today the british number one cam norrie was up against novak djokovic at the rome masters.ng champion... looking to reach his 17th successive quarter final in the italian capital made a fast start, winning the first set by six games to three. there was a moment of controversy in a tighter second set when norrie broke back here... and the 23 time grand slam champion went on to win the set 6—4. he'll face seventh seed holger rune next. the chair of british gymnastics has called for an independent welfare body to protect athletes across all sports. mike darcey says the abuse allegations in gymnastics as well as in british cycling, swimming, bobsleigh and athletics shows that the current system is leaving complainants in limbo whilst they wait for justice. last year, a landmark review detailed "systemic" issues of physical and emotional abuse in british gymnastics with over thirteen hundred concerns raised with the welfare team since 2020. we have been talking about athlete welfare for some time at least this 2017 and i know the government has been busy since then but i think t

oh, it's razor—sharp tennis from cam norrie. easily winning the first set 6—1 in less than 25 minutes. buoyed on by the local crowd, lucas pouille did make the second set more competitive, but at times the pressure seemed to get to him, losing the second and third sets 6—3. a match where norrie always seemed in control, through to round three, he's never been beyond that so won't want to be packing his bags to fly home any time soon. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. you should be on holiday in wales this week, you have mist a treat! west has certainly been best, this is western scotland, once again not a cloud in the sky, and in actual fact we saw temperatures peaking at a high of 24.8 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. it is half term, but it has been a week of mixed fortunes, because out to the east, quite cloudy and grey once again, feeling cool at times, cloud thick enough for drizzle as well. now, high pressure is still with us, but it is the position of the high out to the north—west and t

world number one novak djokovic was up against the british number one cam norrie in the italian openovic won 6—3, 6—4. the controversy here on smash. he'll face seventh seed holger rune next. from the very beginning, he was doing all the things that were allowed, he is allowed to take medical timeout, he is allowed to say come on in the face, almost every point basically for the game and, those of the things of the players know that in the locker room, it is not fair play and so, it's not how we treat each other and again, it is allowed and so, i get along with cameron really well all these years that he is been on the tour, and practice with each other and he's very nice guy and i do not understand this kind of attitude on the court, to be honest. the defending champion is due to the women's quarterfinals, 6-3, 6-4, to the women's quarterfinals, 6—3, 6—4, and will face the wimbledon champion in the last eight. magnus court has one at the duo did tally up. he surged to victory on stage ten after outpacing his rivals in a sprint finish. thomas finished 51 seconds behind to retain his

djokovic is into the quarter finals of the rome masters, after a straight sets win over britain's cam norriending champion tried to keep his cool when this happened in the second set — norrie managed to break serve but his overhead shot hit djokovic in the process who wasn't happy with that. norrie with a short apology. djokovic saw the match out 6—3 6—4 and will play the seventh seed holger rune in the last eight with the french open less than a week away. the french open less than a week away. there's frustration for england and fast bowler jofra archer who has been ruled out for the summer because of a recurrence of the stress fracture in his right elbow. it's the latest setback for the 28—year—old who hasn't played a test since february 2021. he returned to play white—ball cricket for england earlier this year but had to return early from a spell in the indian premier league after suffering further discomfort in his elbow. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. top british surfers and industry leaders are calling on the biggest global manufacturers of surfboards to do mor

british interest is sparse in paris with cam norrie the only competitor left in the men's or women'ses but he looked comfortable taking the first set 6—1 and the next two 6—3, 6-3, but set 6—1 and the next two 6—3, 6—3, but is quickly becoming public enemy number one after beating two home favourites on the bounce. just beating two home favourites on the bounce-— the bounce. just so happened i -la ed the bounce. just so happened i played two _ the bounce. just so happened i played two guys _ the bounce. just so happened i played two guys from - the bounce. just so happened i played two guys from france . played two guys from france back to back and it was definitely a bit more low stress today and i was able to keep them pretty hushed for the majority of the match, and i was really pleased with my performance and there was a lot of good changes that i made. i was really happy with it. meanwhile world number one carlos alcaraz is also through to the third round despite moments of struggle. the spaniard winning the first set 6-1 but spaniard winning the first set 6—1 but lost the secon

. - world number one novak djokovic was up against the british number one cam norrie in the italian openc won 6—3, 6—4, but it was an incident in the second set which got people talking. djokovic, the defending champion, made a fast start, winning the first set. but then the moment of controversy in a tighter second set when norrie broke back here. he tried to smash it, but hit djokovic on the back of his legs. prompting some serious daggers from the world number one. the crowd and djokovic not happy, despite norrie's apology. the 23—time grand slam champion went on to win the set 6—4. he'll face seventh seed holger rune next. from the very beginning, he was doing all the things that were allowed, he is allowed to take medical timeout, allowed, he is allowed to take medicaltimeout, he allowed, he is allowed to take medical timeout, he is allowed to say come on in the face more lessons and appoint from basically for the game and, those of the things of the players know that in the locker room, it is not fair play and so, it's not how we treat each other and again, it is allowed and so, i

coming up in sport on bbc news — with less than a week to go until the start of the french open, cam norrieers. surfing is one of the world's most popular pastimes, with 35—million people enjoying the sport. however surfboards are made from toxic chemicals, and wetsuits are manufactured from non biodegradeable products. campaigners say the sport must become more sustainable. here's our environment correspondent, claire marshall. this is seven—times uk champion surfer lucy campbell. she's at the top of her game. training for the olympics, courted by global brands who understand the power of her image and how it could sell their products. but she's aware of the darker side of surfing, the carbon impact of travelling to find that perfect wave and that message of mass consumption. she's calling on the industry to clean up its act. it's often hard to turn down a big paycheque, if they're a brand that isn't... isn't sustainable, but it's definitely more worthwhile in the long run. you've done that, really? yeah, yeah, 100%. you do want to encourage people to get outdoors, but at the same time, at

cam norrie is through to the fourth round of the italian 0pen after a straight sets win over marton fucsovicshampion novak djokovic next after his win over gregor dimitrov. no problems for the women's top seed iga swiatek. she produced a dominant display to beat ukraine's lesia tsurenko in straight sets. 6—2, 6—love to make the last 16. sale sharks are into their first premiership final for 17 years — after beating the holders leicester tigers by 21 points to 13. saracens await in the final at twickenham. paul frostick reports: from rugby unions southern heartland to its northern soul, sale have waited a while for their final reckoning. and as the sharks meant leicester tigers, the home side got the ball to their roebuck. tom tumbling overfor the ball to their roebuck. tom tumbling over for the games first try. after a concerted spell of pressure, the tigers clawed their way back after their own wizard on the wing. with the scores level on the wing. with the scores level on the hour mark, just a balance of the ball could decide this one. in the safe hands of aaron reid, sale had a sure thing.

djokovic is into the quarter finals of the rome masters, after a straight sets win over britain's cam norrieing champion tried to keep his cool when this happened in the second set — norrie managed to break serve but his overhead shot hit djokovic in the process who wasn't happy with that. norrie with a short apology. djokovic saw the match out 6—3 6—4. his preparation for next week's french open has been disrupted by injury, but he's finding form in time for his bid for a 23rd grand slam singles title. next up in rome for djokovic will be denmark's holger rune. the 20—year—old who is fast making a name for himself beat alexei popyrin in three sets and says he's looking forward to playing djokovic — who he beat last year at the paris masters. and that's all the sport for now. the nba play—offs have reached the final stages. the nba play—offs have reached the finalstages. in the nba play—offs have reached the final stages. in game one of the western conference finals lebron james takes his lakers to the top—seeded nuggets, looking to make a winning start in the best of contest, going into it

he'll face either cam norrie or marton fucsovics next. straight sets. 6—2, 6—love to make the last 16. sale sharks are into their first premiership final for 17 years — after beating the holders leicester tigers 21—13. saracens await in the final at twickenham. ben croucher reports: from rugby unions southern heartland to its northern souls, sales have waited for their final reckoning and the home side got there all... after a concerted spell of pressure, the tigers with the scores level, just a bounce of the ball could decide this one. sales had... forward? yes it was. setting up that saracens showdown in a fortnight. it will be north versus south. winner takes all. gloucester—hartpury are back on top of the premier 15s table after a 40—26 victory over loughborough. they started the day a point behind exeter chiefs who were beaten by the reigning champions saracens, that's despite this try from katie buchanan. the chiefs losing 29—22 so they are second with saracens third. today saw the inaugural rob burrow leeds marathon — an event name

is back in action later at roland garros — and british interest is sparse in the singles, with cam norriere from his tie in a moment. men's number one carlos alcaraz is on court this afternoon, but the women's competition has seen 16 seeds exit already— and earlier we saw one of the home favourites go out. patrick gearey reports... 23 years since the last french winner of the french open, the national burden waiting on carolyn garcia. the fifth seed is used to it and since garcia she has been tipsy for the top. now aged 29 she is delivering. in women's tennis there are no guarantees. watch the bottom of your screen and the endless energy of the challenger. the russian grabbed the second set and pushed on. garcia, with overwhelming support, but decreasing controlled, was left jason the match. she saved eight match points but on her ninth life blink of her with the shot of the tournament so far and garcia the home hero was grown into the clay. this is carless s's, he is tennessee's new star player in his favourite service. they world number 112 took the second round was of ii2 took the seco

novak djokovic is back in action later at roland garros — and british interest is sparse, with cam norrie after beating two home favourites on the bounce. just so happened ifaced just so happened i faced you just so happened ifaced you guys back to back and it was definitely more low stress today, and i was able to keep them pretty hushed for the majority of the match, and i was really pleased with my performance, and there was a lot of good changes that i need in my level today. so i was really happy with that. the that i need in my leveltoday. so i was really happy with that. the rest ofthe was really happy with that. the rest of the da s was really happy with that. the rest of the days action _ was really happy with that. the rest of the days action has _ was really happy with that. the rest of the days action has seen - was really happy with that. the rest of the days action has seen some i of the days action has seen some pretty good games with more successful than others. stealing the spotin successful than others. stealing the spot in the third round as he looks to capitalise on hi

. _ world number one novak djokovic was up against the british number one cam norrie in the italian opene broke back here. he tried to smash it, but hit djokovic on the back of his legs. prompting some serious daggers from the world number one. the crowd and djokovic not happy, despite norrie's apology. the 23—time grand slam champion went on to win the set 6—4. he'll face seventh seed holger rune next. let's take a look at some of the sports news stories making the headlines... the highest climb of the giro d'italia has been removed from the race because of a risk of snow and avalanches. looking for the third new manager in six months after confirming he was leaving the club at the end of the season. the 51—year—old joined in a short—term deal injanuary. and super giants finished on hundred and 77 for three and 20 overs by indians, top scoring with 89 off 47 balls, and the pride by the indians are down the hundred and 39 1m. the chair of british gymnastics has called upon the government to create an independent athlete safeguarding body across all sports. it comes after sport england in

britain's cam norrie hasjust begun his round of 32 match. time—trial on the opening day. fellow briton lizzie deignan has continued her successful return to cycling after having a second child, by helping her team finish third. the president of the international boxing federation umar kremlev iocworld boxing breakaway describing the federations as black sheep and hyenas for attempting to form a breakaway governing body, world boxing. they're currently banned by ioc, accused of corruption and boxes olympic status is in serious doubt be on next years paris games. they held a news conference the dangers of sports news correspondent. he was not backing — sports news correspondent. he was not backing down _ sports news correspondent. he was not backing down at _ sports news correspondent. he was not backing down at all _ sports news correspondent. he was not backing down at all in _ sports news correspondent. he was not backing down at all in the - sports news correspondent. he was not backing down at all in the he i not backing down at all in th

cam norrie against novak djokovic, the latter less than impressed with the brit. is reaction said it all, despite norrie's apology. he said it was one of a number of things that had wound him up. djokovic said, "he's a nice guy off the court, i don't understand this kind of attitude on the court." i think nowak can handle all of that. ~ ., , ., ., that. when the ball as the air and ou had it that. when the ball as the air and you had it down, _ that. when the ball as the air and you had it down, you _ that. when the ball as the air and you had it down, you are - that. when the ball as the air and you had it down, you are not - you had it down, you are not intentionally trying to hit it down. and he looked solid as well. —— looked solid. thank you very much, john. and that is all your sport news for now. ——looked sorry. there's been plenty of debate around escooters recently — are they a green solution or a danger on our streets? that's someting being discussed by mps on the transport select committee later this morning. nina's been looking at the pros and cons — sh

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