heather watson, does she go to wimbledon renewed after this week? is the best week she has ever had answer. the best tennis day of her life yesterday. her opponents are not household names but they generate a lot of respect in the locker room. her game is getting better and i think she can go beyond where she went before. she has a great game for grass. a big game against the counterpuncher.m has ina game against the counterpuncher.m has in a tremendous week here at eastbourne. you can see it saturday lunchtime on bbc one. world number four novak djokovic is through to the men's final. he showed brief glimpses of his best form against russia's daniil medvedev before coming through in straight sets 6—4, 6—4. he'll play richard gasquet or gael monfils in that final. chris froom has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the 104th tour gets underway and bustled off in germany tomorrow. this friend is open for his fourth victory in five yea rs open for his fourth victory in five years but it faces stiff competition.

this heather watson go to wimbledon replenished and renewed? yes.week i think she has never had an tour. four high—quality winds, the best tennis day of her life yesterday with her winds over players who generate a lot of respect. her game is getting better. it is coming together and i think she can go way beyond where she went before. who winds tomorrow? pliskova. she's a great game for grass. wozniacki against pliskova to round off a tremendous week here at eastbourne. you can see that tomorrow lunchtime on bbc one. world number four novak djokovic is through to the men's final. he showed brief glimpses of his best form against russia's daniil medvedev before coming through in straight sets 6—4, 6—4. he'll play gael monfils in that final. chris froome has signed a new three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the 104th tour gets under way in dusseldorf in germany tomorrow and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win and fourth victory in five years. but he faces stiff competition from some of the world's leading

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

the british number three heather watson is out.ut battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. a bbc sport study has found that the gap in prize money between men and women at the top of professional sport is closing. the survey was carried out as part of women's sport week, and all this week on sportsday, we'll be hearing from women about the challenges they face and the importance of sport in their lives. tonight, two—time olympic cycling champion joanna rowsell shand reports on the closing gender pay gap. asa as a sports person, you're there to compete in the best of your ability, and win. medals and trophy are the currency. but for many of us, this isa currency. but for many of us, this is a job as well. as a writer, my main source of income was lottery funding by uk sport, because i was competing in: olympic event. money events were always quite small and motivating f

does heather watson go to wimbledon renewed and replenished after the week she has had here? four really high quality wins, the best tennis day of her life yesterday, with wins over pavlyuchenkova and barbara strips of. —— pavlyuchenkova and barbara strips of. — — barbera pavlyuchenkova and barbara strips of. —— barbera struck over. they are not household names. i think she can go way beyond where she will have been before. tomorrow it will be pliskova. she has a great game on grass. it has been a tremendous week here at wimbledon. you can see the final on saturday lunchtime. john inverdale there with sam smith. world number four novak djokovic is through to the men's final in eastbourne. he showed a few flashes of his best form against russia's daniil medvedev beating him in straight sets. he'll play richard gasquet or gael monfils in the final. to the british and irish lions in new zealand. they have to win the second test in wellington tomorrow morning or the series against the all blacks will be lost. tour captain sam warburton comes off the bench, one of three changes to

heather watson is out of the aegon classic in birmingham at the first round stage.ng set to ukraine's elina svitolina, but battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. naomi broady is on court now — she's playing alize cornet of france. she was broken in herfirst service game but has fought back. is going currently going with serve in the first set. so naomi broady in action in birmingham and we'll hear from her shortly because a bbc sport study has found that the gap in prize money between men and women at the top of professional sport is closing. the survey was carried out as part of women's sport week, and all this week on sportsday, we'll be hearing from women about the challenges they face and the importance of sport in their lives. tonight, two—time olympic cycling champion joanna rowsell shand reports on the closing gender pay 93p- asa as a sports person, you are there to compete in the best of your

heather watson wows at eastbourne as she beats the world number nine to reach round three.e failed to impress so far — head coach warren gatland has now been labelled ‘desperate‘ by his opposite number. frank de boer is looking up — he's the new manager of crystal palace and says he wants their struggles to stop... and fielding at cow corner — how one bull fancied getting in on the action at a local cricket match. this time next week, we'll be live at wimbledon for the first day of the championships so most of the world's best players are ‘tuning—up‘ whilst some are involved in qualifying at roehampton. we'll be rounding up some of the day's news and results and hearing from former wimbledon champions novak djokovic and john mcenroe. but there's already been an encouraging win today for former british number one heather watson who knocked out fourth seed dominika cibulkova at the aegon classic at eastbourne. here's jim lumsden. — watch and have been outshone of late by those of eastbourne resident johanna konta. she was straight out of the blocks against the defending champ

she is looking good for a semifinal place as well, heather watson.ovic didn't have things all his own way against american donald young. it had initially looked a relatively comfortable third round outing for the serbian, as he won the first set 6—2. .. but young, who's ranked 47 in the world, was far tougher in the second, taking it to a tiebreak and pushing djokovic all the way. but the 12—time grand slam winner taking it ii—9 though, and he's into the semis. now to demands for a change in the way that 0lympic and paralympic sports are funded. eleven sporting governing bodies are calling for a complete overhaul to what they call a two tiered system, after they were left without funding when uk sport announced it's latest round of funding in december. dan roan is the bbc‘s sports editor. hejoins us now. we have seen he joins us now. we have seen the benefits of lottery funding, seen with the medal haul enjoyed by great britain of late but these sports bodies feel they are being left out and unfairly so? yes, unprecedented revolt against the status q

should we get some heather watson news? we want our good old—fashioned heather watson news?t our good old—fashioned british tennis players to do well in wimbledon. with wimbledon now less than a week away, heather watson looks in great form. she beat a top ten player for only the second time in her career to make it through to the last 16 at eastbourne, knocking out the defending champion dominika cibulkova in straight sets. remember marcus willis? 0h, oh, i 0h, ido. he enjoyed a fairytale run last year at wimbledon, which ended against roger federer on centre court. he won his first round of qualifying for this year's tournament and set up a match against fellow brit liam broady. the pressure's on the british and irish lions this morning as they face new zealand side the hurricanes in wellington this morning. it's their last tour match before the second test on saturday against the all blacks. and england's women cricketers will hope to bounce back from their shock defeat to india when they play pakistan in the women's world cup today. they are strong favourites after comfo

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

if she is fit to play, johanna konta will face su—wei, while heather watson plays maryna zanevska.1 yea rs after a new television for the first time in 21 years after a new free to air digital and radio rights deal was done with the ecb between 2020+ 24. it is tv highlights of england men's home test, 0di ‘s and t20s. andy swiss explained. in a statement, the chief executive of the ecb talked about the bbc‘s commitment to taking the game to even wider audiences. that is key. when the ecb decided to take cricket away from terrestrial television and sell it exclusively to sky, that was good for the finances, but not so good for the game's profile. it has become less visible. participation rates among youngsters have fallen. tom harrison said only last year he had no interest in being the richest, most irrelevant sport in this country. the bbc will point to its coverage of the fa cup in football as the way it can generate interest among wider audiences. the ecb hopes it will do the same for cricket, particularly with this t20 tournament designed to appeal specifically to younger audie

and heather watson is also into the last four in eastbourne with a win over barbora strycova.aces birdseed karolina pliskova. lots to look forward to later. good news for both of them but not so much for andy murray because his sore hip means he pulled out of his final warm up match, resting instead yesterday, and he said he is unlikely to be able to practise today which is not ideal preparation for the number one seed and the world number one. how about the world number 855? if you don't know who he is, his name is alex ward, the only briton to come through singles qualifying for wimbledon, doing it by coming from a set down to beat teymuraz gabashvili infour set down to beat teymuraz gabashvili in four sets set down to beat teymuraz gabashvili infoursets in set down to beat teymuraz gabashvili in four sets in roehampton. he will be one of 12 british players in the main draw which is made in around an hour. we will have news on that a bit later. it is made even more amazing for alex ward as he was given a wild card just to get into qualifying having lost his previous seven ma

british number three heather watson has missed out on a place in the final of the aegon internationalo an abdominal injury in the second saw watson storm back to take it 6—3. the decider was the tightest set by some way, as both players dug in for victory. the dane eventually took it 7—5 with a break in the final game of the match. she will play carolyn abbott is the next. —— carolyn abbott scoble. johanna konta should have been playing in the second semi final at eastbourne after the watson match, but withdrew this morning after a nasty fall in her quarterfinal tie against angelique kerber yesterday. we were doing the best we could to recover today but it wasn't quick enough. i am still a bit sore through my thoracic spine. it is a big tournament next week for all of us. big tournament next week for all of us. it is something i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health has to come first. iam health. my health has to come first. i am definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon by taking a day at a time and whatever is best for my health. andy murray's pre

also through is the british number three heather watson.lay her second match of the day, she beat barbora strycova. she took the first set 6—1 but strycova then took the second by the same scoreline. the british number three won the decider 6—4. he's the only men's player ranked in the world's top 15 competing at eastbourne, such is the desire of novak djokovic to rediscover his form. and it's helping, into the semi final after a straight sets win over the american donald young. the world number 4 breezed through the first set 6—2 but young far tougher in the second set, taking it to a tiebreak. but the serbian too strong, taking it 11—9 to reach the last four. concerns linger over the fitness of the world number one andy murray after his withdrawl from another match at an exhibition event at london's hurlingham club. murray, the reigning wimbledon champion and top seed for next week's tournament, was due to play tomorrow but has pulled out, citing a sore hip. he'd already withdrawn from facing the frenchman lucas pouille on tuesday, and ha

he has been handed a wild card into this year ‘s qualifying, heather watson and laura robson also haveta kes highland reel has won the prince of wales stakes at royal ascot, the queen arrived in time to see it, having recently made her —— having previously made her speech at parliament. first win at this year ‘s meeting, decorated night was second, ulysses came third. portugal have beaten russia 1—0 in moscow in groupa of have beaten russia 1—0 in moscow in group a of the confederations cup, portugal insisted cristiano ronaldo was concentrating on the match despite having yesterday received a court date for tax evasion charges, that appeared to be the case when he scored after only eight minutes. several more chances to score but it remained 1—0. mexico kicked off against new zealand in the other fixture of the day, they are out of the tournament, throwing away a 1—0 lead to lose 2—1 to mexico, who have now lost just once in lead to lose 2—1 to mexico, who have now lostjust once in the last 24 competitive matches. that is all from sportsday. now coming up, the newspapers. welcome to th

number—six seed from denmark raced through the deciding set 6—1, and she will now face great britain's heather watsonk djokovic is through to the semi—finals of the men's singles. he is playing in a pre—wimbledon event for the first time in seven years, in a bid to find some form, and he came through in straight sets against donald young of the usa. djokovic won 6—2, 7—6. he will play russia's daniil medvedev in the last four, with gael monfils playing richard gasquet in the other semi—final. no man has won wimbledon as often as roger federer, most recently in 2012. he is seeded three ahead of an attempt at a record—breaking eighth title. despite that, federer is convinced the pressure is on the other members of tennis's illustrious big four. and the, rafa, novak, ithink and the, rafa, novak, i think are clear favourites to meet —— andy. because rafa is coming off an unbelievable run and dominating again and what he did at the french open wasjust again and what he did at the french open was just unreal. so of course he is going to come here with a lot of confidence. yes, maybe he doesn't have the mat

into this year's qualifying with james ward receiving a wild card for the main draw, along with heather watsond beaten russia 1—0 in groupa of portugal had beaten russia 1—0 in group a of the confederations cup, portugal insisted cristiano ronaldo was focused on the match despite yesterday receiving a court date for tax evasion charges, that appeared the case when he scored the only goal after eight minutes. he had several more chances but it remained 1-0. several more chances but it remained 1—0. mexico against new zealand in the other fixture today. coming up tonight... i am in ukraine were english boxers have been picking up the medals at the european championships. in less than 90 minutes time the british and irish lions coach warren gatland will announce the first team for the first test against new zealand in auckland on saturday. as well as the starting 15 the big talking point is who will be captain with sam warburton still on his way back from injury. plenty of suggestions peter 0'mahony will be the surprise choice to lead the side so the surprise choice to lead the side so what do we

and tennis player heather watson has also spoken about that when she was competing at the australianng at the australian open. exactly and the more we speak up about at the more normalised it could become. ithink about at the more normalised it could become. i think that is important especially when it can hinder performance. maybe young athletes will see others talking about it and think this is something i'm dealing with, maybe i can get this sorted because it becomes a long—term issuer mike weir. this sorted because it becomes a long-term issuer mike weir. we saw the success you have already had in longjump, the success you have already had in long jump, what are your hopes going into london and the world championships this summer? i'm a lwa ys championships this summer? i'm always trying to win, i never go into a competition not trying to win. i was ranked website last year and finish second. the primary aim is to finish better than the eighth place i had in brazil. but of course i want place i had in brazil. but of course iwanta place i had in brazil. but of course i want a meda

coming up in sport, can great britain's heather watson come from a set down against former world no 1gon classic in eastbourne? president xi jinping insisted that hong kong has a stable future under chinese rule, as he arrived in the territory to mark 20 years since its handoverfrom britain. hong kong police have now released all 26 activists who were detained for staging a protest in advance of the visit, calling for more political freedom. 0ur correspondent in hong kong stephen mcdonell reports. the president of china, xijinping, started the day with a troop inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. since this former british colony was returned to china two decades ago, the military has kept a pretty low profile here and is only on show for special occasions. the city itself is also being dressed up for the 20th anniversary, with light shows and performances planned. strong development in the future is one of the key messages being pushed by the central government. in 1997, hong kong was handed back to the mainland, along with guarantees of an independentjudi

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

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

heather watson has missed out on a place in the final at eastbourne after a defeat.t 6—3. the decider was a tight site as both plug—in for victory. there was a break in the final game of the match. i am disappointed with the loss today as i felt i got myself back into the match and gave myself opportunities to win. caroline is a great player and it was always going to be difficult. she is a great move and retriever. it has been a good week and no straight onto the next one. yan content should been playing the second semi but were true with a back injury this morning after a nasty fall in her game yesterday. we we re nasty fall in her game yesterday. we were doing the best speaker to re cover for were doing the best speaker to recover for today but it was not quick enough. i still quite sore and it isa quick enough. i still quite sore and it is a big tournament next week for all of us but it is something i have to do is regard when it comes to my health. it has to come first and i am doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon. i am taking a day at a time. andy m

heather watson is also through. she took the first set 6—1.deciding set 6—4. concerns linger over the fitness of the world number one andy murray after his withdrawal from another match in an exhibition match at london's hurlingham club. he was due to play tomorrow but he pulled out saying he had a sore hip. he had already withdrawn on tuesday, the same problem forcing him out of that one. he has not trained today. england strikerjermain he has not trained today. england striker jermain defoe he has not trained today. england strikerjermain defoe has joined bournemouth on a three—year deal. a clause in his contract means he could leave for free following their relegation from the premier league. he was on loan with bournemouth in the 2000—2001 season. he scored 15 goals last season and gotan he scored 15 goals last season and got an england recall in march after a four—year absence. police have been unable to trace the driver accused of crashing into the three times tour de france champion chris froome whilst out on a training ride in may. he

he has been handed a wild card will stop heather watson and laura robson also have a wild card for thell have more reaction for you about the british lions team to face the all blacks. one of the measures unveiled in the queen's speech was a review of the government's counter—terrorism strategy. it comes as britain's most senior counter—terror officer delivered a stark warning to ministers over the impact on the police force as they attempt to contain the unprecedented threat. this is what theresa may outlined to mps in the commons this afternoon. we will review our counterterrorism strategy to ensure that the police and security services have all the powers they need. and that the length of custodial sentences for terrorism offences are sufficient to keep people safe. we will work to reach international agreements to regulate cyberspace, to prevent the spread of extremism and planning. and to encourage technology companies to do more to remove harmful content. and we will establish a new commission for encountered —— countering extremism asa encountered —— countering extremism as a st

the british number two heather watson is also through.ak djokovic is into the semi finals after a straight sets win over the american donald young. the world number four took the first set 6—2 but young was far tougher in the second set, taking it to a tie break and pushing djokovic all the way. the serbian took it 11—9 in the end to reach the last four. concerns linger over the fitness of the world number one andy murray after his wuthdrawl from an exhibition event at london's hurlingham club tomorrow. murray, the reigning wimbledon champion and top seed for next week's tournament, has cited a sore hip. he'd already pulled out of facing the frenchman lucas pouille on tuesday, he hasn't been able to train today and says he is also unlikely to be able to practice tomorrow. england strikerjermain defoe has rejoined bournemouth on a three year deal, after leaving sunderland. a release clause in his contract meant the 34—year—old was available as a free transfer, following sunderland's relegation from the premier league. he was on loan with b

the british number three heather watson is out, she lost the opening set to ukraine's elina svitolinad numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour i'm glad we could make up for cutting you off short earlier for the brexit news conference! the coroner's report into the death of carrie fisher says the actress had traces in her system of several drugs, including cocaine, when she died suddenly in december. the 60—year—old was taken ill on a flight from london to los angeles and died four days later. the actress, who was best known for her role as princess leia in star wars, had a long history of drug use and mental health conditions. russia has warned the us—led coalition fighting in syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after a syrian military plane was shot down on sunday. an american fighterjet shot down a syrian warplane which was allegedly dropping bombs near us backed forces close to raqqa. this afternoon the white house said that

britain‘s heather watson has beaten defending champion dominika cibulkova in the second round at eastbourneting three match points watson got there on the fourth to knock out the world number nine. wild card naomi broady lost to kristyna pliskova. the czech took the first 6—2, and whilst broady took the second on a tie—break, pliskova crusied through the decider — 6—1. kyle edmund has been beaten in the first round of the men‘s draw by the american donald young. the british number two lost the first set 6—4 but won the second 6—3. but the world number 55 soon broke edmund and went on to take the deciding set by six games to three. wimbledon hopefuls have started qualifying at roehampton today. among them britain‘s marcus willis, who caused such a stir at last year‘s championships. he‘s passed the first hurdle, beating the world number 146 andrej martin of slovakia in the first round. 7-5, 7-5. he needs to win two more matches to play at wimbledon next week. crystal palace have officially named former ajax and inter milan coach frank de boer as their new manager. the dutchman won four titles

where she'll face either britain's heather watson or former world number one caroline wozniacki — that of wimbledon, which starts on monday. world number one and number one seed andy murray begins the defence of his title against a qualifier or lucky loser. he's been drawn in the same half as two time champion rafa nadal — with three times winner novak djokovic and roger federer in the other half. with the defending women's champion serena williams missing due to the impending birth of herfirst child, angelique kerber opens her campaign on tuesday. assuming she's fitjohanna konta will face hsieh su—wei in the first round. and that is all the sport now. i will be back with a full round—up at around 1:30pm. the proportion of uk residents' disposable income that goes into savings has fallen to a new record low. the savings ratio, which measures the outgoings and incomings that affect households, has been falling sharply for more than a year. with me is our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz. how has this statement been arrived at, that has all savings are at their lowest in ha

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

heather watson lost.c, she will take to the court to start her campaign. she's playing a ukrainian. you can follow that on bbc radio 5 live sports extra. they have commentary from 1pm. in a proudly multicultural area of london, where the biggest rivalry is normally if you support arsenal or spurs, the uk endured its fourth terror attack in just three months. a group of muslim worshippers were hit when a van mounted the pavement and drove into them in finsbury park. the attack happened during ramadan, muslim's holy month, after midnight, when many people were there attending evening prayers. the metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said the finsbury park incident was "quite clearly an attack on muslims". with the final days of ramadan being particularly significant and eid celebrations planned for early next week, does the attack play into the hands of extremists and does the community here feel safe? just to practice our religion, we have to look behind our backs. we're living in fear. we should

heather watson and cameron norrie both play later.inst the hurricanes tomorrow. lions coach warren gatland criticised their opponents' tactics after the first test defeat but all blacks coach steve hansen hit back, live on new zealand radio. predictable comments, two weeks ago, we cheated in the scrums, last week, blocking, now it is this. it is really disappointing, what it is implying is that we are intentionally going out to bully people, that is not the case, we have never been like that. we are not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. adding to the intensity. gatland says he plans on speaking to the referee ahead of the game. as for the players, well they seem to just be getting on with it. physicality is one of the main components of rugby. everybody would use it in abundance. i don't think we take it too far. sometimes, in the moment, hats somebody will stick out an arm, hit them higher, but it not intentional. people make mistakes. obviously, it is down to the officials, at the end of the day, what happens on the pitch. formu

in the warm—up to next week‘s wimbledon, britain‘s heather watson is playing a second round match againstt the match and watson is one game away from a notable victory. it‘s now 5—4 to the british player in the second set. wildcard naomi broady lost to kristyna pliskova. the czech took the first 6—2, and whilst broady took the second on a tie—break, pliskova crusied through the decider taking it 6—1. kyle edmund has been beaten in the first round of the men‘s draw by the american donald young. the british number two lost the first set 6—4 but won the second 6—3. the world number 55 soon broke edmund and went on to take the deciding set by 6—3. wimbledon hopefuls have started qualifying at roehampton today. among them britain‘s marcus willis, who caused such a stir at last year‘s championships. he has passed the first hurdle, beating the world number 146 andrej martin of slovakia in the first round. 7-5, 7-5. he needs to win two more matches to play at wimbledon next week. the first round is always tricky. a bit nervy at the start. nubbing a very good set. i played a couple of good games t

but heather watson is out.hip semi—finals after coming from behind to beat slovakia 2—1. swansea city‘s alfie mawson scrambled in this goal to bring the scores level. then, just ten minutes later, southampton‘s nathan redmond completed the turnaround to send england top of the group. a win against hosts poland on thursday would send them through. lions head coach, warren gatland, insists there‘s still an opportunity for players to force their way into his side for the first test against new zealand on saturday. the lions play the chiefs this morning in hamilton with all six of the recent call ups from scotland and wales among the replacements. ireland‘s rory best captains the side while england flanker james haskell returns. every game has its importance. any time you put on that lions shirt, the internationaljersey, whatever it might be, you have to leave it in better condition than you got it. it is important for us to leave nothing out of it and put everything in there to make sure the boys go to there to ma

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

heather watson and cameron norrie both play later. crashes. it was won by red bull's daniel ricciardo, but his victory was overshadowed by the incident everyone is talking about — vettel penalised for hitting hamilton's mercedes as they prepared for a re—start. hamilton led the ferrari with 19 laps to go, but his headrest came loose. he ended up fifth, behind vettel who's extended his championship lead over the briton to 1a points. if he wanted to prove that he is a man, ithink if he wanted to prove that he is a man, i think we should do it out of the car, face—to—face. driving dangerously which in any way can put another driver at risk, let alone himself, if we were going faster it could've been a lot worse. imagine all the young kids watching to see that behaviour from the four—time world champion... what a big week it's going to be for the british and irish lions. they face the hurricanes tomorrow before the must—win second test on saturday with the all blacks. lions coach warren gatland criticised their opponent's tactics after th

kyle edmund opens proceedings on centre court against usa's donald young with british number two heather watsonourt 0ne. and how about this from jordan spieth? the world number six won his 10th pga title in some style. it went down to a play—off at the travelers championship in connecticut. spieth, the 2015 masters and us open champion, chipping infrom the bunker to seal the title. at 23, he's now the second youngest player after tiger woods to reach 10 pga titles for 72 years. classy way to do it. that is all the sport for now. thank you. welcome to the programme. it is nearly 10:10am. surgeons have told this programme that nhs england is using mesh to repair hernias which leaves many patients in chronic pain. the concerns come after we exclusively revealed in april that more than 800 women are taking legal action against the nhs over the use of vaginal mesh implants. one woman told us she was left screaming on all fours from the agonising pain. nhs england say mesh implants had been successfully used to treat hernias for several decades. 0ur reporter anna collinson has been investigating. we