he overcame the third seed, carlos alcaraz.e coming through 6—4 in the decider. he'll face the unseeded croatian borna coric later. it is funny how tennis works. i started the tournament —type playing terribly and i won a couple and i found some confidence and found myself in the semifinals feeling really good about my game and hitting the ball really well. you're up to date. sportsday will have all that and more at 7.30pm. from the early leaf fall and auburn colours, you might be thinking autumn has already arrived, sooner than expected. but according to experts, this hint of a change in the seasons isn't genuine, but a result of the heatwave and drought. earlier i spoke tojohn parker, ceo at the arboricultural association — and began by asking him what changes he'd seen in recent months. we have seen blackberries ready to pick months earlier and of course the trees are responding very differently as well. the expression i saw in a report— differently as well. the expression i saw in a report today _ differently as well. the e

and the number two seed carlos alcaraz is also out. montreal at the hands of tommy paul. the american, who's ranked 34 in the world, won 6—7, 7-6, 6-3 in a match that lasted nearly three and a half hours. he'll play marin cilic in the 3rd round. in the women's singles of the canadian open in toronto there were second round defeats for anett kontaveit and 0ns jabeur. but world number one, iga swiatek is through. she cruised into the last 16 with a straight sets win over australia's ajla tomljanovic. swiatek is looking to regain the form that's seen her win six tournaments already this year, before her long winning streak came to an end at wimbledon. she'll play beatriz haddad maia from brazil next. serena williams could be a step closer to the retirement she hinted at earlier in the week. she's out of the canadian 0pen after losing to belinda bencic from switzerland. the number 12 seed, who's the reigning 0lympic champion, won 6—2, 6—4, and plays garbine muguruza next. golf's fedex series gets underway on thursday, with the stjude class

it's after an impressive win over the third seed, carlos alcaraz, in the quarter—finals.coming through 6—4 in the decider. of it is funny how tennis works, you know? i started the tournament playing so tight, playing terribly, i won a couple of tough matches, and i found some confidence yesterday, and i found myself in the semifinals, and i'm feeling really good about my game and hitting the ball really well. both tottenham and rangers can move to the top of the premier league and scottish premiership respectively this lunchtime. both their matches are approaching half—time and... spurs, who host winless wolves, are goalless. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the preliminary round of the fa cup. 1882 semifinalists marlow taking on thame united. mahmoud 2—0 up. but her ability to work proposals forward was like what will —— marlow. is you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at the later than usual time of 6:40pm. bye, for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. there are fears that the cost of

he overcame the third seed, carlos alcaraz.ompetitor and he's really got some... he bit —— he beat rafa the other day and i think he's won comfortably. he's going to be feeling pretty fresh and ready to go. i think maybe it's not my best one. where carlos is in his career and what he's doing this year is incredible. to get a win over him feels really good and nice to get him once. i need to get him when he's young. he's going to keep raising his level so nice to get one in there. oleksandr usyk isn't the only ukrainian athlete fighting this evening. the professional fighters league mixed martial arts is making its london debut with 0lena kolesnyk taking on brazil's larisa pacheco in the women's lightweight division. it's a rematch of their 2021 fight, which the ukrainian lost by knockout. there's a $1 million prize at stake and this, along with the war with russia, is a motivating factor for the 32—year—old. this could save lives, my family and help other— this could save lives, my family and help other people from my country.

two games against the american wild card ben shelton, and will now play the spanish teenager carlos alcarazssica pegula. raducanu will now prepare for the defence of her us open title in new york in ten days' time. the former manchester united manager, sir alex ferguson, has been giving evidence in defence of ryan giggs. the former footballer is on trial accused of assaulting his ex partner and her younger sister, which he denies. sir alex told the court giggs had a "fantastic temperament". our sports news correspondent, laura scott, was in court. the end of the second week of ryan giggs's trial move from sexual poems to stardust. the jury heard 100 pages of sometimes explicit text messages, and a letter that kate greville had written but never sent in late 2020. titled, the final goodbye, it said, i was living one life with you, you are living multiple lies with dozens of women. one of the biggest names in football was called to give his view of ryan giggs's character. this was fergie time, because during an 11 minute period in the witness box, sir alex ferguson talked about meeting ryan g

a day to to adjust her, make their job dawn and that what they did so happy for that that see carlos alcaraz also made it through after an injury forced his argentine, opponents of us in by as to retire across has been leading the match 7575. to love . the 19 year old is one of those going to take a was the one ranking from daniel, met with him. chelsea's head coach says his team need it's half an hour pop to their secondly, defeat of the premier league season. raheem sterling gay chelsea, a 1st half lead over south hampton for goes from romeo levia. and adam armstrong made them pay. they also lost to leaves last week sa, so softball. soft, soft, soft, defending what stops that pure mentality? stop it by pure mentality. stop! it was defending mentality. there is no superiority for the opponent. there's no need to give shops away. there is no need. just toughen up and isn't team and showcase from mentality. all right, that's like a sport for now more later. joe. thank you very much indeed. my seat is going to be here in a couple of minutes with more on all these stories, dr. the website all 0

if the men champion turns out to be a 1st time grandson when it could well be wild number 4, carlos alcaraz, the spaniard booked his spots in the 2nd mound. after getting past argentina's is the basil mares i'll caress that when the opening 2 sets before bay as retired in the 3rd because of a leg injury. if alcaraz reaches the fine oh, he could end up as the youngest men's well. number one in district, only 4 players in the open air have one a. grants are much in their teens, twenties, thirties, and forties. serena williams is now on that list after victory and her opening raw match out the us open. the $23.00 time major champion is set to retire off the torments. and she walked onto the court looking every bit the queen of the game and a sparkly outfit with diamond encrusted traders. she was ready to say good bye to her pounds if it came down to it, but she beat dank at covenant to set up a meeting with 2nd seat and that to contradict. and serena still isn't keen on using the word retirement when speaking about her intention to step away from the sport for the word evolution because i feel

spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed, awaits next.n, 6—4 it finished in the second. raducanu will now turn her attention to defending her us open title in new york in ten days' time. that's all the sport for now. after having their studies disrupted by the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland have received their a—levels, t—levels and btec exam results. the proportion of top grades has fallen, compared with the last two years, when teacher assessments were used instead of exams, but results do remain higher than before the pandemic, as luxmy gopal reports. tears of joy. smiles, happy hugs and kisses. and as always, some disappointment as well. the usual range of emotions that is brought on by a—level results. i'm going to sheffield to study medicine, so i'm just over the moon. i got two a*s and an a, i'm going to york in september to do english and linguistics, and i'm still honestly speechless. students were also receiving btec results. telford college recorded its best ever set of t

he'll now play spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed.erland. hearts did lead — but two goals in two minutes for the home side — saw them secure victory, heading into the second leg, which is next thursday. west ham enjoyed a better night as they aim to qualify for the europa conference league. they beat danish side viborg 3—1 in theirfirst leg. elsewhere, northern irish side linfield drew 2—2 in latvia against rfs. and manchester city's women began their champions league qualification with a straight forward win against tomiris—turan of kazakhstan — city winning 6—0. that's all the sport for now. a week after sir salman rushdie was stabbed on stage, hundreds of writers will gather at the new york public library to read his works. the indian—born british author is currently recovering in hospital with severe injuries. joining me from warwickshire in scottish novelist al kennedy. thank you very much forjoining us. to draw attention, more attention on what has happened, his works are being read out and ironically the person who is accused o

spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed, awaits next.ucanu will now turn her attention to defending her us open title in new york at the end of this month. at least emma raducanu gets to say she played against serena williams. it is incredible. most players spend their entire career dodging serena williams is now in this vinyl window everyone wants the opportunity to play her. the year emma raducanu was born, 2002, serena williams had already won for the programme slums and was well—known. a disappointing defeat but she said she is feeling confident to come in a really good place, looser, freer, going into the us open and she beat two for men multiple grand slam champions. anyone panicking about emma raducanu, she is looking good at. lots of positive comments about how he is moving, and his shot selection and tactics she is using on the port. quite positive noises. could have gone the other way if she had lost... . . . have gone the other way if she had lost... ,, . . have gone the other way if she had lost... ,, , ., , lost... issues ha

cameron norrie has produced another stunning display of tennis, beating the spanish third seed, carlos alcarazs life this evening. he steps into the ring as an underdog for the first time against oleksandr usyk in saudi arabia. he's aiming to win back the titles he lost in their encounter last year. ade adedoyin has more from jeddah ahead of this eagerly awaited heavyweight clash. anthonyjoshua! anthony joshua! once champion, now challenaer. anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony _ anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua _ anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is - anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is a - anthony joshua! once champion, now challenger. anthony joshua is a man i challenger. anthonyjoshua is a man on a mission. what gives you the confidence that this time around it will be different? i confidence that this time around it will be different?— will be different? i have been in here before. _ will be different? i have been in here before. i— will be different? i have been in here before. i know—

of giving away, a little less are estimated by a coefficient of 4.5 and further the spaniard carlos alcaraz and the australian are not kirillus, but andrei rublev can be bet with a coefficient of 30? to be honest, i'm cautious on the serve, but in general i train at high speeds. i am quite satisfied with the way i play, of course, the tournament is ahead, but i have been on the tour for 2 weeks. even though i only played one official match, but undoubtedly the daily training with the guys helps. the sickle of the new jock of hiv at the tournament will not perform you are already known to the old.