this programme: rafael nadal is through to the us open semifinals after a straight sets win over andrey rublevas coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up.

this programme: rafael nadal is through to the us open semifinals after a straight sets win over andrey rublev. the women's world number one is out though as coco vandeweghe beats karolina pliskova to keep alive hopes of an all american semifinal line up. and india win their one—off twenty 20 match against sri lanka in colombo with skipper virat kohli leading the way for the tourists. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and the news that men's world number one rafael nadal is through to the semifinals of the us open after a crushing straight sets win over 19—year—old russian andrey rublev. the spaniard, a twice winner of this event needed just 96 minutes for victory as he ruthlessly took apart his opponent dropping just five games against a player who idolised nadal growing up. next he'll face the winner of the quarter—final clash between five—times champion in this event roger federer orjuan martin del potro, the 2009 winner. iam i am excited to win the semifinal, more than anything. i am happy with how it went today and let's see what will happen tonight. let's see

nadal will next face the russian teenager andrey rublev. seed david goffin 7—5, 7—6, 6—3, to become the youngest man to reach the us open quarter—finals since andy roddick in 2001. top women's seed, karolina pliskova, and last year's runner—up, needed just 46 minutes to sweep past usa'sjennifer brady 6—1, 6—0. it's pliskova's third slam quarter—final this year. i was just saying, like, i wasjust saying, like, my i was just saying, like, my first good match, my best this year. it was not the best today. she can definitely play better than today. she was kind of nervous. she didn't feel well. nothing has changed on my game to date is be so, it was really good. -- today. pliskova will next face us 20th seed coco vandeweghe. she advanced to her first us open quarter—final by defeating czech player lucie safarovain a tough two—setter, 6—4, 7—6. that is how that one finished. the world champions germany have thrashed norway 6—0 to almost certainly guarantee top spot in group c for next year's world cup. timo werner scored twice in germany's six—g

world number 53 andrey rublev has pulled off one of the upsets of the tournament, winning his secondthe bulgarian was one of the pre—tournament favourites after lifting the title in cincinnati recently. tomas berdych is out, losing to alexandr dolgopolov. the ukrainian will advance to the third round. in the women's draw world number one karolina pliskova came from a set down to beat nicole gibbs and reach the last 32. the number one seed, who lost in last year's final to angelique kerber, handed the first set to the american 6-2. but she battled back against the qualifier to take the next two sets 6—3 6—4 and move into the third round. i2th seed jelena ostapenko is also through after she dispatched sorana cirstea in straight sets. the 20—year—old french open winner makes it to the third round of the competition for the first time, as she looks for her second grand slam title of the year. naomi osaka, who knocked out angelique kerber, goes from strength to strength. her latest conquest is denisa allertova of the czech republic. the japanese teenager won by two sets to one to seal her

two—time champion at the us open, plays his quarter—final on wednesday against russian teenager andrey rublevls. of course, for me, i am very excited to win the semifinals. i think that it was a very good opportunity to do it, to win the semifinals. ijust tried to do my best, and i think that the match today was very good. i played very solid. sloane stephens reached herfirst grand slam semi—final since 2013 by beating anastasija sevastova in three sets. the american is making a comeback from an ii—month break with a foot injury. it was incredible. i couldn't hear anything, it was so loud in there. i think that's what tennis players play for. obviously as an american, playing at your home islam, to have a crowd like that behind you, i don't think there is any better feeling, a better moment you would get out of playing tennis. it was pretty awesome. it was my first match, so for me, i wasn't really sure what to expect. i wasn't used to the noise, so it was a bit of an adjustment. other than that... to the noise, so it was a bit of an adjustment. otherthan that... i mean, what do tennis player

he now faces russian teenager andrei rublev in the last eight. of belgium in straight sets to book his match against nadal. the russian 19—year—old is the first teenager since andy roddick in 2001 to reach this stage. he says nadal is one of his childhood idols. the world number one karolina pliskova flew into the last eight after thrashing the american jennifer brady. the match seemed at times little more than a training workout for the czech and she took the first set 6—1. the second set was even easier with the american offering scant resistance and pliskova didn't lose a game. the match was over in 46 minutes and pliskova next faces american coco vanderweghe. i was just saying, my first good match, actually. ithink i was just saying, my first good match, actually. i think one of the best, even this year. the opponent was not the best today, definitely she can play better than she was playing today. i think she was kind of nervous. with the shadow, i think she didn't feel well. but nothing changed in my game today. i was feeling great. no majo

rafa nadal gave russian teenager andrey rublev a masterclass in tennis earlier. the semi—finals with a ruthless straight—sets win, 6-16-2 6-2, at the arthur ashe stadium. nadal won the first set in just 23 minutes and showed no mercy — the entire game lasting one hour and 37 minutes. nadal will face either roger federer orjuan martin del potro next. meanwhile, andy murray says he's likely to miss the rest of the season because of his ongoing hip injury. the british world number two pulled out of the us open two days before the tournament began and hasn't played since wimbledon injuly. chris froome says he's still confident of winning the vuelta a espana, despite his lead being cut after today's tough stage 17. the briton has three more competitive stages to defend his lead over vincenzo nibali before sunday's parade around madrid. nick parrot reports. the last thing you want to see at the end of a long cycle ride is a hill, this one was assisted the gradient was 30%. chris froome, in the red, is normally one of the strongest climbers but it was almost too much fr

and the 19—year—old russian andrey rublev has become the first teenagers since 2001 to reach the us openmarch overnight. i will be back in around half an hour with a full update. this programme has been told that at least 20 people who survived or witnessed the grenfell tower fire have since attempted to take their own lives. we've been unable to independently verify the figure — but have heard it from groups supporting survivors. almost three months on, it's clear the deeply traumatic effects of that night are being felt notjust by those who lived in the tower but their relatives, neighbours and friends. yvette greenway runs the silence of suicide charity, which has been offering support for trauma victims in the area. and judy bolton is a nurse who's been co—ordinating volunteers on the ground on behalf of the justice4grenfell group. welcome, both of you. thank you very much for coming into the programme. yvette, you have met a number of survivors and help them, what kind of problems that they are experiencing? where to start, victoria? this experiencing? where to start, victoria ? thi

world number one remains on course for a third us open title after beating the unseeded russian andrey rublev meanwhile, coco vandeweghe and madison keyes won the remaining quarter—finals in the women's singles. it means that four americans will contest the semi—finals for the first time in 36 years, as colm harrison reports. coco vandeweghe cruising to her second grand slam semifinal of the year by brushing aside the world number one in straight sets. the 25—year—old american who reached the last for in australia back in january, won 76, 63. and while discover will now return home, losing her reagan king to garbine muguruza next week, coco vandeweghe can look forward to playing a match in her home turf. i'm a big believer that my grandparents are still with me, so looking up and feeling the love of what i'm doing and i'm quite happy with how i was able to close out the match. in the fashion that i did, and in front of the crowd today. coco vandeweghe joined venus williams and sloane stephens in the semifinals, raising the prospect of an all american final in the final four so the first time

he only lost five games as he sailed past andrey rublev.eason because of his ongoing hip injury. he hasn't played since wimbledon, and he says that after an extended period of rest and rehabilitation, he'll be fighting for grand slam titles again. chris froome said he was still confident of winning the vuelta a espana despite having his lead cut on stage 17. he said he'd struggled on the steep climbs, paying the price for winning tuesday's time trial. his closest rival vincenzo nibali, in the gold helmet, is now only a minute and 16 bseconds behind. we kind of knew that was coming. look at the top right of your screen. the tour of britain heads to clacton today. there was an unusual crash earlier on in the race in retford. they had strong words to say to race organisers. that is real damage. going into that at speed. the car was parked in a disabled space. they we re was parked in a disabled space. they were not happy at all. england's test series decider against west indies begins at lord's this morning. toby roland—jones returns to the si

russia's andrei rublev has become the first teenager since 2001 to reach the quarter—finals of the us nadal. imean, his i mean, his proper hero. 0ne i mean, his proper hero. one of the reasons he wanted to play tennis, one of the people who made him want to start tennis. he has to play him next. just get out there and beat him. that's the way to do it. yes, easy! let's catch up with the weather. sarah, it feels warm, but weather. sarah, it feels warm, but we already have rain? yes, that's right. a mild start to the day, but it is quite damp out there. lots of cloud about despite there. lots of cloud about despite the muggy field to the weather. through the day, things should improve. look at the temperatures at the moment. 16 or 17 before the sun comes up. the moment. 16 or 17 before the sun comes up. so it should feel pretty warm out there. to compensate, we have quite a bit of rain. at eight o'clock this morning that rain was across the south—west of england, up into wales as well. cloudy and great further east. a few spots of drizzle towards london and sussex. further north, more p

the world number one took only 23 minutes to take the first set 6—1 against andrey rublev of russia.urray says he is likely miss the rest of the season because of his ongoing hip injury. the british world number two pulled out of the us open two days before the tournament began and has not played since wimbledon injuly. chris froome's lead at the vuelta a espana has been cut by his main rival vincenzo nibali. the race exploded into life in the last five miles of stage 17 as the riders tackled inclines of up to 30%. while froome struggled to keep up, nibali surged forward, cutting the briton's advantage by a2 seconds. austria's stefan denifil claimed the stage win. froome retained the leader's red jersey, but is now one minute and 16 seconds ahead of nibali with four stages to go. meanwhile stage four of the tour of britain has been won by colombia's fernando gavidia. in a tight finish in newark—on—trent. earlier james lowsley—williams and bryan lewis were disqualified for riding on the pavement. england have made one change to their team for the third and final test against west indi

he now faces russian teenager andrei rublev in the last eight.can jennifer brady. the match seemed at times little more than a training workout for the czech and she took the first set 6—1. the second set was even easier, with the american offering scant resistance and pliskova didn't lose a game. the match was over in 46 minutes. i was saying, it was my first good match, and one of the best this year. i was not the best today, and she can play better than she was playing together —— than she played today. she was nervous. she did not feel well. but nothing changes my game today, and i was feeling great. a quick update on the world cup qualifiers, scotland and northern ireland both winning1—0, but england trailing slovakia 1—0 at wembley. we will be back later with an update on all of those. the security firm gas was warned three years ago about problems with the behaviour of some of its staff towards detainees at an immigration detention centre near gatwick airport, according to a former senior manager. undercover filming for tonight's bbc panor

nadal was ruthless against the russian teenager andrey rublev as he booked his place in the semi—finala, who will now lose her world number one ranking after she lost her quarter final to coco vandeweghe. it means the women's draw features an all—american semi—final line—up for the first time since 1981. vandeweghe will take on madison keys while serena williams plays sloane stephens in the last four. manu tuilagi's hopes of appearing in england's autumn internationals were already slim but now they're over after he suffered a knee injury in leicester's premiership opener against bath on sunday. he'll be out for around 12 weeks. tuilagi had already been told by coach eddiejones that he had just one more chance to prove he had the right attitude to be an england player. england's test series decider against west indies begins today. it will be the last commentary for toby. he said it was too early to know what he would be feeling about his retirement. i am trying to wake up his retirement. i am trying to wake up still. i have not been through a full inventory of how i am. i have been do