heather watson is through to the second round of qualifying at the french open after beating bibiane schoofs three won in three sets. and katie swan beat second seedjil teichmann. the brit won in straight sets on her french open debut. two more rounds remain to reach the main draw. it all starts at the oval when england play south africa a week from tomorrow. they've named their 15—man squad, and made some tough decisions, bringing in the exciting fast bowler joffra archer ahead of others with more experience. strauss says it's a thrilling time for the side. you it is just so exciting to go into the world cup with the favourites, we were, i do not know what the opposite of a favourite is but we were that. on the home soil with the home advantage and hopefully you guys can do it and if you can, it will createjust hopefully you guys can do it and if you can, it will create just such an incredible feeling for the country and momentum and interest and i do not want to put them under pressure but will never have a better chance. and we look at the team, it is very diverse mix of people from diffe

heather watson is through to the second round of qualifying at the french open after beating bibiane schoofshree sets 6—2, 4—6, 6—4. she'll now meet greek player valentini grammatikopoulou. meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beat second seed jil teichmann. the brit won 6—4, 6—2 on her french open debut. she faces xiyu wang tomorrow. caleb ewan won stage 11 of cycling's giro d'italia. the italian valerio conti, riding for uae emirates, kept the overall leader's pink jersey before the race heads for the first day in the alps on thursday. former england captain andrew strauss says england have the best chance to win the world cup this summer. strauss stepped away from his role as director of cricket at the ecb when his wife ruth was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. ruth passed away in december last year and strauss has set up a foundation in her name. the first aim of

heather watson is through to the second round of qualifying at the french open after beating bibiane schoofse sets 6—2, 4—6, 6—4. watson is aiming to come through qualifying at roland garros for the fourth time in her career. meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beatjil teichmann. the brit won 6—4, 6—2 on her french open debut. teichmann — the second seed — is more than 100 places ahead of swan in the world rankings. tyson fury says a world heavyweight title rematch with deontay wilder is likely to happen next year. wilder retained his wbc belt with a thrilling draw against fury in los angeles in december, and knocked out fellow american dominic breazeale on saturday. fury says wilder "can't run forever", and says the fight should happen in the spring of 2020. the former england cricket captain, andrew strauss, says they'll never have a better chance to win the world cup. it all starts at the oval when england play south africa a week from tomorrow. they've named their 15—man squad, and made some tough decisions, bringing in the exciting fast bowler joffra archer ahead of

heather watson is through to the second round of qualifying at the french open after beating bibiane schoofsugh qualifying at roland garros for the fourth time in her career. meanwhile, katie swan was impressive in advancing as she beatjil teichmann. the brit won 6—4, 6—2 on her french open debut. teichmann — the second seed — is more than 100 places ahead of swan in the world rankings. tyson fury says a world heavyweight title rematch with deontay wilder is likely to happen next year. wilder retained his wbc belt with a thrilling draw against fury in los angeles in december, and knocked out fellow american dominic breazeale on saturday. fury says wilder can't run forever, and says the fight should happen in the spring of 2020. the former england cricket captain, andrew strauss, says they'll never have a better chance to win the world cup. it all starts at the oval when england play south africa a week from tomorrow. they've named their 15—man squad, and made some tough decisions, bringing in the exciting fast bowler joffra archer ahead of others with more experience. strauss says it's an ex