eight of the world's top ten women began in eastbourne and even if watson's progress is eastbourne andif watson's progress is soon checked she has a ready received a huge boost of confidence to take to wimbledon.” felt really good out there today. playing that long match yesterday in the wind and those conditions set me up the wind and those conditions set me up really well for today and it wasn't as windy today i was seeing the ball a lot bigger than my service coming together. and defeat for the british women's number two naomi broady who lost in three sets to the czech republic's kristina pliskova. broady won the second set on a tie—break but lost the decider 6—1. the favourite to win the ladies singles at wimbledon is two—time champion petra kvitova who won the tournament in birmingham yesterday — her first title since returning to the game after being injured in a knife attack last year. but the czech‘s exertions last week have meant she has pulled out of eastbourne with an abdominal injury. kvitova spoke to the bbc‘s kat downes today. u nfortu nately i unfortunately i had to pull

you wait all yesterday to play in eastbourne, and then two matches come along at once.nta faced today. she beat sorana cirstea of romania and she didn't look like she expended to much energy to beat her. johanna konta in her hometown, her opponent more at home on clay, and you could tell, with not too much variety in a one—sided match. the last time they met was that infamous federation cup tie, wherejohanna konta was left in tears following comments by ilie nastase. this time, her opponent was more upset and not able to cope with the barrage of winners coming her way. commentator: there it is, what a way to finish things off forjohanna konta. 0ne down, one to go, and not long to wait before facing the french open champion, jelena 0stapenko. the second seed in the men's draw forwimbledon, novak djokovic, has been in action at eastbourne today. after a near wash—out yesterday on the south coast, centre court was packed, as the world number four beat vasek pospisil in straight sets. it was djokovic's first match on grass this season, and he was in a good mood as he looks

novak djokovic was in action at the men's event in eastbourne.r wash—out yesterday on the south coast, centre court was packed, as the world number four beat vasek pospisil in straight sets. it was djokovic‘s first game on grass this season, and he was in a good mood as he looks to get his game in top form for wimbledon, which starts on monday. it's the first time djokovic has played at eastbourne and the first time in seven years he's appeared at a pre—wimbledon grass—court tournament. staying with tennis and an unapologeticjohn mcenroe has proposed a competition between male and female players to prove his is claim that 23—time grand slam singles winner serena williams would be ranked "700 in the world" if she competed on the men's circuit. mcenroe was speaking to american network, cbs. she is the greatest player, female player that ever lived. then the lady said today i do remember which one, she said: why did you say woman, wotton said the greatest tennis player that ever lived, so i felt the need to defend what i really felt. and you like to

heather watson wows at eastbourne as she beats the world number nine to reach round three. and irish lions have failed to impress so far in new zealand — head coach warren gatland has now been labelled desperate by his opposite number. frank de boer is looking up — he's the new manager of crystal palace and says he wants their struggles to stop. good evening, just one week from now we'll be at wimbledon for the first day of the championships and the preparations are well under way. there's already been an encouraging win today forformer british number one heather watson who knocked out fourth seed dominika cibulkova at the aegon classic at eastbourne. she moves on to face russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova next. paul garrity watched the action. heather watson's fortunes have been outshone of late by those of eastbourne residentjohn cantal. looking for form and with wimbledon just around the corner the british number three was quick out of the blocks against the defending champion. dominika cibulkova by contrast was hesitant and reluctant to spend any time away from the basel

she had to pull out of her eastbourne semifinal with a back problem.w wounded are the lions ahead of tomorrow's second test? our correspondent katie gornall will have the latest from new zealand. coming up, we are here in wellington, new zealand where the pressure is on the british and irish lions. they have to beat the all blacks here if they are to keep the series alive. also coming up in the programme. howzat! live cricket is coming back to bbc tv. we'll be showing international and domestic twenty20s from 2020. and the tour de france starts in germany tomorrow. we'll hear from chris froome ahead of the grand depart. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour on sportsday with a really busy weekend ahead, and of course, next monday, it's the start of wimbledon. the draw was made today, so andy murray roughly knows the path that lies ahead if he's going to successfully defend his title. but that's a big if, because the signs didn't look good at the all—england club today. here's our reporter david ornstein. we are here at wimbledon. murr

wozniacki against pliskova to round off a tremendous week here at eastbourne.morrow lunchtime on bbc one. world number four novak djokovic is through to the men's final. he showed brief glimpses of his best form against russia's daniil medvedev before coming through in straight sets 6—4, 6—4. he'll play gael monfils in that final. chris froome has signed a new three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the 104th tour gets under way in dusseldorf in germany tomorrow and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win and fourth victory in five years. but he faces stiff competition from some of the world's leading cyclists. i honestly think this is the biggest challenge i have faced in my career. the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year leads it to be a much more open race and it will be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it will be right up for me, for sure. it will be right up there. when an fourth title would be incredible. it will be... i mean, yeah, i don't want tojinx it. it would be unreal. good news

he's the only men's player ranked in the world's top 15 competing at eastbourne, such is the desire ofiscover his form. and it's helping, into the semi final after a straight sets win over the american donald young. the world number 4 breezed through the first set 6—2 but young far tougher in the second set, taking it to a tiebreak. but the serbian too strong, taking it 11—9 to reach the last four. concerns linger over the fitness of the world number one andy murray after his withdrawl from another match at an exhibition event at london's hurlingham club. murray, the reigning wimbledon champion and top seed for next week's tournament, was due to play tomorrow but has pulled out, citing a sore hip. he'd already withdrawn from facing the frenchman lucas pouille on tuesday, and hasn't been able to train today and says he is also unlikely to be able to practice tomorrow. world number 855 alex ward became the only british player to come through wimbledon singles qualifying by securing a win over russia's teymuraz gabashvili. ward won in the third and final round of qualifying in roehampton.

herfortunes had acorn classic at eastbourne. her fortunes had been acorn classic at eastbourne.tunes had been outshone of late by those at eastbourne resident one two and a contact, but the british and a two headed at a return to form an she saw off an opponent in three sets in the first round and she was straight out of the box again against the defending champion, that her opponent was hesitant and reluctant to spend any time away from the baseline. watson took the first set 75. a world ranking has slipped to 126, opponent is number six. but the british player was running rings around. simmer: is known for her speed and aggression, watson outran and outplayed her. soon arriving at match point. three match points have come and gone. no matter, a fourth match point, it duly arrived... and she was beaten 7—5, 6—4. eight of the world's top ten women began this tournament and even of what an's progress is soon checked she has already received a huge boost in confidence to take the wimbledon. already received a huge boost in confidence to take the wimbledonlj felt confidence to take

it's the first time he has played at eastbourne and the first time in seven eastbourne and the firstars eastbourne and the first time in seven years he has appeared on a grass court tournament. john mcenroe has proposed a contest between men and women, to prove his claim that the serena williams would be ranked "700th in the world" on the men's circuit. williams won the last of her 23 grand slam titles in australia this january, before announcing she was pregnant. she asked mcenroe to leave her out of his comments but mcenroe stuck to his guns, saying "i've got a solution. men and women play together, then we don't have to guess. i'm sure the men would be all for it". williams expects to return to the circuit as early as january next year. england under—21s manager aidy boothroyd says he's certain there are players in his team who will represent england at senior level in due course. they went out in the semi—finals of the european championship — once again, an england side losing on penalties to germany. england came from a goal down to take the lead through chelsea's tammy abraham.

well, after that heavy fall yesterday, she withdrew from her semifinal in eastbourne today because ofheather watson's good run is also over, she was in the other semifinal and lost to caroline wozniacki. john inverdale and a sam smith are at the tournament. it was certainly an eventful day it is for that began with such high hopes and possibly two british players through to the final but ended with both the players not making it to the final stage. heather watson was beaten and joe pulled out because of if all she had last night. this is her own assessment of the radical idid not i did not sleep very well and i have not been diagnosed with concussion but we are monitoring mice in tonnes. sam smith is here to consider her course of action where it leaves are heading into wimbledon. if she makes the decision it is her decision and it is the right thing. last night she went down with a hell of a bank, one of the worst falls i have seen in a long time and i am not surprised that she has some pain in her back. they will be monitoring her carefully because she is playing on monday. i can se

and the first time in seven eastbourne and the first time in seve n yea rs eastbourne and the firsted at a pre—wimbledon grass tournament. angelique kerber beat kristina discover, the sister of karolina pliskova, angelique kerber is into the third round and will face a spanish opponent. british number one johanna konta hopes to follow angelique kerber. these are live pictures on bbc two following coverage of the third round. she is playing sorana coverage of the third round. she is playing sora na cirstea coverage of the third round. she is playing sorana cirstea of romania. she's just taken the first set 6—2 and is leading 2—0 in the second set as you can see. john mcenroe has proposed a contest between men and women to prove his claim that serena williams would be ranked around 700 in the world on the men's circuit. serena williams won the last of the 23 grand slams in australia in january before announcing she was pregnant. she asked john mcenroe to leave her out of his comments but you stick to his guns and said he had a solution, men and women playing together. he said he was s

that matches live mcgrath at the moment from eastbourne, two matches for her today.eling the effects of that. you can follow it on the bbc website. the british no.2, heather watson, is through to she beat the 14th seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. 6—4, 6—3 the score. she is looking good for a semifinal place as well, heather watson. in the men's draw, novak djokovic didn't have things all his own way against american donald young. it had initially looked a relatively comfortable third round outing for the serbian, as he won the first set 6—2. .. but young, who's ranked 47 in the world, was far tougher in the second, taking it to a tiebreak and pushing djokovic all the way. but the 12—time grand slam winner taking it ii—9 though, and he's into the semis. now to demands for a change in the way that 0lympic and paralympic sports are funded. eleven sporting governing bodies are calling for a complete overhaul to what they call a two tiered system, after they were left without funding when uk sport announced it's latest round of funding in december. dan roan

number three heather watson has missed out on a place in the final of the dagon international at eastbournet, caroline wozniacki. aegon international ——. —— aegon international. wozniacki took the first set 6—2 before treatment to an abdominal injury in the second saw watson storm back to take it 6—3// the decider was the tightest set by some way as both players dug in for victory — the dane eventually took it 7-5 victory — the dane eventually took it 7—5 with a break in the final game of the match. and she will play karolina pliskova next because johanna konta should have been playing in the second semi at eastbourne after the watson match but withdrew with a back injury this morning, after a nasty fall in her quarter final tie against angelique kerber yesterday. . we were doing the best that we could to recover well for today but it was not quick enough. i still have a problem through my spine. big tournament next week for all of us, something i have got to regard when it comes to my health, my health has got to come first, and i'm doing everything i can. i'm taking the time to do whateve

heather watson is also into the last four at eastbourne, she'll play caroline wozniacki today.t set easily, but had to survive, two set points in the second before, winning it in the tiebreak. djokovic, who's seeded second for wimbledon, plays daniel medvedev, in his semi final today. meanwhile andy murray, has withdrawn from an exhibition event in london today with a sore hip, denting his preparations for wimbledon. murray is the reigning champion and top seed for the tournament at the all england club, but has pulled out of two matches this week. and the world number 855 alex ward, will be in this morning's main wimbledon draw, he's the only british player, to come through the singles qualifying event. he beat russia's teymuraz gabashvili. ward had lost his previous seven matches, before this week. simon grayson says he wants to give sunderland fans 18 they can be proud of after he was appointed as their new manager. he signed a three—year deal with the club. he replaces david moyes who resigned in may and joins afterfour years david moyes who resigned in may and joins after

johanna konta should have been playing in the second semi final at eastbourne after the watson match,oday but it wasn't quick enough. i am still a bit sore through my thoracic spine. it is a big tournament next week for all of us. it is something i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health has to come first. i am definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon by taking a day at a time, and whatever is best for my health. andy murray's preparation has also been hit by injury. he pulled out of his final warm—up match, an exhibition at hurlingham, due to a sore hip. he was unable to practice yesterday, but did manage to get out with his coach ivan lendl earlier — although he was showing some ominous signs, moving gingerly at the all—england club. after his session murray said he's hopeful he'll be fit for monday. so assuming he does play at the all—england club, andy murray begins the defence of his title with a match against lucky loser alexander bublik of kazakhstan. murray is in the same half of the draw as two time champion rafa nadal. second seed novak djo

she is level at eastbourne.ion jelena ostapenko. the british number one fought back from a break down to take it 7—5. 3—2 in the deciding set. there's live coverage from eastbourne on bbc two this afternoon and on the bbc sport website. novak djokovic is through to the semi finals in eastbourne after a straight sets win over the american donald young. the world number four breezed through the first set 6—2 but young was far tougher in the second set, taking it to a tiebreak and pushing djokovic all the way. the serbian taking it 11—9 in the end to reach the last four. england strikerjermain defoe has rejoined bournemouth on a three year deal, after leaving sunderland. a release clause in his contract meant the 34—year—old was available as a free transfer, following sunderland's relegation from the premier league. he was on loan with bournemouth in the 2000—2001 season, scoring in ten consecutive games for them. defoe scored 15 league goals last season, earning him a recall to the england squad in march after a f

tennis and novak djokovic is through to the 2nd round of the eastbourne international — the final eventedon. djokovic — who's the top seed at the event — has slipped to world number four, and this is the first time he's played a pre—wimbledon event for 7 years. he cruised into the quarter—finals with a straight sets win over the canadian qualifier vasek pospisil. djokovic won 6—4, 6—3 — and now plays donald young of the usa. there was a win, too, for the women's top seed, angelique kerber, but she was made to work hard for her victory against kristyna pliskova. the world number one had to come from a set down to win. she took the deciding set 7—5 — to seal her place in the third round where she'll face lara arruabarrena from spain. kerber remains on course for a possible quarter—final against great britain's johanna konta. the number 6 seed beat romania's sora na cirstea. it was their first meeting since the controversial fed cup tie which‘ll be remembered for the antics of ilie nastase. konta won 6—2, 6—2 — and will now play the french open champion jelena 0stapenko. i have played her

she won two matches yesterday in the warm up tournament in eastbourne.ree sets before her quarterfinal against the world number one angelique kerber. johanna konta took the first set 6-3, johanna konta took the first set 6—3, playing very well. but she fell heavily on match point in the second set and the match was delayed for about ten minutes as she had treatment. but she recovered and eventually took her fourth match point and the second set 6— for some good day at the british number one. —— 6—4. good day at the british number one. -- 6-4. and good day at the british number one. —— 6—4. and heather watson is also into the last four in eastbourne with a win over barbora strycova. she will take on former world number one caroline wozniacki later. johanna konta faces birdseed karolina pliskova. lots to look forward to later. good news for both of them but not so much for andy murray because his sore hip means he pulled out of his final warm up match, resting instead yesterday, and he said he is unlikely to be able to practise today which is not ideal pre

he played in eastbourne —— he will play in eastbourne —— he will play in eastbourne after accepting aorld and has not won a grand slam since the french open last year. one of the stories from last yea r‘s year. one of the stories from last year's wimbledon was the one of marcus willis. he came through six matches in qualifying and ended up playing roger federer on centre court. he has been handed a wild ca rd court. he has been handed a wild card will stop heather watson and laura robson also have a wild card for the main draw. that is all the sport for now. i will have more reaction for you about the british lions team to face the all blacks. one of the measures unveiled in the queen's speech was a review of the government's counter—terrorism strategy. it comes as britain's most senior counter—terror officer delivered a stark warning to ministers over the impact on the police force as they attempt to contain the unprecedented threat. this is what theresa may outlined to mps in the commons this afternoon. we will review our counterterrorism strategy to ensure that the police and secur

more grass next week but at least in her hometown of eastbourne.018 hockey world cup finals in india after coming from behind to beat canada 4—2 in the quarterfinals,of world league 3 at the lee valley hockey and tennis centre. england were 2—0 down in the first quarter but recovered, and sam ward's late goal sealed the win. england join olympic champions argentina, malaysia and the netherlands in booking their ticket for the world cup after today's quarterfinals. it's been a historic day for irish cricket as the country celebrates their admittance into test cricket. ireland and afghanistan will be able to play official tests against the world's best after the decision by the international cricket council at the oval today. this is arguably the most significant date in the history of irish kwik cricket. among other benefits, the go—ahead to take on the world's best sides. it will also lead to huge increase in funding directly from the icc and is hoped will boost the profile of the sport at home. we set out our strategy at the beginning of last year

she beat the defending champion dominika cibulkova to reach the last 16 at eastbourne. we meet the couple on a journey to every single train station across britain. what is it? it's the cutest train i have ever seen! and carol has the weather. showers on the way, some of which will be heavy and boundary but i will be heavy and boundary but i will have more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the government and the democratic unionists insist that the deal agreed at westminster yesterday, makes the restoration of power—sharing in northern ireland more likely. but other parties say the arrangement — under which northern ireland will receive more than one—billion pounds of extra funding — is nothing more than a bribe. we're joined now by our political correspondent john campbell at stormont, but first let's speak to leila nathoo who's at westminster for us. accusations on most of the front pages of the newspapers today, describing this deal as a £1 billion ride. well, that was the price agreed by theresa may for the support of those ten dup mps. it

djokovic has been in action at eastbourne today after an almost wash—out yesterday, centre court wasthe first time in seven yea rs season and the first time in seven years he has played at a pre—wimbledon grass court tournament. ritish taekwondo history has been made today. bianca walkden has become the first british fighter to defend a world taekwondo championship title. walkden beat american jackie galloway 14—1; in the +73kg weight class in south korea. it is not sangin at all, i'm just so happy, like, idid it is not sangin at all, i'm just so happy, like, i did not think it would be that fluent, not easy because it's a difficult opponent, i'm just buzzing, i don't think it has sunk in yet. men's heavyweight mahama cho has guaranteed the british team a second medal. he's into the semi—finals after beating iran's sajad mardani. like walkden, cho won bronze in rio last year. but the rio silver medallist lutalo muhammad has gone out in the second round. it was his first event after his defeat at the olympics. dani alves has confirmed he's leaving juventus as his proposed move to manc

time in seven years, novak djokovic will play a grass court tournament in the build—up, playing at eastbournenumber four accepting a wild card, the serbian is down to numberfour in accepting a wild card, the serbian is down to number four in the world, has not won a grand slam since last yea r‘s has not won a grand slam since last year's french has not won a grand slam since last yea r‘s french open. has not won a grand slam since last year's french open. one of the big stories from last year ‘s wimbledon was the run of marcus willis, coming through six matches in qualifying, ended up playing roger federer on centre court. he has been handed a wild card into this year ‘s qualifying, heather watson and laura robson also have wild cards for the main draw. nine /4 favourite highland reel has won the prince of wales sta kes highland reel has won the prince of wales stakes at royal ascot, the queen arrived in time to see it, having recently made her —— having previously made her speech at parliament. first win at this year ‘s meeting, decorated night was second, ulysses came third. portugal have b

nottingham 0pen last weekend lost in straight sets 6—1, 6—3 and will now head to her home event in eastbourneghe will now play spain's garbine muguruza. meanwhile, vandeweghe will face garbine muguruza in the quarter—finals. the number six seed from spain eased into the last eight with a straight sets 6—1, 6—4 victory over the american alison riske. kristina mladenovic is also through to the quarter—finals after beating zhang shuai in straight sets. jordan spieth was leading on eight under in connecticut at —— and the former world number one is leading after this hole on the 18th. rory mcilroy miss the cut last week and has a niggling with problem. rory mcilroy is certainly showing form and the defending champion is currently on one under. sergio garcia is among three players who are two strokes off the lead heading into the second round. the australian leads on eight under par and he could have been leading by more if this is all shot had dropped. spain's garcia who's playing his first european tour event since winning his inaugural major at augusta national in april is playing consistently

practice will have to wait for 2h hours at least after his match at the aegon international in eastbourneda's vasek pospisil when the rains came and never went away. they'll try again tomorrow. as will i, perhaps! the current world number one andy murray pulled out of today's exhibition match at the hurlingham club in london, citing soreness in his hip. he is still expected to play at the club on friday, before beginning the defence of his wimbledon title on centre court on monday afternoon. and finally, footballers will do just about anything to stop an opponent by fair means or foul. the sneaky pull on the shirt‘s been a tactic for as long as the game's been played. well, in the norwegian league on sunday, the sandefjord midfielder pau morer was so fed up with thomas lehne olsen getting passed him, he grabbed a whole handful, hanging on for dear life and a free ride. both were booked after their coming together. i think it may have been a foul! that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye for now. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will

tennis, and it was a busy day at eastbourne, where all the women's third—round matches and quarter—finalscleared the backlog caused by the weather. johanna konta is through to the last four, after a harder day than most. she beat the french open champion, jelena 0stapenko, and the world number one, angelique kerber, and she also recovered from a heavy fall when victory was in sight against kerber. the number—five seed needed treatment for an ankle injury, and also had to have a head injury assessed before she was allowed to continue. konta won 6—3, 6—4, and will face karolina pliskova in the semi—finals. caroline wozniacki is also through to the semi—finals, after beating elena vesnina and then the world number two, simona halep. wozniacki then had to come from a set down to seal her place in the last four. the number—six seed from denmark raced through the deciding set 6—1, and she will now face great britain's heather watson in the semi—finals. meanwhile, novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals of the men's singles. he is playing in a pre—wimbledon event for the first time in seven

in nottingham, london and eastbourne. the british number three made a statement at a press conference this afternoon, and didn't take any questions. i was notified a few days ago that i failed a drugs test in april where i tested positive for cocaine. it was a context completely unrelated to tennis. i made a mistake. i made a mistake and this is completely umacceptable behaviour. i let a lot of people down, my family, my coach, my team, the fans and british tennis. i can only deeply apologise the clock is ticking down on one of the most eagerly anticipated sporting events of the summer nearly upon us. the first test between the british and irish lions kicks off in the morning and our sports correspondent katie gornall is in auckland. these are the headlines they are waking up to in auckland this morning. king of the clashes is how they describe it. it underlines what they describe it. it underlines what the challenge this is for the lions, a team that has been together a few weeks, about to take on the world champions in

month, and retired with a calf injury before withdrawing from events in nottingham, london and eastbourneent at a press conference this afternoon and didn't take any questions i was notified a few days ago that i failed a drugs test in april where i tested positive for cocaine. this was taken at a competition and the context completely was taken at a competition and the context com pletely u nrelated was taken at a competition and the context completely unrelated to tennis. i made a mistake and i must face up to it. i do not condone for one second to anyone that this was a cce pta ble one second to anyone that this was acceptable behaviour. idlette a lot of people down, my family, my coach, my team, sponsors, british tennis and my fans —— idlette. i can only deeply apologise from the bottom of my heart —— i've let. the clock is ticking down on one of the most eagerly anticipated sporting events of the summer nearly upon us. the first test between the british and irish lions kicks off in the morning and our sports correspondent katie gornall‘s in aukland hello, auckland still waking up at

johanna konta is in action at eastbourne today.ovic is in action there too. he has done a warm up tournament on grass for the first time in seven years, desperately seeking form. the three—time wimbledon champion has slipped to numberfour in the wimbledon champion has slipped to number four in the world. he wimbledon champion has slipped to numberfour in the world. he is hoping to kick—start his grass court surroundings with new coach andre agassi by his side. i am excited to be in agassi by his side. i am excited to beina agassi by his side. i am excited to be in a new place and i don't get to do that often. we have pretty much the same schedule every single year, over and over again, so it is great to visit new places, and it is a small town, but everybody is excited to come out on the courts and support the tennis players. the biggest name to feature there. serena williams has responded to john mcenroe's claims that she wouldn't be good enough to beat the men's player ranked 700th in the world. he was asked if she could be consi

play karolina pliskova next becausejohanna konta should have been playing in the second semi at eastbourneack injury this morning, after a nasty fall in her quarter—final tie against angelique kerber yesterday. we were doing the best we could recover well for today but it wasn't quick enough. i am still sore, my thoracic spine. it is a big tournament for all of us next week and it is something i have got to disregard when it comes to my health. my health must always come first and i am definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitely taking it one day at a time and whatever is best for my health. coach andy farrell says the british and irish lions need to man up if they're to win the second test in wellington tomorrow and remain in the series with new zealand. the lions have made three changes from the team that lost the first test last weekend in auckland. jonny sexton is at fly half and owen farrell moves to inside centre. tour captain sam warburton returns at flanker and mauro 0toje comes into the second row for a match the tourists simply must win. bleep it is

there's live coverage from eastbourne on bbc two this afternoon and on the bbc sport website.er a straight sets win over the american donald young. the world number four breezed through the first set 6—2 but young was far tougher in the second set, taking it to a tiebreak and pushing djokovic all the way. the serbian taking it 11—9 in the end to reach the last four. it has just been confirmed that jermaine defoe has joined bournemouth after leaving sunderland. he was available as a free transfer, following sunderland's relegation. jermaine defoe scored 15 goals last season, earned him a recall to the england side. and the sale of sunderland is now off. the chairmain said it would not be in the best interest. meanwhile, simon grayson has been given permission to speak to sunderland about the vacant manager'sjob. he sunderland about the vacant manager's job. he has sunderland about the vacant manager'sjob. he has been at deepdale for a number of years. warren gatland the british and irish lions head coach says he's had to make some tough calls for the ‘must win' second test in w

he will play in the aegon international at eastbourne for the first time next week, after accepting a to number four in the world and hasn't won a grand slam since last year's french open. one of the big stories from last year's wimbledon was the run of britain's marcus willis — who came through six matches in qualifying and ended up playing roger federer on centre court. willis has been handed a wild card into this year's qualifying with james ward receiving a wild card for the main draw, along with heather watson and laura robson. portugal had beaten russia 1—0 in groupa of portugal had beaten russia 1—0 in group a of the confederations cup, portugal insisted cristiano ronaldo was focused on the match despite yesterday receiving a court date for tax evasion charges, that appeared the case when he scored the only goal after eight minutes. he had several more chances but it remained 1-0. several more chances but it remained 1—0. mexico against new zealand in the other fixture today. coming up tonight... i am in ukraine were english boxers have been picking up the medals at the europea

the guardian looks at those pictures from eastbourne.o reduce inequalities between the rich and poor. that's according to a report by the social mobility commission. the mirror, a double blow for pensions. women and younger workers face crisis in their retirement. and one of the stars of poldark saying she will stay a fiery redhead for good. and the latest on the decision, the final heartbreak. devastation as the european court refuses to save their sick child. i want to pick up on that story you mentioned. as i delve inside the telegraph. you touched on it, that issue of car loans. in the same way that the housing crisis all unfolded because people couldn't pay their mortgages, there's a real and on many experts and the bank of england about whether we are weaned too much and whether if there is a rising interest rates people won't be able to pay those car loans back, leading to pay those car loans back, leading toa to pay those car loans back, leading to a lot of second—hand cars on the market. and it all starts to unravel. what the ba

set down against former world no 1 caroline wozniacki to reach the final of the aegon classic in eastbourneas a stable future under chinese rule, as he arrived in the territory to mark 20 years since its handoverfrom britain. hong kong police have now released all 26 activists who were detained for staging a protest in advance of the visit, calling for more political freedom. 0ur correspondent in hong kong stephen mcdonell reports. the president of china, xijinping, started the day with a troop inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. since this former british colony was returned to china two decades ago, the military has kept a pretty low profile here and is only on show for special occasions. the city itself is also being dressed up for the 20th anniversary, with light shows and performances planned. strong development in the future is one of the key messages being pushed by the central government. in 1997, hong kong was handed back to the mainland, along with guarantees of an independentjudiciary, free press and freedom of expression. yes, this would be part of c

wimbledon credentials, with victory over the world no.1, angelique kerber, in the quarterfinals of eastbournevening. after months of relentless fighting, the islamic state group is facing defeat in mosul — its last big powerbase in iraq. government forces say they're finally set to recapture the entire city. it is three years ago to the day that so—called islamic state in mosul declared a "global caliphate". back then, is controlled vast regions of iraq neighbouring syria. now, after prolonged battles and countless military offensives in both countries, is has been pushed back to the cities of raqqa in syria and mosul in iraq. in both places, they are now surrounded and fighting for survival. we'll be reporting from syria in a moment, but first this report from our correspondent orla guerin, and cameraman nicolas hameon in the old city of mosul. on the front line. gunfire. covering fire, as troops dart into position. wejoined them, pushing forward but keeping low. there's an is sniper ahead. they can see his hiding place, and he can see them. a heavily armed brigade from iraq's emergency resp

and they are getting a ha rd eastbourne and they are getting a hard time for spending £750.ommunities and it's great and it's a nice story showing the police have a nice story showing the police have a sense of humour. school dinners, we re a sense of humour. school dinners, were you a a sense of humour. school dinners, were you a fan? not of tapioca with that tangerine thing at the top, no. we hadjam! i that tangerine thing at the top, no. we had jam! i ask because so much is related to children's well—being in terms of how well they eat, how much they know about food, you know. you hear stories about kids not knowing that chips come from potatoes, that kind of thing. we have lots of cookery shows that can provide information. but apparently, they are not so helpful? no. because they're saying that the type of food that a lot of the programmes generate with packed full of high fats and sugar to make them look really attractive. so this particular university in belgium has done a study which has looked at the fa ct done a study which has looked at the fact that children who

it's the first time djokovic has played at eastbourne and the first time in seven years he's appearedld number one, angelique kerber, has beat kristina discover. she is into the third round. she will face lara aruberina. john mcenroe meanwhile has proposed a contest between men and women, to prove his claim that the serena williams would be ranked at around "700 in the world" on the men's circuit. williams won the last of her 23 grand slam titles in australia injanuary, before announcing she was pregnant. she asked mcenroe to leave her out of his comments but mcenroe stuck to his guns, saying, "i've got a solution. men and women play together, then we don't have to guess, mcenroe says, "i'm sure the men would be all for it". williams expects to return to the circuit as early as january next year. dani alves has confirmed he's leaving juventus as his proposed move to manchester city edges closer. city manager pep guardiola is keen to link up with the 34—year—old following their prolific spell together at barcelona. alves still had a year left on hisjuventus contract but the italian cha

novak djokovic is through to the men's file at the eastbourne tournament.evet in straight sets. —— beating medal the dead in straight sets. caroline wozniacki is into the women's final. she will play karolina pliskova in the final. her opponentjohanna konta withdrew due to a back injury. chris froome has signed a new contract for three yea rs has signed a new contract for three years with teen sky on the eve of the tour de france. the 104th tour gets underway in dusseldorf in germany on saturday and chris froome is hoping to get his third straight victory and fourth victory in five yea rs. victory and fourth victory in five years. he faces stiff competition from some of the world's leading cyclists. i think this is the biggest challenge i have faced in my career. the level of my rivals and of course we racing on, means it will be a much more open race. it will be a much more open race. it will be a much more open race. it will be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it will be right up there. to win a fourth tour de france title would be incredible, it w

tennis and novak djokovic is through to the second round of the eastbourne international — the final has slipped to world number four, and this is the first time he's played a pre—wimbledon event for seven years. he cruised into the quarter—finals with a straight sets win over the canadian qualifier vasek pospisil. he now plays donald young of the usa. there was a win, too, for the women's top seed — angelique kerber — but she was made to work hard for her victory against kristyna pliskova. the world number one had to come from a set down to win. she took the deciding set 7—5 — to seal her place in the third round where she'll face lara arruabarrena from spain. you can keep in touch with us of course on twitter. thursday will be a particularly disappointing day with dampness in the air for the western side of wales and down into the south—west of england. it starts in a mild note. but while we have the big picture you get the sense that there is an awful lot of wet and windy weather to be had across the northern half of the british isles. out west it is still wet but perhaps notjust

british number one with johanna konta faces sorana cirtsea at eastbourne this afternoon.sh woman to reach the main draw of wimbledon directly, but having lost in the first round of the warm—up tournaments in nottingham and birmingham, is looking to find some form on grass. rain though has suspended play there, so it could be some time before she plays. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will return at 2:30pm with your next update. thank you. you are watching the bbc news. i am simon mccoy. an inquest into the deaths of five young men on camber sands last august has heard they were all able swimmers. a pathologist told the hearing that the men, who were all of sri lankan origin, all drowned after getting into difficulties at the beach, in august last year. live now to our correspondent duncan kennedy outside hastings coroner's court. duncan. yes, simon, what we have been hearing at the harrowing final moments of these men during that august day, they had come down for a bacup beside the beach

the brits haven't made a good start to the wimbledon warm—up event at eastbourne.as been beaten by the american donald young. the british number two lost the first set 6—4 but won the second 6—3. but the world number 55 soon broke edmund and went on to take the deciding set by six games to three. wildcard naomi broady lost in the first round against kristyna pliskova. the czech took the first 6—2, and whilst broady took the second on a tie—break, pliskova won the decider 6—1. what a big week it's going to be for the british and irish lions. they face the hurricanes tomorrow before the must—win second test on saturday with the all blacks. lions coach warren gatland criticised their opponent's tactics after the first test defeat — but all blacks coach steve hansen hit back, live on new zealand radio. it was predictable comments from gatland. two weeks ago, we cheated in the scrums, now he is saying that. it is disappointing because he is implying that we are intentionally going out to injure somebody and that is not the case. we have never been like that and as a new

week's wimbledon with a third round match against american donald young at the aegon classic in eastbourneed the creation of a caliphate. now, under extreme attack from a us—led international coalition, they are clinging on to their last major strongholds in syria and in iraq. britain has carried out the second largest number of air strikes against is, after america. now, for the first time, raf crews have been talking to the bbc about the challenges they face in avoiding civilian casualties. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the raf prepares for another bombing mission against the group calling itself islamic state. they've been flying these sorties from their base in cyprus round the clock, in what's become another long war. what you're looking at a densely packed urban area with buildings of varying heights throughout. for the first time the raf‘s allowed their crews to talk us through a strike. they want to show the care they take to protect civilian life. the priority is to make sure our missile hits... dave — not his real name — operates a reaper remotely piloted dron

qualifying is under way at roehampton and there's plenty of british interest in the warm—up event at eastbourneuring a day trip to camber sands on the south coast last august. the men all lived in the london area and were of sri lankan origin. the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two other swimmers who died at the same beach the month before, will also be ta ken into account. duncan kennedy is outside the inquest in hastings in east sussex. yes, this is an extremely rare example of a double inquest because the coroner is looking at both of these incidents, the one where the five men drowned on camber sands in august last year and the other where two men drowned on exactly the same stretch of beach just a month beforehand. the family of the five men who drowned said to us today this had been an appalling tragedy for a family but they hoped nobody else would have to go through what they have been through. these are they have been through. these are the pictures which were taken as the horror of that warm sunny day last august unfolded. by the end of that day it became clear that five men i

month, and retired with a calf injury before withdrawing from events in nottingham, london and eastbourneand didn't take any questions. i was notified a few days ago that i failed a drugs test in april where i tested positive for cocaine. it was a context completely unrelated to tennis. i made a mistake. i made a mistake and this is completely umacceptable behaviour. i let a lot of people down, my family, my coach, my team, the fans and british tennis. i can only deeply apologise the clock is ticking down on one of the most eagerly anticipated sporting events of the summer nearly upon us. the first test between the british and irish lions kicks off in the morning and our sports correspondent katie gornall is in auckland.

coming up in sportsday on bbc news — heather watson makes an excellent start to the week at eastbournes to reach theresa may has reassured the more than three million eu nationals living in britain that they will not be forced to leave the country after brexit. the prime minister said eu citizens legally in the uk would have what she called "settled status" — enjoying all the rights of uk citizens except the right to vote in general elections. but as our political correspondent vicki young reports — the offer depends on british citizens living in the eu being given the same status. theresa may says she is giving reassurance and certainty. is your offer to eu nationals good enough? allaying the anxieties is a priority according to the prime minister and she told mps she had a serious and fair offer to make. under these plans, no eu citizen currently in the uk lawfully will be asked to leave at the point the uk leave the eu. eu citizens will be able to apply for something called settled status. the right to live in the uk permanently, accessing public services and other benefits. applica

konta prepares to carry british hopes at wimbledon as she continues her grass court preparations at eastbournetoday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the internet giant google has been fined a record £2.1 billion by the european commission for putting its own online shopping services at the top of search results. it's the biggest fine in the commission's history. it said google had abused its market dominance. google now has 90 days to end the practice. more details from our technology correspondent rory cellanjones. but the name of something you might wa nt to but the name of something you might want to buy into google ‘s search engine and right at the top, up pops a helpful box with images of products. do it on a mobile phone and the images are even more prominent. every time you click on one of the adverts, the search giant aims money. it is called google shopping and now it has resulted in a record fine from europe's competition commissioner. google has abused its market dominance in its search engine by promoting its own shopping comparison service in its search results

heather watson wows at eastbourne as she beats the world number nine, dominika cibulkova, to reach rounde. good evening. the democratic unionist party has agreed the terms of a deal to support the minority conservative government. the deal involves more than a billion pounds of extra spending in northern ireland, on health, education and infrastructure. the first ministers of scotland and wales have condemned the deal in the strongest terms, calling it "cash for votes". theresa may has also been accused of undermining the search for stable government in northern ireland, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. 18 days since the election, nearly three weeks of waiting, a political lifetime for the prime minister. deal or no deal, mrs foster? but the dup, power on their side, have been taking their time. notjust friends but this a snap of a political family now. a deal agreed at the cabinet table no less. we also share the desire to ensure a strong government that is able to put through its programme. a strong government? well, less wobbly perhaps. the northern irish party prom

novak djokovic has been given a wild card to play at eastbourne next week.that the world number two has played a grass court tournament in the build up to wimbledon. another serb, viktor troicki, is in action as the aegon championships continue at queen's club in london. he lost the first set of his second round match to the american, donald young. the top three seeds, including andy murray, were all knocked out yesterday. coverage is live on bbc two this afternoon. these are live pictures from west london. that is a dual miller againstjo—wilfried tsonga, london. that is a dual miller against jo—wilfried tsonga, very early stages and that is match. murray says he might try and squeeze in an exhibition tournamentjust gets a match practice. he will confirm that in the next few days. later today, warren gatland will name his lions starting xv for the first test against the all blacks on saturday. it's expected to be very similar to the side that beat the maori all blacks last weekend. but elliott daly, impressed gatland against the chiefs yesterday and he may t