and guilio ciccone overcomes the rain to take victory in stage 16 of the giro d'ltalia, as richard carapaz retains the race leader's pinkjersey. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from day three at the french open, in paris. after monday saw former australian open champion, caroline wozniacki, eliminated, it didn't get any easier for the big names at roland garros on tuesday. defending women's champion, simona halep, scraped through, as austin halewood reports. she may have been to the final three times before in paris but simona halep found it tough against australian, tomljanovic. after winning the opening set she lost her rhythm and lost the second. but she wa nted rhythm and lost the second. but she wanted the decider. she set up the next match with lynette. magda linette. i am happy i can win the match and i can play the second round here. the tough day for the big names continue. naomi osaka also avoiding a premature and to her bed for a third consecutive grand slam title. after losing the first set without winning a game, the japanese a 21—year—old w

now to cycling — ecuador‘s richard carapaz sprinted to victory in the stage four of the giro d'italiarall lead. the slovenian was the only major favourite to avoid a crash which split the peloton inside the final six kilometers. carapaz, who finished fourth in last year's giro, caught out his rivals by kicking away with 500m to go while stage five on wednesday is a flat 140km course from frascati to terracina. the dutch grand prix is back. the race at zandvoort, is expected to feature on the calendar from may next year. not for 35 years have the netherlands had a formula one race to cheer on — but it could come at a cost for some long established venues. adam wild reports on the latest addition for a sport always looking to move forward , for a sport always looking to move forward, formula 1 is now returning to its past. for almost a0 years the dutch grand prix was a regular fixture in the race calendar and it is returning from 2020, hoping to benefit from the surge of interest around max the stubborn, fast becoming one of the biggest stars. races a re becoming one of the biggest star

richard carapaz leads primoz roglic in the overall standings.e's bike before crashing on the final descent. italy's dario cataldo went on to claim his first stage win, but it's carapaz who holds the pink leadersjersey heading into tuesday's mountainous 16th stage over 194km before we go, just time to give you a behind the scenes peek at anthonyjoshua's preparations for his latest world title defence. he fights andy ruinunior at madison square garden in new york on saturday night, but he's made miami his home in the run up. he also met up with rory mcilroy who calls florida home. looks like he's got himself a nice pad to relax in. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me tt and the rest of the team that is your tuesday sport briefing what's believed to be the clearest remaining footage of queen victoria has been discovered in a film archive in new york. the images were taken during the queen's visit to dublin, nine months before her death in 1901. our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, has been lo

now, ecuador‘s richard carapaz is still the man to catch as the giro d'italia heads into stage 19 oncarapaz who retains the pinkjersey. the movistar rider has a lead ofjust under two minutes, ahead of the 151km ride from treviso to san martino di castrozza. the build—up continues to anthonyjoshua's first fight in america. the weigh—in with andy ruinr takes in place at madison square garden later. joshua — the unified world heavyweight champion — has a substantial reach advantage and is the strong favourite to retain his titles. earlier this week, he said he'll only feel he's "made it" in boxing — if he captures deontay wilder's wbc title. staying with boxing, few would argue that sugar ray leonard didn't ‘make it‘ in his career. he may be 63, but you'd never know it. the six—time world champion posted this video on instagram, which goes to show that old habits die hard. the legendary fighter still looking in great shape. he was the first boxer to win world titles in five different weight classes. looking very good, isn't he? you can get all the latest sports news at our website — tha

richard carapaz continues to lead by nearly two minutes ahead of the final mountain stage tomorrow.ot of compliments for the managers who've got liverpool and tottenham to the champions league final in madrid. but few will match this from a reporter to mauricio pochettino. i see you have lost weight. is it true that you have lost weight? i don't know. i see you thinner. is it true? no? ok. don't know. i see you thinner. is it true? no? 0k. it is the same, i am the same. whether or not he is any fitter, he is certainly raring to go like eve ryo ne is certainly raring to go like everyone else. that's all from sportsday. good night. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political correspondent at the telegraph anna mikhailova and business journalist john crowley. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. nigel farage tells the delete express that they have blocking a meeting between him and donald trump. and a new trade with mexico after donald trump levy's new ta riffs after donald trump levy's new tariffs on mexico.

italianjulio ciccone won stage 16 of the giro d'italia, while richard carapaz tigthened his grip on the there — held off an attack from two—time champion vincenzo nibali, to extend his overall lead to one minute and 47 seconds. veteran south africa fast bowler dale steyn has been ruled out of their opening world cup match against england. he's yet to fully recover from a shoulder injury. it means he's also unlikely to feature against bangladesh, but could return for the game against india. and leeds have announced that manager marcelo bielsa will remain at the club despite failing to reach the premier league this season. after guiding the championship side to the play—offs in his first campaign in charge, he's agreed to stay at elland road for another 12 months. british men's number one kyle edmund is through to the second round of the french open. he wrapped up his match againstjeremy chardy in less than ten minutes after bad light meant it had to be suspended last night, deep into the final set. but edmund didn't waste any more time, winning the two games he needed to seal his place i

richard carapaz stretched his lead over primoz roglic in the overall standings after roglic lost a0 secondshing on the final descent. britain's laura muir had to settle for bronze in the women's elite westminster mile. the race, which starts on the mall and finishes outside buckingham palace, was won by melissa courtney for the second year in a row. in the men's race, chris o'hare was pushed all the way by elliot giles as he claimed his third westminster mile crown. o'hare just failed to break the four minute—barrier after finishing the race in four minutes flat. staying with athletics, britain's katarina johnson—thompson has laid down a markerfor this year's world athletics championships by setting a world lead and a new personal best in winning the heptathlon at the gotzis hypo—meeting. the competition is considered the biggest combined event outside of the major championships. johnson—thompson extended her overnight lead in the first event of day two, leaping the furthest in the long jump. she then performed strongly in the javelin and 800 metres to finish on 6813 points. in the best gam

and guilio ciccone overcomes the rain to take victory in stage 16 of the giro d'italia, as richard carapazsey. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from day three at the french open, in paris. after monday saw former australian open champion, caroline wozniacki, eliminated, it didn't get any easier for the big names at roland garros on tuesday. defending women's champion, simona halep, scraped through, as austin halewood reports. she may have been to the final three times before in paris but simona halep found it tough against australian, tomljanovic. after winning the opening set she lost her rhythm and

richard carapaz finished safely in the peloton to retain the race leader's pinkjersey.the women's us open golf in charleston. japan's mamiko higa has a one—shot lead over the rest of the field. and just about to get underway is the opening match in the nba finals, toronto raptors against the golden state warriors. the first time an nba finals match is being played outside the us. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. well, you may have heard by now that it's turning a lot warmer, but the forecast isn't quite so straightforward. in fact, it's not going to be turning hot everywhere, and in fact, some areas are still in for some rain. but i think the main message is that yes, broadly speaking, we are all at least for some warmth. but a lot of cloud out there right now. it's very muggy, a very muggy night, with temperatures in the mid—teens across some southern areas of the uk, but rain too. this is what it looks like the early hours of friday, so some bits and pieces of rain

while richard carapaz has taken a big step towards the overall title the ecuadorian has a 1:47 minuteove showing off, especially when they can combine it with other sports. here's britain's 2018 commonwealth games gold medallist, dom cunningham, with an unbelievable basketball trick shot. he posted this video on instagram, and even his celebrations are pretty impressive. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that's your wednesday sport briefing. you heard there about the europa league final between arsenal and chelsea — that match has been overshadowed by controversy ever since the venue in baku, azerbaijan, was announced. the 2,500—mile journey from the uk has proven to be so problematic for fans that neither club has sold their ticket allocation. arsenal's star striker, henrikh mkhitaryan, has pulled out because of concerns for his safety. from baku, sarah rainsford, reports. they slid into baku on a slow train from georgia. some fans for the europa league final arrived bleary eyed after two flights and all

ecuador‘s richard carapaz sprinted to victory in the stage four of the year's first grand tour on tuesdayesday's stage a flat 140km course from frascati to terracina. this is doing the rounds on social media — a toddler came close to getting trampled by grown men playing aussie rules, after somehow wandering on to the pitch. two—year—old pippa snuck onto the field, in the game between amateur sides st bernards and old melburnians in melbourne. but luckily she was seen by one of the players and carried off, just before the ball was thrown in her direction! great peripheral vision. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me, tulsen tullott and the rest of the team that is your wednesday sport briefing. we have heard from you on the story of the day which is a san francisco has banned facial recognition across the city, apart from areas run on a federal line. one viewer saying western countries are in a total dilemma. they do not want intrusion into their privacy but want intrusion on other people to try and prevent crime. keith says i wonder if facebook and other soc

ecuador‘s, richard carapaz, is the new overall leader of the giro d'italia after winning stage fourteenfrom jan polanc, who finished over 7 minutes behind. britain's, simon yates, bounced back from disappointment yesterday to finish second, forcing his way back into the top ten. there was a british 1—2 in the irish 2000 guineas when phoenix of spain shocked the curragh crowd to win the classic at 16—1 in his first race of the season. trained by charlie hills and ridden byjamie spencer, phoenix of spain comfortably saw—off the favourite too darn hot by three lengths. robert mcintyre is in contention going into the final round of the made in denmark golf. the scot is eight under par — one shot behind leader bernd wiesberger after a round of 67 — his best of the season. england's, bronte law, kept her place at the top of the pure silk championship leaderboard with a second—round 68 in virginia. she shares the lead with americans, jacqui concolino and jennifer song, on 9 under par. saracens remain in contention for a european and domestic double after crushing gloucester to reached the prem

richard carapaz stretched his lead over primoz roglic in the overall standings after roglic lost a0 seconds mall and finishes outside buckingham palace, was won by melissa courtney for the second year in a row. in the men's race, chris o'hare was pushed all the way by elliot giles as he claimed his third westminster mile crown. o'hare just failed to break the four minute barrier afterfinishing the race in four minutes flat. staying with athletics, britain's katarina johnson—thompson has laid down a markerfor this year's world athletics championships by setting a world lead and a new personal best in winning the heptathlon at the gotzis hypo—meeting. the competition is considered the biggest combined event outside of the major championships. johnson—thompson extended her overnight lead in the first event of day two, leaping the furthest in the long jump. she then performed strongly in the javelin and 800 metres to finish on 6813 points. in the best game of this season's magic weekend so far, leeds fought off a london broncos revival to secure a 211—22 win, which could turn their season aroun

yates but he managed to recover and limit his losses in the stage which was won by ecuador‘s richard carapazze at previous world championships. for me, like, the olympics has always been the pinnacle. so i can't help butjust switch on the extra bit more for the olympic games. but before i retire i want to have won all three. so, you know, i need to get this one otherwise i can't retire. britain's cameron norrie has been knocked out by croatia's borna coric in the second round of the italian 0pen. in the first round, australian nick nick kyrgios was once again was again the centre of attention. kyrgios produced underarm serves during his match against daniil medvedev. judy murray said he was a genius the last time he did it. rafa nadal said it showed a lack of respect. he did it on the very first point of the game. kyrgios produced plenty more flashy shots on the way to a three set win. rory mcilroy says he's ready to represent ireland at the 2020 olympic games injapan — despite, previously being critical of golf‘s place at the olympics. mcilroy opted to represent ireland at rio in 2016 but l