cameron norrie and dan evans of course.e old—school type player with seven volley and everything else and he did well until he went out of the italian open yesterday. cameron norrie however it got to today and of course went out as well. how do you rate their chances for the french?— for the french? disappointing today losin: to for the french? disappointing today losing to the _ for the french? disappointing today losing to the second _ for the french? disappointing today losing to the second round - for the french? disappointing today losing to the second round player . losing to the second round player quite comfortably. they are ranked similarly, cameron norrie and the spaniard but he has had a fantastic clay—court campaign it was a semifinalist and wanted quarter finalist in barcelona and lots of matches under his belt. and losing the first round to tell her fritz was a surprise for dan evans because he is not a clay—court layer but is done so well that he is given is of the best chance of having his best ever performa

seeking a first atp tour singles title, britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estorilbledon finalist marin cilic in straight sets. great win for norrie. jo konta, though, is out of the madrid open. tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised ten metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and the first competition for m months for the pair, who've already qualified for the games. lewis hamilton's 100th pole position is going to have to wait, it's his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas who will start tomorrow's portuguese grand prix on pole. red bull's max verstappen salvaged third, but it could have been different in portimao, as nick parrott reports. valtteri bottas was becoming a forgotten man in the excitement of this formula 1 season. after crashing out of the last race, he set about reminding everyone he wants to be part of the tussle in portugal. in qualifying, it was the finn taking the lead in trying to deny lewis hamilton the 100th pole of his career. max verstappen is the

cameron norrie was beaten in the final of the lyon open. reeks second atp title of the season. norrie's been in brilliant form on clay so far. he reached the final of the estoril open earlier this month. but tsitsipas was just too good this afternoon taking the match 6—3, 6—3. there are three matches in super league this afternoon. huddersfield giants thrashed bottom side leigh centurions by 44 points to six. wakefield trinity beat hull kingston rovers 28—12. and leeds rhinos host hull fc later on tonight. scotland'sjosh taylor woke up this morning as the first undisputed british world champion in boxing's four—title era. taylor beatjose ramirez in their light—welter—weight unification fight in las vegas last night. taylor twice had the american down on the canvas, as he produced a dominant performance, making himjust the fifth boxer to hold all four belts in a division. meanwhile, on the same night it was announced that tyson fury will fight deontay wilder for a third time on the 24th ofjuly. it means the much—anticipated british boxing sho

cameron norrie's through to the final of the lyon open.—1, 6—1 injust over an hour. so the brit's now preparing for his second atp tour final injust three weeks. but a tough test awaits, he'll face number two seed stefanos tsitsipas in the final. the greek beat 19—year—old italian lorenzo musetti in three sets. tsitsipas has already won the monte carlo masters and reached the final in barcelona. italy's lorenzo fortunato won stage 14 of the giro d'italia. behind him, colombia's egan bernal shook off his main rivals on the final ascent, extending his overall lead to a minute and a half over britain's simon yates. in rugby league, holders leeds rhinos are out of the women's challenge cup — they were beaten by st helens in the semi—finals. saints ran in four tries to win the tie by 20 points to 12. carrie roberts crossed the line twice, as did amy hardcastle here. and they'll play york city knights in the final after they thrashed castleford tigers 32—4. savannah andrade scored a hat—trick of tries. the final will be live on bbc two on the 5t

british number two cameron norrie has withdrawn from the madrid masters because of blisters on his foot round. dan evans is now the sole british singles interest there. and there will be crowds at the monaco grand prix weekend later this month. organisers say grandstands will be at up to 40% of capacity, with a maximum of 7500 spectators per day. we started with all the look ahead to the big news in the champions league this evening with manchester city taking on paris st germain, looking to make a first champions league final. but some team news to bring you ahead of that second leg against psg. manchester city have made two changes from paris last week, they won 2—1 last week. there still no recognised striker in city as micro 11. the big news we have all been waiting for about psg is that kylian mbappe is only fit enough for the bench. so, interestingly, he has been replaced. there will be full text commentary on the bbc sport website. you can follow it all there and also on radio five live, there will be lots of commentary. all the build up from 7pm, so in about seven minutes' time,

seeking a first atp tour singles title, britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estorilt marin cilic in straight sets. great win for norrie. meanwhile, jo konta is out of the madrid 0pen. and tom daley and matty lee have marked their return to competition with a synchronised ten metre gold at the fina world cup injapan. it's an official test event for the tokyo olympics and the first competition for 14 months for the pair, who've already qualified for the games. six—time world champion marc marquez had a lucky escape after crashing at 120 miles per hour in practice for the spanish motogp. medical checks have cleared him to race, but he'll start from 14th. championship leader fabio quartararo claimed pole for tomorrow's race. lewis hamilton's 100th pole position is going to have to wait. it's his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas who will start tomorrow's portuguese grand prix on pole. red bull's max verstappen salvaged third, but it could have been different in portimao, as nick parrott reports. va ltteri bottas valtteri bottas was becoming a forgotten man in the excite

cameron norrie's good run of form has continued with victory in the first round of the italian 0pen.baena in straight sets. but there wasn't much luck for condo. the british number one beaten by pemco in the first round in rome. cons are not able to put up too much of a fight. she lost 6—3— one in just 69 minutes. and that is all your support for now. just a quick reminder tonight manchester city have been crowned premier league champions. plenty more on the bbc website. for me and the team, have a very good night. today shaping up to be another one of sunshine and showers although the showers will be is quite as intense as what we had on tuesday with the lightning and quite a lot of hail. this area of low pressure will be sitting on top of the country today bringing the unsettled weather. this feature will bring wet weather to the channel islands. this rain eventually pushing up into south and southwest england and wales by the end of the day. for most we start off with some sunshine and then the showers will get going. the odd heavy want around. could see more cloud and cherry rain

in the men's draw, cameron norrie's made a solid start to the french open.it to two atp finals on clay this season and his good form continued at roland garros. and if he wins his next match he could face the toughest test of them all — the king of clay himself — rafael nadal. meanwhile, playing in his first grand slam match for 16 months. roger federer showed no signs of rust in dismantling denis istomin in straight sets. federer last played at roland garros in 2019 and has suffered from a knee injury over the past year. but he came through comfortably 6—2, 6—4, 6—3. to football, sergio aguero has been officially announced as a barcelona player. the argentinian will leave manchester city at the end of his contract next month, after a brilliant 10 years in the premier league. aguero posed in a barca shirt at the nou camp today. he'lljoin up with his good friend and fellow countryman, lionel messi at the catalan giants after signing on a two year deal. during his decade with city he scored 260 goals in 390 games, becoming the club's all—time leading goalscore

british number two cameron norrie claimed the biggest win of his career by beating world number fourr—best tally of 21 matches. norrie will play france's arthur rinderknech in the last eight. england bowlerjofra archer will undergo surgery tomorrow in a bid to resolve an issue with his right elbow. archer's already been ruled out of the two—test series against new zealand. he saw a medical consultant after suffering pain in his elbow while playing for sussex against kent last week. the england and wales cricket board hasn't said when they expect him to return. a new documentary about the life and career of sir alex ferguson is out in cinemas next week. the premiere took place at old trafford this evening, and the former manchester united manager was in attendance. three years ago, he suffered a life—threatening brain haemorrhage, and sir alex has been revealing how the incident affected his everyday life. i was under a lot of restrictions. i could not drive and when i could drive i could not drive motorways. and i could not drive at night. you know, i think that has been there. altho

britain's cameron norrie has been beaten in the final of the lyon 0pen. in straight sets by second seed stefanos tsitsipas. that's the greeks second atp title of the season. norrie's been in brilliant form on clay so far. he reached the final of the estoril 0pen earlier this month. but tsitsipas was just too good this afternoon taking the match 6—3, 6—3. scotland'sjosh taylor woke up this morning as the first undisputed british world champion, in boxing's four—title era. taylor beatjose ramirez in their light—welter—weight unification fight in las vegas last night. taylor twice had the american down on the canvas, as he produced a dominant performance, making him just the fifth boxer to hold all four belts in a division. meanwhile, on the same night it was announced that tyson fury will fight deontay wilder for a third time on the 24th ofjuly. it means fury�*s unification fight with anthonyjoshua looks to be on hold. joshua is expected to fight his mandatory challenger 0leksandr usyk in august. britain's eflyn evans has won his first rally of the season t

britain's cameron norrie has been beaten in the final of the lyon 0pen.s beaten in straight sets by second seed stefanos tsitsipas. that's the greeks second atp title of the season. norrie's been in brilliant form on clay so far... he reached the final of the estoril 0pen earlier this month. but tsitsipas was just too good this afternoon taking the match 6—3, 6—3. and finally some sad news to bring you this afternoon. former european and commonwealth marathon champion ron hill has died at the age of 82. he represented great britain at the 1964 tokyo olympics and four years later in munich. he became the first britain to win the boston marathon in 1970 and broke the course record. he went onto win commonwealth gold in the same year. that's all the sport for now. thousands of people have fled their homes in the democratic republic of congo after a large volcano erupted. at least five people died in the rush to get out as the lava flow from mount nyiragongo stopped just short of the city of goma. sima kotecha reports. thick lava illuminating the jet black sk

let's start with the action from day two at roland garros, as british number two cameron norrie is safely beaten american bjorn fratangelo 7—5, 7—6, 6—2 and if norrie makes it to round three, there's the potential for a clash against the king of clay — rafael nadal. britain's heather watson is out of the french open in round one after a straight—sets defeat by zarina diyas from kazakhstan. the british number two has never reached the second round at roland garros. she lost 6—4, 7—5, leaving johanna konta as the only briton left in the women's singles draw. konta's just getting her tournament underway against sorana kirstea. that is all of the sport. you can get more of the details on our website. that is all the sport. it's the worst massacre in black american history, yet the slaughter of up to 300 black african americans in tulsa in 1921 wasn't taught in local schools until 20 years ago. sparked by an alleged assault by a black man on a white teenager, a white mob rampaged through the affluent greenwood area it's the worst massacre in black american history, yet the slaughter of up to 3

british number two cameron norrie is safely into the second round of the french open, after a straight—sets, 7—6, 6—2 and will face the winner of the match between south africa's lloyd harris and italian lorenzo sonego. and, if norrie makes it to round three, there's the potential for a clash against the king of clay — rafael nadal. britain's heather watson is out of the french open tennis in round one — after a straight—sets defeat by zarina diyas from kazakhstan. the british number two has never reached the second round at roland garros. she lost 6—4, 7—5, leaving johanna konta as the only briton left in the women's singles draw. konta's just getting her tournament under way against sorana kirstea. meanwhile it was a first round exit for british number one, dan evans yesterday. he was knocked out by world number 48, miomir keckmanovich. some big names to play later on today — roger federer and serena williams are both in action. some breaking news and it'sjust been confirmed that striker sergio aguero will move from manchester city to barcelona this summer. he'll leave the premier league

and won the tournament three years ago but he was comprehensively beaten injust 66 minutes by cameron norrie champion christian taylor is set to miss this summer's tokyo olympics, after rupturing his achilles tendon. his partner, the austrian hurdler beate schrott, posted the update on social media, saying he's had the surgery needed. taylor suffered the injury at a meet in the czech republic on wednesday and will miss the chance for a third successive olympic gold. egan bernal maintains the overall lead of the giro d'italia, heading into stage 13 on friday. italy's andrea vendrame won stage 12 on thursday, beating chris hamilton in a two—man sprint after being part of an earlier breakway. bernal�*s lead remained unchanged at 45 seconds. it has become a controversial topic in the world of sport — the role of transgender athletes, particularly trans women. rugby�*s world governing body has discouraged countries from letting them compete but officials in france have given the green light to trans women to take part, which has delighted one player in particular, as the bbc�*s tim allman explain

meanwhile, britain's mens number two cameron norrie is out of the italian open after defeat to spain'st on playing top seed novak djokovic in the next round, after a 6—2, 6—3 defeat in rome. and after 16 years with harlequins, mike brown's played his last game for the club after being banned following his red card against wasps last weekend. the former england full—back, who leaves for newcastle at the end of the season, has been handed a six weeks ——six—week suspension for stamping. with just four rounds of matches remaining, he'll miss the premiership final were quins to qualify. nobody�*s played more games for the london club than the 35—year—old. that's just about all the sport for now. don't forget, it's the first round of golf�*s british masters today. you can keep up to date with all the latest from the belfry on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and on the bbc sport app and i will be back with another update in the next hour. a full public inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by borisjohnson. the prime minister told t

next to tennis — britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estoril open in portugal afteronta. she's out of the madrid 0pen, losing to world number 54 anastasija sevastova of latvia in the last 16. there's been a lucky escape for six time world champion marc marquez after a crash in practice for the spanish motogp. the spaniard was doing around 120 miles per hour when he lost control of his honda bike. medical checks have cleared him to race, but he'll start from fourteenth on the grid. championship leader fabio quartararo claimed pole for tomorrow's race. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories, as well as the latest from the scottish premiership and efl on the bbc sport website. plus there's live coverage of qualifying for the portuguese grand prix. lewis hamilton is aiming to qualify on pole position nighclubbing returned to liverpool last night — only a trial — but the first time people have been allowed on to the dancefloor since the pandemic began. and tomorrow it's the turn of live music as a festival will be held in the city with an aud

cameron norrie is taking on american, bjorn fratangelo — norrie has just taken the first set 7—5 in thatthe next hour or so. roger federer and serena williams also play later on. luton town defender tom lockyer has been called into wales' squad for this summer's euros. it's afterjames lawrence was forced to withdraw due to injury. caretaker manager robert page has named gareth bale as captain. and 19—year—old rubin collwill was the surprise addition, having only made his debut for cardiff city back in february. wales will be hoping to improve on their semi final appearance five years ago. their first game is against switzerland onjune 12th in baku. the copa america is due to start in two weeks. but as things stand, there's still no host for this year's tournament. argentina has been stripped of the rights to hold the competition because of a surge of covid cases. brazil are the defending champions — they won it back in 2019. argentina were originally set to co—host with colombia, but they were removed earlier this month after protests in the country. the south american football confedera

in the men's draw, cameron norrie is the last remaining briton involved.it to two atp finals on clay this season, and the good form continued at roland garros, playing in his first grand slam match for 16 months. roger federer showed no signs of rust in dismantling denis istomin in straight sets. serena williams is just getting under way against romanian veteran irina—camelia begu. sergio aguero has been officially announced as a barcelona player. the argentinian will leave manchester city at the end of his contract next month after a brilliant ten years in the premier league. aguero posed in a barca shirt at the nou camp today. he'lljoin up with his good friend and fellow countryman lionel messi at the catalan giants after signing on a two—year deal. during his decade with city, he scored 260 goals in 390 games, becoming the club's all—time leading goal—scorer, winning15 major trophies in the process. it's been announced that brazil will host the copa america, with less than two weeks' notice. the change comes after argentina was stripped of the rights to

cameron norrie's good run of form has continued with victory in the first round of the italian open. month, and then came through two rounds of qualifying in rome, where he beat spain's roberto carballes baena in straight sets. andy murray's return to competition will come sooner than expected — he and liam broady have gained a late entry into the doubles at the italian open. murray has been practicing in rome, but he's only been able to play three tournaments this year due to injury. he's hoping to be fit for the french open, which starts at the end of this month, and as preparation he's likely to be back in singles action next week, in geneva or lyon. that's all the sport for now. for now, back to the newsroom in london. thank you john, we will see you later in the afternoon. let's talk about the easing of coronavirus restrictions in scotland because first minister nicola sturgeon has confirmed that restrictions on most of scotland will be relaxed from next monday. people will be able to meet on each other�*s homes in limited numbers, to hug loved ones, and pubs will reopen indoors

next to tennis — britain's cameron norrie is through to the final of the estoril open in portugal afterg to world number 54 anastasija sevastova of latvia in the last 16. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now in the us and nato troop pull—out from afghanistan. it began with the reprisals against the afghanistan taliban for sheltering al-qaeda as it planned the september 11 attacks. joining me now is dr asfandyar mir — he's a postdoctoral fellow at the center for international security and cooperation at standford university. thank you forjoining us. how would you describe the key security challenges now in afghanistan came back so president biden's decision to pull us forces out certainly extricate america from a very complicated war, but the war itself is not going to end and the conflict is not going to end and the conflict is likely to interact new phase. there are three major challenges. there are three major challenges. the first is the question on whether the taliban will attack us forces as they pull out. earlier today the taliban issued a statement saying that they ar

british number two cameron norrie claimed the biggest win of his career by beating world number fours right elbow. archer's already been ruled out of the two—test series against new zealand. he saw a medical consultant after suffering pain in his elbow while playing for sussex against kent last week. the england and wales cricket board hasn't said when they expect him to return. and a new documentary about the life and career of sir alex ferguson is out in cinemas next week. the premiere took place at old trafford this evening, and the former manchester united manager was in attendance. three years ago, he suffered a life—threatening brain haemorrhage, and sir alex has been revealing how the incident affected his everyday life. i was under a lot of restrictions. i couldn't drive, and then when i could drive, i couldn't drive motorways. and i couldn't drive at night. although i occasionally drive at night to be honest with you. and there was a lot of restrictions. i didn't have a glass of wine for nine months. i was worried about that. at christmas day, i had a glass of wine. so, ther

in the men's draw, cameron norrie's made a solid start to the french open.in dismantling denis istomin in straight sets. federer last played at roland garros in 2019 and has suffered from a knee injury over the past year. but he came through comfortably 6—2, 6—4, 6—3. to football, sergio aguero has been officially announced as a barcelona player. the argentinian will leave manchester city at the end of his contract next month, after a brilliant 10 years in the premier league. aguero posed in a barca shirt at the nou camp today. he'lljoin up with his good friend and fellow countryman, lionel messi at the catalan giants after signing on a two year deal. during his decade with city he scored 260 goals in 390 games, becoming the club's all—time leading goalscorer. winning 15 major trophies in the process. it's been announced that brazil will host the copa america, with less than 2 weeks notice. the change comes after argentina was stripped of the rights to hold the competition late last night because of a surge in covid cases. argentina were originally set to co

a quick word on cameron norrie.n't start doing his job. he rain on the horizon. don't start doing hisjob. he is not going to start doing the sport. matt said after the spring bank holiday it will get better. he is hurt now because you are treading on his term. there he goes, he is off. mike is offering more sunshine. it does not take much, at the moment. we will have to swap. to prove there is a little bit of sunshine today, just to the east of london at the moment, sunshine has come through. top and tail of the uk the best chance of seeing sunny spells. elsewhere, ithink the best chance of seeing sunny spells. elsewhere, i think you the best chance of seeing sunny spells. elsewhere, ithink you know the story. this cloud across much of the story. this cloud across much of the uk. underneath that we have seen heavy rain and strong winds. a wild night in parts of wales and southern england especially on the southern edge of the low pressure system. here we have had the strongest of the gusts, particularly along the so

and in tennis — cameron norrie is the only british player left in the french open singles after beatingn fratangelo. good evening. some scientists who advise the government are calling for the lifting of the final coronavirus restrictions in england on the 21st ofjune — to be delayed because of infection rates and the spread of the indian variant. the environment secretary, george eustice, warned that ministers can't rule out delaying the lockdown easing. he said the situation was "dynamic" and the data still needed to be assessed. it comes as england's largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. here's our health correspondent, anna collinson. it's one of the biggest rugby stadiums in the world, but today thousands are being encouraged to come to twickenham for their coronavirus jab. the ground is close to hounslow, an area which has seen a rise in the variant first detected in india. it's been really good. the queue was quite long but it moved quite quickly and everything seems organised. i want the whole country to come out of lockdown, hopefully on the 215t of

cameron norrie, the british number two, is out of the italian open. g to agree a new contract with the london club. he'll also miss the premeirship final should quins qualify, they're currently fourth. and regular season nfl games will return to london this year with two to be staged at tottenham's north london stadium. its the first time the nfl has played a match in the uk since 2019. the atalanta falcons will host the new yorkjets on october 10th. the jacksonville jaguars and the miami dolphins are in town to face each other at the same venue seven days later. the pandemic forced all of last year's games to be played in the united states. that is all. keep up—to—date with the masters on the website. an independent panel looking at the world's response to coronavirus has recommended sweeping reforms, including the establishment of a global health threats council. it blames the world health organisation and some governments for not declaring an international emergency soon enough. the panel, appointed by the who, says the current system failed. doctor

cameron norrie's italian 0pen is over after losing to spain's alejandro davidovich fokina.lace for tokyo at the british athletics 10,000—metre championships next month. the four—time olympic champion has been focusing on road events since retiring from track racing back in 2017, but is looking to go to his fourth games in tokyo. he's twice won the 10,000 olympic gold and will form part of a 12—strong team set to compete at the university of birmingham on the 5th ofjune. regular season nfl games will return to london this year with two to be staged at tottenham's north london stadium. it's the first time the nfl has played a match in the uk since 2019. the atlanta falcons will host the new yorkjets on october 10th. the jacksonville jaguars and the miami dolphins are in town to face each other at the same venue seven days later. the pandemic forced all of last year's games to be played in the us. one of the favourites at the giro d'italia has crashed out after hitting a race marshal towards near the end of today's fifth stage. spain's mikel landa, the lead rider for the bahra

cameron norrie and heather watson are both due on court in paris in the next half an hour or so.n the country. the south american football confederation will meet today, to decide on the next steps. zinedine zidane says he resigned as real madrid manager because he felt the club no longer had faith in him. the frenchman left the la liga side for a second time last week, after they failed to win a trophy this season — and finished second in the league, two points behind rivals atletico. in an open letter to fans, he said i'm leaving because i feel the club no longer has the faith in me i need — i know when you don't win, you have to leave. the playoff finals continue today, with newport county and morecambe battling it out for promotion to league one. yesterday, blackpool beat lincoln city 2—1 to reach the championship. but they didn't make it easy for themselves after scored an own goal after a7 seconds. luckily, they fought back and return to the second tier after six years away. premiership champions exeter boosted their chances of a home play off semifinal. after thrashing new