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cameron norrie's french open is over.y remaining british player in the singles is out after being beaten by rafa nadal in the third round. norrie's had his best ever season on clay, but in the end the 13—time champion was too good and won in straight sets, like novak djokovic did earlier in the day. those two are on course to meet in the semifinals. michael redford reports. a surface fit for a king, and there is only one of those at roland garros. this is rafa nadal�*s castle, his throne rarely threatened. just two defeats for the spaniard at 16 years, an educational task ahead for cameron norrie. but he has earned his right to be here, he could break into the world's top a0 for the first time, but a0 is still some way from the best. nadal showing his class through the first set, defence to attack, and the point was won, as was the first set. feeling a feeling of deja vu for norrie, losing both his previous meetings with nadal. time for a change? perhaps. an early break giving norrie the advantage, but not for long. nadal

cameron norrie is on a collision course potentially with roger federer.e going into this one against the german qualified her. very confident about reaching round three —— qualifier. we were talking about slipping earlier as well. even on these courts, i should say we saw bianca go down a few times and ultimately go out of the championship. she struggled to get ahead. nick kyrgios had a place, turns up here and in five sets, won 9-7. he turns up here and in five sets, won 9—7. he went down quite badly. they will be still talking about this surface after today, but the tennis stories at least are taking over. andy murray on centre court. it is looking good for him at the moment. chetan, thank you so much. that's all from sportsday. thank you for watching. we'll have more throughout the evening. hello there. the final rainfall stats forjune will be confirmed over the next day or two as more data comes in, but it has been a month of contrast across the south of england, hampshire, kent seen more than twice the amount of rain normally. but that is in sharp co

cameron norrie is the only british player left in the french open singles.uk. he has had a little bit longer to wait because the first round is played over three days. he was playing doubles today. they bust out the first round. heather watson also playing doubles, also lost. not also playing doubles, also lost. not a great deal to shout about for a british tennis so far, but cameron norrie has been a consistent bright spark over the last couple of grand slams. he has had a mighty, mighty fine clay court season. i think some fairly high aspirations for him. thank you very much indeed for that. the british diving team for this summer's olympics has been announced. tom daley will be looking to finally add olympic gold to the world, european and commonwealth titles he's previously won, as well as bronze at london 2012 and at rio 2016. the team also includes defending olympic champion jack laugher and dan goodfellow. 16—year—old andrea spendolini—sirieix will be the youngest member of the squad. daley is overjoyed about competiting at his fourth games. it's just

and cameron norrie's beaten in the final at queen's as the top seed matteo berretini powers to victoryng us. we start tonight in rome, where wales had a man sent off and were beaten 1—0 by italy in theirfinal group game at euro 2020. their automatic qualification spot was under threat for a while with switzerland leading turkey in the other game in their group, but wales withstood the italian pressure to ensure they finish second and qualify for the last 16. adam wild reports. rome today providing perhaps the most fitting backdrop for the belief and passion of wales — to meet the beauty and the style in dutch oven italian side, so far impressive. they were assured of progression. wells were almost there... chris gunter as close as wales would get in the first half dominated by italy. they got their goal eventually just before italy. they got their goal eventuallyjust before half—time. manteo pristina, the faintest of touches, the fullest of celebrations. the lead at the break almost doubled shortly after. a free kick against the post. italy now putting their foot down. wales responding

. - looking good ahead of wimbledon — the british number two, cameron norrie, is through to the final second seed denis shapovalov in straight sets 7—5, 6—3. norrie's ranked 41st in the world, 27 places below the canadian, but has had an outstanding year so far. he'll play the number one seed, matteo berrettini, in the final — the man who knocked out dan evans in the quarter—finals. i've watched a lot of it throughout the week, — i've watched a lot of it throughout the week, and he's got a huge there. he's one _ the week, and he's got a huge there. he's one of— the week, and he's got a huge there. he's one of the best players the tour at — he's one of the best players the tour at the moment, he's one of the best players the tourat the moment, and he's in he's one of the best players the tour at the moment, and he's in good form as— tour at the moment, and he's in good form as well — tour at the moment, and he's in good form as well. maybe i'll see if there — form as well. maybe i'll see if there any— form as well. maybe i'll see if there any tips for me. i saw him play— there any tips

cameron norrie's wait for a first atp tour singles title continues after the british number two was beatenni, was too good in the end, becoming the?first player to win the title on their debut since boris becker in 1985. andy swiss reports. the british number two, the british numbertwo, cam norrie. born in_ the british numbertwo, cam norrie. born in south — the british numbertwo, cam norrie. born in south africa _ the british numbertwo, cam norrie. born in south africa and _ the british numbertwo, cam norrie. born in south africa and raised - the british numbertwo, cam norrie. born in south africa and raised in - born in south africa and raised in new zealand, now britain's base to make a big hope. but standing between norrie and the title, the imposing figure of matteo bernardini. the italian blessed as wade through the first set. norrie was enjoying the best set of his career. come the second set, he showed why. he took it to a tie—break, and it was very tini who linked first. once at all, norrie right back in. but at the crucial moments, the italian rose to the occasion. one single serv

looking good ahead of wimbledon — the british number two, cameron norrie, is through to the final at impressive performance to beat the second seed denis shapovalov in straight sets 7—5 6—3. norrie's ranked 41st in the world, 27 places below the canadian but has outstanding year so far. he'll play the number one seed, matteo berrettini, in the final — the man who knocked out dan evans in the quarter—finals. i'v e i've watched a lot of it throughout the week and he has a huge service, one of the best players in the tour at the moment and he is in good form as well, like that drop shots, i will maybe have a chat with andy and see if he has any tips for me. i saw him play earlier and he had a good day, it is not going to be easy. but disappointment for britain's heather watson who lost her semi—final in birmingham, against 0nsjabeur. the number two seed from tunisia beat watson in straight sets, 6—3 6—3. england's women have missed out on a first test victory since 2014 after india dug in to draw their one off match on the final day in bristol. lydia campbell reports. india knew that to

next to tennis and a it was a good day for the brits with cameron norrie and jack draper through on thed fellow 19—year—old — yannick sinner. draper was 4—0 down in the first set with sinner, the world number 23 and one of the most exciting players on the tour taking charge, but draper fought back to win on a tie—break. and he kept up the momentum in the second set and won that on a tie break too completing his first win on the men's tour. i started playing when i was very young, my mum was over there was watching me and started me off and i was young and yeah, it's been a greatjourney was young and yeah, it's been a great journey since was young and yeah, it's been a greatjourney since i started and it's been a bit bumpy with injuries and stuff like that, but understanding here today. meanwhile at the birmingham classic, heather watson looked in danger after she lost the first set to switzerland's viktoria golubic, but the brit won the next two sets to make it safely into the next round. it's just her fifth win on the wta tour this season. fellow brit harriet dart was knocked out thoug

he'll now face cameron norrie in an all—british quarterfinal on friday. support because it help me get over the line today. the big race at royal ascot — the prince of wales stakes was won by love, the unbeaten super filly returned after almost a year off to win for irish trainer aiden o'brien underjockey ryan moore. meanwhile, laura pearson has become only the fourth female jockey to ride a winner at royal ascot. aboard lola showgirl in the kensington palace stakes, the 20—year—old admitted she never thought it would happen but won byjust under a length to follow way kelleway, hayley turner and hollie doyle in the winners enclosure. there was one super league game this evening with castleford breaking a four match losing streak with an 18—12 win at wakefield. daryl powell's side lost halfback gareth o'brien to injury before half time but they scored four tries, the last of them on the hour mark from peter mautautia and they remain seventh on the table with a 15th straight win over their near neighbours. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. over

cameron norrie is up againstjack draper.he youngest british player to reach an atp quarterfinal since andy murray in 2006, beating third seed jannik sinner in the first round. you can see norrie in charge so far. he is 3—1 up in that first set and you can watch it live on the bbc sport website. the weather's held up england's women as they look for victory on day three of their one—off test against india in bristol. england's bowlers were excellent this morning as they took the final five indian wickets and enforced the follow—on. india began their second innings 165 runs behind and lost an early wicket, but a second 50 of the match from 17—year—old shafali verma helped frustrate england before the rain came in the afternoon. india are 83 runs behind with nine second innings wickets left going into the final day. meanwhile, the first day of the world test championship final between india and new zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of heavy rain in southampton. there is a rain reserve day on wednesday, s

after reaching the final at queen's, britain's cameron norrie has pulled out of eastbourne this week,no play at roehampton either, with qualifying for wimbledon set to take place. a little further south, persistent rain meant there was also no play on day four of the world test championship final between india and new zealand in southampton. jos buttler says he expects to be playing for england rather than taking part in the rescheduled indian premier league this autumn as the team build up for the t20 world cup later this year in india. the ipl was postponed in may because of numerous coronavirus outbreaks but is set to be concluded in september and october, the same time that england are touring bangladesh and pakistan. england's director of cricket, ashley giles, has previously said that england duty will take priority over the ipl, but if the decision was up to buttler, where would he choose to play? probably where ashley giles says, i would have thought so. those england games, you know, usually pocket of the ipl doesn't clash with any international cricket, does it? so it makes

and cameron norrie's on a roll — he continues his fine form on clay, to make the 3rd round of the frenchn for the first time. hello, there, and welcome to sportsday. as test cricket debuts go, you really would struggle to top devon conway's at lord's. the home side began the fightback, but there's plenty of work to do going into the third day. we can join a reporter who is at lord's for us, where playe hasjust finished for the day. good to see you. devon conway, he couldn't have wished for a better start to cricket. yes, what a remarkable _ for a better start to cricket. yes, what a remarkable start - for a better start to cricket. yes, what a remarkable start the - for a better start to cricket. is: what a remarkable start the devon conway. i'm seeing the players wandering off the field at the end of another really interesting day for test cricket in front of a crowd at the lords. devon conway comes in, reaches 200 with an almighty six over fine leg, reaches 200 with an almighty six overfine leg, and reaches 200 with an almighty six over fine leg, and what a remarkable moment for a man

now to tennis and cameron norrie's good form continues. he's the only brit left in both the men's and women's singles... and he didn't have things all his own way. he lost the first set to south africa's lloyd harris but came back to beat him in four. but next up is the biggest test of all... he takes on the is—time champion rafa nadal. the king of clay himself. who cruised into the third round earlier with a straight sets win over richard gasquet. the perfect way for nadal to celebrate his 35th birthday. the world number one novak djokovic, who's in that same side of the draw, is also through. he beat uruguaya's pablo cuevas in three sets. roger federer also made it through today. but the women's world number one ash barty won't be going any further. she says she's heartbroken after having to retire injured during her second round match against magda linette. she now faces a race to be ready for wimbledon at the end of the month. there's also uncertainty over whether naomi osaka will play at the all england club. she's today pulled out of

and that is cameron norrie, who knocked out fellow britjack draper — the 19—year—old — who's had suchre or thereabouts with his game on grass" ahead of wimbledon. this was his best run at queen but it was ended by the italian top seed matteo berrettini. and the weather's held up england's women as they look for victory on day three of their one—off test against india in bristol. england's bowlers were excellent this morning as they took the final five indian wickets and enforced the follow—on. india began their second innings 165 runs behind and lost an early wicket but a second 50 of the match from 17—year—old shafali verma helped frustrate england before the rain came in the afternoon. india are 83 runs behind with nine second innings wickets left going into the final day. and at the us open england's richard bland's finished his second round at five under par for the clubhouse lead. follow that on the bbc sport website and five live sports extra. that's all the sport for now hello there. some parts of southern england had a whole month's worth of rain injust 2a hours on england had

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the british number two cameron norrie will play for his first atp tour title tomorrow, after reachingraight sets. he'll now face the top seed matteo berrettini. england were frustrated by india on the final day of their one—off test match in bristol. it had been looking good for the hosts with sophie ecclestone taking four wickets, but india rallied with sneh rana and taniya bhatia's ninth wicket partnership of 104 sealing a draw, ensuring both sides take two points in the first match of their multi—format series. the favourite, dream of dreams, ridden by ryan moore, won the diamond jubilee stakes at royal ascot. the 3—1 shot took the feature race on the final day, giving sir michael stoute the all—time leading trainer at ascot, an 82nd winner at the meeting. the queen was there to see it. she had four runners on the day, but no winners. and after the disappointment of crashing out of his last race, max verstappen bounced back to claim pole in qualifying for tomorrow's french grand prix. the championship leader, who's dominated the weekend so far, put his red bull top of the grid, a q

later on cameron norrie takes on spain's albert ramos vi olas and liam broady and defending champione court. you can follow it on bbc two, iplyer and bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. birmingham classic — the 39th edition of the birmingham 0pen is under way. it is a women's—only tournament. britain's harriet dart fighting back against spain's caroline garcia, she lost the first set but leads in the second. heather watson plays later. you can wach it live on the bbc sport website. borisjohnson is expected to confirm this tonight and that most of the current restrictions in england will remain in place beyond the 21st of june. which had been the earliest date on his road map for all measures to be lifted. bbc news understands that concerns about rising cases caused by the delta variant have prompted a four week delay. victoria derbyshire has been in blackboard all day talking to people there about what impact the delay could have on then. let's get reaction to the likely delaying of restrictions being lifted from two people who these dates really matter to, basil newby w

dan evans due to face top seed matteo berrettini with cameron norrie and 19—year—old jack draper goingnal at stake. i'll have more for you in the next hour. wales is postponing the further easing of coronavirus restrictions for anotherfour weeks =, because of the surge in cases of the delta variant. the welsh government hopes to dispense another half a million doses of vaccine during the pause. the first minister mark drakeford said the delta variant had spread throughout wales in just a few short weeks. wales may be to having three weeks behind what is happening in england and in scotland, where tens of thousands of cases have now been confirmed, and where there is widespread transmission, and now, reports of increased hospital admissions as well. in the last week, the first minister of scotland and the prime ministerfor england have both paused their plans to relax coronavirus restrictions, because of concern about the delta variant, and today, i have to announce that we will be doing the same here in wales. now, we have reached this conclusion by carefully considering all the data t

also a good day for cameron norrie. this one had hung overfrom yesterday, he cameron norrie.day. so plenty of tennis to come. so far so good for katie boulter, cameron norrie and dan evans will have his fingers crossed as well.— norrie and dan evans will have his fingers crossed as well. thank you very much- _ everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager with the former liverpool boss signing a three year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some given benitez�*s association with everton's rivals and messages protesting the potential appointment were hung outside goodison park this week. the spaniard's lastjob was in china and apart from winning the champions league with liverpool before going on to also manage chelsea and newcastle in the premier league. benitez succeeds carlo ancelotti with the club saying they've appointed a �*proven winner�* who�*ll �*bring success�*. the football association are in talks with uefa to try and make sure some england fans will be able to attend the euro 2020 quarterfinal in rome. current isolation rules mean nobody fr

and at queens club in london, the british number two, cameron norrie, is in semifinal action in the cinchshapovalov of canada, who's ranked 14th in the world. it is 3-3 it is 3—3 in the opening set. the number one seed is already through to the final. matteo berrettini, who's ranked ninth in the world, looked in good form as he beat australia's alex de minaur in straight sets, 6—4 6—4. heather watson is through to the semifinals of the viking classic in birmingham. this is live on the bbc sport website. it is after watson beat the number three seed. watson beat the number three seed, donna vekic of croatia, in straight sets, 6—4 6—2. after the disappointment of crashing out of the last race max verstappen bounced back to claim pole for tomorrow's french grand prix. the championship leader had dominated practice at paul ricard circuit and put his red bull on the top spot on the grid more than four tenths of a second ahead of world champion lewis hamilton. valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. bbc one, bbc two and the bbc sport website. there is no need for us, really

britain's cameron norrie has work to do in his third round match against defending champion rafael nadalken the first set 6—3 in paris, and he's just broken to lead a—3 in the second. rafael nadal looking good in the second set at the moment. he has only lost twice in the last 16 years at the french open. world number one novak djokovic is already into round four. he eased past the lithuanian ricardas berankis in straight sets, winning injust over an hour and a half. there's been another upset in the women's draw, though. elina svitolina's become the seventh top 10 seed to be knocked out in the opening week of the french open. the ukranian fifth seed was overpowered from the back of the court by barbora krejcikova — at the bottom of your screen — in straight sets. the czech player's into the fourth round for the second year in a row and will play the former us open champion sloane stephens next. no problems, though, for the highest seed left in the women's draw, sofia kenin. she fought back from a set down to beat america'sjessica pegula, winning a—6, 6—1, 6—a. england now all out for 27

at the queen's club in london, the british number two cameron norrie is in semifinal action in the cinch 3—3, norrie serving at 40—15. the number one seed is already through to the final. matteo berrettini, who's ranked ninth in the world, looked in good form as he beat australia's alex de minaur in straight sets, 6—4 6—4. heather watson is out of the viking classic in birmingham, after losing her semifinal against 0ns jabeur. the number two seed from tunisia beat watson in straight sets, 6—3 6—3. earlier today watson had beaten donna vekic in the quarterfinals to become the first british woman to get this far in the birmingham tournament sincejo durie in 1992. after the disappointment of crashing out of the last race max verstappen bounced back to claim pole in qualifying for tomorrow's french grand prix. the championship leader had dominated practice at paul ricard circuit and put his red bull on the top spot on the grid a quarter of a second ahead of world champion lewis hamilton. valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start from third. that's all the sport for now. senior conserv

cameron norrie's wait for a maiden atp tour title goes on after the briton was beaten in the final at matteo berrettini. the world number nine won the opener, but norrie came back to win the second and force a decider. that was the first set berrettini had lost all week. but he fought back to break to win the last. norrie moves to number 31 in the world rankings meaning he'll be seeded for wimbledon, while berretini is the first italian to win this event. it is unbelievable feeling. i obviously, at the beginning of the week, the goal of winning the title but i did expect it. i knew it was a tough tournament after all. —— i did not expect it. new conditions because i was playing on clay until eight days ago. it has been really tough. but i am so happy now come holding this trophy for me is a dream come true. while in birmingham tunisian 0ns jabeur made history becoming the first arab woman to win a wta title. the second seed was a 7—5, 6—4 winner over russia's daria kasatkina. that's all the sport for now. great. thank you very much. counting is under way in armenia, after a snap parli

and cameron norrie says playing 13—time champion rafael nadal at the french open is the toughest taskhe british number two, meets nadal in the third round in paris later. it's his first time at this stage of the tournament, whereas nadal has only lost twice at roland garros in 15 years. you can follow how he gets on over on the bbc sport website, latest action from england against new zealand in that first test. that's all your sport for now, back to you. and before we go — the first big event of coventry�*s year as the uk city of culture is taking place, after a six—month delay because of the pandemic. # i rise above. the singer pauline black of the �*80s band the selector, opened coventry moves, an online event, with this performance in a residential part of the city. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:30pm. bye for now. hello — you're watching the bbc news channel. more now on our main story — the finance ministers of the world's seven biggest economies have agreed a deal to ensure multinational companies pay their f

cameron norrie's wait for a maiden atp tour title goes on.p seed matteo berrettini. the italian won the opener, but norrie came back to win the second and force a decider. that was the first set berrettini had lost all week. but norrie, in his fourth tour final, just couldn't get it over the line, berrettini taking the final set 6—3. but reaching the final takes norrie to number 31 in the world, which means he'll be seeded for wimbledon. really enjoyed my tennis here. if you had told me before the tournament i would sign for the final, it was a great week. really enjoyed my tennis, thank you to everyone for coming out today and supporting me. obviously, we did not get the title today but but we will keep pushing for more and hopefully there will be more chances to come. new zealand are in a commanding position on day three of the world test championship final in southampton. india were bowled out forjust 217 in their first innings. kyle jamieson taking five indian wickets. in tricky conditions, new zealand have started their reply steadily, t

cameron norrie knows his game, and he played it to a t, and he could play roger federer in round three~' , ., , . final. thank you very much indeed. that's available _ final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on _ final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on the _ final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on the bbc- final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on the bbc right i that's available on the bbc right now. everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager, with the former liverpool boss signing a three—year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some, given benitez�*s association with everton's rivals and messages protesting the potential appointment were hung outside goodison park this week. the spaniard's last job was in china, and, apart from winning the champions league with liverpool, he's also managed chelsea and newcastle in the premier league. benitez succeeds carlo ancelotti, with the club saying they've appointed a "proven winner who'll bring success." the football association have released their ticket allocat

doubles withjoe salisbury — and as expected, jamie murray hasn't made the team — and there's no cameron norrietour. dan evans, neal skupski, johanna konta and heather watson are also heading for tokyo. the paralympics gb line—up includes reigning singles champion gordon reid. he'sjoined by five—time grand slam winner alfie hewett, who claimed silver at rio 2016, along with andy lapthorne, dermot bailey, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker. and cricket's domestic t20 women's competition has been named as the charlotte edwards cup, after the former england captain. eight regional teams are involved, and the action begins this weekend. edwards is england's leading run scorer in the format — still! that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport. 0k, ok, austin, thank you for that. borisjohnson has said he is not ruling out going abroad for his summer vacation this year as the government considers easing restrictions on travel for those who have had two covid—19 vaccination doses. the prime minister was visiting the four rifles hq at alder

cameron norrie beats jack draper in the battle of the brits to reach the semifinals at queen's.g. england and scotland's hotly anticipated group game at the european championships has ended in a draw. both sides had their chances on the night, but were unable to take what would have been a famous win. fans had gathered throughout the day, with thousands of scots travelling to london, many without tickets, in high spirits. the result leaves both sides still able to qualify for the next round. let's go live to wembley and our sports editor dan roan. sophie, a 149—year—old rivalry was about to be renewed forjust the second time in a major tournament. england and scotland, those arch rivals, would meet, 25 years after that iconic match at wembley at euro 96. but england, despite being favourites, at times were outplayed, and amid an atmosphere that stirred the blood, despite wembley being just a quarter full, the blood, despite wembley being just a quarterfull, it the blood, despite wembley being just a quarter full, it scotland, the blood, despite wembley being just a quarterfull,

there are two british men seeded this year, cameron norrie and dan evans, both have had good years so victories and defeats here. i think wejust hope of victories and defeats here. i think we just hope the players are knocked out on court and not because of covered the mac. despite the weather, it does feel special. it does feel significant at wimbledon this year simply because i think all of this, even this, even wimbledon, we have learnt we can't take it for granted. we have learnt we can't take it for ranted. ., ., ., ., . . granted. coverage on 5 live and bbc television. the japanese carmaker nissan is set to create up to 2000 newjobs in sunderland by expanding its production of batteries for electric vehicles. industry sources suggest the company could also announce the launch of a brand new electric crossover model later this week. our business editor simonjack is here. as you say, the uk's biggest car producer, nissan, on thursday morning will announce a major expansion of battery production. it already makes some batteries for its leaf model which has done for several years, l

tennis and british number two cameron norrie is bidding for his first atp tour title at the queen's clubciding third set. the italian's serve has been a formidable weapon, he broke norrie in the fifth game to take the opener 6—3. but norrie, who's ranked 41st in the world, 32 places below berrettini, forced a tie—break in the second set and won that 7—5. so these are the live pictures from west london. it is 2-2 it is 2—2 in that deciding set, so still going with serve. norrie bidding for that first title on the tour. and a good time to be in form too with wimbledon just over a week away. and you can follow the match live now on bbc 1. the final round of golf�*s us open has just got underway in california. the early starters are out on the course at torrey pines and rory mcilroy is in contention. he's currently tied fourth, two shots off the lead. south african louis 0osthuizen is one of 3 leaders on 5 under. he's looking for a second major title. and a few more monster putts like this one, for eagle on the 18th, could get him there. while it's exactly 10 years to the day since mcilroy w

a feeling of deja vu, perhaps, for cameron norrie, who has lost his last meetings with nadal. it is now the right time for him to reign at roland garros, too. michael redford, bbc news. only three of the top ten women's seeds are left in paris, after another upset. elina svitolina won just five games against the unseeded czech barbora krejcikova, who until recently was a doubles specialist, before winning her maiden singles title in strasbourg last month. england and scotland continue their preparations for euro 2020 later, but wales's last match before the tournament ended in a goalless draw against albania in cardiff — neco williams going closest for the home side in a game of few chances. lewis hamilton says it's "one of the greatest feelings" to be starting the azerbaijan grand prix from the front row, after fearing he wouldn't even get into the top ten on the grid. he'll be just behind charles leclerc. world champion hamilton and his mercedes team struggled at the last race in monaco — and were off the pace for most of practice in baku. but after trying some "extreme thing

and that is cameron norrie, who knocked out fellow britjack draper — the 19—year—old — who's had suchded by the italian top seed matteo berrettini. and the weather's held up england's women as they look for victory on day three of their one—off test against india in bristol. england's bowlers were excellent this morning as they took the final five indian wickets and enforced the follow—on. india began their second innings 165 runs behind and lost an early wicket but a second 50 of the match from 17—year—old shafali verma helped frustrate england before the rain came in the afternoon. india are 83 runs behind with nine second innings wickets left going into the final day. and at the us open england's richard bland's finished his second round at five under par for the clubhouse lead. follow that on the bbc sport website and five live sports extra. that's all the sport for now leaving us between them of the systems for saturday and that means a fair amount of dry weather. there will be quite a lot in places but equally some sunny spells. some showers are likely to pop up through the day

federer will decide today whether to carry on — britain's cameron norrie had a good run at roland garrose defending champion rafael nadal in straight sets. nadal is aiming for a record—extending 14th french open title — he faces jannik sinner in the last 16. world number one novak djokovic is also through. women's defending champion iga swiatek is safely through but there's been another big name exit — elina svitolina was soundly beaten by barbora krejcikova — the fifth seed won just five games in the match. a week today, england will be playing their first match at the delayed european championship — when they face croatia at wembley. this evening, they face romania in theirfinal warm—up match — and manager gareth southgate is feeling optimistic with the tournament just around the corner. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, is really exciting. and it means that we can play in different ways. we've got the balance of the squad to play different systems, and ourjob again, as always, is to prepare the team for each opposition, find the best way of pla

now to tennis and cameron norrie's good form continues. beat him in four. but next up is the biggest test of all... he takes on the 13—time champion rafa nadal. the king of clay himself. who cruised into the third round earlier with a straight sets win over richard gasquet. the perfect way for nadal to celebrate his 35th birthday. the world number one novak djokovic, who's in that same side of the draw, is also through. he beat uruguaya's pablo cuevas in three sets. roger federer also made it through today. but the women's world number one ash barty won't be going any further. she says she's heartbroken after having to retire injured during her second round match against magda linette. she now faces a race to be ready for wimbledon at the end of the month. there's also uncertainty over whether naomi osaka will play at the all england club. she's today pulled out of a grass court tournament in berlin, after withdrawing from the french open on monday. that was a day after organisers threatened to expel her for not talking to the media. osaka

cameron norrie s wait for a first atp tour singles title continues, after the british number two waslayer to win the title on their debut since boris becker in 1985. and at the birmingham classic, tunisia's ons jabeur became the first arab woman to win a wta title... after she beat russia's daria kasatkina in straight sets. as you heard earlier, wales are into the last 16 of the european championship, despite losing 1—0 to italy. they finish second in their group ahead of switzerland in third, who couldn't swing the goal difference in their favour after a 3—1win over turkey. xherdan shaquiri scoring two of the swiss goals. hartlepool united are back in the football league after winning a dramatic national league play—off final against torquay at ashton gate. the torquay goalkeeper lucas covolan scored this dramatic equaliser which led to extra time and eventually penalties. 14 spot—kicks were needed to decide it, with matt buse missing... handing hartlepool the win. and after being relegated for repeated salary cap breaches last season, saracens have earned promotion back to rugby un

he'll now face cameron norrie in an all—british quarterfinal on friday.won by love, the unbeaten super filly returned after almost a year off to win for irish trainer aiden o'brien underjockey ryan moore. meanwhile, laura pearson has become only the fourth female jockey to ride a winner at royal ascot. aboard lola showgirl in the kensington palace stakes, the 20—year—old admitted she never thought it would happen but won byjust under a length to follow way kelleway, hayley turner and hollie doyle in the winners enclosure. there was one super league game this evening with castleford breaking a four match losing streak with an 18—12 win at wakefield. daryl powell's side lost halfback gareth o'brien to injury before half time but they scored four tries, the last of them on the hour mark from peter mautautia and they remain seventh on the table with a 15th straight win over their near neighbours. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. over the next few days, bouts of thunderstorms will be affecting parts of england, bringing a risk of some localised f

after reaching the final at queen's, britain's cameron norrie has pulled out of eastbourne this week, the world test championship final between india and new zealand in southampton. jos buttler says he expects to be playing for england rather than taking part in the rescheduled indian premier league this autumn as the team build up for the t20 world cup later this year in india. the ipl was postponed in may because of numerous coronavirus outbreaks but is set to be concluded in september and october, the same time that england are touring bangladesh and pakistan. england's director of cricket, ashley giles, has previously said that england duty will take priority over the ipl, but if the decision was up to buttler, where would he choose to play? probably where ashley giles says, i would have thought so. those england games, you know, usually the pocket of the ipl doesn't clash with any international cricket, does it? so it makes it a very easy tournament to be available for. when it clashes with international cricket, i think probably the england cricket will take precedent, won't it?

the singles final at queen's club is less than 15 minutes away, and british number 2 cameron norrie isas been in brilliant form recently, only russia's andrey rublev has won more matches than him on the tour this year, and he sealed an impressive straight sets win over second seed denis shapovalov in the semi—finals, but he'll be desperate to go one better in london. you can watch the match live on bbc one from 1.30. lewis hamilton has a job on his hands this afternoon to seal a third straight french grand prix. he was beaten to pole by red bull's max verstappen. championship leader verstappen dominated practice and qualifying at the paul ricard circuit in the south of france. the dutchman was quarter of a second ahead of hamilton, his mercedes team—mate, valtteri bottas, will start from third. we are pushing and giving everything we can, but i think they have just got a stronger package at the moment. but we are close. i think today they are beating us mostly on the straight as far as i am aware, so we have got work to do to improve. and, new zealand are in a commanding position on da

next to tennis and a it was a good day for the brits with cameron norrie and jack draper through on the on the men�*s tour. i started playing when i was very young, my mum who�*s over there was watching me and started me off and i was young and yeah, it�*s been a great journey since i started and it�*s been a bit bumpy with injuries and stuff like that, but i�*m glad i�*m standing here today. meanwhile at the birmingham classic, heather watson looked in danger after she lost the first set to switzerland�*s viktoria golubic, but the brit won the next two sets to make it safely into the next round. it�*s just her fifth win on the wta tour this season. fellow brit harriet dart was knocked out though. and that�*s all the sport for now. hello. monday was a day of contrast. still hot and humid in london. the temperatures were soaring by the middle of the afternoon we reached the highest temperatures recorded so far this year and that was 30 celsius in greater london. now, it was a different story further north and west because of the weak weather front that spilling in across scotland that wa

britain's cameron norrie has a chance to win his first atp tour title today and he's on home soil ate beat the second seed denis shapovalov in straight sets 7—5 6—3. he'll play italy's matteo berrettini, in the final this this afternoon. the number one seed, who's already knocked out brits dan evans and andy murray. i've watched a lot of it throughout the week and he has a huge serve, he's one of the best players on the tour at the moment and he is in good form as well, like that drop shots, i will maybe have a chat with andy and see if he has any tips for me. i saw him play earlier and he had a good day, it is not going to be easy. harlequins pulled off the biggest comeback in the history of the premiership to book their place in next weekend's final. after trailing 28—0 to bristol bears at half time, the match had finished at 31—31 at the end of normal time but two tries including this from joe marchant sealed the victory and a place in the premiership final. where they'll face exeter chiefs. a final try from alex cuthbert and a penalty from joe simmonds was enough to send the chie

and, as expected, jamie murray hasn't made the team, and there's no cameron norrie — he's decided tone—up includes reigning singles champion gordon reid. he'sjoined by five—time grand slam winner alfie hewett, who claimed silver at rio 2016, along with andy lapthorne, dermot bailey, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker. and cricket's domestic t20 women's competition has been named as the charlotte edwards cup, after the former england captain. eight regional teams are involved, and the action begins this weekend. edwards is england's leading run scorer in the format. that's all the sport for now. some breaking news. it comes from birmingham crown court on concerns the case of the former aston villa footballer. ajury the case of the former aston villa footballer. a jury has the case of the former aston villa footballer. ajury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict on west murcia pc maryellen bentley smith. the 31—year—old is accused of assaulting the footballer. we will have more through the afternoon. borisjohnson has said there is "a real opportunity" to open up internation

the british number two, cameron norrie, is looking good ahead of wimbledon. seed, who's already knocked out brits dan evans and andy murray. i watched him a lot throughout the week. he has a huge serve an he is one of the best place on the tour. he likes the dropped shot. maybe i will have a chat with andy to see if they have any tips for me. it is not going to be easy. but there was disappointment for heather watson, who lost to 0ns jabeur of tunisia. watson was the first british woman to reach the semi—finals at the birmingham tournament since 1992 but the number two seed beat her in straight sets, 6—3 6—3. harlequins pulled off the biggest comeback in the history of the premiership to book their place in next weekend's final. after trailing 28—0 to bristol bears at half time, the match had finished at 31—31 at the end of normal time but two tries including this from joe marchant sealed the victory and a place in the premiership final. where they'll face exeter chiefs — a final try from alex cuthbert and a penalty from joe simmonds was enough to send the ch

cameron norrie is the only brit left in the singles draw at the french open and he plays south africaomania�*s mihaela buzarnescu. williams took the first set 6—3, then lost the second on a tie—break. but she took the decider 6—1, to set up a meeting with fellow american danielle collins. that�*s all the sport for now. more now on international travel from england, as passengers and the travel industry await an update on the government�*s so—called green list of destinations, which don�*t require tourists to quarantine on return. we can speak now to our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma. what�*s the expectation of countries being added on or taken off the green list? clearly, there are three lists here. there is the amber list, the red list and the green list. actually a lot of travel experts are exposing —— expecting more countries to go on the red list, rather than the green list. that is not what punters want to be hearing, but that is generally what is expected to be announced later today. what is expected to be announced latertoday. in what is expected to be announced lat

that means cameron norrie is now the only brit left in the singles draw after just two days.til 2026, with a staggering a00 million euros buy out clause. aguero was presented as a barcelona player yesterday at the nou camp. hejoins the spanish club in a two year deal and leaves city as their all—time leading scorer after ten years. the club are planning to erect a statue of him outside the etihad stadium. and preparations for next year's commonwealth games in birmingham are well under way and organisers are now looking for more than 13—thousand volunteers to help make them happen. sprinter and hurdler colinjackson enjoyed plenty of success in this competition, and is urging people to step forward to volunteer. i have phoned memories of volunteers from my very first commonwealth games back in 1986 to my first foreign, my first brought one in new zealand and the volunteer was ken and he was just brilliant. but, zealand and the volunteer was ken and he wasjust brilliant. but, what did he do? his whole demeanour, his positivity, what are they therefor? they are there because they

and in the last few minutes british number 2 cameron norrie has gained revenge on the man who beat him government also said that there had been a further 7,7a2 lab—confirmed cases in the uk. government data up tojune 13 shows that of the 71,672,208 jabs given in the uk so far, a1,698,a29 were first doses — a rise of 1a7,228 on the previous day. some 29,973,779 were second doses, an increase of 181,121. arlene foster has addressed the northern ireland assembly for herfinal time as first minister. her departure comes six weeks after she was ousted as the leader of the democratic unionist party. she said she would continue to speak up for women in public life. our correspondent dan johnson, has been giving us more details. we are not going to hear them now. rules on giving blood have been relaxed in england, scotland and wales, allowing more people from the lgbt community to donate. from today, gay men in sexually active, monogamous relationships can donate blood for the first time. vetting questions will now be standardised, meaning potential donors will be asked about their recent sexua