harriet dart is 42nd world but is she believe running in the right direction. ie—break where she found her barrens. for harriet dart, the opportunity was lost but the match wasn't. into the third set and harriet dart used her right to get more productively. force two bricks and restoring her earlier momentum puts up a show of heart from harriet dart that rendered the spaces close to my short. the life of a touring tennis player requires resilience as much of his brilliance. even intricate conditions, harriet dart was never blown off course. it intricate conditions, harriet dart was never blown off course. it was a roller coaster- _ was never blown off course. it was a roller coaster- l _ was never blown off course. it was a roller coaster. i wasn't _ was never blown off course. it was a roller coaster. i wasn't just - roller coaster. i wasn'tjust playing my appointment, i explain myself as well at times which was a disaster but the conditions were little. the wind was going everywhere. a wimbledon wild card is guaranteed and she has found some farm. so how far c

in three sets. 0stapenko beat venus williams on thursday and will play the winner of britain's harriet dartnastasia potapova. also happening now is the birmingham classic, jelena 0stapenko is through the semifinals after beating magdalena frech in three sets. 0stapenko beat venus williams on thursday and will play the winner of britain's harriet dart against anastasia potapova. as expected, victor wembanyama was selected first overall by the san antonio spurs in this year's nba draft. the 7—foot—5 french teenager, took to the stage after the pick was finally official. his new coach greg popovic says he wants wem—banyama to just be himself. the nba draft is made up of two rounds of 30 picks, with 30 teams choosing players based on where they finished last season. the worst performing teams pick at the top of the draft, where they have access to the best incoming talent. still fresh. best time of my life. best night of my life. i have been dreaming about this for so long. it is a dream come true. it is incredible. wembanyama has been tipped to be better than some of basketball�*s greats. our

the victory came after katie boulter, harriet dart and jodie burragejoined heather watson in the women'swomen have reached the quarterfinals of the same wta tour event. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. the last day of the working week promises to be another largely fine, dry and settled one for most of us. but we are looking at some changes taking place to our weather, because of this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic, very slowly edging towards our shores. it's going to continue to destabilise the atmosphere across western areas. so, through the morning, we'll see a bit of cloud here, certainly across the south west cornwall and devon into wales, northern ireland, some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some of these could be heavy and thundery, but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england are the dry, sunny one. warmer along the east coast, along north sea coast. and we could be up to around 27 or

meanwhile, on the court at eastbourne, there was success for britain's harriet dart, who beat china'ss above her in the world rankings. dart won in three sets in blustery conditions to reach the last 16. she's a wildcard for the tournament and for wimbledon, which begins next week. hollywood actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney are turning their sporting attention to formula one. after huge success with wrexham, the welsh football club they bought in 2020 and got promoted back into the football league, the duo are now part of a group investing in the british based alpine fi racing team. renault, who are alpine�*s parent company announced the sale of a 24% stake earlier on monday. our sports reporter jane dougall explains the details behind the investment. the two actors are part of a group that paid more than $200 million forjust a 24% stake in alpine, it is led by red bird capital partners, they have cash, they bought ac milan for 1.2 million euros last year they are investor �*s in fenway sports group. that is where the money is coming from. a big part of the actor's contribution

harriet dart will also be a wimbledon wild card entry, the 2021 champion here stood in the way of theampion here stood in the way of the british number four bed to the british numberfour bed to reach the british numberfour bed to reach the finals. it was to prove a tale of missed opportunities for them, failing to take a break point chance with the first set level at two games all. that 2017 french open champion took the first set after a single break. there is more break points opportunities coming and going in a second, the world number 17 went on to win 6—3— 6—4. the british challenge on the dry before the quarterfinals as the focus turns to wimbledon. the british men's challenge at eastbourne is also over after liam broady fell after a straight sets defeat against sweden's mikael ymer. ymer raced through the first set, holding to love in his final service game to take it 6—2. his dominance continuied in the second, ending the match with back—to—back aces to reach his first ever grass court quarterfinal. looks like american gymnast simone biles will return to the spread after nearl

harriet dart, meanwhile, is on court in her second—successive wta quarterfinal.own. you can currently watch that by the website as harriet dart tries to reach the last four in birmingham this afternoon. gloucester rugby�*s stadium has been rebranded as queensholm this weekend to host the climax of the women's domestic rugby season. table toppers gloucester—hartpury have made it to the playoff final and face exeter for the title at a place normally called kingsholm. here's alistair durden to look ahead. this weekend in gloucester, it's all about crowning the queens of rugby. the stadium was awarded the final last october, which means gloucester harbour he have home advantage tomorrow. i harbour he have home advantage tomorrow. . ., ., tomorrow. i mean we are all thrilled that this is a — tomorrow. i mean we are all thrilled that this is a neutral— tomorrow. i mean we are all thrilled that this is a neutral venue, - tomorrow. i mean we are all thrilled that this is a neutral venue, but - tomorrow. i mean we are all thrilled that this is a neutral venue, but we | th

britons katie boulter, jodie burrage, harriet dart, katie swan and heather watson have all recieved wildcardsam broady have also been included, as has 43 year old, 5—time champion venus williams. she competes sparingly these days, and hasn't played at the all england club in singles since 2021, and last won it in 2008, beating sister serena. she's been given a wildcard, as has former world number three, ukraine s elina svitolina who missed last years tournament due to being pregnant. andy murray says he will now take time to rest ahead of wimbledon. he was speaking after he was knocked out of queens in the first round yesterday by alex de minaur. but following back to back wins on the challenger tour, the two—time wimbledon winner says defeat might be a blessing. on of the good things about playing is one of the top 20 players in the world is that you really see things you need to work on, things that maybe against someone ranked a hundred that are working well, don't necessarily work as well against the higher ranked players, they defend a bit better, they put the ball in the more uncomforta

boulter beat fellow brit harriet dart earlier.ulter became british number one this week and, playing in green, some swift dominance on her take early brakes on her way to winning the first set. the 26—year—old need to beat dark to have a chance of staying in the british number one, having taken emma raducanu's spot, and with dark having had treatment for a troublesome hamstring, boulter broke again in the sixth kim of the second set, going on to move into a wta semifinalfor the second set, going on to move into a wta semifinal for the first time in her career. despite needing six match points to do it. i her career. despite needing six match points to do it.— her career. despite needing six match points to do it. i feel like we've really _ match points to do it. i feel like we've really shown _ match points to do it. i feel like we've really shown this - match points to do it. i feel like - we've really shown this week there's a lot of depth in british tennis and i hope we keep looking at that and thinking of the positives, becaus

british number four harriet dart is taking on germany's tatyana maria in the second round.faces canada's gabriel diallo. football, cricket — now basketball and the nba finals where denver nuggets have taken a 2—1 lead in the best of seven series against miami heat. they comfortably won game 3 in florida by 109—94 — with jamal murray bagging 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. nikola jokic also helped himself to a triple double — he and murray becoming the first teammates to achieve that feat in the finals. i would say it's a trust under feel. it is just reading the game and trusting that the others are going to make the right play. he knows and expects what to see from me and he knows the mood i am in. he knows the intensity and play with, whether it is low or high, time and score, and by his first site. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello and welcome to bbc news. im frankie mccamley. let's bring you some more stories from ar

on the court britton plasmid harriet dart shows she was delighted to see off zhang shuai in eastbourneset 7—5 and was hit back to in the second in a tie—break. there was no messing in the third, 6—1 she won. karolina pliskova isn't of the second round after her opponent retired. elise mertens in the third set. that's all the sport for now. we will be back with more later on. we will see you then. returning to events over the weekend in russia. josep borrell is speaking in russia. josep borrell is speaking in luxembourg. in in russia. josep borrell is speaking in luxembourg.— in russia. josep borrell is speaking in luxembourg. in ukraine, a support for a fair, in luxembourg. in ukraine, a support for a fair. just — in luxembourg. in ukraine, a support for a fair, just and _ in luxembourg. in ukraine, a support for a fair, just and lasting _ in luxembourg. in ukraine, a support for a fair, just and lasting peace. - for a fair, just and lasting peace. the following important issue we deal with is the european union and latin american and caribbean relations, we are going to have this summ

elsewhere, harriet dart is through to the last eight of the birmingham classic after a suoperb three—set tour, after getting to the last eight in nottingham last week. in cricket, the battle for the ashes has already started, with australia beating england in the 1st test at edgbaston in birmingham on tuesday — and on thursday, the women's equivalent gets under way. it's a multi—format series — with 3 t20's and 3 0ne—dayers following a one—off test match in nottingham — where england will begin their bid to regain the ashes for the first time in a decade. we feel like we're going to have to do things a little bit differently and may be try to maximise a few things but a slightly strange and try to disrupt them a little bit and try to disrupt them a little bit and try to disrupt them a little bit and try to get the crowd on our side as well. we are going to try to maximise some advantages as much as we can and if he can play entertaining and exciting cricket when we start, i think i'll get the country in the crowd on board with us. it is certainly going to be exciting and be a tough job.

meanwhile, on the court at eastbourne, there was success for the brit harriet dart, who beat china'sces above her in the world rankings. she's a wild card for the tournament and for wimbledon, which begins next week. to football, and luka modric has signed a one—year contract extension with real madrid. it'll be his 12th season at the club. during that time, the croatian international has won five champions league trophies and three la liga titles and was winner of the ballon d'or in 2018. modric has made nearly 500 appearances for real and turns 38 in september. manchester city have confirmed their treble—winning captain ilkay gundogan hasjoined barcelona on a free transfer. the germany midfielder made more than 300 appearances for city since becoming pep guardiola's first signing back in 2016. he won 12 major trophies at the club and said it was a total privilege and pleasure to play for city, experiencing "hundreds of unforgettable moments". and after the hollywood actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney turned rex in football club around, they are now investing in one. —— turned

that's it from me, there's more tennis on the bbc sport website including news of harriet dart�*s defeatin across the lake district, leaden—looking skies from time some thundery downpours swinging in from the west courtesy of a frontal system which is a long way away to the west of us right now, for the short term, high pressure is just about in charge. and around this area of high pressure, particularly as these weather fronts squeeze in, we've got a feed of humid air wafting its way across our shores. so quite a warm and humid start to saturday morning with a fair amount of cloud actually, and some mist and murk around some of the coasts and over some of the hills. a lot of the cloud will tend to break through the day to give some spells of sunshine, a bit of rain moving across the far north west of scotland. there's a small chance for the odd shower in parts of northern england, down into the midlands, but wales in the south of england likely to see the lion's share of the sunshine. and wherever you are it is going to be a warm day. 24 degrees for belfast, 25 for aberdeen, 29, the exp

and coming up on bbc news: disappointment for harriet dart as the brit loses to elana 0stapenko at eastbourneejoinsjodie burrage and liam broady in going out of the tournament. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. this is the source of the river thames — no water visible, just a stone in a field in gloucestershire. but from a trickle it turns into a mighty river that flows through oxford, reading, london and out to the sea. and that river is used to supply up to 15 million people with water. london alone gets about 70% of its water from the thames and its tributries. but the company behind all that — thames water, that covers this whole area — is in trouble. there are reports that it could be on the brink of collapse. it is heavily indebted to the tune of about £14 billion. the government says it is ready to act in a worst case scenario. here's our economics editor, faisal islam. the british motor industry has bopped along in a stream of profits and easy money since privatisation 30 years ago —— at the british water industry. but something far murkier is emerging under the surface

later britain's harriet dart takes on anastasia potapova.victor wembanyama was selected first overall by the san antonio spurs in this year's nba draught. the 7—foot—5 french teenager, took to the stage after the pick was finally official. his new coach greg popovic says he wants wem—banyama to just be himself. the nba draught is made up of two rounds of 30 picks, with 30 teams choosing players based on where they finished last season. the worst performing teams pick at the top of the draught, where they have access to the best incoming talent. still fresh. best time of my life. this night of my life. i have been doing about this for so long. it is a dream come too. it is incredible. wembanyama has been tipped to be better than some of basketballs greats, so what makes him so special? 0ur sports correspondent nesta mcgregor told us why there is so much hype around the frenchman if you could create a player with unlimited attributes it would literally be him. as you mention, seven foot five though there is some debate because he towers over p

burrage lost to fellow briton harriet dart by 2 sets to one.unny spells around at times, but also longer spells of rain and heavy thundery showers sparked off by all of that daytime heat. some lovely weather watcher pictures coming in, including this one in the western isles. there will still be more thunderstorms developing throughout the day. not everywhere, though. dry weather too, decent spells of sunshine for most. this is a picture from early today, areas of rain tracking northwards. a hook of wayne hung across north—eastern areas, it will be clearing away overnight tonight to leave us with a largely trite night. still some showers across much of scotland and northern ireland. mostly dry, feeling fresher than last night, not as humid, or warmer start of the day tomorrow. temperatures between ten and 14 degrees. missed forming under clear skies in the south. on wednesday, more showers across scotland and northern ireland, some of the showers with lightning in aberdeenshire through the afternoon. one teashop show is popping up almost anywhe

jodie burrage beat the world number 44 lauren davis in three sets to reach the last 16, while harriet darts going everywhere. it took me a while to adapt to it, but i'm really happy to get through. tributes have been paid to the former scotland manager craig brown, who has died at the age of 82. brown was the national team's longest serving manager and was the last man to take scotland to a world cup finals. sir alex ferguson described brown as a "thoroughly wonderful man" in a statement released by the league managers association. a statement from brown's former club motherwell said he was an icon and influentialfigure of scottish football. manchester city have confimed their treble—winning captain ilkay gundogan has left to join barcelona on a free transfer. the germany midfielder�*s contract expires at the end of the month. he scored six goals in his final seven games — including a double in the fa cup final win over manchester united. he said that captaining the side to the treble was the "greatest experience" of his career. and after the hollywood actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenn

boulter defeated fellow brit harriet dart in her quarterfinal and will now face watson for a shot at said when to reach the semifinals. and a good day for the brits in friday practice at the canadian grand prix, too. lewis hamilton led george russell to a mercedes one—two in montreal. they took advantage of setting their fastest times later than the other top drivers to pip early pacesetter carlos sainz of ferrari during a day which was disrupted by red flag stoppages and technical problems. back here at edgbaston, i cannot wait for it to begin again. do take your device and phones because you can follow and get video highlights just after they have happened on the bbc sports website and highlights tonight on the telly box, bbc two and of course live with a special commentary on every ball on bbc radio 5 live where the pundits were started by the decision to declare yesterday, like everybody here. there really was a gasper, a deep intake ofair. there really was a gasper, a deep intake of air. incredible— upon on the and. intake of air. incredible- upon on the and. . ., intake of air.

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in tennis, harriet dart and jodie burrage both face tough opponents at the eastbourne international laterdds some fuel to the fire. we saw ollie robinson as well, the england bowler, fairly vocal in that first test, which certainly fired things up test, which certainly fired things up as well. and another man as well, glenn mcgrath, obviously famously as part of that australian pace attack for so many years. he said in the lead up to this one, were australia to win here and take a 2—0 win in the series, then it would be ashes over. it is all these little lines which build this narrative, which certainly make these ashes contests so enthralling. but you feel with these conditions today, will england fancy bowling? we will find out when the toss comes later. it has been so unproductive. the mowers are out already, lourdes is looking great. it is such an amazing setting, and it doesn't get much bigger than this. australia visiting here, no wonder they are working so hard, because the pressure is on all round, isn't it? absolutely, john, thank you for now. let's find out what the weather is a

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it was the same story for britain's harriet dart at the birmingham classic as she beaten by russian fourthpitch rob burrow, would have loved what he saw as his former team leeds ran in nine tries to end their losing streak and thrash huddersfield giants so the giants own dreadful form continues. onto the latest summer football transfer news and wolves have sold captain ruben neves to saudi arabian side al—hilalfor a club record 47 million pounds. nevesjoins a growing list of players moving to saudi arabia's pro league. the portuguese midfielder had been at wolves for six seasons helping them get promoted to the premier league in his first year. it is final royal ascot and frankie is bowing out with a flourish after winning the gold cup on thursday. dettori has once again shown he's still at the top of his game — winning two more races, he's now 52 and is set to retire at the end of the year but has now made it an incredible 81 royal ascot winners. this victory aboard coppice added to one from the first race of the day aboard porta fortuna — as well as, that win in the gold cup. i still don

with liam broady and katie boulter in action later at eastbourne where they'll be hoping to join harriet dart poor start to knock out china's zhang shuai in three sets, an opponent 105 places above her in the world rankings. she's got the tricky task of playing either two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova or former french open winnerjelena 0stapenko in the last 16. britjodie burrage is also through. she lost the opening set but fought back to beat the world number 44 lauren davis over three sets. burrage will play another american in the last 16, either world number seven coco gauff or bernarda pera. and just to get you in the mood. take a look at this rally betweenjapan�*s taro daniel and marco trungelliti of argentina. these sensational dives, more like what a goalkeeper playing football would pull off. but it was daniel who went on to win. that's what wimbledon offers us, doesn't it? it's going to be exciting. doesn't it? it's going to be exciting-— doesn't it? it's going to be excitina. �*, ., ~ exciting. let's hope so, thank you. those whites _ exciting. let's hope so, thank you. tho

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