dan evans.oks very different as the sunshine returned after a miserable wednesday of rain. mean the last two british hopefuls can finally get on court for the second round matches at the meadows. dan evans showed signs early on taking advantage of the sloppy form. the 25th seed had some of the moments is to eventually cost him the first set and another racket. the british number to give an impressive performance but they're times like this to take the second set 6—3. there was short—lived to prove to he may pull something out of the bag while he turned up by he is a semifinalist at the australian open. he was not about to hand this over, taking the third set for turning point. but evans dug deep to take command and pile on the pressure before he lost the forehand and dan evans was on the forehand and dan evans was on the cusp of a win, along with too much power drifting long and it was evans will face roger in the third round on friday. meanwhile, the british number one was red—hot and not becau

have we seen anything like that from dan evans today?nst the ru in all honesty it wasn't like that. federal was referring back to australia they played each other. they had to incredibly close sets. —— federer. stylewise, dan evans has a very similar style to roger federer. it is just that federal when he is clean well is on a com pletely when he is clean well is on a completely different level altogether. and that is what happened today. —— federer. he has looked a bit ropey today, lost both sets in his previous two matches but he was suddenly in the groove from the very off, i don't think that evidence played badly but he won five games in the whole match, and it was a schooling. roger federer showed why he has won 20 grand slam singles titles. and joanna counter had a very convincing second—round match against zhang shuai you, will it be just as easy for her? it has been a tough match, it could be very close, having saying that, konta is in good form. thank you for that. it was a terrible start back to f1 after the summer break for le

not how dan evans would have wanted ihe not how dan evans would have wanted i he won only five game,y on friday, less than a day after his second round match when federer had an extra days rest. tough on me isn't it. but wouldn't be the first time the higher ranking player has had pull so to speak, but also these guys, they want the tournament obviously want roger, would rather roger be going through that match than me. i'm sick and tired of it that apparently, i call the shots — the tournament and the tv stations do. we can give our opinion. that is what we do. but i'm still going to walk out, even if they schedule me at 4 in the morning. usual to see is a furious federer. move tong football and arsenal defender hasjoined real move tong football and arsenal defender has joined real sociedad move tong football and arsenal defender hasjoined real sociedad on a two—year deal, he has been ever present in the league this season for arsenal but tierney who joined in the summer is seen as his replace. place. melanie 0nn reel has made 250 appearances for arsenal and won three fa cups. monda

here he was firmly in his shadow. 0utplayed, outclassed, dan evans is out.he was not in the way for long. the british number one ruthless, unrelenting and never really troubled. a comfortable victory in little over an hour. commentator: just brilliant! through to the next round. she might now be the last briton left standing in the singles, butjohanna konta, it seems, is not slowing down. adam wild, bbc news. it was short and sweet for dan evans too. 0nly not how he'd have wanted it as he won just five games against the five—time champion roger federer. the british number two not happy at having to play early on friday, less than a day after his second round match when federer had an extra day's rest it's tough on me, isn't it? but it wouldn't be the first time the higher ranked players have had pull, so to speak. also these guys, they want — the tournament obviously want roger — would rather roger be going through that match than me, so it's understandable. i know there was questions to a preference, but that does not mean roger asks roger getz. i'm sick an

evansis shadow outplayed and outclassed, dan evansforjohanna konta. zhang shuai was in her way but not for long. the british number one was ruthless and unrelenting and never really troubled. a comfortable victory in a little over an hour. through to the next round. she might be the last great left standing in the singles butjohanna konta it seems is not slowing down. it was short and sweet for dan eva ns, it was short and sweet for dan evans, winning just five games against the five—time champion. the british number two was not happy at having to play early on friday, less than one day after his second—round match when federer had an extra day's rest. it's tough, isn't it. that wouldn't be the first time the higher ranked players has had pool, so higher ranked players has had pool, so to speak. but these guys, the tournament once roger, roger going through that match rather than me so it is understandable.” through that match rather than me so it is understandable. i know there we re it is understandable. i know there were questions

dan evans wasn‘t happy with the scheduling of his matches.me, isn‘t it? but it wouldn‘t be the first time the higher ranked players have had pull, so to speak. also these guys, they want — the tournament obviously want roger — would rather roger be going through that match than me, so it‘s understandable. i'm sick and tired of it that apparently, i call the shots — the tournament and the tv stations do. we can give our opinion. that is what we do. but i'm still going to walk out, even if they schedule me at 4 in the morning. a furious fedor. anyway, he is the route to the next round. football now, and the north london derby tomorrow is the big game of the weekend — in the last half hour arsenal have confirmed the departure of nacho monreal to spanish side real sociedad. manchester city play brighton this afternoon and can overtake liverpool for at least an hour or so. jurgen klopp‘s side are three wins from three so far, but they face a difficult trip to burnley. that‘s what we are prepared for. it‘s not planning a holiday when you go to burn

dan evans wasn't happy with the scheduling of his matches. had a rest day. evans said the tournament organisers made more allowances for the bigger names. but roger federer vehemently disagreed. it is tough on me, isn't it? but it wouldn't be the first time the higher up players have had pull, so to speak. also these guys, they want — the tournament obviously want roger — would rather roger be going through that much than me, so it is understandable. i'm sick and tired of it that apparently, i call the shots — the tournament and the tv stations, too. we can give our opinion. that is what we do. but i'm still going to walk out, even if they schedule me at 4 in the morning. terence federer, there, not happy, we don't see that often —— temps. big weekend in the premier league with the north london derby tomorrow. lots of fixtures today too of course. dan walker's here to tell us what's on football focus. yeah, we have a big focus on the premier league, there was a good piece on bury and bolton this week, it's been covered in the last few weeks a

dan evans wasn't happy with the scheduling of his matches.re allowances for the bigger games but better i disagreed. it is tough on me, isn't it? but it wouldn't be the first part —— time the higher up players have had a pull so to speak. also these guys, they want the tournament obviously want roger, would rather roger be going through that much than me, so it is understandable. lam sick i am sick and tired of it that apparently i call the shots, the tournament and the tv stations too. we can give our opinion. that is what we do. but i am still going to walk out, even if they schedule me at four in the morning. we don't often see a tense roger federer there, do we? romelu lukaku has hit back at former manchester united defender gary neville for calling him overweight and unprofessional. the belgium striker left old trafford earlier this month to move to inter milan, where he's since beenjoined by alexis sanchez. lukaku told us his previous managers never had a problem with his work rate. don't try to question my professionalism. i live for t

dan da n eva ns dan evans is looking to book his place in the third round of the us open.ederer is up next. also coming up in the programme... aiming to make a first major finals, wales women kick off their euro 2021 campaign in the faroe islands. hello and welcome to sportsday. we have the champions league group stages in the diary. if you are a liverpool, tottenham, manchester city or chelsea fan, all of the details are to come. in the last couple of hours, defending champions liverpool have got a familiar trip to napoli. the head again, they also face salzburg. joe lenski is here. not a bad group for liverpool.” think they'll be happy with this one. it isn't even that long since we we re one. it isn't even that long since we were watching these scenes last season, the win and create at liverpool, with liverpool winning the champions league there last season. the champions league there last season. i think they will look quite favourably on this draw for the istanbul in turkey is the city. at least 32 sides are looking to get in the draw. three english sides were in the

joanna kantor and dan evans will be in second round action when it clears up.rgios again at the centre of a storm. let's go live the centre of a storm. let's go live the new york and join our colleague. today nick kyrgios called out atp tour and called them corrupt. he has now rolled back on those words. explain how this is comic about and what he is referring to. a few weeks ago he played a match in cincinnati and got increasingly heated as it went on. he had numerous arguments with the umpire fergus murphy and at the end of it abused him and then got given a fine of $113,000 by the atp for the list of offences he had accumulated during the course of that match. he was asked about it and it was the first time he spoke and it was the first time he spoke and since that occasion after the first round match against steve johnson last night which she won in three sets and he asked about that situation and he came out with those words. he said everybody knows the atb are words. he said everybody knows the atb a re pretty words. he said everybody knows the atb are pr

dan evans will face rafael nadal for the first time, he beat alexander, at the rogers cup and eva ns,53 beat the australian and straight sets, 61176. next up for evans as the champion rafael nadal who received a buy into the second round. england will name their rugby world cup after the national against wells on sunday. mike brown and ben tia will not have the chance to stick their claim fora not have the chance to stick their claim for a place in it. they have been left up by coach eddiejones that say why they would be disappointed to miss out, they may get another opportunity so they must be ready, lewis and rory could make their test debut. it is the opening day of fixtures in the super league, inc. and's domestic 2020 tournament, they take on the starter this evening and that started well with sarah taylor creating plenty but, fell just several runs sarah taylor creating plenty but, felljust several runs short of sarah taylor creating plenty but, fell just several runs short of the half—century, soon after, bowling both those wickets, they were all out for just 130. both those wi

outplayed, outclassed, dan evans is out.ever really troubled. a comfortable victory in little over one hour. commentator: just brilliant. through to the next round. she may now be the last britain left standing in the singles butjohanna konta it seems is not slowing down. adam wild, bbc news. serena williams admitted she wasn't at her best in the second round, but stepped it up a gear to reach round four. she beat karolina muchova in straight sets. romelu lukaku has hit back at former manchester united defender gary neville for calling him overweight and unprofessional. the belgium striker left old trafford earlier this month to move to inter milan, where he's since beenjoined by alexis sanchez. lukaku told us his previous managers never had a problem with his work rate. don't try to question my professionalism. i live for this game. i don't drink, i don't smoke, play all the time, i try to do everything that, you know, improve my game and it was just a bad game and itjust my game and it was just a bad game and it just happe

not such good news for britain's dan evans — he was totally outclassed by roger federer.ng his second match in 24 hours, after the weather delayed his match from the previous round. after that match, dan evans expressed his disappointment at being scheduled as the first match on arthur ashe on friday, having played a gruelling four—setter against lucas pouille less than 24 hours earlier. he was asked if he thought federer had intentionally asked for the early start time. if that is the case, that is tough on me, isn't it? that would not be the first time a player has has had pull, so to speak. but for these guys, pull, so to speak. but for these guys, they want the tournament, the wood rather roger be going through that match than me. to football now. and two huge british derbys this weekend — first up is the old firm match, between rangers and celtic. but once again, sectarian chanting has overshadowed build up to the fixture. with uefa charging rangers with racism for a second time. the club have been ordered to close a 3,000—seat section — for theirfirst europa league

british number two dan evans was outclassed as roger federer showed his best form to ease into the ussappointment at being scheduled as the first match on arthur ashe on friday, having played a gruelling four—setter against lucas pouille less than 24 hours earlier. he was asked if he thought federer had intentionally asked for the early start time. if that is the case, there is... it is tough on me, isn't it. but wouldn't be the first time the higher round players —— higher ranked players has had bull. —— had bull, so to speak. these guys, the tournament obviously want roger, they would rather roger be going through that match than me, so it is understandable. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. friday was another very warm day across southern and eastern parts of the country, temperatures reaching around the mid 20s, a different story further north, and the low pressure, a lot wetter for scotland and northern ireland. low pressure still dominating the story as we start the weekend, this active weather

dan evans will face rafa nadal for the first time tomorrow after he beat alex de minaur in the firstnd of the rogers cup. evans beat the australian world number 38 in straight sets. 6-4, 7-6. in the opening day of fixtures in the super league — england's domestic women's 2020 tournament. there was a dramatic victory for surrey stars over yorkshire diamonds at headingly — they won by nine runs. winds too for western storm and southern vipers. chelsea football cloud, has apologised unreservedly for what it's called the terrible past experiences of some of its former players. the premier league cloud has published the findings of damning reviews into historical child sexual abuse and racial abuse at the cloud. here's our sports editor, dan roan. they are criticised two and half yea rs they are criticised two and half years ago when revelations first emerged at the crimes of their former chief got a b also emerged the cloud insisted on a gagging clause and composition settlement with one of his former victims. two of the reviews were published today, the first centred on his crimes, he w

rafa nadal has beaten british number two dan evans in the second round of the rogers cup in montreal.umber two defeated evans in straight sets — but evans made the spaniard work for it — the brit winning a game either side of a rain break. it finished 7—6, 6—4. andy murray will play in the doubles overnight. there was a world record at grace road this evening as leicestershire foxes captain colin ackermann claimed the best figures in any t20 match. the south african all rounder took seven wickets forjust 18 runs in his four overs, helping leicestershire beat the birmingham bears by 55 runs in the t20 blast. it's the first time anybody has taken seven wickets in a professional match. judd trump has knocked ronnie o'sullivan off the top of the snooker world rankings. the current world champion achieved the feat after reaching the quarterfinals of the international championship in china with a 6—2 victory overjoe perry. it's been six years since he was last world number one. jack nowell remains a world cup injury concern with the england camp unable to put a time—frame on his return. the

he's bidding to win the tournament for a fifth time, and beat the british qualifier dan evans in straightt they were both hard—fought sets, with nadal taking the first on a tie—break, before winning the second 6—4. yeah, a tough one. i have been playing well. so i came on court knowing that it will be a tough match and, i'm happy about this, and that first sat. —— set. an important victory, i'm happy to be through. the number two seed dominic thiem is also through to the third round, but was taken to three sets by canada's denis shapovalov. thiem, who won his first masters series title at indian wells earlier this year, won the deciding set 6—3. he plays the number 14 seed marin cilic next. on to football, and there were five more champions league qualifiers in europe on wednesday, and they included a win for olympiakos. they beat the turkish side istanbul bazak—sehir 1—0, with giorgos masouras scoring the only goal of the game early in the second half. istanbul finished the match with 10 men after irfan karvechi was shown a second yellow card. olympiakos will be favourites to go through

she will play later with her fellow brit dan evans taking on roger federer.g pensions is leading some british ex—pats living in spain, to consider whether to stay in the country after brexit. a group representing brits abroad has told bbc breakfast ex—pats feel "alone and forgotten by the uk government. breakfast‘s tim muffett on the costa del sol for us this morning. good morning. it is a beautiful day here today, and this is one of the reasons why spain is such an attract tiff place for british people to choose as their home. more than 300,000 uk nationals are registered here, 70,000 british pensioner, but when it comes to a no—deal brexit, many are worried, as to the impact that could have on their access to the spanish health care system. we have been speaking we have been speaking to some of them. under the spanish sun, dave is sweating on events in brussels and westminster. good to meet you. hi, good to meet you too. how do you feel you been treated by the british government? drea dfully. i think if i'd treated a dog the same way, i'd have been in court

where a few of this year's favorites breezed into the final 16 including roger federer he defeated dan evans the swiss dominating the brits a cruise to a comfortable win in 3 straight sets meanwhile serena williams also taking taking care of business the 23 time major champion seemed to found her rhythm as she beat carroll enough 636 to. you're watching the news coming up next our documentary film series what secrets is a small box of photos from war to the whole world and all the latest news of course available on our web site that's d.w. dot com or on twitter at. i'm called aspen thanks watched. her 1st day at school. her 1st economy most of them in doors grandma with arrives. join the oregano on her journey back to freedom. you know we're interactive documentary during general ranting returns home on the d w don't come to tang's.

where a few of this year's favorites breezed into the final 16 including roger federer who defeated dan evans the swiss dominating the breadstick cruised to a comfortable win in 3 straight sets while sabrina williams also took care of business she has won 23 major titles she's looking for a 24th the she beat carolina which over 6362. watching d.w. news coming up next world stories but 1st as you can see behind me will leave you with a little bit of footage of this weekend's high role be an olive hosting the fireworks world championship this weekend it'll. never have been the star. is facing mass extinction. you could say that topix else is in danger. but there is a glimmer. the biggest companies are uniting to create global change. the possibility. that not only animals will be saved but hope to. the lion's share. of the conservation of hope.

open roger federer beat a heavy leg dan evans the swiss dominated the briton to cruise to a comfortable win in 3 straight sets serena williams is also keeping her eyes firmly on the prize the $23.00 time major champion seems to have found her rhythm as she ratted checks charity. 6362. now once known for guns and gangs a neighborhood in pakistan's coastal city of karachi has emerged as a hub for hip hop talent used to look at the new lyricist of liara rapping about their corner of the world. got together to magic up and this is not going to be the puppy to look them up either but the sound of bullets used to ricochet down these streets now a stage for up and coming rapids to go little means it was a kind of gun it's one of the new hot spot for pakistani hip hop is the neighborhood in the city of karachi among played by gang violence and running street battles a recent government crackdown has made the streets safe allowing residents to transform their hard luck tiles into hip hop songs and cities rappers have a distinctive voice. coming. up. the hip hop of lee arias based on reality. in

tournament in montreal top seed rafa nadal was put through his paces in his 1st match british qualifier dan evans making it work for every point but down to the open set on a toy break and there were more epic volleys to follow in the 2nd set. of the i again it was the spaniard who won the key battles and eventually secured his place in round 3 i think stop the doubt will face argentina's ditto poland i take it stokes al-jazeera. thanks. for this news hour back in a moment stay. us. in a country with high youth unemployment one again i say she helps turn school children into entrepreneurs who can tell us what i mean by their wide fundraising empowering them to reclaim their futures we teach them how to party destroying my ship was how to make the best mates and build new prosperous communities some of the invest the money into the business of school from life uganda part of the rebel education series on al jazeera. an army of volunteers has come together to help with the influx of tens of thousands of evacuees. but their retreat to a church shelter has brought new challenges an outbreak of norovi

number two dan evans is already through to the second round.ig names are in action today at the us open including rafa nadal and simona halep. bbc radio 5live will have live updates from four o'clock and you can find all the latest sports news including updates from the situations on bury and bolton on sportsday. that's at 6:30pm on the bbc news channel. the headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn is meeting other party leaders this morning to discuss how to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. documents seen by bbc news suggest that the government knew the hs2 project was running over budget and probably behind schedule thre eyears ago. the government proposes an overhaul of planning rules in england so companies can build taller mobile phone masts without councils' permission. the change is part of a plan to speed up the roll—out of 5g networks and improve coverage in rural areas. the brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from g7 countries to help tackle fires in the amazon rainforest. brazil's president jair b

dan evans will face rafa nadal for the first time tomorrow after he beat alex de minaur in the first number 38 in straight sets, 6—4, 7—6. so next up for evans is french open champion nadal, who recieved a bye into the second round. england will name their rugby world cup squad after their summer international against wales on sunday. mike brown and ben te'o will not have a chance to stake their claim for a place in it. they've been left out by coach eddiejones, who says while they will be disappointed to miss out, they may get another opportunity so must be ready. northampton flanker lewis ludlam and bath wing rory mcconnochie could make their debuts at twickenham. in the opening day of fixtures in the super league — england's domestic women's twenty20 tournament, a dramatic victory for surrey stars over yorkshire diamonds at headingly, they won byjust 9 runs. wins too for western storm and southern vipers. that's all the sport for now. hello there. whether across the uk, a bit ofa hello there. whether across the uk, a bit of a lottery at the moment. of its sunshine you're after, so

on the men's side 20 time grand slam champion roger federer overpowered britain's world number 58 dan evans in straight sets the 38 year old showed no mercy as he crushed 11626261 the match lasted just 79 minutes federer has won the title at flushing meadows 5 times before but not since 2008. former spain and barcelona manager luis enrique is mourning the loss of his 9 year old daughter so are many other football teams barcelona held a moment of silence for the former coach of the daughter who died from bone cancer and left his job with spain's national team in june because of his daughter's illness other teams managers and players have been sending their condolences to the enrique family. or would you try to find a reason why the existence of the reason why this kind of thing would happen is not argument for 9 years old little lovely daughter. lost her life so hopefully he can feel is american can firmly from mencia sit in my service patiently and make only myself that we are hearing from fairly soon i can see human telling her i love him but defending league champions will resume the leag

on the men's side 20 time grand slam champion roger federer overpowered britain's world number 58 dan evans in straight sets the 38 year old showed no mercy as he crushed 11626261 the match lasted just 79 minutes federer has won the title at flushing meadows 5 times before but not since 2000 and. former spain and barcelona manager luis enrique is mourning the loss of his 9 year old daughter so are many other football teams barcelona held a moment of silence for the former coach of the daughter who died from bone cancer and left his job with spain's national team in june because of his daughter's illness other teams managers and players have been sending their condolences to the enrique family. over as you try to find a reason why the existence of the reason why this kind of thing has happened is not argument for 9 years old little lovely daughter. lost her life so hopefully he can feel his american family from when she said to myself especially my family myself that we are hearing from fairly soon i can see him and tell him how i love him but defending league champions will resume the leagu

he'll now face either great britain's dan evans or frenchman lucas pouille in the next round.by kashima antlers in the first leg of their asian champions league quarter—final. the chinese side dominated the game, but weren't able to make it count. and it was the holders kashima who went closest to scoring, hitting the bar two minutes from the end. the 2nd leg is in three weeks time. now not content with getting 77 caps for england, rugby player, james haskell, has been speaking about his decision to move into mixed martial arts. the flanker retired back in may but has now signed a deal to fight in mma. he insists, this isn't a fleeting interest, and he's been using mma for years. for me it is a test, a journey. and i am not messing around. i dedicate my life to this and i want to make sure i am in the best possible shape no matter what happens at the end. looking ahead and rafa nadal will be among those in action at flushing meadows on thursday. the spaniard is bidding for a fourth us open singles title. and after a dominant display againstjohn millman, he now playes another a

and success forjohanna konta and dan evans at flushing meadows.w for the champions league, that has thrown up some intriguing fixtures for the coming months. four english teams were in the pot atthe star—studded event at the star—studded event in monaco. the great and the good of european football were all in attendance, where the uefa players of the year were also announced. we'll have more news on that shortly, but first to that all important draw. liverpool, the holders, will have a reunion with napoli whilst last season's losing finallists, tottenham, take on german champions bayern munich in group b. premier league champions manchester city return to ukraine to face shakhtar amongst others in group c. whilst in group a, look at that, real madrid have been drawn in the same group as the superstars of psg. europa league winners chelsea, are in group h, with last season's semi—finallists ajax among their opponents. there's been action on the pitch this evening in europe, with the qualification for the europa league at stake. four british sides w

this tournament was handed a bye through to the second round where he'll take on british qualifier dan evansying round of the champions league later. neil lennon's side will need to win this 2—legged tie and another one after that to qualify for the group stage proper. former chelsea player dan petrescu is the cluj manager and says it would take a miracle to knock the scottish champions out. with the new nba season set to get under way in mid october, the rapper drake has been parading the larry o'brien championship trophy won by the toronto raptors in june. during his performance at ovo fest 2019, an annual concert he hosts, the musician used a giant nba finals trophy as a prop on the stage while holding the actually trophy to celebrate the raptors' first ever title. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. that is indeed. thank you. scientists have long warned about the dangers of climate change. a major problem is the melting of the greenland ice sheet, which c

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the other remaining british hopeful, dan evans, set up another grand slam meeting with roger federerictory after losing his way in the third. that's all the sport for now. we saw 25 degrees on thursday in the south of england. 20 of sunshine and warmth but further north, it was more unsettled and outbreaks of rain and strong winds and that is how it is looking on friday. it would be a windy day across the north. brazier further south. 0utbreaks windy day across the north. brazier further south. 0utbrea ks of windy day across the north. brazier further south. outbreaks of rain becoming heavy and more persistent across scotland, northern england and north—west wales with winds reaching a0 miles per hour in exposure. further south chance of sunshine and a warmer day. that stays awa ke sunshine and a warmer day. that stays awake through friday night into the early hours of saturday. rainfall totals mounting up across northern ireland and scotland. some of this rent will be very heavy so that could be standing water and possible flooding. generally speaking, a relatively warm night with a

for franco in the last 16. 20 time grand slam champion roger federer also overpowered britain's dan evans in straight sets the 38 year old finished off evan 626261 in just 79 minutes after the match evans complained about the scheduling saying he was still tired from his rain delay much on thursday federer strongly defended himself over suggestions he had anything to do with it. and it was questions do have a preference but that doesn't mean like roger as roger gets to remember that. too often now i'm sick and tired of it but apparently i call the shots the tournaments . and. t.v. stations do we can give our opinion that's what we do but i'm still going to walk out even if they schedule at 4 in the morning in the women's draw 23 time grand slam champion serena williams is also through the world number 8 was up against carolina hold out of the czech republic but she showed very little resistance as williams swept her aside in straight sets 6362 the american faces picture martin of croatia next. if serena continues to win she could face 2nd seed ashley barty with quarterfinals the french op

dan evans takes on roger federer — it will be their third meeting, and evans has yet to win against theion. johanna konta faces zhang shuai, after a stunning performance against the unseeded russian margarita gasparyan. she took less than an hour and dropped just one game in making it through to the third round. )great britain's dina asher—smith ran her fastest 200—metres of the season last night at the diamond league meeting in zurich. however, it wasn't enough to beat shaunae miller—uibo of the bahamas, who stormed to victory with the fastest time for four years. miller—uibo will be focussing on the iioo—metres at next month's world championships in doha, leaving asher—smith as favourite over 200 metres. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. a little bit of breaking news for you. more brexit developments. there are several coui’t you. more brexit developments. there are several court challenges to the decision to approve the parliament beginning next week. these court attem pts beginning next week. these

his first two matches at the us open, no such trouble for roger federer against british number two dan evans. five—time champion federer, who lost in the last 16 last year, will play david goffin or pablo carreno busta next. in the women's side of the draw, jo konta beat zhang shuai. and serena williams is safely through to the fourth round. a big blow for england, in the ashes — james anderson has been ruled out of the rest of the series. he had been playing for lancashire's second 11, but he felt a pain in his calf yesterday. following that, medical teams have ruled him out for the final two tests. earlier this week, there had been some positive noises from anderson. he said he felt like he was getting somewhere and seemed hopeful of playing in the fourth test next week. he'll be replaced by somerset seamer craig 0verton. with the ashes series tied at one all, the momentum is with england after that sensational win at headingley last week. he's going to be feeling his pain. i know he will be gutted, and it might actually give him a bit more steel to come backjust actually give him a bit mo

dan evans has made it through though.in four sets. world number one novak djokovic also won his first round match. he had a comfortable victory over the spaniard roberto carballes baena. the three—time champion won 6—4, 6—1, 6—4 to kick off the defence of his title. it's seven years since andy murray won the us open but despite not making this year's competition, he's just picked up his first singles win since hip surgery. he dropped just one game as he beat the 17—year—old imran sibille at the challenger tour event in majorca. sibille is a trainee at the rafa nadal academy, which is hosting the tournament. in less than 2a hours, two of the football league's most famous clubs could be thrown out of the competition. a deal to buy bolton wanderers fell through over the weekend and administrators say the "process of closing down the company will begin on wednesday". the fate of neighbours bury will be decided at the same time. wanderers have until five o'clock tomorrow for the takeover to be completed or, face the process of

rafa nadal has beaten british number two dan evans in the second round of the rogers cup in montreal.d work for it, the brit winning a game either side of a rain break. it finished 7—6, 6—4. andy murray will play in the doubles overnight. there was a world record at grace road this evening as leicestershire foxes captain colin ackermann claimed the best figures in any t20 match. the south african all—rounder took seven wickets forjust 18 runs in his four overs, helping leicestershire beat the birmingham bears by 55 runs in the t20 blast. it is the first time anybody has taken seven wickets in a professional match. jack nowell remains a world cup injury concern, with the england camp unable to put a timeframe on his return. the exeter player flew home from the training camp in italy last week, and doubts linger over nowell‘s availability, with boss eddiejones naming his 31—man squad on monday. england play four warm—up games in the coming weeks, starting with wales at twickenham on sunday. that's all the sport for now. thanks forjoining us. hello there, well tomorrow is the calm before

. —— dan evans. we will be back soon. thank you, sarah. thank you.erage of a dramatic day at westminster. you will know by now the queen is to be asked by the government to suspend parliament days after mps returned to work. and a matter of weeks before the brexit deadline. let's ta ke before the brexit deadline. let's take a look at the time line. parliament will return from recess on the 3rd of september, but it could be prorogued, suspended in other words, just one week later on the tenth. that is expected to make way of the new administration to hold a queen's speech, laying out the government's future plans. the queen's speech expected, as you see there, on the 14th of october. that means mps are unlikely to have time to pass any laws that could stop the prime minister taking the uk out of the eu without a deal. that deadline they are, of october. the speaker of the commons has branded this movie constitutional outrage. he says it is to stop mps debating brexit. the prime minister says it will not stop mps playing a role in the brexit process. l

coming up on bbc news, dan evans will play roger federer in the third round of the us open after beatingsh number two has met federer in a grand slam. people living in florida, have been warned that hurricane dorian could strengthen as it approaches. a state of emergency has been declared, and donald trump has cancelled a planned trip to poland. dorian is set to sweep through the bahamas, and is expected to reach the us mainland early next week. let's get more now from ben rich from the bbc weather centre. how worried should people be in florida? i think people in florida are right to be preparing for this storm, it is already a strong storm and it is only set to get stronger. we can take a look at the progress the storm has been making on the satellite picture. you can see it has passed just to the east of porto rico and if you watch the later frames of that image, it is now starting to look more and more we would expect a hurricane to look, the centre of the storm, wins around 110 mph according to the national hurricane center in the usa and that is the track that is forecast, some unc

fellow brits dan evans and joanna konta are already through to the second round.k, roger federer — but not without a scare. he dropped the first set against indian qualifier sumit nagal but went through in four. federer also lost the first set in the first round at wimbledon this year — but made it through to the final. serena williams was back on the main show court, the arthur ashe stadium, for the first time since last year's final when she had that rant at the umpire in her defeat to naomi 0saka. this was drama—free and and probably slightly worrying for her rivals. she swept aside the five—time grand slam champion maria sharapova in straight sets in under an hour6—i, 6—1. it is the first time the two have met in new york. i'll have more for you in the next hour. that's all for now. thank you, talk to you later. two teenage sisters have rescued a man and a child from drowning off the coast of aberdeenshire. eilidh noble and her sister isla — aged 14 and 15 — heard cries for help while swimming near fraserburgh yesterday afternoon. they swam out with a lilo to

next up for federer it is either dan evans or lucas pouille. of the night in the efl cup. the league one side came from behind to beat premier league burnley 3—1 at turf moor. george dobson completing the comeback and the upset with a well worked third goalfor sunderland. everton avoided a shock of their own against lincoln city, who'd taken the lead afterjust 20 seconds and then drew themselves level at 2—2 with this brilliant hit. everton‘s premier league class eventually showed though, as they scored twice in the last ten minutes to beat the league one side 4—2. all the results from last night are on the bbc website, along with the draw for the third round. phil neville says he wants his england side to be "braver and tougher" if they're to win a major tournament. they play belgium in a friendly tonight — the start of their preparations for a home european championship in 2021. it's the first time the squad has been together since they finished fourth at the women's world cup. wales are also in action tonight, they play the faroe islands in

world number two rafa nadal triumphs in the rogers cup after dispensing with dan evans in straight setstimes their defence looked exposed but they return to glasgow with an away goal advantage going into the second leg after a james forrest goal. ben croutcher reports. the champions league, the pinnacle of cloud football. no, really. they do not beat barcelona, but if celtic wa nted do not beat barcelona, but if celtic wanted to challenge the big teams, they have dover team one of the smallest, the earliest exchanges showed that would not be straightforward. it got a lot more complex just after the half—hour when they finished a clinical counterattack to put the romanians ahead. now that is more like it. celebrations do not have long to settle before the squeezed a shot asked a couple of defenders, between the keeper and post, in a way goal to ta ke the keeper and post, in a way goal to take back to celtic park they decided that they were not out of the woods just yet, scott was called ona the woods just yet, scott was called on a couple of occasions to deny the home team advantage to t

dan evans looks to be faring better in the men's draw.s to 1. not much between these two, as they're next to each other in the world rankings. mannarino has won their only previous encounter. it's seven years since andy murray won the us open, but despite not making this year's compeition, he's just picked up his first singles win since hip surgery. he dropped just one game, as he beat the 17—year old imran sibille at the challenger tour event in majorca. sibille is a trainee at the rafa nadal academy which is hosting the tournament. in less than 24 hours, two of the football league's most famous clubs could be thrown out of the competition. a deal to buy bolton wanderers fell through over the weekend and administrators say the "process of closing down the company will begin on wednesday". the fate of neighbours bury will be decided at the same time. wanderers have until 5 o'clock tomorrow for the takeover to be completed, orface the process of expulsion. after their takeover collapsed, administrator paul appleton says they can't carry on

dan evans was beaten by roger federer, it. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30pm. clear land for 60 days in response to the massive increase in the number of fires in the amazon rainforest. mr bolsonaro has faced intense criticism at home and abroad for failing to protect the rainforest. the amazon, which helps to slow down the pace of global warming, has seen more than 80,000 fires break out so far this year. right now, there are close to 2,000 fires burning in the amazon region. sophie long has this report from para state, deep in the amazon. this was once lush rainforest, but now sparse land, a result of deforestation in the years gone by. but this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees, and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. in the bau indigenous village, they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight—knit, traditional community. but as they prepare to celebrate new life, the vill

next up for roger ferrer, possibly dan evans.es test with concussion. australia chose to bowl first and already have a couple of wickets. and wales have handed test debuts to owen lane and rhys carre for saturday‘s rugby world cup warm—up game against ireland in cardiff. they are among 14 changes to the side that defeated england, with warren gatland set to name his final squad for the tournament on sunday. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. a teenage boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 17—year—old schoolgirl ellie gould, who was stabbed to death at a house in wiltshire in may. thomas griffiths, who is also 17, appeared at bristol crown court this morning. john kay is at bristol crown court for us now. it was the 3rd of may when she was found stabbed to death at her family home in wiltshire. she was just 17 yea rs home in wiltshire. she was just 17 years old, home in wiltshire. she was just 17 yea rs old, loved home in wiltshire. she was just 17 years old, loved animals, she was very popu

first up, dan evans is on court at flushing meadows, where he is facing lucas pouille of france.. he leads 4— free. also playing this afternoon, johanna konta who faces margarita gasparyan from russia. steve smith is making his return for australia today in a tour match against derbyshire after missing the last ashes test with concussion. he's been out in the field and bowled one wicketless over as they dismissed derbyshire for 172. smith says that now he's been cleared to play, and he's relishing the prospect of facing joffra archer again at old trafford next week. the ashes is currently tied at 1—1 after that dramatic win for england in leeds. and archer reckons england got the upper hand. i've got to be optimistic. i think we planted a few seeds of doubt in the australians and they'll probably think twice about declaring, if one over is enough. jimmy coming back, hopefully he'll want to do something special, so i think the ball is in our court. sally conway has picked up britain's first medal at the world judo championships in tokyo. she's won bronze in the under 70—kilo categ

dan evans has made it through, though.enchman adrian mannarino, beating him in four sets. world number one novak djokovic also won his first—round match. he had a comfortable victory over the spaniard roberto carballes baena. the three—time champion won 6—4, 6—1, 6—4 to kick off the defence of his title. it's seven years since andy murray won the us open, but despite not making this year's competition, he's just picked up his first singles win since hip surgery. he dropped just one game, as he beat the 17—year old imran sibille at the challenger tour event in majorca. sibille is a trainee at the rafa nadal academy, which is hosting the tournament. in less than 2a hours, two of the football league's most famous clubs could be thrown out of the competition. a deal to buy bolton wanderers fell through over the weekend and administrators say the "process of closing down the company will begin on wednesday". the fate of neighbours bury will be decided at the same time. wanderers have until 5 o'clock tomorrow for the takeover to

when a stand in the last 16. 20 time grand slam champion roger federer also overpowered britain's dan evans in straight sets the 38 year old finished off evans 626261 in just 75 minutes after the match evans complained about the shape dealing saying he was still tired from the rain delayed match on thursday february strongly defended himself over suggestions that he had anything to do. it was question is to have a preference but that doesn't really like roger as roger gets to remember that. for now i'm sick and tired of it apparently i call the shots the tournaments and. t.v. stations to. we can give our opinion that's what we do but i'm still going to walk out even if they schedule at 4 in the morning but 7th seed cane issue corey is out so straight is alex jim and all winning in 4 sets to advance to his 1st grand slam around the 60. in the women's draw 23 time grand slam champion serena williams is also through the world number 8 was up against carolina of the czech republic she showed very little resistance though as william swept to reside in straight sets 6362 the american faces pitch

to the us open, where britain's dan evans and jo konta will try again today after their second rounds own way at flushing meadows. he lost the first set to damir dzumhur, but eventually got his act together and won in four sets. as for novak djokovic, he's going for back—to—back titles in new york and beat the argentinianjuan ignacio londero in straight sets to qualify for the third round. he wasn't entirely comfortably though, and had to be treated three times for a problematic shoulder. midway through the first set i didn't know if i would be able to you know, finish the match, so i am really glad i have, iam you know, finish the match, so i am really glad i have, i am going to assess the, this injury tomorrow, each more with further consultations with experts in sports medicine, and i'm hoping that in two days' time, i will be able to play pain free, if thatis will be able to play pain free, if that is possible. in the women's draw serena williams confirmed her place in the third round. she lost the first set against fellow american caty mcnally, but found her rhythm and won the n

johanna konta and dan evans .are already through after a year out, robert snodgrass has returned to them — but there is no place for leigh griffiths. but wales will be without aaron ramsey for their qualifiers against azerbaijan and belarus next month, he has a hamstring problem. police in county antrim — who are investigating allegations of abuse at a hospital for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs — have said cctv footage has revealed 1500 crimes on one ward. the incidents happened over a period of six months at muckamore abbey hospital. our ireland correspondent chris page is in antrim. shocking details, what has been discovered? the scandal here at muckamore abbey hospital became public almost two years ago when the relatives of some vulnerable patients made allegations of mistreatment and there has been a police investigation. the figures the police have spoken about show how extensive it is, and officers have been looking at more than 300,000 hours of cctv footage from inside the hospital and they have said that footage shows 1500 crimes on one particular wa

before we go, britain's dan evans and johanna konta are both in second round action at the us open todaytp, labelling the organisiation corrupt, having been hit with a huge fine at the cincinnatti masters a few weeks ago, another could follow. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. welcome back to westminster. this history mayjudge this is to be a momentous day and not only process a momentous day and not only process a brexit but also in the political importance of the conservative party. i can nowjoin the conservative peer lord heseltine who joins me via webcam from montenegro. has what the prime minister has announced today, is that a decisive moment or is it a risky moment? announced today, is that a decisive moment or is it a risky moment7m isa moment or is it a risky moment7m is a high—risk moment. it is a constitutional outrage. i believe that it will provoke serious numbers of conservative party to say we will have nothing to do with this. i never thought i would say this, but this is a humiliation of parliament. this is the clearest indication that the existing c