benoit paire immediately on the back foot. he failed to win a game in the first set.rie was relentless. he's famed for his fitness in the british number and one had his foot firmly on the frenchman's throat. he'll face much tougher tests this fortnight, but expect his chances to continue to climb. dan glyde, bbc news. british number two dan evans is also through. the number 20 seed encountered few problems againstjiri veseley, winning in straight sets 6—4, 6—1, 6—1. and emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title shortly against french player alize cornet 12 months ago. raducanu won in new york as a qualifier, but after that, has struggled with form and fitness. she beat victoria azarenka and serena williams in the run—up to this tournament, but has not managed to win more than two at any tournament. she's expected on court around midnight. the rift in golf continues with this year's open champion, cameron smith, joining the saudi—funded liv golf series. the world number two, who won his first major at st andrews last month, is the highest ranked player to d

benoit paire immediately on the back foot. he failed to win a game in the first set.e british number and the british number and one had his foot firmly on the frenchman's throat. he'll face much tougher tests this fortnight, but expect his chances to continue to climb. dan glyde, bbc news. british number two dan evans is also through. the number 20 seed encountered few problems againstjiri veseley, winning in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. and emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title shortly against french player alize cornet 12 months ago. raducanu won in new york as a qualifier, but after that, has struggled with form and fitness. she beat victoria azarenka and serena williams in the run—up to this tournament, but hasn't managed to win more than two at any tournament since flashing meadows. she's expected on court around midnight. the rift in golf continues with this year's open champion, cameron smith, joining the saudi—funded liv golf series. the world number two, who won his first major at st andrews last month, is the highest ranked player to defect t

francisco cerundolo — while cameron norrie, the world number nine, will start against frenchman benoit paire starting against world number 37, alize cornet. elsewhere, harriet dart will take on the tenth seed, daria kasatkina, dan evans will playjiri vesely, and kyle edmund starts against casper ruud. one man who wont be competing at flushing meadows is three—time champion novak djokovic. the winner of 21 grand slams today confirmed that he won't be travelling to new york, because he has not had a covid—19 vaccine. since october 2021, the united states has banned non—vaccinated visitors. britain's tao geogheghan hart moved up to seventh in the overall standings, after stage six of the vuelta a espana, which took place in torrid conditions as the riders set off from bilbao in the first summit finish of the race. and the stage, trust me, was eventually won by australia's jay vine, with new overall leader remco evenepoel in second. trust me, they did finish, the gps was working. toulouse's time in rugby league's super league is over, after just one season. the french side have been relegated af

belatedly and briefly, benoit paire, who recently spoke of his disgust for tennis, made it a contest,than he had imagined. i was actually pretty nervous coming out in the first round. obviously, a pretty unpredictable match against benoit. he kind of went away in the third which i will take away every day of the week when it's this hot. another outside court, another brit coping well with conditions. this time dan evans making light work ofjiri vesely to win his opening match in straight sets. well, that is five brits into round two with one more still to play — the holder of the wildest win in us open history. last year, emma raducanu was unknown and unshackled and the teenager's fans hope she can swing freely again, despite her new—found fame. great if she won. but as long as she does well and does herself proud. hopefully she can be carefree and just enjoy it like she did last year. that did wonders for her. having endured what she recently labelled a bad year, the 19—year—old might find life tough against the french veteran alize cornet tonight, but said she is going to approach t

set 6—0 injust 18 minutes, and after withstanding some second set resistance from the frenchman, benoit paireut said he feels able to block out the heat better than other players, and he showed that today. he's become the fourth british player through to round two. dan evans could welljoin him, he has taken an early lead in his first—round match. and later tonight, the spotlight will return tonight, the spotlight will return to emma raducanu, as she begins her title defence. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. not as hot as new york, but it has been a fine day to day across many parts of the country. many people have been enjoying some late summer sunshine. following that sunshine, it's going to be a quiet night in aid, largely clear skies. there is a bit of cloud coming in from the north sea that could bring a few showers into the north—east of england. temperatures generally staying in double figures tonight. a chilly night with clearer skies developing in the north—east of scotland. tomorrow starts generally dry and sunny. that could be a few showers going for a while acros

the in—form seventh seed faced no contest against the frenchman, benoit paire, and raced to a swifterns, making similarly light work to come through his opening match in straight sets. with those confident, convincing wins there are five british players through to round two, the joint most since 1981. they'll be flying the flag while the reigning champion flies home. laura scott, bbc news, new york continues for. nasa is hoping to launch its giant new moon rocket this saturday, after aborting lift off earlier this week.. one of four engines on the vehicle wouldn't cool down on monday, but the problem seems to be under control. the uncrewed flight is the first step in the artemis programme, which aims to return humans, to the moon. time for a look at the weather. here's stav daneos. good afternoon. some weathered to talk about particularly for the end of the week. through today and tomorrow we are expecting scenes like this but big changes for later in the week.

cruising through to the second round with a straight sets win over benoit paire.lyde has more. when molten semifinalist seated in the top ten, a grand slam for the first time, cameron norrie stock is rising. and descent continues service plays set the mood. french men immediately on the back foot failed to win a game in the first set. in the second pair is tactic change no more long rallies, quick points and more success. despite that, norrie refused to yield. second set for the pair needed his serve to hold up in the third. it didn't. norrie was relentless. he is famed for his fitness and the british number one had his foot firmly on the frenchmen stroke. he'll face much tougher test this fortnight, expect cameron nor his chances to continue to climb. —— norrie. well rafa nadal and emma raducanu are part of the night session in new york... and we'll be live there in a moment... but another brit dan evans is playing his first round match right now. he's taken an early break of serve against czech playerjiri vesely, who's ranked 68 in the world, 45 places below eva

francisco cerundolo — while cameron norrie, the world number nine, will start against frenchman benoit paireampion novak djokovic. the winner of 21 grand slams today confirmed that he won't be travelling to new york, because he has not had a covid—19 vaccine. since october 2021, the united states has banned non—vaccinated visitors. britain's tao geogheghan hart moved up to seventh in the overall standings, after stage six of the vuelta a espana, which took place in torrid conditions as the riders set off from bilbao in the first summit finish of the race. and the stage, trust me, was eventually won by australia's jay vine, with new overall leader remco evenepoel in second. trust me, they did finish, the gps was working. toulouse's time in rugby league's super league is over, after just one season. the french side have been relegated after being beaten 24—14 at home to fellow french team, catalans dragons. fouad yaha with a hat—trick for the away side, who get the point they needed to secure their place in the play—offs. wins too for wakefield, salford, and castleford. and you can read more o

the second round of the us open the seventh seed with a stylish straight sets win over frenchman benoit paireyork. dan glyde was watching the action. wimbledon semifinalist seated in the top ten, a grand slam for the first time, never can and ray's stop was rising. continue to flushing meadows, the service brake in the first game set the mood. the frenchman immediately on the back foot, failed to win a game in the first set. in the second pairs tactics changed, no more long rallies, quick points and more success. despite that committee informs nori refused to yield. second set to the series. the pair needed his serve to hold up in the third. it didn't. cameron was relentless, famed for his fitness and the british number one had his foot firmly on the frenchman's throat. he will face a much tougher task this fortnight, expect his chances to continue to climb. emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title later tonight and it's a toughish looking first round draw against french veteran alize cornet. raducanu, of course, with that famous run in new york as a qualifier last year, winning

argentine francisco cerundolo — while cameron norrie the world number 9 will start against frenchman benoit paire on the 10th seed daria kasatkina, dan evans will playjiri vesely and kyle edmund starts againt casper ruud. one man who wont be competing at flushing meadows is three—time champion novak djokovic. the winner of 21 grand slams today confirmed that he wont be travelling to new york because he has not had a covid 19 vaccine. since october 2021, the united states has banned non—vaccinated visitors. there is more on that and the third grand tour of the year on the bbc sport website. that�*s all the sport for now. azeem rafiq has accepted an apology from cricketer gary ballance, and called for his former yorkshire team—mate to be "allowed to get on with his life". ballance had previously admitted using racist language towards him. rafiq�*s explosive evidence, about racism at yorkshire county cricket club, to the sports select committee last winter led to seven people, including ballance, and the club being charged by the england and wales cricket board. they were charged with a breach of it

meanwhile, the men's british number one cameron norrie is seeded seventh and plays frenchman benoit pairet the draw, it is available on the bbc sport website and app. in the last half hour, we've heard the average household will pay £3,549 annually for their energy, after the regulator announced an 80% rise in the price cap. we're joined now by the chief executive of ofgem — jonathan brearley. thank you for your time. an important day and a lot of people will be reeling from the information. we gave the outline of the figures. would you run through them for us? let the figures. would you run through them for us?— the figures. would you run through them for us? let me start by saying i know them for us? let me start by saying i know today's _ them for us? let me start by saying i know today's news _ them for us? let me start by saying i know today's news will _ them for us? let me start by saying i know today's news will be - i know today's news will be devastating for many families. let me explain about what is happening in the market and why prices are changing so dramatically. already l

number seven seed and wimbledon semifinalist took just 18 minutes to win the first set against benoit pair the front once again — after hitting 103 and picking up four wickets during the second test victory. james anderson will also head to the oval with lots of confidence — after taking six wickets during the match at old trafford. the final test gets under way a week tomorrow. britain's simon yates has withdrawn from the vuelta espana after testing positive for covid—19. yates was fifth in the overall standings after tuesday's time trial and had been targeting a podium finish. yates is the first overall contender to be forced out of the race due to covid—19 but is the 13th rider to test positive in this year's race. at southampton, where the home side came from behind to beat chelsea 2—1, romeo lavia with the pick of the goals here. it's their first home win over chelsea in nine years. thomas tuchel�*s side have now lost two of their first five games. it's too easy to put us off balance, to confuse us, to beat us, to push us off track. it's too easy, but it happens. happened in leeds, ha

the number seven seed wimbledon semifinalist tookjust 18 minutes to win the first set against benoit paireig upset at southampton, where they came from behind to beat chelsea 2—1, romeo lavia with the pick of the goals here. it's their first home win over chelsea in nine years. thomas tuchel�*s side have now lost two of their first five games. it's too easy to put us off balance, to confuse us, to beat us, to push us off track. it's too easy, but it happens. happened in leeds, happened today here. and we need to understand why, and find solutions. brighton could have gone top of the table with a win at fulham but aleksandar mitrovic grabbed the headlines again — he scored his fifth goal in five league games as fulham won 2—1. frank lampard's everton are still looking for their first win of the season as they drew 1—1 with leeds at elland road. luis sinisterra scored a long range equaliser for leeds to cancel out anthony gordon's opener. next up for everton is the merseyside derby on saturday. brentford remain in the top ten after a late equaliser against crystal palace at selhurst park — y