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novak djokovic has extended his stay at roland garros.'s victory for the defending champion at the french open. and how long will england last in the champions trophy? captain eoin morgan believes they can beat ‘anybody‘ ahead of the first match of the tournament. good evening, as i say, there's plenty to come but we start with arsenal and what could be a slightly new approach for the premier league club. the news was officially announced today that arsene wenger has signed a new two year deal, to extend his 21 years as their manager... david ornstein is at the emirates stadium for us... david, i guess that today the fans may have got more of an indication on the future of the club and they have received all season? that's right, this news emerged today that arsene wenger signed the contract. this saga has overshadowed arsenal's season. this saga has overshadowed arsenal's season. certainly until they won's saturday's fa cup final. why wasn't it signed? we don't really know. but we do know that from the 31st of january, arsenal lost seven
novak djokovic has extended his stay at roland garros.'s victory for the defending champion at the french open. and how long will england last in the champions trophy? captain eoin morgan believes they can beat ‘anybody‘ ahead of the first match of the tournament. good evening, as i say, there's plenty to come but we start with arsenal and what could be a slightly new approach for the premier league club. the news was officially announced today that arsene wenger has signed a new two year...
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and djokovic continues to faulter, losing in the final of the italian open.unces a new grand—slam winning coach for his next tournament. good evening. the final day of the premier league was all about the champions league positions... and for the first time in 20 years, arsenal have missed out on qualifying, despite their win against everton today. results went against the gunners, as both manchester city and liverpool won their matches to finish in third and fourth respectively. for liverpool, their win means champions league football for the first time since 2014... patrick geary has the details. bob marley gave the team talk at anfield. don't worry. easiersong and dana for liverpool still needed to win to have a chance at champions league football. a situation that loaded pressure onto every attack and anguish to every mess. the tension rose, the airwaves crackled. in northern london, arsenal had scored and liverpool were fair. they could do without middlesborough complicating things. time froze. penalty? no. liverpool needed to harvest the nervous energy.
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at 20. he is the youngest player since djokovic himself won the miami open ten years ago. james's park ground. castleford tigers have been the stars of the season so far, and they continued their good form with a 29—18 win over leeds rhinos. that puts them two points clear at the top of the table. that's all the sport for now. now it is time for the weather. any truth in red sky at night, shepherds delight? well, this picture was sent in earlier this evening from one of our weather watchers. and the weather will be delightfulfor watchers. and the weather will be delightful for many of us through the course of tomorrow. notjust tomorrow but much of the week ahead as well. this is how it was looking as well. this is how it was looking a few hours ago, sent in by debbie saari. as we had through much of the week, with high pressure in charge, a drop to my lot of dry weather, it will feel warm —— debbie in surrey. patchy rain the western parts of northern ireland as we had through the early hours of monday morning. as we had through the rest of the night it is dry and clear and
at 20. he is the youngest player since djokovic himself won the miami open ten years ago. james's park ground. castleford tigers have been the stars of the season so far, and they continued their good form with a 29—18 win over leeds rhinos. that puts them two points clear at the top of the table. that's all the sport for now. now it is time for the weather. any truth in red sky at night, shepherds delight? well, this picture was sent in earlier this evening from one of our weather watchers....
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djokovic was 3—0 down in the deciding set but came through to win it 7—5.dal is also through to the third round, and he was also taken to three sets. he was playing italy's roberto fognini. nadal, who's bidding for a fifth madrid masters title, won 7—6, 3—6, 6—4, but admitted he wasn't at his best. he now plays nick kyrgios, the number 16 seed from australia. in the women's singles, the top seed, angelique kerber is out. she was forced to retire during her third round match against eugenie bouchard because of a hamstring injury. the canadian was well on top at the time. she won the first set 6—3 and was leading 5—0 in the second when kerber — who said she first had a problem in her previous match — was forced to call it day. i'm nick marshall—mccormack — see you soon. bye bye. hello there. after the dry weather that we have been experiencing for days and weeks now, there is finally a change on the way, courtesy of these lumps of cloud, which have been bringing some quite vicious thunderstorms across spain and portugal, now on the march northwards. so many o
djokovic was 3—0 down in the deciding set but came through to win it 7—5.dal is also through to the third round, and he was also taken to three sets. he was playing italy's roberto fognini. nadal, who's bidding for a fifth madrid masters title, won 7—6, 3—6, 6—4, but admitted he wasn't at his best. he now plays nick kyrgios, the number 16 seed from australia. in the women's singles, the top seed, angelique kerber is out. she was forced to retire during her third round match against...
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djokovic won the tournament for the first time last year.he is to match this man, fao nadal. he got off to the perfect start. he had little trouble beating bete noire pair will stop the crown say for the moment. —— venoit paire. notan say for the moment. —— venoit paire. not an easy opponent. a lot of respect for him. i played a great first set. especially with the 11—3 point. after that i closed the set and was a bit lazy after that. and other heavyweights of the men's game is safely through. me los raonic was ruthless on the clay. could he be the man to do throw in the king this time around? in the women's draw, the former world number one survived a scare to win on day two. she joins defending champion in the second round. kagiso rabada took figures of 4 for 39 as south africa defeated england by 7 wickets to win the third one day international at lord's. rabada and wayne parnell who picked up three wickets tore through the top order as england slumped to just 20 for 6 eventually making 153 thanks to a jonny bairstow half century. the pro
djokovic won the tournament for the first time last year.he is to match this man, fao nadal. he got off to the perfect start. he had little trouble beating bete noire pair will stop the crown say for the moment. —— venoit paire. notan say for the moment. —— venoit paire. not an easy opponent. a lot of respect for him. i played a great first set. especially with the 11—3 point. after that i closed the set and was a bit lazy after that. and other heavyweights of the men's game is safely...
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djokovic will tour alone until he finds a new head coach.easingly trying to downsize to make itself more marketable and watchable, think of the success of 20/20 cricket, the rise of rugby sevens, now golf is trying ‘sixes'. at st albans this weekend there's an experimental competition with an eye on reaching a new audience, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. golf, a poet once wrote, is a day spent in strenuous idleness. who has time for poetry? this is sport's espresso era. everything is made short and intense. why linger over 18 holes when you can speed through six? i think golf‘s got to fall into line with everyone else. it's a time that it's got to make it a lot more fun, shorter. to be honest, it's the first time someone's said, you know what, we're going to do something and we've done it. there's been a lot of talk. this time there's been action. there are 16 nations, teams of two play matches against each other over six holes. group stage, then knockout, then a winner. golf is dealing with a big issue of dwindling participation
djokovic will tour alone until he finds a new head coach.easingly trying to downsize to make itself more marketable and watchable, think of the success of 20/20 cricket, the rise of rugby sevens, now golf is trying ‘sixes'. at st albans this weekend there's an experimental competition with an eye on reaching a new audience, here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. golf, a poet once wrote, is a day spent in strenuous idleness. who has time for poetry? this is sport's espresso era. everything...
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and as zverev beats djokovic, the world number two turns to a former grand slam champion for help.ello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that real madrid have won their first spanish league title since 2012 after a 2—0 victory away to malaga on sunday. goals from cristiano ronaldo and karim benzema sealed the win for a 33rd primera division trophy, and despite barcelona winning 4—2 at home to eibar, los blancos finished three points clear. earlier i asked our football reporterjohn bennett if their head so many people question whether he had the personality to be in the dugout. some thought he may have been a yes—man for the president, some said he not have the experience. but he has proved eve ryo ne experience. but he has proved everyone wrong. he has been head coach as 17 months and now he has w011 coach as 17 months and now he has won three titles. an incredible performance by him again. the most successful head coach since the 2003 coach. remember if he can win the champions league cup again, they have not done that double in decades. we need
and as zverev beats djokovic, the world number two turns to a former grand slam champion for help.ello and welcome to the programme where we start with the footballing news that real madrid have won their first spanish league title since 2012 after a 2—0 victory away to malaga on sunday. goals from cristiano ronaldo and karim benzema sealed the win for a 33rd primera division trophy, and despite barcelona winning 4—2 at home to eibar, los blancos finished three points clear. earlier i asked...
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white—mac novak djokovic w011 positives. the tournament for the first time last year and he has a long way to go to match rafale na dial. he too got off to the perfect start. he managed to beat the french player in just under two hours, so the cronies say the moment. meanwhile another heavyweight is glued to the second round. this canadian player was ruthless on the clay and he had 44 winners in his straight sets and destruction of the belgian player. could he dethrone the king? in the women's draw the former world number one survived a scare to win on day two. she took over two hours to beat the 17—year—old from this chilly who was impressive. she joins the 17—year—old from this chilly who was impressive. shejoins the defending champion in the second round. as far as crashes go — they don't get much nastier than this. this was an accident that happened in yesterday's indy 500 at the indianapolis motor speedway. new zealander scott dixon's car flipping into the air after colliding with british driver jay howard. it came down
white—mac novak djokovic w011 positives. the tournament for the first time last year and he has a long way to go to match rafale na dial. he too got off to the perfect start. he managed to beat the french player in just under two hours, so the cronies say the moment. meanwhile another heavyweight is glued to the second round. this canadian player was ruthless on the clay and he had 44 winners in his straight sets and destruction of the belgian player. could he dethrone the king? in the...
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as for the other home nations, wales face australia, novak djokovic is through to the next round of theh lopez. djokovic has parted with his entire management team and has said that he will announce his new team shortly. he beat his opponent two sets to one. a rather embarrassing moment in the cycling in the island of sicily. he'd eitherforgotten he was meant to do lapse, and celebrated his win —— do to lapse. guerin thomas and adam yates came home safely in the remaining group coming second and third overall. the winner was from luxembourg. that's all from sportsday. from me and the teams, goodbye for now. the latest headlines. president trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning saying james comey had lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. the family of evha jannath — the 11—year—old girl who died at a theme park yesterday — say their world has been torn apart. the crown prosecution service says no conservatives will face charges over claims they'd breached the rules on campaign spending during the last general election. let's have a loo
as for the other home nations, wales face australia, novak djokovic is through to the next round of theh lopez. djokovic has parted with his entire management team and has said that he will announce his new team shortly. he beat his opponent two sets to one. a rather embarrassing moment in the cycling in the island of sicily. he'd eitherforgotten he was meant to do lapse, and celebrated his win —— do to lapse. guerin thomas and adam yates came home safely in the remaining group coming...
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britain's number three will face novak djokovic after being given a walkover.edmund saw off his portuguese opponent in straight sets and faces the world the benign chi nishikori. —— the world number nine. andy murray is in rome to defend his title — but he's still not firing on all cylinders, after a month out with an elbow injury. he starts his campaign against fabio fagnini, after being knocked out in the third round of the madrid 0pen last week, by the world number 59 borna coric. it's tough to necessarily analyse losses in a couple of days when you're also looking to the next tournament but that's also sometimes a positive thing that you have another event to look forward to it immediately, you get a chance to play better, only 4—5 days after a tough match. and let's add our birthday wishes to murray, who turned 30 today. when in rome — you get a song and a cake. it's a bit more of a low key birthday for the world number one this year. he beat novak djokovic to lift the italian open title on his 29th birthday last year. his mum judy retweeted this video add
britain's number three will face novak djokovic after being given a walkover.edmund saw off his portuguese opponent in straight sets and faces the world the benign chi nishikori. —— the world number nine. andy murray is in rome to defend his title — but he's still not firing on all cylinders, after a month out with an elbow injury. he starts his campaign against fabio fagnini, after being knocked out in the third round of the madrid 0pen last week, by the world number 59 borna coric. it's...
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djokovic won in straight sets. is it the first of many more to come? is a very different relationship from any other that i have had with anybody, consistently talking a lot about those things. i can only see positives. he won the tournament for the first time last year and has a long way to go if he is going to match the nine time champion. rafael nadal is trying for success after getting off to the perfect start. he beat his french opponent in just under two hours. he is safe for the moment. another heavyweight of the men's game is safely through to the men's game is safely through to the men's round. milos raonic was ruthless and hit 44 winners in his destruction of his belgian opponent. in the women's draw, the former women's number one survived on day two. it took over two hours to beat her 17—year—old opponent, impressing the crowd. she faces garbine murguruza in the second round. bob dylan turned 76 a few days ago. the musical legend and now nobel laureate has crafted songs known to millions — but the man himself is a bit of a mystery. well, a n
djokovic won in straight sets. is it the first of many more to come? is a very different relationship from any other that i have had with anybody, consistently talking a lot about those things. i can only see positives. he won the tournament for the first time last year and has a long way to go if he is going to match the nine time champion. rafael nadal is trying for success after getting off to the perfect start. he beat his french opponent in just under two hours. he is safe for the moment....
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djokovic had a bye after his opponent withdrew through injury.or a world tennis events have been backed. such a tournament would be backed. such a tournament would be backed —— arrival to the davis cap. —— the davis cup. his plan would see a single tournament take place in just one location over a maximum of ten days. chelsea could be 2a minutes away from the cheque premier league title, but it is still 0—0. that is all the sport for now. it is the final of the eurovision song contest on saturday. this year‘s competition has been overshadowed even more than usual by politics. the host nation ukraine has barred russia‘s singerfrom entering the country. then there is brexit. will the uk‘s european neighbours punish it? we have a report from kiev. it‘s the final of the eurovision song contest this saturday in kiev. the uk‘s entry is one of its strongest in years. i'm nervous but ifi strongest in years. i'm nervous but if i wasn‘t i would worry about myself. singing in front of 200 million people, if you are not nervous it is crazy. it is easy to for
djokovic had a bye after his opponent withdrew through injury.or a world tennis events have been backed. such a tournament would be backed. such a tournament would be backed —— arrival to the davis cap. —— the davis cup. his plan would see a single tournament take place in just one location over a maximum of ten days. chelsea could be 2a minutes away from the cheque premier league title, but it is still 0—0. that is all the sport for now. it is the final of the eurovision song contest...
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the youngest player to win a masters title since djokovic herself. has taken over as novak djokovic's new coach. andre agassi, multiple grand slam winner and will be super coach, we are hearing, for novak djokovic. super league magic weekend is on, with all 12 teams playing a newcastle united saintjames 12 teams playing a newcastle united saint james ‘s park 12 teams playing a newcastle united saintjames ‘s park ground. scuppered city reds started with a third in the table, two tries and greg johnson helped them beat leigh centurions 36—22. salford gob of hull fc into second place. in the first match this afternoon, huddersfield giants came from behind to wina huddersfield giants came from behind to win a gritty, hard—fought encounter against catalan dragons, 18 points to 12 the score. but the game of the day could well be called salford versus leeds. that's first versus fourth. kicked off at half five. currently 6— 02 castleford as live commentary on the five live sports extra. the moto gp circuit is in le mans this weekend for the french grand prix
the youngest player to win a masters title since djokovic herself. has taken over as novak djokovic's new coach. andre agassi, multiple grand slam winner and will be super coach, we are hearing, for novak djokovic. super league magic weekend is on, with all 12 teams playing a newcastle united saintjames 12 teams playing a newcastle united saint james ‘s park 12 teams playing a newcastle united saintjames ‘s park ground. scuppered city reds started with a third in the table, two tries and...
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djokovic will face the argentine diego schwartzman next. beat dutchman robin haase in straight sets. british number three aljaz bedene lost his second round match against the czech republic's jiri vesely, and then sought to clarify reports suggesting he might switch allegiance back to slovenia, the country of his birth. having been blocked from representing britain in the davis cup, bedene says he "will fight" on. i read a few interviews and i don't actually remember because i get nervous, what i'm saying, but one of the things is until it looks like it's done, it's not done yet for me. i really want to play for great britain and i'm still hoping, really. so, yeah, i haven't really thought anything outside of that. two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova's comeback has been cut short. she was knocked out in round two — beaten in straight sets by the american bethanie mattek—sands. kvitova missed five months after being stabbed in the hand by a burglar last year. sam warburton will captain the british and irish lions for the first warm—up
djokovic will face the argentine diego schwartzman next. beat dutchman robin haase in straight sets. british number three aljaz bedene lost his second round match against the czech republic's jiri vesely, and then sought to clarify reports suggesting he might switch allegiance back to slovenia, the country of his birth. having been blocked from representing britain in the davis cup, bedene says he "will fight" on. i read a few interviews and i don't actually remember because i get...
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djokovic dominated a first set tie—break before going on to win the second set 6—2.in rome, having always reached at least the quarter—finals. our shot of the day goes to france's adrian mannarino. he lost to uruguay‘s pablo cuevas in straight sets, butjust look at this for a beautiful backhand drop shot. the crowd loved it, and we think it's worth a replay. i wish i could do that. here you see it in slow motion. he generates so much spin that the ball bounced back over the net. no way he is getting that. the race to host the 2024 olympics is very close between paris and los angeles. today, the new french president, emmanuel macron, put his full support behind his country's bid. he welcomed members of the ioc‘s inspection committee to the elyese palace. here's the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan. he isjust three he is just three days into the job at france's new president has wasted little time in back in paris's bid to host the 2024 games. macron welcoming numbers of the ioc to the elysee palace on the final day of the inspection visit. paris has committed to spending
djokovic dominated a first set tie—break before going on to win the second set 6—2.in rome, having always reached at least the quarter—finals. our shot of the day goes to france's adrian mannarino. he lost to uruguay‘s pablo cuevas in straight sets, butjust look at this for a beautiful backhand drop shot. the crowd loved it, and we think it's worth a replay. i wish i could do that. here you see it in slow motion. he generates so much spin that the ball bounced back over the net. no way...
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despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic was on top form, as he brushed aside dominic thiem todel potro, djokovic beat thiem 6—1, 6—0. he will play germany's alexander zverev tomorrow, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade 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
despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic was on top form, as he brushed aside dominic thiem todel potro, djokovic beat thiem 6—1, 6—0. he will play germany's alexander zverev tomorrow, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade 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...
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djokovic, who turns 30 on monday, was the previous youngest masters winner.iem on saturday, the world number two serb produced a flawed performance on centre court that saw him curse and swear as he struggled to find a way back into the match. an injury to the world number four simona halep was the decisive moment in the women's final in rome. although she would go on to win the set, halep was never quite the same against elina svitolina who went on to win the match 4—6, 7—5, 6—1 and capture herfourth title of the year to take her place in the world's top ten. that's all the sport for now. thank you. goodbye. it has been a weekend of two halves, many of us saw heavy downpours at times on saturday, but sunday has been turning warmer and drier. through much of the week ahead, this theme continues, things will be quite warm, and looking largely dry, with high pressure in charge. low pressure not to far away. tonight and into monday, it approaches the north—west of the uk, bringing a few showers across northern ireland and western scotland. elsewhere, it is dry a
djokovic, who turns 30 on monday, was the previous youngest masters winner.iem on saturday, the world number two serb produced a flawed performance on centre court that saw him curse and swear as he struggled to find a way back into the match. an injury to the world number four simona halep was the decisive moment in the women's final in rome. although she would go on to win the set, halep was never quite the same against elina svitolina who went on to win the match 4—6, 7—5, 6—1 and...
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djokovic will tour alone until he finds a new head coach.ers have started a busy summer with a big win over ireland. seven wickets was the margin of victory. adil rashid claimed his first five wicket haul. alex hales joe root scored most of the runs as they reached their target with 30 overs to spare. they meet again on sunday. they are the strong side that have been as before. we do not ta ke that have been as before. we do not take them lightly. —— that have beaten us before. putting in a clinical performance is as good as we can ask for. that win the emphasises how you ruthlessly need to be. with many sports seemingly trying to downsize to make it more marketable and watchable, for example, the success and watchable, for example, the success of ten to 20 cricket, rugby sevens and golf, which is trying sixes, golf was looking to put a new ion sixes, golf was looking to put a new i on things. this is sport's espresso chela, where everything is made short and intense. why linger over 18 holes when you can speak through six? golf has to fall
djokovic will tour alone until he finds a new head coach.ers have started a busy summer with a big win over ireland. seven wickets was the margin of victory. adil rashid claimed his first five wicket haul. alex hales joe root scored most of the runs as they reached their target with 30 overs to spare. they meet again on sunday. they are the strong side that have been as before. we do not ta ke that have been as before. we do not take them lightly. —— that have beaten us before. putting in a...
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the two hadn't met in nearly a year, in which time djokovic has suffered a dramatic dip in form, andsecond set was almost as straightforward as the first for nadal and he took it 6—4. he's unbeaten in all his iii matches on clay this season, and the french open starts a week on monday. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series. in treacherous conditions in yokohama,japan, he was caught up in a crash on the last lap of the bike leg and sent flying over the railings, but he carried his damaged bike, to the transition point, to get his running shoes on. before eventually finishing down in 42nd place. you can see highlights tomorrow at 1pm on bbc two. adam gemili has finished third in the 200 metres at the second diamond league meet of the season in shanghai. the brit had a fast start but was run down by the eventual winner, noah lyles of the usa, who went on to win equalling the world leading time of 19.90 seconds. lyles' team mate lashawn merritt finished second. there's been no change in the overall lead after stage eight of the giro d'italia with britain's g
the two hadn't met in nearly a year, in which time djokovic has suffered a dramatic dip in form, andsecond set was almost as straightforward as the first for nadal and he took it 6—4. he's unbeaten in all his iii matches on clay this season, and the french open starts a week on monday. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series. in treacherous conditions in yokohama,japan, he was caught up in a crash on the last lap of the bike leg and sent flying over the railings,...
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djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening.cade 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 fourth. directly ahead of him will be vinales who powered his yamaha to pole ahead of championship leader valentino rossi 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 th
djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening.cade 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...
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the two hadn't met in nearly a year, in which time djokovic has suffered a dramatic dip in form, andost as straightforward as the first for nadal and he took it 6—4. he's unbeaten in all his 14 matches on clay this season, and the french open starts a week on monday. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series. in treacherous conditions in yokohama, japan, he was caught up in a crash on the last lap of the bike leg and sent flying over the railings, but he carried his damaged bike, to the transition point, to get his running shoes on, before eventually finishing down in 42nd place. you can see highlights tomorrow at 1pm on bbc two. there's been no change in the overall lead after stage eight of the giro d'italia with britain's geraint thomas and adam yates still in second and third. spain's gorka izagirre claimed his first grand tour stage victory in peschici on the adriatic coast ahead of yates in eighth and thomas in 11th. luxembourg's bobjungels retained the leader's pinkjersey. castleford have cruised into the quarter finals of rugby league's challenge cup
the two hadn't met in nearly a year, in which time djokovic has suffered a dramatic dip in form, andost as straightforward as the first for nadal and he took it 6—4. he's unbeaten in all his 14 matches on clay this season, and the french open starts a week on monday. jonny brownlee made a dramatic return to the world triathlon series. in treacherous conditions in yokohama, japan, he was caught up in a crash on the last lap of the bike leg and sent flying over the railings, but he carried his...
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djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening.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. now, for one of the toughest sports out there. waterpolo is like rugby but in the water. it requires incredible fitness to be able to tread water and compete for the ball, and beneath the surface virtually anything goes. ahead of the british championships next week, which is like the fa cup of waterpolo, mike bushell has 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
djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening.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...
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djokovic was knocked off the top of the world rankings by andy murray last year. biggest goal spark on the court again." he'll tour alone until he finds a new head coach. england are 2 is—1. —— 21—1. they need 127 to win the first match of the summer. follow that on the bbc news website. i'll be back with a little bit more later on bbc news. let's go live to merseyside. we will get the results of the city regional mayoral election. i remember when i was first elect as a councillor for faza kerley ward. was first elect as a councillor for fazakerley ward. then i was elected to represent our city during the european capital of culture year as its lord mayor, i nearly burst with pride. when i was health secretaried twice to parliament —— when i was elected twice to parliament, as the mpfor elected twice to parliament, as the mp for walton, some of the most proud memories to me and my family. so it's beyond an honour and privilege to stand before you as the first ever metro mayor of the liverpool city region. today, the 1. 5 million people in our area have spoken loud
djokovic was knocked off the top of the world rankings by andy murray last year. biggest goal spark on the court again." he'll tour alone until he finds a new head coach. england are 2 is—1. —— 21—1. they need 127 to win the first match of the summer. follow that on the bbc news website. i'll be back with a little bit more later on bbc news. let's go live to merseyside. we will get the results of the city regional mayoral election. i remember when i was first elect as a councillor...
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he will face djokovic oi’ sets 6—4, 6—3. 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.
he will face djokovic oi’ sets 6—4, 6—3. 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...
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djokovic was the previous youngest masters finalist, going all the way to the title in miami as a 19—ents, it will be truly amazing for me. john played very well this tournament, he has also beaten a lot of good players, a fantastic match today. dutchman tom dumoulin further underlined his giro d'italia victory ambitions by stunning colombian rival nairo quintana to claim victory on saturday's14th stage. dumoulin attacked his movistar rival inside the final two kilometres of an 11.8 kilometre climb to the summit finish to take his overall lead over the colombian to two minutes 47 seconds. and when you're not playing in the french open tennis at roland—garros, you don't have to prepare as hard, and you can let your hair downa bit, and what roger federer has been doing. he's been stepping out at the wedding of the year in england. he's there with his wife mirka, at the wedding of pippa middeton, the sister of the duchess of cornwall, kate, and james matthews. smashing three piece! that is all the sport for you, back to you, alpa. there has been an emotional reunion in nigeria for the 82
djokovic was the previous youngest masters finalist, going all the way to the title in miami as a 19—ents, it will be truly amazing for me. john played very well this tournament, he has also beaten a lot of good players, a fantastic match today. dutchman tom dumoulin further underlined his giro d'italia victory ambitions by stunning colombian rival nairo quintana to claim victory on saturday's14th stage. dumoulin attacked his movistar rival inside the final two kilometres of an 11.8 kilometre...
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another really exciting matchup for novak djokovic. agassi. i have a wet patch. i have a massive one. it's all to do with chelsea flower show. we have some windowboxes and they have been sitting on the sofa. carol's at preview day for the chelsea flower show for us this morning, getting a sneak peak at the dazzling offerings on display this year. good morning. it is beautiful here. a nice, pleasant start the day. this particular garden is called 500 yea rs of particular garden is called 500 years of covent garden. it is designed by lien best will and it is stunning to stop it celebrates covent garden's early roots in the 16th century and then later as a flower market. as well as an iconic architecture. what you're looking at isa architecture. what you're looking at is a mature 16—year—old appletree, harking back to the early beginnings of cove nt harking back to the early beginnings of covent garden as an orchard when it supplied apples to the monks table at westminster abbey. also to the 300—year—old origins of the neighbourhood as a
another really exciting matchup for novak djokovic. agassi. i have a wet patch. i have a massive one. it's all to do with chelsea flower show. we have some windowboxes and they have been sitting on the sofa. carol's at preview day for the chelsea flower show for us this morning, getting a sneak peak at the dazzling offerings on display this year. good morning. it is beautiful here. a nice, pleasant start the day. this particular garden is called 500 yea rs of particular garden is called 500...
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novak djokovic has sacked his entire coaching team.ndy murray last year. explaining his decision he said, "i'm a hunter. my bigger goal is to find the winning spark on the court again." so he's going to tour alone until he finds a new head coach. austria's lucas pustleberger at the jeer row detalla. —— giro de i talla. stage one was expected to go down to a sprint finish. but postlberger sprinted away. he will be in the leader's pinkjersey tomorrow. remember that false start at the grand national last month, 26 jockeys, including the winning jockey, derek fox, were charged and they have all been banned for one day. they lined up before the starter had called them forward. the world's best riders are in gloucestershire at the badminton horse trials. it's the biggest and most prestigious meeting in eventing. christopher burton from australia, is in the lead. eventing. christopher burton from australia, is in the leadlj eventing. christopher burton from australia, is in the lead. i say every year that the badminton horse trials attracts t
novak djokovic has sacked his entire coaching team.ndy murray last year. explaining his decision he said, "i'm a hunter. my bigger goal is to find the winning spark on the court again." so he's going to tour alone until he finds a new head coach. austria's lucas pustleberger at the jeer row detalla. —— giro de i talla. stage one was expected to go down to a sprint finish. but postlberger sprinted away. he will be in the leader's pinkjersey tomorrow. remember that false start at...
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it's the first time he's beaten novak djokovic in three yea rs, beaten novak djokovic in three years, french open in 2014. he was so dominant on clay, but we'll find he's on the way back. such a rivalry between clay, hard court... than they take the wimbledon. they do. that's why we are now, we are building up to the major. the french ‘s first at the end of this month than we are building up the queens, then wimbledon at the start ofjuly. so it's a busy time the tennis, now. exciting times. nice to see you, thanks very much. but look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph lead on the cyber chaos as they put it. they are saying thousands of operations and appointments will be cancelled as nhs bosses have admitted it is taken up nhs bosses have admitted it is taken up to several weeks to actually fix the computer systems that have been affected by friday's cyber—attack. the front of the sunday times has a story we are leading on to lay two. it's from the campaign trail, the cup tories pledge a council house revolution. they want create houses to rent alongside local councils that will
it's the first time he's beaten novak djokovic in three yea rs, beaten novak djokovic in three years, french open in 2014. he was so dominant on clay, but we'll find he's on the way back. such a rivalry between clay, hard court... than they take the wimbledon. they do. that's why we are now, we are building up to the major. the french ‘s first at the end of this month than we are building up the queens, then wimbledon at the start ofjuly. so it's a busy time the tennis, now. exciting times....
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and news that novak djokovic has sacked his entire coaching team. that's on sports day at10:30pm.ts day at 10:30pm. and now, coaching team. that's on sports day at10:30pm. and now, does film review. hello and welcome to the film review on them bbc news to take us through this and are releases as mark kermode. this is a big bag this week. we have mindhorn, in which an 80s week. we have mindhorn, in which an 805 tv week. we have mindhorn, in which an 80s tv detective plays it for real. we have harmonium, a cannes prizewinner. and jamie foxx in the thriller sleepless. mindhorn i am smiling before i start. i loved bergerac back in the day. a tv detective on jersey, bergerac back in the day. a tv detective onjersey, you see images from my town and all the third reich comes back. mindhorn is a 1980s tv -- all comes back. mindhorn is a 1980s tv —— all the memories come back. mindhorn isa —— all the memories come back. mindhorn is a 19805 tv detective but is more like alan partridge got ready. he played mindhorn with a bionic lead an outside to see the truth. julian barratt plays the acto
and news that novak djokovic has sacked his entire coaching team. that's on sports day at10:30pm.ts day at 10:30pm. and now, coaching team. that's on sports day at10:30pm. and now, does film review. hello and welcome to the film review on them bbc news to take us through this and are releases as mark kermode. this is a big bag this week. we have mindhorn, in which an 80s week. we have mindhorn, in which an 805 tv week. we have mindhorn, in which an 80s tv detective plays it for real. we have...
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the italian 0pen began today and britain's number three aljaz bedene will face novak djokovic in thethe qualifying competition for wimbledon, after she won herfirst—round match in the women's tournament in rome. she earned enough ranking points with a straight—sets victory over christine mchale. if she reaches the semi—finals of the italian 0pen, the five—time grand slam champion, who's returning from a 15—month doping ban, will qualify automatically for wimbledon‘s main draw. that's all for now. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are camilla tominey, deputy political editor at the daily express and the broadcaster, david davies. let's have a look at some front pages. the sun leads with tonight's news that the moors murderer, ian brady, has died. they say he never revealed where he buried one of his vitims. the times also carries a picture ian brady, a picture of ian brady, but leads with a drugs firm facing a fine of hundreds of millions of pounds, for increasing the cost of cancer medic
the italian 0pen began today and britain's number three aljaz bedene will face novak djokovic in thethe qualifying competition for wimbledon, after she won herfirst—round match in the women's tournament in rome. she earned enough ranking points with a straight—sets victory over christine mchale. if she reaches the semi—finals of the italian 0pen, the five—time grand slam champion, who's returning from a 15—month doping ban, will qualify automatically for wimbledon‘s main draw....
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djokovic will face the argentine diego schwartzman next.knocked out of the french open by the american bethanie mattek—sands. kvitiva had been out for five months after being stabbed in the hand by a burglar. let's return to the election now. people in northern ireland are going to the polls for the fourth major vote injust over two years. brexit remains a crucial issue, as the future relationship with the republic of ireland remains unclear. well, the alliance party and the democratic unionist party are issuing manifetos today. let's cross to belfast where we can talk to the alliance party's stephen farry. the party said maintaining the union with the uk is the most important issue, the dup party, that is, and what is the most important issue for you in the alliance party? we are cross— party you in the alliance party? we are cross—party and we try to bring people together, with the vision of a shared northern ireland. it is important that we focus on stability within our region. we don't have an assembly and we do not have a functioning g
djokovic will face the argentine diego schwartzman next.knocked out of the french open by the american bethanie mattek—sands. kvitiva had been out for five months after being stabbed in the hand by a burglar. let's return to the election now. people in northern ireland are going to the polls for the fourth major vote injust over two years. brexit remains a crucial issue, as the future relationship with the republic of ireland remains unclear. well, the alliance party and the democratic...
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murray was the runner up in madrid last year to novak djokovic.is overall ranking points and threaten his world number one status. that's it from sport today. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. goodbye. hi there. we had some glorious sunshine yesterday across western parts of the country once again. these were the clear skies in abersock, north—west wales. we have had a lot of sunshine over the last few days across western parts of the country. but if i run through the last few days in the east, you can see rather cloudier weather in from the north sea, with pesky winds bringing cloud across much of central and eastern england in particular. it hasn't felt warm either under the cloudy skies. however, the weather is going to change because the wind is changing direction. we're not bringing cloud from the north sea. the pressure is relatively higher on wednesday. the winds will be a little bit lighter. it will be sunny and warm day for many parts of the country. yes, warmth on the way but it will be a chill
murray was the runner up in madrid last year to novak djokovic.is overall ranking points and threaten his world number one status. that's it from sport today. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. goodbye. hi there. we had some glorious sunshine yesterday across western parts of the country once again. these were the clear skies in abersock, north—west wales. we have had a lot of sunshine over the last few days across western parts of the country. but...
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there were no problems for the defending champion novak djokovic. sets win over spaniard feliciano lopez. the world number two won 6—4, 7—5, and he'll face kei nishikori in the last eight. the third and final cricket test between west indies and pakistan in dominica is finely poised after the second day's play. azhar ali top—scored with 127, as pakistan made 376 in theirfirst innings. it was the 14th test century of his career. misbah—ul—haq, who's playing in his final test match for pakistan, was one of three other players to reach a half century. nice fist pump. roston chase was the pick of the west indies bowlers, with four wickets, including that of misbah. pakistan were all out for 376 and the home side closed on 111 for nought in reply. american william mcgirt and canadian mackenzie hughes share the lead after the first round of the players‘ golf championship, at sawgrass in florida. but the shot everyone is talking about is this beautie friom masters champion sergio garcia on the iconic 17th hole. while some of the world's best flew it into t
there were no problems for the defending champion novak djokovic. sets win over spaniard feliciano lopez. the world number two won 6—4, 7—5, and he'll face kei nishikori in the last eight. the third and final cricket test between west indies and pakistan in dominica is finely poised after the second day's play. azhar ali top—scored with 127, as pakistan made 376 in theirfirst innings. it was the 14th test century of his career. misbah—ul—haq, who's playing in his final test match for...
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with the world number one through with the defending champion novak djokovic, the number three seed stanaris... the swiss responded in trademark fashion. he beat his opponent in straight sets in just under two hours. i am happy, playing well. i got some matches, and found the confidence to play better. germany's alexander's zverev was seen germany's alexander's zverev was seen as a germany's alexander's zverev was seen as a dark cause for this year in paris. frustration was clear. the match was suspended overnight for rain, the 33—year—old outmuscled alexander zverev, making him the first top ten casualties of the men's draw. kei nishikori avoided a similar fate. men's draw. kei nishikori avoided a similarfate. beating his australian opponent. kei nishikori faces jeremy chardy of france in the second round. a frenchman hasn't won the title at roland—garros for 311 years. a large portion of this year's hopes will be on the shoulders of gael monfils. so far, so good. through after beating dustin brown of germany in straight sets. johanna konta from great britain is well—established in the
with the world number one through with the defending champion novak djokovic, the number three seed stanaris... the swiss responded in trademark fashion. he beat his opponent in straight sets in just under two hours. i am happy, playing well. i got some matches, and found the confidence to play better. germany's alexander's zverev was seen germany's alexander's zverev was seen as a germany's alexander's zverev was seen as a dark cause for this year in paris. frustration was clear. the match was...
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a new world cup of tennis event have been backed by leading players including andy murray, novak djokovicment would rival the davis cup, which great britain won in 2015 and currently has three—day matches spread over february, april, september and november. pique's plan would see a single tournament take place in one location over a maximum of 10 days. that's all from sportsday. let's leave you with pictures of a celebrating chelsea on the denied they won a fourth premier league title, masterminded by antonio co nte. title, masterminded by antonio conte. they are champions again. frank ross, it is good night. welcome to the papers. we are joined by steven blush, special correspondent for the new statesman, and ian martin, columnist for the times. welcome to you both. the front pages are dominated by the cyber attack. hospitals paralysed after cyber hackers held the nhs to ransom in an unprecedented global attack. the daily mirror highlights a&e units vehicles and operations cancelled as they say hackers who is nhs to ransom. ambience is diverted and staff turning to pen and paper after co
a new world cup of tennis event have been backed by leading players including andy murray, novak djokovicment would rival the davis cup, which great britain won in 2015 and currently has three—day matches spread over february, april, september and november. pique's plan would see a single tournament take place in one location over a maximum of 10 days. that's all from sportsday. let's leave you with pictures of a celebrating chelsea on the denied they won a fourth premier league title,...
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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
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...
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so that may be good news for novak djokovic. the world number two says he is in no rush to hire a new coach, after parting with his entire team earlier this month. the men's world number two faces britain's aljaz bedene in the rome masters on tuesday. no, not really. to be honest, i am co mforta ble no, not really. to be honest, i am comfortable as it is for the moment. i actually am enjoying the space that i have, and being with my brother, which helps me, who helps mea brother, which helps me, who helps me a lot. and his support and also presents, i appreciate very much. i am in search for a new team, presents, i appreciate very much. i am in search fora new team, but i'm not ina am in search fora new team, but i'm not in a rush. so i know that, when the right time comes, you know, i'll let you guys know what the new team is. juan martin del potro is through to the second round in rome, afterfighting back to beat grigor dimitrov. dimitrov, the tenth seed, won the opening set, but then lost the second with a double fault. oh, t
so that may be good news for novak djokovic. the world number two says he is in no rush to hire a new coach, after parting with his entire team earlier this month. the men's world number two faces britain's aljaz bedene in the rome masters on tuesday. no, not really. to be honest, i am co mforta ble no, not really. to be honest, i am comfortable as it is for the moment. i actually am enjoying the space that i have, and being with my brother, which helps me, who helps mea brother, which helps...
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and as zverev beats djokovic, the world number two turns to a former grand slam champion for help.news that real madrid have won their first spanish league title since 2012 after a 2—0 victory away to malaga on sunday. goals from cristiano ronaldo and karim benzema sealed the win for a 33rd primera division trophy, and despite barcelona winning 11—2 at home to eibar, los blancos finished three points clear. earlier i asked our football reporterjohn bennett if their head
and as zverev beats djokovic, the world number two turns to a former grand slam champion for help.news that real madrid have won their first spanish league title since 2012 after a 2—0 victory away to malaga on sunday. goals from cristiano ronaldo and karim benzema sealed the win for a 33rd primera division trophy, and despite barcelona winning 11—2 at home to eibar, los blancos finished three points clear. earlier i asked our football reporterjohn bennett if their head
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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
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...
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novak djokovic has been talking about his eagerness to start working working with his new coach, andrell link up together at the french open next week. the world number two, who turned 30 today, split with his entire coaching team earlier this month, and was beaten by alexander zverev in the final of the rome masters yesterday. it's a dream come true, honestly, because he's someone that i was looking up to when i was younger. we have similar styles of the game. he has been considered to be one of the greatest retu rners of has been considered to be one of the greatest returners of all time, and he has been through more or less everything that i'm going through right now. so it's an amazing adventure. former world number one victoria azarenka says she intends to return to tennis in time to compete at this year's wimbledon. it follows the birth of herfirst child. the two—time grand slam champion announced her pregnancy last summer, and is eligible to retain her ranking as world number six if she is ready to play her first tournament within 12 months of giving birth. that's all from sport
novak djokovic has been talking about his eagerness to start working working with his new coach, andrell link up together at the french open next week. the world number two, who turned 30 today, split with his entire coaching team earlier this month, and was beaten by alexander zverev in the final of the rome masters yesterday. it's a dream come true, honestly, because he's someone that i was looking up to when i was younger. we have similar styles of the game. he has been considered to be one...
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defending champion and world number two novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals. sets, so getting rid of his coaching staff and that self—imposed shock therapy seems to be working. rafa nadal still hasn't lost on clay this season. his 12th win out of 12 matches was an easy one against nick krygios, taking just over an hour to wrap up a 6—3 6—1 victory to reach the last eight. the rory mcilroy has had something ofan the rory mcilroy has had something of an unspectacular return to golf so of an unspectacular return to golf so faron of an unspectacular return to golf so far on day one of the game's unofficial fifth major at sawgrass in florida. in the first tournament since his wedding, he was one over after a 12 holes are short time ago. jason day had set the pace for most of the day and was the joint leader at five under par for a of the day and was the joint leader at five under parfor a time, but five bogeys —— three bogeys on the last five holes saw him drift back with the clubhouse leader william mcgirt. british riders geraint thomas and adam yates are still se
defending champion and world number two novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals. sets, so getting rid of his coaching staff and that self—imposed shock therapy seems to be working. rafa nadal still hasn't lost on clay this season. his 12th win out of 12 matches was an easy one against nick krygios, taking just over an hour to wrap up a 6—3 6—1 victory to reach the last eight. the rory mcilroy has had something ofan the rory mcilroy has had something of an unspectacular return to...
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defending champion and world number two novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals.aching staff and that self imposed shock therapy seems to be working so far. british riders geraint thomas and adam yates are still second and third at the giro d'italia, ten seconds behind bob jungels of luxembourg. it was stage 6 out of 21 today, the race has reached the italian mainland after passing through sardinia and sicily — no change in the battle for the overall race win because a small breakaway group managed to hold off the main bunch for the whole135—mile stage. a great day's work for swiss rider silvan dillier, who took his first stage win at a grand tour. golf's unofficial "fifth major" is under way, the players championship at sawgrass in florida. rory mcilroy tees off in a few minutes alongside the only man ahead of him in the world rankings, dustinjohnson. world number three jason day had set the pace for much of today, he had held the joint lead at five under par at one point. but three bogeys on the last four holes saw him slip back to joint 14th, four shots adrift
defending champion and world number two novak djokovic is through to the quarter finals.aching staff and that self imposed shock therapy seems to be working so far. british riders geraint thomas and adam yates are still second and third at the giro d'italia, ten seconds behind bob jungels of luxembourg. it was stage 6 out of 21 today, the race has reached the italian mainland after passing through sardinia and sicily — no change in the battle for the overall race win because a small breakaway...
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the british number three lost in straight sets to novak djokovic, although he did push the serb all theve in the first game of the match. bedene eventually lost the first set on a tie break though and faded somewhat in the second, winning only two games — 7—6, 6—2 the final score. we have breaking tennis news in the last half an hour or so. maria sharapova has not been given a wild ca rd to sharapova has not been given a wild card to play at the french open later this month. the 30—year—old russian is currently in rome fulfilling some promotional events, not playing there. she has just returned from a 15 month doping ban and has not been able to gain enough ranking points to get into the main draw or even qualify for roland garros and although she is a two—time champion in paris organisers have children, chosen not to give her a wild card but she has the chance to qualify through the ranking system. the ioc has finished its inspection of the paris bid ahead of september's vote to decide whether they should host the 2024 summer games. they are up against los angeles who were inspected la
the british number three lost in straight sets to novak djokovic, although he did push the serb all theve in the first game of the match. bedene eventually lost the first set on a tie break though and faded somewhat in the second, winning only two games — 7—6, 6—2 the final score. we have breaking tennis news in the last half an hour or so. maria sharapova has not been given a wild ca rd to sharapova has not been given a wild card to play at the french open later this month. the...
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british men's number three aljaz bedene has set up a second round meeting with novak djokovic at therld number one andy murray will be hoping for a return to form as he defends his italian open title in rome this week. he turns 30 today but says he is "not massively into birthdays". murray comes into the tournament on the back of a third—round loss to world number 59 borna coric of croatia in madrid last week. he beat novak djokovic in the 2016 italian open final and will face local favourite fabio fognini in the second round this year. it's tough to necessarily analyse losses in a couple of days when you're also looking to the next tournament but that's also sometimes a positive thing that you have another event to look forward to it immediately, you get a chance to play better, only 4—5 days after a tough match. just to confirm in the last few moments kyle edmund did win his match in the opening round of the italian open. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in sportsday at half past six. more now on the g
british men's number three aljaz bedene has set up a second round meeting with novak djokovic at therld number one andy murray will be hoping for a return to form as he defends his italian open title in rome this week. he turns 30 today but says he is "not massively into birthdays". murray comes into the tournament on the back of a third—round loss to world number 59 borna coric of croatia in madrid last week. he beat novak djokovic in the 2016 italian open final and will face local...
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djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening.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 nairo quintana with seven stages to go. on to moto gp. 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 fourth. directly ahead of him will be vinales who powered his yamaha to pole
djokovic will play his semifinal against dominic thiem later this evening.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...
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it's djokovic's first match since taking on new coach andre agassi.art. she eased past the 2010 winner francesca schiavone in straight sets. now, it's billed as the most lucrative match in world football, and its estimated at least 170 million pounds awaits the winner of today's championship play—off final between huddersfield town and reading. one of those two clubs willjoin newcastle and brighton in promotion to the premier league. sometimes the feeling if you're not a reading supporter then nearly everybody in england, in britain, and maybe in europe supports huddersfield town and likes to bring this fairytale to a happy end. so this looks like the second fairytale in british football in a row after leicester last season and this is what we are feeling and we are feeling that we getting backed from a lot of people all over britain. we need to think about what we need to do now to win that game. that is what we will be facing. we would not be thinking about what it does to the club or to the city if you win, there is also the chance that you lose. t
it's djokovic's first match since taking on new coach andre agassi.art. she eased past the 2010 winner francesca schiavone in straight sets. now, it's billed as the most lucrative match in world football, and its estimated at least 170 million pounds awaits the winner of today's championship play—off final between huddersfield town and reading. one of those two clubs willjoin newcastle and brighton in promotion to the premier league. sometimes the feeling if you're not a reading supporter...
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despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic brushed aside dominic thiem to reach the final at thehe will play germany's alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. 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 fl
despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic brushed aside dominic thiem to reach the final at thehe will play germany's alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. 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...
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despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic brushed aside dominic thiem to reach the final at the—0. he will play germany's alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. 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 a
despite playing twice in a day, novak djokovic brushed aside dominic thiem to reach the final at the—0. he will play germany's alexander zverev, who at the age of 20 is the youngest player in a decade to reach a masters final. 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...
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british men's number three aljaz bedene has set up a second round meeting with novak djokovic at theire injured. bedene lost the first set on the tie—break before mager suffered an injury to his left leg. the match resumed and mager swiftly lost the second set before calling it a day in the third. world number one andy murray will be hoping for a return to form as he defends his italian open title in rome this week. he turns 30 today, but says he is "not massively into birthdays". murray comes into the tournament on the back of a third—round loss to world number 59 borna coric of croatia in madrid last week. he beat novak djokovic in the 2016 italian 0pen final and will face local favourite fabio fognini in the second round this year. it's tough to analyse losses in a couple of days when you're loose looking, you know, to the next tournament, but that's also sometimes a positive thing that you have another event to look forward to. immediately you get a chance to play better only four or five days after a tough match. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. in his
british men's number three aljaz bedene has set up a second round meeting with novak djokovic at theire injured. bedene lost the first set on the tie—break before mager suffered an injury to his left leg. the match resumed and mager swiftly lost the second set before calling it a day in the third. world number one andy murray will be hoping for a return to form as he defends his italian open title in rome this week. he turns 30 today, but says he is "not massively into birthdays"....
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djokovic will face the argentine diego schwartzman next.th singles title at roland garros. he beat dutchman robin haase in straight sets and will play nikoloz basilashvili of georgia for a place in the last 16. two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova's comeback has been cut short. she was knocked out in round two — beaten in straight sets by the american bethanie mattek—sands. kvitova missed five months after being stabbed in the hand by a burglar last year. the british and irish lions head coach warren gatland has admitted the schedule of their tour of new zealand will be tough. the lions flew into auckland overnight, just three days before their first tour match against the new zealand provisional barbarians. the all blacks head coach steve hansen said the lions should have arrived a full week before their first game — while gatland says the team can't afford to be negative. that is all of the sport for now, more in sportsday at half past six. let's return to cambridge now, ahead of tonight's bbc election debate. my colleague huw edward
djokovic will face the argentine diego schwartzman next.th singles title at roland garros. he beat dutchman robin haase in straight sets and will play nikoloz basilashvili of georgia for a place in the last 16. two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova's comeback has been cut short. she was knocked out in round two — beaten in straight sets by the american bethanie mattek—sands. kvitova missed five months after being stabbed in the hand by a burglar last year. the british and irish lions...