you mentioned iga swiatek playing tonight.st year the french open has tried night matches, aiming to feature one of the best players each day for prime tv audiences and eventually big crowds — although the parisian curfew means there haven't been fans in yet for these games. but if we take a look at the seven fixtures chosen in the first week, what do you notice? six men's games and one women's game. swiatek will become the second later. three of the men chosen have never won a slam. it's prompted fierce criticism from victoria azarenka —

you mentioned iga swiatek playing tonight. there's been some controversy around the scheduling of night matches, hasn't there? absolutely. this is the first year the french open has tried night matches, aiming to feature one of the best players each day for prime tv audiences and eventually big crowds — although the parisian curfew means there haven't been fans in yet for these games. but if we take a look at the seven fixtures chosen in the first week, what do you notice? six men's games and one women's game. swiatek will become the second later. three of the men chosen have never won a slam. it's prompted fierce criticism from victoria azarenka — grand slam champion and former world number one. she said... the french tennis federation came down very heavily on naomi osaka. with roger federer, came out with sympathy. on this, they have said absolutely nothing. it's going to be interesting to see what they say. i interesting to see what they say. i know you have been very busy. you may not have seen that rafi and adele has won

first round at eastbourne vs iga swiatek. harriet dart is also out.ke their lions debut on saturday — when the team face japan at murrayfield. there are eight debutants in total — while alun wynjones captains the side. four scotsmen making their liens to view. what about some other proud scotsmen this evening? jane dougall has the scotland team news. the team news is here — has the scotland team news. the team news is here at — has the scotland team news. the team news is here at hampden, _ has the scotland team news. the team news is here at hampden, and - has the scotland team news. the team news is here at hampden, and there'sl news is here at hampden, and there's just been one change it to the 11 that started against england. that is stewart armstrong. he is unavailable. the team is david marshall, stephen o'donnell, captain a&e robinson, scott mctominay, linda dykes, shea adams and stewart armstrong. the roar that they got from a few fans who were already in was fantastic to hear. the reception was acknowledged by them. they waved to fans before

she lost in the first round despite leading 4—1 in the deciding set against poland's iga swiatek. the first round — beaten in three sets by the world number 21, elena rybakina. at roehampton, it was a disappointing afternoon for aidan mchugh. his hopes of qualifying for wimbledon are over after losing his opening match against hugo dellien. the bolivian won 6—2, 6—1 injust over an hour. but fellow britons felix gill, jack pinningtonjones, arthur fery and anton matusevich are all through. the first british and irish lions team of the summer has been announced, and eight players will make their lions debut againstjapan at murrayfield on saturday. there are four scots in the starting line—up and the team will be led by tour captain alun wynjones. 16,500 fans are expected to be at murrayfield for the first ever meeting beaten the lions and japan. but despite all the debuts, head coach warren gatland says everyone will get their chance to impress. quality players bring the best out of everyone, and we've already seen that with the group, so we've got absolutely quality players here tha

got four first—time semifinalists in the women's singles after favourite and defending champion iga swiatekout in straight sets by greece's maria sakkari. she'll face czech barbora krejcikova, who ended the run of the american 17—year—old coco gauff. gauff did start well, but she lost that first set on a tie break, and things went downhill from there — the american really struggling at times — krejcikova eventually winning it 7—6, 6—3. european football's governing body uefa has announced it's suspended legal proceedings against real madrid, barcelona and juventus, the three clubs involved in the european super league that didn't pull out of the failed project. it means they'll not face sanctions until further notice. meanwhile, the six english clubs involved have been fined a total of £22 million and threatened with further financial and sporting penalties by the premier league. it's understood the money will go to grassroots and community projects. arsenal, totttenham, liverpool and manchester united arsenal, tottenham, liverpool and manchester united have already said their owners will b

iga swiatek, only just out of teenage years herself, but carries with her an air of confidence born ofkkari, and that today rarely looked likely. perfectly powerful and precise, a combination eager swiatek could not match. the defending champion out, her opponent like many in the scarcely able to believe it. �* like many in the scarcely able to believe it— like many in the scarcely able to believe it. �* , , . ,, ~ ., believe it. i'm speechless. a dream cominu believe it. i'm speechless. a dream coming true- _ believe it. i'm speechless. a dream coming true. you _ believe it. i'm speechless. a dream coming true. you know _ believe it. i'm speechless. a dream coming true. you know how- believe it. i'm speechless. a dream| coming true. you know how it feels. don't _ coming true. you know how it feels. don't know. — coming true. you know how it feels. don't know, it is a very nice feeling _ don't know, it is a very nice feeling i_ don't know, it is a very nice feeling. i couldn't have done it without — feeling. i couldn't have done it without my team and their support. still. _ without my

while in the women's draw poland's iga swiatek is on course to retain her title, she takes on greece's twice as world champions france provided a dominant performance beating bulgaria 3—0 in theirfinal warm up match before the euros. antoine griezmann scored the first on the half hour mark from a deflected overhead kick and then giroud who'd replaced the injured karim benzema picked up a double after the break as they look towards their opening match against germany in munich next tuesday. the friendlies continue on wednesday with defending champions portugal hosting israel. cristiano ronaldo's side will again be one of the favourites for the title having started their world cup qualification campaign strongly but they'll be keen to perform up front as their last game was a goalless draw against spain ethiopia's letesenbet gidey smashed the women's 10,000 metres world record on tuesday, on the same track where dutch runner sifan hassan had set the previous record just two days before. gidey�*s time of a little over 29 minutes in the netherlands means she now holds the world records in

in the women's draw defending champion iga swiatek of poland was beaten in straight sets by greece'sll have two players in the semi—finals this year after stefanos tsitsipas made it to the last four in the men's draw. i'm enjoying, as i said on court, make tennis and myself and, you know, i have people around me telling me that it was gonna come and they were right. may be i was the one who was telling them and i was the impatient one telling them when and where and when, so it actually came this week so i am happy about it. the 25—year—old will now play the czech republic's barbora strycov who won out against coco gauff while anastasia pavlyuchenkova goes up against tamara zidansek in the other last four tie. for the first time in the open era, the french open semi—finals will feature four women who have never previously got this far at the slams. a bruno fernandes double helped portugal to a 4—0 win over israel in theirfinal warm up game ahead of their european championship defence. cristiano ronaldo and joao cancelo scored the other two with their first match of the delayed euro 2

she and partner katerina siniakova beat bethanie mattek—sands and iga swiatek in straight sets.ry pierce won both titles 21 years ago. in the nba the milwaukee bucks have tied up their eastern conference semi—final series with the brooklyn nets at 2—2. and with a big crowd watching on it wasn't a great night injury wise for the nets either with james harden still sidelined, kyrie irving twisted an ankle and may be a doubt for the next game while giannis antetoukmpou scored 34 points in a 107—96 win in wisconsin with the series now set to shift back to brooklyn for game 5 on tuesday. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. well, not quite, because we have got more sports news for you. as you heard from tulsen, scotland play the czech republic in the european championship on monday. it's the nation's first appearance in a majorfootball tournament in nearly a quarter of a century. they last played on a stage like this in the 1998 world cup. the bbc�*s james co

and iga swiatek is still on course to defend her title with a straight sets win over marta kostyuk toht. the british prime minister and his sports minister have both waded into a row over the england cricketer ollie robinson who was suspended for sending historic racist and sexist tweets as a teenager. oliver dowden said that the england cricket board had gone "over the top" and prime minister borisjohnson is said to have been "supportive" of his minister's comments. however, england head coach chris silverwood said it was impossible to dismiss the tweets. i think there is a stark reminder to us all that we have responsibilities that we hold in the positions we are in and obviously there is absolutely no place in this game for any form of discrimination whatsoever. he showed a lot of remorse. he apologised obviously publicly, apologised in the dressing room. and i think it has been a really big learning for him. logan martin from australia was crowned the men's bmx freestyle world champion at the uci urban cycling world championships in france on monday. the event doubles as the final

women's defending champion iga swiatek is safely through but there's been another big name exit — elinabora krejcikova — the fifth seed won just five games in the match. a week today, england will be playing their first match at the delayed european championship — when they face croatia at wembley. this evening, they face romania in theirfinal warm—up match — and manager gareth southgate is feeling optimistic with the tournament just around the corner. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, is really exciting. and it means that we can play in different ways. we've got the balance of the squad to play different systems, and ourjob again, as always, is to prepare the team for each opposition, find the best way of playing for each opponent, and we feel better equipped to cope with different sorts of tactical challenges as well. scotland continue their preparations for euro 2020 when they face luxembourg this afternoon. meanwhile, wales played out a goalless draw against albania in cardiff — in their final match before the tournament starts. neco williams

she lost in the first round despite leading 4—1 in the deciding set against poland's iga swiatek.r losing his opening match against hugo dellien. the bolivian won 6—2, 6—1 injust over an hour. but fellow britons felix gill, jack pinningtonjones, arthur fery and anton matusevich are all through. the first british and irish lions team of the summer has been announced, and eight players will make their lions debut againstjapan at murrayfield on saturday. there are four scots in the starting line—up and the team will be led by that man, tour captain alun wynjones. 16,500 fans are expected to be at murrayfield for the first ever meeting beaten the lions and japan. but despite all the debuts, head coach warren gatland says everyone will get their chance to impress. quality players bring the best out of everyone, and we've already seen that with the group, so we've got absolutely quality players here that take on the information so quickly. and they've already been so accurate. so, look, the whole group have really impressed us. india will go into the sixth and final day, the reserve day

the defending champion iga swiatek has been knocked out of the french open.versy over a number of offensive social media posts made in the past by members of the squad. tweets by eoin morgan, james anderson and jos buttler have been highlighted. the ecb have said they are looking at each case individually, after suspending bowler 0llie robinson on sunday. that�*s all the sport for now. there were more than a million bookings for a covid—19 vaccine through the nhs website yesterday — the first time daily appointments made through the national booking service have topped the million mark. the nhs chief executive sir simon stevens said it is a hugely promising stage for the �*final sprint�* of the vaccination programme. our health correspondent naomi grimley is here. that is a record? it is and health officials are _ that is a record? it is and health officials are hailing _ that is a record? it is and health officials are hailing it _ that is a record? it is and health officials are hailing it as - that is a record? it is and health officials are hailing it as

maria sakarri, who put out the defending champion iga swiatek, is currently a set down against barborafirst set as her opponent double faulted. and then pavlyuchenkova, who's the higher ranked and more experienced player at the age of 29, went on to win in straight sets, 7—5 6—3. meanwhile warming up for wimbledon, the british number onejo konta is into the quarter finals of the nottingham open after beating kateryna kozlova. after winning the first set 6—2, konta lost the second 6—1, before winning the decider by 6 games to 3. celtic have announced that ange postecoglou, will become the club s new manager with immediate effect. the greek born australian, joins from japanese side, yoko—hama f marinos. he's spent most of his managerial career in australia, and led the country s national team to world cup qualification in 2018. celtic say the 55—year—old will be in glasgow as soon as covid protocols allow. have full for the knockout stages of euro 2020 under plans currently being worked on by the government and the fa, it is understood that 40,000 supporters could be allowed into the gro

women's defending champion iga swiatek is safely through, but there's been another big name exit — elinaatch, and manager gareth southgate is feeling optimistic with the tournament just around the corner. the future for our team, when you look at the age of all of those players, is really exciting. and it means that we can play in different ways. we have got the balance of the squad to play different systems, and ourjob again, as always, is to prepare the team for each opposition, find the best way of planning for each opponent, and we feel better equipped to cope with different sorts of tactical challenges as well. scotland continue their preparations for euro 2020 when they face luxembourg this afternoon. meanwhile, wales played out a goalless draw against albania in cardiff, in their final match before the tournament starts. neco williams going closest for the home side in a game of few chances. lewis hamilton says it's "one of the greatest feelings" to be starting the azerbaijan grand prix from the front row, after fearing he wouldn't even get into the top ten on the grid. he'll be j

later maria sakarri, who put out the defending champion iga swiatek, takes on barbora krejcikova.eyond the second round of a major until now. she's ranked 85th in the world, and hoping to beat pavyluchenkova — the russian player seeded 31st who'd been knocked out in six grand slam quarter—finals before she beat elena rybakina on tuesday. meanwhile warming up for wimbledon, britain'sjo konta is into the quarter finals of the nottingham 0pen after beating kateryna kozlova. she beat the ukranian player 6—2, 1—6, 6—3. celtic have announced that ange postecoglou will become the club's new manager with immediate effect. the greek born australian, joins from japanese side yokohama f marinos. he's spent most of his managerial career in australia, and led the country's national team to world cup qualification in 2018. celtic say the 55—year—old will be in glasgow as soon as covid protocols allow. the countdown continues to euro 2020. wales will be the first of the home nations to get under way when they play switzerland in azerbaijan on satuday. hywell griffith is in baku for us. a big fea

defending women's champion iga swiatek cruised past rebecca paterson, 6—1, 6—1. is an important warm up race before the tour de france at the end of the month. the briton, who rides for ineos grenadiers, broke clear with around half a mile to go and just held on to win. he's now sixth overall, 1a seconds behind leader lukas postlberger. that's it for the sport. so much going on, thank you so much. let's have a look at the weather now. ifind i find that out there across many places but not all of us will hold onto some sunshine, it is a fine start for many. we are some showery weather today, start for many. we are some showery weathertoday, it start for many. we are some showery weather today, it will go into the weekend. temperatures not as high as they have been, but still low teens and —— high teens and low 20s and feeling nice in the sunshine. this area of cloud is now starting to nudge some rain into the south coast of england. towards the isle of wight and eastwards and then running northwards across south—east england and towards east anglia, some outbreaks