but he wants the opportunity to play with andy, and dan evans — opportunity to play with andy, and dannals _ this year, making two masters 1000 finals its— this year, making two masters 1000 finals. it'sjust unfortunate this year, making two masters 1000 finals. it's just unfortunate for jamie — finals. it's just unfortunate for jamie and _ finals. it's just unfortunate for jamie and the way things worked out. joe conti _ jamie and the way things worked out. joe conti and heather watson will be there to represent great britain in singles and team up. we'll have coverage of those 0lympic singles and team up. we'll have coverage of those olympic games and we will continue our coverage tomorrow at 1pm. it’s we will continue our coverage tomorrow at 1pm.— we will continue our coverage tomorrow at 1pm. it's not all about the euros this _ tomorrow at 1pm. it's not all about the euros this summer. _ next to south america, where the colombian football federation has asked the organisers of the copa america to suspend the referee from their 2—1 defeat to brazil last night. why? because the ball

dan evans was pleased to progress after testing match against adrian. places in the world rankings between them, evans overjoyed to come in through the straight sets. third british player to reach the quarterfinals here. well let's get some reaction to today's queens action with the bbc�*s sue barker and john lloyd. andy murray's come ended in round two but the good news is he didn't look like he had any signs of the injury. he look like he had any signs of the in'u . ., ., ., ., injury. he moved well and had a better movement. _ injury. he moved well and had a better movement. missed - injury. he moved well and had a better movement. missed a - injury. he moved well and had a better movement. missed a lot| injury. he moved well and had a i better movement. missed a lot of balls _ better movement. missed a lot of balls he _ better movement. missed a lot of balls he liked to have made today but that _ balls he liked to have made today but that was just rusty is. he balls he liked to have made today but that wasjust rusty is. he is ready— but that wasjust

yes, i really good strong win for dan evans. the sun is out here.st feliciano lopez. he was a quarterfinal here, his most recent was ten years ago. he is 39. dan evans with the variety in his game having too much for lopez. he has had a good year, winning his first atp title. he had a good had a good year, winning his first atp titlt hise had a good had a good year, winning his first atp titlt his form a good had a good year, winning his first atp titlt his form has 10d had a good year, winning his first atp titlt his form has faded a little season. his form has faded a little bit of late. that was a good win for him. hejoins andy bit of late. that was a good win for him. he joins andy murray in bit of late. that was a good win for him. hejoins andy murray in round two. he won last night in four sets. it was buzzing here at wimbledon. these outside courts are under way, as well. in center court, ash barty, the world number one, is under way against suarez navarro. these are live pictures. early in the first game, ash party, the former french open ch

a great win for dan evans. i want to bring you to tennis at the moment.oday? i overachieved almost, what do you make of him today?— overachieved almost, what do you make of him today? i am such a big fan we know— make of him today? i am such a big fan we know he's _ make of him today? i am such a big fan we know he's had _ make of him today? i am such a big fan we know he's had some - make of him today? i am such a big fan we know he's had some real- make of him today? i am such a big | fan we know he's had some real ups and downs, a journey to the tennis world and had some time away from this point flighted to the and he came back but my goodness he worked hard to get his ranking back up and he played the best tennis of his life and he such a great character on the court and people love watching him and he's got a great style. to take out lopez, he has done left and if two—time champion that was not going to be easy but he has a lot of skills. he is like a lesser version of a roger federer. modulus practising on him. he has got that single—handed backhan

that includes dan evans against feliciano lopez, that expected to play tomorrow but we have had britishyers outside of murray and draper. i am joined have had british players outside of murray and draper. iam joined by the former british number one sam smith. you were calling the petra kvitova match against sloane stephens. we have seen a two—time champion knocked out, what a performance by sloane stephens. you have two performance by sloane stephens. wi. have two grand slam champions, sloan one in new york. as soon as anyone saw this tour, we hoped it would be special. it was a good match, not a great one. ifelt special. it was a good match, not a great one. i felt when was the ticker really going to get going but sloan, got broken and her own so this game but she was a stunning as anything and the signs of rejuvenation, form we have seen from the clay courts who has had sloane, they have both been through tough times but it was lovely to see sloane produce the tennis that everyone has been wanting her to do. you were talking about tough times for sloane stephens, her family lost to co

but for dan evans, this is where his journey ends.one has been beaten by matteo berrettini, as ben croucher reports. the elements over a british summer, british weather, a bit of waiting, some unconventional means to get some unconventional means to get some tennis played and the british number one looking to go farther queens. this is dan evans fetching every sinew to make it past the top seed, matteo berrettini who has already disposed of andy murray in the previous round but he is six foot five which means his wingspan could create angles which perplex geometry and plenty of power which pushed evans to breaking point at 6-6 pushed evans to breaking point at 6—6 and a sect to matteo berrettini. sometimes it is better looking. the bowl following an evans' side, sorry not sorry. at this quintessentially british sporting venue matteo berrettini showed no sympathy. no silverware this year but a new rain could just be beginning. ben croucher, bbc news. disappointment for evans. but there's an all british quarter final currently on court.

dan evans is through to the second round of wimbledon.for us. chetan, it's just the show courts for now. it is just to show courts that are entertaining us by now? for the moment, yes. there are big chairs around here. every time i hear a chair i think —— i think england score because many people are watching that match on their phones. to get going shortly but on the show courts we have action. roger federer on penn —— centre court at the moment against the frenchmen and federer that first step by six games — four. these are longer sets. we are used to seeing that following those two knee surgeries but it was an effort! hand—out one that set and an effort! hand—out one that set and a majority one that first step and he has been taking a little bit further in the second step. it is bring you live bbc pictures at the moment. roger federer is in a tie—break against men arena and you can see that mannarino has made a breakthrough early on in that one. many people think that roger federer could get through this but it could end up being four

british number one dan evans is hoping to follow andy murray and others into the second round on dayd afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there are just four hours to go until one of the biggest games in world football — england—germany. at stake, a place in the euro 2020 quarterfinals. fans are already gathering at wembley — there'll be 40,000 of them there for the match. england haven't beaten germany in a knockout game in a major tournament since the world cup final in 1966, and manager gareth southgate is calling on his team to make history today. natalie pirks is at wembley. natalie... we are being truly spoiled. we saw some absolute classics last night with the world champions going out and now we have this mouthwatering clash to look forward to. gareth southgate says he wants to give us all a good warm feeling when we go into work tomorrow, but in the past it hasn't always gone england's way. and of course, the manager knows that all too well. "make your own history" has been a mantra of gareth southgate's for this young side. but he knows more than most how this fix

he'll play the number one seed, matteo berrettini, in the final — the man who knocked out dan evans in week, and he's got a huge there. he's one _ the week, and he's got a huge there. he's one of— the week, and he's got a huge there. he's one of the best players the tour at — he's one of the best players the tour at the moment, he's one of the best players the tourat the moment, and he's in he's one of the best players the tour at the moment, and he's in good form as— tour at the moment, and he's in good form as well — tour at the moment, and he's in good form as well. maybe i'll see if there — form as well. maybe i'll see if there any— form as well. maybe i'll see if there any tips for me. i saw him play— there any tips for me. i saw him play earlier _ there any tips for me. i saw him play earlier today and he had a really — play earlier today and he had a really good day, so as not to be easv _ but disappointment for britain's heather watson, who lost her semi—final in birmingham against onsjabeur. the number two seed from tunisia beat watson in straight sets, 6—3, 6—3. india produce

he'll play the number one seed, matteo berrettini, in the final — the man who knocked out dan evans in week and he has a huge service, one of the best players in the tour at the moment and he is in good form as well, like that drop shots, i will maybe have a chat with andy and see if he has any tips for me. i saw him play earlier and he had a good day, it is not going to be easy. but disappointment for britain's heather watson who lost her semi—final in birmingham, against 0nsjabeur. the number two seed from tunisia beat watson in straight sets, 6—3 6—3. england's women have missed out on a first test victory since 2014 after india dug in to draw their one off match on the final day in bristol. lydia campbell reports. india knew that to avoid defeat, they would need to bat well. the early signs were not good. sharma edged to 50 but then this, sophie ecclestone's final ball before lunch was a peach. and a flurry of wickets after the break puts england in the driving seat, as they look to get the chance to bat sooner rather than later. but then the handbrake was on. the indian resistance

well, the current british number one dan evans is also into the second round at queen's after beatingo before. but he won in straight sets 6—a 6—a. he faces the frenchman adrian mannarino next. let's look at some of the other sports stories around today. rugby union's pro 1a is being re—named the united rugby championship — with four teams from south africa joining the excisting clubs from wales, scotland, ireland, and italy for next season. the format will also be changed back to one division with play—offs. the banned american runner shelby houlihan is blaming her failed drugs test on a burrito. the us record holder over 1,500 and 5,000 metres will miss the next two 0lympics after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone. houlihan says she ate the pork meal the night before her test. chris froome will ride in this month's tour de france. the four time champion captains the "isreal start up nation" team, but isn't expected to try to win as he continues his recovery from a huge crash two years ago, in which he suffered multiple fractures. well, after that speed through the rest of

dan evans is through to the second round — and he did well to get his win completed before the rain returnedsh in the women's draw, with harriet dart going out with a 6—1, 6—3 loss to elise mertens. dart reached the third round as a wild card in 2019, but could not repeat that run this year with a tough opening tie against the belgian 13th seed. while 20—year—old francesca jones ranked 211 in the world went down in straight sets to american coco gauff, who was back at the tournament where she first made a name for herself when beating venus wiliams in 2019. england have beaten sri lanka in their first one—day international at the riverside in durham. chris woakes put in a match winning performance taking four wickets as sri lanka were limited to 185 from their 50 overs. joe root then excelled with the bat, his unbeaten 79 in just 87 balls steered england to a five—wicket win. the second 0d! is on thursday at the 0val. mark cavendish won his first tour de france stage in five years when he won the fourth stage earlier today. he thought his career might have been over last year, but was called

while earlier, british number one dan evans moved through to the third round.ber one novak djokovic is also into round three. in a repeat of the 2018 final, he beat south africa's kevin anderson in straight sets in a match that lasted less than two hours. there was a shock in the women's draw as the canadian fifth seed and former us open champion bianca andreescu was beaten by alize cornet, winning just three games in the process. britain's katie boulter nearly caused a huge shock of her own. she won the first set against second seed aryna sabalenka, but boulter couldn't hang on — with the belarusian winning the next two sets to reach the third round. and british 18—year—old emma raducanu showed talent with victory on her wimbledon debut. she beat russian vitalia diatchenko in straight sets after trailing a—i in the first. everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager, the former liverpool boss signing a three year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some, given the spaniards association with everton's rivals. the 61—year—old's lastjob wa

berrettini will play dan evans, who became the third british man to reach the quarter finals with a straighte queen 5 club quarter—finals. england's women are in a strong position at stumps on day 2 of their one off test match against india in bristol. they resumed their first innings this morning on 269 for 6 with debutant sophia dunkley hitting an unbeaten 74 helping england declare on 369—6. india made a solid start putting on 167 for the first wicket and then the tourists lost their next four wickets forjust 16 runs as the tourists closed on 187 for 5. subjectivist won royal ascot�*s big race — the gold cup — long distance flat racing's most prestigious event. it meant there was no fairytale 4th gold cup success for stradivarius — subjectivist won at 13—2 trained by markjohnstone and ridden byjoe fanning. 0ne match in rugby league's super league this evening with warrington beating champions st helens 6—2 in a low scoring affair. ben currie picked up his 7th try of the season with all the points in the first half — the wolves making it four consecutive wins over saints who drop to third

and after a rain—delayed start at queens on a quarter—finals day with three british players — dan evansatteo berrettini. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. the rivalry, the passion, the pride! for the first time in the quarter of a century, england and scotland meet at a major men's tournament. the class and annie had been arriving here in their thousands. —— the tartan amry. many more have been gathering in pubs and bars across the city and many more gathering at home in scotland. sport england when it will guarantee their progress through the last 16. scotland move, though, and it will leave their tournament hopes hanging in balance, as jane dougal reports. scotla nd fa ns scotland fans have descended on london for a much anticipated match against the auld enemy. i’m london for a much anticipated match against the auld enemy.— against the auld enemy. i'm feeling uenerous! against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will _ against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will give _ against the auld enemy. i'm feeling generous! will give you _ against the auld enemy. i'm f

couldn't continue his run — norrie here winning in straight sets 6—3, 6—3 and british number one dan evanso berrettini. and the weather's held up england's women as they look for victory on day three of their one—off test against india in bristol. england's bowlers were excellent this morning as they took the final five indian wickets and enforced the follow—on. india began their second innings 165 runs behind and lost an early wicket but a second 50 of the match from 17—year—old shafali verma helped frustrate england before the rain came in the afternoon. india are 83 runs behind with nine second innings wickets left going into the final day. and at the us open england's richard bland's finished his second round at five under par for the clubhouse lead. follow that on the bbc sport website and five live sports extra. that's all the sport for now hello there. some parts of southern england had a whole month's worth of rain injust 2a hours on england had a whole month's worth of rain in just 2a hours on friday. but, the area of the pressure responsible is now clearing away eastwards and lea

let's talk about dan evans as well, the british men's number one, who's made it into the next round asot easy against lajovic. there's a real diss up though, not the sort of player that everyone will come up against.— the sort of player that everyone will come up against. what i liked about dan so _ will come up against. what i liked about dan so far, _ will come up against. what i liked about dan so far, he _ will come up against. what i liked about dan so far, he has - will come up against. what i liked about dan so far, he has been - will come up against. what i liked | about dan so far, he has been able to really— about dan so far, he has been able to really get himself together. and find a _ to really get himself together. and find a structure that works for him. you can— find a structure that works for him. you can see — find a structure that works for him. you can see he's eager to go really hi-h you can see he's eager to go really high into— you can see he's eager to go really high into the ranking, which is always— high into the ranking, which is always good to see from a play

two other british men, cameron norrie and dan evans will be seated and get so much attention will beients. the of fighting his body to make trial a pain in patients.— pain in patients. the first thing i'm pain in patients. the first thing l'm saying _ pain in patients. the first thing l'm saying to — pain in patients. the first thing l'm saying to my _ pain in patients. the first thing i'm saying to my team - pain in patients. the first thing i'm saying to my team is - pain in patients. the first thing i'm saying to my team is all. pain in patients. the first thing i'm saying to my team is all of| pain in patients. the first thing i i'm saying to my team is all of the things that i could do better and that i could improve and that i would need to improve come i want to do well at wimbledon or compete with that level of player and i need to accept a little bit that it is not going to be that simple.- going to be that simple. even soperheroes _ going to be that simple. even superheroes age _ going to be that simple. even superheroes age eventually i going to be that simple. even superh

dan evans due to face top seed matteo berrettini with cameron norrie and 19—year—old jack draper goingnal at stake. i'll have more for you in the next hour. wales is postponing the further easing of coronavirus restrictions for anotherfour weeks =, because of the surge in cases of the delta variant. the welsh government hopes to dispense another half a million doses of vaccine during the pause. the first minister mark drakeford said the delta variant had spread throughout wales in just a few short weeks. wales may be to having three weeks behind what is happening in england and in scotland, where tens of thousands of cases have now been confirmed, and where there is widespread transmission, and now, reports of increased hospital admissions as well. in the last week, the first minister of scotland and the prime ministerfor england have both paused their plans to relax coronavirus restrictions, because of concern about the delta variant, and today, i have to announce that we will be doing the same here in wales. now, we have reached this conclusion by carefully considering all the data t

dan evans, neal skupski, johanna konta and heather watson are also heading for tokyo.es reigning singles champion gordon reid. he'sjoined by five—time grand slam winner alfie hewett, who claimed silver at rio 2016, along with andy lapthorne, dermot bailey, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker. and cricket's domestic t20 women's competition has been named as the charlotte edwards cup, after the former england captain. eight regional teams are involved, and the action begins this weekend. edwards is england's leading run scorer in the format — still! that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport. 0k, ok, austin, thank you for that. borisjohnson has said he is not ruling out going abroad for his summer vacation this year as the government considers easing restrictions on travel for those who have had two covid—19 vaccination doses. the prime minister was visiting the four rifles hq at aldershot today, here's what he had to say. i think that the real opportunity we all have now is to open up travel through the dou

there are two british men seeded this year, cameron norrie and dan evans, both have had good years so victories and defeats here. i think wejust hope of victories and defeats here. i think we just hope the players are knocked out on court and not because of covered the mac. despite the weather, it does feel special. it does feel significant at wimbledon this year simply because i think all of this, even this, even wimbledon, we have learnt we can't take it for granted. we have learnt we can't take it for ranted. ., ., ., ., . . granted. coverage on 5 live and bbc television. the japanese carmaker nissan is set to create up to 2000 newjobs in sunderland by expanding its production of batteries for electric vehicles. industry sources suggest the company could also announce the launch of a brand new electric crossover model later this week. our business editor simonjack is here. as you say, the uk's biggest car producer, nissan, on thursday morning will announce a major expansion of battery production. it already makes some batteries for its leaf model which has done for several years, l

dan evans is looking good to become the third british man to reach the quarter finals at the queens club the british number one is a set up against adrian mannarino, the world number 42, who's 17 places below him in the rankings. evans took it 6—4 the opening set. these are live pictures from queen's club. it is currently five games all in the second set. you can watch the action live now on the bbc sport website and the the red button. denmark's christian eriksen will be fitted with a heart—starter device. the team's doctor said it was needed due to rhythm disturbances, after the former spurs midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest in their opening game of the european champioship on saturday. last saturday, football did not matter. the life of one of its star players are dead. normally, christian eriksen brings joy players are dead. normally, christian eriksen bringsjoy to his spotin christian eriksen bringsjoy to his spot in the way he plays his game, but this week he did so with an instagram post. he says he is ok, now he has a way forward. the danish fa say after heart examinations, he

light us just dip in to another brit show because dan evans is under way on court number one. ring success�*. the football association are in talks with uefa to try and make sure some england fans will be able to attend the euro 2020 quarterfinal in rome. current isolation rules mean nobody from the uk will be able to travel to watch the match on saturday night at the stadio 0limpico, so the fa want to sell their allocation of around two and a half thousand to italy—based english nationals. people who live in europe can attend the game against ukraine... providing they either have proof of vaccinations or a negative antigen test and the fa wants their tickets to go to england fans rather than put on general sale. meanwhile those players that started the historic 2—0 win over germany at wembley were given the day off training today — instead just taking a stroll around st george�*s park. the rest were involved in a light session as gareth southgate admits his team have a chance to �*do something really special�* in the rest of the tournament. england�*s women are attempting to k

couldn't continue his run — norrie here winning in straight sets 6—3, 6—3 and british number one dan evans—off test against india in bristol. england's bowlers were excellent this morning as they took the final five indian wickets and enforced the follow—on. india began their second innings 165 runs behind and lost an early wicket but a second 50 of the match from 17—year—old shafali verma helped frustrate england before the rain came in the afternoon. india are 83 runs behind with nine second innings wickets left going into the final day. and at the us open england's richard bland's finished his second round at five under par for the clubhouse lead. follow that on the bbc sport website and five live sports extra. that's all the sport for now leaving us between them of the systems for saturday and that means a fair amount of dry weather. there will be quite a lot in places but equally some sunny spells. some showers are likely to pop up through the day across scotland and those can be heavy and more from the channel islands and into southern counties of england through the afternoon. the h

young ted bundy as his driver and lost to the democratic incumbent, but moderate republican governor dan evans introduced him to richard nixon who made him assistant secretary of labor for employment standards in june 1969 fletcher ordered implementation of the philadelphia plan the first federal affirmative action policy. the philadelphia plan came under attack from americans across the political spectrum inside and outside of government when the united states senate was considering a vote to make it illegal fletcher worked with nixon to successfully defend it, but when hardhats construction workers rioted in new york to protest anti-war demonstrations fletcher's favor in the white house fell nixon transferred him to the united nations delegation under the supervision of george bush after that. he led the united negro college fund where he supervised the rollout. signature advertising phrase as i said a mind is a terrible thing to waste return to the white house during the ford administration made an unsuccessful run for mayor of washington dc against marion barry in 1978 and shared the unite

dan evans is through to the second round — and he did well to get his win completed before the rain returneded. while 20—year—old francesca jones ranked 211 in the world went down in straight sets to american coco gauff, who was back at the tournament where she first made a name for herself when beating venus wiliams in 2019. england have beaten sri lanka in their first one—day international at the riverside in durham. chris woakes put in a match—winning performance taking four wickets as sri lanka were limited to 185 from their 50 overs. joe root then excelled with the bat, his unbeaten 79 in just 87 balls steered england to a five—wicket win. the second odi is on thursday at the oval. mark cavendish won his first tour de france stage in five years when he won the fourth stage earlier today. he thought his career might have been over last year, but was called up for his first tour since 2018 as a late replacement for an injured team mate. the emotion clear to see for the 36—year—old after securing his 31st stage victory at the race, while dutch rider mathieu van der poel kept the overall ra

the british number one dan evans is into the second round at queen's after beating 21 —year—old australianpreparation you can hope for is at queens. you can watch that on bbc two, and follow the rest of the tennis on the bbc sport website. i will be back with you at 5:30pm. that's all the sport for now. researchers at cambridge university say the early warning signs of self—harm can appear almost a decade before it starts. the team used artificial intelligence to analyse data from 11,000 children in the uk. they found those who were bullied, or had fewer friends or difficulty controlling their emotions were more likely to self—harm in the future. the researchers hope the findings show there's opportunity to improve children's mental health. let's speak now to dr duncan astle, university of cambridge neuroscientist and one of the authors of the study. thank you very much forjoining us. what prompted you to carry out this research? ., ~ , ., ., ., research? thank you for having me. i should say that _ research? thank you for having me. i should say that the _ research? thank you for having m

berrettini, in the final this this afternoon. the number one seed, who's already knocked out brits dan evansatched a lot of it throughout the week and he has a huge serve, he's one of the best players on the tour at the moment and he is in good form as well, like that drop shots, i will maybe have a chat with andy and see if he has any tips for me. i saw him play earlier and he had a good day, it is not going to be easy. harlequins pulled off the biggest comeback in the history of the premiership to book their place in next weekend's final. after trailing 28—0 to bristol bears at half time, the match had finished at 31—31 at the end of normal time but two tries including this from joe marchant sealed the victory and a place in the premiership final. where they'll face exeter chiefs. a final try from alex cuthbert and a penalty from joe simmonds was enough to send the chiefs to twickenham as they beat sale sharks a0 points to 30. lewis hamilton will have his work cut out to make it a hat—trick of french grand prix wins this afternoon after max verstappen beat him to pole. championship leader

while earlier, british number one dan evans moved through to the third round.eed and former us open champion bianca andreescu was beaten by alize cornet, winning just three games in the process. britain's katie boulter nearly caused a huge shock of her own. she won the first set against second seed aryna sabalenka, but boulter couldn't hang on — with the belarusian winning the next two sets to reach the third round. and british 18—year—old emma raducanu showed talent with victory on her wimbledon debut. she beat russian vitalia diatchenko in straight sets after trailing a—1 in the first. everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager, the former liverpool boss signing a three year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some, given the spaniards association with everton's rivals. the 61—year—old's lastjob was in china and, apart from winning the champions league with liverpool, he's also managed chelsea, where won the europa league, and newcastle in the premier league. benitez succeeds carlo ancelotti, but what do toffees fans think? surprised

berrettini will play dan evans, who became the third british man to reach the quarter finals with a straightphia dunkley hitting an unbeaten 74 helping england declare on 369—6. india made a solid start putting on 167 for the first wicket and then the tourists lost their next four wickets forjust 16 runs as the tourists closed on 187 for 5. subjectivist won royal ascot�*s big race — the gold cup — long distance flat racing's most prestigious event. it meant there was no fairytale 4th gold cup success for stradivarius — subjectivist won at 13—2 trained by markjohnstone and ridden byjoe fanning. 0ne match in rugby league's super league this evening with warrington beating champions st helens 6—2 in a low scoring affair. ben currie picked up his 7th try of the season with all the points in the first half — the wolves making it four consecutive wins over saints who drop to third in the table. don't forget the third men's golf major of the year, the us open is underway at torrey pines in san diego, after an early delay due to fog, coverage on 5 live sports extra from 10pm but for all the latest s

dan evans, neal skupski, johanna konta and heather watson are also heading for tokyo.ett, who claimed silver at rio 2016, along with andy lapthorne, dermot bailey, jordanne whiley and lucy shuker. and cricket's domestic t20 women's competition has been named as the charlotte edwards cup, after the former england captain. eight regional teams are involved, and the action begins this weekend. edwards is england's leading run scorer in the format. that's all the sport for now. some breaking news. it comes from birmingham crown court on concerns the case of the former aston villa footballer. ajury the case of the former aston villa footballer. a jury has the case of the former aston villa footballer. ajury has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict on west murcia pc maryellen bentley smith. the 31—year—old is accused of assaulting the footballer. we will have more through the afternoon. borisjohnson has said there is "a real opportunity" to open up international travel to people who have been fully vaccinated. the government will reveal changes to england's traff

matteo berrettini, in the final this afternoon — the number one seed, who's already knocked out brits dan evansng to be easy. but there was disappointment for heather watson, who lost to 0ns jabeur of tunisia. watson was the first british woman to reach the semi—finals at the birmingham tournament since 1992 but the number two seed beat her in straight sets, 6—3 6—3. harlequins pulled off the biggest comeback in the history of the premiership to book their place in next weekend's final. after trailing 28—0 to bristol bears at half time, the match had finished at 31—31 at the end of normal time but two tries including this from joe marchant sealed the victory and a place in the premiership final. where they'll face exeter chiefs — a final try from alex cuthbert and a penalty from joe simmonds was enough to send the chiefs to twickenham as they beat sale sharks 40 points to 30 lewis hamilton will have his work cut out to make it a hat—trick of french grand prix wins this afternoon after max verstappen beat him to pole. championship leader verstappen dominated practice and qualifying at paul ricar

dan evans is in action too, but let's hearfrom draper i i'm glad i've been able to takel advantage ofanks again for all your support. _ now queens always means that wimbledon is just around the corner. the tournament starts on 28thjune with the finals due to be played in front of capacity crowds. as it stands the all england club is expecting naomi 0saka to compete. she's been taking time away from the court since withdrawing from the french open for mental health reasons amid a furore around her refusal to fulfil media duties. it's probably important to recognise that, along with the other grand slams and detours, we are always looking to evolve and improve what we do, so to that end, we have started a consultation around how we might improve media operations and of course that needs to include not just the players but also the media and those engaged in that space. we are all striving to do things better. now we mentioned earlier the finland players' wishing danish star chritian eriksen well following his cardiac arrest on saturday, and the danish football association have this morn

let's see how the british number one on the men's side, dan evans, is getting on. mentioned the cam norrie who is safely into round norrie. he lost the first set, but came out today firing subject a contest incident performance. cameron norrie knows his game, and he played it to a t, and he could play roger federer in round three. novak djokovic absolutely no problems for him. there were a a few stumbles around centre court. he had too much for kevin anderson. this one wasn't even close to the 2018 final. . .. one wasn't even close to the 2018 final. . ~' , ., , . final. thank you very much indeed. that's available _ final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on _ final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on the _ final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on the bbc- final. thank you very much indeed. that's available on the bbc right i that's available on the bbc right now. everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager, with the former liverpool boss signing a three—year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some,

british number one dan evans starts against feliciano lopez. they're currently on court.ovember in the uae later this year. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire in the north of england will head to the polls to elect a new mp from among 16 candidates. martin crowe will is there finding out what matters to voters. —— martin kroc sol. we are sweltering here, we all need orfactor 50 on! we are here in the memorial park, close to the centre of batley. it was a mill town, now the main employers here are foxes biscuits and tesco. it needs more jobs and investment, particularly since the pandemic, which really hit the place hard in terms ofjobs in the economy. the by—election on thursday sees 16 people standing as candidates. it is being held back —— it has been held by the labour party since 1997 but it is not guaranteed they will hold on to the seat this time. we have been speaking to voters about what matters to them. these students may not be a voting age, but that doesn't stop them

short of match practice at the top level as the italian won 6—3 6—3 and will face another brit — dan evans, which would see restaurants having to clearly display allergens on menus. today, they've been meeting with the ceo of bryon. owen's dad, pauljoins us now. i see you have got a picture of on there next to you. very tragic story and we are very sorry for your loss. very important to point out that owen had a conversation with the waiter that he, who was serving him, about the fact that he had allergy. and yet was given this meal. yes indeed. owen _ and yet was given this meal. yes indeed. owen is _ and yet was given this meal. yes indeed. owen is well aware and yet was given this meal. i2; indeed. owen is well aware of his allergies and on the day he was with his elder brother and his brother—in—law and everyone make sure that the waiter was told that he had allergy specifically dairy, somehow things went wrong and the waiter did not react to that perhaps we don't know because they were unable to track him or her down. the menu did not state that the grilled chicken was marinated in bu

and british number one dan evans is also in the second round. cavendish won stage four. after years of illness and injury, he never thought he'd race the tour again. he was a late replacement for an injured team mate and this is how much the 31st stage win of his career meant. england beat sri lanka in their first one—day international at the riverside in durham. chris woakes put in a man—of—the —match performance taking four wickets as sri lanka were limited to 185 from their 50 overs. joe root then excelled with the bat. his unbeaten 79 steered england to a five—wicket win. the second 0d! is tomorrow at the 0val. and after their win, england's cricketers were able to watch england s footballers, and didn t hold back on celebrations either. isn't that brilliant? all wrapped up and then watch the football, just like everybody else yesterday. most people, anyway. and they celebrated that dos— zero when of england over germany last night. —— 2—0. lots of people turning their attention to england's game against ukraine in rome on saturday, but ther

dan evans is through to round two of queen's — after beating alexei popyrin.h, just great that i'm out here and able to compete again. and finally, canada booked their place in the final stages of concacaf world cup qualifying for the first time since 1998 overnight by beating haiti — but that is not necessarily what people have been left talking about. instead, it's this, their opening goal of their 3—0 victory was a gift. an absolute nightmare for the haitian keeper who missed a backpass twice before it ended up in the back of the net. a moment — best forgotten for him. and i dare say his as well! that's all the sport for now. that is totally excruciating, isn't it, adam? mind you, it's the sort of mistake i would probably make if they put me on goal! thank you very much. researchers say they have found another life—saving therapy to prevent deaths from covid—19, exactly a year after the discovery that a cheap steroid drug did the same. the treatment is a potent intravenous infusion of antibodies to neutralise the virus and costs between £1,000 to £2,000. re

the italian will face another brit, dan evans, in the quarter—finals later — before britain's cameronanother match this week and got through— another match this week and got through today but, yeah, it wasn't to be _ through today but, yeah, it wasn't to be and — through today but, yeah, it wasn't to be and i— through today but, yeah, it wasn't to be and i wasn't good enough today and i will— to be and i wasn't good enough today and i will need to get much better by wimbledon. elsewhere in sport... an unbeaten 7a from debutant sophia dunkley put england in a commanding position heading into day three of their one off test match against india at bristol. england declared on 396—9, with india finishing the day more than 200 runs behind, on 187—5. rory mcilroy shot a one under par opening round to lie three strokes off the clubhouse lead at the us open held by russell henley. 36 players were unable to finish their rouds due to fading light. there was no fairy tale fourth win in the gold cup for stradivarius. instead it was subjectivist who won the big one at royal ascot. subjectivist, wa

dan evans neal skupski, johanna konta and heather watson are also heading for tokyo.pm. and in the last few minutes silverstone have announced that there will be a full house of fans for the british grand prix next month. the event has been included in the government's event research programme. that means a capacity crowd of 140,000 will be at silverstone for the grand prix. many rolled their tickets over from last year's race and the big race is on the 18th of july next month. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the prime minister has been speaking about the latest on travel restrictions as he visited the four rifles hq at aldershot today , here's what he had to say. (sot i think the real opportunity we all have now is to open up travel through the double jab and if you look at it we have more than 60% of the population which have now had two jobs, the population which have now had twojobs, 83% the population which have now had two jobs, 83% have the population which have now had twojobs, 83% have had one jab and we are getting thro

was beaten in three sets by the top seed, matteo berretini, who'd also knocked out andy murray and dan evansd title. verstappen started on pole, but a mistake at the first corner handed the lead to hamilton. red bull changed their strategy and got the better of mercedes, verstappen overtaking hamilton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season and extend his lead in the drivers�* championship. saracens are back in rugby union's premiership, after one season. they thrashed ealing trailfinders 57—15 in the championship play—off to secure promotion, tom whiteley crashing over with their final try. the four—time premiership champions were relegated last season as punishment for multiple salary cap breaches. that's all the sport for now. from today, care home residents in england will be able to stay overnight at the homes of loved ones, as restrictions on visiting are eased. previously, residents were only allowed to leave for outdoor visits or medical appointments, but they're now able to leave for more social reasons without having to isolate on their return. we can speak now to th

dan evans is first on court against france�*s adrian mannarino. media duties. it's it�*s probably important to recognise that along with the other grand slams and the tories, we are always looking to evolve and improve what we do. to that end, we have started a consultation around how we might improve our media operations. that consultation is to include notjust the players, but the media and all of those engaged in that space. we are all striving to do things better. —— tours. and the us open gets under way little later, golf�*s third major of the year. phil mickelson became the oldest ever winner of a major, with victory in the us pga last month. another man hoping to keep the flame alive for the older players on tour is lee westwood. the englishman, who�*s 48, tees off this evening. westwood recently married his long time girlfriend and caddie, helen, and wondered if their relationship on the course would stay the same. this week is good to be new, it's going _ this week is good to be new, it's going to — this week is good to be new, it's going

andy murray and a contingent of british players like dan evans. - of british players like dan evans.hink will win?— think will win? such a strong contingent — think will win? such a strong contingent to _ think will win? such a strong contingent to the _ think will win? such a strong contingent to the british - think will win? such a strong contingent to the british this think will win? such a strong - contingent to the british this year we would love five times winner andy murray to bring the tournament home or one of the others. the players have started in local parks. there are 2500 park tennis courts, so hopefully viewers will be inspired to get on the tennis court this week as well. we to get on the tennis court this week as well. ~ . p, p, ., to get on the tennis court this week as well. ~ ., ., ., ~ ., ., ., ., as well. we are looking forward to a aood week as well. we are looking forward to a good week of _ as well. we are looking forward to a good week of tennis. _ as well. we are looking forward to a good week of tennis. it _ as well. we are looking forward to a good week o

fellow brits francesca jones, dan evans and cameron norrie are all in action later today.tors that will come into play later, he will be focused on getting his team ready on this match. it will be a defining moment for gareth southgate and his young team as well. enjoy the day ahead. let's return to the build up of england versus germany. it's one of football's oldest rivalries which resumes at wembley this evening when england take on germany for a place in the quarterfinals of euro 2020. a relaxation of ticketing restrictions means 40,000 fans will be allowed into the stadium. and we have two of them joining us now. billy grant is an england fan. one of those fans is stefanie bolzen who will be cheering on germany. i believe you have been to every match since italian 1990. haifa i believe you have been to every match since italian 1990. how are ou match since italian 1990. how are you feeling? _ match since italian 1990. how are you feeling? i— match since italian 1990. how are you feeling? i was _ match since italian 1990. how are you feeling? i was very _ match since i

while earlier british number one dan evans moved through to the third round.ree games in the process. britain's katie boulter nearly caused a huge shock of her own. she won the first set against second seed aryna sabalenka, but boulter couldn't hang on, with the belarusian winning the next two sets to reach the third round. everton have appointed rafa benitez as their new manager, the former liverpool boss signing a three—year deal. it'll be a controversial appointment with some given the spaniards association with everton's rivals, with messages protesting the potential appointment hung outside goodison park this week. the 61—year—old's lastjob was in china, and apart from winning the champions league with liverpool, he's also managed chelsea, who he won the europa league with, and newcastle in the premier league. benitez succeeds carlo ancelotti, with the club saying they've appointed a "proven winner" who'll "bring success". surprised really. i did not think he would ever get to the point where bonita has would be taking charge at everton and you have been

meanwhile, the british number one dan evans is out.li verma helped india to 83 for i, 108 off england, before heavy rain put an end to play. 0isin murphy rode to victory in the coronation stakes at a very wet royal ascot, less than half an hour after being denied a win in the commonwealth cup by a stewards' enquiry. this time making sure there would be no disputes finishing a length and a half clear, on alcohol free. it certainly was not the case around here for the fans for most of the game last night. a cracking atmosphere, that was the real winner last night. the scotland fans at home, today, the day after, a bit of a lie in, getting ready for tuesday night facing croatia. england are back here at the same time against the group leaders the czech republic. thanks very much, mike. back with you later, see you then. coming up on bbc breakfast: we will be back with the headlines at seven o'clock. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has criticised the security at

dan evans is through to round two of queen's after beating alexei popyrin.rass for three years. and he was, understandably, a bit emotional. sorry, yeah, obviously, competing is where you put in all the hard work and in the last few years, i've not got to do that as much as i would have liked, so, yeah, just great that i'm out here and able to compete again. racing welcomed back its biggest crowd in 15 months at ascot. the prince of wales was among the 12,000 spectators in for the pomp and ceremony of racing's biggest event on the flat racing calendar. frankie dettori was in action on the first day and he won the queen anne stakes, on board palace pier. the date has been set for the third fight between tyson fury and deontay wilder as the british boxer puts his world heavyweight belt on the line. the pair will meet in las vegas onjuly 24th. after winning the previous bout, fury had been set to fight anthonyjoshua in a world heavyweight unification fight. but that fell through after fury was ordered to fight wilderfor a third time. as if the sporting summer w

beaten in three sets by the top seed, matteo berrettini, who'd also knocked out andy murray and dan evansead to hamilton. red bull changed their strategy and got the better of mercedes, verstappen overtaking hamilton with a lap to go, to claim his third win of the season and extend his lead in the drivers' championship. saracens are back in rugby union's premiership, after one season. they thrashed ealing trailfinders 57—15 in the championship play—off to secure promotion, tom whiteley crashing over with their final try. the four—time premiership champions were relegated last season as punishment for multiple salary cap breaches. we will be spending the morning enjoying a little bit of glorious wales celebration. did enjoying a little bit of glorious wales celebration.— enjoying a little bit of glorious wales celebration. did you see how he did a somersault? _ wales celebration. did you see how he did a somersault? brilliant. - he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's _ he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's catch _ he did a somersault? brilliant. brilliant. let's catch