as djokovic said, after a decent start against _ djokovic said, after a decent start against pierre,, i would like to think that — against pierre, yes, i would like to think that but i started very well in monte — think that but i started very well in monte carlo, rome and geneva, the three day— in monte carlo, rome and geneva, the three clay tournaments he played before _ three clay tournaments he played before roman garrison this year. look_ before roman garrison this year. look what — before roman garrison this year. look what happened after that. he lost his_ look what happened after that. he lost his way so we really can't be sure _ lost his way so we really can't be sure at _ lost his way so we really can't be sure at the — lost his way so we really can't be sure at the moment. so roberto will be sure at the moment. so roberto will he the _ sure at the moment. so roberto will be the latest appointment to see what shape novak djokovic is in, physically— what shape novak djokovic is in, physically and mentally. to rugby, and england star maro itoje believes the rugby football uni

unfortunately for djokovic, things didn't get much better in the second.d the chilean was just too hot to handle for djokovic. soon he was serving to stay in the match. but the day finished exactly how it started — a fifth double fault for djokovic, handing tabilo the biggest win of his career. lydia campbell, bbc news. the surf after the defeat, djokovic confirmed he'll undergo medical tests, saying he felt the effects of being struck on the head by a water bottle at the tournament earlier this week. the serb was accidentally hit as he signed autographs following his second—round win over corentin moutet on friday, falling to the ground and in some discomfort. no rhythm, no tempo, no balance whatsoever on any shot so it's a bit concerning. so while djokovic went out, there were no worries for aryna sabalenka in the women's draw. the second seed eased past dayana yastremska in straight sets to reach the last—i6. the 26—year—old, who labelled the event in rome as her "dream tournament" to win, equalled iga swiatek for the most wta—iooo wins since 2018 she w

unfortunately for djokovic, things didn't get much better in the second. chilean was just too hot to handle for djokovic. * and he was serving to stay in the match. but the day finished exactly how it started — a fifth double fault for djokovic handing tabilo the biggest win of his career. lily campbell, bbc news. so while djokovic went out, there were no worries for aryna sabalenka in the women's draw. the second seed eased past dayana yastremska in straight sets to reach the last—i6. the 26—year—old, who labelled the event in rome as her "dream tournament" to win, equalled iga swiatek for the most wta—1000 wins since 2018 she will face either former champion elina svitolina or anna kalinskaya next. dutch sprinter olav kooij produced a perfectly—timed finish to win stage nine of the giro d'italia in naples stage one winner jhonatan narvaez looked to have stolen victory but the ecuadorean was caught in the final 100 metres, as kooij claimed his first grand tour stage victory. britain's geraint thomas was involved in a crash before the run into naples, but

djokovic then, into the last eight.dn't be the same if i didn't win the match, but... but again, it's nice to be here again for the first time in this tournament. to have my family here coming to support as well, i grew up with my aunt and uncle and my two cousins for most of my life, so we don't get a chance to see each other that much lately. so it's really nice. i'm getting some really quality time on the court, but also off the court. staying with tennis, british players andy murray and dan evans have been awarded a wildcard to play in the french open doubles next week. murray has already signalled his intention to retire at the end of the year. having the wildcard raises the prospect of the 37—year—old featuring in the doubles event, at the olympic games in paris — which will also be held at roland garros. murray and evans last played doubles together at the washington open last summer. emma raducanu pulled out of french open qualifying earlier this week, but is set to play at next month's nottingham open. the 2021

djokovic was beaten 6—2 6—3 injust 67 minutes by chile's alejandro tabilo in rome.g 22 unforced errors, serving five double faults and failing to create a single break point. yesterday was pretty fine. so i thought, you know, it's ok, but maybe these are ok. maybe it's not. i mean, the way the way i felt on the court today was just completely from, it's like a different player entered in my shoes, you know, it's just no rhythm, no tempo, no balance whatsoever on any shot. so it's a bit concerning. in the women's draw, danielle collins booked her place in last 16 with a 6—3, 6—3 victory over caroline garcia. it's a career—best in rome for the american who has lostjust one of her last 18 matches. she will face irina—camelia begu in the next round. there was an exciting finale to this year's badminton horse trials, which had a particularly influential showjumping phase. the winner, new zealand's caroline powell achieved one of only two clear rounds, to move up from sixth place and clinch the biggest prize in eventing. lizzie greenwood—hughes was there for us. well, thi

novak djokovic�*s quest for another grand slam title is on track.in takes him a step closer to defending his french open title. les blues play the lionesses in front of a crowd, but it'll be an empty hampden for scotland women who're behind closed doors for their euro qualifier against israel. and an englishwoman in new york. we speak to emma hayes on the challenge of taking charge of the us women's national side. historically, you know what this team has good for, what they advocated for —— stood for. i think they're coming together of the right time. also coming up on sportsday — a major re—working of netball�*s super league — but with four teams being cut — not everyone is happy with the new structure. it's hard to talk about it and it's definitely still very raw in terms of my emotions. welcome to the programme, we start with the french open and the top seed novak djokovic looks like he may be returning to form after a straight sets win over roberto carballes baena. world number one djokovic has not reached a final this season, which isn't like

let's continue: novak djokovic or rafael nadal, who won the davis cup more often as part of their national nadal, rafael nadal, absolutely right, by the way, the time of the first period has come to an end, nadal won the coveted trophy five times, and djokovic only once in 2010. my friends, the first period has come to an end, let's sum it up. we will introduce you to people who have found their calling. through the carriage window, i noticed the walls of the gomel carriage repair plant , and the thought flashed through me that i wanted to work here, i was drawn here, well, that’s how it happened. and at school, during labor lessons , they brought us kids to the factory, showed us, look, this is how glass is made, this is how these cars come with glass, that is. since then, since school, well, i’m near glass all the time. we suggest spending one day with specialists to learn all about the intricacies of their work. on the basis of the covered freight car, we are producing a completely new product; it will be a diesel power station car with a capacity of 400 kw. it is the only enterprise in

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novak djokovic has been knocked out of the italian open with a wide number one claiming it might haveomething to do with that bottle. hello and welcome along. after manchester city 147 human asked to do the same for a fifth time in their premier league title battle, going to the season's final week. arsenal back on top after beating manchester united 1-0 at old after beating manchester united 1—0 at old trafford, and the interferential brain. the goal proved when it was enough arsenal to go a point clear of manchester city but they have played a game more with city's magic hand against arsenal's north arrivals on tuesday. the -la ers north arrivals on tuesday. the players have _ north arrivals on tuesday. the players have a _ north arrivals on tuesday. tue: players have a huge north arrivals on tuesday. tte: players have a huge prize. most of them have not been in this position, but it know what is at stake and how you feel emotionally to go and having to when and win and win since december orjanuary and coming to this place, going to spurs and do it again. it's a phenomenal thing tha

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tennis superstar novak djokovic struck in the head by a water bottle and collapsing. what we know. >>> and the spectacular show tonight. why the northern lights may be visible as far as the deep south. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. he is the biggest witness we haven't seen in donald trump's criminal trial, but that is expected to change monday morning when multiple sources tell nbc news, donald trump's former attorney, michael cohen, will come face-to-face with his ex-boss and testify for the prosecution in his falsified business records case. cohen, who was once fiercely loyal to mr. trump and now a frequent and vocal critic, is expected to be questioned about a $130,000 hush money payout he says he made to buy the silence of adult actress stormy daniels at the behest of mr. trump, he says, all during the heat of the 2016 presidential race. former president trump has pleaded not guilty to charges he falsified business records to conceal the payments. trump lawyers poised, meantime, for their chance

he's more than 30 places below djokovic but raced into a 4—0 lead in the first set, breaking djokovicowed that up by taking the second set too, winning 6—2, 6—3. this is the biggest win of tabilo's career. no worries for second seed aryna sabalenka in the womens draw though. she eased past dayana yastremska in straight sets to reach the last—i6 where she will face either elina svitolina or anna kalinskaya. rory mcilroy will go into the final round of the wells fargo championship at quail hollowjust one shot off the lead. mcilroy posted four birdies and no bogeys on saturday to leave him on 11 under, and to heap pressure on leader xander schauffele. he'll start later alongside schauffele, who finished saturday's round on 12 under. schauffele hasn't won an event since the scottish open back in 2022. and nelly korda's bid to become the first player to win six consecutive lpga tour titles look to be over as she sits 11 shots behind leader madelene sagstrom at the founders cup. sagstrum hit a a brilliant 66 to move to 19 under after three rounds. she is now one shot ahead of rose zhang goi

round of this competition, and in the most important matches, novak djokovic won the first round of the safar muta championship from france and went to the next round. alexander zorev from germany won the chance of three championships with the same result. griggar dimitrov of bulgaria defeated nishi oka of japan in two hands. kechmanovic from serbia won two to one against kasper rood from norway. continued news with a match report. football player the country's championship in tabas ended with golsakosh yazd winning. the village of dasht gharan in tabas city was the host of the azad football cup of the country these days. with the presence of 24 teams from eight provinces of the country, golestan province, yazd province , north khorasan, a sport with 50 years of service, which has a mix of participating fields and a series of new players, as well as the coaches of the national team, and... iran's football in the asian ranking in it is in the second place. recently , we won two places in the world championships, a first place in the world tournament and a second place in the world to

djokovic is expected to be okay. we'll turn now to the spectacular light show you may be able to see tonight as a supercharged solar storm makes the northern lights visible in the deep south in california. tom costello and how to see it and the impact it may have on some of your devices. it's 93 million miles away, but the violent eruptions on the sun are about to provide a spectacular night show to a lot of earthlings. as a fierce magnetic storm brings the northern lights to regions that rarely see them. this could actually be seen, perhaps from northern alabama, along the horizon, all the way out to northern california. solar experts have issued the first severe geomagnetic storm warning since 2005, though solar explosions called coronal mass ejections, or cmes, are racing towards the earth at 500 miles per second, while humans are not in danger, it could disrupt power grids, navigation and satellite communications. scientists call it a rare g4 event. g4 is really big, and we might absolutely see some effects down

novak djokovic has been knocked out of the italian open, with the world number one claiming it mightave something to do with that bottle. hello and welcome along. after manchester city won for a seventh game in a row, arsenal did the same for a fifth time in their premier league title battle, going to the season's final week. arsenal back on top after beating manchester united 1—0 at old trafford, a game ending with torrential rain. it began with a leandro trossard goal that proved the winner and it was enough for arsenal to go a point clear of manchester city but they have played a game more with city's match in hand against arsenal's north london rivals, spurs, on tuesday. the players have a huge prize. most of them have not been in this position, they don't know what is at stake and how you feel emotionally to go and having to win and win and win, since december orjanuary and coming to this place, going to spurs and do it again. it's a phenomenal thing that they are doing right now and we just have one of the most beautiful days ahead of us in front of our people, our families at

having not yet reached a final in 2024, there have been question marks around djokovic�*s form, but he what he does best on the clay courts of the french capital, powering to a 6—4, 7—6, 6—4 win over his wild card opponents. the 24—time grand slam champion will take sole ownership of the record of most major titles with a fourth victory in paris. next up for him, spain's world number 63, roberto carbis. a two time french open finalist, kasper, who moved into the second round with a routine 636463 win over brazil's philippe amelie. jenni alves the norwegian is a two time beaten finalist in paris, so we'll be looking to make that final step. arena. sabalenka, meanwhile, dropped just three games against teenager erika andreeva to start her french open campaign in emphatic style. the second seed never truly troubled in a 61—62 win over her 19 year old opponent, who is ranked 98 places below her. she will face japan's moe yuka yuichi in round two. fourth seed, elena rybakina started sluggishly, though, against belgium's grit, meaning she was broken to love in her opening service game and th

novak djokovic starts his title defence later. - beginning of may. his title defence later. he i starts his title defence later. he has been mysterious about why he is been off the boil the season. what does all of this pandora's box stuff? ., ., ., , stuff? he did quote the pandora's box but he _ stuff? he did quote the pandora's box but he said _ stuff? he did quote the pandora's box but he said he _ stuff? he did quote the pandora's box but he said he did _ stuff? he did quote the pandora's box but he said he did not - stuff? he did quote the pandora's box but he said he did not want . stuff? he did quote the pandora's| box but he said he did not want to go there which is something we often hearfrom go there which is something we often hear from athletes. go there which is something we often hearfrom athletes. he go there which is something we often hear from athletes. he does not want to comment on past problems. i think one of the problems was being hit on the head by an aluminium water bottle when it failed fell from a fan's rucksack it when he

honoring the minister of youth sports to olympic and paralympic women and advancing djokovic and ruudthe second round of french open tennis. in the name of allah , the most merciful, the most merciful, with blessings upon muhammad and the family of muhammad, in your presence, fans of sports news, hello , the victory of the magyars in the twenty-ninth week of the premier league , the determination of the champion, the final week of keshund , the twenty-third season of the premier league, under conditions it passed its 29th week when two teams, esteghlal and persepolis, defeated golgohar and shamsazar decided to postpone the championship task to the last week in the situation that it will be held at sardar azadegan stadium from 20:00 and at the same time as other matches. the projectors in a part of this stadium did not turn on , which caused this match and the esteghlal golgohar match to start with a delay of 20 minutes. last week, persplicis, who won against nasaji with a sweet slave thanks to esteghlal's draw , were the guests of this city in an important match in ghazvi. the student

no one is writing off novak djokovic either. he has had a weather delay mac very unsteady season.body has not won a grand stand before like stefanos tsitsipas, kasparov rees, alex zverev, they've all planned... was about the women side? who are you expecting to win their swiatek remains the overwhelming favourite. she is a three—time champion and she started very convincingly. places rivals likely to be the rena flanker and back enough. eleanor rybakina. one of the best players in the world. it rybakina. one of the best players in the world. ., , ., ., ., ., the world. it does not mean a great so far for the _ the world. it does not mean a great so far for the brits _ the world. it does not mean a great so far for the brits but _ the world. it does not mean a great so far for the brits but we _ the world. it does not mean a great so far for the brits but we have - the world. it does not mean a great so far for the brits but we have got| so far for the brits but we have got a couple of action later says about it. i a couple of action later says about it. ., �* ., ., , , it. i don't

entered the fourth round, where he will meet with the chilean tabila, who in turn knocked out novak djokovic probably tried to knock out the serb in the literal sense words. after one of the matches , a bottle flew towards novak from the stands, as it turned out, the consequence was that one of the fans accidentally dropped it on djokovic’s head, who the very next day decided... to insure himself, he went out onto the cord of a plastic helmet, it saved him from bottles, from there is no defeat. meanwhile, alexander golovin , for the first time in his career, became the silver medalist of the french football championship with the monaco club, which, moreover, officially entered the group stage of the champions league 6 years later. the french ligue 1 was won again by the parisian club psg, for which kilian mbappe played his last match. he was able to score on his debut against toulouse. but his team lost 1:3 in a match that was no longer decisive for it, some fans booed mbappe, while others prepared a huge banner. previously, kylian announced that he would not renew his contract and would lea

flew from the stands, as it turned out, subsequently one of the fans accidentally dropped it on djokovic’sy decided to play it safe and went out to play in a plastic helmet, which saved him from bottles, but not from defeat. at the same time , bayern leverkusen no longer knows what defeat is at all. the german club broke its own european record and played its fiftieth match without losing. such a long series of the team, which is led by the spaniard xabi alonso, began precisely in the match against bochum 352 days ago, but did not loop on it. bayer confidently won 5:0 against this club this season and can still extend its unbeaten streak if it wins the last championship match. in the europa league final in the german cup final. russian judaists won two gold, two silver and three bronze at the grand slam rating tournament in astana. the victory was celebrated by lightweights ramazan abdullaev and murat chapana. second place went to sabina gilyazova and danil lavrentiev. the third place was taken by makhmatbek, makhmatbekov, nadezhda tatarchenko and eli startseva. the final start before the

hit by a bottle from the stands, and as it turned out, one of the fans accidentally dropped it on djokovic’s who the very next day decided to play it safe and went onto the court wearing a plastic bottle helmet. saved from defeat no. two gold, two silver three russian judaists won bronze at the grand slam rating tournament in astana. the victory was celebrated by lightweight, ramazan abdullaev and murat chapanov. second place went to sabin gelyazov and danil lavrentyev. the third place was taken by makhmatbek makhmatbekov, nadezhda tatarchenko and eli startsovo. the final start before the olympic games in paris will be the world championships in abu dhabi, which will be held. from may 19 to may 23. in the women's handball super league, the second finalist of the season was determined; it was the rostov-don team, which defeated chernomorochka. return game took place in rostov and ended with a confident victory for the local club with a score of 35-28. before that, the rostovites were stronger in the first match in novorossiysk 33-29. valeria kerdyasheva scored the most. she has 10 goals. in t

novak djokovic suffered a surprise and heavy defeat at the italian open but how much was that down todentally being struck on the head by a spectator�*s bottle, the world number one is apparently �*concerned' and will need medical tests, despite showing up to practice on saturday mocking the incident by wearing a bicycle helmet. djokovic was beaten 6—2 6—3 injust 67 minutes by chile's alejandro tabilo in rome, the six—time champion committing 22 unforced errors, serving five double faults and failing to create a single break point. yesterday was pretty fine, eyes so i thought it was ok, but maybe it is ok and maybe it's not. the way i felt on the court today it was just completely from, it's like a different player. and to be in my shoes, no rhythm, no temple, no balance whatsoever on any shots, so it's a bit concerning. dutch sprinter olav kooij produced a perfectly—timed finish to win stage nine of the giro d'italia in naples. stage one winnerjhonatan narvaez looked to have stolen victory but the ecuadorean was caught in the final 100 metres, as kooij claimed his first grand tour st

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with the french open getting under way tomorrow, novak djokovic's preparations suffered a blow as hef the geneva open to czech opponent tomas machac, who's through to an atp final for the first time in his career. djokovic, who hasn't reached a final this year, begins the defence of his french open title against home favourite pierre—hugues herbert. and that's all the sport for now. we are waiting for sir keir starmer to do a speech in stafford and we will bring that to you when it starts. there is plenty going on today. just some use to bring you, some data from the home office shows that our migrant arrivals attempting to cross the english channel in small boats without permission to enter the uk has risen above 10,000, that's in the year to date. by thursday, the figure was 9882 on the friday data was 288, so the total is now 10,170 people who have arrived across the channel in small boats without permission to enter the uk in this year so far. rishi sunak making stopping the boats one of his major policy pledges in the run—up to the election onjuly the 4th. he has been out and ab

straight sets 6—3, 7—6, 6—3, zverev becoming just the third man after robin soderling and novak djokoviche spaniard in paris. and while the 4th seed heads to the second round, the journey is over for nadal. maybe in a few months i can say is enough. but it is something i cannot say yet. i have some goals left. i'm to be back on this court for this that motivates me. for olympics that motivates me. elsewhere at the tournament, british number one cameron norrie has been knocked out in the first round beaten in a five—set marathon by russian world number 56 pavel kotov. kotov dominated the 32nd seed in the deciding set taking it 6—2, picking up just his second victory in a grand slam. it's worth noting that's it's the first time norrie has lost in the opening round of a major since the 2022 australian open. for kotov, though, he'll take on 2015 champion stan wawrinka in the next round. world number one and defending champion iga swiatek looked really strong as she eased into round two. she needed little over an hour to beat leolia jeanjean, losing just three games on the way. swiatek is bid

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yes, it will be so, for sure, yes, so, we have novak djokovic, while signing autographs, felt a bottle it probably happened by accident from the outside tennis fans, but the next time djokovic did not refuse them attention, he even came out with a special helmet, which brought a smile to all the newcomers, humor, optimism, synonymous words, you never know when and where he might arrive, i wonder, the person who dropped this bottle, he then took it away or he decided not to confess, just so that others... asked for an autograph next time on it, on it, on the bottle, but okay, so, well, if your morning is not like david begham's morning , then don't even tell us about it. becks jumped over from gossip columns and gloss to his native british village and completely harmoniously fit into the local surroundings, after walking for at least minutes he got drunk in the company of roosters and hens. or maybe for some it’s surprising, someone thinks... how can it be, david beckham and this rural life and chicken, yes, but i’d just like to focus my attention on something else, we talked recently,

and casey, i'm guessing, djokovic is going to maybe think twice, before signing autographs in a tunnel again, with the ends of bugs them because i look, i get hurt yeah yeah. >> i agree. all right. >> andy. thank you. >> back really appreciate it. >> see you tomorrow. i hope all right. >> coming up next here. michael cohen on the stand and then just a few hours, we're going to see that showdown between donald trump and the man who wants called himself, trump's lawless lawyer plus a tense moment as a small plane is forced to attempt to landing without landing gear will show you that ahead every piece of evidence tells a story how we really hammered jesse. oh martin, sunday's at night on cnn hey everyone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition, are strengthened energy ensure with 27 vitamins and minerals. >> nutrients for immune health, and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein here's to getting better with age here's the beat, nice to every thursday helped fuel today with boost type protein complete nutrition, you need without the stuff you don't so here's two now awkw

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defend the title novuk djokovic will be in paris.land goros did not submit to serb for a long time, but now he already has three championship cups in his collection. among those who can prevent djokovic from taking a fourth trophy is carlos al-karas. a year ago, the spaniard lost to novak in the semi-finals, but scored with such an incredible shot from the baseline. you shouldn't discount yannick siner either. yes, on the ground. no tennis player can block. this year rafa is unlikely to compete for the main trophy of the competition, but he will definitely receive organizers of a traditional cake on the occasion of their birthday. victor gusev, sports news, channel one. let's get married, good afternoon, today the brides are elvira, inna and anna, and our groom is sergei. sergei, 58 years old, left three two-room apartments to his first ex-wife, and with his second he has been forced to live in the same area for many years. sergey is a former customs broker, now a taxi driver, lives in moscow, is proud of his golden hands, dreams of

and novak djokovic has been knocked out of the italian open, with the world number one claiming it mightter city won for a seventh game in a row, arsenal did the same for a fifth time. and their premier league title battle goes into the season's final week.

top seed novak djokovic gets his french open campaign under way on tuesday against frenchman pierre—huguesly, the 24—time grand slam winner has yet to reach a final in 202a. i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say, with my expectations with my expectations are, anything but a title for me is not satisfactory. so it always has been like that. i know for... it might sound arrogant to a lot of people, but i think i have the career that backs it up. and in a way, me playing still at this highest level, one of the major reasons is trying to write more history with the sport and win the biggest titles that paris the biggest titles, that paris is definitely one of them. to football now, it's been a season to remember book their place at europe's top table following a 15—year absence. the chief architect of that success, unai emery, has signed a new five—year contract at the club. the spaniard has turned villa around since arriving from villareal in october 2022 with the club sitting 17th in the premier league. he led them to seventh place in his first season in charge and fourth this campaign, qua

well, novak djokovic is the number one seed in the french open, his first match is on tuesday againstas yet to reach a final in 202a. despite that surprising run, the three—time winner on the clay in paris still has high expectations of himself coming into roland garros. i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say what my expectations are for the anything but a title for me is not satisfactory. it always has been like that. i know it might sound arrogant to a lot of people but, i think i have the career that backs it up. in overweight me playing still at this highest level, one of the major reasons is to try to write more history with the sport and when the biggest titles. paris is definitely one of them. we the biggest titles. paris is definitely one of them. we will see how he gets _ definitely one of them. we will see how he gets on _ definitely one of them. we will see how he gets on at _ definitely one of them. we will see how he gets on at the _ definitely one of them. we will see | how he gets on at the french open. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the hea

and many happy returns to novak djokovic, who wins on his 37th birthday in geneva.51—match unbeaten run and on the brink of an invincible season in all competitions, bayer leverkusen fell at the final stage in the europa league on wednesday night. they were beaten by atalanta in the final in dublin — the italian side themselves making history — former premier league player ademola lookman with a sensational hat—trick, the first two before the break. and with leverkusen dominating possession but delivering little, lookman put the final beyond doubt, with his third of the night. atalanta winning their first major trophy in 61 years, and a first ever european title ending leverkusen's sensational winning streak. from the goal, i think even before, _ from the goal, i think even before, they have been

and many happy returns to novak djokovic who wins on his 37th birthday in geneva.ional 51—match unbeaten run, and on the brink of an invincible season in all competitions, bayer leverkusen fell at the final stage in the europa league on wednesday night. they were beaten by atalanta in the final in dublin, the italian side themselves making history.

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she was due on court on friday alongside the likes of novak djokovic, aryna sabalenka and alex zverevalready won the first set of his match 6—love against alexander vukic. eighth seed 0ns jabeur though is out, beaten in three sets by sofia kenin. the tunisian had onlyjust ended a run of poor results by reaching the quarter finals in madrid last week but falls in rome at herfirst hurdle. 5th seed maria sakkari was one of the day's other second round winners. meanwhile, andy murray has decided to bring forward his return from an ankle injury in the run—up to the french open. the three—time grand slam champion has been out of action since late march, and has confirmed he'll play at the challenger event in bordeaux next week, before taking up a wild card at the geneva 0pen. he plans to play at the french open for what is likely to be the final time — that starts on 26th may. murray turns 37 next week and he's expected to retire at the end of the season. meanwhile, anotherformer grand slam champion, dominic thiem, has announced he'll definitely retire later this year. he's just 30, but a w

novak djokovic has suffered another defeat ahead of the french open, which begins on sunday. world number one went down in three sets in the semifinals of the geneva open to czech opponent tomas machac, who's through to an atp final for the first time in his career. djokovic, who hasn't reached a final this year, begins the defence of his french open title against home favourite pierre—hugues herbert. geraint thomas survived a scare after crashing towards the end of stage 19 of the giro d'italia. the british rider was only six kilometres from the finish when he suddenly lost control of his bike. because he's third overall, his rivals followed professional cycling's convention of not taking advantage, and he was able to catch up and finish with them. the stage was won by italy's andrea vendrame. slovenia's tadej pogacar maintained his overall lead. the little crash at the end was not ideal but the rest of it was kind of as we thought really. so a big day tomorrow. . as we thought really. so a big day tomorrow. w _, ., , , ., tomorrow. tricky conditions, is that what led to — t

we start in paris — where novak djokovic has begun his french open title defence with a solid straightvictory over france's pierre—hugues herbert. having not yet reached a final in 2024, there have been question marks around his form. but he did what he does best on the clay courts of the french capital, powering to a 6—4, 7—6, 6—4 win over his wild card opponent. the 24—time grand slam champion will take sole ownership of the record of most major titles with a fourth victory in paris. next up for him — spain's world number 63, roberto carballes baena. two—time french open finalist casper ruud moved into the second round with a routine 6—3, 6—4, 6—3 win over brazil's felipe meligeni alves. the norwegian is a two—time—beaten finalist in paris, so will be looking to make that final step. aryna sabalenka meanwhile dropped just three games against teenager erika andreeva to start her french open campaign in emphatic style. the second seed was never truly troubled in a 6—1, 6—2 win over her 19—year—old opponent, who is ranked 98 places below her. she will face japan's moyuka uchijima in rou

in the third round of the second round of this competition and in the most important game novak djokovic the lead of the first championship from france and went to the next round . he beat vekic from australia and advanced. bulgaria's dimitrov defeated japan's nishika in both hands . kechmanovic from serbia won 21 against kasbar rood from norway. the disciplinary committee of persepolis football club due to the throwing of incendiary materials by its fans on the field in the 23rd week of the league. beretar against melovan 51 million fined the interpreter of ethmar 30 million tomans due to his unsportsmanlike conduct, and the melovan club also fined him for the violation. the audience was fined 51 million tomans. pas , the head coach of the national volleyball team , announced the list of 17 players to participate in the 2024 league of nations, the first week of this tournament from june 1st to june 6th, hosted by brazil and turkey. it will be open that the autumn students will meet the host teams of serbia, italy, argentina, cuba, japan and germany in group one. the convoy of the men's

djokovic was signing autographs for fans as he bids to win his first title of the season in rome anderior ministry told the bbc that most of the casualties were in the province of baghlan. emergency teams have been sent to rescue those stranded by the floodwaters. on friday, a massive torrent of water swept away hundreds of houses in several villages. dozens of people are still missing. prince harry and meghan are in nigeria this weekend as part of the duke�*s promotion of the invictus games. harry played a seated volleyball match with army veterans, many of whom were wounded in battles against the country�*s islamist insurgency. harry�*s team — dressed in yellow — took on a squad led by nigeria�*s chief of defence staff, the country�*s top commander. the prince�*s team took an early lead — but ending up losing the match 25—21. 0ur africa correspondent simi jola—oso is following the visit. they have been getting a really warm welcome here in abuja. prince harry went to the ministry of defence headquarters where he received a military salute and they are the department behind their vi