we are talking about elena rybakina, who beat ilina svitolina 6:3-6-2. ill be barbara krejcikova, who defeated elena ostapenko today. 6 4 7 6. until july 31. the cultural capital of belarus is the capital of belarusian catholicism, the second capital of the belarusian people's republic and the third capital of the polish-lithuanian commonwealth, all this is grodno, a city with a recognizable face, passionate character and a thousand-year history. today is held here fourteenth republican festival of national cultures. this year , 36 nationalities are represented at nineteen farmsteads. the constant logo of the festival is the semitsvetik flower, like a symbolic procession, a vivid confirmation of this, in one column there are more than 850 people, representatives of different nations and... we have been taking part since 1998 to this day, it’s already been 26 years since we take part in all namely the festivals held here in grodno. today our public association is truly greek and shows dances, music, and there is a lot more in cooking, namely new samples, c

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in the night category , the favorite of the tournament also goes further, we are talking about elena rybakinaolina 6: 3-6-2. elena's rival will be barbara krejcikova, who today defeated elina stapinka 6:4 76. almost 300 athletes these days will compete for places on the podium at the belarusian open swimming cup. the competition is traditionally hosted by the brest regional center of olympic reserve in aquatics . and russian swimmers will provide serious competition to the hosts. however, how notes the coach. headquarters, the leaders of the team who are preparing for the olympic games in paris, ilya shimanovich, alina zmushko and anastasia shkurdai, use the current competition as preparation. as for the preparation for the participation of our olympians in a real tournament, here they do not swim, so to speak, at full strength, but solve tactical problems, practice certain elements of competitive technique, the first half of the passage, the second, individual ones. its constituent elements, let’s say, are engaged in the final approach to the main thing start. the competition will last until

comfortable 6—4, 6—3 victory over 2020 australian open champsion sophia kenin. 2022 wimbledon champion elena rybakina1victory over romanian elena—gabriela ruse. world numberfive jessica pagula racing into second round, a 49—minute win over the fellow american ashlyn kruger. twice beaten finalist ons jabeur safely through, too. so our attention turns to wednesday when we see men's defender carlos alcaraz, coco gauff, emma raducanu and daniil medvedev. perhaps the most intriguing of the matches, the number one seed jannik sinner against the beaten finalist from three years ago matteo berrettini. chetan pathak there for us at wimbledon. 18—year—old anna hursey will make her olympic debut this summer as part of team gb's table tennis squad. she'll be joined by liam pitchford who in contrast is making his fourth appearance at an olympic games. meanwhile in the paralympics, charlotte henshaw will be competing in herfifth games and will head to paris to defend her para—canoe kl2 title after previously competing as a swimmer. i'm very grateful and proud that this is my fifth paralympics. i remember very vivi

on monday, the fourth round matches continue, with former champions novak djokovic and elena rybakinaak there, reporting for us from wimbledon. and just one other story from there because one of the most decorated players in wheelchair tennis, esthervergeer, has been awarded the itf�*s philippe chartrier award for her contribution to the sport. vergeer, who's dutch, won 21 grand slam titles and was presented with the award at a ceremony in london. she spoke to chetan about what it means to her. it's the biggest honour you can get from the itf, so it's very special to receive that award and to be named in the same names as rod laver and justine henin. yeah, it's wonderful. and it's an honour because they recognise all the effort that i put in tennis, and it's a sport that we all love, so that's why it's so special. these numbers, esther, are staggering — 668 consecutive weeks ranked number one in the world, 169 singles titles, 136 doubles titles, 21 grand slam singles, 20 grand slam doubles, 23 european championships titles, seven paralympic gold medals. it's an extraordinary career. i

will be another first time wimbledon finalist — barora krechoviva. put out the 2022 champion elena rybakinaked like she was on her way to a speedy exit by like her former late coach who won the title in 1998, she never gives up. she took it to a deciding set and got it midway through to seal what was a famous win. and so, on friday, our attention turned to the men's singles semifinals. carlos alcaraz, the defending champion, will be first up against daniil medvedev before lorenzo mussetti takes on novak djokovic trying to equal the roger federer eighth singles title. let's hear from both finalists now. i remember so many memories. when i step on the court, i'm fighting for every single ball and i think that it is what she would want me to do. i and i think that it is what she would want me to do.- would want me to do. i love -la in: would want me to do. i love playing tennis- _ would want me to do. i love playing tennis. it _ would want me to do. i love playing tennis. it is - would want me to do. i love j playing tennis. it is amazing to be — playing tennis. it is amazing to be here playin

championships, and so on wednesday, the quarter—finals will continue with champions novak djokovic and elena rybakinaadej pogacar is wearing the yellow jersey at the tour de france. he has maintained his lead in a flat stage, with the main contenders coming together in the peloton. jasper philipsen who won as top sprinter last year took his first stage of this year's race. two france rugby union internationals have been arrested in argentina after a woman claimed that she was sexually assaulted. they both denied the allegation. they were detained and have been taken back to where the alleged incident took place following the test against argentina on saturday — a match match in which both players made their debut. a statement says the players confirmed a sexual encounter took place with the young woman on the night in question but they firmly denied any form of violence. cricket — we have heard from ben stokes ahead of england's first test against the west indies. it is a busy summer with another three test series against sri lanka to follow but the skipper says they are already looking ahead to the

to the women's draw, where there were wins for elena rybakina, barbora krajikova, jelena 0stapenko andvitolina who broke down in tears after coming through her match in the last 16. chetan pathak has the details from the all england club. some things are much bigger than tennis and ukraine provided a reminder of that here on day eight of the championships and confirming her place in the quarterfinals in consecutive years with the straight win over china's player wearing a black ribbon in memory of the dozens of people killed in russian strikes of the hospital in her native homeland. it was a great performance my side today it is very difficult day today for ukrainian people. cheering and applause. it is not easy to focus on the match today and since the morning is very difficult to read the news and just to go on the court, it's really tough. she had an incredible run last year and if she's to do it again she is to beat the next opponent, the champion from two years ago was the last day after beating her opponent had to retire in the second set to the injury, she is a big favourite to

elena rybakina, the 2022 winner, his back into the semifinals after beating elina svitolina in straightt do we have in store tonight? england prepare to make history against the netherlands, in the semi—finals of the european championship. at stake, a place in a first major final away from home soil. gareth southgate's side came so close to glory three years ago, losing on penalties in the final of the euros at wembley to italy, so tonight, a chance to go one step closer to redemption. undoubtedly, though, it will be their toughest test yet, against a strong dutch side in dortmund. our sports editor dan roan is there for us. as you can see and probably here, the atmosphere is very much building here at head of what promises to be a blockbuster match between england and the netherlands. the last time these two sides met in a major tournament, it was the euros of 1996, went terry venables and glenside produced one of the national team's most memorable and impressive ever displays when they won 4—1. how gareth southgate would love a similar performance here this evening. if his site are ab

elena rybakina claimed a commanding 63-61 rybakina claimed a commanding 63—61 victory. fivejessica pagula are racing into second round, 49 minute win for the fellow american ashlyn kruger. finalist ons jabeur safely through, too. so our attention turns to wednesday when we see carlos alcaraz, coco gauff, emma roger connorand alcaraz, coco gauff, emma roger connor and daniil medvedev two. —— marotta condo. 18—year—old anna hursey will make her olympic debut this summer — as part of team gb�*s table tennis squad. she'll be joined by liam pitchford — who in contrast, is making his fourth appearance at an olympic games. meanwhile in the paralympics — charlotte henshaw will be competing in her fifth games — and will head to paris to defend her para—canoe kl2 title, after previously competing as a swimmer. i'm very grateful and proud that this is my fifth paralympics. i remember very vividly getting that nod when i was 21 in beijing in 2008. when i got the e—mail to say that paralympics gp had that paralympics gb had confirmed my to paris without it felt exciting, a relief bu

current champion wimbledon, elena rybakina from kazakhstan completed her performance at the tournament semi-finals. lost to the representative of the czech republic, barbara krejcikova. the first set remained with ribakina, in the second the advantage was also on her side. she could have taken her opponent's serve three times, but never took advantage of her chances. the initiative passed to krejcikova, who eventually took the second and third games. the final score was 36-63-64 in favor of the czech republic. krejcikova reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the second time in her career, and her opponent in the decisive match of vymboldon, it will be italian. stronger than croatian representative donna vekic. this will be paulini's second grand slam final in a row. in the men's singles , daniil medvedev will play his semi-final match today. his opponent will be the current mimble don champion, carlos alcaraz from spain. as a result, following the results of the seventh stage of the raleigh silk road marathon , the leader in the overall standings in the truck class was repla

well, in tennis, the current wymbledon champion elena rybakina from kazakhstan has completed her performancehe semi-finals she lost to the representative czech republic, barbara krejcikova. the first set remained with ribakina and in the second the advantage was also on her side; she could have taken her opponent’s serve three times, but never took advantage of the chances. the initiative passed to krejcikova, who eventually took the second or third game. the final score is 36 63-64 in favor. czechs. krejcikova reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the second time in her career. her opponent in the decisive match of wambledon will be the italian jasmine paulini, who in three sets turned out to be stronger than the representative of croatia, donna veekic. for this will be paulini's second grand slam final in a row. in the men's singles , daniil medvedev will play his semi-final today. his opponent will be the current wimbledon champion, carlos alcaraz from spain. in the moscow region. in serpukhov , a weigh-in ceremony took place before the night of iba champions in the main fight.

the current wimbledon champion, elena rybakina from kazakhstan, finished her performance at the tournamenttative of the czech republic, barbara krejcikova. first set. the final remained with rybina, in the second the advantage was also on her side, she could have taken her opponent’s serve three times, but never took advantage of the chances. the initiative passed to krejcikova, who eventually took second and third game, final score 36 63, 64 in favor of the czechs. krejcikova reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the second time in her career; her opponent in the decisive wimbledon match will be the italian jasmine paulini, who was stronger than the representative of croatia in three sets. vekic will be paulini's second grand slam final in a row. in the men's singles , daniil medvedev will play his semi-final today. his opponent will be the current wembledon champion carlos alcaraz from spain. based on the results of the seventh stage of the raleigh marathon, silk in the overall standings of the truck class , the leader was replaced by belarusian sergei vizovich from the masspo

the current wimbledon champion, elena rybakina from kazakhstan , completed her performance at the tournamentthe semi-finals representative of the czech republic. barbara krejcikova. the first set remained with ribakina, in the second the advantage was also on her side. she could have taken her opponent's serve three times, but never took advantage of her chances. the initiative passed to krejcikova, who eventually took the second and third games. the final score is 3-6, 6-3, 6.4 in favor of the czech republic. krejcikova reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the second time in her career, and her opponent in the decisive match at wimbledon will be italian jasmine paulini, who... this was the most notable sports news world to this moment, i am a traveler. but beat yourself over the head, you have a nickname, where it goes, that’s what my name is, because i’m not taking you where you fool want, where i need to, i can’t live without travel, flint, he doesn’t need a pen, who has flint in your pocket, soon. welcome to asia, where the heart of the continent beats. if everything looks wi

elena rybakina a former champion here, won the title a couple of years ago.e died in 2017 and barbora krejcikova talked about trying to win this title for her. . jasmine paolini has taken the first game against donna vekic.— paolini has taken the first game against donna vekic. you can follow wimbledon this thank you. afternoon on bbc television, radio and online, while the bbc sport website has plenty of reaction to england reaching the final of euro 2024. but that's your sport for now — it's time to go back to the news at one team and anna foster. police are searching for a man after two suitcases containing human remains were discovered in bristol. our correspondent lauren mossjoins us. this is a breaking story. what can you tell us? police have released details on the last half an hour or so. two suitcases have been found containing what is believed to be human remains by the clifton suspension bridge in bristol. police received a report last night about a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on the bridge. when officers got there, that man had gone bu

she battled her way past daniel collins, ostapenko, elena rybakina, into the final againstjasmine paoliniit up the tournament with exuberance and joy but fell short today as krejcikova won in three sets. the women's singles at wimbledon has become predictably unpredictable, serving up a new champion for the seventh successive year. that was all that could be guaranteed. barbora krejcikova said she'd be fighting for every ball in honour of her mentor, the late championjana novotna, and that she did. a formidable first set. she was halfway there. but here came the italian pocket rocket jasmine paolini, launching herself back into contention. she is electric. but the power of krejcikova proved too much, clinching the championship at the third time of asking. after a gripping contest, a warm embrace and there was no doubting who this was for. cheering. i never really dreamed of i would win the same trophy as jana did in 1998. i mean, it's unbelievable, i'm standing here and i... laughter. i'm a wimbledon winner. a poignant moment of reflection, for one not here, but here in spirit, before a r

and the 2022 champion elena rybakina is also through.tched in success, james anderson began his last test match for england today. it was a poignant occasion for him, but in the end the day belonged to another fast bowler. england dismissed west indies forjust 121 and ended the day 154 for 3 in reply. from lord's, joe wilson reports. maybe james anderson didn't want any fuss. well, of course, this test began as his occasion. lord's was full of his admirers and his family. when he walked from the pavilion, his wife, parents and daughters were there to ring the bell to begin his final test match. and we're off. anderson opened the bowling and met some resolute west indies batting. mikyle louis representing saint kitts and nevis. a proud moment. enter gus atkinson. for him, it's all beginning. atkinson bowled with pace and accuracy throughout. west indies' batting light on experience, short on practice, predictably struggled. seven wickets on his debut. gus atkinson can look back on this day with pride, even if he plays for another 21 years

she said we were too busy talking about elena rybakina and siobhan this is a way to put yourself back herfirst everfinal. incredible final and story for her. we will be looking forward to those who have not won wimbledon wales slipped to their 9th defeat in a row, losing 36—28 to australia in melbourne. filipo daugunu got the hosts off the perfect start, finishing a length of the field try to help the wallabies to a 23—14 half—time lead. liam williams“ second half try brought wales back to within a score, but theyjust could not get ahead, and daugunu“s second try saw australia close the game out to secure a 2—0 series victory. new zealand held on to preserve their long unbeaten record at eden park, beating england 24—17 and winning the series 2—0. the all blacks went ahead, but a try from tommy freeman and then a conversion from marcus smith edged england ahead just before half—time, but that wasn't enough, as mark tele“a“s second try put new zealand back in front and they held on for a 24—17 victory. the all blacks are still unbeaten in auckland since 1994. it isa it is a roller—coas

but elena rybakina, who celebrated her triumph on the courts of the all england lawn tennis club 2 years ago, advanced to the next round without any problems. the representative of kazakhstan broke the resistance of romanian elena gabriele ruse (6-3-6-1) in two sets. brazil national team any football tournament is supported by an impressive delegation of noisy and cheerful fans: the current america's cup, which takes place in us stadiums, is no exception. the cherished dream of fans of all ages is to get the autograph of star striker venicius. true, kupa america did not score the most beautiful goal of the brazilian national team in the group stage. venicius, and his partner is rafinya. he distinguished himself in the match with the colombian team with a cool free kick, hitting the near nine. in the quarterfinals, the pentacampions will meet with the uruguay team, which also scores goals for every taste here. the best of them is the account of maximilian arauch. in the match against the panama national team, he managed to create a real football masterpiece. orauha from outside the penalt

were two stunning comebacks which saw barbora krejcikova defeat the champion from two years ago elena rybakinaat wimbledon. incredibly, six weeks ago, paolini had never reached the semifinal of a grand slam. she is heading into a second majorfinal. it was her opponent who started strongest and won the first set, but paolini fought back to take it to a decider. paolini sealed victory on her third match point in the deciding tie—break. it was two hours and 51 minutes. it was the longest wimbledon women's semifinal in history. her opponent will be another first—time finalist. when barbora krejcikova lost the first set, it looked like she was on her way to a speedy exit. but like her late coach jana novotna, she never gives up. she sealed a famous win here. on friday, our attention turns to the men's single semifinal. daniil medvedev and novak djokovic are both playing. to lord's now on day two of the first test between england and the west indies, and a special day for debutant jamie smith. the surrey man hit 70 off 98 balls, becoming the tenth england wicketkeeper to reach a half century on his

she'll play either 2022 champion elena rybakina or barbora krejcikova of the czech republic in the finalmajority, the party is also reflecting on the upsets it suffered. there were a couple of surprising losses for labour and some where majorioties were slashed, in part due to dissatisfaction with its position on the war in gaza. one of those who narrowly held on to her seat was the mp for bethnal green and stepney, rushanara ali. she has told the bbc she faced unprecedented levels of abuse, including death threats. she's been speaking to our political correspondent leila nathoo. shame on you, rushanara ali! i don't know how you show your face, you're disgusting! election day at a polling station in bethnal green, east london. a week on, at her party's local office, and the returning labour mp, rushanara ali, is reflecting on the nature of a contest that she said went well beyond the usual cut and thrust of an election campaign. this was something else. it involved many months of online abuse, threats, intimidation, disinformation. it became a really frightening environment for the wider

the champion went further imbuldon 2022, elena rybakina. twenty-five-year-old tennis player who plays for. vladimir tarasenko moved to the national hockey league club detroit red wings. the russian striker signed a 2-year contract with the red wings. let us remember that tarasenko previously played for the florida panthers, with whom he won the stanley cup last season. in 2019, he also won the main league trophy with st. blues. true, in the new club, vladimir was put in front of him. more modestly, detroit needs to get back into the playoffs first. the team from the city of motors has not gone there for 8 years, although it is worth noting that last season the red wings were not among the top eight teams in the eastern conference only by an additional indicator. lionel messi and the argentina national team led by him continue to fight for the america's cup, the main one. football trophy of the new world, however, leo is unable to distinguish himself at the tournament taking place in the usa. in the quarter- final match against the ecuadoria

light that brought a happy moment for ukrainian people she'll play the 2022 wimbledon champion elena rybakinat on wednesday for a place in the semifinals. back to you well, in less than 24 hours will know one of the teams that will be in the euro 2024 final, spain meets france in the semifinal later today in munich spain is the only team to win all five of their games. >> the winner of this match will face either england or the netherlands in the final passage. joining me here on cnn newsroom, i'm max foster in london, cnn this morning, up next after pray good morning, everyone. i'm kasie hunt. it's wonderful to be with you. this is a massive week in politics. i hate to kind of call you out right off the top. it is wonderful. talk to see these women athletes finally getting the recognition they deserve. you ever want to try out new james bond cnn this morning, next do not buy generic viagra until you check out this program, giving away 100 milligrams generic viagra for just $0.87 cvs and walgreens don't want you to know about this because they sell the same tablets, but 30 to $40 each. don't

elena rybakina is playing another, the rumanian at the back. it looks like that is on serve again. novak djokovic. busy day ahead. as we mentioned, a busy day for british players at wimbledon today, 11 players in singles action in total. rain had interupted play on day two but before it did, harriet dart took the first set against china's bai zhuoxuan. they did resume and a short time ago she won the second set 6—love. a double fault from the chinese player and dart is through to round two. pauljubb, who reached the semifinals in mallorca prior to wimbledon, is in a commanding position in his match against thiago seyboth wild. he took the first set 6—1 and the second set 6—3 so looking good to make the second round. billy harris from the isle of man is making his wimbledon debut on court number 15. trail by two sets. jan choinski is also in action on day two. the britain lost the first set to italy's luciano darderi but is fighting back in the second. james anderson has taken six wickets for lancashire on the third day of their county championship match against nottinghamshire ande

through but she is a wimbledon quarterfinal list once more and awaiting her in the last day will be elena rybakinaful but i need to repay the faith he'd shown in me. james anderson is expecting an emotional week as he prepares to play his final game for england. moon now a1, the pace bowler will win his 188th test cap at lords on wednesday in the first test against west indies before his international retirement. his sole focus is adding to his 700 test wickets. trying not to think too much about the game itself yet, like certainly how i feel about it, i try to be as sort of focused as i can come a big thing for me this week is wanting to play well, bull well, then get a win. that's what i'm trying to focus on, i'm sure the emotions during the week will change but right now that's what i'm trying to focus on to stop myself crying. that's all the sport for now. lots more on all those stories in sports day at half past six, see you then. the controversial social media influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan have been accused of failing to pay tax in the uk on £21 million of revenue from their

it is between elena rybakina and barbora krejcikova, krista, the top of the screen, finding her way backign soil — an achievement not lost on former england captain gary lineker. this is going to be tough, it is going to be difficult, but they are on the break of history. no english team has ever won a major tournament of rod, ever. the women have won the euros in england, england have won the world cup in england, but we've never done it outside, and that would be history, and everything will be crossed. is would be history, and everything will be crossed.— would be history, and everything will be crossed. is football coming home? i am _ will be crossed. is football coming home? i am banning _ will be crossed. is football coming home? i am banning that - will be crossed. is football coming i home? i am banning that statement. it's been bad — home? i am banning that statement. it's been bad luck— home? i am banning that statement. it's been bad luck for _ home? i am banning that statement. it's been bad luck for so _ home? i am banning that statement. it's been bad luck for so long! - he

former champion elena rybakina is through to the last four, after a clinical win over elina svitolinas. italian tennis' rise continued yesterday as lorenzo musetti reached the semi—finals of a grand slam for the first time, overcoming taylor fritz in five sets. he'll face novak djokovic on friday. the seven—time champion was due to play alex de minaur yesterday but the australian was forced to withdraw at short notice so djokovic had a more leisurely hit than he otherwise might have expected when he woke up, playing with some no doubt thrilled kids. alfie hewett made a winning start to his 2024— alfie hewett made a winning start to his 2024 campaign defeating ben bartram — his 2024 campaign defeating ben bartram in the wheelchair singles and he _ bartram in the wheelchair singles and he is — bartram in the wheelchair singles and he is aiming for a first wimbledon title and remember he has lost in _ wimbledon title and remember he has lost in the _ wimbledon title and remember he has lost in the last two finals in the last two— lost in the last two finals in the last two years so could