under the watchful eye of his new coach, andre agassi. djokovic won in straight sets.first of many more to come? for me, it is a very different relationship from any other that i have had with anybody, consistently talking a lot about those things. i can only see positives. he won the tournament for the first time last year and has a long way to go if he is going to match the nine time champion. rafael nadal is trying for success after getting off to the perfect start. he beat his french opponent in just under two hours. he is safe for the moment. another heavyweight of the men's game is safely through to the men's game is safely through to the men's round. milos raonic was ruthless and hit 44 winners in his destruction of his belgian opponent. in the women's draw, the former women's number one survived on day two. it took over two hours to beat her 17—year—old opponent, impressing the crowd. she faces garbine murguruza in the second round. bob dylan turned 76 a few days ago. the musical legend and now nobel laureate has crafted songs known to millions — but the man hi

men's champion novak djokovic was playing his first match under the watching eyes of new coach andre agassitin halewood rounds up that and all the rest of the action. after a first day in paris that saw the women's number one seed crash at the women's number one seed crash at the will date to add some the biggest names in the game. rafael nadal‘s never looked in trouble. all the time under the watchful eye of his new coach. the pair got off to the perfect start. djokovic won in straight sets. is that the first of many more to come? for me, it is a very different relationship from anyone else i have had with anybody. consistently talking a lot about those things. i can see only positives to now. djokovic won the tournament for the first time last year. he still has a long way to go if he is to match this man, fao nadal. he got off to the perfect start. he had little trouble beating bete noire pair will stop the crown say for the moment. —— venoit paire. notan say for the moment. —— venoit paire. not an easy opponent. a lot of respect for him. i played a great first set. especially with the 1

novak djokovic has been talking about his eagerness to start working working with his new coach, andre agassi up together at the french open next week. the world number two, who turned 30 today, split with his entire coaching team earlier this month, and was beaten by alexander zverev in the final of the rome masters yesterday. it's a dream come true, honestly, because he's someone that i was looking up to when i was younger. we have similar styles of the game. he has been considered to be one of the greatest retu rners of has been considered to be one of the greatest returners of all time, and he has been through more or less everything that i'm going through right now. so it's an amazing adventure. former world number one victoria azarenka says she intends to return to tennis in time to compete at this year's wimbledon. it follows the birth of herfirst child. the two—time grand slam champion announced her pregnancy last summer, and is eligible to retain her ranking as world number six if she is ready to play her first tournament within 12 months of giving birth. that's all from sportsday. c

world number two novak djokovic has confirmed he'll be coached by andre agassi at the french open, after. the german got an early break in rome and held on as he went—on to take the first set 6—4 against an under—par djokovic. zverev continued his impressive display in the second set, winning it 6—3. at 20 he becomes the youngest player to win a masters title since djokovic himself won the miami open ten years ago. it's super league ‘magic‘ weekend with all 12 teams playing at newcastle united's st james' park ground. salford city reds started the day third in the table, two tries from greg johnson helped them beat leigh centurions 36—22... that means salford go above hull fc into second place. earlier, huddersfield giants came from behind to win a a gritty, from behind to win a gritty, hard —fought encounter against catalans dragons, by 18 points to 12. but the game of the day could well be castleford versus leeds, that's first versus fourth... it kicked off at half five, it's currently 6—0 to castleford, there's live commentary on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. scotl

world number two novak djokovic has announced that eight time grand slam champion andre agassi will behich begins later this month. it follows his surprise defeat to alexander zverev in the rome masters final. the 20—year—old german claimed his maiden masters title becoming the youngest player since djokovic a decade ago to win a masters tournament. the world number two cursed and swore as he struggled to find a way back into the match against zverev and will be hoping his new coach can rejuvenate his game. it was obviously his cool about whether or not he wanted to take that step and work with me and i'm excited that he did. paris is the first tournament where we will be together in person on the court so good times ahead. an injury to the world number four simona halep was the decisive moment in the women's final in rome. although she would go on to win the set, halep was never quite the same against elina svitolina who went on to win the match 4—6, 7—5, 6—1 and capture herfourth title of the year to take her place in the world's top 10. the pinkjersey has been retained after the nex

and novak djokovic takes on andre agassi as coach for the french open.nder zverev, djokovic said agassi would be with him in paris when the second grand slam of the season starts on sunday. another really exciting matchup for novak djokovic. he was with boris becker and now he is taking on andre agassi. i have a wet patch. i have a massive one. it's all to do with chelsea flower show. we have some windowboxes and they have been sitting on the sofa. carol's at preview day for the chelsea flower show for us this morning, getting a sneak peak at the dazzling offerings on display this year. good morning. it is beautiful here. a nice, pleasant start the day. this particular garden is called 500 yea rs of particular garden is called 500 years of covent garden. it is designed by lien best will and it is stunning to stop it celebrates covent garden's early roots in the 16th century and then later as a flower market. as well as an iconic architecture. what you're looking at isa architecture. what you're looking at is a mature 16—year—old appletree, harking back t

andre agassi, multiple grand slam winner and will be super coach, we are hearing, for novak djokovic.teams playing a newcastle united saint james ‘s park 12 teams playing a newcastle united saintjames ‘s park ground. scuppered city reds started with a third in the table, two tries and greg johnson helped them beat leigh centurions 36—22. salford gob of hull fc into second place. in the first match this afternoon, huddersfield giants came from behind to wina huddersfield giants came from behind to win a gritty, hard—fought encounter against catalan dragons, 18 points to 12 the score. but the game of the day could well be called salford versus leeds. that's first versus fourth. kicked off at half five. currently 6— 02 castleford as live commentary on the five live sports extra. the moto gp circuit is in le mans this weekend for the french grand prix. but it hasn't gone well for valentino rossi who threw away victory and his championship lead after crashing on the final lap... the seven time world champion was battling with maverick vinales before an error handed the win to his yamaha te

world number two novak djokovic has announced that eight—time grand slam champion andre agassi will beollows his surprise defeat to alexander zverev in the rome masters final. the 20—year—old german claimed his maiden masters title after becoming the youngest player in a decade to reach a final at this level and will move to ten in the world following this victory. djokovic, who turns 30 on monday, was the previous youngest masters winner. but despite a clinical straight—sets win over austrian dominic thiem on saturday, the world number two serb produced a flawed performance on centre court that saw him curse and swear as he struggled to find a way back into the match. an injury to the world number four simona halep was the decisive moment in the women's final in rome. although she would go on to win the set, halep was never quite the same against elina svitolina who went on to win the match 4—6, 7—5, 6—1 and capture herfourth title of the year to take her place in the world's top ten. that's all the sport for now. thank you. goodbye. it has been a weekend of two halves, many of us saw

spanish player and he never looked troubled, taking it to set lead under the eye of his coach, andre agassiaight sets, so is that the first of more to come? for me it is a very different relationship from others i have had, we are consistently talking a lot. i can see only positives. white—mac novak djokovic w011 positives. white—mac novak djokovic won the tournament for the first time last year and he has a long way to go to match rafale na dial. he too got off to the perfect start. he managed to beat the french player in just under two hours, so the cronies say the moment. meanwhile another heavyweight is glued to the second round. this canadian player was ruthless on the clay and he had 44 winners in his straight sets and destruction of the belgian player. could he dethrone the king? in the women's draw the former world number one survived a scare to win on day two. she took over two hours to beat the 17—year—old from this chilly who was impressive. she joins the 17—year—old from this chilly who was impressive. shejoins the defending champion in the second round. as far as crashes go — t

it's djokovic‘s first match since taking on new coach andre agassi.3 and it is currently 5—3 in the second set so he is doing well there. meanwhile women's champion garbine muguruza got her defence off to a winning start. she eased past the 2010 winner francesca schiavone in straight sets. northern ireland have called up southend's adam thompson and accrington‘s shay mccartan for the coming international fixtures against new zealand and azerbaijan. here's the squad in full. mcca rta n mccartan netted 18 goals in his last games and he could make his international debut with fellow strikers conor washington and jamie ward unavailable. burton defender tom flanagan is another potential debutante. they play new zealand on friday in a friendly and take on azerbaijan in a world cup group c qualifier on the 10th ofjune. now, it's billed as the most lucrative match in world football, and it's estimated at least £170 million awaits the winner of today's championship play—off final between huddersfield town and reading. one of those two clubs willjoin newcastle

world number two novak djokovic has confirmed he will be coached by eight—time grand slam winner andre agassier this month, to help improve his results. and djokovic is struggling with form at the moment, as he was comfortably beaten by alexander zverev in the italian open final today. the german got an early break in rome and held on, as he went on to take the first set 6—4 against an under—par djokovic. zverev continued his impressive display in the second set, winning it 6—3. at 20. he is the youngest player since djokovic himself won the miami open ten years ago. finally it was super league's magic weekend, with all 12 teams playing at newcastle united's st james's park ground. castleford tigers have been the stars of the season so far, and they continued their good form with a 29—18 win over leeds rhinos. that puts them two points clear at the top of the table. that's all the sport for now. now it is time for the weather. any truth in red sky at night, shepherds delight? well, this picture was sent in earlier this evening from one of our weather watchers. and the weather will be delightf

it's djokovic's first match since taking on new coach andre agassi.art. she eased past the 2010 winner francesca schiavone in straight sets. now, it's billed as the most lucrative match in world football, and its estimated at least 170 million pounds awaits the winner of today's championship play—off final between huddersfield town and reading. one of those two clubs willjoin newcastle and brighton in promotion to the premier league. sometimes the feeling if you're not a reading supporter then nearly everybody in england, in britain, and maybe in europe supports huddersfield town and likes to bring this fairytale to a happy end. so this looks like the second fairytale in british football in a row after leicester last season and this is what we are feeling and we are feeling that we getting backed from a lot of people all over britain. we need to think about what we need to do now to win that game. that is what we will be facing. we would not be thinking about what it does to the club or to the city if you win, there is also the chance that you lose. t