but in the end, more of the same — because by now, barty had found her touch.ly 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's final. qualifying at the canadian grand prix is set to get under way in the next few minutes in montreal. sebastien vettel led a ferrari one—two after final practise — with world champion lewis hamilton in third. here's our formula one reporterjennie gow. it's qualifying day here in montreal ahead of the canadian grand prix. this is a track where you said that pole position will be crucial, but for hamilton, a mistake in practise meant he lost a

barty beat american madison keys. britain'sjo barty beat american madison keys.'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 event backin since sue barker won the event back in 1976 and barker told our presen

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

but in the end, more of the same — because by now, barty had found her touch.phatically 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's final. today and yesterday of course were tough. it's probably a bit more difficult to play these four hours with the interruption, than if you played in one time. but i'm still feeling fine, i'm full of adrenaline, of course, still from today's match, and also, i will have that tomorrow, so i'm not going to be tired, it's all going to come after the tournament, so i am ready to leave everything i have out on the court tomorrow. credit to

australian ashley barty up against checkmark at the wagner show ever. vondra chauvel looked nervous in this final barty took advantage of it and took the 1st set $61.00 in less than half an hour 23 year old barty quit tennis for more than a year to try her hand at cricket then in 2017 she swapped her bad back for racquet it looks to have been a good decision as barty continued to dominate this match she sealed the deal 6163 . she was. right there when shell moved from 8 to 2nd in the world rankings it's unbelievable but speechless it's incredible i played the perfect match today i'm so proud of myself and my team but it's just been a crazy 2 weeks. party represents a 1st for her country as well she's the 1st australian to win the tournament since 1703. and with wins like this it's unlikely to be her last. harding al-jazeera. of a joke of it she has missed the chance to win a full strike grand slam title dominate same base in the world number one in 5 sets in the semifinal they'll face are often a battle in sunday's final 12 months ago middel beat the au

australian ashley barty up against checkmark at the vaughan the show ever. vondra chauvel looked nervous in this final barty took advantage of it and took the 1st set $61.00 in less than half an hour 23 year old barty quit tennis for more than a year to try her hand at cricket then in 2017 she swapped her bad back for racquet it looks to have been a good decision as barty continued to dominate this match she sealed the deal 6163 . she was. right there when shell moved from 8 to 2nd in the world rankings it's unbelievable little bit speechless it's incredible i played the perfect match today i'm so proud of myself in my chamber but it's just been a crazy 2 weeks. party represents a 1st for her country as well she's the 1st australian to win the tournament since 1703. and with wins like this it's unlikely to be her last. hard in al-jazeera. and of a joke about shares missed a chance to win a full strike grand slam title dominic same base in the world number one in 5 sets in the semifinal they'll face are often a battle in sunday's final 12 months ago and the d

vondra show a look to nervous in this final barty took advantage of it and took the 1st set $61.00 in less than half an hour 23 year old barty quit tennis for more than a year to try her hand at cricket then in 2017 she swapped her bad back for a racquet. it looks to have been a good decision as barty continued to dominate this match she sealed the deal 6163 . she was. right there when shell moved from 8 to 2nd in the world rankings it's unbelievable but speechless it's incredible i played the perfect match today i'm so proud of myself my team but it's just been a crazy 2 weeks. party represents a 1st for her country as well she's the 1st australian to win the tournament since 1703. and with wins like this it's unlikely to be her last. harding al-jazeera. of a joke about shares missed a chance to win a full strike grand slam title dominic same base in the world number one in 5 sets in the semifinal they'll face are often a battle in sunday's final 12 months ago middel beat the austrian in straight sets in a title decider djokovic i got so happy with the playing conditions. i mean you

and it's a barty party — ashleigh barty wins the french open, the first australian to claim the title 1973. polls will open in an hour as kazakhstan prepares to hold presidential elections after the shock resignation of long standing leader nursultan nazarbayev, who stood down in march. he's ruled the country for almost 30 years and still retains key powers in the country. but his resignation along with the renaming of the capital to nursultan in his honour, map triggered a wave of activism and protests by young kazakhs who were keen for change. the bbc‘s rayhan demytrie sent this report from almaty. kaza khsta n style. kazakhstan style. the country's president of 29 years, nursultan nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successoi’. nazarbayev, appears with his chosen successor. the very next day, the parliament voted to rename the capital, astana, in the honour of the prime minister. it is now called nursultan. for many this is a step too far. this young woman chance, nursultan is not my city, i have a choice. more protests followed, but dissent is not tolerated in kazakhstan. police d

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

and it's a barty party.rty wins the french open — the first australian to claim the title since 1973. voting is now 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

of the czech republic in straight sets 6163 the victory means barty is now the number 2 ranked woman in the world. you're watching the news from berlin coming up next reporter this time looking at youngsters who dream of becoming professional football players don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock. me. how about taking a few risks you could even take a chance on love. don't expect happy ending. still if he'd have to get through the biggest make it break without a football thanks. again.

the more experienced barty took control from the start she won the 1st 4 games of the match and this 400 winner gave her the 1st set 611 draw couldn't fight back in the 2nd. with the score at 5 games to 3 boxy converted the 1st match point with a thunderous smash to confirm her victory in straight sets was a special moment for the queensland who becomes the 1st australian to win the french open since 1973. australia and italy kicked off their women's world cup campaigns with a thrilling group c. clash the game was all square at one all going into the last minute of injury time but it only would strike a dagger into australian hearts when barbara going to see us forward after her 2nd goal of the game to seal the result in dramatic fashion to one final result. here's one business that shows bigger isn't always better garden gnomes have a long history in germany but one of the country's last traditional gnomes manufacturers may soon be forced to close its doors. but right now to grieve is the 4th generation in his family to make known for a living his great grandfather founded the compa

australian ashley barty up against checkmark at the vancouver show ever. vondra chauvel looked nervous and this final party took advantage of it and took the 1st set $61.00 in less than half an hour was 23 year old barty quit tennis for more than a year to try her hand cricket then in 2007 team she swapped her bat back for racquet it looks to have been a good decision as barty continued to dominate this match she sealed the deal 6163 with the when she'll move from 8 to 2nd in the world rankings it's unbelievable i'm a little bit speechless it's incredible i played the perfect match today i'm so proud of myself my team but it's just been a crazy 2 weeks. party represents a 1st for her country as well she's the 1st australian to win the tournament since 1703. and with wins like this it's unlikely to be her last year harding al-jazeera. will never joke that she's missed the chance to win a full strike grand slam title dominate same basing the world number one in 5 sets in the semifinal and he'll face rafa nadal in sunday's final 12 months ago no doubt being t

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the more experienced barty took control from the stands she won the 1st 4 games of the match and this forehand winner gave her the 1st set 61. of the couldn't fight back in the 2nd. with the scored 5 games the 3 party converted the 1st match point with a thunderous smash to confirm her victory in straight sets i think a special moment for the queensland who becomes the 1st australian to win the french open since 1973. here's one business that shows bigger isn't always better garden gnomes have a long history in germany but one of the country's last traditional making factories may soon be forced to close its doors. but right now to grieve is the 4th generation in his family to make known for a living his great grandfather founded the company in 874 now very male just looking ahead to retirement and that's created something of a problem when. i'm searching for a successor who works like we have done but at the moment i can't find anyone who has the courage to go on making gnome's here in germany he got. quite this from his workshop this inquiry from a village in what was east germany s

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

the french open has a new all women's champion australia's ashley barty has been showing off a trophy after winning her maiden grand slam title she beat czech teenager mark after wonder a show in a dominant performance john i guess. australia's ashley barty had never made it to a major singles final before but up against marquette of under show over she showed she was every bit the grand slam champion. with the barty party well underway the australian took advantage of her nervous opponents clinching the 1st set 61. party quit tennis for cricket a few years ago but swapped her bats back for the racquets in 2016 the decision paid off as she continued to dominate this match. victory 6163 i was there. with the winchell new from 8 to 2nd in the world rankings. over a little bit speechless it's incredible i played the perfect match today i'm so proud of myself and my team but it's just crazy 2 weeks. parties the 1st australian to win a singles title at roland garros is 1973. with a victory like this it's unlikely to be her last joint algis it. and as always there is lots more on our websit

if barty wins, she'll replace naomi osaka at the top of the standings.n looks set to continue into its 8th race, the french grand prix. as championship leader lewis hamilton took pole position, just ahead of his team—mate valteri bottas. but it was another frustrating day for ferrari's sebastian vettel. as david domb reports. if friday's practice was dominated by mercedes, qualifying looked destined to be similar. that every bot has finished fastest and was again on top for much of saturday. the problems persist for sebastian vettel, not even 204i the problems persist for sebastian vettel, not even 2041 was after his canadian race review request was rejected, final qualifying issues destabilised his progress. i suspected technical problem forcing him to pete and he fell further behind the leaders. ferrari team—mate start third. when it mattered, lewis hamilton improved on his time. it will be the championship leader at the start of the grid. he is on pole for the third time this season. the 86 time he started in once race at the front. and the 60th with

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

well roland garros has a new women's champion australia's ashley barty's been showing off her trophy after winning her maiden grand slam title she checked teenager marquette up on the show in a dominant performance draw and i got her has more. australia's ashley barty had never made it to may just singles final 4 but up against marquez have under show over she showed she was every bit the grand slam champion. with the bati party while on the way the australian took advantage of her nervous opponents clinching the 1st set 61. monte quit tennis to crickets a few years ago but swapped top bats back for the racquets in 2016 the decision paid off she continued to dominate this match. victory 6163. with the wind chill new from 8 to 2nd in the world rankings. so i'm going to run a little bit speechless it's incredible i played the perfect match today i'm so proud of myself my team but it's just crazy 2 weeks. boss he's the 1st australian to win a singles title at roland garros is $973.00. with a victory like this it's unlikely to be her last joint to. australia as women begin their world cu

australian ashleigh barty has won the french open women's singles title in paris.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 forty 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 thiem, 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 the sacrifice of d

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

the french open champion ashley barty is the second round at the wta eventin barty is the second roundn birmingham. its first match since winning a week and a half ago at roland—garros. playing catch up at roland—garros. playing catch up at queens today after yesterday's com plete at queens today after yesterday's complete wash—out. these are live pictures, it's over on bbc two now. kyle edmund, the british number one, plays a little bit later. we will have updates on that and the rest of the sport on afternoon live in the next hour. let's bring you the latest from westminster now. the prime minister has been facing questions from mps in the commons. the snp's westminster leader, ian blackford, has described the conservative leadership candidate, boris johnson, as who is unfit for office. does the prime minister agree with the front runner set to succeed her that the scottish people are a verminous race that should be placed in ghettos and exterminated? prime minister. can ijust say to the right honourable gentleman that the conservative and unionist party takes the people of every par

. >> coy wire is here with the story of ashley barty. >> a prodigy.had high expectations. now she has returned. the 23-year-old australian cruising through the french open beating another rising star in straight sets in the final yesterday. this run almost never happened as martin mentioned. barty quit tennis at 18 and burned out and said i'm playing professional cricket and did that two years and was so good some thought she would have made the australian national team but barti returned to tennis in 2017 and rejuvenated now and a grand slam champ. >>> on the men's side, novak jo djokovic blew up at a chair umpire. watch this. >> djokovic venting his frustration bath semifinal ride a wild one. two days and rain delay and he is beaten by a 25-year-old austrian who gets to play now number two thiem is playing rafael nadal in the final day. a rematch of last year's final. >>> to the women's world cup. norway looking to win its second-ever title and they had their way against nigeria. lisa marie with this goal. one of their goals in 3-0 win. check out th

barty also won the birmingham classic yesterday.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 downpours. affecting southern parts of england. moving away from north

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

the win for barty means she becomes the first australian no 1 for 43 years.nday 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 the ball about 9000 metres over the crossbar. it wan‘t a costly miss against qatar, but somewhat of a collector‘s item. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that‘s bbc.com/sport.

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murray at wimbledon this year —— ashleigh bartylj up with murray at wimbledon this year -- ashleigh bartyd 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 showed she had come off her line before the ball was struck. argentina scored the retake and it sent the scots home, but ka

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

tennis, and ashley barty has reached anotherfinal, this tennis, and ashley barty has reached anotherhis one, this final, then she will overta ke this one, this final, then she will overtake the new world number one. this afternoon she has beaten her opponent in the semifinals. britain's hewitt bailey and gordon reid are in the wheelchair tennis semifinals, sweden's and stefan elson is up one set against reid. the brit is fighting back and winning the second set 53. reid is the former straight open and wimbledon champion. he is hoping to get back to winning ways at queens. the men's singles semifinals are under way, where shepherds like daniel medved is the favourite, these are the pictures now. the world number 13 is in form this week. the early stages here, and he is already one game of, winning the first service game. it is now deuce. looking like the early stages. it is the start of the knockout phase of the start of the knockout phase of the women's world cup in france. germany face nigeria this afternoon. later norway face australia. tomorrow england play cameroon. having won al

of the czech republic in straight sets 6163 the victory means barty is now the number 2 ranked woman in the world you're watching news from berlin coming up next reporter this time looking at youngsters who dream of becoming professional football players don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock. me. how about taking a few risks you could even take a chance on the luck. don't expect happy ending. the church. it's. still if you'd have to get through the bin to sneak in a break without a football thanks think again. 50 flips will cut. 6 minutes. it's crazy 19 minutes. here on the telly a. meaningless. stevie browers and many are hoping to become professional football players they already play in the youth team. but they hope one day to play in the. dream are they in the wrong team. other teams underestimate. and. even though it's sometimes stressful. german champions. are now only in the 4th league but the youth teams are 1st class and the coaches are very demanding stevie and have yet to prove themselves but they hope it will be a springboard to a g

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

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

some tennis now australian ashley barty has won the french open the 1st grand slam singles title of her career on a windy day after a longer os the 23 year old had little trouble beating mark and i wonder show of the czech republic in straight sets 6163 the victory means party is now the number 2 range woman in the world and earlier at the french open domenic teen one 3rd to the final of the men's singles by beating no one bench in 5 sets the australian number 4 seed will meet rafael nadal into morris final the spaniard is looking to win his 12th title in paris. now wanting to tell you news from berlin coming up next is the documentary the power of corporations looking at the billions at stake for taxpayers and the power struggle between states and nationals make sure to stay tuned for that and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at www dot com. thanks for joining us. first day in school. the 1st accounting lesson. when i'm sure is grand the moment arrives. join your reckoning on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive doc

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played today with rafael nadal looking for a record 12 title in paris that follows australian ashley barty winning the 1st grand slam slam singles title of her career on saturday. it was a final nobody would have predicted need to ash nor markets have had played in a grand slam singles final before. the more experienced party took control from the start she won the 1st 4 games of the match and this forehand winner gave her the 1st set 61. of a couldn't fight back in the 2nd with the score at 5 games to 3 bhatti converted the 1st match point with a thunderous smash to confirm her victory in straight sets. she was a special moment for the queensland who becomes the 1st australian to win the french open since 1970.

against her opponent, she had the right notes again, and keys sales through in straight sets to face bartyis simona halep, but since this time last year, her grand slam record has been patchy. this time around, though, she has cruised into the quarters, dropping just a single game to beat iga swiatek. at this stage of a grand slam, it is the best time to be clinical. i played really well, and actually maybe she was a little bit nervous, playing on that court. she is young, very young. i knew, i expected a very young. i knew, i expected a very tough one, because my coach told me that she is hitting an acceptable... you don't. .. told me that she is hitting an acceptable... you don't... yes, it is tough to understand how she is playing. so i was ready for that, but it is much better than i thought. caster semenya will not need to take testosterone—reducing medication to compete, after a swiss court temporarily suspended a new iaaf ruling. the 28—year—old south african is the reigning 800m olympic champion, and last month lost her challenge to the court of arbitration for sport against the im

sometimes now australian ashley barty has won the french open the 1st grand slam singles title of her career on a windy day agora langur oss the 23 year old had a little trouble beating marquette out. of the czech republic in straight sets 6163 after this victory party is set to become the number 2 ranked woman in the world. and in the men's singles at the french open dominic team secured his ticket to tomorrow's final by beating novak djokovic in 5 sets the austrian number 4 seed will meet the king of clay rafael nadal the spaniard is looking to win his 12th title in paris. you're watching t w news from berlin coming up next as world stories the week and reports this time with a look at our individual lanty groups patrolling the u.s. southern border and detaining migrants trying to cross it that and much more in just a moment make sure to stay tuned don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site and that's w dot com on call from me and everybody here in our newsroom and berlin thanks for joining to delhi. it could be green. curry graham.

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australia's ashley barty beat market vondrousova to win the french open for the first time.ed. the women's draw at its unpredictable best. mark etta vondrousova was the first teenager into a vondrousova was the first teenager intoa grand vondrousova was the first teenager into a grand slam finals since 2009, but it was actually barty that sends the opportunity and surged ahead. the head of craig with a commanding lead. the next two games followed the same pattern. vondrousova tried her hardest to go toe to toe with the australian, but party was too controlled and clever, and just too good. the aussie's game firing with the first set hers in just 28 minutes. so a fresh start, a chance for the check to regroup. but in the end, more of the same. because by now, party had found her touch. the australian found another quick break up 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 hale wood, b

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

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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