the defending champion has been on court on day one at the us open, but not for very long — iga swiatekas eased and we'll see how things are shaping up both sides of the channel, with exactly one year to go until the paralympic games. thanks forjoining us. we'll start with the story that continues to dominate football and another day of major developments involving the president of the spanish football federation, luis rubiales. it follows allegations of an unwanted kiss on playerjenni hermoso following spain's world cup triumph a fortnight ago. he says it was consensual. she says it was not. rubiales has resisted calls to resign. on monday, we've seen three key developments. meetings have been held with two separate organisations to discuss his conduct and future. spanish news agency efe have reported his mother is staging a sit in hunger strike at a church. and spanish prosectors have now opened a preliminary investigation into rubiales�* conduct. we can cross to madrid and join our correspondent guy hedgecoe. what more can you tell us? the latest development was that announcement tha

defending champion and world number one iga swiatek beat australian daria saville in straight sets. she'll play slovenia's kaja juvan on friday for a place in the last 16. swiatek looking to become the first woman to defend her us open title since serena williams won a hat—trick of titles from 2012. second seed novak djokovic cruised through in straight sets against spain's bernabe zapata miralles. djokovic, who's aiming to match margaret court with a record—equalling 24th major title, plays compatriot laslo dsjere next. there was shock for last year's finalist casper ruud, he's lost in five sets to chinese world number 67 zhang zhizhen. the other second round surprise saw another grand slam finalist stefanos tsitsipas knocked out, he lost in five to swiss qualifier dominic stricker. plenty of exciting second round matches today in new york. defedning champion carlos alcaraz is up against south africa's lloyd harris. andy murray a winner at flushing meadows in 2012 takes on grigor dimitrov. last year's quarter finalist jannik sinner plays lorenzo sonego. in the women's draw ons jabe

and iga swiatek takes on kin—wen zheng later in cincinnati. takes on kin—wen zheng later in cincinnati. she got the better of american qualifier danielle collins to make the third round, winning straight sets. the world number one, who'll be defending her us open title at flushing meadows later this month, won with relative ease — 6—1, 6—0. taking the victory in less than an hour. england's owen farrell could still miss the start of the rugby world cup next month — after world rugby announced an appeal against the decision to overturn the red card he received against wales this weekend. the england captain's yellow was upgraded to red, after a high tackle — but a discplinary panel reviewing the incident this week found mitigating factors. saul �*canelo�* alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title againstjermell charlo next month. victory would make charlo, only the second man in the four—belt era to reign supreme in two weight classes, with the american moving up two weight divisions to take on canelo, who's form has been unde

and that is iga swiatek there.'s 0leksandr usyk in poland. dubois floored the champion in the 5th round, but the effort was deemed a low blow. he eventually lost in the 9th — and also said he felted cheated out of becoming world champion. ade adedoyin has more from wroclaw. this was a huge occasion for ukrainians, an opportunity to see a national hero in action so close to home. there was even a message from president zelensky before the opening bell. credit to daniel dubois, who wasn't overawed by the occasion, but it was acoustically took control early in the fight and seem to be cruising towards a comfortable victory. then came the moment of controversy in the fifth round. music was down, the referee ruled that a low blow, and gave him plenty of time to recover. when he did get up, he looked visibly upset, and there was a change in tempo of the fight. he applies a lot of pressure on daniel dubois, who eventually went down in the eighth round. image the count but then went out again in the ninth round. this time,

and zheng will now face world number one iga swiatek in the last 16 after the pole crushed american daniellealian open runner up injust 59 minutes. what was supposed to be an amicable joint practice session ahead of the new nfl season turned sour between the baltimore ravens and the washington commanders. ravens wide receiver tylan wallace took a pass while under pressure from cornerback emmanuel forbes, who continued to try and retrieve the ball despite wallace coming to a halt. it sparked a 30—man brawl with body slams and punches thrown, not quite what the coaches had in mind as they prepare for the new campaign. 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. we've seen a change in the weather over the last couple of days, a change to something drier, brighter and warmer. and we're going to stick with warm and indeed quite humid conditions over the next couple of days. but on friday, it will turn windy, and some heavy thundery rain will arrive. thursday,

world number one and defending champion iga swiatek began her title defence with a 6—0, 6—1win over sweden'sxt up for her is the australian daria saville.

iga swiatek will be defending the women's title.ncinnati 0pen semi—finals to coco gauff, but she has had a great year, successfully defending her french open title and a career—best performance at wimbledon. she knows her way around the grand slams. i try to take everything step—by—step and go forward with my thoughts and think that i need to do something more, because last year i won. so, remembering that this is a totally different chapter always helps, but i also want to kind of take a lesson from last year and i learned a lot during the us open. this was probably the most important tournament in terms of me believing in myself. denmark's andreas kron secured an emotional win on a weather—affected stage two of the vuelta a espana. heavy rain meant the general classification times were taken nine kilometres from the finish in barcelona. at that point, andrea piccolo was narrowly ahead of astana's javier romo to take the leader's red jersey. while the main contenders eased up in the latter stages kron went clear on the ascent of mo

world number one and defending champion iga swiatek began her title defence with a 6—0, 6—1 win overn's rebecca peterson injust 58 minutes. next up for her is the australian daria saville. the early upset on day one saw eighth seed maria sakkari from greece knocked out by spanish world no 71 rebeka masarova. she's now lost in the first round of three consecutive majors. fourth seed holger rune suffered a shock defeat in first round. the dane lost in 4 sets to world number 63 roberto carballes baena of spain. no such problems for norway's casper ruud who got past american emilio nava in 4 sets. he'll face china's zhang zhi—zhen in the second round. england midfielder ella toone says the behaviour of spanish football federation president luis rubiales at the world cup final was "unacceptable" and has overshadowed spain's success. there have been numerous demands for rubiales to resign immediately after he kissed the spanish player jenni hermoso following their victory over england. spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the incident amounts to a crime of sexual a

to tennis, and at the cincinnati open, world number one iga swiatek had to battle back from a set downn and book a place in the quarterfinals. the pole who only lost a single game in the previous round victory started in a predominantly white outfit that saw her beaten 6—3 in the opener. she changed into a black outfit after this and proceeded to take the next two sets 6—1, 6—1, setting up a last eight match up with world number ten marketa vondrosouva of the czech republic. in the men's draw germany's alexander zverev moved into the quarterfinals after beating daniil medvedev in windy conditions, earning his first win over a top ten player this year. zverev will next meet adrian mannarino for a place in the semifinals. russian and belarusian track and field athletes are unlikely to be able to compete at the 2024 olympics, says world athletics president lord coe. world athletics has banned competitors from the two countries from its events, including under a neutralflag, because of russia's invasion of ukraine. the international olympics committee has said athletes should be able to co

on the women's side, world number one iga swiatek eased into the third round on wednesday with a comfortableia's daria saville. the reigning champion was always in control taking the match 6—3, 6—4. swiatek will now play slovenia's kaja juvan on friday. number two seed aryna sabalenka is safely through to the second round. the belarusian easing past world number 112, maryna zanevska, 6—3, 6—2. two—time champion venus williams, who was given a wildcard to the event, lost 6—1 6—1 to belgium's greet minnen. it was, though, the as—years—old's 24th appearance in the singles draw at the us open, which extends her extraordinary record. england comprehensively thrashed new zealand by seven wickets, with a professional performance in the first t20 of their four—match series at chester—le—street, in durham. switching formats for their first action since the ashes a month ago, the hosts romped to victory in a chase of 140 with six overs to spare. after a blistering start from the visitors, where they scored 3 sixes off the first over, wickets began to tumble, with debutant brian carse taking 3 for 23.

gauff is among the favourites to challenge iga swiatek for the title, having picked up the two biggester career — at washington and cincinnati — in the build—up, but was outplayed initally losing the first set 6—3. she rallied though to win the next two sets, to set up a meeting with 16—year—old russian mirra andreeva in the second round. there are six british players on court later today — alongside the likes of katie boulter, cam norrie, jack draper, dan evans, jodie burrage is andy murray, back in grand slam action after that second round defeat at wimbledon. england midfielder ella toone says the behaviour of spanish football federation president luis rubiales at the world cup final was "unacceptable" and has overshadowed spain's success. there have been numerous demands for rubiales to resign immediately after he kissed the spanish playerjenni hermoso following their victory over england. spanish prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether the incident amounts to a crime of sexual assault. toone insists the right action has to be taken you don't expect something like tha

now to new york, where it took the defending women's champion iga swiatek less than an hour to cruisend round of the us open. the world number one from poland was untouchable, beating rebecca peterson with no troubel in her opening match at flushing meadows. she won in straights sets as she aims for a fifth grand slam title. i am really happy with it. ifeel like i could play practically from the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm just happy that this was such a nice first because first rounds are usually tricky, and also i'm happy that i had time to implement all the stuff i practised on. we have had a couple of early exits though, including the eighth seed maria sakkari. she was beaten in straight sets by spain's rebeka masarova, a player ranked 63 places below her. and a big shock in the men's draw too. numberfour seed holger rune out, beaten in four sets by roberto carballes baena — a player ranked 59 places below him. usa captain stacy lewis has announced her team for next month's solheim cup, as they aim to win the trophy for the first time in three attempts. world number one

over in the women's draw, defending champion and world number one iga swiatek faces daria saville onrong, fourth seed elena rybakina is back on court against australia's isla tomjanovic. caroline wozniacki's comeback continues against petra kvitova — what a game that could be! while britain's lily miyazaki has a tough test against belinda bencic. former premier league forward enner valencia led south america's copa libertadores with victory over bolivar. after scoring the only goal of the first leg in la paz, valencia opened the scoring in the 10th minute. the game was interupted briefly as players felt the affects of tear gas allegedly used to quell a riot outside the stadium, but it didn't seem to have too much of a negative impact on valencia. the equadorian scoring his second of the game and third of the tie to seal his side's progress. bolivar did have the chance of a late consolation but ronnie fernandez�*s penalty was saved. england's women cricketers will get the same match fees as the men after their sensational ashes series this summer where they got record—breaking crowds.

at the canadian open in montreal, world number one iga swiatek is through to the third round after aliskova. the pole oversaw the resistance of pliskova with the first set lasting an hour — the second was a much more straight forward affair and she'll face karolina muchova for a place in the last eight as the four time grand slam champion continues to build towards the defence of her us open crown in new york starting later this month. in the men's tournament in toronto former champion daniil medvedev was playing for the first time since his wimbledon semifinal loss against carlos alcaraz. he overcame italian qualifier matteo arnalsi 6—2, 7—5 with minimalfuss, and will face another italian, lorenzo musetti in the last 16. great britain's emma finucane claimed her first major title as she took gold in the women's sprint at the cycling world championships in glasgow. the 20—year—old held on to beat germany's leah friedrich and was also part of the british team to take silver in the women's team sprint. great britain topped the medal count in both the cycling and para cycling events on

world number one and defending champion iga swiatek began her title defence with a 6—0, 6—1win over sweden'sca peterson injust 58 minutes. next up for her is the australian daria saville. the early upset on day one saw eighth seed maria sakkari from greece knocked out by spanish world number 71 rebeka masarova. she's now lost in the first round of three consecutive majors. fourth seed holger rune suffered a shock defeat in the first round. the dane lost in four sets to world number 63 roberto carballes baena of spain. no such problems for norway's casper ruud, who got past american emilio nava in four sets. he'll face china's zhang zhizhen in the second round. the spanish football federation is exploring its options over whether it can sack women's world cup—winning head coachjorge vilda. vilda remains in thejob despite most of his coaching staff resigning in protest against federation president luis rubiales�* refusal to quit for kissing squad member jenni hermoso after their world cup win. vilda was spotted applauding rubiales on friday, when rubiales repeatedly insisted he would not resig

elsewhere, wins for world number one iga swiatek, and coco gauff.e open champion brian harman are in a share of the lead after the first round of the bmw championship in chicago. world number two mcilroy holed a 40—foot chip from behind the green to birdie the 17th. a move which harman matched, with his birdie from a similar they're on five—under, a shot ahead of a chasing pack, including matt fitzpatrick and world number one scottie scheffler. and that's all the sport for now. hello, this is bbc news. banks will be fined if they fail to provide free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses. this free access to cash withdrawals for consumers and businesses.- consumers and businesses. this is under new — consumers and businesses. this is under new plans — consumers and businesses. this is under new plans by _ consumers and businesses. this is under new plans by the _ consumers and businesses. this is under new plans by the treasury. l consumers and businesses. this is i under new plans by the treasury. the policy aims to ensure people

on the women's — can iga swiatek defend the title she won last year.ell, she and djokovic are the big names on arthur ashe court on monday. every grand slam i play right now is a goal and opportunity to make more history. of course there is a big significance to that. i wouldn't say, it adds a bit more that i haven't played here for two years, it is just the feeling is pretty much the same. i it isjust the feeling is pretty much the same.— it isjust the feeling is pretty much the same. ~ , . much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am — much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am more _ much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am more efficient - much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am more efficient and - much the same. i feel like in grand| slams i am more efficient and these other_ slams i am more efficient and these other tournaments i on, that i work too, to— other tournaments i on, that i work too, to have — other tournaments i on, that i work too, to have the best shape. so for sure i_ too, to have the best shape. so for sure i a

world number one and defending champion iga swiatek began her title defence with a 6—0, 6—1 win overext up for her is the australian daria saville. the early upset on day one saw eighth seed maria sakkari from greece knocked out by spanish world number 71 rebeka masarova. she's now lost in the first round of three consecutive majors. fourth seed holger rune suffered a shock defeat in the first round. the dane lost in four sets to world number 63 roberto carballes baena of spain.

now to new york, where it took the defending women's champion, iga swiatek, less than an hour to cruise of the us open the world number one from poland round of the us open. the world number one from poland was untouchable — beating rebecca peterson with no trouble in her opening match at flushing meadows. she won in straights sets as she aims for a fifth grand slam title. i'm really happy with it. i feel like i— i'm really happy with it. i feel like i could _ i'm really happy with it. i feel like i could play— i'm really happy with it. i feel like i could play practically. like i could play practically from the beginning _ like i could play practically from the beginning and _ like i could play practically from the beginning and just - like i could play practically from the beginning and just didn't. like i could play practically from i the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm _ the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm just — the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm just happy— the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm just happy that _ the beginning and just didn't stop, so i'm

defending champion and world number one iga swiatek beat australian daria saville in straight sets. become the first woman to defend her us open title since serena williams won a hat—trick of titles from 2012. second seed novak djokovic cruised through in straight sets against spain's bernabe zapata miralles. djokovic, who's aiming to match margaret court with a record—equalling 24th major title, plays compatriot laslo dsjere next. there was shock for last year's finalist casper ruud, he's lost in five sets to chinese world number 67 zhang zhizhen. the other second round surprise saw another grand slam finalist stefanos tsitsipas knocked out, he lost in five to swiss qualifier dominic stricker. plenty of exciting second round matches today in new york. defedning champion carlos alcaraz is up against south africa's lloyd harris. andy murray a winner at flushing meadows in 2012 takes on grigor dimitrov.

0n the women's — can iga swiatek defend the title she won last year.he court on monday. every grand slam i play right now is a goal and opportunity to make more history. of course there is a big significance to that. i wouldn't say, it adds a bit more that i haven't played here for two years, it is just the feeling is pretty much the same. i it isjust the feeling is pretty much the same.— it isjust the feeling is pretty much the same. ~ , ., much the same. i feel like in grand slams i much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am — much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am more _ much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am more efficient - much the same. i feel like in grand slams i am more efficient and i much the same. i feel like in grand| slams i am more efficient and these other_ slams i am more efficient and these other tournaments i on, that i work too, to— other tournaments i on, that i work too, to have — other tournaments i on, that i work too, to have the best shape. so for sure i_ too, to have the best shape. so for sure i am _ too

the defending champion has been on court on day one at the us open, but not for very long — iga swiatekl, with exactly one year to go until the paralympic games. thanks forjoining us. we'll start with the story that continues to dominate football and another day of major developments involving the president of the spanish football federation, luis rubiales. it follows allegations of an unwanted kiss on playerjenni hermoso following spain's world cup

- and iga swiatek takes on kinwen zheng later in cincinnati.aight sets. the world number one, who'll be defending her us open title at flushing meadows later this month, won with relative ease — 6—1, 6—0, taking the victory in less than an hour. seventh—seeded coco gauff cruised past mayar sherif winning 6—2, 6—2 to reach the third round at the wta 1000 event in cincinnati for the first time. the american's won 7 of her last 8 since wimbledon, with all seven of those wins coming in straight sets. and that's all the sport for now. get all the latest on the website. we will see you soon. hello and welcome back. here, it's a—level results day — the moment thousands of teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland find out the results of their examinations. students' results will determine whether they'll go to university, or an apprenticeship — or training course. this year the percetage of students getting the top a and a* grades is down — after a rise following the covid pandemic. earlier we heard from education sectretary gillian keegan who

meanwhile, the women's world number one, iga swiatek, has taken the first set against daria saville.of grit and determination from the australian, but it's the defending champion, swiatek, who seals it 6—3. and it is currently 4—3. looking good to the next round. the women's second seed, aryna sabalenka, overcame a poor start on serve to win her opening match against belgium's maryna zanevska. she hit five double faults to lose her first two service games, but found her rhythm and won in straight sets. rangers are among the sides looking to qualify for the champions league tonight. they've travelled to psv eindhoven, with the scores level from the first leg. in the other fixtures, aek athens of greece are up against belgian side royal antwerp and danish champions fc copenhagen take on polish side rakov chestochowa. that one also 0—0. not many goals to tell you about, but that means the danes will go through if it stays. some transfer news for you now, and monaco have completed the £35 million signing of striker folarin balogun from arsenal on a five—year deal. the 22—year—old usa for

the final tennis major of the year gets underway on monday, the us open begins in new york, and iga swiateknters the tournament coming off a loss in the cincinnati open semifinal to coco gauff, she says she learned a great deal on her way to victory last year, and will apply that knowledge. i tried to take everything step—by—step, go forward with my thoughts and think that i need to do something more, because last year i won. so, remembering this is a totally different chapter always helped, but i always want to kind of take a lesson from last year, i learned a lot during the us open, this was probably the most important tournament in terms of me believing in myself. go to the bbc sport website for coverage of the final day at the world athletics championships gold for jakob ingebrigtsen in the 5000 metres and mary moraa in the 800 metres. that's all the sport for now. weather forecasters are warning of a number of extreme weather events happening around the world. in the last few minutes, florida governor ron desantis has been holding a news conference from the florida state emergency oper

let's start with the us open, and it took the defending women's champion iga swiatek less than an hourwith no trouble in her opening match at flushing meadows. it was easy work of the first set, swiatek winning that 6—0. the second almost as straightforward, 6—1, as she aims for a fifth grand slam title. swiatek faces daria saville next. there has been early shock to bring you, though. eighth seed maria sakkari is out.

world number one iga swiatek has cruised through to the third round of the cincinatti open after a crushinge collins. the pole dispensed of last year's australian open runner up injust 59 minutes. while in the men's draw former champion daniil medvedev is through to the round of 16 after he beat italy's lorenzo musetti 6—3 6—2. medvedev also knocked musetti out of last week's canadian open and he'll now face germany's alexander zverev for place in the quarterfinals. what was supposed to be an amicable joint practice session ahead of the new nfl season turned sour between the baltimore ravens and the washington commanders. ravens wide receiver tylan wallace took a pass while under pressure from cornerback emmanuel forbes, who continued to try and retrieve the ball despite wallace coming to a halt. it sparked a 30 man brawl with body slams and punches thrown, not quite what the coaches had in mind as they prepare for the new campaign. sylvia still lead manchester city 1-0 sylvia still lead manchester city 1—0 in that you refer super cup. all updates on the bbc sports website, i will be back l

tennis grand slam of the season — the us open — is under way, and the defending women's champion, iga swiateke though we could have an upset, in eighth seed maria sakkari losing to spain's rebeka masarova, who won the first set 6—4. currently 4—3 to masorova in the second.

tennis grand slam of the season — the us open — is under way, and the defending women's champion, iga swiatekg the opening matches at flushing meadows. she's not long started her first round match against rebecca peterson, the world number one on arthur ashe today. elsewhere though we could have an upset, in eighth seed maria sakkari losing to spain's rebeka masarova, who won the first set 6—4. currently 4—3 to masorova in the second. sakkari now serving to stay in the match and the olympic champion belinda bencic is also in action right now. she's up against the russian kamilla rakhimova — and a set up there, winning the first 6—2. the second, she's 5—2 on bencic�*s serve going for the matchrakhimova is playing under a neutralflag for this tournamernt though — because of the ongoing conflict between russia and ukraine. later on tonight, the three—time champion novak djokovic is on court — as he looks to win a record extending 24th men's grand slam title. he plays the frenchman alexandre muller in the opening round — and djokovic says he's excited to return after a two—year absence from flush

no problems for the world number one and defending champion iga swiatek.ia sakkari. she was beaten in straight sets by spain's rebeka masarova, a player ranked 63 places below her. and in the men's draw, the fourth—seed holger rune is out in the opening round. he was beaten in four sets by roberto carballes baena, a player ranked 59 places below him. 25th—seed alexander bublik is also out, losing in straight sets to the 2020 champion dominic thiem. later on, the three—time us open champion novak djokovic is on court as he looks to win a record—extending 24th men's grand slam title. he plays the frenchman alexandre muller in the opening round, and djokovic says he's excited to return after a two—year absence from flushing meadows. he missed last year's event due to his covid vaccine status. every grand slam that i play right now is really a golden opportunity to make more history. of course there is a big significance to that. i wouldn't say, it adds a bit more the fact i haven't played here for two years, it's just the feeling is pretty much the same. ther

let's start with the us open, and it took the defending women's champion iga swiatek less than an hour to cruise into the second round earlier. the world number one from poland was untouchable, beating rebecca peterson with no trouble in her opening match at flushing meadows. it was easy work of the first set, swiatek winning that 6—0. the second almost as straightforward, 6—1, as she aims for a fifth grand slam title. swiatek faces daria saville next. there has been early shock to bring you, though. eighth seed maria sakkari is out. she was beaten in straight sets by spain's rebeka masarova, a player ranked 63 places below sakkari, who was 4—1 up in the first set. but her patchy form rolls on, beaten 6—4, 6—4. in the men's draw, the seeds are not safe either. 25th—seed alexander bublik lost in straight sets to the 2020 champion dominic thiem. the austrian is unseeded after being dogged by a wrist injury. thiem faces american ben shelton in the second round on wednesday. later on, the three—time us open champion novak djokovic is on court as he looks to win a record—extending 24th men'

andy murray gets his tournament under way on tuesday, but iga swiatek is taking nothing for granted as her french open title and a career—best performance at wimbledon. she says she learned a great deal on her way to victory last year, and will apply that knowledge to her approach this time around. i try to take everything step—by—step, and not really go forward with my thoughts, and think, you know, that i need to do something more, because last year, i won. so, remembering that this is a totally different chapter always helped. but i also want to kind of just take a lesson from last year. i learnt a lot during the us open, and this was probably the most important tournament, in terms of me believing in myself. tournament, in terms of me believing in m self. ., , , ., in myself. that is 'ust about it from us here _ in myself. that is 'ust about it from us here on _ in myself. that isjust about it from us here on sportsday. i but just to finish, we'll go back to football — and chelsea's season might seem back on track after victory over luton on friday night. but it wasn't the most con

on the women's side, world number one iga swiatek eased into the third round on wednesday with a comfortablehe team, bye—bye. hello. for those of you who enjoyed the big moon, there's a real treat outside at the moment. it's a super blue moon. what is that? a super bit is when the moon is closest to the earth. the blue bit is the second blue moon of the month. this is how some's house spotted the rising moon here in derbyshire. looking at the weather picture at the moment, we do have some thicker cloud. that's going to spoil the south of the moon, but across the eastern side, we got the clearest of the skies. through the day on thursday, we do have some rain that's going to be spouting in from the west. that will start to make inroads towards the southwest wales and southwest england. as that arrives, so will quite mild heirs. 14 degrees as we start the day in plymouth. split weather for thursday, lovely start for scotland. bright with hazy sunshine for east anglia, but across western areas, we have the rain moving in. southern areas of wales and england, otherwise probably coming through qu

the women's number one seed is iga swiatek of poland, taking on rebecca peterson of sweden. sean tech is in the far court of the second set, having already won the first set. six love peterson makes a good shot to keep the rally going, but tech makes a better one for the winner. no mistake with that one match point. now, peterson can't get to a powerful forehand by tech. no drama in this one. as tech moves on with a straight sets win of six love. six one. we just finished one world cup. the women's soccer tournament, and we're beginning another. the fiba world cup in basketball in the philippines. steve kerr, the coach of the us team which met greece today in the first round and the us always the favorite when it comes to basketball regardless of the roster. anthony edwards to mikal bridges in the early going as bridges is good from three point range. two more rising us stars team up here tyrese haliburton penetrates then dishes to paolo banchero for the jam the us and command in front by 12 then more of the same in the second half. jalen brunson sprints his way through traf

open champ iga swiatek en route to the title.the men, maryland native ty -- frances tiafoe captivated the crowd last year on his path to the semi-finals, stunning rafael nadal along the way. this year he's the ten seed at his favorite tournament. >> this is one of the places where i actually like enjoy playing generally. it's just fun. super fun out here. the atmosphere is crazy. >> reporter: chris eubanks also won hearts and minds with his epic wimbledon run. now the pressure is on for the 28th seed, and lurking on opposite sides of the draw, the two titans of today's men's game, number one carlos alcaraz and number two, novak djokovic. alcaraz is the defending u.s. open champion and now number one in the world after that epic come-from-behind win final over djokovic. djokovic wasn't at the open last year due to covid vaccine restrictions. you can catch all the u.s. open action starting monday on espn. i believe i will be there and if not, i will be watching, can't wait. >> gio: and you've been going since you were a kid. >> wil

would not have been something i would have said a month ago, but unfortunately for her, and for iga swiateked and defending champion, they are going to play in the quarterfinals if they both get there. it's a difficult draw for both of them. >> will: coco gauff still just 19 years old and already such a career. let's move over to the men quickly. it's been 20 years now since an american man won a grand slam. that was andy roddick, 2003 u.s. open. there are many seeded u.s. men. five of them. who should we know about, and who has a chance to go deep in this tournament? >> we have had great results in the americans' men's side with of course, tommy paul. he made the australian open semifinal at the start of this year. of course, chris eubanks, what he was able to do at wimbledon was quite an incredible run, and we saw how well he can play on a faster court, and of course, frances tiafoe who made the semifinals last year at the u.s. open, which was really one of the great stories of the u.s. open last year. so those three guys in particular, you know, there's a couple of others. taylor fritz w

the first set against china's zheng qinwen if if the american wins she'd face world number one iga swiatek all of that with just a light breeze in pembrokeshire in wales. now it will turn warmer across the board as we head through the rest of the week, some more sunny spells. it will start to feel more humid, particularly by night, but it won't be completely dry. it will turn wet and windy through the day on friday. more on that in just a moment. but overnight tonight then, it's relatively mild out there. some long, clear spells will see some areas of mist and low clouds developing, particularly for central and eastern areas of england. where we see that mist and low cloud, it will lift and clear readily through the morning, burnt back by wall of the sunshine. and we're drawing in more of a south—easterly wind through the day on thursday. that's going to drag in this warmer, muggy feeling air from the near continent. so temperatures will rise across the board up to the low to the mid 20s in celsius. we may even see the day's highest temperatures out towards western areas of wales. few show

the olympic champion belinda bencic no problems for the world number one and defending champion iga swiatek 139 for 9. england were always in control in the chase. dawid malan hit a half century as they won by seven wickets, reaching their target with six overs to spare... a comfortable win for a team led byjos buttler who says it's a nice problem having so many players fighting for a place we want to give people opportunities like gus— we want to give people opportunities like gus atkinson, he will see in an england shirt and a couple of tweaks. _ england shirt and a couple of tweaks, but they do come thick and fast _ tweaks, but they do come thick and fast, but _ tweaks, but they do come thick and fast, but at — tweaks, but they do come thick and fast, but at the end of the day we want _ fast, but at the end of the day we want to— fast, but at the end of the day we want to win — fast, but at the end of the day we want to win the games. meanwhile england's women will begin their 3—match t20 series against sri lanka today and they'll go into it on the back of a groundbreaking decision yeste