del potro will face kei nishikori in the third round.t thomas lost ground on the main contenders for the giro d'italia on stage 11 today. the welshman is down to 14th after being dropped on the final climb of the day as 0mar fraile picked up his maiden grand tour victory into bagno di romagna. holland's tom dumoulin continues to lead by over two minutes. some of england's t20 matches could be broadcast live on free to air television from 2020. the england and wales cricket board have offered a free to air package to broadcasters in the next rights deal to run until 202a. live cricket on terrestrial tv hasn't been seen in this country since england's 2005 home ashes series. since then sky has held all live rights, including most recently a £75 million a year deal. that's all from sportsday. it has been a very good day for huddersfield who have reached the championship play—off final and play reading a week on monday. it is a £200 million game for both those clu bs. coming up in a moment, the papers. from all of us at the bbc sports centre

but del potro, who has had more than a few comebacks in his career, won the decider 6—3.o he will face britain's kyle edmund in the second round. nicolas almagro has set up an all—spanish second—round clash with rafael nadal. the world number 73 beat italian wild card andreas seppi in straight sets. rafa will be the overwhelming favourite, having won 14 of his last 15 matches against almagro. and tomas berdych is also through, after beating germany's mischa zverev. the czech took the first set on a tie—break, then the second by 6—4. berdych is one victory away from 600 wins on the atp tour. maria sharapova has guaranteed herself a place in wimbledon‘s qualifying tournament, after winning her first—round match. a straight—sets win over american christine mchale means she will have enough ranking points to attempt to qualify to play at the all england club, but if she reaches the semi—finals in rome, the five—time grand slam champion will qualify wimbledon‘s main draw automatically. she could also receive a wild card to play there. the russian has recently returned from a 1

juan martin del potro beat him in straight sets. sets, but eventually lost 7—5, 6—4. del potro will play kei nishikori in the third round. geraint thomas has dropped three places to 14th in the giro d'italia. omar fraile won stage 11 into bagno di romagna today as thomas struggled on the final climb. holland's tom dumoulin continues to lead by over 2 minutes. american world superbike rider nicky hayden has been seriously injured in a bicycle accident in italy. the 35—year old — who won the world title in 2006 — was reportedly hit by a car while training, and suffered chest and head injuries. horseracing is a sport worth over £3 billion to the british economy, watched live by six million people a year in britain. the first ever survey into gender in racing suggests women are held back. despite more women than ever before coming into racing it found women are underepresented in the most prominent areas of the sport, with some examples of ‘entrenched prejudice and discrimination'. our sports correspondent joe wilson has this report. ra

he will face djokovic or del potro in the semis.he colombian filling with the lived up to his billing as the fastest man in this year 's tour. tom the moon position of race leader. some goalfor you now. rory mcilroy has withdrawn from next week whether bmw pga championship. he announced he is suffering from the same rib injury he suffered in the off—season we re injury he suffered in the off—season were trying out as new clubs. that's all the sports for now. let's remind you of our top story this hour, toe joe mellor two —— two new revelations in washington. the what new york times says the president described his sacked fbi chief james says the president described his sacked fbi chiefjames comey as a real attempt to nutjob. won as a realtor real attempt to nutjob. won as a rea ltor two. real attempt to nutjob. won as a realtor two. it also says the pressure is off. the washington post says a white house staffer has been announced as a key figure in the investigation into the front campaign. we'll have more of that in the next hour.

second time in a week he's beaten ferrer after victory in madrid and he'll now face juan martin del potroe argentine came through his second round match against britain's kyle edmund in straight sets taking it 7-5, 6-4. fernando alonso continued his push to becoming a winner of the indianapolis 500 logging more than 6,000 incident—free miles at indianapolis motor speedway on the second day of practice for the 101st edition which takes place later this month. alonso ran the most laps of anyone on the day as he worked to become comfortable racing in traffic. the driver of the mclaren—honda—andretti honda finished 24th on the speed chart. the 35 year—old is looking to become the first driver to win formula 0ne‘s monaco grand prix which he's already achieved along with this race and the 2a hour le mans endurance race it was useful, i think. six cars and we we re it was useful, i think. six cars and we were running together so that teammates were amazing, helping me. i knew they were taking care of me. that was good. first time for me... they helped me here and there, every lap, i followed the

thiem will now face either novak djokovic orjuan martin del potro in the semis.isner in the other semi final. colombian sprinter fernando gaviria is continuing to impress at the giro d'italia — winning his fourth stage of this year's race today. tom dumoulin of the netherlands still holds the overall lead by over two minutes... but it was all about the sprinters on stage 13 — the last flat one before the race hits the mountains in the north of italy. earlier today mark cavendish tweeted he was thankful that gaviria isn't competing in this year's tour de france. that's all from sportsday. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and lynn davidson, whitehall correspondent at the sun. led look at what the papers have in store. the daily mail are no fans of julian assange, criticising him for what they describe as a human rights lecture. the swedish prosecutors dropped their rape allegation. the ft has a picture women in terror and going to the poll

djokovic won 6—4, 6—4, and he'll now facejuan martin del potro, who beat japan's kei nishikori. the quarter—finals. he beat jack sock of the united states in straight sets, and remains on course for a record—extending eighth rome masters title. nadal, the numberfour seed, will now face the austrian dominic thiem in the quarter—finals. the number three seed stan wawrinka is out. he was beaten in straight sets by the big—serving american john isner, and later admitted it was down to a lack of confidence and rhythm. isner, the world number 2a, won in straight sets, 7—6, 6—4, and he'll now face the number six seed and former us open champion marin cilic in the quarter—finals. in the women's event at the same venue third seed garbine muguruza beat germany'sjulia goerges 7—5, 6—4 to progress to the quarterfinals. the 23—year—old spaniard, who'll defend her french open title in the coming weeks, will now meet american venus williams on friday for a place in the semis, at which point a potential match up with karolina pliskova, the second seeded czech who was a runner up in the us open

he was beaten by juan martin del potro. del potro now has to face kei nishikori in the third round.pion in rome. he has had a real dip inform champion in rome. he has had a real dip in form recently and he says he can't work out why. a lot of people will think i've got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks, but i do think i can. it's certainly not going to be easy. i'm going to have to work hard this next few days. you know, really, you know, prepare very well, make the most of every single day and then really work my way into the tournament. it's going to be tough but i still think i can do well there. some cricket competitions will be broadcast live on free to air television from 2020. the english and and wales cricket board have offered a package of a right steel to run cricket on terrestrial tv. it hasn't been on tv since the ashes victory of 2005. since then, sky has held all rights, including most recently a £75 million—a—year deal, which is about to be superseded. that's all sport for now. more now on the pressure facing donald trump amid al

del potro will play kei nishikori in the third round.s — after the american came through her second round match in straight sets. konta has won their last three meetings that will be a big match and i will definitely be watching that this afternoon, particularly if it is raining. gosh, it would be wonderful if she won again. andy murray in the paper, all over the papers this morning and people were quite worried about the form he is in. carl edmonds has gone is also the british are not going so well. he is saving the good stuff. we certainly hope so. we hope he is saving it for wimbledon and the grasscourt season coming up. it is the first chance for vote rs coming up. it is the first chance for voters to see party leaders debate head—to—head tonight during the election campaign but there will be two particularly bleak noticeable absences. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have refused to take part in the programme. preparations are well under wayjust outside a studio here. there is the geography for you. we are in the big building in the ba

having finished off his rain—delayed quarter—final againstjuan martin del potro, djokovic beat thiemcade to reach a masters final. boxer liam walsh fell short in his attempt to win his first world title, with his bout stopped inside three rounds by american gervonta davis. davis, the ibf super—featherweight champion who is promoted by floyd mayweather, made light work of walsh, knocking him down in the third round, and the referee stopped the fight not long after that knock—down. england fast bowlerjames anderson is likely to miss the rest of lancashire‘s county championship roses game against yorkshire, because of a groin injury. the 34—year—old limped off during play yesterday, and didn't take to the field today. he will have a scan on monday. england's first test this summer is against south africa at lord's on 6july. that's all the sport for now. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. theresa may writes in the sunday telegraph that she will tell brussels that money paid in the past by the uk must be taken into account in the final brexit divorce bill. the sunday time

juan martin del potro beat him in staright sets.was broken again by the opener but was broken again by the 2009 us open champion and lost the 2009 us open champion and lost the first set 7—5. the argentinian is back up to 34th in the world rankings after a couple of injury setbacks and took the second set 6-4. del setbacks and took the second set 6—4. del potro will face kei nishikori in the third round. andy murray was also knocked out in the second round. he was the defending champion in rome. the world number one has one title from eight tournaments so far this year. . . but has had eight tournaments so far this year...but has had a real dip in form recently so his chances at the french open later this month don't look too promising. a lot of people think i've got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks. but, you know, ido last couple of weeks. but, you know, i do think that i can. it is certainly not going to be easy. i'm going to have to work hard these next ten days. and, you know, really, you

djokovic won 6—4, 6—4, and he‘ll now facejuan martin del potro who beat japan‘s kei nishikori.numberfour seed, will now face the austrian dominic thiem in the quarter—finals. meanwhile, garbine muguruza is among those through to the quarter—finals of the women‘s singles. the number three seed from spain, who‘s preparing to defend her french open title, beat germany‘s julia gorges in straight sets. muguruza won 7—5, 6—4, to seal her place in the last eight. muguruza will now play venus williams, who beat the number five seed from great britain, johanna konta, in three sets. konta had won their previous meetings, but williams, the number nine seed, came through 6—1,3—6, 6—1. now, it‘s long called itself the greatest show on earth but after 146 years the ringling brothers circus is shutting down. it‘s entertained millions but in recent years revenues have dropped and there have been legal battles with animal rights groups. a bbc team went to see the closing moments with those who‘ve called the circus home. music plays. ringling brothers circus is older than coca—cola, older than b

the world number two finished off his rain—delayed quarterfinal againstjuan martin del potro and thens alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. fernando alonso will compete for pole position at the indianapolis 500 later. the mclaren formula 1 driver made it through the first qualifying day seventh fastest and goes into sunday's ‘fast nine' to fight it out for pole position for next sunday's race. the dangers of racing on high—speed american oval tracks were emphasised as former f1 driver sebastien bourdais crashed into the wall. he was conscious as he was rescued from the car but has suffered multiple fractures. the frenchman is in hospital following surgery to his pelvis and hip. that's all your sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and i'll have more in the next hour. it's one of the world's most popular flower shows — and as the blooms go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection. david dom

world number two novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals of the rome masters after beating del potro his argentinian opponent, taking the first set 6—1. it was a much tighter second set but the serbian showed his skills to advance to the semifinals winning the second 6—4. djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening. germany's alexander zverev became the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final after he beatjohn isner in three sets. the 20—year—old claimed the first set 6—4 but the american fought back to take the second 7—6. but it was zverev who held his nerve to take the decider 6—1. meanwhile in the women's tournament, simona halep is through to herfirst rome final after a straight sets win over kiki bertens. halep will face elina svitolina in sunday's final after garbine muguruza was forced to retire due to a neck injury in their semifinal clash. to motogp. and maverick vinales will start on pole position for tomorrow's race in le mans. britain's cal crutchlow set the early pace in the final part of qualifying before being bumped down to

britain's kyle edmund is out of the rome masters, losing to one martin del potro in the second—roundore sports a little on bbc news. the ashes of ian brady will not be scattered on saddleworth moor, according to his solicitor. brady tortured and killed five children with his lover myra hindley and buried four of his victims on the moor. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing today. sheffield city council has been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in compensation to a former employee who was sexually abused by a council official. richard rowe, who's has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february for a series of assaults on colleagues and students. four men have been arrested in east london over an alleged terror plot. they're being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism. several addresses in east london are being searched. there's a warning about a squeeze in living standards. it follows official figures showin

the world number two finished off his rain delayed quarterfinal againstjuan martin del potro and thendo alonso will compete for pole position at the indianapolis 500 later. the mclaren formula 1 driver made it through the first qualifying day seventh fastest and goes into sunday‘s ‘fast nine‘ to fight it out for pole position for next sunday‘s race. the dangers of racing on high—speed american oval tracks were emphasised as former f1 driver sebastien bourdais crashed into the wall. he was conscious as he was rescued from the car but has suffered multiple fractures. the frenchman is in hospital following surgery to his pelvis and hip. the motogp circuit is in le mans this weekend for the french grand prix. the main race is due off in a couple of hours. in thejunior category — moto3 — there was an extraordinary pile—up on the second lap of their race this morning. a crash on the first lap led to one of the bike dropping fluid on the track. and when the riders approached the tricky downhill corner, they fell like dominos. miraculously, it appears that nobody sustained any serious injurie

having earlier finished off his rain—delayed quarter—final againstjuan martin del potro, djokovic beat. that certainly puts us to shame. to make gains in a day. i suppose if you concede one game in two sets, thatis you concede one game in two sets, that is not as hard. and for the game of the day yesterday, exeter saracens, which was phenomenal. right until the end i thought exeter had lost it, and i am so pleased to see them through to the premiership play—off finals. see them through to the premiership play-off finals. and you saw the fa ns play-off finals. and you saw the fans celebrating, you know how much it meant. fairplay to both teams, but what a game. i thought you were ata but what a game. i thought you were at a barbecue yesterday. when you have $5 extra on the game, you keep up have $5 extra on the game, you keep up with it. it is one of the world's most popular flower shows, and as the blooms of colour and creativity go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection. david domoney‘s design for the commonwealth war gra

thiem will play either novak djokovic orjuan martin del potro in the semi—finals after their match was to earn her place via qualifying. the former champion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into the wimbledon qualifying draw at least. it's fast, furious and if the ref doesn't see it it's allowed. i'm talking about water polo, where two teams face off in a swimming pool to score the most goals. ahead of the british championships, which is like the fa cup of waterpolo, i've been to the home of the defending champions, cheltenham. 0n the surface all may look calm, but what lurks beneath can bring it tear to your eye. under attack from some of the most fearsome and physical predators known to sport, trying to drag you down in the deep. it's the water polo player. anything goes under the water. if the rest can't see it, it's all legal. a lot goes on under the water. above the water you are always being pu

the world number two played finished off his rain delayed quarter—final againstjuan martin del potro ago since islamist militants kidnapped 276 girls from their school dormitory in nigeria. yesterday, 82 girls were reunited with their families in abuja. more than 100 of the 276 girls who were taken from the town of chibok, are still being held by the boko haram militant group. their whereabouts are unknown. joining us now from our london newsroom is nigerian novelist and journalist adaobi tricia nwaubani. good morning. thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us this morning. what do you understand about the way in which these girls we re about the way in which these girls were freed? talk of a prisoner exchange, even two million euros changing ends. most of what i know is what i have been told off the record, like the bbc. the ransom amount, and the exchange of prisoners. the government was quite open the exchange five boko haram militants for the girls. when the first batch of 21 girls were released, the exact term of the release, what they got, was not made public. this

world number two novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals of the rome masters after beating del potrorbian showed his skills to advance to the semi—finals, winning the second 6—4. djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening. number 16 seed alexander zverev is also through to the semifinals after he beatjohn isner in three sets. the german claimed the first set 6—4 but the american fought back to take the second 7—6 but it was zverev who held his nerve to take the decider 6—1. meanwhile in the women's tournament, simona halep is through to herfirst rome final after a straight sets win over kiki bertens. halep will face garbine muguruza or ukraine's elina svitolina in sunday's final. they play later tonight. dutchman tom dumoulin has extended his lead at the giro d'italia to just under three minutes. britain's adam yates made up some of the time lost in last sunday's crash to go second in the competition for best young rider. while dumoulin was outstanding as he won a mountainous stage 14. he's now two minutes and 47 seconds ahead of his main challenger nai

having earlier finished off his rain—delayed quarter—final againstjuan martin del potro, djokovic beatinal. it's one of the world's most popular flower shows — and as the blooms of colour and creativity go on display at the royal chelsea flower show, one garden will be a place of tranquillity and reflection. david domoney‘s design for the commonwealth war graves commission, celebrates the 850 gardeners who maintain 1.7 million war graves for visitors. daniela relph has been to see the garden being built. it is not an obvious place to start. awar it is not an obvious place to start. a war cemeteries of france and belgium. this will be a chelsea garden inspired a remembrance. designer david domeny is creating the garden for the commonwealth war g raves the garden for the commonwealth war graves commission. for david, this is both a working trip and a personal journey. his great—grandfather henry domeny fought in the first world war for the somerset light infantry. he aims to create a garden that honours him and the sacrifice of millions. 500 people in a day. just gone. much of this garde

edmund is out of the second round of the italian open after being beaten byjuan martin del potro.ck strongly and will play kei nishikori in the third round. andy murray says he can find no reason to explain his loss of form this year. he's won just one title from eight events in 2017, and recently lost his rome masters crown after being beaten in the second round. it was the world number one's fifth defeat in his last 10 matches. a lot of people will think i've got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks, but i do think i can. it's certainly not going to be easy. i'm going to have to work hard this next few days. you know, really, you know, prepare very well, make the most of every single day and then really work my way into the tournament. it's going to be tough but i still think i can do well there. has reacted by saying nothing will stop her achieving her dreams. she reacted on twitter today saying: she reacted on twitter today saying: the england and wales cricket board are looking to return ‘some live international cricket‘ to terrestrial free

thiem will play either novak djokovic orjuan martin del potro in the semi—finals after their match wasying. the former champion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into the wimbledon qualifying draw at least. iam sure i am sure there will be big crowd is going to the qualifier. she is still a big draw. that's the problem for the smaller tournaments. i wouldn't bet against her reaching wimbledon through qualifying. thanks very much. if you are one of the 13 million people in the uk who struggle with hayfever, there could be some good news. for the first time, a series of maps have been developed by the university of exeter that could help forecast where certain pollens are at their highest. let's have a look at how it works. the ash tree, for example, with its towering branches, is the third most common tree in britain, and here on the map, the darkest areas show where it's most prevalent and so where th

thiem will play either novak djokovic, or huan martin del potro, in the semi—finals after their matchampion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into wimbledon qualifying. it's fast, furious and if the ref doesn't see it — it's allowed. yes i'm talking about water polo, where two teams face off in a swimming pool to score the most goals. ahead of the british championships, which is like the fa cup of waterpolo, i've been to the home of the defending champions, cheltenham. on the surface all may look calm, but what lurks beneath can bring a tear to your eye. under attack from some of the most fearsome and physical predators known to sport, trying to drag you down in the deep. it's the water polo player. anything goes under the water. if the ref can't see it, it's all legal. a lot goes on under the water. above the water you're always being pulled, kicked, shoved. then there's the swimming as well. you're

he was knocked out at the second round stage byjuan martin del potro in straight sets.home in order to meet the cost of care. but for the first time the value of a person‘s property, over £100,000, would be taken into account in assessing whether they‘re eligible for free care if they remain living there. there‘s also a pledge to means—test winter fuel payments, meaning more wealthy pensioners will lose up to £300 per year. iain duncan smith is at westminster. hejoins us now. thank you iain duncan smith is at westminster. he joins us now. thank you for joining us. why is your party not being more radical and suggesting a cap on the cost of social care? that has been suggested and has had quite widespread support.” has been suggested and has had quite widespread support. i do not know what will be in the manifesto because we only have elements of it so far. we have seen the government attempting to grapple with the big issue which goes on in every single community, the cost of social care and how you afford it. what they have actually looked at across a wide perspective

he beat portugal'sjoao sousa in straight sets, and will face juan martin del potro next.o like to keep their birthday under wraps, and a little low—key? a little problematic if you are the best tennis player in the world. a warning — there is some flash photography coming up. andy murray is due to start the defence his italian open title today, a day after turning the ripe old age of 30. he was greeted at his hotel by staff, who knew all the words in english to happy birthday. he is thinking ijust want to get into the shower, i have been training very hard. i am very sweaty. genuinely, i had no idea that that was coming. but yes, i really appreciated. it is really quite embarrassing when all that the attention is on you, but it was nice they made the cake and sang me happy birthday, so it was much appreciated. he says that, i genuinely think he would have hated that. but he manages to do that with a smile and cope with it, which is why i admire him. because he is probablyjust mortified. he is definitely not one for attention. it is not something you need before your big m

the building material industry del start off with the potro initiative., build a road first. in march 2015, you talked about foreign acquisition as it relates to one road one belt. what is planned, and where? m has grown large through mna. on our expansion overseas we would always put m&a in the first place. we would occur -- preferred that him in a approach prewitt we also would like to accelerate the pace with the investors as we have helped to build most of the cement factories in the region. we will speed up under the one belt one road initiative. we would not only think about our own interests but also those of our partners so that both parties can make profits. that was the cnbm ceo speaking exclusively with our stephen engle. they're confident been at how it will open doors for them across the world. let's do a quick check of the latest headlines. toyota said profit will offer the second year in a row. the first back-to-back decline since 1994, seeing operating yeart shrinking 24% in the through march, prompting a pledge to take a closer look at in

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