she lost in straight sets to the sixth seed caroline garcia. gigi salmon was watching for us in new york. gigi, a huge disappointment for konta, but it was always going to be a tough ask? i think you're right. i think it a lwa ys i think you're right. i think it always was going to be. uni conte is the current number 46 best player in the current number 46 best player in the world. she is a former world numberfourand the world. she is a former world number four and harold mindset the world. she is a former world numberfour and harold mindset is one of positivity, always beats very positively about what is going to happen. she was up against number six to. coming into the us open, she withdrew from the warm—up tournament withdrew from the warm—up tournament with a viral illness and still said there was a little bit of a lingering. the big difference between the two, a very solid game plan for caroline garcia. it was an impressive start but garcia stuck to the game plan which was hit the ball hard. konta had no answer to what the french player wa

caroline garcia is a horrible start.ng record against the french player, she has won three of their five matches, and french player, she has won three of theirfive matches, and if you're a glass half—full kind of person, victory today would open up much more palatable route into the second week of the us open. but that still seems a long way away. konta has a really, really tough start on another very hot and humid new york day. you can hear that match on radio 5live sports extra throughout the evening, before that, there's coverage of former winners novak djokovic and roger federer‘s matches out on arthur ashe stadium. england bastmanjonny bairstow says he hope to keep wicket for the fourth test against india, despite fracturing a finger in the third test at trent bridge earlier this month. the fourth test will get underway on thursday at southampton. india won the last game but england lead the 5 match series 2—1 . i think it feels good. obviously, we will know more later on today, but the swelling has gone down and it

johanna konta lost in the first round for the second successive year, as she was beaten 6—2, 6—2 by caroline garciaons ajax are into the group stages of the champions league for the first time since 2014 after seeing off dynamo kiev. the second leg finished goalless in the ukraine as ajax go through 3—1, thanks to theirfirst leg win. meanwhile, swiss side young boys won 2—1 at dinamo zagreb to edge through 3—2 on aggregate. and aek athens are also into the champions league draw after a 1—1 draw with hungarian side vidi ensured a 3—2 aggregate win for them. next to the asian champions league, where the chinese side tianjin quanjin missed theirflight to japan due to traffic. they did make it in the end, but the journey ended up taking more than 2a hours. and if that wasn't bad enough, the first leg of their quarterfinal against kashima antlers didn't turn out much better. joe lynskey reports. for kashima —— tianjin quanjin, making it to the kickoff was hard enough. they travelled for 27 hours to reach kashima. and though the chinese team in white came close early on, weariness soon showed. s took the

she had a shock victory over caroline garcia.ough 75-16, 6-2. -- 7-5,1-6, 6-2. the connecticut open is the final warmup event of the us open and in the other half of the draw russia's katarina makarova went down in straight sets, the five seat from germany won 6—4, 6—2. on to football and the scottish champions celtic were held to 1—all draw in the first leg of their europa league play—off against sudova in lithuania. celtic, who dropped out of the champions league after losing in the last qualifiying round, took the lead through their french midfielder 0livier ntcham after only three minutes. but less than ten minutes later the lithuanian side were level. 0vidijus verbickas with the equaliser. it means the tie is level ahead of next week's second leg, but celtic will be favourites to qualify for the group stage, which home advantage for the return match, and and away goal in the bag. elswhere, konsta ntinos fortounis scored twice as 0lympiakos beat burnley 3—1, steven gerrard maintained his unbeaten record as rangers manager as

number six seed caroline garcia knocked out former australian open champion victoria azarenka.won six golds on the second night of action at the world para—swimming european championships in dublin. one of the six came from yaroslav semenenko, who set a world record in the heats of the men's 50m backstroke s5 before claiming gold in the final. italy picked up four golds while great britain saw 16—year—old maisie summers—newton win the 200m individual medley sm6, setting a new world record in the process. just wanting to go out and give everything i could. i wanted to go quicker than this morning. but to go that fast, i just can't quicker than this morning. but to go that fast, ijust can't believe it. i have been training really hard with my coat. yes, itjust all came together. in major league baseball news, ryan braun hit two of milwaukee's four home runs as the brewers cut into chicago's national league central lead with a 7—0 victory over the cubs on tuesday. braun had already hit a two run homer at the top of the first inning to help put the brewers 3—0 up, but he did it aga

the british number one is beaten in the first round by caroline garcia of france.rotecting englands trees, how home grown could stop the spread of pests and disease. good morning. today we've got a band of rain moving south and east and when it clears behind it, we'll see a bit of cloud breaking with some sunshine and a few showers. i'll have more in 15 minutes. it's wednesday the 29th of august. our top story: a mother and daughter killed in a suspected double murder in solihull were on the phone to police as they were attacked, according to detectives. police are continuing to search forjanbaz tarin after his former partner, 22—year—old raneem oudeh, and her mother, khaola saleem, were fatally attacked in the early hours of bank holiday monday. jenny kumah reports. the manhunt continues. paid the police believe 21—year—old janbaz tarin, an afghan national here legally, is responsible for the murder of two women. his former partner, raneem oudeh, seen here on the left, and her mother, khaola saleem. both were syrian nationals. raneem oudeh had a two—year—old son a

australian ashley barty in the last war in montreal this after her straight sets win over six feet caroline garcia where she wanted seven five six one but it looks to continue what has been a fine year for the romanian rising to the top of the w.t.r. rankings and winning her first grand slam title at the french open earlier this year. the defending montreal champion elena spitta leno was forced to come from behind to progress in the tournament after going down early in the first set to release from athens and belgium she was then four hard to take votes that seven five six three setting up a semifinal encounter with the u.s. open champion sloane stephens. now the second test between england and india has been severely impacted by rain but there was enough time between showers for james anderson to death and maybe indian attack as the host took control of the match thanks to his twenty six five wicket haul. they were the ideal conditions to bowl in. just for me i find it so much fun when the it's like that. you don't often get conditions like that in england much anymore like when the balls are not

british women's number one johanna konta was knocked out in herfirst round match by the sixth seed caroline garciaough draw for konta, who has fallen down the rankings. so she wasn't seeded for this tournament for the first time in ten grand slam events. well, the other big story at flushing meadows this week has troubled all of the players. the temperatures have reached 38 degrees celsius on court with humidity levels of more than 50%. it's made it really difficult especially for the european players not used to these conditions, and novak djokovic said he had to battle with the conditions as much as his opponent in his first round win. it was a tough one, we both struggled. we were not the only ones today. obviously we had almost ten retirements in the men's draw. cruel conditions, but it is what it is and you have to deal with it. i had to find a way to dig myself out of trouble. it really feels like everything is boiling in your body in our brains and everything, the temperatures are so high. you want to try to counter that a little bit so to try to counter that a little bit so you to try to c

she lost in the first round to the french sixth seed caroline garcia.he singles draw. temperatures of 38 degrees and 50% humidity saw five "heat—related retirements" in the men's draw. novak djokovic described the conditions as brutal. for the first time, an extreme heat policy is in place for the men, so the wimbledon champion took a mid—match ice bath during his four—set win over marton fuscovics. no, we were not both in one ice bath. i said that very clearly. there were two ice baths next to each other. 45 seconds or one minute and that is it, you get out. it's just to kind of shock your body in a way because it was so warm, it feels like everything is boiling in your body. after over 100 years of internatonal football and cup finals at hampden park in glasgow, the scottish football association board are meeting right to decide whether or not to move to the home of scottish rugby, murrayfield in edinburgh. here's bbc scotland's senior football reporter chris mclaughlin. well, the national stadium is owned by lower league side queens park. they rent i

she takes on the french player caroline garcia this evening in new york. murray in the second round. he beat australia's james duckworth in four sets and will face fernando verdasco next. it was murray's first best—of—five—set match in 11! months, having had surgery on a long—term hip injury at the start of this year. the discomfort i had been feeling in my hip was a lot better than it was over the grass court season. i've got, you know, a bunch of matches under my belt, a lot more training, and just a better understanding of where my body is at. so that was what helped with the decision. another brit cameron norrie is through but kyle edmund and heather watson both went out. there was plenty of talk about another serena williams outfit as she made it comfortably through her first round tie with poland's magda linette. the six—time champion made her return to the us open with a straight sets win. williams missed last year's championship because she was expecting her baby. her 6—4, 6—love victory over an opponent ranked 68 in the world means she will play g

she'll now play france's caroline garcia for a place in the last 16. against india on saturday. his trial for affray is ongoing, and thejudge began summing up the case at bristol crown court in england on monday. stokes denies the charges, maintaining he was acting in self—defence in september last year during an altercation with two men near a nightclub in the city. and finally, if you've got a fear of heights, this may be the time to look away. that is mont blanc, the highest mountain in europe, and that is swiss extreme mountaineer dani arnold. this footage has been shared for the first time since he completed the climb of the grandes jorasses mountain in the range last month. he passed teams using ropes that had set off the previous evening to complete the climb in two hours and four minutes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website but from me and the rest of the team that is your tuesday sport briefing. before we go, we asked you to tell us before we go, we asked you to tell us about our big twitter question of the day, which is the

better mental and emotional space as she prepares to begin her us open campaign against sixth seed caroline garciaat the height of the summer heatwave. some six thousand acres were affected. a hundred soldiers were drafted in to help firefighters but it was long time before they finally put the fires out. 0ur correspondent danny savage has returned to the scene near stalybridge in greater manchester to find out how local farmers have coped since and to see what effect it all had on the wildlife there. hejoins us now. sophie, it is not a pretty sight, mile after mile of lifeless merlins and as faras mile after mile of lifeless merlins and as far as you can see, all that black land is where the fire swept through at the end ofjune. the fires are out and the smoke has gone but we have been speaking to people who live and work here at about the way forward, how do we go about repairing this landscape? the desperate days of high summer on the roof of england. several square miles of pennine moorland burned for days. it was difficult to contain and left a thick pall of smoke hanging over vast areas of g

johanna konta is out of the us open, losing in the first round to france's caroline garcia.ning. theresa may has arrived in cape town at the start of a three—day trade mission to africa. she began by pledging an extra four billion pounds‘ worth of investment for the continent. it's her first official tour of africa as prime minister. in a speech she called for the uk to become the leading investor in the continent by 2022. she said the extra investment would support african economies, but she also wanted it to work in the interests of the uk. our political correspondent ben wright reports. upbeat, certainly. on the beat, perhaps not. but theresa may arrived in south africa eager to talk trade, development and economic growth. the prime minister began her trip to cape town at a school symbolising, she said, the youth and dynamism of many african nations. and it is jobs for these young people and millions like them the uk wants to help african economies create. so this was a trade mission underpinned by a promise. the prime minister pledged an extra £4 billion in direct uk gov

johanna konta is out of the us open, losing in straight sets to caroline garcia.t set 6—2. johanna konta's fortu nes first set 6—2. johanna konta's fortunes have improved recently, with a win over serena williams, but there was little sign of recovery here. the second set went the same way. novak djokovic dropped a set but was through to the second round. he struggled in the heat but after a ten minute heat break in which both players had iced laughs, he came through in four sets. west ham survived a huge scare at afc wimbledon in the carabao cup. the league one side took the lead afterjust two minutes, joe pigott with the goal. wimbledon then had a man sent off, but it took west ham until the hour mark to level things up, issa diop with this thumping strike. angelo ogbonna then put the premier league side in front, before javier hernandez added a third, to make things look a lot simpler for west ham than they actually were. 21 ties being played in all. you can get all of them on the website. a couple of upsets, as burton beat aston villa, norwich beat cardiff. le

grand slams has continued at the us open she lost in the first round to the french sixth seed caroline garciahe world she is only just inside the top 50 which is why she got suchy a tough draw. she was beaten in straight sets. there are no british women left in the singles draw. temperatures of 38 degrees and 50% humidity saw five ‘heat related retirements' in the men's draw. novak djokovic described the conditions as brutal for the first time an extreme heat policy is in place for the men, the wimbledon champion took a mid—match ice bath during his 4 set—win over marton fuscovics. we were not both in one piece bath. isaid we were not both in one piece bath. i said that very clearly, there were two ice pass, one next to another. it shocks your body and a way, because as it is so warm, it feels like everything is boiling in your body. mark cavendish is taking an idefinite breakfrom cycling after being dignosed with the epstein—barr virus. it can cause glandular fever and extreme fatigue. his dimension data team say he been training and racing with the illness over recent months. he has won 30

caroline garcia is a horrible start. it is the first time johanna konta garcia is a horrible start.nd is not ideal. she does have a record against the french player and has won three of their first five matches. victory today open up a more palatable route into the second week of the us open. but that seems a long way away. she has a tough start on another very hot and very humid new york day. and one of the biggest stars in american football has signed one of the biggest contract in the nfl's history. this is odell beckham junior who plays for the new york giants. he's a wide—reciever known for his one—handed catches. his new contract is worth almost £75 million over the next three seasons. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. children as young as ten trying to kill themselves, intolerable conditions and horrific violence. this, say aid workers, is what life looks like inside a european refugee camp. the bbc has been given rare access to moria camp on the greek island of lesbos. workers for the charity msf say it is the worst refugee camp on earth. it has a capacity for ar

defense and women's top seed simona halep is into the last four in montreal she beat sixth seed caroline garcia seven five six one in a replay of the same stage of the tournament last year will now face australia's ashley party in the semi finals all right that is all useful for now it is back to laura thanks joe and that's it from me as well for this news up to say where the ceremony is back in just a moment. amidst a climate of violence and paranoia. of those still willing to dream. in honduras dennis seeks a brighter future for his son and community. using aat to reclaim the city. and transform the very symbol of cost oppression. you find in latin america liberating a prison on al-jazeera. denied citizenship. health care and education. forced from their homes to live in camps. subject to devastating physical cruelty algis their world investigates one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. silent abuse. in this new delhi swell artistic expression has thrived for generations. now real estate developers want to go on. tomorrow we disappear i will close documentary on al-jazeera. turkey

british number onejohanna konta has a tough start against french sixth seed caroline garcia.ng me no stout chick with talk of teletext and ceefax. the british woman, nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, who's been imprisoned in iran for more than two years, has been temporarily released. her family says she's been freed from jail in tehran, for three days. she'd been accused of spying, a charge she denies. caroline hawley reports. a first family photo of freedom. imagine the moment after nearly two years in prison, eight months of them in solitary confinement. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was still in her bed clothes this morning when she was given ten minutes to get ready to leave jail. her husband richard, who has campaigned tirelessly for her release, called today a very happy surprise. just really positive, we have had so many dashed hopes and false dawns and i had heard rumours that this might happen and i didn't believe them. you know, because after this many, it's easier to keep coping by not getting your hopes up too high. the family haven't been together since the spring of 2016,

caroline garcia is a horrible start.am for the last ten events. so to play the world number six in the opening round is not ideal. she does have a record against the french player and has won three of their first five matches. victory today open up a more palatable route into the second week of the us open. but that seems a long way away. she has a tough start on another very hot and very humid new york day. that game getting under way, she loses the first game but going a served there. could we be in for a shock in the second round of the carabao cup? 21 ties being played tonight. and afc wimbledon of league one took a very early lead against premier league west ham. joe pygott with the goal afterjust two minutes. leeds united being beaten by preston north, and leicester city against the wood. queen's park rangers had a miserable time to nil. full list on oui’ miserable time to nil. full list on our website and all those games, its early stages still in the first half there. the leicester strikerjamie vardy and chelsea'

continuing how it went on to beat the seven time grand slam champ in straight sets she'll play caroline garcia in the last stage after the frenchwoman ok maria sharapova. now players began in the second test between england and india after the first day was completely rained out england won the toss and sent the vistas into batting conditions favorable to bowling that decision the made to leave paid off as james anderson told murray v.j. with just the fifth ball of the match and then struck again to claim india's other opener to leave his just struggling on eleven for two but the covers a back on and off to seven overs the players are off the field following moral right and indian captain for kohli is not out on one england lead the five match series one nil and there's plenty more sport for you in a little while with peter the porter thanks very much. and that's it for me lorica for this news up to say whether sell rahman is back in just a moment more of the day. is abducted and forced into sexual slavery by the japanese imperial army. to the so-called comfort women of the second world war de