marketa vondrousova was the first teenager into a grand slam finals since 2009, but it was ashleigh bartyrn. vondrousova tried her hardest to go toe—to—toe with the australian, but barty was too controlled and clever, and just too good. the aussie's power game firing with the first set hers injust 28 minutes. so a fresh start, a chance for the czech to regroup. but in the end, more of the same — because by now, barty had found her touch. the australian found another quick break—up in the second set. when her opportunity came, she took it as emphatically as she took the match. a final that never really got going, but for australia, a first champion in france since 1973. austin halewood, bbc news. in the men's singles, dominic thiem produced a stunning upset over novak djokovic in the semi—finals to end the world number one's hopes of holding all four grand slam titles at once. djokovic was hoping to repeat the feat that he achieved in 2016, but he lost in five sets to the austrian fourth seed. it was a roller—coaster of a fifth set, but it will be thiem who will face rafa nadal in tomorrow

and french open champion ashleigh barty returns to the court as she gets her grass court season under way with a win in birmingham. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that scotland have been knocked out of the women's world cup after a stoppage time penalty for argentina saw the match end 3—3. twice within 48 hours a spot kick was saved and twice it was ordered to be retaken — and when converted — it shattered the dreams of shelley kerr and her side. watching was jim lumsden. this was argentina's third world cup in scotland's first, but the competition looked to be growing on the scots. less than 20 minutes gone they were ahead. 1—0 at diabre, jan beatty their lead. they seized on any error, 3—0 scotland. but argentina wouldn't die. scotland had been coasting, but they began to fall apart as it was made at 3—2. then the va are drama. the penalty awarded to argentina. —— var. it was saved by lee alexander, but she was judged to have left alive. it was reta ken. judged to have left alive. it was retaken. this time no mistake, 3—3 result, scotlan

britain's's jo ashleigh barty. but he beat madison keys. over alexander sparrow. he is chasing a fourth day grand slam and will face dominic thiem in the last four. great britain lost out to germany in the men's international hockey theory. germany came from behind twice to claim a remarkable 4—3 win. great straight ‘s. they held the visitors to the point is a —— great strikes. germany moves above britain to fifth in the league table. britain moved to number six. that is all this but for now. hello. the rain has been plentiful a past parts of the uk recently for others we have seen very little. that is about to change through friday. this deep area of low pressure tracking northwards across the uk will bring some notable rainfall, in particular to southern and eastern counties of areas which haven't seen much rain recently. this rain stays with us as we go into saturday. strong winds as well. quite a tricky rush hour through friday morning across southern counties of england and wales. heavy and persistent rain working northwards stop a pha

australian ashleigh barty has won the french open women's singles title in paris.the czech teenager, marketa vondrousova in straight sets. it comes after barty took a break from the sport in 2014 to play professional cricket. she's now australia's first singles winner at the tournament in more than a0 years. for the last fortnight, the stars have aligned for me. i've been able to play really good tennis when i've needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamt that i'd be sitting here with this trophy here at the french open. obviously we have dreams and goals as children but this is incredible. and the men's final takes place on sudnay between rafael nadal and dominic teem — a repeat of last year's final which nadal won. the queen's official birthday, has been marked by the trooping the colour ceremony, with the duchess of sussex joining the parade in an open—top carriage. it's her first public appearance since the birth of her son four weeks ago. our royal correspondent, daniella relph reports. fanfare. this week, she has hosted a president and remembered t

and it's a barty party — ashleigh barty wins the french open.st australian to claim the title since 1973. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us president, donald trump, has been celebrating his deal with mexico — designed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the border into america. he had threatened to impose trade tariffs if there was no agreement. in a joint declaration, the two countries said mexico would take unprecedented steps to curb irregular migration and human trafficking. the latest data shows more than 132 thousand arrests were made on the us border in may, the highest in more than a decade, and 33% increase from april. it was also the highest monthly total since mr trump took office. many of the migrants come from central america, as the bbc‘s will grant reports. boris, jungle, nearly impossible to police. every day people move back and forth across this river, massacre‘s natural border with central america on inflatable rafts. many cross for commerce in school. for us bound migrants it is a crucial step in the arduous journey

chance to pair up party, rejected the chance to pair up with murray at wimbledon this year —— ashleigh barty ashleigh bartylj up with murray at wimbledon this year -- ashleigh barty. i asked her during the french open and i told her,, you know, she said, i'm sorry but i'm already playing singles and doubles and i had messaged her and said, well, no worries, completely understand, i just wanted said, well, no worries, completely understand, ijust wanted to said, well, no worries, completely understand, i just wanted to find the best partner. and she said to me, there are many better out there than me and then a few days later, she won the french open. so i fired her a message, saying i told you you with the best one. she still rejected me, but anyway... england midfielder karen carney has been standing up for the video assista nt been standing up for the video assistant referee decisions at the women's world cup which have led to penalties being reta ken. women's world cup which have led to penalties being retaken. scotland fell foul of the rule when lee alexander saved a penalty but var show

ashleigh barty wins the french open — the first australian to claim the title since 1973. under way in kazakhstan‘s presidential election after the shock resignation of long standing leader nursultan nazarbayev. he ruled the country for almost 30 years and still retains key powers. but his resignation along with the renaming of the capital to nursultan in his honour, triggered a wave of activism and protests by young kazakhs keen for change. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie sent this report. political transition, kaza khsta n style. at this highly staged campaign event, the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor, kassym—jomart tokayev. this snap election comes after the surprise resignation of nursultan nazarbayev in march. the very next day they decided to rename the capital, astana, in mr nazarbayev‘s honour. it is now called... nur—sultan. for many this was a step too far. "nur—sultan is not my city! "i have a choice," chants this young kazakh girl in a video that went viral on social media. more protests followed, but dissent

ashleigh barty has won herfirst grand slam singles title after thrashing teenager marketa vondrusovate tennis to play professional cricket in 2014, won 6—16—3. austin halewood has more. a french open final few would've expected. the women's draw at its unpredictable best. marketa vondrousova was the first teenager into a grand slam finals since 2009, but it was ashleigh barty that sends the opportunity and surged ahead. a commanding lead — the next two games followed the same pattern. vondrousova tried her hardest to go toe—to—toe with the australian, but barty was too controlled and clever, and just too good. the aussie's power game firing with the first set hers injust 28 minutes. so a fresh start, a chance for the czech to regroup. but in the end, more of the same — because by now, barty had found her touch. the australian found another quick break—up in the second set. when her opportunity came, she took it as emphatically as she took the match. a final that never really got going, but for australia, a first champion in france since 1973. austin halewood, bbc news. in the men's s

world number one ashleigh barty has pulled out with an arm injury.rnoon that italy will host the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of cortina. italy'sjoint bid beat stockholm to stage the event. bangladesh are still in with a shout of reaching the semi finals of the cricket world cup. with a 62 run win, over bottom of the table afghanistan. bangladesh batted first after being put in, and made 262 for seven, with mushfiqur rahim top scoring with 83. afghanistan were always struggling to keep up with the required run rate and were eventually bowled out for 200. bangladesh are fifth in the table — just a point behind fourth place england who play australia tomorrow. more on that game now. the hosts will be without star batsman jason roy again tomorrow at lords. he's still recovering from a hamstring injury. england themselves are trying to recover from their shock defeat to sri lanka in their last match, their second defeat of the tourn

paris since 1983, she was then beaten by the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, who'll now play ashleigh bartydy swiss reports. so much hope, but ultimately, so much heartache. johanna konta emerged knowing that this was a golden chance to reach a first grand slam final. the clear favourite against the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, and she was soon showing why. konta led 5—3 and had set point, but with the court at her mercy, it all went wrong. and that horrible miss proved the turning point, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. another konta misjudgement, and the czech was one set up. still, konta had hope. come the second set, again, she led 5—3. again, it slipped away. it went to a tie—break, and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old duly held her nerve and seized her place in the final, leaving konta to rue what might have been. britain's hopes of ending a a2—year wait for a women's singles finallist at a grand slam have finished in the familiar frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. it is always tough to lose a match, any match. and it is also tough to lose matc

ashleigh barty has won the french open women's singles title.ustralian cruised to her first grand slam victory over the czech teenager marketa vondrousova in straight sets. it's australia's first singles win at the tournament for more than a0 years. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first it's time for our world. for centuries, a significant sikh minority has grown in relative safety in afg ha nista n. but in the last decade, persecution has seen the population drop. music. sikhs have lived in afghanistan for centuries. but they are an embattled minority living in ghettos and trapped in poverty. in a muslim country that is unstable and insecure, sikhs are targeted and discriminated against for their religion. and the violence is getting worse. i'm kawoon khamoosh, and i have returned to my homeland afghanistan to meet one of the nation's oldest communities. once 250,000 strong, now reduced to just 100 families. this is a community facing a dilemma over its very existence. this is the shor bazaar dis

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ashleigh barty will become the new world numberi when the rankings are published on monday thanks tohe final of the nature valley classic in birmigham. the french open champion is the first australian woman to top the rankings since evonne goolagong—cawley in 1976. michael redford reports. this was a final that meant so much more thanjust this was a final that meant so much more than just a trophy for ashley barty. when in birmingham and she was the new world number one. to do that, she had to beat a familiar face. julia goerges is barty‘s doubles partner normally but this time they were at opposite ends of the court and it was party under control, winning the first set 6—34. any hopes of a similar sorted to success any hopes of a similar sorted to success in the second set were quickly dashed by yuli goerges as she raced into the lead. ——6— four. party won three successive games of her own and swung the momentum back in her favour. —— her own and swung the momentum back in herfavour. —— ash barty. barty then showed her brilliance, four successive points with no replies or who win th

and french open champion ashleigh barty returns to the court as she gets her grass court season undernd welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news that scotland have been knocked out of the women's world cup after a stoppage time penalty for argentina saw the match end 3—3. twice within 48 hours a spot kick was saved and twice it was ordered to be retaken — and when converted — it shattered the dreams of shelley kerr and her side. watching was jim lumsden. this was argentina's third world cup in scotland's first, but the competition looked to be growing on the scots. less than

the world number 51 will now face australian eighth seed ashleigh barty in the semis.eat american madison keys. britain'sjo barty beat american madison keys. britain's jo konta barty beat american madison keys. britain'sjo konta plays marketa vondrousova, in the other semi tomorrow. i don't think it'll sync and today, so i don't think it'll sync and today, so it's crazy, i cannot believe the result today and getting the opportunity to play against the monad that how it and it is getting crazier to me. meanwhile world number one novak djokovic reached his first french open semi final since 2016. with a clinical straight sets win over german fifth seed alexander zverev. djokovic who's chasing a fourth straight grand slam, will face dominic thiem in the last four. tomorrow, johanna konta will experience the semi finals of the women's singles at roland garros. for the first time as she takes on 19—year—old marketa vondrousova. victory for konta would make her the first british woman to play the first british woman to play the french open final, since sue barker won the eve

she will play ashleigh barty in the semifinals after the australian leached her first grand semifinalsting america's madison keysin semifinal, beating america's madison keys in straight sets. they will meet tomorrow in the last four. the men's world number one reached his first french open semifinal since 2016 with a clinical straight sets win. he was chasing a fourth great grand slam. —— fourth straight grand slam. what a match at the cricket world cup, australia taking on west indies at trent bridge. australia batted first, scoring 288 and in the last few moments they have hung on to win by 15 runs. these are two of world cup cricket's great sides, west indies and australia, reputation and expectation around trent bridge just anticipation. with such a rich history there comes tradition. thomas the fast bowler part of the new west indies generation, quick, uncomfortable, still yet immediately struggling. forced into errors, west indies taking the chances brilliantly at times. they face australians are starting to put their own past behind them. here at steve smith beginning the reviva

world number one ashleigh barty has pulled out of the tennis at least for now she manages an ongoingrld number three karolina pliskova one 6—36— three to reach the last 16. you can watch live coverage from eastbourne on the bbc sport website. in the africa cup of nations the ivory coast beat south africa to go level with morocco at the top of group d. 0ne goal in the game to give the two—time winners victory in cairo. announced this afternoon that italy will host the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics. skating and ice hockey will be held in the land with most alpine skiing in cortina. they beat stockholm to stage the event. and a controversial fundraising beat stockholm to stage the event. and a controversialfundraising page

after winning her maiden grand slam at the french open last weekend, australian ashleigh barty says she'sorward to one of the "best times of the year" as the grasscourt season gets under way. she's at the nature valley classic in birmingham as she warms up for the start of wimbledon in just over two weeks' time. about getting my feet wet this weekend and try to get on the grass courts for the first time. adjusting to the movement, the different way that you play and overalljust enjoying being back on the grass court because it is such a short season. court because it is such a short season. grass for court because it is such a short season. grass for me court because it is such a short season. grass for me is still so pure. this is traditional grass court tennis. i love it. i have had some credible memories on the grass court and it is pretty nice to be able to start creating new memories on new services two. the city of toronto will celebrate with a huge parade in a few hours' time after their team, the raptors, won their first nba title. their 114—110 win over last year's back—to—back c

at the wto in birmingham the french open champion ashleigh barty continued her good run on grass, statese quarters in the well number one there losing today, by the to the top —— top —— top of the rankings of a couple more liens. australia piled on the runs today at the cricket world cup. david warner hit 166 against bangladesh. that's the highest score at this year's tournament his second century as well. bangladesh chasing 382 for victory they will not do it. adam reports. as this world cup stops at trent beach for the final time, there are signs of the task far bangladesh is becoming clearer. fans leaving their support and wavering against the champions it would take something more than that. aaron finch stayed —— making network of them running. he was that bangladesh supports strumming up again, it had little effect. warner now again, it had little effect. warner now passed his century and enjoying himself, boundary after boundary, bangladesh had no answer but even the most fanatical hushed for a moment. they eventually passed 150 on route to the highest score of the tournament so fa

australia's ashleigh barty said returning to tennis was the best decision she'd made after taking herta vondrousova in straight sets to win the french open — barty took a two—year break in 2014 to play professional cricket. dominic thiem beat world number one novak djokovic in a match that started on friday and was interrupted by bad weather three times. thiem faces another tough match today, he plays rafael nadal in the final. and ferrari's sebastian vettel edged out lewis hamilton's mercedes to take pole for today's canadian grand prix. it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole position. warrington closed the gap on super league leaders st helens with a crushing 34—4 win over catalans dragons. amongst the wolves‘ scorers was bryson goodwin, who went over for his 100th career try. that's all for now, i'll be back at 10:15. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are the features writer for the independent james rampton, and the political commentatorjames millar. lets take a look at the front pages. the character of michael g

world number one and french open champion ashleigh barty has pulled out of the tennis at eastbourne becausesays she needs to rest before wimbledon starts on 1july. defending champion caroline wozniacki won herfirst—round match, beating belgium's kirsten flipkens in straight sets. world number 1a wozniacki will play german andrea petkovic in the second round. earlier, karolina pliskova beat margarita gasparyan in straight sets to reach the last 16. finally, it has been announced that italy will host the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of cortina. italy'sjoint bid beat stockholm to stage the event. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. good evening. some very active weather out there for the rest of tonight. heat and humidity have been building. heavy downpours. thunderstorms stop it will feel very muqqy thunderstorms stop it will feel very muggy and humid. we will not or see the torrential dow

australian ashleigh barty has won the french open women's singles title in paris.straight sets. it comes after barty took a break from the sport in 2014 to play professional cricket. she's now australia's first singles winner at the tournament in more than a0 years. for the last fortnight, the stars have aligned for me. i've been able to play really good tennis when i've needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamt that i'd be sitting here with this trophy here at the french open. obviously we have dreams and goals as children but this is incredible. and the men's final takes place on sunday between rafael nadal and dominic teem — a repeat of last year's final which nadal won. for many people golf can seem like a pretty sedate sort of sport. you need a good shot and a decent putting game, but it doesn't have to be all that energetic. it's a very different story though, for a group of players here in the uk, who've decided to pick up the pace a little. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. you know that saying, ‘golf is a good walk spoilt‘? well, there's not that m

ashleigh barty will become the new women‘s world number one in tennis when the rankings are publisheding julia goerges in the final in birmingham. the win for barty means she becomes the first australian no 1 for 43 years. women‘s world cup favourites united states continue their title defence on monday when they play spain in reims. the us marked themselves down as the team to beat after demolishing thailand 13—0 in their group and beating chile and sweden. coachjill ellis defended her players whose on and off court bravado have brought accusations of arrogance ahead of this round of 16 match. this team knows that nothing is given, everything is earned, eye like that comment. it speaks about the competence a player has in the players around them and about the tea m players around them and about the team —— confidence. i don‘t think it isa team —— confidence. i don‘t think it is a comment other than speaking about ourselves and i think it‘s great. and see if you can find this on social media to cheer you up. from messi to missy. even the great lionel messi can have an off—day, sending

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is yet to drop a set on the way to her first grand slam semifinal and she'll face australian ashleigh bartying hours in their much anticipated, but delayed, semifinal while world number one novak djokovic will go up against last year's runner up, dominic thiem, after a straight sets victory over alexander zverev. and the 32—year—old serb could hold all four grand slams at the same time if he wins the tournament. the women's football world cup begins on friday with organisers being accused that more could be done to promote the tournament. host nation france will play south korea at parc des princes in paris — those behind this event claim that nearly a million tickets have been sold, but there remains a distance between the men's and women's world cup in terms of prize money and publicity. we have most of our sponsors are really activating quite strongly about it that's a step up this year, same on the broadcast side, 206 broadcasters covering the events. i think it's the development. of course we can always do better, but it is such a tremendous improvement of where data from where we have

french open champion, ashleigh barty, picked up where she left off as she started her wimbledon preparationslian raced past her croatian challenger with a 6—3, 6—4 win, and will now go up against americanjennifer brady on thursday. it's the final day of group games at the women's football world cup in france. in group e, netherlands and canada play each other having both already qualified. in group f usa take on sweden with the winner finishing top but the defending champions aren't getting ahead of themselves. i've set consistently that you think about him can focus on our importance and pad level we can, and we are a challenge and handle for any timber play. you can't handpick who you want to play in this tournament, the team in front of you comes the priority. —— becomes a priority. this multiple scenario sever us priority. this multiple scenario sever us and our players, it literally is that game at a time. —— one game at a time. australia have no special plans for bangladesh's batsmen ahead of thursday's cricket world cup match at trent bridge, but dismissing the in—form shakib al hasan

we have ashleigh barty, the defending champion angelique kerber plus serena williams and maria sharapova, first—round match between venus williams and coco grove, two americans at 2a yea rs coco grove, two americans at 2a years apart. she is only 15 and became the youngest qualifier in the open era. there was a peak tv audience on bbc one of 7.6 million last night for england's 3—0 win over norway in the world cup quarterfinals. that's a record for a women's football match in the uk. several thousand were watching at glastonbury as organisers put the game on big screens on one of their stages. that came after a request from one of the lionesses players, georgia stanway, who came on last night. her brother is at the festival, and stanway made a plea on twitter for them to show the match so that he could see her play. the girls were giving me stick saying there's not a chance you will get that. and obviously it was shown yesterday. hundreds and thousands of people watching and apparently my brother was on someone's shoulders when i came onto the pitch and eve ryo ne when i came onto the pi

in tennis, ashleigh barty is the women's number one. she boot gorges.woman in 43 yea rs become the first or woman in 43 years to set top. —— australian woman. it is a busy day for phyllis leanne . lopez is a place in the singles final and doubles with andy murray. he took the first set against simon 6-2. his he took the first set against simon 6—2. his opponent fought back though. so we are into a third. it has gone to a deciding third. probably not what lopez would have wanted. here are some live pictures. still on serve in that decisive third set. as you can see, lopez receiving there. a former champion backin receiving there. a former champion back in 2017 so he has good form. as we know it serves as traditional warm up to wimbledon. with a match to come with andy murray as well. plenty watching in the singles as they will be when he takes the court again for the final of the doubles that's all for now. 2a later. 2a later. five people have been arrested as part of a fraud investigation following the collapse of patisserie valerie. the high street bak

australian ashleigh barty has won her first grand slam title at the french open.2014, thrashed czech teenager marketa vondrousova in straight sets to complete a fairytale return to the sport. she's now the new world number two. earlier dominic thiem beat novak djokovic in the men's semifinals to end the world number one's hopes of holding all four grand slam titles for the second time. djokovic lost in five sets to the austrian fourth seed, in a match carried over from yesterday. thiem will face rafa nadal in tomorrow's final. and in tomorrow's final. just before we go, time to tell you and just before we go, time to tell you that sebastian vettel has qualified on pole position for tomorrow's canadian grand prix. you can find out more on that story and the rest of the news on the bbc sports website. firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the former jordanhill college building in glasgow. the fire broke outjust before four o'clock and plumes of smoke can be seen across the city. the campus used to be part of strathclyde university, but it's currently being deve

australian ashleigh barty has won her first grand slam title at the french open.marketa vondrousova in straight sets to complete a fairytale return to the sport. dominic thiem faces rafael nadal in the men's final tomorrow and ferrari's sebastien vettel took his first pole of the sesaon ahead of the canadian grand prix. he pipped lewis hamilton on his last lap. hamilton will start from second ahead of vettel‘s ferrari team—mate charles leclerc — it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport the sudanese opposition has called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience. the arrest took place just hours after the ethiopian prime minister was sent in for mediation talks. earlier this week, minister was sent in for mediation talks. earlierthis week, dozens minister was sent in for mediation talks. earlier this week, dozens of protesters were shot dead by a paramilitary group. a civil administration is being demand

we'll have the latest from queens and birmingham where the french open champion ashleigh barty continues launched his bid for re—election as president in 2020. at a rally in orlando, florida, he told his twenty thousand supporters that the american economy was the envy of the world — and repeated attacks on hilary clinton, illegal immigrants and what he calls the "fake news" media. gary o'donoghue reports from orlando. 503 days to go until america's next presidential election, but donald trump is already heading off to do what he loves best. hitting the campaign trail. i stand before you to officially launch my campaign for a second term as president of the united states. cheering. thank you. it was four years and three days ago that donald trump made his dramatic entry into the race for the presidency. nobody took seriously that candidacy, but thanks to some controversial messages on issues such as immigration and trade, he built a coalition to take the white house. he told his orlando audience that they had built a whole new political movement. it's a movement made up of ha rd—working

it is the women's final at the french open later with ashleigh barty playing marketa vondrousova who and no back and dominic thiem will complete their semifinal after it was suspended yesterday. the winner faces raff and adele in the final. jock which has now broken back in that third set. lewis hamilton was quickest in first practice but hit a wall in second. damage to his mercedes meant he limped back to the pits. but it was a better day for charles leclerc, who finished fastest. in the super league back home, drum at thejungle we re league back home, drum at thejungle were castleford came from behind to beat huddersfield byjust a single point. 27—26. hell beat salford in another high—scoring game, and leeds got a 10—0 victory at wakefield to an teeth. —— trinity. that is all the sport for now, now time for the weather with louise lear. it has been a pretty soggy start to our saturday morning, hasn't it, and i suspect you will be able to put the hosepipes away, because the rain is here to stay, not just through this because the rain is here to stay, notjust through this weekend but

australia's ashleigh barty is the new number one. living above naomi osaka.an in straight sets. and lewis hamilton is leading the french grand prix bright around 11 seconds with mercedes team—mate second. sebastian vettel is down to fifth. more to come in the next hour. england take on cameroon in the last 16 of the women's world cup later this afternoon, with a place in the quarter—finals at stake. it's live on bbc1 and radio 5 live from half past four. let's cross live to valenciennes where the match is taking place and speak to our reporterjane dougall. jane, good afternoon. lots of expectation, not least after the success that the england women have enjoyed in their group matches. as the atmosphere there? there is a lot of confidence around the england team, especially following the fact they topped the group, they had three wins from three. we spent some time with the squad training yesterday at their training base here in valenciennes. the mood was very relaxed. we have a fully fit squad which is a relief because their barcelona forward missed the first

the 19—year—old will play australia's ashleigh barty in tomorrow's final in which we'll see another first nadal is through to his third consecutive french open final, the king of clay knocked—out old rival roger federer in straight sets — inflicting federer‘s worst ever grand slam defeat. nadal will be going for an incredible 12th french open title on sunday. he'll play either novak djokovic or dominic thiem who'll complete their rain delayed match tomorrow. it was level at one set all — with thiem 3—1 up in the third. after being fastest in first practice in canada, lewis hamilton hit a wall in second practise ahead of sunday's f1 grand prix. the championship leader and six—time winner in montreal had to limp back to the pits with a puncture and damage to his mercedes after hitting the wall. ferrari's charles leclerc leads, followed by his teammate sebastien vettel. that's all the sport for now. the weather is not looking ideal on saturday, but it does depend whether you are a glass half full or empty kind of person. it will be very blustery across southern parts of the uk. karl forsman

world number one ashleigh barty has pulled out of the tennis at eastbourne, as she manages an ongoingng champion caroline wozniacki won her first round match, beating belgium's kirsten flipkens in straight sets. world number three karolina pliskova is also into the second round. italy will host the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, with most alpine skiing events taking place in the resort of cortina. italy'sjoint bid beat stockholm to stage the event. cortina last hosted the winter olympics back in 1956. and another situation to keep your on eye in terms of the women's world cup, but it's nothing to do with var. thank goodness for that. england forward georgia stanway has tweeted glastonbury to ask if they can screen the quarter—final game at the festival, because her brother will be there on thursday. have they replied yes yet? not yet, there are currently no plans to screen it. sorry, stormzy, we have to show the foot ball instead. screen it. sorry, stormzy, we have to show the foot ball insteadm has been done before, but not

the checker plays her first grand slam final against ashleigh barty.en's draw. rafael nadal through and he knocked out roger federer in the last four. he took it in straight sets and even the great roger federer couldn't stop rafa nadal, who is imperious on the clay courts. with novak djokovic against dominic dean, the likely upset only to confirm the austrian. he promised us the women's world cup, so what's on that? it is the opening match. a bit of talk in the build—up, france in action against south korea before scotland and england meet in their opening group game on sunday. this is the venue for that much later. in the french capital. the usa, the holders will be the favourites. england will be right there as well. the third—ranked team finished third four years ago take on scotland who are much improved. as jane dougal can tell us. we are here because both of the england and scotland caps have their bases here in nice. both the team hotels are just across the road from the speech, so not a bad place for the players to have some downtime. it start

both sets, she was beaten by the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, who'll take on australia's ashleigh bartyportunities, you do have chances, however i feel very comfortable and very assured in the fact that i did the best i can. rafael nadal‘s match against roger federer was interrupted by a clay dust storm, but it didn't put off nadal, who won in straight sets to reach the final. he's one step away from his 12th roland garros title. but we'll have to find out who he plays because novak djokovic and dominic thiem have to continue their semi—final later, after it was suspended because of wind and rain. thiem was leading when play was halted. england will be looking to bounce back from monday's shock defeat to pakistan in the cricket world cup, when they face bangladesh in cardiff this morning. england are still the tournament favourites and captain eoin morgan says they'll have learned from that loss. i think games where we have been defeated, probably heavily in the past, we have probably learned the most. we have been able to stay in the game, we have remained in headspace where we believe

australia's ashleigh barty said returning to tennis was the best decision she'd made, after taking herreak in 2014 to play professional cricket. dominic thiem beat world number one novak djokovic in a match that started on friday and was interrupted by bad weather three times. thiem faces another tough match today, he plays rafael nadal in the final. and ferrari's sebastian vettel edged out lewis hamilton's mercedes to take pole for today's canadian grand prix. it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. warrington closed the gap on super league leaders st helens with a crushing 311—4 win over catalans dragons. amongst the wolves' scorers was bryson goodwin, who went over for his 100th career try. things are heating up here in the port of nice. finally, the sun is breaking through the clouds. the rain has stopped, we will be in for a scorching day. one slight concern. we think our lines are about to faint. he was going to win tonight? england! scotland! scotland fans coming up in a moment. studio: can we see the lines again please? look at that. are

the world number one ashleigh barty has pulled out of the tennis at eastbourne as she manages an ongoing rest and recover before wimbledon which starts onjuly one. the world number three karolina pliskova has reached the last 16. you can watch live coverage from eastbourne on the bbc sport website. and that is all the sport for now. as i said, more support from the bbc on the website including news that italy will host the 2026 winter olympics skating, sports and ice hockey will be back in milan while alpine skiing events ta ke in milan while alpine skiing events take place in cortina. more on the website. thank you very much. let's return to our top story. the conservative leadership contest. it's been a torrid time for the frontrunner boris johnson, with three days of questions over his private life, after a row with his partner carrie symonds. and now he's facing accusations from his opponentjeremy hunt of failing to "man up" and debate with him on tv. opinion has been split on whether mrjohnson should have to answer questions about his private life. but ultimately it is the views of

australia‘s ashleigh barty has taken her first grand slam title, beating the czech teenager marketa vondrousovaday‘s canadian grand prix. it‘s only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. just before the storm really rolls m, just before the storm really rolls in, ijust want to just before the storm really rolls in, i just want to show you all exactly where we are. we are in the port of nice, among the fishing boats, but if my cameraman moves that way, can you see the super yachts? are you surprised that we are not allowed anywhere near them? this is a beautiful place, many fans coming here today. a great location to come to. if you are coming to the game, coming to watch england and scotla nd game, coming to watch england and scotland play here tonight... which one is yours? what do you mean? i thought they were all yours! what about the rowing boat behind you, is that yours? i know, ithink about the rowing boat behind you, is that yours? i know, i think we might be on one of those later. you might need it for cover at the moment. well done for persevering with t

world number one and french open champion ashleigh barty has pulled out of the tennis at eastbourne becausehe he birmingham classic yesterday. she says she needs to rest before wimbledon starts on july 1st meanwhile defending champion caroline wozniacki won her first round match, beating belgium's kirsten flipkens in straight sets. world number 1a wozniacki will play german andrea petkovic in the second round. earlier karolina pliskova beat margarita gasparyan in straight sets to reach the last 16. finally, it's been announced that italy will host the 2026 winter olympics and paralympics. skating sports and ice hockey will be held in milan, while most alpine skiing events will take place in the resort of cortina. italy'sjoint bid beat stockholm to stage the event. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. president trump has announced the united sates is imposing fresh sanctions on iran, amid rising tensions between the two countries. washington blames tehran for recent attacks on oil tankers in the gulf and iran shooting down an american drone. the

ashleigh barty, fresh from her success at the french open and the birmingham classic yesterday, is startingfootball last 13 minutes. the winning team were victorious in the final by a goal to nil, meaning they will represent russia at the next world cup in finland. judging by the weather forecast, there‘s some bits of england that might look a bit like that tomrrow! —— tomorrow. -- tomorrow. let's go to the house of commons, theresa may is about to update the commons on the european council of —— the european council meeting. we wish him a full and speedy recovery for stop mr speaker, last week‘s european council focused on climate change, disinformation and hybrid threats, external relations and the eu‘s top jobs. the uk has always been clear we will participate fully and constructively in all eu discussions for as long as we are a member state. and that we will seek to continue our cooperation on issues of mutual interest to our future relationship after we have left. that was the spirit in which i approached this council. earlier this month, the uk became the first major economy in the w

she will now face australian eight seed ashleigh barty in the semis. but he beat madison keys.number one novak djokovic recess first french open semi—final since 2016 with a straight sets when over alexander's pharaoh. djocovic is chasing a fourth straight breslin will face dominic thiem. great britain lost out to germany in the men's international hockey series. gemma came from behind twice to claim a remarkable 4—3 win. great strikes helped the visitors to the points at the hockey centre. the result is generally move above britain into fifth in the league table. britain dropped to number six. and that is all this but for now. hello. whilst rain has been plentiful across some parts of the uk, recently, others have seen very little. but‘s all about to change through friday, this deep area of low pressure pushing its way northwards out of iberia and france will bring some notable rainfall, across a large swathe of the uk, in particular, southern and eastern counties of england, areas that haven't had much rain recently. and the rain stays with us as we go into saturday, pulling

feliciano lopez beat the top seeds but you may be surprised to hear that the world number two ashleigh bartyubles at wimbledon this year. with murray in the mixed doubles at wimbledon this yearlj with murray in the mixed doubles at wimbledon this year. i asked her during the french open. i told her, she said, i'm sorry but i'm already playing singles and doubles and i said, i had messaged herand said, no worries, completely understand, i just wanted to find the best partner and she said to me, there are many better out there than me. then a few days later she won the french open soi days later she won the french open so i fired her a message saying, told you you were the best one. she still rejected me, but, anyway... with the group stage now completed, it isa with the group stage now completed, it is a rest day at the women world cup —— women's world cup. england know who they will face in the last 16, it will be cameroon after ajara nchout scored in injury time winner against new zealand to put them through as one of the best third placed teams. they will face england on sunday. it could h

meanwhile, 2019 just keeps getting better for ashleigh barty.mi 0saka in the rankings after winning the nature valley classic in birmingham. she beatjulia goerges in straight sets to become the first australian women in 43 years to be at the top of the rankings. roger federer‘s preparations are going very well. the 20 time grand slam champion beat david goffin in straight sets — to become just the second man in the open era to win the same atp event 10 times. he certainly looks in ominous form ahead of wimbledon. every time i go well on this tour, i play well at wimbledon. i know that is not a guarantee that i know i am injury free and i will have a couple of days off. and then i will get ready. world champion lewis hamilton won the french grand prix to continue his best ever start to a formula one season. he crossed the line 18 seconds clear of team mate valterri bottas who was second with charles leclerc third. mercedes have won every race this season, as their domination continues. it was hamilton's sixth win of the season.. south africa have

in the women's singles, one loaded top section of the draw the world number one ashleigh barty, angeliques, it has been huge. we have seen an increase from the quarterfinals and before that. there was a peak tv audience on bbc1 of 7.6 million last night for england's 3—0 win over norway in the world cup quarterfinals. that's a record for a women's football match in the uk, several thousand were watching at on big screens at glastonbury — that came after a request from england's georgia stanway, who came on as a sub last night. her brother is at the festival and stanway made a plea on twitter for them to show the match so that he could see her play. the girls were giving me stick, saying there wasn't a chance i would get it on. it was shown yesterday, hundreds of thousands of people were watching. apparently, my brother was on someone's shoulders when i came on the pitch and he was loving league glory. it is unavailable that they even played it, it was the perfect time to get the game on at glastonbury. 0bviously, that is thousands and thousands of people watching so unbelievable. nottingh

tennis, and the french open champion ashleigh barty is through to the second round in birmingham.s affected play at queen's clu b after yesterday's com plete wash—out. they won't be any action until at least four o'clock. she won martin del potro will be playing. kyle edmund is also in action later. before that, dan evans is currently up before that, dan evans is currently up against stan wawrinka. but now the covers are on. coverage on bbc two when play resumes later. we will keep you updated when it does so. for the time being, that is it. an american billionaire has given oxford university £150 million — the largest single donation ever made to a uk university. the money from stephen schwarzman will be used to create a new institute for ethics in artificial intelligence. the uk government said it was a "globally significant" investment in britain. mr schwarzman told the bbc why he decided to donate. the scientists now agree that they want ai introduced in an ethical way, because they don't want to experience the downsides and lack of control for society that they have with the