djokovic 6—2, 6—1, 6—3.jokovic insists his long—term goal is to reclaim the world number one ranking. he will need to start reaching the latter stages of clay—court tournaments if that is to happen. beaten in the last 16 in monte happen. beaten in the last 16 in m o nte carlo happen. beaten in the last 16 in monte carlo last week, on wednesday he fell to the world 140 in barcelona. 6—2,1—6, 6—3 at the final score, in favour of the slovak. djokovic's 2018 record is winning five and losing five. you can work very hard on the practice courts, but when you get into the match it is completely different. i haven't had too many matches in the last 12 months, so it is... yes, it isa last 12 months, so it is... yes, it is a lack of that match play, lack of these kinds of situations, and hopefully i can get some more in the future. on the rise is grigor dimitrov. the bulgarian is now the world number five, and dimitrov. the bulgarian is now the world numberfive, and showed dimitrov. the bulgarian is now the world numb

doll has booked this place the quarterfinals of the monte carlo masters but her showdown with novak djokovic won't be on the cards after she crashed out. i'm sumi so much going to get to have you with us central berlin is all shut down this morning as emergency services diffuse a massive world war two bomb the british bomb was uncovered on a building site near the city's central train station german authorities are evacuating thousands in the surrounding area rail services will also be halted for several hours at the central train station seven decades after. the end of the second world war germany still finds more than two thousand tons of on exploded bombs and live ammunition every year and most are on or just on construction sites . and rebecca rivers is standing by at the scene for us hi rebecca the evacuation is already underway what's the situation right now where you are. the typically the area. we're back with lisa been to ration and now i'm standing right in front of the main central station here in believe as you can see probably see behind me there's a couple of cars have gone pas

dollars book his place in the quarter finals of the monte carlo masters but a showdown with novak djokovic won't be on the count cards after she crashed out. i'm sumi so much gonda good to have you with us central berlin is on shutdown this morning as emergency services diffuse a massive world war two bomb the british bomb was uncovered on a building site near the city's central train station a german authorities will evacuate thousands in the surrounding area and halt rail services at the central train station seven decades after the end of the second world war germany still finds more than two thousand. thousand tonnes of unexploded bombs and live ammunition every year and most are on earth or on construction sites . let's go right to rebecca ritter she's standing by for us after the scene hi rebecca good morning so we understand that the the evacuation is starting now give us an idea of what's happening that's right good morning sumi so i'm standing here in front of the bomb site i'm not sure if you can see it behind me but the police and the bomb disposal unit have a rived we're still

after two years struggling with a niggling elbow injury novak djokovic at the top of the screen says he's finally playing pain free and there were glimpses of the man who's won twelve grand slam titles. be safe setpoints in the fast search which the serbian won and it's high break for djokovic she lacks tournament sharpness and his opponent dominant team is no slouch from crappy. i think a crucial breaking or deciding set djokovic she looked out last and though the fight was that the end product often wasn't an unforced erik a team victory on his second match point djokovic still with some work to do. i think ideally i would want to you know be playing to have played for so many years but. you know all the a c. . patience is required. and and trust in the process and believe in myself djokovic she's defeat ended hopes of a quarter final clash with rafael nadal the king of clay made light work of russia's karen had chan off losing three games in the first set and just to win the second no doubt has an excellent record at this tournament he'll need to keep that run going if he's to sto

djokovic she lacks tournament sharpness and his opponent dominic team is no slouch from crash.five he got a crucial break in the deciding set djokovic she looked outcast and though the fight was there the end product often wasn't and on a forced erik a team victory on his second match point djokovic still has some work to do i think ideally i would want to you know be playing the way i've played for so many years but. you know all the a c. . patience is required and and and trust in the process and believe in myself djokovic choose defeat ended hopes of a quarter final clash with rafael nadal the king of clay made light work of russia's karen had chan off losing three games in the first set and just to win the second no doubt has an excellent record at this tournament he'll need to keep that run going if he's to start roger federer taking him as world number one early another monte carlo title number eleven in total will do i didn't now we are off to west africa where a bus full of artists has taken to the road to show off their work the bus started in lagos nigeria and will en

and novak djokovic is back on the charge on the clay of monte carlo.he battle at the basement of the english premier league. west ham left it late. paul lambert‘s side second from bottom of the table took the lead thanks to peter crouch who capitalised on a long—range effort. peter crouch is now stoke‘s top scorer in the premier league. earlier west ham had two goals disallowed for offside. the home side drawing level in the 90th minute. the volley saving the day. stoke denied a first win in ten games, west ham seven points clear of relegation. you have to keep picking up points. i thought a0 would be a point you can say safe. if we are hammered a0, we are not able to get that so that target is still to get that, we can hopefully reach that as soon as we can. elsewhere in the bundesliga, controversy after a penalty was awarded after players that the pitch at half—time. the referee called both sides back from the dressing room after consulting the video assistant referee system and analysing freiburg brahams ball. theyjump analysing freiburg brahams bal

novak djokovic is knocked out of the monte carlo masters in of 16.nd it will be a sleepless night in seattle for the mariners as they are beaten nine — two by the houston astros. we start with football in use, chelsea have beaten burnley 2—1 in the premier league. it boosts their hopes —— hopes for a top four finish. victor moses scored the winner and connor was watching at turf moor. for the first time this calendar year, chelsea have won back—to—back gains in the premier league. antonio conte will be hoping his team have gained a second wind for the run in on the campaign that can have a silver lining. their coach was so impressed at how pallara writer and olivier giroud matched up. and owned all started scoring, but burnley benefited from fortune when a wayward shot deflected off ashley barnes. victor moses scored the winner to chelsea. burnley mr and the chance to move ahead of arsenal but it has still been a very successful season for burnley. leicester and southampton shared a goalless draw at the king power stadium. the result ended a run of f

novak djokovic makes hard work of it needing ten match points in monte carlo. and the first french winner of the lalone classic in 21 years. welcome to the programme. we start with football from the english premier league. manchester united move four points clear of third placed liverpool after a 2— one win at bournemouth. jose mourinho was happy with this performance. four points clear of liverpool. if chelsea do not win tomorrow, united are guaranteed. he made seven changes. paul pogba kept his place and impressed sufficiently to say he will start in the semi—final against tottenham on saturday. chris smalling converted a cfoss saturday. chris smalling converted a cross to put united in front of the first half. romelu lukaku came off the bench in the second half to seal the bench in the second half to seal the win emphatically. in between, a good go for bournemouth. but they did not finish off their claims and finish four points away from the relegation zone. they felt they needed the points. they wanted to confirm as soon as possible the fourth position. the

dollar has built his place in the quarterfinals of the monte carlo masters a showdown with novak djokovic should both be on the cards after he crashed out to . play. i'm sumi so much gonda good to have you with us. central berlin is on shut down this morning as emergency services diffuse a massive world war two bomb the british farm was uncovered on a building site near the city's central train station german authorities have evacuated thousands in the surrounding area and halted rail services at the central train station seven decades after the end of the second world war germany still finds more than two thousand tonnes of unexploded bombs and live ammunition every year and most are on earth on construction sites. let's go right to rebecca ritter she is following this story for us at the scene hi rebecca good to see you give us an idea of what's going on i can hear at the moment. rebecca can you hear me all right it looks like we're back i can't hear us at the moment but i will try to get factor a little bit earlier rebecca ritter's there reporting for us for now though we're going to m

to tennis now and novak djokovic has shown signs of returning to form in the first round of the monte carlo masters the former world number one has struggled since undergoing elbow surgery but made quick work a fellow serbian dusan lodge of it in the french open warm up tournament djokovic has won the monaco title twice before and looked assured as he started his clay court season with an easy six one six of his next play is on wednesday. and out to some spectacular flying and bouncing even by trampolines it was the european trampoline championships in baku obvious or by shot on sunday where participants wow with a tightly choreographed quick twist while catching a big air check this out this is ross most steffensen of denmark a silver medal winner. not too bad there that was the tumbling competition there and this was the double mini trampoline.

if djokovic gets past klizan he will play lopez, the 12th seeded spaniard needed three sets to beat liven michael matthews won the prologue in switzerland on tuesday, he clocked a winning time of five minutes and 33 seconds. it was 4.02 kilometre route. ritchie porte, his compatriot, finished in 18th with the race continuing on wednesday with stage one, kilometre ride to del amor. and time to let you know happening in the nba first—round play—off action, boston at home to milwaukee, 2—2 in the series, the celtics are up in the third quarter and philadelphia, if they beat miami, they will win the series, they are 3—1 up, almost at half—time, 34—31. goodbye for now. hello there. temperatures continue to creep down day—by—day now, closer to the april norm, but by the end of the week it looks like it could be a little bit cooler than the seasonal average. the last 24 hours have been pretty cloudy but again quite mild, we saw a top temperature of 18 across the south—east. the cloud thickened up, though, in the west we saw outbreaks of rain associated with this area of low pressure, which cont

and in tennis novak djokovic has shown signs of returning to form in the first round of the monte carlo masters the former world number one has struggled since undergoing elbow surgery but made quick work a fellow serbian dusan lodge of it in the french open warm up tournament djokovic has won the monaco title twice before and booked a short as he started his clay court season with an easy six love six one victory the next time he plays is on wednesday. a quick reminder now the top stories that we have been following for you here at d.f.w. in the british parliament prime minister theresa may has defended her move to launch air strikes in syria and accuse damascus of and moscow of trying to conceal facts about an alleged poison gas attack but russia says weapons investigators will be given access to the attack site in question on wednesday. and with that you're up to date now on news i'm sarah kelly and you so much for watching have a good evening. to. learn german with. any time any place. with or with jo jo and her friends. are you going to get to the museum spritz you saved.

djokovic is still finding his feet, this is only his fourth tournament since wimbledon last july.beat croatia's borna coric in straight sets but needed ten match points to do it. he'll play dominic thiem next. win that and it will be the ten time monte carlo champion, nadal. that's all from sportsday. 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 polly mackenzie, who's the director of the think—tank, demos and steve hawkes, the deputy political editor at the sun. i almost gave you a bump in pay, next time! the deputy political editor! many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily telegraph leads with the recent spike in knife deaths. it says foreign secretary boris johnson is calling for greater use of stop and search. britain's war on plastic is the is headline — the paper lists the measures that will come into force to tackle the scource that is damaging our oceans, including banning straws. the financial times leads with unilever‘s decision to base itself in the netherlands. it

we could see a rafa nadal/ novak djokovic quarterfinal at the monte carlo masters after both men wonokovic is still finding his feet, this is only his fourth tournament since wimbledon lastjuly. . . he's had an elbow injury. he beat croatia's borna coric in straight sets but wasted nine points . he'll play dominic thiem next, win that and it will be the ten time monte carlo champion nadal. andy murray hasn't played on tour since wimbldeon and he is still recovering from hip surgery..keeping him busy will be his management company that he set up last year...he's got some young british tennis players on the books and also the 21—year—old sprint twins cheriece and shannon hylton and i spoke to them earlier about how murray is helping them with their athletics career. it is really nice to have someone who is such a high accolade in british sport and in the world and to see his insight on things and it is nice to have someone like that in your corner. yeah, exactly the same, i chatted with him before the commonwealths and it was my first senior experience, it was daunting for me so i call

coming up, novak djokovic puts injury worries behind him to fight —— win convincingly in monte carlo. marathon. for other clu bs affected boston marathon. for other clubs other than that manchester city, it is the fight for champions league ‘s spots. tottenham's run came to an end against city. it will boost their chances of playing with europe's elite. barcelona and i am munich. the washington wizards believe they have star and plenty of play—off pedigree. the wizards are down to the toronto raptors. game two tips off in toronto later. the shooting guard explains. winnie to get under the fence again. all teams able to score. it is extra —— exciting basketball. it is the first —— great first—round matchup. fantastic. after lengthy spells off the court with injury, no one knew what to expect from djokovic in monte carlo. he raced through his first round match at the monte carlo masters. he lost just first round match at the monte carlo masters. he lostjust one game. west ham left it late to salvage the point at home to stoke. paul lambert‘s side who still lie second from the bottom of

time for some tennis news and novak djokovic has shown signs of returning to form in the first round of the monte carlo masters the former world number one has struggled since undergoing elbow surgery but made quick work a fellow serbian dusan lodge of it in the french open warm up tournament djokovic has won the monaco title twice before and assured as he started his clay court season with an easy six six one to show a good place next time when. making. a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here you in the british parliament prime minister theresa may has defended her move to launch air strikes in syria and accused of masochists of moscow and moscow of trying to conceal facts about an alleged poison gas attack. you have to date now on t.v. news i'm sarah kelly in berlin thanks for watching. alone dividing reachin. lehman capitalist careen. a city which solution to find some strong. home to extreme wealth and extreme positive. cash mr bob one keeping the balance is a popular. three thousand and sixty minutes t w. reliable data is just. too distant fourth class

team came from a set down against the one novak djokovic to reach his first monte carlo quarter final and despite the defeat there were encouraging signs for djokovic he was continuing his comeback from an ongoing elbow injury. i have played some some great tennis in the last couple of matches you know still some ups and downs but you know every match here in monte carlo had had some some periods of brilliance and ten is that i've really enjoyed and i want to play and so that obviously gives me a lot of positive energy for what's coming up. so an early exit for joke of it but in a doll's bed for a month the color crown number eleven on a fifty fourth title on clay continues against team on friday helen grayson is their. former cycling champion lance armstrong has agreed to settle a long running suit brought against him after he admitted taking performance enhancing drugs armstrong who was stripped of all seven of his tour de france titles was being sued by his former sponsor the u.s. postal service the u.s. government and fellow cyclist floyd landis they wanted one hundred million dol

and novak djokovic is back on the charge on the clay of monte carlo.am left it late. paul lambert‘s side second from bottom of the table took the lead thanks to peter crouch who capitalised on a long—range effort. peter crouch is now stoke's top scorer in the premier league. earlier west ham had two

to the quarter finals of the monte carlo masters but he won't have to face long time rival novak djokovic in the last eight joke of it lost a grueling three set match to australia's or austria's dominate team the former world number one was outclassed for much of the encounter team wrapped up the six seven six two six three victory on his second match. here's a top story we're following for you cuba has sworn in its new president. the fifty seven year old communist party loyalist takes the reins from the castro brothers who will be for the past six decades. we've got to the top of the hour with more. top stories followed across social media to share your comments and content.

the former world number one novak djokovic is showing signs of returning to top form with a 6—1win in signs of returning to top form with a 6—1 win in the monte carlo masters first round. it's an impressive performance from the 30—year—old in his first match from his coach, number 13 in the world now after a lengthy spell due to an elbow injury. he came through this one in straight sets. borrowing his 12 month drugs then, he tested positive for cocaine during the barcelona open last year but is free to play again after passing checks by the ota. we wanted to attend to the masses for a moment. gerald donaldson became outraged doing his first much, have a look at this. the served by the spaniard was called in by the umpire, huge altercation here at the net. donaldson is seen as shouting at him before squaring up to him in the face. you can see how frustrated he was with that ball being called in and actually he did show that the ball was out so he had a case for his fare perhaps not the best method to air in that fashion. after 11 days of competition on the gold coast the commonwealth g

novak djokovic makes hard work of it needing ten match points in monte carlo.lcome to the programme. we start with football from the english premier league. manchester united move four points clear of third placed liverpool after a 2— one win at bournemouth. jose mourinho was happy with this performance. four points clear

another shock defeat for novak djokovic, this time knocked out in the second round of the barcelona opens that the big names are tumbling. 2010 winner neil robertson is the later to crash out of the world snooker championship. you are very welcome along to the show, wherever you are watching us. let's begin with titleholders real madrid i edging closer to a third consecutive champions league trophy. they left the alley on serena on wednesday with a win over bayern munich. kimmich put the hosts ahead, but having

novak djokovic is knocked out of the monte carlo masters in of 16.are beaten nine — two by the houston astros. we start with football in use, chelsea have beaten burnley 2—1 in the premier league. it boosts their hopes —— hopes for a top four finish. victor moses scored the winner and connor was watching at turf moor. for the first time this calendar year, chelsea have won back—to—back gains in the premier league. antonio conte will be hoping his team have gained a second

former world number one novak djokovic is out of the barcelona 0pen he was playing at the event for the find some much needed form, but lost to world number 1a0 martin klizan of slovakia. defending champion rafael nadal is through. the wales and british and irish lions winger george north willjoins 0spreys next season. it was announced in november that north would be returning to wales after five seasons at northampton saints, and the 0spreys have today confirmed the 26—year—old will move to the region on a national dual contract. application to reintroduce safe standing at football grounds has reached the £100,000 signatures mark, meaning it could be debated in parliament. conor mcnamara was rudely cut short before! let's hear from him ahead of the champions league semifinal between bayern munich and real madrid. i'm not quite sure how they will match the drama from anfield last night in the first of the champions league semifinals, but if there ever is to be an arena to do it or two teams to do it, we have fine fare on offer here. if you look at the quality of players here tonight, am

from the tennis world number one novak djokovic is continuing to struggle on his return from injury he was beaten by slovak in qualifying martin cares and in the second round of the barcelona open djokovic to has failed to reach the last eight in any of his five tournaments appearances since making his comeback from an elbow injury. and finding champion rafael nadal progress in straight sets he beat fellow spaniard roberto carberry and now the world number one has now won thirty eight straight sets from on his favorite play. and your report into corruption in tennis says there's a tsunami of match fixing in the lower levels of the sport the independent review panel spoke to more than three thousand players around the world close to five hundred said they had first hand knowledge of match fixing the report found no evidence of top level players being involved but says lower paid players are far more vulnerable it's a small step for a player who already intends to use for other reasons to then bet or to inform others of his or her intentions so as to make enough money to continue playing

about djokovic has ended the run of three consecutive losses that with the first round win at the monte carlo masters twelve time grand slam champion beat fellow say the sun in straight sets for the loss of just one game djokovic has been struggling in his recovery from an elbow injury and has slipped to thirteenth in the world rankings. for good which is a lot right you just gone but the marchers were here it's gone nothing's going to be good results over here yet you know not all merican there donaldson that was less unhappy with the line call it made during his match it with i'll bet on most banal us video replays and later showed it on us and had been correct twenty one year old lost the match in straight sets and did later apologized for his behavior initiatory was once again troubled by a long standing wrist injury in his first round match with thomas byrd it took it to curry had started the season playing in second tier challenger tour events but the former world number four was able to come from a set down to beat burdett this time out. i was on the dow has a first round bye as

djokovic has shown a return to form. they make the work of the fellow serbian. this is in the french open warm-up tournament. they won the title once before and looked at short as he started his season with an easy 6-1 victory. he plays next time on wednesday. a quick reminder of the top stories we're following here. and the british parliament, theresa may has defended her move to launch airstrikes in syria and accuse damascus of moscow and of moscow of trying to conceal facts about an alleged poison gas attack. you're up-to-date now, on dw news, i am sarah kelly in berlin. thanks for watching. ÑÑÑÑÑñññxhxnóx reyes: a remote tribe in the ecuadorian amazon is giving up their traditional hunter-gathering way of life for the good of the environment. i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c., and this is "americas now." [woman speaking spanish] reyes: first up, an award ceremony in ecuador seeking to promote environmental preservation salutes sustainability projects in the americas. [speaking spanish] translator: the truth is we only have one planet, and we are certainl

slam champion and the i guess here has announced he's ending his coaching relationship with novak djokovic the two started working together head of last year's french open agassi says that differences in opinion was behind the split with the former world number one djokovic who reached the quarterfinals of all angles on wimbledon but had to pull out from the rest of the season because of an elbow injury and has struggled to regain form this year south africa have dominated australia on the second day of the final cricket test the home side put on another hundred seventy five runs up but the tail enders couldn't stick around long enough to help. bring up to his second test century a new look australian top order quickly collapsed managing just twelve runs between them just two of their batsman and making it into double figures to three years in new test matches to come from strongly want to play the game for a competitive game in free as there is going to be little that. again the opposition particularly when we didn't deal with. that skinny little bit of the story the serious omission we d

djokovic is still finding his feet. this is only his fourth tournament since wimbledon last year. in straight sets but wasted nine points. he will play dominic thiem next and if he wins that he will face a ten time monte carlo champion nadal. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on those stories on the bbc‘s website, that the bbc .co.uk/ on the bbc‘s website, that the bbc .co .uk/ sport. the father of the terminally ill toddler alfie evans has met pope francis and begged him to save his son. tom evans has flown to rome to ask the pope to intervene in the legal battle over switching off life support for the 23—month—old. it comes after alfie's family lost the latest appeal for his treatment to continue at alder hey children's hospital in liverpool. a hairdresser who said he was "riddled" with hiv and convicted of trying to infect 10 men has beenjailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years. daryll rowe, who's 27, infected five men with whom he'd had unprotected sex. he also sabotaged the condoms of anotherfive in brighton and northumberland. the bbcjournalist who broke

about djokovic has ended a run of three consecutive losses with a first round win at the monte carlo mostest the twelve time grand slam champion beat fellow serve to sand in straight sets for the loss of just one game djokovic has been struggling in his recovery from an elbow injury and has slipped to thirteenth in the world rankings. are good for the long run you just go there's no march as we're here we still know he's going to use the little bit yet you know the north american player and that was less than happy with the line call i made during his match with albert ramos when all us video replays later showed donaldson had been corrected the twenty one year old lost the match in straight sets and did later apologize for his behavior canucks to korea was once again troubled by a long standing wrist injury in his first round match with thomas birds which he should corry had started the season of playing in second tier challenger tour events but the former world number four was able to come from a said sound to be heard it this time now. rafael nadal has a first round bye as he prep

novak djokovic is out of the monte carlo masters at the last—16 stage after losing to austrian dominic back, taking the remaining two sets 6—2, 6—3. thiem could face rafael nadal if he beats russia's karen khachanov. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's talk about the events of this weekend. this sunday marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of the black teenager stephen lawrence in south—east london. the 18—year—old was stabbed to death in a racially motivated attack by a gang of white youths. what followed was a catalogue of failings by the metropolitan police. two men were jailed for life in 2012, but last week the police said its inquiry was "unlikely to progress". the macpherson report into the murder investigation widely criticised the met and branded them "institutionally racist". but have lessons been learnt from stephen's death on how police investigate the deaths of young black men and women? and indeed lessons notjust for london but other major areas in the uk. so we will discuss these important issues 25 years on. i'm joined by two former

former tennis world number one novak djokovic just continuing to struggle on his return from injury he was beaten by slovakia and put qualifier martin kills and the second round of the barcelona open djokovic has failed to reach the last eight of any of his five tournaments appearances since making his comeback from an elbow injury. just to. you know all deal with this kind of. last match is you know i'm trying to get the rhythm and i want to have more matches but you know unfortunately. that's you know when you can play always as you once as you wish defending champion rafa nadal progressed in straight sets he fellow spaniard or berto carvel as being out in the world number one has now won thirty eight straight sets on his favorite quote surface. the boston bruins have eliminated the toronto maple leafs from the playoffs the bruins clinched game seven of their first round playoff series in boston is scored four goals in a row to beat the leaves seven to four and clinch the series four games to three they'll now face tampa bay lightning in the eastern conference semifinals. and that's

in the last eight that's after djokovic a lost a grueling three set match to austria's dominique a teamf the former world number one who was outclassed for much of the encounter team wrapped up these six seven six two six three victory on his second match point . many critics agree there was hardly an artist in the last century as controversial as lenny riefenstahl the german filmmaker who died in two thousand and three at the age of one hundred one was famous for her beautifully shot documentaries that helped define and glorify the nazi static leaving a stain on her reputation for the rest of her life on our estate archives have been officially handed over to him and karen hopes that from our culture desk is here to tell us more this is quite a big deal absolutely it's a big deal for a couple of reasons first of all because it actually was born here in berlin not very far from where we are right now in fact and this is something that she said a number of years ago that she wanted the city to have it's a coming home of sorts and also because now that we finally have all of this incredib

thiem beat former world number 1 novak djokovic in the last 16 yesterday.rump's election campaign said a lawsuit launched by the democratic party on friday "completely without merit and will be dismissed in due time." the lawsuit alleges a conspiracy by the trump campaign, wikileaks and russia to carry out a wide—ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 us presidential election. president trump's administration have dismissed that lawsuit as com pletely have dismissed that lawsuit as completely without merit. and for now, from me and the whole team, goodbye. it may not have been quite as hot as yesterday but for many it has been another lovely day, with a few exceptions. the sunshine was with us for most but there was also low cloud around. the gradual cooling down will happen over the weekend. the coasts near the irish sea have been plagued by the low cloud. under the starry skies it will turn quite cold, down to 3—4 in the glens of scotland. tomorrow promises to be misty in places, and then we have sea fog, the irish seacoast, but not as widespread. we st

novak djokovic has worries of his own, the former world number one has been struggling for form and fitnessn around. rafael nadal is the defending champion and is aiming fora nadal is the defending champion and is aiming for a record extending eleve ns is aiming for a record extending elevens title. thrilling end to the regular season, the nba play—offs have a to live up will stop so far, things have not gone miami's way. they trail the philadelphia 76ers 1-0. they trail the philadelphia 76ers 1—0. ben simmons help to get them over the line with this lamb in the third quarter. it finished 130— 133. "130- third quarter. it finished 130— 133. -- 130- 103. the miami third quarter. it finished 130— 133. —— 130— 103. the miami heat know they need to be stronger in the final quarter. we knew that manchester city were going to win the league that few would have predicted them clinching the title on sunday. their 2—1 win over totte n ha m on sunday. their 2—1 win over tottenham on sunday put them back in the driver's siege that they needed their neighbours manchester united slip up. they surprised

role of tennis off the parting with novak djokovic in twenty sixteen. i think i've had success as a coach in recent years and the association got in touch a while ago about taking on this post. it didn't really exist before hand. it wasn't the head of men's tennis absolutely i said i was happy to do it to be given the honor the trust and responsibility on. the players responded really well. as did the coaches and i know. to go with now and jordan speak tops the most is leaderboard off to day one the american taking control of the moment with five consecutive birdies to complete the first round with a score of six under par compatriots tony finn and matt tied in second place two shots off the pace but the real story of the day belong to said joe garcia the reigning champion taking thirteen shots on a par five tying the worst of a score for a hole at the org us to show he's. a quick reminder of our top stories for you this hour former south korean president park geun hye has been sentenced to twenty four years in prison after being found guilty of abuse o

novak djokovic is also in action on wednesday as his return from an elbow injury return...after a co mforta ble faces croatian opponent after a comfortable straight sets win over fellow serbian. —— the 11 time. bayern munich through to the final of the league in germany, that is after a 6—2 win over by in the v queues and. miller scored a second—half hat—trick, leading them to win. previous record of 32 games was held by we also said that 32 years ago. cata la ns by we also said that 32 years ago. catalans are now 12 points clear of atletico madrid, having played one game all. for those of you that say skateboarding is not a sport, well, debate is over. in two years's time, we will see the world's best battle it out for gold at the olympics. he isa it out for gold at the olympics. he is a burden‘s eye view of him in practice. —— here is a bird's eye view. that will be tough indeed. you can get all the latest sports at our website. to me, that is your wednesday sport briefing. the health of the seas that surround the uk have never been so keenly observed. and as the crusade

another shock defeat for novak djokovic in the second round of the barcelona open.er recovering from an elbow injury. neil robertson has been knocked out of the world snooker championship. the 2010 winner last ten frames to five to robert milkins in their first—round match, and so far it has been a tournament full of shocks. defending champion mark selby went out in the first round, as have former champions shaun murphy and stuart bingham. not a great day at the table for the thai player, who was heading for a maximum 147 break but missed the last red. he went on to lose by 10—7. if you want to get a much talked about boxing bout to happen, why not take to social media? that happen, why not take to social media ? that is just happen, why not take to social media? that is just what the wbc heavyweight champion has done. he offered $50 million for a unification fight with the wbo, ivf champion anthonyjoshua and went so far as to edit an older video showing joshua saying he would accept the fight for that amount. tell you a man to check their e—mail. i have something s

novak djokovic is out of the monte carlo masters at the last 16 stage that's after defeat to austrianam winner took the first set on a tie—break. dominic fought take the remaining two sets. 6—. 6—2, 6—3. the world number seven now moves on to face rafael nadal in the quarterfinal. and that is always more for now, i'll have more for you in a full round—up of tonight from your league matches in sports day at half past ten, i'll see you then. thank you. sales have fallen at the high street store debenhams, with the company reporting a large drop in profits. it says the poor weather in late february was a contributing factor, 100 of its stores were temporarily closed. it's more evidence of challenges facing the high street, overall retail sales fell again last month too, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. gloucester, basking at last in the sunshine. but things are far from easy on the high street. at debenhams, falling sales and profits, down nearly 85% for the last six months. but that did include some huge restructuring costs for its plan to turn things around. somethin

thiem beat former world number 1 novak djokovic in the last 16 yesterday. still be dangerous levels of the nerve agent in the city, following the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter last month. residents have been told that nine locations need to be decontaminated. there's been frustration that parts of the city have still not been re—opened — and specialists say work to clean up the sites may take months. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. almost seven weeks on from the salisbury poisoning, the city is still sprinkled with no—go areas, cordoned—off zones where scientists fear there could still be hotspots of the deadly novichok nerve agent. that's an assumption. it's also one that we've tested in some cases, and we do know that there are hotspots like that around. so we have to make those assumptions that some of the hotspots we've still got to find. the nine no—go areas include detective sergeant nick bailey's house, the central police station, sergei skripal‘s house, as well as the pub, restaurant and park where the skripals

novak djokovic has been knocked out of the monte carlo masters.e the full draw on the bbc sport website. and the action from the 2018 toad—in—the—hole championship. each player throws four toads on the board. you are allowed to stamp! this guy scored deck, i know that because the producer says that is his landlord of the local pub! look at the celebrations. that is the winning team from the black horse toad club. i have finally found a sport you can get involved in. and you will be my wing back. we will have a bbc news team. we can play it in your basement. is it still sunny? the blinds are down yes. that is to stop people seeing you! thank you. a woman has gone on trial charged with the murder of herformer partner. mark van dongen was paralysed from the neck down and left almost blind after sulphuric acid was thrown at him in 2015. he died 15 months later. 48—year—old berlinah wallace is accused of carrying out the alleged attack. she denies all the charges. jon kay reports. mark van dongen and berlinah wallace. he was an engineer from holland. s

former world number one novak djokovic is showing signs of returning to top form.ared andre agassi. it was not such a good idea for a americanjared donaldson. the world number 51 was upset with a line call. he went full onjohn mcenroe. after this performance, being quite aggressive to the umpire, went on to lose and sarcastically apologised to his opponent but would not shake the umpire's hand. it has gone too far there, hasn't it? it has. it is not sporting. a p pa re ntly it has. it is not sporting. apparently did apologise but a p pa re ntly apparently did apologise but apparently it was rather sarcastic. after nine days and just over 26 miles, claire lomas has finally completed the greater manchester marathon, to cheering crowds at the finish line. you might remember we spoke to claire while she was on the route last week. she's paralysed from the chest down, following a riding accident seven years ago, and took on the race in her own special bionic suit. brea kfast‘s jayne mccubbin watched her over the finalfew miles. the days after the manchester marathon beg

former tennis world number one of a joke of each believes he can get back to winning major titles djokovic she's getting ready to play the bass line or open as he continues his comeback from an elbow injury he's struggling so far this season with just five wins and four defeats the long term goal is obviously you know trying to win biggest tournaments in this sport and fight for for the peak of of what our sport is and that is to be number one so i mean i've been i've been in that position so many times and for a long time in my career especially throughout five six years of most successful period and i believe i can i can get there again. full see fun has already booked his place in the second round of that's one of those in wasilla not. rushing back from a set down to beat spain's most elegant always here in three sets. the houston rockets are one win away from reaching the second round of the n.b.a. playoffs the rockies now three one up in the series with the minnesota timberwolves that was james houghton the start for the rockets with thirty six points and top seeds in the western conf

fans had been hoping for a first meeting of the year between a doubt and novak djokovic in the last eight but in his comeback from an ongoing elbow injury the former world number one lost a close three second test with world number seven dominant team the twenty four year old austrian making it through taste first quarter final in monte carlo where he'll face that down for the first time since losing to him in the semifinals of last year's french open. meanwhile while number four alexander's vera was made to work for his place in the quarterfinals in an all new german encounter with young men it struck spare of dropped the second set that came through in the end to set up a showdown with frenchman rashad gask a cascade earlier knocked out severities older brother show. and while number five grigor dimitrov also had to battle to reach the last eight the ball garion coming from a set down to get past germany's philipp kohlschreiber dimitroff will now take on well number ten a belgian for a place in the semifinals. lebron james reduced to sue pup of four months to help level the clifton cava