tournament left before wimbledon to boost her confidence again after a second—round defeat at the aegonen reports. wimbledon isjust wimbledon is just around the corner butjohanna konta does not like playing on grass. she enjoyed a good run last week before losing in the final. the world number 30 from california was on her way. the british number one was soon on the back foot, broken at the first time of asking. nothing wrong with al—nuri mosque two serve. the american sort of kerber on her way to the semifinal butjohanna konta hinted at making a fight of it. —— coco vandeweghe. but coco vandeweghe was far more versatile and before long johanna konta's serve was lost again. more grass next week but at least in her hometown of eastbourne. england's men have qualified for the 2018 hockey world cup finals in india after coming from behind to beat canada 4—2 in the quarterfinals,of world league 3 at the lee valley hockey and tennis centre. england were 2—0 down in the first quarter but recovered, and sam ward's late goal sealed the win. england join olympic champions argentina, malaysia and

the spaniard came from a set down to beat marin cilic in the aegon championships, and there was a veryngham. with wimbledon starting a week tomorrow, the two—time champion petra kvitova beat the australian ashleigh barty in three sets in the aegon classic final. it was only her second tournament after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife attack last year. all this week on bbc news we have been highlighting some of the issues faced by women in sport. sailing is dominated by men. only 3% of professionals sailors are female, dominated by men. only 3% of professionals be ors are female, skill, endurance, strength and vision — just some of the attributes needed to make it to the top. but for women, it seems that talent alone is not enough. i have a gold and silver medal, the same as the guys in the cup at the moment. they're great sailors, no doubt about it. but it would be good to have the same opportunities to learn. these women are part of the magenta project, a group of accomplished sailors striving to create pathways for females in the sport. experience is key to sail

tournament left before wimbledon to boost her confidence again after a second—round defeat at the aegonin birmingham.

britain'sjohanna konta has made a winning start to the aegon classic in birmingham. difficult at times, but came through against ukraine's lesia tsurenko in straight sets to reach the last set, as maz farookhi reports. finding her feet on grass. johanna konta is still getting used to the surface. she almost went all the way at the nottingham open last week before stumbling in the final. even so she started on a firm footing here. her opening play was calm and clinical. she tookjust half an hour to claim the opening set. when lesia tsurenko fought back she began to unravel. she still has a tendency to panic on grass and soon found herself three games behind. when she called for medical attention over a high heart rate there was concern that the match could be over. but instead it proved a turning point withjohanna konta fighting back to force the set into a tie—break. she ground her way to the finish line and the british number one clearly still finding her game but racking up a win ahead of wimbledon can only help her confidence. back to andy murray, who's mum judy h

aegon international ——. —— aegon international.fore treatment to an abdominal injury in the second saw watson storm back to take it 6—3// the decider was the tightest set by some way as both players dug in for victory — the dane eventually took it 7-5 victory — the dane eventually took it 7—5 with a break in the final game of the match. and she will play karolina pliskova next because johanna konta should have been playing in the second semi at eastbourne after the watson match but withdrew with a back injury this morning, after a nasty fall in her quarter final tie against angelique kerber yesterday. . we were doing the best that we could to recover well for today but it was not quick enough. i still have a problem through my spine. big tournament next week for all of us, something i have got to regard when it comes to my health, my health has got to come first, and i'm doing everything i can. i'm taking the time to do whatever is best for my health. well andy murray's preparation has also been hit by injury. he pulled out of his

the spaniard came from a set down to beat marin cilic in the aegon championships, and there was a veryrting a week tomorrow, the two—time champion petra kvitova beat australian ashleigh barty in three sets in the aegon classic final. it was only her second tournament this year, after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife attack in december. she during a knife attack in december. described today kind she described today's victory as a kind of fairy tale. and that's all the sport. kind of fairy tale. it's the final day of glastonbury, and british singer—songwriter ed sheeran‘s been performing on the pyramid stage to bring the five day festival to a close. on the pyramid stage to bring # razor. the festival will now take a year's break, with the next one scheduled forjune 2019. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. stories on the bbc news channel. stay with us on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. the for the news where you are. reality is of course wo be the reality is of course work has to be conducted in a w

rafael nadal has withdrawn from next week's aegon championships at the queen's club in london after taking rest. the 31 year old won a 10th roland garros crown on sunday after titles in monte carlo, barcelona and madrid over the past two months and apologised to the fans saying "i have decided my body needs to rest if i am going to be ready to play wimbledon. sorry to all the great fans in britain and to the tournament organisers. " victory for new zealand in rugby union after super rugby franchise the highlanders beat the british and irish lions 23—22 in dunedin. marty banks kicked a penalty in the 74th minute which gave the highlanders victory. it's the lions second defeat of this tour — they play the maori all blacks next up this saturday and then one further warm up match before the opening test of the series against the all blacks on saturday 24th ofjune i would say that there were a string of too many penalties that we gave away. they forced them out of us but we could look at them and think they we re we could look at them and think they were avoidable and that is probably what hurt

naomi broady pulled off a surprise win against world number 32 alize cornet at the aegon classic in birminghamame through in a tie break. but cornet struggled following a fall in the second set, and broady took advantage, winning the match 7—6, 6—love. it's only the fifth time in her career she's beaten a top—50 player. the british number three heather watson is out. she lost the opening set to ukraine's elina svitolina, but battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. a bbc sport study has found that the gap in prize money between men and women at the top of professional sport is closing. the survey was carried out as part of women's sport week, and all this week on sportsday, we'll be hearing from women about the challenges they face and the importance of sport in their lives. tonight, two—time olympic cycling champion joanna rowsell shand reports on the closing gender pay gap. asa as a sports person, you're there to compete in the

she's won the aegon classic in birmingham, coming from a set down to beat australian ashleigh barty.might never play again, but has recovered in some style to claim a 20th career singles title — and continue the ideal preparations for wimbedlon. valentino rossi has won a motogp race for the first time in more than a year after claiming victory at the dutch grand prix earlier. the seven time world champion started from fourth on the grid and fought off fellow italian danilo petrucci to take the chequered flag in assen. marc marquezjust edged out britain's cal crutchlow to take third. the other british riders scott redding, sam lowes and bradley smith all crashed out. lions' head coach warren gatland says they have a huge week ahead of them, after defeat to the all blacks in the first test. they take on the super rugby champions hurricanes in wellington on tuesday. and gatland says there are still test places available for anyone who performs. rory best returns as captain for the hurricanes match — he was skipper for their best win on the tour so far, against the chiefs last week. ever

forformer british number one heather watson who knocked out fourth seed dominika cibulkova at the aegonbourne. she moves on to face russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova next. paul garrity watched the action. heather watson's fortunes have been outshone of late by those of eastbourne residentjohn cantal. looking for form and with wimbledon just around the corner the british number three was quick out of the blocks against the defending champion. dominika cibulkova by contrast was hesitant and reluctant to spend any time away from the baseline and watson took the first set 7—5. a world ranking slipped to 126, her opponent number six, set 7—5. a world ranking slipped to 126, her opponent numbersix, but the british player was running rings around her. cibulkova is known for her speed and aggression, but watson howe ran and outplayed her, soon arriving at match point. commentator: we play on, three match points have come and gone, cibulkova has broken back. no matter, a fourth match point duly arrived and cibulkova was beaten 7—5, 6—3. eight of the top ten began the eastbourne tournament and ev

of gaining some much—needed practice will have to wait for 2h hours at least after his match at the aegon the first game against canada's vasek pospisil when the rains came and never went away. they'll try again tomorrow. as will i, perhaps! the current world number one andy murray pulled out of today's exhibition match at the hurlingham club in london, citing soreness in his hip. he is still expected to play at the club on friday, before beginning the defence of his wimbledon title on centre court on monday afternoon. and finally, footballers will do just about anything to stop an opponent by fair means or foul. the sneaky pull on the shirt‘s been a tactic for as long as the game's been played. well, in the norwegian league on sunday, the sandefjord midfielder pau morer was so fed up with thomas lehne olsen getting passed him, he grabbed a whole handful, hanging on for dear life and a free ride. both were booked after their coming together. i think it may have been a foul! that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye for now. hello, and welcome to our look ahead

britain‘s naomi broady pulled off a surprise victory against world number 32 alize cornet at the aegonngland are in contention to reach the european under—21 championship semi—finals. they now top group a after coming from behind to beat slovakia 2—1. they play hosts poland in theirfinalgroup game on thursday. and the lions play the chiefs this morning in hamilton with all six of the recent call ups from scotland and wales among the replacements. ireland‘s rory best captains the side while england flanker james haskell returns. what time is it now? quarter past six. in one hour and 46 minutes, we will get the information live. i‘m struggling in the heat. carol‘s bringing us the weather from the queen‘s club in london this morning, where andy murray will be defending his title later today. isn‘t it dutiful? what a fabulous site. it is nice and quiet here that it went like this later on. how long will this heat last? by the end of this week, it will be much more co mforta ble this week, it will be much more comfortable and this week, it will be much more co mforta ble a nd u nsettle this

heather watson is out of the aegon classic in birmingham at the first round stage.ng set to ukraine's elina svitolina, but battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. naomi broady is on court now — she's playing alize cornet of france. she was broken in herfirst service game but has fought back. is going currently going with serve in the first set. so naomi broady in action in birmingham and we'll hear from her shortly because a bbc sport study has found that the gap in prize money between men and women at the top of professional sport is closing. the survey was carried out as part of women's sport week, and all this week on sportsday, we'll be hearing from women about the challenges they face and the importance of sport in their lives. tonight, two—time olympic cycling champion joanna rowsell shand reports on the closing gender pay 93p- asa as a sports person, you are there to compete in the best of your

for former british number one heather watson who knocked out fourth seed dominika cibulkova at the aegontch and have been outshone of late by those of eastbourne resident johanna konta. she was straight out of the blocks against the defending champion, sybil, was hesitant and relu cta nt to champion, sybil, was hesitant and reluctant to spend time away from the baseline and watson took the first set 7—5. a rolled ranking slipped to 126, her opponent as number six slipped to 126, her opponent as numbersix in slipped to 126, her opponent as number six in the world but the british player was running rings around her. some will cover is known for her aggression but watson added later, soon arriving at much point. no matter, the fourth match point duly arrived and cibulkova was beaten 7—56— four. eight of the world's top ten women began in eastbourne and even if watson's progress is eastbourne and even if watson's progress is $0011 eastbourne and even if watson's progress is soon checked she has a ready received a huge boost of confidence to take to wimbledon.” felt really good out there toda

he will play in the aegon international at eastbourne for the first time next week, after accepting a to number four in the world and hasn't won a grand slam since last year's french open. one of the big stories from last year's wimbledon was the run of britain's marcus willis — who came through six matches in qualifying and ended up playing roger federer on centre court. willis has been handed a wild card into this year's qualifying with james ward receiving a wild card for the main draw, along with heather watson and laura robson. portugal had beaten russia 1—0 in groupa of portugal had beaten russia 1—0 in group a of the confederations cup, portugal insisted cristiano ronaldo was focused on the match despite yesterday receiving a court date for tax evasion charges, that appeared the case when he scored the only goal after eight minutes. he had several more chances but it remained 1-0. several more chances but it remained 1—0. mexico against new zealand in the other fixture today. coming up tonight... i am in ukraine were english boxers have been picking up the medals at the europea

british no.1 johanna konta withdrew from her semi—final at the aegon international with a back injurya three set defeat to the sixth seed caroline wozniacki in eastbourne. world no.1 andy murray did manage to practice today at the all england club, but showed signs of the hip problem which led him to pull out of his final warm—up match ahead of next week's wimbledon. and live cricket matches will return to bbc television for the first time in 21 years after a new free to air, digital and radio rights deal was done with the ecb. i'll be back with more on those stories after 3.30. a coroner has concluded that the deaths of five young men who drowned off camber sands in east sussex last summer, were all due to misadventure. the five died in august last year, just a month after two other men drowned in the same area. let's go to our correspondent, who is outside hastings coroner ‘s court. what has the coroner had been saying? he is talking about all seven deaths? that is right. you will remember that these people died in august last year, when there were 2500 people on the beach. many peo

we start with a huge shock in tennis, where defending champion andy murray is out of the aegon championshipseens — beaten by world number 90 jordan thompson of australia. thompson was only playing because murray's original opponent aljaz bedene pulled out injured this morning. adam wild reports on a remarkable turn of events. the backbone the green grass of home, a reception for andy murray at queens, even if the opponent was not quite true he was expecting. the australian jordan thompson quite true he was expecting. the australianjordan thompson drafted in on short notice and he was, making the most of his opportunity. there are plenty who would've been daunted by the task. andy murray is a fave time champion at queens but that thompson was daunted, it did not show. he forced the world number one in the first set tie—break and enforcing the error to win. this was not the andy murray to which the queen's crowds have become a customs. his brilliance was only in flashes. this was long and thompson had the first break of the match. the world number 90 would find another before his chance to ser

she has made a winning start to the aegon classic in birmingham.ledon champion petra kvitova played herfirst match on grass, her favourite surface, since returning to the sport after the injuries she suffered in a knife attack last year. kvitova beat fellow czech tereza smitkova in straight sets and now faces britain's naomi broady. the manchester united manager jose mourinho has been accused of tax fraud in spain. the authorities believe he owes almost £3 million from his time as manager of real madrid. the portuguese has denied the accusation, saying the government had ratified his tax affairs. with the queen in attendance, the first day of horse racing's royal ascot meeting took place yesterday. and there was a shock in the big race, the st james' palace stakes, as the heavy favourite churchill, who had won the english and irish 2000 guineas already this season, was well beaten in fourth. second favourite barney roy was the winner, trained by richard hannon and ridden by james doyle. england's men beat south korea 7—2 in their final pool game of

watson come from a set down against former world no 1 caroline wozniacki to reach the final of the aegonisted that hong kong has a stable future under chinese rule, as he arrived in the territory to mark 20 years since its handoverfrom britain. hong kong police have now released all 26 activists who were detained for staging a protest in advance of the visit, calling for more political freedom. 0ur correspondent in hong kong stephen mcdonell reports. the president of china, xijinping, started the day with a troop inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. since this former british colony was returned to china two decades ago, the military has kept a pretty low profile here and is only on show for special occasions. the city itself is also being dressed up for the 20th anniversary, with light shows and performances planned. strong development in the future is one of the key messages being pushed by the central government. in 1997, hong kong was handed back to the mainland, along with guarantees of an independentjudiciary, free press and freedom of expression. yes, t

maria sharapova will miss the aegon classic in birmingham because of injury. retiring at the italian open with a thigh problem. sharapova returned from a is—month doping ban in april and she'd been offered a wild card for the birmingham event. lewis hamilton ‘s mercedes was fastest in first practice of the canadian grand prix, he beat sebastian vettel who is now 25 points clear in the standings but hamilton was bettered in the second practice by kimi raikkonen in the other ferrari. hull fc moved up to third in the super league with a win at second placed salford red devils. this is the kind of play would see in football as albert kelly kicked his way over the line. hull are now one point behind salford who missed the chance to narrow the gap on leaders castleford. st helens widnes vikings in the other game of the day. that's all was bought for now. keep up with the stories on the bbc sport website, back to jane in westminster. thank you. theresa may is in no westminster. thank you. theresa may isin no 10, westminster. thank you. theresa may is in no 10, we mig

british women's number one joanna konta is through to the third round of the aegon championships beatinght sets. bianca walkden has become the first british fighter successfully to defend a world tae kwon do championship title after beating jackie galloway of the usa in south korea. i'll be back with more on those stories after a.30pm. join me then. a cyber attack which hit organisations around the world yesterday is being brought under control, according to security analysts. among the institutions affected were the ukrainian central bank, the british advertising agency wpp and the port of rotterdam. researchers say they've developed a programme that can protect individual computers, although it can't stop the bug from spreading. earlier i spoke to brian lord. i think the nature of an attack like this which is similar to the the attack from two weeks ago, are designed specifically to hit large organisations and spread malware within an organisation and therefore have an effect on the efficiency on how they operate. so if deployed it can significantly impact public services and the busin

british number three heather watson has missed out on a place in the final of the aegon internationalfore treatment to an abdominal injury in the second saw watson storm back to take it 6—3. the decider was the tightest set by some way, as both players dug in for victory. the dane eventually took it 7—5 with a break in the final game of the match. i'm disappointed with the lost today as i felt that i got myself back into the match and give myself opportunities win. but caroline is a great player. it was always going to be tough. she is a great mover and retriever. it has been a good week. now strayed onto the next one. she will play karolina pliskova mext. johanna konta should have been playing in the second semi final at eastbourne after the watson match, but withdrew this morning after a nasty fall in her quarterfinal tie against angelique kerber yesterday. we were doing the best we could to recover today but it wasn't quick enough. i am still a bit sore through my thoracic spine. it is a big tournament next week for all of us. it is something i have to disregard when it comes to my

i saw one chinese policymakers saying that maus aegon -- maus aegon -- mao zedong ended slavery into that. china had very specific arguments that they made about the issue, not everybody bought it. i think this was one of the more effective dimensions of u.s. diplomacy. i do believe the chinese were very much aware that this was creating an issue for them. >> let's take more questions. >> the gentleman over here, on the right side. >> i am a public policy fellow here. i don't speak mandarin. i wonder if this and 14,000 chinese railroads. every mile of track. i wonder if the collapse of that which happened as many as later was a big setback for the chinese, do they feel they had blown it or do they let her go? >> i would say this is an interesting point. a lot of chinese a projects that were built in the 70's -- the 60's and 70's, they are not that successful. they build a lot of textile mills. 10 years later, they were not running at anything close to operational capacity. the plantations i talk about, the one in this working paper is how they were eventually abandoned and the chines

she's won the aegon classic in birmingham, coming from a set down to beat australian ashleigh barty.red in some style to claim a 20th career singles title and continue the ideal preparations for wimbedlon. the british and irish lions have a huge week ahead of them, according to head coach warren gatland. after defeat to the all blacks in the first test, they take on the super rugby champions hurricanes in wellington on tuesday. and gatland has indicated that there are still test places available for anyone who performs well in the match. rory best returns as captain — he was skipper for the lions biggest win on tour so far, against the chiefs last week. every game with taking each one in isolation building up. 0bviously eve ryo ne isolation building up. 0bviously everyone knew the bigger picture was the first test selection which has been and gone so now we have a chance as a squad to put our hand up for selection and the second test and that is what's important and if start to look beyond and think too much about saturday, you take your eye off tuesday and if you take your eye off t

she‘s reached the final of the aegon classic in birmingham — only her second tournament since her playingampion, so she will have arrived on fw 19. at the european boxing championships in ukraine, england had high hopes for a haul of gold medals with seven boxers in finals today. ultimately though they picked upjust the one — with six fighters losing this afternoon. the solitary win came going into these finals england‘s boxers were already guaranteed seven medals. the question was with the beagle or silver? the first couple of buyouts did not going than‘s way. the first two fighters lost out, but then at bantamweight, up against the local crowd favourite, the 21—year—old from liverpool was docked a point for use of the head in the second round but did not lose the head and came through to take the head and came through to take the gold and carve out a split decision. an excellent win against the former world medallist. i‘m been told no one from liverpool had a gold—medal in the past. if thatis had a gold—medal in the past. if that is right then i have made history. me when i‘m retired in

she's reached the final of the aegon classic in birmingham — only her second tournament since her playingrough when her opponent, lucie safarova, was forced to retire. kvitova will play ashleigh barty of australia in the final. the tin man won the diamond jubilee stakes at royal ascot for trainer james fa nshawe and jockey tom oueally. meanwhile, there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes as the queen's horse dartmouth was beaten by the aidan o'brien trained 9—2 shot idaho. the queen stays on 23 wins at ascot. but the win ensures aiden o'brien finishes as champion trainer at royal ascot week — for the eighth time. that's all the sport for now. i apologise for the coughing fit i have had throughout that. a valiant effort. thank you for persevering. they should bring you a glass of water. they are so mean. if you only knew what gallery crews could be like. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the observer leads with fire safety in schools — saying proposals to relax standards are to be dropped by ministers. prince harry dominates the frontpage of the mail of

she's won the aegon classic in birmingham, coming from a set down to beat australian ashleigh barty.has recovered in some style to claim a 20th career singles title — and continue the ideal preparations for wimbedlon. lions head coach warren gatland says they have a huge week ahead of them, after defeat to the all blacks in the first test. they take on the super rugby champions hurricanes in wellington on tuesday. and gatland says there are still test places available for anyone who performs. rory best returns as captain for the hurricanes match — he was skipper for their best win on the tour so far, against the chiefs last week. every game, obviously everyone knew the big picture was the first test selection. that has been undergone 110w selection. that has been undergone now so now we have a selection. that has been undergone now so now we have a chance as a squad debate or hand up for a selection for the second test and thatis selection for the second test and that is what is important. i think if we start to look belonged and think too much about saturday, you ta ke think too muc

upset at queen's world number one andy murray has lost his opening tennis match in defence of his aegon straight sets. andy swiss reports. back on home turf — for andy murray, a return to the grass courts of london normally spells success. but his search for a record sixth title at queen's began somewhat stickily. his opponent, jordan thompson, was a late replacement, but he hardly played like one. the first set went to a tie—break, and it was murray that lost it. that wasn't in the script. commentator: murray falters again. and it soon got even worse — murray was lacklustre, thompson, the world number 90, no less, utterly inspired. beautifully played by jordan thompson. the australian duly raced to a straight—sets win, one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history, and with wimbledon less than a fortnight away, for andy murray, some serious thinking to do, andy swiss, bbc news. if you're sweltering at home this evening, you're not alone, most of the country is set for its hottest spell in june for over 20 years. it's prompted the met office to issue a warning for later in the w

another serb, viktor troicki, is in action as the aegon championships continue at queen's club in londonecond round match to the american, donald young. the top three seeds, including andy murray, were all knocked out yesterday. coverage is live on bbc two this afternoon. these are live pictures from west london. that is a dual miller againstjo—wilfried tsonga, london. that is a dual miller against jo—wilfried tsonga, very early stages and that is match. murray says he might try and squeeze in an exhibition tournamentjust gets a match practice. he will confirm that in the next few days. later today, warren gatland will name his lions starting xv for the first test against the all blacks on saturday. it's expected to be very similar to the side that beat the maori all blacks last weekend. but elliott daly, impressed gatland against the chiefs yesterday and he may take the place of george north on the wing. if 0wen farrell recovers from a thigh strain, he could reclaim the fly—half spot from johnny sexton. and it looks as though the the tour captain sam warburton may have to settle for a p

there was frustration for britain's number one, johanna konta, who was knocked out of the aegon classicts in the second round by co co vandeway. it was a fantastic turnaround for england's men in the hockeym —— hockey, as they beat canada to qualify for the 2018 hockey world cup in india. they'll next face the netherlands, in the semi—finals of world league three, in london. and pipped on the line by a nostril. big orange won the big race on ladies‘ day at ascot, the gold cup, holding off last year's winner order of st george in a photo finish. did you get that? pipped on the line...by big orange! i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am.just to i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am. just to clear i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am.just to clearup i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am. just to clear up the chimpanzee spear issue. a quick look on internet reveals that a troop of chimpanzees in senegal have been seen using chimpanzees in senegal have been seen using spears. the point is, it isn't routine. they we re the point is, it isn't routine. they were unusual. they are cleve

warming up for next week's wimbledon with a third round match against american donald young at the aegond islamic state declared the creation of a caliphate. now, under extreme attack from a us—led international coalition, they are clinging on to their last major strongholds in syria and in iraq. britain has carried out the second largest number of air strikes against is, after america. now, for the first time, raf crews have been talking to the bbc about the challenges they face in avoiding civilian casualties. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the raf prepares for another bombing mission against the group calling itself islamic state. they've been flying these sorties from their base in cyprus round the clock, in what's become another long war. what you're looking at a densely packed urban area with buildings of varying heights throughout. for the first time the raf‘s allowed their crews to talk us through a strike. they want to show the care they take to protect civilian life. the priority is to make sure our missile hits... dave — not his real name — operates a reaper

news — it's not all bad news for british tennis, asjoanna konta books her place in the last 16 at the aegonic in birmingham. good evening. have few technical problems tonight, for which we apologise. —— a few. on the eve of the queen's speech, and in the week the formal brexit talks got under way, the chancellor has defined his own goals for the negotiations ahead. phillip hammond said thatjobs and economic prosperity had to be the priorities in the brexit talks, and he stressed that immigration needed to be managed, not shut down. mr hammond said that while people had voted to leave the european union, they had not voted to make themselves poorer. the chancellor's comments, in the city of london, were welcomed by some business leaders, as our economics editor, kamal ahmed reports. a year on from the referendum, and cars waiting in sunny southampton for a journey to the continent of europe. exports to the european union like these are a key driver of our economy, an economy the chancellor said will now be at the heart of those complicated brexit negotiations. speaking at the mansion house i

she's facing ukraine's lesia tsurenko in the first round of the aegon classic in birmingham and has madehe second game. she has dropped only three games on the way to take the first set. going with serve in the early stages of the second. already through to the second round today is the two—time wimbledon champion, petra kvitova. she beat fellow czech tereza smitkova 6—2, 6—3. she'll play britain's naomi broady next. that is all the sport for now. much more in the next hour. let's go back to the latest developments after the attack on a mosque in north london, and as we've been hearing, many members of london's muslim community fear a rise of hate crime incidents. 0ur correspondent, lisa hampele, has been at finsbury park, where the attack took place, this morning. multi faith communities have been happily living side—by—side here for many years. now they are pulling together, as you can see behind me, there are flowers, loads of posters here, let's find the courage to love, some of them say, not in my name. we stand by you. as in g re nfell tower, name. we stand by you. as in grenfell t

she's reached the final of the aegon classic in birmingham — only her second tournament since her playingponent, lucie safarova, was forced to retire. kvitova will play ashleigh barty of australia in the final. at the european boxing championships in ukraine, england had high hopes for a haul of gold medals with seven boxers in finals today. ultimately though they picked upjust the one — with six fighters losing this afternoon. the solitary win came from liverpool's peter mcgrail, who defeated home favourite mykola butsenko on a split decision. the 21—year—old brushed off a point deduction in the second round to claim an emotional victory in kharkiv. and just made up. all the crowd was against me there. anything the other kid was doing, the crowd was roaring. he caught me in the first round, cop neighbour called, and i felt as puncheon, and then he was putting it on me, i could hear the crowd roaring to got through it. i think i caught him on because he backed off and i could tell he was a bit although the place. and just buzzing and made up, and i can't wait to go and support the rest of

the top seed left at the aegon championships marin cilic is safely through to the next round after a. he took the first set against stefan kozlov six—love, before taking the decisive second 6—4, to book his place in the quarterfinals the live coverage continues over on bbc two and on the sport website. that match is live over on bbc two. the talented player he is and against the man who knocked out andy murray in the first round. kei nishikori's wimbledon preparations suffered a setback when he was forced to retire injured from the halle 0pen. the third seed was playing karen khatchanov in the last sixteen when he needed to take a medical time—out to treat a back injury. he played on for a few points then retired with the score at 3—2 in the first set for the russian. the international cricket council is expected to vote to admit ireland, along with afghanistan, into the elite member group that is permitted to play traditional five—day test matches. if approved it would take the total of countries playing tests to 12. it is ladies day at ascot today. expect high fashion on day three.

she's reached the final of the aegon classic in birmingham — only her second tournament since her playinggh when her opponent, lucie safarova, was forced to retire. that is all your sport for now. back now to chris. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5.35pm. bye for now. thanks for staying with the bbc news channel. i am chris rogers. let's get more now on our top story — the news that it's now known that 27 high—rise tower blocks in england have failed fire safety tests carried out in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster. last night, camden council in north london ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in four tower blocks on the chalcots estate, after the fire service said the safety of residents in the blocks could not be guaranteed. the prime minister theresa may's been speaking about the evacuation — she said that government has been working closely with camden council. that is a match of course which the government has been working with without local other authority. we are seeing as a result of what happen

he's tuning up at the aegon classic in eastbourne, but didn't have things all his own way against americanoked a relatively comfortable third round outing as djokovic breezed through the first set 6—2. but young, who's ranked 47 in the world, was far tougher in the second set, taking it to a tie—break and pushing djokovic all the way. the serbian target 11—9, and he is through to the semis. warren gatland, the british and irish lions head coach, says he's had to make some tough calls for the must—win second test in wellington on saturday. calls for the must—win second test sam warburton replaces peter o'mahony in the back row and as captain. maro itoje comes into the second row. ben te‘o moves to the bench with owen farrell given a start at inside centre. he'll link up withjonny sexton, who comes in at fly—half. i'm delighted with the selection. probably the most nervous i've been coming intoa probably the most nervous i've been coming into a team selection meeting this week. i didn't know what was going to happen. some guys played brilliantly on tuesday and they could have come straight i

season in charge petra kvitova beat kristina mladenovic of france to reach the semi—finals of the aegonam quarry in straight sets at queens. 6—4, 7—6 to book his place in the semifinals. odds—on favourite winter was the winner, as the fillies took centre—stage in the coronation stakes at royal ascot. winter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brien, who won the commonwealth cup in the previous race with caravaggio. and it's been a bittersweet day for red bull's max verstappen ahead of this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated practice, but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just seconds to go. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. england's boxers have made history at this week's european championships by guaranteeing more medals than ever before in the competition's 90—year history. eight of the gb boxing team reached this afternoon's semi—finals in ukraine, guaranteeing medals i

she'll face australia's ashleigh barty in the final of the aegon classic in birmingham, after her semi—finalced to retire. there were some strong performances from great britain's athletes at the european team championships in lille. at one point, they led the standings but they finished the second day of three in third place. eilidh doyle produced one of the highlights, running a season—best in the aoom hurdles. england will meet malaysia this afternoon in the third and fourth placed playoff at the hockey world league in london. they were beaten 2—0 by the netherlands in the semi—finals but if they win this afternoon, they'll reach the world league final in india this december. great britain won a record eight medals at the european boxing championships in ukraine. that included bantamweight gold for liverpool's peter mcgrail, who said he was "absolutely buzzing" afterwards. a lot of the fighters there are part of a gb boxing squad which has changed significantly in preparation for the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. sir ben ainslie says he has some difficult phone calls to make, after his tea

johanna konta has been knocked out of the aegon classic in birmingham.lebrates their admittance into test cricket. ireland and afghanistan, will be able to play official tests, against the world's best, after the decision by the international cricket council, at the oval today. if you think of how seldom members ascend to the ranks of full membership, it is notjust months or yea rs membership, it is notjust months or years but decades. it shows how exacting the criteria are, and it shows in terms of what we have achieved, not just shows in terms of what we have achieved, notjust on the pitch and not just for these men achieved, notjust on the pitch and notjust for these men have achieved oi’ notjust for these men have achieved or in one format and are notjust men or women, on or in one format and are notjust men oi’ women, on and or in one format and are notjust men or women, on and off the pitch, and it is right that the game confers full membership on members who have taken the trouble to ensure that they are achieving in all parts of the game. the gam

and petra kvitova wins the aegon classic in birmingham — her first title since being injured in a knifehink of all the sports stories are reporting on this morning, that's my favourite. that was her second tournament she has played since coming back and there was our lovely atmosphere and rant. people were saying, "isn't it marvellous to see her". at that point, nobody thought she could come back and win. what a pretty trophy that was. all trophies are pretty, that was. all trophies are pretty, that one was. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. week, the weather is changing in stark contrast to what we had last week. once settled with spells of brain. there is a lot of sunshine on offer. 0ne brain. there is a lot of sunshine on offer. one of our weather watchers are sent in this beautiful picture from east sussex. a lot of dry weather. not a lot in the way of wind. this low pressure will be coming in from the atlantic. not at seven o'clock in the morning. a lot of dry weather. 0ne seven o'clock in the morning. a lot of dry weather. one or two showers picking away at the f

britain's naomi broady pulled off a surprise win against world number 32 alize cornet at the aegon classic. but cornet struggled following a fall in the second set, and broady took advantage, winning the match 7—6, 6—0. it's only the fifth time in her career broady‘s beaten a top—50 player. the british number three heather watson is out, she lost the opening set to ukraine's elina svitolina, but battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour i'm glad we could make up for cutting you off short earlier for the brexit news conference! the coroner's report into the death of carrie fisher says the actress had traces in her system of several drugs, including cocaine, when she died suddenly in december. the 60—year—old was taken ill on a flight from london to los angeles and died four days later. the actress, who was best known for her role as princess leia in star wars, had a long

it was a frustrating day forjohanna konta at the aegon classic in birmingham, where she lost in straightoadcasting. henry blofeld is hanging up his mic after 45 years. and not only is it his voice listeners of test match special will miss, but his ability to set a scene wherever he may be commentating from. blowers, as he is known, will retire at the end of the summer, covering three more matches. and here's a taste of what you'll be missing. none of our seagulls today, they a lwa ys none of our seagulls today, they always gorged themselves on worms yesterday and for breakfast this morning. one of them over there is looking rather top—heavy. iwant morning. one of them over there is looking rather top—heavy. i want to tell you about a moment of stark ingratitude. i was walking home last night and ingratitude. i was walking home last nightand a ingratitude. i was walking home last night and a great lot of seagulls we re night and a great lot of seagulls were eating on the road. a car disturbed them, they flew up and over me and they deposited on me... i thought i was in a hailstorm. you al

lucie safarova has advanced to the semi—finals of the aegon classic in birmingham.rd to this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix after topping the time sheets in practice. the dutch teenager dominated the morning session lapping almost half a second ahead of the rest of the field on the baku city circuit. with 30 seconds to go until the chequered flag, it was a nasty incident, a bad day for the tee—macro british drivers. lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. and one of the greats of sports broadcasting, henry blofeld, will be stepping down after the summer. he's been commentating on cricket for 45 years but at the age of 77, he's decided to hang up his microphone. he'll be hugely missed by the loyal listeners of test match special. i think ithinki i think i was finding it harder, i have been recently and the harder it becomes my age you are in a way justifying your position with people much younger than you and therefore you are under pressure and i thought, this is silly. i'm the last of the old people, it is time to go and the other thing is try and go when you leav

british no 3 heather watson has missed out on a place in the final of the aegon international at eastbournewozniacki. wozniacki took the first set 6—2 before treatment to an abdominal injury in the second saw watson storm back to take it 6—3. the decider was the tightest set by some way as both players dug in for victory — the dane eventually took it 7—5 with a break in the final game of the match. wozniacki will play karolina pliskova next becausejohanna konta should have been playing in the second semi at eastbourne after the watson match but withdrew with a back injury this morning, after a nasty fall in her quarter—final tie against angelique kerber yesterday. we were doing the best we could recover well for today but it wasn't quick enough. i am still sore, my thoracic spine. it is a big tournament for all of us next week and it is something i have got to disregard when it comes to my health. my health must always come first and i am definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitely taking it one day at a time and whatever is best for my health. coach andy farr

good wins at eastbourne yesterday, british number 0nejohanna konta has been forced to pull out of the aegonorld no1 angelique kerber yesterday. having won the first set comfortably konta slipped on match point in the second, needing around 10 minutes of treatment before eventually recovering to take the match. that means today's opponent karolina pliskova goes straight into the final. where she'll face either britain's heather watson of former world no 1 caroline wozniacki, that semi final is live over on bbc two or on the bbc sport website. caroline wozniacki is currently leading 4—2, she has broken twice. the draw‘s been made for wimbledon this morning and number one seed andy murray will face a qualifier or a lucky loser in the first round. murray pulled out of his last warm up game today in london ahead of the tournament at wimbledon but he has been practising on the courts at the all—england club this morning. murray's been drawn in the same half as french open champion rafael nadal meaning they could meet in the semi finals. full details of the draw on the bbc sport website. now to ru

she beat ukraine's lesia tsurenko in the first round of the aegon classic and took only half an hour consult the doctor after complaining of a heart condition before taking three games in a row to force a tie break which she won to complete a 6—3, 7—6 victory. already through to the second round today is the two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova. she beat fellow czech tereza smitkova 6—2, 6—3. she'll play britain's naomi broady next. andy murray will donate any winnings from this week's queens tournament to families of the victims of the grenfell fire tragedy and that could be as much as £350,000. the world number was due to play another birtish player aljaz bedene this afternoon in his first match, but bedene has withdrawn with a wrist injury. so murray will now take on the world number 90 jordan thompson from australia as he launches his campaign to win his sixth queens title. it was where i won my first professional match so i have a lot of great memories over the years i've played. it has been by far my most successful tournament. i love the courts here. i like the conditions

she'll face australia's ashleigh barty in the final of the aegon classic in birmingham, after her semi—finalbritain's athletes at the european team championships in lille. at one point they led the standings but they finished the second day of three in third place. eilidh doyle produced one of the best performances, running a season—best in the 400—metre hurdles. aiden o'brien finished royal ascot as champion trainer for the eighth time. and the feature race was won by the 9—2 shot the tin man. the second—favourite stormed through in the diamond jubilee stakes, with around three quarters of a furlong to go. england will meet malaysia this afternoon in the third/fourth placed playoff at the hockey world league in london. they were beaten 2—0 by the netherlands in the semi—finals but if they win this afternoon, they'll reach the world league final in india this december. it was a largely disappointing saturday for britain's boxers at the european championships in ukraine, picking upjust one gold out of a possible seven. that went to liverpool's 21—year—old peter mcgrail in the bantamweight div

week, johanna konta‘s grass court form is steadily improving as she reached the semifinals of the aegon but she recovered to eventually take her fourth match point and the second set, 6—4. a good win for her. heather watson is also doing very well, also into the last four having beaten barbora strycova. she will take on former world number one caroline wozniacki later. johanna konta will face third seed karolina pliskova. andy murray should have been playing an exhibition match in london today but has pulled out with a sore hip. he is due to start a practice session this morning at wimbledon but his coach ivan lendl told our correspondent david 0rnstein today that andy murray was doing great so we will keep our fingers crossed for the defending wimbledon champion and world number one. alex ward, the world number 855, is the only briton to come through singles qualifying for wimbledon, coming from a set down to beat russia‘s teymuraz gabashvili in four set at roehampton. he was given a wild card to play in qualifying and had lost his last seven straight matches before this week so a grea

lucie safarova has reached the semi—finals of the aegon classic in birmingham. test between the british and irish lions and new zealand in auckland tomorrow morning. new zealand haven't lost in 23 years at eden park, the venue for the first test. the last side to defeat the all blacks was ireland, back in november and man of the match that day in chicago was scrum—half connor murray. this is a whole new team, a whole new part of players, massive talents on the more excited about that. it isa on the more excited about that. it is a really impressive record but if there ever was a team that has the potential, if we clicked, we will be excited about what we can do. that is the challenge against the best tea m is the challenge against the best team in the world and it is where you want to be. despite having 12 players away with the british and irish lions, wales rounded off their summer tour on a high with victory against samoa. in the absence of the more established faces, several young players were given the chance to impress. one of those, the 22—year—old steff e