au revoir roland—garros for rafa?nadal beaten in the opening round of the french open, but doesn't confirm it'll be his last appearance. with pochettino gone, is maresca on the move as chelsea target the leicester city manager? and it's party time at st mary's as southampton celebrate their march back to the premier league. also coming up on sportsday — buttler�*s baby absence — england's captain is likely to miss their third t20 against pakistan with his third child close to being born. and jack the lads lucky escape — how grealish�*s parade celebrations nearly went very, very wrong. welcome to the programme. we start in paris, where rafa nadal has been knocked out of the french open in the first round, but hasn't confirmed that it'll be his last appearance at roland—garros. nadal had previously said he expects to retire at the end of the current season, but following his straight sets defeat to alexander zverev, nadal left the door open for a return in the future. ben croucher reports. if your picture can paint 1000

a lot of history at roland garros, in fact. roland garros. he has played him in two previous meetings here. he will remember the 2017 meeting with very, very mixed feelings, because it was a semifinal, he nearly made the final a second year in a row, having beaten wawrinka 12 months earlier, but having had problems with his hip earlier in that week, in that fifth set of the semifinal, the hip pretty much seized up. he was not able to sleep that night. he was barely able to move in that fifth set and he was never the same again. here he is, seven years later, yes, probably in his final summer, but still out there and so trying to beat i thinkjust having the time, regardless of what the jury looks like between now. what results are. tech should be selected to is huge. not for me. i'm quite happy to be set on the sidelines. i like to go and watch her. it also just try and support her how great she is. now many of you may have spent the day on the sofa, enjoying a busy sporting saturday, maybe with a few snacks. at this baseball ga

she's never been past the third round at roland garros before.a ostapenko is through after beating jacqueline cristian. kolkata knight riders have won the indian premier league for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad in a one—sided final in chennai. mitchell starc proved why he'd become the most expensive player in ipl history. the australian fast bowler providing an opening spell that helped the knight riders bowl their opponents out for just 113, the lowest total in the history of the competition's finals. the kolkata batters then rattled off their target injust over 10 overs to win by 8 wickets. it has been an enjoyable nine weeks with these guys. i'll be back if they want me back and i am grateful for the opportunity. it's been great to see the success of the club and the success of many of the players. i think everyone has contributed through the season. players and staff. meanwhile england women's second one day international against pakistan was abandoned after heavy rain fell at taunton. pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first

roland | garros talking to sam harris. -- garros talking to sam harris. —— steph curry.shaw. the athlete from lancashire has had a tough year, but says she feels more relaxed than ever for the event, which if she's selected will be her final games. davinia ramos went to meet her. holly bradshaw has experienced the highs and lows of being a professional athlete. but she's feeling stronger than ever for what will hopefully be her forth and final olympic games. having had the weight of the world on my shoulders, and so much pressure for the last three olympics, it's nice to know i'm going into one where it's a bit more chilled, there's not everything riding on it, i'm just going there to see what i can do and hopefully that brings out the best in me. the amount of pbs i've got in training, in the gym, you know, climbing up the rope, i'm just feeling really good and really strong. the last year has been challenging. in november, she lost her dad. a grief she describes as overwhelming. she thought that would be the end of her career, but training here helped motivate her. sep

no problems for novak in the defence of his title at roland—garros, he cruises into the third round therench open. nelly korda has a shocker, herfirst round of open. nelly korda has a shocker, her first round of the us women'sopen couldn't have gone any worse. and an english woman in new york, we speak to emma hayes on the challenge of taking charge of the us women'snational side. historically, what this team has stood for, what they have advocated for, it is fitting for me to be with them and vice versa, we are coming together at the right time. hello and welcome along to the programme. starting at the french open, when novakjob which in ominous form in the defence of his men's title at roland—garros, re—— beating roberto could buy in three sets. novak djokovic. he went through the gears to take the first set 6—4 and 6—1. in the third set was wrapped up 6—2 to ensure the world number one stayed on course to record extending 20th grand slam. there is or was that kind of conviction and belief inside me i can win a slam. —— there is always. that is the reason i am still competing at this

third seed carlos alcaraz was one of the first to play on day one of the french open at roland garroson the hunt for a first title at roland garros and improve on his run to the semis last year. he won his opening round match against qualifierjj wolf of the us, dropping just 4 games on the way to victory. honestly i had a low expectation coming into this tournament but after the practice week and after this first round confidence is higher and my expectation is probably higher after the match. but let's see. andy murray has been knocked out of what's very likely to be his final french open in the first round. he was beaten in straight sets by another former grand slam champion stan wawrinka at roland garros. murray has said he doesn't expect to carry on playing much beyond this summer. four—time grand slam winner naomi 0saka is through to the second round after beating lucia bronzetti in three sets. she's never been past the third round at roland garros elsewhere, 2017 winner jelena 0stapenko is through after beating jacqueline cristian. for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad i

a lot of history and roland garros, in fact.e 2017 meeting with very, very mixed feelings, because of the semifinal, he nearly made the final a second year in a row, having beaten wawrinka 12 months earlier, but having had problems with his hip clear in that we could that fifth set of the semifinal of the hip pretty much seized up, he was not want to —— able to sleep that night, that match was never the same again. curious, seven years later, yes, probably in his final summer the bit still out there and so try to be a 39—year—old shows no signs of retiring any time soon. 39-year-old shows no signs of retiring any time soon. russell else catches your _ retiring any time soon. russell else catches your eye — retiring any time soon. russell else catches your eye on _ retiring any time soon. russell else catches your eye on sunday - retiring any time soon. russell else catches your eye on sunday order . retiring any time soon. russell else | catches your eye on sunday order of play? we have got former champions in action in the wome

she's never been past the third round at roland garros.jelena ostapenko, is through. she beat jacqueline christian. kolkata knight riders have won the indian premier league for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad in a one sided final in chennai. mitchell starc proved why he'd become the most expensive player in ipl history atjust under $3 million. the australian fast bowler providing an opening spell that helped the knight riders, bowled their opponents out for just 113. that is the lowest total in the history of the competition's previous finals. the kolkata batters then rattled off their target in just over ten overs to win by eight wickets. it's been a a very enjoyable nine weeks at the kkr family. i'd love to be back if they want me back, but i'm just grateful for the opportunity. been great to see the success of the club and certainly the success of a lot of the players. it's been a very consistent team. i think everyone�*s contributed throughout the season. players and staff and everyone around the group's. meanwhile, england w

top seed iga swiatek is bidding for a fourth title in five years at roland garros and underlined herfavourites tag with a crushing 6—1, 6—2 victory over home qualifier lolia jea njean. swiatek wrapped up the win in just 61 minutes to setup a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka. number eight seed ons jabeur, who made the the quarter finals last year, tookjust under an hour and a half to win her match against sachia vickery of the usa. jabeur�*s had injury issues this year — before coming to paris she'd only won six matches and lost nine. 2019 finalist marketa vondrusova also enjoyed a straight sets win. the fifth seed beat spain's rebekah masarova 6—1, 6—3 to set up a second round meeting with the wonderfully named katie volynets. meanwhile in the men's singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he's been struggling with a hip injury of late, and came into the tournament with huge doubts over his fitness, but the world number two has eased past america's chri

when roland garros's canvas, one of tennis's great artists returned for one last hurrah.mpion has lost little focus, his finesse or his fire. we even saw the famous ferocious forehand. bringing tears to his feet and every moment of man

vamos a ver que tenemos al regreso, porque se vivió una jornada emotiva en roland garros y al volverces después fue que me dijeron tú tienes el ganado en las finales de conferencia de la nba, los celtics querían clasificarse a la gran final, mientras que los pacers buscaban evitar la barrida y además en su casa. pero los celtics remontaron sobre el final para llevarse la victoria 105% 2 y así barrer a los pacers en una noche donde brillaron jason tatum y jaylen brown. boston. de esta manera llega a su final número 23 de nba y esperan rival entre mavericks y timberwolves, serie que domina dallas 3 a 0. en méxico, el club américa confirmó su dominio al ganar su segundo torneo corto en fila para así sumar 15 títulos en el balompié azteca. el arquitecto de este éxito es el entrenador brasileño andrés jardine, que habló sobre la clave de por qué las Águilas dominaron una vez más. sí, una sensación indescriptible. hay de concretaron un gran objetivo que teníamos al momento que tú, que tú conquistas un título. sabíamos que la exigencia aumenta la sensación de repetir es siempre un desafío m

when roland garros�*s canvas, one of tennis�*s great artists returned for one last hurrah.odern nadal dell paints a different picture. the 14—time champion has lost little focus, his finesse or his fire. we even saw the famous ferocious forehand. bringing tears to his feet and every moment of man magic from the spaniard. the fourth seed has spellbinding response. a final french open, maybe, a sign for sadness, no, not here. may be in two months, i say it's enough. i can't give anything else. that's something that i don't feel yet. i have some goals in front. i hope to be back on this court for the olympics. the feelings that you made me feel here are just unforgettable. thank you very much from the bottom of my heart merci beaucoup. possibly brushed what the finish of the bridge open for the final time. ben croucher, bbc news. elsewhere at the tournament, british number one cameron norrie has been knocked out in the first round beaten in a five set marathon by world number 56 pavel kotov. the 32nd seed was dominated by his russian opponent in the deciding set taking it 6—2,

the french open is under way at roland garros.ove on his semifinal exit at last year's tournament. the men's number three seed is on the hunt for a first title at roland garros. he won the first set against qualifierjj wolf of the us. 6—i there. he looks to secure his place in the second round. earlier, andrey rublev, the sixth seed, won his first round match against taro daniel. four—time grand slam winner naomi 0saka is through to the next round after beating lucia bronzetti in three sets. 0saka breezed through the first set 6—i, before bronzetti levelled, winning the next set 6—a to set up the decider, which 0saka took seven games to five. she's never been past the third round at roland garros before. 2017 winnerjelena 0stapenko is in action against jacqueline cristian. you can catch up with the results from that one on the bbc sport website. and a bid day in the calendar for formula one, where the monaco grand prix is back under way after a lengthy delay following a huge crash on the opening lap. the collision occured between

she's never been past the third round at roland garros before, elsewhere 2017 winner jelena ostapenkonight riders have won the indian premier league for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad in a one—sided final in chennai. mitchell starc proved why he'd become the most expensive player in ipl history. the australian fast bowler providing an opening spell that helped the knight riders bowl their opponents out for just 113 — the lowest total in the history of the competition's finals. the kolkata batters then rattled off their target in just over 10 overs to win by 8 wickets. taday pogarcher has been crowned champion of cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia. the slovenian rode into rome unopposed with his team mates, but was at the front of the field as they built up to a sprint finish. belgium's tim merlier beat jonathan milan to the stage victory. colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. and that's all the sport for now. ukraine says it's managing to hold back russian forces, near the northern city of kha

the french open is under way at roland garros.t year�*s tournament. the men�*s number three seed is on the hunt for a first title at roland garros. he�*s won his opening round match against quialifierjj wolf of the us, dropping just four games on the way to victory. earlier, andrey rublev, the sixth seed, won his first round match against taro daniel. four—time grand slam winner naomi 0saka is through to the next round after beating lucia bronzetti in three sets. 0saka breezed through the first set 6—1 before bronzetti levelled, winning the next set 6—4 to set up the decider, which 0saka took 7 games to five. she�*s never been past the third round at roland garros before. 2017 winnerjelena 0stapenko is thorugh after beating jacqueline cristian 6—4, 7—5. and a big day in the calendar for formula one. the monaco grand prix is reaching its closing stages and it is charles leclerc out in front at the moment and britain�*s lewis hamilton is currently down in seventh a short while ago, and the race had to be restarted earlier after a le

seda and sima, the number one tennis player in the world , started the roland garros tournament withhority . novak djokovic defeated the defending champion and the first player of the tournament with a score of 3-0 against hugo arber from our country and advanced to the next round. casper ruud, the seventh ranked player in the world and the runner-up of the last two rounds of roland garros , won three consecutive matches against the brazilian philip elves and went to the second round. at other important games. he won and one of his rebounds made up for it , but in total, dallas still needs another win to advance to the final match. in this match, luka doncic, the guard of sarostani dallas, recorded 28 points, 15 steals and 10 assists, leading to a triple double. and became the best player on the field, but he could not prevent his team's defeat. on the opposite side , minnesota guard anthony edward played an effective role in his team's win with 29 points, ten rebounds and 9 assists. and coming off a 33 point game himself in game three, i think what you'll see tonight with kyrie with

my last roland garros, sorry, but i will not because i cannot predict what is going on.se 100% the door. it's been dubbed one of the biggest grudge matches in british boxing history. jack catterall will get his chance for revenge when he faces josh taylor in a re—match of their light welterweight clash on saturday. the pair fought in 2022 with many observers believing that catterall won the fight, but the judges gave it in favour of taylor, who was then the undisputed king of the division, although he's since lost the belts. catterall has long called for a re—match and will finally get the chance to avenge that controversial loss. and that's all the sport for now. just to say rangers have scored against celtic in the scottish cup final, so 1—0 there. singapore airlines says it has decided not to serve meals on its planes when the seat belt sign is on. the announcement comes after one passenger died and dozens were injured during severe turbulence on a singapore airlines flight from london to singapore. extreme temperatures are continuing to grip parts of pakistan. the pu

it's a roland garros classic as iga swiatek fights back in epic clash with naomi 0saka at the frenchpped by prosecutors after his arrest outside the pga championship. the more evidence that comes out, the more it shows that scottie was a victim here. the history makers 0lympiakos become the first greek side to win a european club trophy as they beat fiorentina in the final of the europa conference league. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at the french open in paris,

it's a rivalry that goes back almost 20 years, and they've got history at roland—garros.t in the 2017 finals which stan wawrinka one before it murray's hip acted up. they played in 2020 and i'm not letting them and now has from the same man again. we know andy murray has had problems with his ankle but they have since recovered well but has not been able to make any impact in the first couple of tournaments back on clay. let's not forget that stan wawrinka, brilliant man that he is, is now 39 and is actuallyjust to 2—level match winners all season. katie boulter is the highest—ranked british player, but she's got a tough—looking path in the first week. seated for the first time in the grand slam, but her reward is probably the wrong word. she is up against an unseeded player but is a former world number two and katie bolter has never played in the main draw at the french before. harriet darr also in the draw for great britain, tom starke for her against a highly rated playerfrom britain, tom starke for her against a highly rated player from the czech republic and look at

it's a roland garros classic as iga swiatek fights back in epic clash with naomi 0saka at the frenchharges dropped by prosecutors after his arrest outside the pga championship. the more evidence that comes out, the more it shows that scottie was a victim here. the history makers — 0lympiakos become the first the history makers 0lympiakos become the first greek side to win a european club trophy as they beat fiorentina in the final of the europa conference league. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest between defending champion and world number one, iga swiatek, and quadruple grand slam winner naomi 0saka. in a tense first set, the in—form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, took it on a tie—break. 0saka dominated the second overpowering her opponent to take it 6—1. the third set was an absolute nail—biter. swiatek 4—1 down and seemingly out, somehow surviving break points, and even a match point to take the set 7—5. the dream of achieving three in a row at

its' a roland garros classic as iga swiatek —— it's a roland garros classic as iga swiatek fights backopped by prosecutors after his arrest outside the pga championship. the more evidence that comes out, the more it shows that scotty was a victim here. the history makers — 0lympiakos become the first greek side to win a european club trophy as they beat fiorentina in the final of the europa conference league. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. hello and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest between defending champion and world number i, iga swiatek, and quadruple grand slam winner naomi 0saka. in a tense first set, the in—form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, took it on a tie—break. 0saka dominated the second overpowering her opponent to take it 6—1. the third set was an absolute nail—biter. the third set was an absolute nail—biter. swiatek 4—1 down and seemingly out. somehow surviving break points, and even a match point to take the set 7—5. the dream

the king of clay, with m titles at roland—garros, going down fighting against alexander zverev afternder the roof on court philippe chatrier. but nadal eventually fell just short, losing in straight sets 6—3, 7—6, 6—3. zverev into the second round. he's reached the semi final three years in a row, but the journey is over for nadal. british number one cameron norrie is being put through his paces by russia's pavel kotov. there are 23 places between them in the world rankings, but it's very close. norrie hasjust taken the third set to lead 2—1. andy murray's conqueror, stan wawrinka, awaits the winner. iga swiatek looked very strong as she began her title defence. the triple roland—garros—winner dropped just three games in beating home qualifier leolia jeanjean. swiatek is bidding for a fourth title in five years. next up for her, four—time grand slam champion naomi 0saka. top—seed novak djokovic gets his campaign under way on tuesday against frenchman pierre—hugues herbert. incredibly, the 24—time grand slam—winner has yet to reach a final in 202a. i almost feel a bit embarrassed to s

blockbuster match against the ia time french open champion in what will be nadal�*s final trip to roland garros he becomes different. his footwork and foot speed _ he becomes different. his footwork and foot speed becomes _ he becomes different. his footwork and foot speed becomes faster - he becomes different. his footwork and foot speed becomes faster and | and foot speed becomes faster and it's more difficult to hit a winner, especially on a massive court. he has a lot more space. it is very difficult. it's probably the biggest challenge in tennis and the biggest challenge in tennis and the biggest challenge that you can have in our sport, playing nadal on that court. i would love to do it one more time. meanwhile andy murray is expected to return from injury at the geneva open this month after being given a wild card for the tournament. murray hasn't played since he ruptured ankle ligaments in miami in late march. but after deciding against surgery to speed up his recovery he's now due to play in switzerland in ten days' time as part of his run—up to the french open. the napkin that kick—st

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top seed iga swiatek is bidding for a fourth title in five years at roland garros and underlined herfavouritesover home qualifier lolia jea njean. swiatek wrapped up the win in just 61 minutes to setup a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka. number eight seed ons jabeur, who made the the quarter finals last year, tookjust under an hour and a half to win her match against sachia vickery of the usa. jabeur�*s had injury issues this year — before coming to paris she'd only won six matches and lost nine.

featuring in the doubles event, at the olympic games in paris — which will also be held at roland garrosbles together at the washington open last summer. emma raducanu pulled out of french open qualifying earlier this week, but is set to play at next month's nottingham open. the 2021 us open champion has chosen to focus her preparations on the grass—court season. the nottingham event takes place three weeks before the start of wimbledon. we've reached the business end of the indian premier league and rajasthan royals have beaten royal challengers bengaluru by four wickets to qualify for another play—off match which will decide who'll play kolkata knight riders in sunday's final. royal challengers started brightly, but no batter managed to build really big innings. virat kohli looked good before falling for 33. the royals were always in control of their run chase and west indies t20 captain rovman powell won the game with a straight six as they chased down their target of 173 with six balls to spare. royals will now play sunrisers hyderabad on friday for a place in the final. so disappoin

first round for the first time — but hasn't confirmed that it'll be his last appearance at roland garrosdal had previously said he expects to retire at the end of the current season, but following his straight sets defeat to alexander zverev, nadal left the door open for a return in the future. he has, of course, won this tournament a record—breaking 1a times, as ben croucher reports. when roland garris�*s canvas, one of tennis�*s great artists returned returned for one last hurrah. but a modern nadal dell paints a different picture. the 14—time champion has lost little focus, his finesse or his fire. we even saw the famous ferocious forehand. bringing tears to his feet and every moment of man magic from the spaniard. the fourth seed has spellbinding response. a final french open, maybe, a sign for sadness, no, not here. may be in two months, i say it's enough. i can't give anything else. that's something that i don't feel yet. i have some goals in front. i hope to be back on this court for the olympics. the feelings that you made me feel here are just unforgettable. thank you very much

the 14—time french open winner rafa nadal has shown up at roland garros, but his participation at the farfrom certain. the 37—year—old spaniard emerged with his coach carlos moya to reacquaint himself with the famous red clay courts. he only reached the second round of the recent italian open. the tournament begins on sunday and it remains unclear whether the 22—time grand slam winner will play in what is expected to be his final season. finally, a runnerfrom in the uk has started a record—breaking attempt to become the fastest person to complete the countries three peaks challenge. 24—year—old imogen boddy is running 422 miles over the uk's highest mountains — ben nevis in scotland, scafell pike in england, and snowdon in wales. the previous record from sea—level to sea—level is seven days and 31 minutes, and was set in 1979. nicola rees caught up with imogen before she set off. you have to run 100km every day for seven days. can you do it? i can do it, yes. yes, she can! at this stage, it's all about the positive. imogen boddy set her sights on her record and wants to be the fastest

the french open is underway at roland garros.mber three seed, is on the hunt for a first title at roland garros — he's won his opening round match against quialifierjj wolf, of the us, dropping just 4 games on the way to victory. earlier, andrey rublev, the 6th seed, won his first round match against taro daniel. four—time grand slam winner naomi 0saka is through to the second round after beating lucia bronzetti in three sets. she's never been past the third round at roland garros before. elsewhere 2017 winner jelena 0stapenko is thorugh after beating jacqueline cristian. world championship medallists jack laugher and anthony harding have continued their build—up to the paris 2024 olympic games with victory in the synchronised 3m springboard final at the aquatics gb championships in birmingham. laugher won olympic gold with previous partner chris mears at rio 2016 before claiming individual bronze at the tokyo games three years ago. he and harding have claimed world silver and bronze medals over the last 12 months and achieved a

three—time winner on the clay in paris still has high expectations of himself coming into roland garrosg but a title for me is not satisfactory. it always has been like that. i know it might sound arrogant to a lot of people but, i think i have the career that backs it up. in overweight me playing still at this highest level, one of the major reasons is to try to write more history with the sport and when the biggest titles. paris is definitely one of them. we the biggest titles. paris is definitely one of them. we will see how he gets _ definitely one of them. we will see how he gets on _ definitely one of them. we will see how he gets on at _ definitely one of them. we will see how he gets on at the _ definitely one of them. we will see | how he gets on at the french open. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. slovenia's taday pogarcher has been crowned champion of cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia which ended in rome. belgium's tim merlier beat jonathan milan to the stage victory. colombia's dani martinez was second o

my going on —— my last rolando garros.re—match of their light welterweight clash on saturday. the pair fought in 2022 with many observers believing that catterall won the fight, but the judges gave it in favour of taylor, who was then the undisputed king of the division — although he's since lost the belts. catterall has long called for a re—match and will finally get the chance to avenge that controversial loss. it will be a relief come saturday. it's been a fight that has been dockable way before the first fight, and then two years in the aftermath since the first fight, so our names have been linked. in a roundabout way, is good for boxing and it's good for us, the driver we have created, but to win convincingly saturday, draw a line under and move on with my career, that of the good. plenty of live sports for you to follow ongoing, and plenty reaction to the two cup finals we have had in the uk as well, but that's it for now. back to you, lewis. thanks for that. let's get more on the uk general election. a parliamentar

zverev has reached the semifinals in his last three appearances at roland—garros.draw, the second—seed aryna sabalenka powered through to the third round after beating moyuka uchijima in straight sets. the belarusian hasn't gone beyond the semifinals at roland garros, but is into the third round without dropping a set so far. she plays paula badosa next, one of her best friends on the tour. it's always tough to play your friend, your best friend on tour. it's always tough, but we know how to manage that, we know how to separate court and life. so it's always great to fight against her, and i always enjoy playing against her. so we are good to separate things. the fourth—seed elena rybakina is also through after a solid straight—sets win over arantxa rus. the kazakh came through 6—3, 6—4 and will play elise mertens in the third round. england's men are just getting under way in their chase against pakistan, in the final t20 taking place at the oval and will be confident of clinching an outright series win. england won the toss and chose to bowl, with rain affecting

it's 3 roland garros classic, as iga swiatek fights back in an epic clash with naomi osaka at the french open. world number one scottie scheffler has all charges dropped by prosecutors after his arrest outside the pga championship. the more evidence that comes out, the more it shows that, you know, scottie was a victim here. and the history—makers — olympiakos become the first greek side to win a european club trophy, as they beat fiorentina in the final of the europa conference league. hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest between defending champion and world number one iga swiatek and quadruple grand slam winner naomi osaka. in a tense first set, the in—form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, taking it on a tiebreak. osaka, though, then dominating the second, overpowering her opponent to take it 6—1. the third set, an absolute nail—biter — swiatek 4—1 down, seemingly out, somehow surviving breakpoint and even a match point to take the set 7—5. the dream of

victory and marie's defeat on the first day of the second grand slam of the tennis season for roland garrosrted yesterday in paris and in the important games of the first day. carlos the spaniard 30 world 30 joffrey defeated the american john wolf. the sixth person in the swiss world lost and was eliminated. in other important matches, hubert orkach, grigor dimitrov, lorenzo sango, richard gazke and kay nashkouri advanced to the second round with the advantage of their opponents. let's see how far i am with the record of 13 83. well, it was an acceptable record. now what i predicted is that i will be among the top 3 in the upcoming competition. we will increase the number of people we have. that this path will continue, were it not for some unknown faces of athletics in this competition the non-holding of an election was an issue that the head of the federation responded to in this way. friends , not being ready, being abroad, not announcing at all, for example, we won't be present, i don't know why they told us late, but the last conditions of the national team have a chance to get a quota

no problems for novak in the defence of his title at roland—garros, he cruises into the third round thene any worse. and an english woman in new york, we speak to emma hayes on the challenge of taking charge of the us women'snational side. historically, what this team has stood for, what they have advocated for, it is fitting for me to be with them and vice versa, we are coming together at the right time.

first round for the first time — but hasn't confirmed that it'll be his last appearance at roland garrosnadal had previously said he expects to retire at the end of the current season, but following his straight sets defeat to alexander zverev, nadal left the door open for a return in the future. he has, of course, won this tournament a record—breaking 1a times, as ben croucher reports. when rolon garris�*s canvas, one of tennis�*s great artists returned. but a modern nadal dell paints a different picture. the m time champion has lost little focus, finesse or fire, has lost little focus, finesse orfire, and even so has lost little focus, finesse or fire, and even so the famous ferocious forehand. bring tears to his feet and every moment of man magic from the spaniard. the fourth seed has spellbinding response. a final french open may be, a sign for sadness, no. not here. may french open may be, a sign for sadness, no. not here.- sadness, no. not here. may be in two months, _ sadness, no. not here. may be in two months, i _ sadness, no. not here. may be in two months, i say _ sadness, no.

day three at roland garros in the french open, it's been a really poor showing from the british playersaris, andy murray, cameron norrie, jack draper and harriet dart all going out in the first round on sunday, leaving just two to fly the flag in the singles draw, katie boulter and dan evans. one of them is on court right now. our tennis correspondent russell fuller is there. good russell fuller is there. evening and thank you for nipping good evening and thank you for nipping out from the action because dan evans is on court against holder bruna up against him and up against it. he bruna up against him and up against it. ., , , ., bruna up against him and up against it. he has the luxury of playing on the second _ it. he has the luxury of playing on the second show— it. he has the luxury of playing on the second show court _ it. he has the luxury of playing on the second show court here, - it. he has the luxury of playing on| the second show court here, there it. he has the luxury of playing on i the second show court here, there is a roof on that court which is in very much need today

the netherlands 3-1 and for the third year in a row, he made his way to the third round of roland garrosames, stephanos tsitsipas from greece defeated the runner-up of the previous round, 31 mayer from germany , and entered the bad round. andrey rublev from russia also defeated pedro martinez in three consecutive categories the spaniard won and reached the third stage of the french tournament. in the continuation of the paris olympics selection boxing fights in thailand today, misam qashlaghi lost in 80 kilos. the representative of mughalistan qualified for the next round with three victories. in 51 kg, mehdi parvizi will face an opponent from germany in the first step. the draw ceremony of the world cup of deaf futsal under 21 was held in kazakhstan, and the iranian team will compete in group two with the teams of the republic of azerbaijan, brazil, thailand and uzbekistan. the world championship moitai competition will start on saturday in greece because our country's national team the disruption of the embassy of this country lost the opportunity to attend this event. salar aghapour,

a 14 time winner at roland garros.lways going to be a difficult task. the 14—time champion has lost a little of his focus, his finesse. commentator: got it! his fire. we even saw a ferocious forehand. 0h, astonishing. but for every moment, the german fourth seed returned them with interest. oh, that�*s magnificent! a straight sets defeat, yes. a final french open? maybe. a time for sadness? no, not here. if it is the last time that i played here, i am in peace with myself. i tried everything to be ready for this tournament for almost 20 years. and, today, and the last two years, i have been working and going through probably the toughest process in my tennis career with the dream to come back here, no? and at least i did. roland garros will always be the scene of rafael nadal�*s finest work. but we�*ve captured possibly, probably, his final french open shot. ben croucher, bbc news. more british disappointment at roland garros. camnorrie has followed andy murray, jack draper and harriet dart in going out in the opening

it's a roland garros classic, as iga swiatek fights back in an epic clash with naomi osaka at the french, the more it shows that, you know, scottie was a victim here. and the history—makers — olympiakos become the first greek side to win a european club trophy, as they beat fiorentina in the final of the europa conference league. hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest

at roland garros in two years, 37 year-old nadal has been struggling with injuries and was an unseeded player for the first time at the event, he lost in straight sets to world number for germany's alexander zara, who didn't celebrate out of respect for nadal. it's unclear whether this a french open will actually be his last is difficult for me to talk. >> i don't know. it's going to be the last time that i gonna be here in front of all of you? so special to feel the law of the people, the way that i felt in the place that i loved the most you all the crowd behind him, of course, late-night host jimmy kimmel says his son is recovering from his third open heart surgery. >> these shared this photo online writing, billy, you are the toughest and funniest seven year-old we know billy was born with congenital heart disease but kimmel hopes this will be the last surgery saying his son is happy and healthy now, if you're going to join a regatta, make sure your vessel is seaworthy unless it's part of the joke. like it is in key west, florida on sunday, participants in that skewness wharf minim

faced a difficult match dioneng won 3-1 from the netherlands and went to the third round of roland garros the third year in a row. in other games, stephanos tsitsipas from greece and the runner-up of the previous 3rd round defeated altmeier from germany and went to the third round. andrey rublev from russia also defeated spain's martinez in three consecutive categories. won and reached the next stage of the french competition. and a review of some other news, the international freestyle wrestling tournament of pahlavan takhti will be held today in zanjan. in this period, wrestlers from armenia, iraq and afghanistan compete with 13 domestic teams. competitions the world championships will start on saturday in greece, while the national team of our country lost the opportunity to participate in this important event due to the sabotage of the embassy of this country. salar aghapour , iran's national futsal player and last season's player of palma in spain, joined goherzamin sirjan with a contract. aghapour was chosen as the best young futsal player in the world a few days ago. in the cycling

year—old featuring in the doubles event at the olympic games in paris, which will also be held at roland garros the washington open last summer. emma raducanu pulled out of french open qualifying earlier this week but is set to play at next month's nottingham open. the 2021 us open champion has chosen to focus her preparations on the grass—court season. the nottingham event takes place three weeks before the start of wimbledon. the premier league darts season ends with the play—offs at the o2 arena in london tonight with a record crowd of around 14,000 expected to attend. alongside luke littler, the final four is made up of three other world champions — luke humphries, michael van gerwen and michael smith. matt graveling looks ahead. so the scene is, well, almost set. after 13 weeks of premier league darts action venues across europe, eight players have been whittled down to four. the four contenders posed with the trophy earlier with the teenage sensation reluctant to touch it. , , ., �* the teenage sensation reluctant to touch it. , ., �* ., . touch it. just don't touch it until ou win touch

let's cross live now to roland garros to speak to our tennis correspondent russell fuller. be on form to defend the title. what you think? i on form to defend the title. what ou think? ~ �* , ., on form to defend the title. what ou think? ~ �*, ., , on form to defend the title. what you think?— you think? i think it's a very long wa to you think? i think it's a very long way to go. _ you think? i think it's a very long way to go. jane. _ you think? i think it's a very long way to go, jane, but _ you think? i think it's a very long way to go, jane, but i _ you think? i think it's a very long way to go, jane, but i was - you think? i think it's a very long way to go, jane, but i was say i you think? i think it's a very long j way to go, jane, but i was say he way to go, jane, but i was say he looked more like novak djokovic this afternoon. that was the performance we would expect in the first week. started well in his three previous this year, and that was in monte carlo, rome and geneva. then looked what happens. he suffered very surprise defeats. i don't think we can judge