emma raducanu is back on grass after nearly a full two years. time for a return for emma raducanu.ass court career but no signs of nottingham nerves early on a break of serve in the opening game. and one break soon became two. it's magnificent. accuracy in abundance. and all too much for her opponents closing out the opening set injust 31 minutes. and despite breaking twice in the second innings, ena shibahara could not stop the inevitable game set matter of the final. 713 days after she lost steps onto a grass court. emma raducanu winning on home turf. alex fletcher, bbc news. finally — there will be more mothers than ever representing britain at the 2024 olympics and paralympics. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott has been speaking to four mothers vying for places at paris 2024. they are too young to understand, but there is a thread linking these boys and their toys. their mums are all elite athletes vying for selection to the olympics and paralympics this summer. these four are part of a growing number trying to do both. but when hockey player joe pinna became the first

no problems for emma raducanu in nottingham — her comeback goes to plan as she starts her grass season'll meet the some of britain's newest mums who are balancing their new life with aspirations of competing in the olympics and paralympics this summer. i wouldn't say i am back to where i would want to be, and i thought i would be back by now. hello, and welcome along to sportsday. just a few more days now for england to wait, before theirfirst game of the european championship after touching down in germany, and arriving at their base in blankenhain. the pressure�*s on, too, manager gareth southgate saying if his side aren't successful — he's likely to leave. big moments ahead in the next fortnight for players like trent alexander—arnold. the liverpool man, potentially in the frame to start in the midfield this weekend. scotland get their campaign under way first though, with the tournament opener against the hosts germany. manager steve clarke — ambitious for his side and their chances of making it past the groups for first time. and to live to jane dougall — in garmisch—partenkirchen

having missed out on that final, it's also been revealed that emma raducanu's turned down the chance his summer's olympics in paris. given her injury issues raducanu said she thought it was "not necessary" to put her body through switching surfaces. however two—time gold—medallist andy murray will compete for team gb at roland garros. i've had amazing experiences and memories from wimbledon, but also, you know, being part of british olympic, british olympic teams. and to get the chance to be involved in a fifth one, you know, as you know, is a reason to stay motivated and continue playing. pakistan have ended their t20 world cup campaign with a win, albeit not a particularly mood—changing one. they beat ireland, with both having been eliminated at the group stage. ireland were 3—4 at one stage having been put into bat in florida. shaheen shah afridi took three wickets and after having a wobble on their way to chasing down 107 to win the bowler struck two crucial sixes late in the game with the bat as he and captain babar azam helped pakistan to a three—wicket win. you can get all the

emma raducanu missed out on that final, narrowly beaten by katie boulter.rray will compete at roland garros. with more, here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. for team forteam gb for team gb tenor selection for paris 2020 for got people talking, and that is not only because we have andy murray in the team for his olympic games, but because there is no emma raducanu in the list. she wasn't expected to play in paris, but earlier this week was offered a special place by the international tennis federation by virtue of the fact that she won the 2021 us open. she has actually rejected that spot, and while some people might be confused as to why she would do that, ian bates, the team leader, explained that he has a number of conversations with emma in recent weeks, and it was felt that the change of surface from grass, which she has been playing well on, practically, an end to the hard courts in the us swing later in the summer would be difficult for her given her wrist surgery last year. really excited she is back on the court. _ really excited she is

emma raducanu returns to the all england club.an operation on a back cyst at the weekend and says he will leave it until the last minute to decide whether he can compete on tuesday in what will likely be his final tournament at the all england club. in their most recent encounter, murray lost to machac in three sets at the miami open. elsewhere, jack draper is seeded for the first time. he could face cameron norrie in the second round if he can overcome the argentinian player. katie boulter could meet compatriot harriet dart in the second round. meanwhile, novak djokovic, he also has some injury concerns. we can bring in our senior new sports correspondent, who has been at the wimbledon draw. let's talk about andy murray. his hopes of being involved in the singles very much still in the balance here. exactly. he said yesterday that he is recovering well from their back surgery last weekend and he is in rehab 24—7, but he is in a race against time. the draw has been kind to him because he has drawn on the other side of the draw to

time to tell you, the tennis with the following, emma raducanu one. from us. have a good night. hello there. it's been cool and unsettled so far this month. sunny spells and heavy thundery downpours still very much the theme for the rest of the weekend. now with blustery conditions across the south of the uk. earlier on today for trooping the colour, the showers rattled through fairly quickly, some sunny spells in between. but further north, the winds were lighter, so the showers more slow moving, leading to some very intense downpours in places. tomorrow, though, will feel a little drier and a bit warmer for many of us with fewer showers around. and again, some more sunny spells overnight tonight. and again, some more sunny spells. overnight tonight, then the winds will start to ease a little in the south. still small weather, particularly for eastern wales and across the midlands, but a lot of the showers tending to fade. some heavy, persistent rain moving in from the east across northern areas of scotland, too. that's all going to sink southwards t

now, away from the euros, following on from emma raducanu's decision not to play at the olympics thisber three aryna sabalenka and two—time wimbledon finalist ons jabeur have also both announced they wont be playing in paris. sabalenka, from belarus, says there's too much tennis in her schedule. she retained her australian open title injanuary, but lost in the french open quarter finals. athletes from russia and belarus who qualify for the games, can only compete as neutrals in paris, following russia's invasion of ukraine. meanwhile, world number ten jabeur says she has concerns over how her body would adapt to the clay surface being used at the olympics. she's currently playing on the grass and will then compete on hard courts at the us open. jabeur has previously represented tunisia at the 2012 and 2016 olympics, and the covid—delayed tokyo games in 2021. cameron norrie's disappointing form continues, after a first—round defeat on the grass at queens. he went down in three sets to canada's milos raonic. norrie, who was replaced as british number one on monday by jack draper, had tw

and emma raducanu made a remarkable comeback against the world number five, jessica pegula.econd set, but forced a decider which she won 7—5 after almost three hours on court. it was her first win over a top ten player. it's incredibly difficult when you're playing someone who's so in form like jessica. i mean, she came off the back of a great run in berlin, and no doubt she's feeling confident on the grass. but i'm really pleased with how i managed to navigate against really tough situations. and i didn't think, to be honest, i'd be able to get myself out of it. so, i would say this match is, yeah, one of the more meaningful ones to me. yeah, i think i've been going through some stuff and i'd like to come through it. it's been really nice. anthonyjoshua will face fellow british fighter daniel dubois for the ibf world heavyweight title at wembley on september 21. undisputed champion oleksandr usyk gave up the ibf belt yesterday as he prepares for a rematch against tyson fury in december. that means the mandatory ibf challenger dubois was elevated to champion status. he's won

emma raducanu's preparations for wimbledon continue, the 2021 us open winner breezing into the quarterfinals light work of ukrainian daria snigur, dropping just four games in a straight sets victory. that's back—to—back wins for raducanu for the third time this year. but cameron norrie is out, after a shock defeat in the second round to fellow—briton jack pinningtonjones. norrie only dropped one game in the opening set but pinningtonjones, who is ranked 773 in the world storming back to beat the former wimbledon semi finalist. rafa nadal has confirmed he won't be playing at wimbledon. the two—time former champion said he was saddended to miss the championships but he wanted to focus on his preparations for the olympics in paris, where he will aim for a second singles gold medal, and pair up with carlos alcaraz in the doubles — a title nadal has also won, back in 2016. you can get more build up to the start of euro 2024 and the latest news from the us open golf on the bbc sport website and app, but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. just starting o

weather—permitting, there are brits in action at nottingham today, with katie boulter and emma raducanu the bloody sunday killings have applied for the case to be thrown out. 13 people died when troops from the parachute regiment fired on civil rights demonstrators in the bogside area of londonderry in 1972. our ireland correspondent chris page is outside belfast crown court. chris, this case is about a man we can only identify as soldier f? yes, that is right. this is the first time the army veteran known as soldier f has actually appeared in a criminal court in person. he has been sitting 13 metres from the families of those killed on bloody sunday but he is screened from public view behind a blue curtain. the hearing began with the legal arguments about whether the former soldier's identity should be revealed and his right to remain anonymous has been upheld for the time being. bloody sunday happened in january of time being. bloody sunday happened injanuary of 1972, 13 people were shot dead by the parachute regiment at a civil rights demonstration in the mainly nationalist bogside a

she won only three games against leylah fernandez, the canadian who lost to emma raducanu in the 2021en final she'd beaten sloane stephens and jessica pegula this week, but was no match for the world number 1a daria kasatkina. 6—2 6—2, the score andy murray going to leave it as late as possible before making a decision about playing at wimbledon next week. the two—time champion had a back operation only six days ago. he could just play doubles with his brother in what will be his final appearance at the all england club. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller andy murray has said that he had a pretty decent sized cyst on his spinal cord, and the advice was very much that it needed to be operated on, or it could cause complications further down the line. initially, when speaking to consultants, he thought the timeline for recovery could be between six weeks and 12 weeks. but he has had differing advice. he's also been warned that by trying to play at wimbledon, there is a risk associated with that, but he's not closing the door. singles seems less likely. again, he's not saying

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emma raducanu says she has rekindled her love for tennis and her grass court season appears to be bearingfrom being a break down twice in the first sent to when it comes allotting the home support. such an excitin: allotting the home support. such an exciting brand _ allotting the home support. such an exciting brand of _ allotting the home support. such an exciting brand of tennis _ allotting the home support. such an exciting brand of tennis she - allotting the home support. such an exciting brand of tennis she place. | exciting brand of tennis she place. if that was good, it's against the even better for raducanu as she frequently left stevens flat—footed, floundering and without answers. almost three years on from her historic grand slam victory, raducanu appears clear of the injury issues that have punctuated her career since. this was a debut to remember but a stern test lies ahead on wednesday with the world number five disc up a good look her opponent in round two. british number one katie bolter will be seated at the all england club next week for the first time. illness has affe

katie boulter and emma raducanu will return to finish their semifinal, with the final then to be playedt will be start soon. american bryson dechambeau, who is seven—under par overall. rory mcilroy is still in the hunt for his first major title in a decade. i'm pleased how i struck it for the most part, got to work on that a bit but feel pretty pleased with the tee shots and tomorrow, the same court i have said all week, boring golf and the middle green never moves so i will try to hit a lot of the greens. a new photograph of the prince of wales and his three children taken by the princess of wales has been released. prince william's children wish them a happy father's day with the it is the first time they have presented anything themselves. i doubt they posted in a bit young. it was posted a picture of a beach in norfolk with a goal for family holidays and go for peace and to relax and it is honestly a special place for them. the photo was taken by the princess of wales, economic tell which is taken it because she will sign it off at the bottom and there was controversy earlier this y

emma raducanu is up against another former us open champion, sloane stephens, currently four games a and anna foster. when the coronavirus pandemic began in the spring of 2020, countries around the world immediately tried to get hold of as much personal protective equipment, ppe, as fast as possible. things like masks and gowns became desperately needed for people working in healthcare, and there wasn�*t enough for everybody. now the bbc has learned that around £1.4 billion worth of unused ppe has been destroyed, or written off, in what is thought to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic. the department of health and social care estimates it now has 3.9 billion more ppe items than it needs, which is around 10% of the total that was bought. it is currently spending an estimated £7 million a month storing those items. our investigations reporter, jon ironmonger, has been looking into one example. the stock from company, full support healthcare, will never be used, despite it being fully compliant and of a high quality. in the new forest last summer, this dump of medical

emma raducanu seems full of confidence ahead of the tournement but she's played down expectations aheadingham and then claimed her first win over a top—10 opponent against jessica pegula on her way to the eastbourne quarter—finals. the draw has not been not kind to raducanu. she faces russian 22nd seed ekaterina alexandrova. i'm really loving tennis at the moment. ifeel like i have got a genuine real smile planted on my face all the time when i'm on the ground here and even off the ground is. here and even off the grounds. i've reallyjust, you know, i don't know how it really happened but at the last few weeks have been great for me. i've had some good wins, i've had some matches which i would say are different to the last couple of years and i'm feeling very confident about things and relaxed. but i think that i am just feeling free, i'm feeling light, and feeling like i havejust got a big enjoyment. you are up against katerina alexandrova, a good grass court player, a couple of grass court titles, are you going in as the underdog? yes, a hundred percent. she is 22nd seed, i am 200 in

. —— emma raducanu. england are through to the knockout stage in cricket.ocked england out, the aussies were three down, did not look good at that stage but they reached 181 with two balls to spare. josh hazlewood suggested eliminating england might have been in their interest. . , , england might have been in their interest. ., , , , ., interest. the line has been blown riaht interest. the line has been blown ri . ht out interest. the line has been blown right out of— interest. the line has been blown right out of proportion _ interest. the line has been blown right out of proportion with - interest. the line has been blown right out of proportion with you i right out of proportion with you lot, you don't mess around with mother cricket, here where international games, england are now on the other side of the draw so it does not make much difference for the next three games. i think that was blown right out of proportion by you guys. was blown right out of proportion by ou cu s. ., was blown right out of proportion by ou cu s. . . . you guys. earlier, in a

she'll play either francesca jones or emma raducanu in the semis.ir rain—delayed match resumed. whoever wins the quarterfinal tomorrow morning will then have to play the semi against boulter on the same day. and at the t20 world cup, today's crucial clash between the usa and ireland was rained—off in florida. that means the co—hosts have made it through to the super 8s at the expense of both ireland... and remarkably pakistan. it is a huge achievement for a side ranked 18th in the world, playing in their first world cup and who only played their first t20 international in 2019. the super 8s start on tuesday with west indies taking on afghanistan. in rugby's super league, leaders wigan survived a scare away to struggling castleford. a liam marshall brace saw the warriors come back from 8—1; down in the second half, after tex hoy put the tigers ahead. the results means wigan go two points clear of st helens at the top of the table. the game has finished between germany and scotland, 5—1, the final score there. germany and scotland, 5-1, the final scor

following on from emma raducanu's decision, world number three aryna sabalenka also says she won't competeris, in order to prioritise her health. the belorussian says there's too much tennis in her schedule. she retained her australian open title injanuary, but lost in the french open quarterfinals. athletes from russia and belarus who qualify for the games, can only compete as neutrals in paris, following russia's invasion of ukraine. bangladesh are into the super 8s at the t20 cricket world cup, after beating nepal by 21 runs. nepal gave it good go, but ultimately fell short in their chase of 107 runs. it would have been their first win over a test—playing nation. shakib al—hasan with the final wicket. the result also ended the netherlands�* slim hopes of qualification, they were beaten by sri lanka. elsewhere, new zealand swept aside papua new guinea in a dead rubber in trinidad. the black caps chased down 79 in 12.2 overs to win by seven wickets, with fast—bowler lockie ferguson taking three wickets, without conceding a run, off his four overs. not much riding on this one though, neith

emma raducanu's match against second seed jessican pegula will follow this one.oday, has just taken her first wicket of the afternoon. england won two white ball series against the same opponents as recently as the spring... and have three odis followed by five t20s over the next couple of weeks. and finally it's been a bit of a wild week in cricket's county championship, capped off by an over from england's ollie robinson. the sussex fast bowler conceded a record a3 runs this afternoon hit by leicestershire's lewis kimber for five sixes... three of which were off no—balls, three fours and a single. robinson is hoping to play a big part for england's test team this summer. particularly once james anderson retires next month. but he's picked up an unwanted record just a few days after the previous mark of 38 had been equalled by another england bowler... shoaib bashir. there's more on the bbc sport website... including plenty of dissection of england's latest match at the euros... and how things might look should they progress a little further in the tournament ha

pliskova is into the final of the nottingham open after coming from a set down to later play either emma raducanuetherlands will book their slot after beating the before australia squeezed past scotland. priorto before australia squeezed past scotland. prior to that match, josh hazlewood had suggested eliminating england might be in australia pot best interest but team—mate mitchell starc said his comets were overboard.— starc said his comets were overboard. . ., , , , ., overboard. that line has been blown riaht overboard. that line has been blown ri . ht out of overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion _ overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion by _ overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion by you - overboard. that line has been blown right out of proportion by you lot, i right out of proportion by you lot, you don't try and worry about other results, we hope the games, it is international cricket. england are on the other side of the draw so it does not make much difference for the next three games, so i think that was blown right out of p

in the last hour, in the all british semifinal at the nottingham open, emma raducanu has lost to theow face pliskova, and these matches are stacked up because of the wet weather on saturday. 0ne match under way at the t20 world cup, pakistan against ireland. ireland put in to bat, 46 wickets down in florida. a real instant impact on the first couple of overs in particular, as you can see, ireland find themselves 41-6, in you can see, ireland find themselves 41—6, in trouble afterjust eight overs. bangladesh meet nepal later. should they lose, the netherlands can climb above them in the table with victory over a witness shall anchor side —— sri lanka side. the fourth round of the us open is under way in north carolina, the leader is well positioned to win. rory mcllroy is looking to end a run of ten years without a major. you can follow the latest on the bbc sport website. we will keep you updated. that is all for now. thank you very much. here in the uk, the shadow health secretary wes streeting has said he would have liked labour to have been more ambitious in its plans for social c

in tennis, emma raducanu has turned down the chance to play for great britain at this summer's olympicssemifinal of the nottingham open, says she needs to "prioritise her body" to stay fit after a number of injuries. but it could be the final tournament for two—time gold medallist andy murray, who says it would be a "fitting" place for him to retire. probably if i was going to finish my career, i would ratherfinish, you know, at wimbledon or at the olympic games. to me, it would probably be more fitting. like i said, i have had amazing experiences and memories from wimbledon but also, you know, being part of british olympic teams. yeah, to get the chance to be involved in a fifth one, you know, is a reason to stay motivated and continue playing. a father's day tribute to prince william, featuring a picture of him in norfolk with his three children, has been posted on social media. it includes a public message from prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis saying, "we love you, papa", on the accounts for the prince and princess of wales. prince william also posted his own messag

emma raducanu is another british player we'll be looking out for tomorrow?s afternoon. mr one there west open in 2021. she has sadly been plagued with injury for the last few years and she does not haveit the last few years and she does not have it easy. she will face the 22nd seed on centre court tomorrow. she has a tough journey ahead. who are some other names you'll be watching? the big name has to be alcatraz. he is the reigning wimbledon men's champion. he was speaking to reporters yesterday about how he is feeling and he sounds pretty confident. i'm feeling great. honestly, after queens, i had a lot of days to adapt my game, to practice, to get better. yeah, i... i rememberafter losing in queens, the next day i started practising my movements, my serve, just to be more comfortable, i'm playing on grass this year. and right now i had great practice with great players just to see how is my level. and right now i think i am ready to start the tournament. so he does sign pretty confident. let's see if he can make it back—to—back wimbledon titles. he is in

now emma raducanu is one to look out for? she is.u will be looking out for?— you will be looking out for? i think alle es you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will _ you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be _ you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be on _ you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be on carless - you will be looking out for? i think all eyes will be on carless alcaraz | all eyes will be on carless alcaraz who just won the french open and he is the reigning wimbledon men's champion. he is looking and sounding quite confident, let's have a listen to what he had to say to reporters. i'm feeling great, after queen's i had a _ i'm feeling great, after queen's i had a lot— i'm feeling great, after queen's i had a lot of days to practice had to -et had a lot of days to practice had to get better — irememberafter i remember after losing i rememberafter losing in queen's, the next _ i rememberafter losing in queen's, the next day i started practising my movement, just to be more comfo

the toughest draw on paper and awkward in reality it is the one that emma raducanu against the worlde was a very handy grass court play. elsewhere look around with a dangerous game where jack draper and cameron dore to win their first round matches, they would be in the second round. current british number one against the man who deposed a few weeks ago and actually the women's draw, first round wins for katie boulter and harriet dart was of them come up against each other. don't like to get too far have ourselves looking at the top seeds, but swiatek is not prepared on grass. interesting for her. the reason for _ grass. interesting for her. the reason for her _ grass. interesting for her. the reason for her is _ grass. interesting for her. tue: reason for her is fatigue as she grass. interesting for her. tue reason for her is fatigue as she won a fourth french open title and played heavily on clay. her first choice was practising in berlin on grass but she felt she needed a break and that's understandable. it does mean that she does not have much preparation and she was targeted fel

staying with wimbledon and emma raducanu has been given a wildcard to play at sw19.us grand slam winners to be given entry in to the women's singles, joining naomi osaka, caroline wozniacki and angelique kerber, who won the wimbledon title in 2018. raducanu is still on the comeback trail after missing most of last year — including wimbledon — after wrist and ankle surgeries. it's still tense in cologne, sweden have had a goal disallowed. and it still 1—1 in the crucial game for scotland. and that's all the sport for now. thank you. is a new war brewing in the middle east, between israel and hezbollah? there have been sporadic attacks since october 7th, exchanges of rockets across the border. but the frequency is certainly increasing. and now israel's military command says it has approved "operational plans for an offensive in lebanon". there are near deserted towns near the border in israel — where there seem to be expectations of a further escalation. the white house sent middle east envoy amos hochstein to speak to both sides this week, but the talks injerusalem mo

staying with wimbledon and emma raducanu has been given a wild card to play at sw19.on the wimbledon title in 2018. raducanu is still on the comeback trail after missing most of last year — including wimbledon — after wrist and ankle surgeries. to rugby league, and head coach rohan smith has left leeds rhinos by mutual consent. despite leading the side to the 2022 grand final, the rhino's currently lie in 7th in the super league table, having suffered three defeats in four games, including saturday's loss at hull fc, who had previously won just once all season. ican i can tell you that switzerland and scotland have drawn 1—1. and that's all the sport for now. hello. thanks forjoining me. it's been a fine day for most of us, feeling a little warmer, too. those temperatures have been rising in the last few days. the weather settling down, a clear evening on the way. skies a little hazy in places. in fact, if we look at the satellite picture from earlier on, you can see also a weather front very close to our neighbourhood here. and that may keep things cloudy and damp, a

no such problems for emma raducanu — she's safely into the quarterfinals at the nottingham open, afterbledon. the first round of golf�*s us open is under way in pinehurst, north carolina. it's the 124th edition of the major — the third of four in the golfing calendar. our golf correspondent iain carter is there for us. iain, thanks forjoining us. bring us up to speed with the day's play so far. it's hot, humid and as predicted, this pinehurst number two course is proving a real test for the world's best players. tiger woods was around in a four over par 7a film, we have seen some exceptional scoring as well. most notably from patrick, who has never fulfilled well. most notably from patrick, who has neverfulfilled his potential before at the major championship level, but a five under par 65 has given him a one—shot lead at this stage. lewd wig making his us open debut, playing only his third major was around 66, and also showing up well from a european perspective, round and 67. the biggest galleries this afternoon are inevitably following the big three, the top three players in the wor

emma raducanu is another british player we'll be looking out for tomorrow? ksandrova, so a tough game for her, but she is from south london herself and will be on home soil so hopefully that will help her pull through. who are some other names you'll be watching? it is bizarre i am talking about novak djokovic being potentially in underdog but he pulled out of the french open with a knee injury and he has had surgery recently and his wife suggested that he should double think playing in wimbledon this year but like murray, he won't out easily, will he? but i think the one person we all have our eyes on is carlos alcaraz who is feeling pretty confident. let's take a listen to what he had to say to reporters yesterday. well, i'm feeling great. honestly, after queen's, i had a lot of days to adapt my game, to practice, to get better. yeah, i rememberafter losing in queen's, the next day, i started practising my movement, my shoulders to be more comfortable. moving on grass, playing on grass this year. and right now, i had great practices with great playersjust t

on bbc london: and coming up on bbc news — emma raducanu's comeback goes to plan.nto the next round at the nottingham open, after a straight—sets win today. hello. rishi sunak has launched the conservative party's election manifesto, promising a raft of new measures that he says "will enable working people to keep more of the money" they earn. he was speaking at the silverstone race track, and made pledges on tax, housing and immigration, including another 2p cut in the pound in national insurance, plus the abolition of the main self—employed rate. there'll be help for first time buyers, with the scrapping of stamp duty on homes up to £425,000, and a new help to buy scheme. there's also a commitment to halve migration and have regularflights to rwanda for those entering the uk illegally. chris was at the launch today. chris, the conservative manifesto launch, getting into gear where you are? . launch, getting into gear where you are? ~ , , , launch, getting into gear where you are? �* , , ~ are? . absolutely here it is, 76 ”aes are? . absolutely here it is, 76 “aes

and andy murray and emma raducanu , andy murray and emma raducanu, doing their, their warm ups. great for how's it going, not great for andy. i mean, he's in the stuttgart open and got knocked out in the first round. so that's not so good. he's now saying we're wondering because i know isabel you're going was it the wednesday you're going because i'm going on the tuesday. so we're both wondering whether we're going to see the last andy murray performance more likely than i am. well, it will be in probably in the singles. but there's also talk whether he's going to play in the doubles with his brother jamie. that's not decided definitely. yet and also whether he plays in the olympics now, you'd think you'd have to qualify to play for the olympics. this is him yesterday, by the way, qualify for the olympics. but the fact that he's won two gold medals and he's won three grand slams that automatically means that he can play automatically means that he can play in the olympic games. >> you can just drop in at any point. i know, isn't that crazy? >> that means bjorn borg could go. you

emma raducanu returns to wimbledon after missing last year's tournament — she's been handed a wild cardainst chile's alejandro tabilo. katie boulter faces germany's tatjana maria and could meet compatriot harriet dart, if dart beats bai zhoo—zwan of china. meanwhile, novak djokovic, who's recovering from a knee injury will face vit kopriva. reigning champion carlos alcaraz has been drawn against mark lahal, while world number one jannik sinner will play yannick hanfmann. in the women's draw, iga swiatek takes on sofia kenin, defending champion marketa voundrousova begins her defence against jessica bouzas maniero, while second seed coco gauff meets fellow american caroline dolehide. two of the british players heading for wimbledon next week have had semifinal runs in their warm—up events, but both are now out. billy harris was the last briton standing in the eastbourne international — he took max purcell of australia to three sets but couldn't finish the job — this the furthest harris gone in a tour level event. and pauljubb was also in his first atp semifinal — this time at the mallorc

matt graveling, bbc news emma raducanu is one of four grand slam champions to be given a wild card forfter wrist and ankle surgeries, and has been invited along with naomi 0saka, caroline wozniacki, and former champion angelique kerber, who have all returned to the tour after giving birth. don't forget, we'll be live in frankfurt for the start of the england press conference ahead of their euro 2024 match against denmark tomorrow. but first, let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. england goalkeeper ellie roebuck hasjoined barcelona from manchester city on a two—year deal. the 24—year—old made more than 100 appearances for city and joins fellow lionesses lucy bronze and keira walsh at her new club. the favourite auguste rodin has won the prince of wales stakes on day two of royal ascot. the victory gives aidan 0'brien his 400th top—level group or grade one win on the flat. the 13—8 favourite, winner of the english and irish derbys last year, held off french challengers zarakem and horizon dore. rohan smith has left leeds rhinos by mutual consent

emma raducanu says she has rekindled her love for tennis and her grass court season appears to be bearing exciting brand of tennis she plays. if that was good, it's against the even better for raducanu as she frequently left stevens flat—footed, floundering and without answers. almost three years on from her historic grand slam victory, raducanu appears clear of the injury issues that have punctuated her career since. this was a debut to remember but a stern test lies ahead on wednesday with the world numberfive her opponent in round two. british number one katie bolter will be seated at the all england club next week for the first time. illness has affected her in recent weeks but she power to the first set against a challengerfrom croatia. winning 6—1 in 27 minutes. the second was significantly more uncomfortable for the world number 32. bolter had to save three set points and was 5—1 down in the tie—break. she persevered to prevail with the calmness that could serve her well at wimbledon. i love coming back here even though i see a lot of seagulls when i'm serving. it's not that fun, b

the british number two was the biggest draw of the opening day of the tournament with emma raducanu andledon champion elena rybakina next. there's a lot riding on this afternoon's game at the t20 world cup, na notjust for the two teams involved. and notjust for the two teams involved. england's semi final opponents could well be decided by the match in st lucia between india and australia. the skipper rohit sharma played a remarkable innings to put australia under real pressure, he made 92 from 41 balls smashing eight sixes along the way. and there were 15 sixes in the indian total of 205 for five. in response, australia lost opener david warner in the first over but they have recovered the situation thanks to some big hitting from travis head who has passed 50, a short while ago they were 141 for four after 15 overs. victory for india would see them win the group and leave australia struggling to qualify for the semi—finals. tom pidcock will be at the tour de france, and then in two events at the olympics after being named among the riders for the ineos grenadiers and team gb. he'll de

following on from emma raducanu's decision not to play at the olympics this summer, world number threesays she has concerns over how her body would adapt to the clay surface being used at the olympics. she's currently playing on the grass and will then compete on hard courts at the us 0pen. jabeur has previously represented tunisia at the 2012 and 2016 olympics and the covid—delayed tokyo games in 2021. and that's all the sport for now. france is still living in the 99th minute and i'll finish very soon and we can get on the reaction on the bbc sports website. that is all for now. hello. we have seen some warm sunshine around today, particularly across parts of southern england. for other areas further north, there have been a few showers around. as we head through the day tomorrow, again, a day of sunny spells for many of us. there will be a few showers in the forecast, so not completely dry. we've got this area of low pressure sitting across the bay of biscay at the moment. that's moving its way in, and just grazes the southeast corner of england. so that's going to bring some rain t

finally, the nottingham open continues today with britains's emma raducanu due on court shortly.ts 6—3, 6—3. that's all the sport for now. you can get all the latest on the bbc sport website and app, and we'll have more for you throughout the day. murray in stuttgart, norrie in nottingham — follow on the website. wasn't allowed to participate — but the rules have been changed, and that's now been scrapped. our europe correspondent nick beake has this report. singing. proud tradition echoes through the hills of andalusia. it was here flamenco first stormed onto the stage more than 200 years ago. a land of distinctive rhythm, and hues of a landscape just made for postcards. and it's long enchanted british visitors, so taken by it all they decided to stay. jill retired to spain in 1998, but once she'd been here 15 years, she lost the right to vote in uk general elections. the recent law change means she can vote once again next month. i'm very pleased to have some sort of stake in what goes on in the uk again, albeitjust one vote. and having been very frustrated and actually distres