first of all neapolitans and then italians. the 22—23 season was not expected to pan out this way. napoli had let go star players under spalletti. the replacements were unproven. by the end of may, they were highly sought after. napoli stormed to the serie a title, leading 16 points clear of lazio. but the drama didn't end there. spalletti left at the end of the season citing a need for a break from football. the title was won, but how? this team is special, because they found an alchemy between these guys, it's incredible.
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they are a team, a realteam, a real one. they collaborate and play together. when you see the team play, you feel there is a great connection on the field, but also outside. i think it's one of the ingredients that bring napoli to victory. when spalletti came, people were not so happy. because they had this impression that he was like a locker room breaker. he had problems with totti in rome. when he came here they were not so happy.
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he's a great manager and he also made a difference. he rent around the world. he brought important experience from everywhere. he is a winner, he arrived here as a winner. i like him because he is a very passionate man. he is not from the south, but he looks from the south, because he is full of passion. formed in 1926, the supporters of napoli have had to learn to be patient. trophies haven't arrived at the same pace as their main rivals. rivals from the north, milan, inter, juventus. there is just one trophy in the 1970s. patience was rewarded with the arrival of diego maradona, in 1984 for a number of cup wins.
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after diego, the club took a dip, with bankruptcy, then survival and the crowning glory of the serie a title. 33 years of patience. every sunday, or every time the naples club play, in the city there is no rumours, it's a very quiet city during the football game, but then, you know, you hear the scream of the san paolo, maradona stadium, you can understand how the relationship between the city and the football club is. neapolitan people love football and love the city and the club, because we are the first big city in italy withjust one club.
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milan have two clubs, turin have two clubs, naples have just one. this is very important, because all the neapolitan people, when they was born, they support naples, since the first day. first time i saw a football match | i was with my father, i ask him, | 0k, we are supporting, who are we? _ he said, the blue guys. i said, why? two reasons. first one, because thisj is the team of our city, and secondly, more importantly, because in this team _ plays diego maradona. diego maradona came to the club in 1984 for a record fee. the squad was built around him. in 1987, maradona had
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worked his magic. as the first team from the south to win serie a since 1970, cultural barriers had been broken, and a year after fulfilling his childhood dream of lifting the world cup for argentina, maradona's status was lifted to an even higher plane. when maradona arrives in naples, it was seem like a sort of messiah, someone bringing justice to the people. maradona for napoli, maybe he is a god, a saint, maybe he is president and maybe he is everything. he represents a lot, _ because he gave people hope, and hope is an important thing, it's a powerful one. _ maradona here was a demigod. maradona could not walk in the city, daytime. there were, i don't know, a mother with her child walking the streets and see maradona,
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the first thought of the mother is, here, take my son and give him a kiss. you know, it's like the pope. maradona was special, because right now we have an incredible team. at that time we had a good team, but maradona was something like a god, and he carried on his shoulders the team and bring naples to victory. maradona led napoli to cup success in 1989 in the second serie a title a year later. he left the club after a year ban after a positive drugs test. no one could replace him. star players came and went, but the club were relegated in 1998. after maradona, it was such a big problem. a hard time for young napoli fans.
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we were still thinking, ok, now we are not so good, but we are still a team of maradona. suddenly we were not a team any more, because napoli went into bankruptcy. we don't have money, something to sell, players, we had ferraro, zola, many good players, but we had to keep the balance, it was no good. the club was bought by film producer aurelio de laurentiis, they had a complicated relationship with the city and supporters, because the supporters don't like the power and he was presented the power.
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he always followed his idea of a team as a brand, as an industry. we would like to have a president that would be a fan and not a manager. he's a manager, not a fan. spalletti arrived in 2021. his decision to remove some of the most popular players created protests. president de laurentiis was urged to sell the club, but the policy came to an outstanding conclusion. the long—awaited championship, a first without maradona, was secured. it left fans in a state of delirium. now we have a great top player, but now it's more for the team. i think this is the difference between now and then.
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the fans waited for this for over 30 years, and everybody wished for it, and naples is a city connected with fate, with san gennaro, and everyone asked to san gennaro, he is like a superman, the local patron of the city to win this championship, and finally it arrives, so now we are enjoying it. spalletti announced he was leaving napoli, saying he needed to take some time away from football. de laurentiis said he was a free man,
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he has given us something and i thank him. supporting napoli was never meant to be easy. it is something that goes beyond winning titles and trophies. the perfect fit for a city that after every game salutes its team by chanting, i love you, even if you win. hello there. in some parts of the country, it's roasting and it could be the hottest day of the year so far, but it is changing in other areas. we're getting cooler, fresher air coming in from the atlantic into western parts of the uk. humid air towards the east and in between a weather front, and that's going to bring this rain. not much in the south at all, but some heavier rain moving across northern areas, some thunderstorms as well, large hail, and maybe some gusty winds as well. all squeezing the heat and humidity
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into eastern england, 30 degrees around lincolnshire, 32 or more in essex and around london. really humid as well. but out towards the west, things are beginning to cool down a bit and it will be less humid as well. the wetter weather that we've got across those northern areas does push away into the north sea, the showers become fewer and lighter, many places become dry overnight with some clear skies. last night was really uncomfortable for sleeping — temperatures in scotland fell no lower than 20 degrees, crosby and merseyside 19 celsius. so tonight will be somewhat easier to sleep because temperatures are going to be lower, perhaps single figures in scotland and northern ireland. heading into tomorrow, there'll be some sunny spells, some cloud will develop, and that's going to lead to some showers. scotland, northern ireland and northern parts of england, any shower clouds will be suppressed further south. it will feel cooler and fresher everywhere, temperatures dropping some 7 or 8 degrees in large parts of the uk, so a top temperature of 23, maybe 2a in the south—east.
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everything's coming in from the atlantic, a fresher westerly breeze around. these weather fronts will arrive on tuesday, so we'll see more cloud coming our way. once again, looking dry toward south—eastern areas, but there'll be outbreaks of rain and drizzle as you head further north and more of a breeze as well. these are the temperatures we're looking at, so typically around 20—22 degrees. could be quite warm overnight could be quite warm overnight for south—eastern parts of the uk, for south—eastern parts of the uk, heading into wednesday, we're in a warm sector between those two weather fronts. cooler air will be waiting to come in back from the atlantic from the north—west, following this band of rain that will be affecting scotland and northern ireland, pushing into england and wales once again. those temperatures dropping away in the north—west where we get some sunshine and some showers. still dry and quite warm in the south—east, the mid—20s.
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national elections. live from london — this is bbc news. one day on from a rebellion by the wagner mercenary group in russia — the whereabouts of its leader, yevgeny prigozhin, and the russian president are both unknown. survivors of the migrant boat disaster in greece tell the bbc that the greek authorities abandoned them to their fate. meanwhile, greece's conservative leader kyriakos mitsotakis claims
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