the unseeded italian taking the first two sets from novak djokovic.2 time grand slam champion took the next one, but into the fourth, cecchinato was a man on a mission, the italian coming from 4—1 down to force a tie—break and get himself a match point. but as he so often is, djokovic was up to the task. cecchinato hadn't won a match at the grand slam before the tournament, but the italian had the confidence to see it through. a fourth match point finally sealing the biggest win of his career. he played amazing, and credit to him. congratulations for a great performance. i struggled from the beginning. iam performance. i struggled from the beginning. i am back in the locker room, that is where i am back. i don't know. i don't know if i'm going to play in greece. i don't know if going to play in grass. yes, we share the moment after my victory. novak is a very good person, and it is unbelievable for me. novak changed the court, and he told me congratulations, man, it is unbelievable, and good luck. it is unbelievable, and good luck. it is unbelievable

we start with tennis, and the news that novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals of the frenchr a straight—sets victory over spain's fernando verdasco. the 31—year—old serb, seeded 20th, has reached the last eight at roland garros for a 12th time, an open era record, as he continues his comeback following an injury riddled past 12 months. it is important for me, especially considering the circumstances i was in the last 15 months. it is quite an achievement to get to the quarter—finals of a slam. i always try to kind of build my form in order to peak. and djokovic will be joined in the quarter—finals by the world number 72 marco checkinato, after the italian knocked out belgian eighth seed david goffin in four sets. elsewhere, dominic thiem, alexander zverev and madison keys also through to the quarters, while rafael nadal plays his last 16 match on monday butjune the 3rd is always a special day for the spaniard as paul frostick reports. rafael nadal had a day off, and he approved of the birthday recipe. alexander barrow recorded his third straight five set triumph, another ha

novak djokovic has reached the last eight at the french open for an open era record 12th time, afterasco in straight sets. it was far from easy for the former world number one though. it took him more than half an hour to break his spanish opponent in the opening set, which lasted almost an hour. verdasco needed treatment for blisters just before losing the second set. and it was downhill for him from there, with the serb taking the third set 6—2. he'll play italy's world number 72 marco cecchinato next. second seed alexander zverev came through a third successive five set match to see off russia's karen khachanov. it's the first time the 21 year—old german has reached the last eight of a grand slam and he'll play austria's dominic thiem. second seed caroline wozniacki is currently in action against daria kasatkina. the dane is hoping to reach the quarter finals for only the third time in her career. but the australian open champion is struggling against the 14th seed with the first set currently in a tie break. venus and serena williams have been knocked out of the women's doubles.

after losing in the quarter finals of the french open last week, novak djokovic suggested he might skipn, but it's been confirmed he'll play at queens. it's the first time in eight years djokovic has been at the tournament — and it means 17 of the world's top 30 will compete there ahead of wimbledon. johanna konta has struggled this past year — injuries saw her fall in the first round of the australian open, where she reached the last eight last year. and since then there's been a run of early exits, culminating in a first round defeat at the french open two weeks ago. now the british number one is turning her attention to the grass season — after reaching the semi—finals of wimbledon 12 months ago, she knows she's lacking form this time round. obviously i haven't played my first match yet, it was my first practise here, but it is funny i practised and we played the final last year, but yes, i think i am coming into this period of the season in a different position than last year, but i think i am equally excited i think. ain a good place in terms of development, and my clarity on how i

novak djokovic praises the unknown marco cecchinato after he's knocked out in the french open quarter—finalsd andy murray delays his return from injury, saying he's not yet at 100%. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening. momentum is the building. all roads point to russia, but first, england must complete their preparations for the world cup with a friendly against costa rica on thursday night. all of gareth southgate's squad were made available to speak to the media today. it made for an interesting experience for our very ownjo currie. today's press day here was the last chance for the media to speak to all 23 players on the squad. but it was done with a slight twist. it was a bit like speed dating. every player had their own individual desk and thenit had their own individual desk and then it was a bit of a free—for—all. press from around the world, kind of on your marks, get set, go, speak to his many players as you can in 45 minutes. we caught up with a couple of them, including harry kane. he asked —— was asked who he looked up to in his style he is emulating in russia? his to i

hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that novak djokovic is out offul day in paris. the former champion was beaten by the unseeded italian marco cecchinato in their quarter—final. also out is german second seed alexander zverev, who lost in straight sets to dominic thiem. meanwhile, there was joy for a pair of americans in the women's singles. austin halewood rounds up the action. just when you thought the french open would be predictable this year, marco cecchinato had other ideas.

we start with tennis, and the news that novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals of the frenchasco. the 31—year—old serb, seeded 20th, has reached the last eight at roland garros for a 12th time, an open era record, as he continues his comeback following an injury riddled past 12 months.

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main draw much acts a grand slam now he was taking on and out playing former world number one novak djokovic. djokovic found himself two sets down in this quarter final but he got himself back into the match winning the third set six one. the full set went into an epic tie break three times joke of each missed set points and saved match points was but it was the world number seventy two who was to make the last and decisive contribution was ing out the match to become the lowest ranked semifinalist at this event in the most two decades chicken also will face austria's dominic team in the last four years he reaching his third roland garros semifinal with a straight sets win over germany's alexander's farah i was. in the women's draw u.s. open champion slung stephens's closing in on another grand slam title shot in american beats daria because it came to the set up to last for much with her compatriots madison keys the player she beat to win that u.s. title last year i think for both of us that was the biggest moment of both of our careers last year playing in the finals the us open i think he

main draw match outs a grand slam now he was taking on and out playing former world number one novak djokovic. djokovic found himself two sets down in this quarter final but he got himself back into the match winning the third set six one. the fourth circuit went into an epic tie break three times joke of each missed set points and saved match points was but it was the world number seventy two who was to make the last and decisive contribution was ing out the match to become the lowest ranked semifinalist at this event in most two decades chicken also will face austria's domenech team in the last four years he reaching his third roland garros semifinal with a straight sets win over germany's alexanders farah i was. in the women's draw u.s. open champion slung stevens is closing in on another grand slam title. in american beat daria because it came to the set up to last for much with her compatriots madison keys the player she beat to win that u.s. title last year i think for both of us that was the biggest moment of both of our careers last year playing in the finals the us open i think here

the first of the quarter—finals get underway at the french open later on tuesday, and novak djokovic n injury—plagued year, the former world number one will take on unseeded italian marco cecchinato. last time out, djokovic comfortably beat spain's fernando verdasco in straight sets. the serbian may still not be back to his best, but having just dropped the one set so far, he looks good enough to trouble most opponents. considering all the circumstances that i was in in the last 15 months, imean, that i was in in the last 15 months, i mean, it's quite an achievement to get to the quarters of a slam for me, andi get to the quarters of a slam for me, and i always played well in slams. i always try to kind of build my form, slams. i always try to kind of build myform, in slams. i always try to kind of build my form, in order to peak at the slams. there are just nine days to go until the 2018 world cup gets underway in russia. the hosts face saudia arabia in the first match of the tournament, and they have one final friendly later on tuesday to hone their skills before it all gets underwa

novak djokovic! 12 grand slams, but never before a win at queens.nnis after elbow surgery, he has been feeling, for once, unsure of his game. as andy murray found out this week, coming back from injury is as much about regaining confidence as regaining fitness. the top seed, marin cilic, on the other side of the net, did not do much to bolster djokovic any opening exchanges. but when there is a trophy on the line, djokovic can somehow twist his way into the match. he broke the croat ‘s served to ta ke match. he broke the croat ‘s served to take the first set. marin cilic fought back, saving match point and winning six in a row to take the tie—break. the momentum was with him in the decider. a break up and serving for his second queens title. next, onto sw19, to avenge last yea r‘s next, onto sw19, to avenge last year's defeat. there are signs the old novak is back, too. for all the latest keep across the bbc sport website, but for now that's it from me. we are back with the late news at ten o'clock — now on bbc one its time for the news where you ar

novak djokovic is down to the semifinals. he will face france's'sjeremy chardy. nick kyrgios...o beat svitolina, she will face petra kvitova to in the semifinals. written by: 0'donoghue, w011 semifinals. written by: 0'donoghue, won the big race at ascot today. the coronation stretched states.

at queens club in west london, marin cilic beat novak djokovic. it took a dramatic fightback too. the queens final, after djokovic took the first set and had match point in the second. but cilic came back, winning that one, and the third to claim the wimbledon warm—up tournament for the first time since 2012. england staged an impressive comeback to secure a series whitewash over australia. they took the final one—day international by one wicket in manchester. with moeen ali taking four wickets and being partly responsible for a run—out, the tourists set the target at 206. travis heads 56 the top score. in reply, england's openerjason roy went for just one run, as did joe root. they were 27 for four at one stage. but a century from joss butler secured the historic win. it is right up there. i think to play in a different style as well, we knew we were way off with the bat, we should have chased that total down with ease. probably a more tricky wicket than we thought. it is right up there, fantastic to win the. these games are the ones that are so enjoyable when you win a. england'

well there's been a huge shock in the french open with italian chicken up though knocking out novak djokovic to progress to the semifinals checking out those spring a huge surprise by taking the first two sets before djokovic head back to win the third but the momentous upset was completed in the fourth chicken not so winning a tie break to secure his place in the final four he now faces austria's dominique teen. don't forget you can get. in get access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications on your phone for any breaking news and you can also use the. news if you see news happening. followed by the day. we make up about three quarters of a fifth of the two pilots of this episode officer. dean wants to shape the continent's future to be part of it enjoying some stores as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges the seventy seven percent these platforms for africa majority. of.

also at queens, novak djokovic made a start to is wimbledon preparations.vic was rarely tested against the australian qualifier. it took him just over an hour to complete a 6—2, 6—1win and the serb has failed to reach the semi—finals in any of his last five grand slam appearances. it's great to play in front of the crowd that is very knowledgeable about our sport. england has a long tennis traditions so it's great to be on the court and obviously, i've struggled a little bit in the last year and struggled a little bit in the last yearand a struggled a little bit in the last year and a half with an injury that obviously has forced me to compensate my game, my technique and that has taken a little bit of confidence out of me. i'm trying to get it back and today's match was perfect. and roger federer began his last week of wimbledon preparations with a 6—3, 6—4 defeat of slovenia's aljaz bedene to reach the second round of the atp event in halle. the world number one needs a record extending 10th title at the event in order to remain world number one and assur

earth there's been a huge shock in the french open with italian marco chickie though knocking out novak djokovic sht to progress to the semifinals checking out those from a huge surprise by taking the first two sets before djokovic should back to win the third but the momentous upset was completed in the fourth chicken out to winning a tie break to secure his place in the final four he now faces austria's dominique team in the women's draw all sloane stephens secured her place in the semifinals defeating russia's at sucking in straight sets she'll face compatriot madison for a spot in the. our next to one of those inane and insane competitions that the british they just seem to delight in listening closely now a custard pie throwing contest indeed the custard pie throwing championships world because this has somehow become a big deal for japanese ex-pats and a full fledged even flew from kyoto for the fifty first annual event if you've got extra flier miles points are scored for well placed hits for instance a pint to the face scores six if you're keeping track the winners this year were team fa

elsewhere, novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals of the queen's club championships in londonion and number two seed, grigor dimitrov, in straight sets. djokovic, who's never won the title at queen's, won 6—4, 6—1, and he'll now face the frenchman, adrian mannarino, in the last eight. on the wta tour, there was an upset in the birmingham classic where the top seed, garbine muguruza, was knocked out. the reigning wimbledon champion was beaten in straight sets by ba rbora strycova. the world number 24 from the czech republic won 6—2, 6—4 to reach the quarter—finals, and she'll now face lesia tsurenko, who beat the number six seed, daria kasatkina. the defending champion, petra kvitova, is also through to the last eight. the number four seed from the czech republic remains on course to retain her title after beating australia's daria gavrilova in straight sets. 6—4, 6—4, the score. kvitova will playjulia gorges in the quarter—finals. england have beaten australia by 6 wickets in durham to make it four wins out of four in their five—match one day international series. australia wo

novak djokovic is down to the semifinals. he will face france's‘sjeremy chardy. nick kyrgios...in cilic in the other semi. michaela put ernesto beat svitolina, she will face petra kvitova to in the semifinals. written by: o'donoghue, won the big race at ascot today. the coronation stretched states. they also broke the track record. that's it for sportsday on day nine here at the world cup. first wins for nigeria, switzerland, and brazil. they are the winners of day nine, rolling on daytime estate ten. that's it for now, coming up next on bbc news, it's time for the papers. goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are jason beattie, who's head of politics at the daily mirror, and benedicte paviot, france 24's uk correspondent and president of foreign press association. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i starts with a story about bmw and the airbus, warning about taking their business out of the uk. the interesting thing is why has it taken businesses so long? the concern taken businesses so long? t

at the french open, novak djokovic came through a gruelling near four—hour match against spanish 13thrto bautista agut to reach the last 16. he lost his first set of the tournament so far, and broke his first racket of the week too after what was at times a frustrating match for him. but he's through to face fernando verdasco in the fourth round. verdasco is through after beating fourth seed grigor dimitrov, who's still mever reached the second week at the french open. alexander zverev came through a second five set match in a row. again coming from two sets to one down to beat damir dzumhur. the women's second seed is also through. in much easierfashion. caroline wozniacki winning her third round match in straight sets, and elina svitolina was knocked out, which means both fourth seeds lost on friday, the ukrainian lost 6—3 7—5 to romania's mihaela buzarnescu. who had never won a grand slam match before this week. the challenge cup quarter finals continued tonight, with super league champions leeds rhinos thrashing leigh centurions. the championship side took the lead but the game ch

and novak djokovic survives a four hour marathon against roberto bautista agut to get to do the nexthere are commemorations this sunday to remember those who lost their lives in the terror attack on london bridge, one year ago. eight people were killed, and dozens more injured, when three men drove a van into pedestrians on the bridge, before getting out of the vehicle and then stabbing people enjoying a summer night out in borough market. i've been speaking to one of our bbc colleagues, producer hollyjones, who was caught up in the attack that night. i was just walking by myself and i was looking at my phone, and i was alerted to what sounded like an engine really over—revving. so i looked up and that was the first time i saw this van, a white van, and it was heading south and it kind of came onto the bridge and it completely went straight into a group of people. and i know that one of the people, well, one of the persons went into the river. and it was like skittles going off. i've never felt fear like it. it was kind of like when you hear the phrase that your life flashes before y

meanwhile — at the french open — twelve time grand slam winner novak djokovic has been beaten by thehinato , who only won his first atp title at the hungarian open this year tore into the former world number one and took the first two sets 6—3, 7—6. cecchinato then seemed to run out of steam losing the next set 6—1 but as djokovic looked to level the match the italian won an incredible 4th set tie—break 11—9 on his fourth match point. the battle between two of tennis‘s newest stars was set to be the tie of the day — but 3 five setters last week had clearly taken their toll on world number three alexander zverev — and he dropped away in straight sets — so dominic thiem goes through to face checkinato. and it'll be a repeat of last year's us open final in the womens draw as american sloane stephens beat daria kasatkina — so she's through to the semi finals, where she'll play her compatriot madison keys whom she beat to win the title at flushing meadows. let's quickly round up the rest of today's sports news for you: ellie simmonds is back on the british para—swimming team after her spe

and i'm tatiana sanchez in doha with all of the day's news as novak djokovic loses his poor french open but recovers to win in the bad round more on the story later in the park from. the u. a u.s. house vetoed a u.n. security council resolution calling for the protection of palestinians in gaza on the west bank the resolution was put forward by kuwait's and called for the consideration of measures to guarantee palestinian safety it comes after a recent flare up of violence along the gaza israel border which is left more than one hundred palestinians dead and thousands injured the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. told the council the resolution took a grossly one sided view that fell to blame hamas for the recent violence. this resolution perpetuates the bias toward israel that has long been the hallmark of the united nations it is resolutions like this one that undermine the un's credibility in dealing with the israeli palestinian conflict. because this resolution is wildly inaccurate in its characterization of recent events in gaza and because it would harm any efforts towards peace the uni

after losing in the quarter finals of the french open last week — novak djokovic suggested he might skipme in 8 years djokovic has been at the tournament — and it means 17 of the world's top 30 will compete there ahead of wimbledon. one more piece of sports news for you — britain's most successful female paralympian will make her return to competition — (00v) dame sarah storey had her son charlie in october last year, and will be looking to add to her 23 pa ra cycli ng world titles in italy in august. she's part of a 20—strong team. earlier this year we met invictus games racing, a team in the british gt championship. two thirds of the driver line—up is made up of wounded or injured ex—servicemen, using motorsport to aid their rehabilitation. the season reached its halfway point this weekend and before the racing got underway, ben croucher went to silverstone to see the effect its having teamwork, logistics, battling fierce opposition, it could describe any battalion in the world but this is invictus games racing, one of the most different teams in the championship. they are made up of o

novak djokovic has reached his first final in a year at queens in london.me grand slam champion plays marin cilic in the final later after beating jeremy chardy in the semifinals yesterday. that is live on bbc two and the bbc sports website at 2:30pm. let's ta ke website at 2:30pm. let's take a look at the england score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire hasjust sent score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire has just sent a header over the bar just maguire has just sent a header over the barjust a short while ago. england very much in control of this match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks toa match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks to a first england goal forjohn stones and a penalty for captain harry kane. his third goal of the tournament now. this is live on bbc 0ne. just around 12 minutes left to go in the first half. and that all of the sport for now. now, the travel show. this week we're in cairo, where i get to check out a new style of music that has become a youtube sensation. we head to italy for a cut—price guide to florence. there are many, many p

novak djokovic is trailing by two sets to one but he leads by a break in the fourth set.econd 6—4 and will meet sloane stephens next in a repeat of the us open final last year. that is all sports are now. thank you. regional papers across the north of england have joined forces to demand action is taken over the disruption caused by northern rail's timetable change. three of the largest newspaper groups — covering titles including the manchester evening news, yorkshire evening post and the bradford telegraph and argus — are calling for the prime minister to lead a review of railfranchising. let's talk to lord o'neill — jim o'neill is vice chair of the northern powerhouse partnership, and also served as commercial secretary to the treasury. good evening. who is responsible for this? to be honest, i am not that interested in allocating the blame, because the problem is there are so many different participants, that is why the government, if it is wise, buying into something that i learned in over 30 years of finance, do not let a crisis go to waste and how big a fiasco can

he's taking on surprise semifinalist marco czech and also the unseated italian who knocks out novak djokovic in the quarterfinals and then later on rafael nadal will bid to reach an eleventh french open final the while the ones taking on former u.s. open winner team del potro. the women's french open final takes place on saturday between a brainy u.s. open champion sloane stephens and world number one simona halep now howlett is targeting a first grand slam title in paris after finishing runner up at the tournament in two thousand and fourteen and two thousand and seventeen the romanian was in fine form in the semifinals on thursday beating two thousand and sixteen champion got to be murugadoss first six one six four led by a set and a break in last year's final before losing to yell a no loss to penco and also lost a close australian open final to caroline bushwhacking in january. the world i don't know what change probably nothing because i would give my routine. i have more experience now i feel. calm i feel that i have to enjoy today the victory because it's a great match and they have t

it first up the draw held at the all england club was kind of the big things with rafa nadal novak djokovic and andy murray also getting comfortable opening round matches. in the women's draw seven time wimbledon champion serena williams will face out on shadows of the netherlands in the first round williams missed last year's event due to pregnancy and is controversially seeded despite being runt outside the world's top thirty two wild number one so i know how to play could mean out of japan in her opening match the tournament gets underway on monday two thousand a champion agni ascot advance guy has been knocked out of the east born international tournament losing to unseeded lanka the belorussian winning six three one six six three to reach her third career final. show face top seed caroline wozniak e who came from a set and a match point down to beat former world number one and jimmy carter. and that is all this ball for now more later. thanks dave and that is it from this particular woman here just a mother to touch on the day's top stories i'll see you again thanks for watching but. e

play serbia and does sound of it first up the draw was kind to the big seed with rafa an adult novak djokovic and andy murray also getting comfortable opening round matches. in the women's draw seven time wooden champion serena williams will face at introduce of the netherlands in the first round williams missed last year's event due to pregnancy and his controversies sated despite being ranked outside the world's top thirty two wild number one simona halep will play couldn't the lot of japan in her opening match the tournament gets underway on monday. two thousand a champion. has been knocked out of the east for an international tournament losing to unseeded lanka the belorussian will meet the top seed caroline both in the five . ok that's all this profile. in london thank you very much tatiana well that's it for myself and for this news hour but my colleague sue turton will be with you in just a couple of minutes but much more the day's things stay with us. a new series of rewind a care bring your people back to life i'm sorry and brand new updates on the best of al-jazeera documentaries de

now, at 31, novak djokovic is still a young man. trust me!has been far from satisfied with his form so far and says he needs to rediscover the hunger he had when he first started playing. i feel like i need ifeel like i need to i feel like i need to go ifeel like i need to go back i feel like i need to go back to those days when i started playing tennis and why i started playing tennis, to remind myself and to get inspired and to get motivation from that source, you know. what i‘m getting from my younger self is smile and remember why you started playing it. yeah, let‘s stay with the french open, because while djokovic struggles to find form, rafael nadal has plenty. he‘s cruising on clay. the defending champion put in another near faultless performance on thursday to beat argentina‘s guido pella in straight sets. nadal making it through to the third round injust over two hours. i played a solid match and during the match, i improve my level. beforehand —— the forehander think especially after the first set sta rts especially after the first

well, novak djokovic was the big scalp on tuesday in paris.o. the world number 72, who'd never won a match at a grand slam before this tournament, took the first two sets from the serbian. djokovic then hit back with the third before checkinato came from 4—1 down in the fourth to win the match after an epic tie—break, and he'll now face austria's dominic thiem in the last four. american madison keys is through to the semifinals in the women's draw. she beat kazha kstan's yulia putinseva in straight sets to set up a meeting with fellow american sloane stephens. incidentally, the woman who beat her in the final of the us open last year. brazil midfielder fred will join manchester united. the club have reached a deal with shahktar donesk to sign the 25—year—old for a reported $70 million. neymar was just one of a number of his brazil team—mates that congratulated him at training after news had got out. now, we are familiar with seeing a—time motogp champion marc marquez fly round a track on two wheels, but would he bejust as good on four? well, o

main draw match at a grand slam now he was taking on and out playing former world number one novak djokovic i djokovic found himself two sets down in this quarter final but he got himself back into the match winning the third set six one was on. the fourth circuit went into an epic tie break three times joke of each missed set points and saved match points was but it was the world number seventy two who was to make the last and decisive contribution was closing out the match to become the lowest ranked seventh finalist at this event in the most two decades chicken also will face austria's dominic team in the last four as he reaching his third roland garros semifinal with a straight sets win over germany's alexanders farah was. in the women's draw us open champion sloane stephens is closing in on another grand slam title. american beat daria comes with katie to set up the last four much with her compatriots madison kiddies to play it she beat to win that u.s. title last year i think for both of us that was the biggest moment of both of our careers last year playing in the finals the u.s. ope

novak djokovic has reached the last eight at the french open for a record 12th time in the open era.from easy for the former world number one, though. it took him more than half an hour to break his spanish opponent in the opening set, which lasted almost an hour. verdasco needed treatment for blisters just before losing the second set, and it was downhill for him from there, with the serb taking the third set 6—2. he will play italy's world number 72, marco cecchinato, next. venus and serena williams were knocked out of the women's doubles. they lost in three sets to andreja klepac of slovenia and spain's maria jose martinez sanchez. serena is back in singles action tomorrow, taking on maria sharapova. there might be no british players left in the senior draws at roland garros, but there is hope in the girls' competition. emma raducanu is through to the second round. she won her first professional title a fortnight ago, so one to watch out for. st helens completed the line—up for rugby league's challenge cup semi—finals. they beat holders hull fc 25—22. st helens started the quickes

novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals of the french open after a straight—sets victory overat roland garros for a 12th time — an open era record. the 12—time grand slam champion will now play marco cecchinato in the last eight after the italian upset belgian eighth seed david goffin. elsewhere dominic thiem, alexander zverev and madison keys also through to the quarters, while rafael nadal plays his last 16 match on monday butjune the third is always a special day for the spaniard as paul frostick reports. when a ten time champion celebrates his birthday at your event, it you must give him a cake, at least. it looked like rafael nadal approved of the recipe. on the court, the second seed alexander zverev recorded his third straight five set triumph, another hard —fought victory third straight five set triumph, another hard—fought victory this time over karen khachanov. almost three and hours on court and another five sets later, he set up a quarterfinal against dominic thiem. it's not about learning, it's about trying to find a way and win. that's what i am able to do in the

away from the world cup, tomorrow's final at queens will be between marin cillic and novak djokovic.wn the rankings, beat france'sjeremy chardy in straight sets to reach his first final in over a year. in rugby union, ireland are celebrating their first series win in australia since 1979. the six nations champions beat the wallabies in the third and final test in sydney. johnny sexton kicked five penalties as they won 20 points to 16. you can find details of wins for england and scotland on the bbc sport website and also much more from the world cup. thank you very much. new evidence of the devastating effect of plastic pollution on wildlife has been recorded by the bbc. a team filming on a remote pacific island for a bbc one documentary — drowning in plastic — found seabirds starving to death because their stomachs were full of discarded waste, with no room forfood. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, reports. flying through the ocean in search of food, but these seabirds are all too often finding and eating pieces of plastic. tens of thousands of flesh footed shearwaters nest

novak djokovic was his first set of the french open so far and broke his first racket of the week but due to phase fernando verdasco in the fourth round in paris. the lesko is through —— for desk or is through after beating dimitrov. he has still not reach the second week of the french open. he came through a second five set match in the rope, and from two sets to one down. the women's second seed is also there and much easier fashion. carolyn at —— carolyn was acting quick name her match in straight sets. —— caroline wozniacki. both fourth seeds gloss on friday. —— both romanian seas. square map. there were another of important international games taken there were another of important international games ta ken place there were another of important international games taken place in the warm—up of the world cup in two weeks' time. it's been an impressive win for australia over the czech republic by four goals to nil. separate loss to bosio 3—1. france weeding it to have one. two sides who will be in russia, egypt and columbia currently playing. bit of a thriller between tunisia and t

novak djokovic is also through to the semi finals after beating france's adrian mannarino 7—5, 6—1. frances tiafoe in the last four. britain's dan evans could still play wimbledon despite being overlooked for a wildcard this week. the former british number two who recently returned to tennis following a ban for taking cocaine, won two matches today to come through pre—qualifying. evans will have to win three matches at roehampton next week to reach the main draw. over in birmingham, mihaela buzarnescu repeated her french open feat by again defeating number two seed elina svitolina in their quarterfinal. the romanian won in straight sets 6—3, 6—2 and will face petra kvitova in the last eight. formula one hasn't visited france for ten years, but it returned today with a bang. while world champion lewis hamilton clocked the quickest time for mercedes in both practice sessions... but the unfamiliar course took its toll on some of the drivers as jennie gow reports. the first day of the french grand prix proper, the first time we have been back here to this circuit since 1990. that year w

novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals after a straight—sets victory over spain's fernando verdascoos for a 12th time, an 0pen—era record. the i2—time grand slam champion will now play marco cecchinato in the last eight, after the italian upset belgian eighth seed david goffin. indycar‘s chevrolet duel in detroit was delayed over a half—hour because the pace car crashed during a pace lap at the raceway at belle isle park. just before the green flag flew on race two of the chevrolet detroit grand prix, the pace car slammed into the turn two wall. mark reuss, a general motors executive vice president, was behind the wheel of the corvette zri when it crashed, along with an indycar official. the car's price starts at $123,000. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, that is your monday sport briefing. now, it is estimated by the un that globally we throw away $1 trillion worth of food every year. a lot of that waste comes from large catering operations, the kind you find in hotels or, say, cruise ships. but technology dev

twelve time grand slam champion novak djokovic says he may not play at wimbledon next month after suffering a shock defeat to sleaze marco czech announcer in the quarter finals of the french open on cheese day joke which missed three chances to send the much into a fifth set before eventually losing to the world number seventy two hadn't won a grand slam much before this tournament joke which was gracious in defeat but was really in the mood to speak to the media afterwards on the food world one cost down to over his participation in the season good grand slam. why do you think you'll find playing the grass i don't know i don't know if i want to play much more sort of talk i don't know if i'm going to play grass. thank you did you even start to keep it a long time sorry i'm not. checking all ties next opponent well of the seven dominate team tain defeated second seed alexander's virus in straight sets to reach his third consecutive semifinal moment carol. meanwhile in the women's draw u.s. open champion sloane stephens advance to her first french open semifinal with a comfortable straight s

of it first up the draw how did the all england club was kind to the big fees with rafa nadal novak djokovic and andy murray also getting comfortable opening round matches in the women's draw seven time wimbledon champion serina williams will face the netherlands in the first round williams missed last year's event due to pregnancy and is controversially feeded despite being runt outside the world's top thirty two wild number one thrown play could mean out of japan in her opening match the tournament gets underway on monday two thousand a champion agni ascot advance guy has been knocked out of the east born international tournament losing to unseated lanka the belorussian winning six three one thick thinks three to reach her third career final. show face top seed. caroline both an iraqi who came from a set and a match point down to beat former wild number one anthony kappa. and that is all this ball for now more later that how many thanks indeed catch up with us forces at any time of day the rest of the news to our website set out to us here at the kong that's it from the news i'll be back t

tennis and there's been a huge shock in the french open with a market check and not to knocking on novak djokovic to make it to the semifinals kick it out to us from a huge surprise by taking the first two sets before joke of each kick back to win the third but the momentous upset was completed in the fourth set checking our top winning a tie break to secure his place in the final four he now faces austria's dominic t.m. . on the women's side sloane stephens secured her place in the semifinals defeating russia's kena in straight sets she faced compactly at madison keys for a spot in the final. he watching t.v. news here's a recap of the top story that you're following few an international team of astronauts commanded by germany's on a sunday best has taken off of the international space station the so you space trying to launch from baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan we can dozens of experiments including some people painful future missions to moscow. and that's it of i. could. be an euro business but. german companies want to children are willing to invest not some time. and money i'm. going to o

murray's old rival novak djokovic is out of the french open — the 12 time major winner was beaten by rgio ramos, the man who has upset most liverpool fans in the last couple of weeks, is continuing to do so. the real madrid captain was blamed for injuring mo salah's shoulder in the champions league final, and has had his say now... he is saying that salah fell on the opposite arm so ramos couldn't have caused the injury. ramos added that the egyptian could have played if he gotan the egyptian could have played if he got an injection in the second half. and then on causing loris karius's concussion... and boxer floyd mayweather was the highest earning athlete on the planet last year, but there are no women in the top 100 of the forbes rankings. mayweather, who's fittingly nicknamed ‘money‘, made £205 million from his mega fight with conor mcgregor. serena williams was on last year's list but took time off to have a baby so had lower earnings. the top 100 athletes earned a total of nearly £3 billion. that's all the sport for now. more girls and women are increasingly involved in gangs,

another man who might not be at wimbledon i5 novak djokovic.ow if he'll play on grass this season, after being knocked out of the french open by the world number 72 marco cecchinato yesterday. a tale of two tattoos. england's raheem sterling says he's not bothered about attention over the gun on his leg, and has his new squad number — ten — tattoed on his arm. and the apltly nicknamed boxer floyd ‘money‘ mayweather earned more than any athlete in the world last year. but there were no women in the top 100 of the forbes rankings. in the top 100 sports women and men. interestingly, the highest earning woman is serena williams but at the next one down will be maria sharapova. interesting, isn't it. not a single woman in that whole list. yes. 0n the day that we have staph at dagenham talking about the suffragettes. i was confused as to what we are going to do but we are going to talk to carol. we will do the papers in a moment. many of us will see the cloud burn away and see some 5un5hine many of us will see the cloud burn away and see some sunshin

novak djokovic and nick kygrios are also in quarterfinal action later this afternoon — coverage on bbcoday. and rory mcilroy goes into today's second round of the travelers championship just one stroke off the lead after round one. he carded a six—under—par 64 in connecticut having failed to make the cut at last week's us open. england's paul casey, who started his round on the tenth tee, shot a five—under 65, with the only blemish in his round coming at the fourth. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. 0-0 at 0—0 at the moment. that's all the sport by now. more now on the warning from airbus that the aerospace company could leave the uk in the event of a "no deal" brexit. airbus currently employs more than ili,000 people across 25 sites in the uk. earlier our business editor simonjack spoke to the senior vice president of airbus‘ uk operations — katherine bennett — about today's announcement. what is it exactly you're saying today, and how is it different from what you said before? today we've published a

coming up later is grigor dimitrov and novak djokovic.d take on australia in the fourth one day international at chester—le—street at 2:00pm. england have already won the best—of—5 series. hugh woozencroft will have more for you in the next hour. the details coming out of westminster in the last hour or so over the details of eu citizens of the brexit. sajid javid, the system, due to begin this autumn said it would be easy and swift as possible and there would be no repeat of the failings in the wind scandal. caroline nokes has been giving details. there will be three core things to show they can reside in great britain. applicants will need to prove their identity and nationality. for those who wish to com plete nationality. for those who wish to complete the application entirely online there will be an app available on their mobile phone, tablet. they can send their identity documents by post and a dedicated tea m documents by post and a dedicated team will check this and return it to them as soon as possible. second, we will establish

thiem survived a bit of a wobble in his win over the italian marco cecchinato who'd knocked out novak djokovicirst grand slam final. red bull's max verstappen was fastest in both practise sessions ahead of sunday's canadian grand prix. the dutchman was just ahead of ferrari's kimi raikonen and his team mate and monaco winner daniel ricciardo on the time sheets. championship leader lewis hamilton could only manage fourth quickest although mercedes appear to be playing a strategic long game in montreal with their tyres. geraint thomas is the new leader of the criterium du dauphine. the welshman took the yellow jersey as ireland's dan martin won stage five in the french alps. is thomas has an overall advantage ofi minute and 9 seconds with two stages left. tyson fury returns to the boxing ring tomorrow for the first time in over two and half years. he faces the little—known albanian sefer seferi in manchester. but the biggest talking point at the weigh—in was fury‘s huge size in comparison to seferi. the former world heavyweight champion has had to battle back to fitness after his lay—off, droppi

kyle edmund could play novak djokovic in the third round but has to get past alex bowled so far —— michaels a lot of interest in serena williams. she cannot play another seeded player before it the third round, but she could face elina svitolina. lots of the british women have tough first—round draws. naomi broady will open the centre court programme against the defending champion. and the full draw can be found on the bbc sport website. now, wimbledon truely is a competition like no other — known across the world for its history and tradition... but this year fans may notice a few changes at the all england club as sara 0rchard has been finding out. 2017, a brand—new women's champion. for the men it was a record eighth title for roger federer. but while only the brave would predict the outcome of the 2018 championships, one certainty is that wimbledon is changing with the times. we have banned plastic straws, we used 400,000 last year and there will be none this year. a lot of water refill points, 87 in place around the ground so that people do not have to keep buying plastic bottles. the

and croatia's marin cilic won his second title at queen's, beating the former world number one novak djokovicto demonstrate his credentials for the men's singles title at wimbledon, which starts a week tomorrow. and you can get more on all those stories over on the bbc sport website. stories over on the bbc but for now, that's all from me. stories over on the bbc let's return to our top story now, stories over on the bbc and president recep tayyip erdogan‘s claim of victory in turkey's election. claim of victory mark lowen is in istanbul for us tonight. if for us tonight. this is confirmed, how will it change if this is confirmed, how will it change turkey? for his supporters, it means the transformation of this country, more conservative, more pious, moulded in his image. for his critics, it is nothing short of the death of turkish democracy and destroyed relations with allies and democracy. the opponents cannot believe that the centre—left opponent polled so low and his far right partner so high. turkey is more divided than ever in its modern history and that seems more then tonight. the st

novak djokovic is up against marin cilic in the tennis. that is live on bbc two. back to you.bus about brexit uncertainty as "completely inappropriate. " earlier this week, airbus warned it could pull out of the uk if the country exits the single market and customs union with no transition deal. speaking on the andrew marr show, mr hunt said the government had to "stand firm" and "ignore siren voices." i just thought it was completely inappropriate for businesses to be making these kinds of threats, for one simple reason, we are in an absolutely critical moment in the brexit discussions and what that means is that we need to get behind theresa may, to deliver the best possible brexit, a clean brexit and what businesses want, and i was in business for 1h years, they want clarity. and the more that we undermine theresa may, the more likely we are to end up with a fudge, which will be a disaster for everyone. our political correspondent jonathan blake has more on jeremy hunt's criticism of airbus over brexit. some strong words from the health secretary in response to the warnings