the german, a 2—time semifinalist at indian wells, had to respond to her opponent's excellent start, two breaks in the second. her determination saw her win the match after almost two hours on court. alexander zverev was sent packing from the indian wells masters with a 6—3, 6—1 defeat by fellow german jan—lennard struff in the third round. afterwards, zverev said he's suffering with a virus. athletic‘s world governing body, the iaaf, say russian athletes will remain banned from international competitions until further notice. the iaaf banned russia in november 2015 because of evidence of state—sponsored doping, and it's the 10th time they've has turned down russia's appeal for reinstatement, having requested the same assurances when it upheld the ban in december. it will remain in place until samples and data from moscow's former anti—doping laboratory are made available. and, finally, the most challenging windsurfing contest in the world is underway in the republic of ireland. few people, if any, will get to watch it in person, though, because the red bull storm chase seeks out con

and despite a five—week break from the sport, serena williams pulls out of indian wells mid— match withirus. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. it has been another weekend of frantic football action across the europan leagues. liverpool have narrowed the gap to just one point at the top of the english premier league after beating burnley 4—2 at anfield. they had to do it the hard way, though, after the visitors opened the scoring on six minutes. but roberto firmino equalised and sadio mane then gave them the lead before the break. in the second half, firmino grabbed his second. but after burnley added a little pressure with another goal in the final minutes. mane ensured a comfortable and importnat win forjurgen klopp‘s side and those vital three points. iam i am completely happy about the performance of the boys. against burnley especially, you always have to be so ready for a fight and playing football. it is not only plan, if you play a little bit, they smash you. if you don't fight there is no chance. so we did both again. good. never gets rid of us. generally the perf

a semi final showdown with rafael nadal after both won their respective last 16 matches at the indian wells masters. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the uefa champions league and the news that the quarter final line up is now complete. liverpool and barcelona were both victorious in their respective ties against bayern munich and lyon and earlier our football reporter john bennett explained how liverpool won in germany. really, liverpool in a way didn't have to get out of second gear. buyer munich were woeful. a brilliant performance by liverpool, incomplete control for the whole game. brilliant goal by sadio mane. he is in great form. buyer munich fought back and got an equaliser before halftime. an own goal. we thought we might see a different buyer munich in second half but liverpool were in control. van dijk back from suspension and then it was all wrapped up again by sadio mane. liverpool finalists last season into the last day, still in the premier league title race and what a brilliant season they're having. i was really happy, notjust because we won but how st

day for the world number one's in tennis with both never talk about soccer being dumped out in indian wells djokovic she has won the tournament five times but lost in the third round here he was beaten in straight sets by the young suited for the kosher either is the first time a german has beaten the world number one innings to next step in place frenchman gael monfils. djokovic is out but the other big hitters remain roger federer enjoyed a straight sets victory of the fellows with stan brinker six three six four and took in just sixty minutes later will now play britain's home for a place in the clincher for. rafael nadal had an even easier and he's the ground match the world number two thrash diego shorts one six three six one zero dollars aiming for his first title at indian wells since going. on to the women's tournament and as we mentioned bad news for the world number one me osaka one indian wells last season and went on to claim back to back grand slams but things have been on revelling since sacking her coach last month she lost in the first round in dubai last time out and this t

and, on a day of shocks at indian wells, men's top seed novak djokovic goes out along with women's second seed simona halep. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the uefa champions league, and cristiano ronaldo has again dragged his team back from the depths. this time a hat—trick forjuventus, as the old lady saw off atletico madrid to progress to the quarter—finals, while manchester city thrashed schalke to also progress. ronaldo‘s hat—trick in turin capped off a remarkakable turnaround for massimiliano allegri's side, and our football reporter john bennett gave me his verdict on what we can expect next from the italians. i think this was a defining note for juventus, because yes, cristiano ronaldo was the hero. everyone will talk about him, he will grab all the headlines, but i thought it was a fantastic team performance. the two centre—backs faultless. atletico madrid didn't want to put across in because they knew it would be headed away. and a really good team performance. max allegri answered a few critics, people have talked about his future, perhaps leaving in th

roger federer gets his indian wells campaign off to a winning start.erena williams pulls out of indian wells mid— match with a virus. hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. it has been another weekend of frantic football action across the europan leagues. liverpool have narrowed the gap to just one point at the top of the english premier league after beating burnley 11—2 at anfield. they had to do it the hard way, though, after the visitors opened the scoring on six minutes. but roberto firmino equalised and sadio mane then gave them the lead before the break. in the second half, firmino grabbed his second. but after burnley added a little pressure with another goal in the final minutes. mane ensured a comfortable and importnat win forjurgen klopp's side and those vital three points.

is the first wildcard to ever reach the final of indian wells she's had an incredible run of form winning thirty two of her last thirty five matches at the end of last season she was ranked one hundred seventy eighth in the world but thanks to her performance in california she'll break into the top forty on monday she says she's been meditating since she was twelve and it seems to be working for . her that you meditate did you envision that tonight was going to happen. i guess so oh i haven't. when i made it to yes it sure was myself after the match winning. so i guess that fiercely hope and just today i just believed in myself playing against these top players i've watched them play so many times and t.v. so it's really incredible to play against them and where you went from on monday a kid to another an even younger one but this one is better with his feet than his hands this is eleven year old kata his latest instagram video has gone viral it's gotten youth academy player has shown off his quick feet and ball control on a treadmill even turning up the speed at one stage a mile carter h

now mary soccer one indian wells last season and then went on to climb back to about grand slams but our form has been unraveling a little bit since she sacked a coach by ina last month she lost in the first round in dubai last time out and this time as she is falling in straight sets six three six one suit belinda bench each. despite the defeats osaka will hold on to her number one ranking because woman but so simona halep was also not celts nineteen year old marcus of andras over got the better of her in three sets the czech youngster ranked sixty one in the world four times in the decider to take the much. zidane sedan as arrived at rome judge training complex for his second stint as manager of the spanish club the frenchman was reappointed on monday just ten months after walking away from the role that and won three straight champions league trophies the first time around but rejoins the one of the club's worst ever rounds they were knocked out of this year's champions league by x. at home and currently sits third in the spanish league that's well the points behind this rivals ba

if all goes well for federal he could meet this man in the semifinals rafael nadal returns to indian wells place fourteenth the parents as he chases a fourth trophy he missed last year's tournament because of a hip injury. the relationship that i have with this event is very special and. i. had to pull out at the last moment. so i am very excited to be back. go for rory macrorie is big on the defense of his arnold palmer invitational title in florida but it's what the northern irishman said off the course that's causing a stir mcelroy is a four time major winner but he builds up to the last as he was reminded of last year's faltering final round and asked how he deals with that kind of failure which he said this i've become comfortable with the fact i've tried four times i feel old but you know abraham lincoln lost the first thirteen elections he was ever in the and i've been a present united states so i've still got a bit of time le bron's nickname is king james and that's for good reason is now pushed michael jordan out of the top four on the old time highest score list in the n.b.a. the

an indian wells champion bianca and now has ten wins in a row the eighteen year old canadian beat world number four and julie kerber in three sets but the german was a sore loser microphones caught her calling and the biggest drama queen ever as they shook hands. in the minstrel roger federer avoided an exit at the hands of moldova and arrived to all but despite losing the opening set the three time miami open champion fought back to escape and embarrassing second round. but the number two seed alexander's vera crashed out to david ferrer is vera of had nine aces but also double faulted twelve times in this last third goes through to face francis jafo in the third round. u.c.l.a. gymnast caitlin ohashi has taken the world by storm again with another perfect ten only this time she did it with new music ohashi replace angst for michael jackson and her new viral floor routine with hits from tina turner beyond say and sister janet jackson the change comes after the leaving neverland documentary which highlighted alleged sexual abuse of children by michael jackson has given her says given he

indian wells champion bianca and now has ten wins in a row the eighteen year old canadian beat world number four and julie kerber in three sets but the german was a sore loser microphones caught her calling and the school the biggest drama queen ever as they should. in the men's draw roger federer avoided an exit at the hands of mulled over the right to albert despite losing the opening set the three time miami open champion fought back to escape an embarrassing second round defeat. but the number two seed alexander's vera crashed out to david fur as vera had nine aces but also double faulted twelve times in this last goes through to face francis jafo in the third. u.c.l.a. gymnast caitlin ohashi has taken the world by storm again with another perfect ten routine only this time she did it with new music ohashi replaced on star michael jackson and her viral floor routine with hits from tina turner beyond say and janet jackson the change comes after that leaving neverland documentary which highlighted alleged sexual abuse of children by michael jackson ohashi said given the platform sh

roger federer eased his way into the quarterfinals of the indian wells masters he beat britain's kyle edmund in straight sets six one six four thirty seven year old federer is on track to win the tournament for a second time mixed up the papers for but it was fifteen years younger than him and it's the future finals for the first time at a masters of bent. will federer is also on course to meet rafael nadal in the semifinals al won in straight sets to get fit you know which six three six four that put him through to the last eight at indian wells for the first time in three years down here now face in. canada's wild card teenager bianca andrea screw is taking the women's tournament by storm the eighteen year old trash two time grand slam when i got to be a moved out of a six love six one is her second win over top twenty player this week and risky start to the season one hundred fifty second in the world the end of top forty in the rankings come out on monday. and next to face will number six alina spitz alina who had a much tougher much she flew from a set down to be czech teenager.

belinda bencic is already having her best ever run at indian wells.fending champion naomi osaka comes after she won the dubai title last month. she was razor sharp against the world number one, beating her injust over an hour. angelique kerber set up a hard—hitting quarterfinal with venus williams after she beat aryna sabalenka in three sets, and the german kerber leads venus 5—3 in their head—to—head record. the world's top 50 golfers are here, in ponte vedra beach, florida for the players championship. after the majors, it's considered by many to be the most important event on the calendar. it also has the biggest prize fund of any tournament in the sport and is back in its traditional march spot for the first time since 2006. tiger woods is bidding for a third title here, but he's also got one eye on next month's masters, the first major of 2019. iam right i am right there where i need to be. my i am right there where i need to be. my finishes are getting a little bit better each and every time i have gone out last year, and i have gotten a bit mor

the german, a 2—time semifinalist at indian wells, had to respond to her opponent's excellent start,he second. her determination saw her win the match after almost two hours on court. roger federer will go head to head with a player he knows very well later on tuesday — he's up against his compatriot and general all—round tour buddy stan wawrinka in the third round. federer beat peter cojowczyk on sunday, but he had something of a second—set wobble. he went 3—1 down and then saved six of seven break points against the german. experience paid off in the end, though. he's aiming to win this tournament for a record sixth time. will it be ronaldo to the rescue on tuesday? juventus need this man more than ever! the serie a leaders will have to pull off a sensational comeback against atletico madrid later if they're to make it to the champions league quarterfinals. the old lady will have home advantage as they try to overturn a 2—0 deficit in exactly the sort of scenario for which juventus shelled out the not inconsiderable sum of $117 milllion for ronaldo's services. it's 23 years since t

been a bad day for the world tennis number one spot not a joke that an i mean i suck oh abates an indian wells joke of it has won this tournament five times but harry is losing in round three he was beaten in straight sets by the un sated philipp kohlschreiber it's the first time the german has evidence in a world number one. i don't feel how this can you know disturb me in the long run and i you know i know what i'm capable often or quality of my tennis and. it's it's it's one of those days as have to congratulate your opponent move on. one indian wells last season then with sounds of climb back to back grand slams but a form has been unraveling somewhat recently since she sets her coach sasha by iain she lost in the first round in dubai last time outs and here she is going down in straight sets to linda and cheech. tiger woods returns from a week long injury thursday's players' championship he's insisting that the mine in next trainee has hasn't affected his preparations for next month's masters the first major of the year i'm right there have been where i need to be my finishes are getting

roger federer an easy swain's of the quarter finals at the indian wells masters britain's kyle edmund in straight sets six one six four thirty seven year old is on track to win the tournament for a sixth time figure pose poland to catch next year is fifteen years younger than him and into the causes for the first time ever masters of it. federer is also on shows to meet rafael nadal in the semifinals nadal beat philip you know which in straight sets six three six four puts in three law stated indian wells for the first time in three years will now face carving cutter. canada's wildcard teenager bianca. is taking the women's tournament by storm the eighteen year old thrashed two time grand slam when i got being in the world with a six love six one it's a second win over top twenty players this week and their school start of the season one hundred fifty second in the world but will enter the top forty when the new rankings come from monday. next year face world number six silliness with a leader who had a much tougher match she had to come from a set down to be checked teenager. and has

indian wells and miami. so definntely it gave me a lot of confidence. >> meanwhhle, venus williams is through to the second round after a tough opeeing match. the former world number one germmny's andrea petkovic in three sets after venus lost the second set. without winning a game. neex year's olympic weightlifting competition will -pbe missing one of its thailand has chossn to sit out tokyo 2020 and all year to serve a voluntary one-year ban. positive for a banned substance at last year's world championshhps incllding olympic champion vakanya sira one of thailand's two goll medalist at the rio olympics. despite the ban, thaiiand will still host the world championships in september without any home competitors. revise its scoring system by awarding a oint for the fastest lap of a race. the decision has already been approved by motorsports governing body the f.i.a. the extra points will only be fastest lap finishes inside the top 10. michaela schiff republican closing n on -- mikaela shiffrin, placcd third i

the belgian winning 7—6, 6—a and reaches the fourth round for the first time at indian wells.nal. he shot a final round of 71 in florida to finish on 10 under par. italy's francesco molinari won the tournament with a remarkable final round of 6a, which included this monster birdie on the 18th to finish two shots clear.tommy fleetwood was joint third. ronnie o'sullivan has become the first snooker player in history to record 1000 century breaks. it came at the players championship in preston and ever the showman, ronnie took his time over the pot that took him to the landmark. he went on to win the match with the break of 13a and with it the tournamnet, as he beat neil robertson ten frames to four. that's all the sport for now. strong winds of up to 65 miles per hour have caused disruption across parts of the country, bringing down trees, closing roads and leaving hundreds of homes in wales without power. winds knocked scaffolding into a road in west london, crushing these cars. meanwhile, gusts blew part of the roof off this supermarket in broadstairs in kent. the family of a

roger federer eased his way into the quarter finals of the indian wells masters he beat britain's coyle edmund in straight sets six one six vault the thirty seven year old is on track to win the tournament for a sixth time federer play poland to catch the next two fifteen years younger than him and into the court is for the first time we must do that and. federer is also on course to meet rafa nadal in the same ways medal beating for the play you know which in straight sets six three six four that put him through to the last eight at indian wells for the first time in three years now face card in cotton and. liverpool continued a great run of form for english teams in the champions league they thrashed by munich three one in germany to progress to the quarter final study a man a school to him virgil van dyke got the other one. a big step for us big big big one for us we will see what we can't do with it actually but it's still it's fantastic side of that be again. set of mark for the for this wonderful club that we really are back on the landscape of international top football. barcelon

well. i mean, i had a great run in indian wales, i played good tennis, good matches against top players as t of confidence, starting here the tournament, but everything starts from zero, the tournament mixes it up again and i know that i have still to play my best tennis from the first round. less than three years ago an english student, sian kelly, stumbled on an advert looking for cricket coaches in argentina. she ended up swapping solihull in the uk, for south america and is now in charge of the country's women's team, bringing cricketing culture to a continent better known for its football. james law went to buenos aires to meet her. the languages spanish the skills of pure solihull. sian kelly went to argentina three years ago the language degree but ended up in charge of the women's team. when i just started at my local cricket clu b just started at my local cricket club at 16 years of doing a friday night here and there, i never imaginedi night here and there, i never imagined i would come out to buenos aires and the coaching and south america so it's been a big step up and i've lear

i've heard her is going for a six title at indian wells and he wrapped things up in just an hour and thirteen minutes. i played the stage for an adult up against russia's current catch you know. this was a more competitive match the opening set was close but the dow took it on a tie break by not for the first time in his career he needed some treatment for a knee injury but the doctor patched him up and he went on to claim victory setting up the much everybody wanted to see in california the dial vs federal the two most successful players in history with thirty seven grand slams between the guy i want to play and i am sometimes probably my my biggest rival on. a belated ages in our career and i was. just a pleasure and just an opportunity to keep competing that's true you know if i play rough or there is extra energy in the building extra energy for both of us there's always a lot on the line we'd have done so much promotional stuff for you know for the tour charity stuff matches you know legendary matches that you know brought history so i think we're both excited it'll be their fir

sports news today british no 2 katie boulter is one win away from reaching the main draw of the indian wells open, after beating american allie kiick in qualifying. she's due back on court in the next half an hour against viktorija golubic. bolton wanderers' championship match with millwall this saturday is in doubt — they have 2a hours to assure teh local council safety provisions will be in place. money is owed to several parties players as well as full and part—time staff, including matchday stewards, havent been paid their salaries for february. and away from the row in welsh by, the national team is preparing for their six nations match against scotland this weekend — and adam beard replaces cory hill in the second row — that's their only change. a £70 million centre of excellence that could radically improve the standard of women's football in england has been unveiled in cheshire. winsford's the location and a women's superleague team's already lined up to take up residence there. it's said there'll be opportunities and jobs beyond football in a town that's suffered economically. mark

the estonian was a set and 2—love up against andreescu when the canadian who won the indian wells titlere with a shoulder injury. it brought an and to her 10—match wining streak. the number 2 seed simona halep is also through to the quarter—finals. halep, who's never got beyond the semi—finals in miami, came through in straight sets against venus williams, who's won the title there three times. the romanian won 6—3, 6—3, to seal her place in the last eight for the third time in four years. in the men's singles, there was a shock defeat for the number 2a seed grigor dimitrov. the bulgarian was beaten in straight sets byjordan thompson. the australian, ranked 77 in the world, won 7—5, 7—5, to reach the last 16. meanwhile, roger federer remains on course for a fourth miami masters title. the number 4 seed is through to the fourth round after beating serbia's filip krajinovic in straight sets. federer, who last won the title there two years ago, recovered from being a break down in the first set, to win 7—5, 6—3, and he'll now face russia's daniil medvedev in the last 16. he's the nfl star

also through to the second round is the indian wells open champion bianca andreescu who recovered fromfter losing the opener the 18—year—old canadian won 12 of the next 15 games to take the match 4—6, 7—6, 6—2. next up she'll face american sofia kenin. through to the third round is third seed petra kvitova who defeated maria sakkari 6—1, 6—4. the world number two and beaten finalist in this year's australian open was rarely challenged in the first set by the 23—year—old greek woman and despite a tougher second set the czech still progressed. the inclusion of transgender athletes is under consideration at the international olympic committee amid concerns over fair play. the debate has been loudest when it comes to trans women lining up in the female category. with next year's games in tokyo expected to feature the first ever trans athlete at an olympics, the sport authorities are rushing to find a compromise that suits everyone. our sport news correspondent alex capstick has been hearing from all sides of the story, his report begins in the united states. in colorado's open country, a c

so round 4 of a second successive masters series event he made the last 16 a fortnight ago at indian wellsgles but she had to come from behind to beat polona hercog after the world number 93 from slovenia took the opening set 7—5. the number 2 seed, halep, turned it round — by taking the second set on a tie—break — then racing through the decider — 6—2. she'll now play venus williams. to golf — and a celebrating paul casey. the englishman is once again the valspar champion — he's retained a title for the first time in his professional career. he held on for a one—shot victory overjason kokrak and louis oosthuizen. dustinjohnson was among the big players to fall behind his five under par finish was three shots behind the winner. casey finished eight under, windy conditions in palm harbor, florida. david warner's made a high—scoring return to the indian premier league. a i2—month ban for taking part in a ball—tampering scandal meant the australian missed last year's tournament. but he came back with a top—score 85 for sunrisers hyderabad. still not the happiest return, kolkata knight riders

can federer make it six of the best in indian wells?isa it is a remarkable story. it really is. as a kid lebronjames had a wall plastered with pictures of michaeljordan. the lebronjames then — who was constantly on the move and growing up with his mother gloria — could never have imagined that some day he would surpass his hero on the list of all time scorers in the nba. but on wednesday, the la lakers star moved abovejordan into fourth place on the all—time list. he did it scoring 31 points in a loss against the denver nuggets. claire thornton reports. he knew this moment was likely to come before even taking to the court. commentator:

onto tennis, where belinda bencic has moved through to the semi—finals at indian wells with a three setskova. it's a 12th successive win for the 22—year—old swiss, who knocked out former champion naomi osaka in the previous round. she is still on course for a second successive tournament, having won in dubai last month. she will next play venus williams, who just beat angelique kerber. in the men's event, canada's 13th seed milos raonic enjoyed a comfortable 6—3, 6—4 win over lucky loser, miomir kecmanovic of serbia. the world number 130 lost in the final round of qualifying, but was invited back after wimbledon finalist kevin anderson pulled out injured. however, raonic prevailed and will play either gail monfils or dominic thiem in the last four. jockey bryony frost made cheltenham festival history on thursday as she became the first woman to ride a top—level grade one winner overjumps. frodon landed an emotional triumph for her and trainer paul nichols in the ryanair chase. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. well, what a memorable day we have had here at cheltenham and a l

a semi final showdown with rafael nadal after both won their respective last 16 matches at the indian wellsrogramme where we start with the uefa champions league and the news that the quarter final line up is now complete. liverpool and barcelona were both victorious in their respective ties against bayern munich and lyon and earlier our football reporter john bennett explained how liverpool won in germany. really, liverpool in a way didn't have to get out of second gear. buyer munich were woeful. a brilliant performance by liverpool, incomplete control for the whole game. brilliant goal by sadio mane. he is in great form. buyer munich fought back and got an equaliser before

the top seeds at the indian wells open all enter the fray in the next few days.l had a bye in the first round of what is one of the most prestigious tournaments outside the four majors. roger federer shares the record for the most number of wins in the men's singles with novak djokovic, so he'll looking to make history with a 6th victory. it would be another landmark for federer who claimed the 100th title of his career in dubai last week, and he's pleased it's out of the way. winning in dubai and getting to number 100 and not having to carry the 99 title for me for the rest of the 99 title for me for the rest of the season, it is out of the way and i think it was a perfect week. i struggled at the beginning but ended up struggled at the beginning but ended up playing great tennis so i think there will be a lot of good vibes moving forward. the only problem could be my opponents if they catch fire that day or play well. but i will give it my all and that is good enough. in the women's draw, naomi osaka will be there to try and retain the title she won last year.

and, on a day of shocks at indian wells, men's top seed novak djokovic goes out along with women's secondme, where we start with the uefa champions league, and cristiano ronaldo has again dragged his team back from the depths. this time a hat—trick forjuventus, as the old lady saw off atletico madrid to progress to the quarter—finals, while manchester city thrashed schalke to also progress. ronaldo's hat—trick in turin capped off a remarkakable turnaround for massimiliano allegri's side, and our football reporter john bennett gave me his verdict on what we can expect next from the italians. i think this was a defining note for juventus, because yes, cristiano ronaldo was the hero. everyone will talk about him, he will grab all the headlines, but i thought it was a fantastic team performance. the two centre—backs faultless. atletico madrid didn't want to put

belinda bencic is through to the semifinals in indian wells, after a three set win over karolina pliskovaecomes the first female jockey to ever ride a grade one winner at the festival. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the news that five—time champions sevilla have been knocked out of the europa league, losing in extra time to a late slavia prague goal in the czech republic. colm harrison looks back on a night of late drama. all square at 2—2 from the first leg, slavia prague struck first in the return sue a cameroonian defender. the two players then traded penalties either side of half—time, with wissam ben yedder equalising for sevilla, only for slavia prague to head back in front in the second half.

dan evans is up against stan wawrinka in the first round at indian wells. listen to commentary on 5 live sports extra and via the bbc sport website. earlier, johanna konta reached the third orund with an impressive win over hsieh su—wei of taiwan, 6—0, 6—2, showing signs perhaps that the wobbles at the start of the season are behind her as she looks to climb up the women's rankings, she was as high as four in the world. meanwhile, super league champions wigan warriors have suffered their fourth defeat in five games at the hands of bottom club huddersfield. kruise leeming scored the opening try of the game for the giants, his team—matejoe wardle the second in the 14—6 victory. hudderfield stay bottom, but are level on points with leeds and wigan. and what a run from tommy fleetwood out in the states, where he has a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the arnold palmer invitrational. he's 9—under. he followed up his opening roudn 69 with a second round 66 on 9—under alongside keegan bradley. the pair are four shots clear of the field. he's chasing a mai

ranked player has suffered another early tournament exit last week he went house in round three to indian wells miami six time champion is heading home after round four. beaten in three sets by world number twenty five reports about easter a good spank i was kind of match should have lost them in so many opportunities and just way too many ways through the opportunities and this is what happens when you when you don't capitalize. australia's nick curiosus had an eventful few days underarm serves well one tactic in his last much and he kept croatia's borna church guessing in this encounter was curious later admitted to getting bored during the second set and was deducted a point from old a blip senate seat he went on so lose in three sets was me don't play for two hours and twenty minutes and regardless he owes me a lot like play some tennis like i'm not going to take. you to him probably not. maybe that's why when you competing in this heat in the moment of paranoia when you're canadian seen an agent felix assume is having the best week of his young career the eighteen year old is in the quarte

serena williams had to retire from her third round match at indian wells, citing "extreme fatigue".t the time. scotland's stuart hogg, tommy seymour and blair kinghorn will miss that match this weekend against england. maro itoje is out for england. maro itoje is out for england. three nations can still win the title, wales, england and holders ireland. managing superstars is something british coach marc skinner is going to have to get used to, having landed the job as head coach of american women's side orlando pride. with six times world player of the year marta in the squad and world cup winner alex morgan — it's a side packed with talent. jo currie's been to meet him. bridget, your eyes are on the ball, they should be on the player. in the sunshine state, the birmingham accent stands out a mile. but for the newly appointed mark skinner, his move to orlando pride is no vacation. for the past two seasons he has been manager of birmingham city women, leading them to an fa cup final at wembley. now he's taking on one of the most glamorous jobs in the women's game, where he will be m

will resume later on saturday roger federer and rafael nadal both won their quarter finals at indian wells to set up their first meeting in nearly a year and a half they woodstock's reports. things have been going federer's way this week and so did the first set against poland's whew but her catch the swiss took it six games to fall his opponent may have been fifteen years younger than him but it didn't show it was her catch made to do most of the running and experience when out in the end i had to risk going for a six title at indian wells and he wrapped things up in just an hour and thirteen minutes. i played the stage been a dial up against russia's current catch you know. this was a more competitive match the opening set was close but an adult took it on a tie break i know for the first time in his career he needed some treatment for a knee injury but the doctor patched him up and he went on to claim victory setting up the match everybody wanted to see in california the tao versus federer the two most successful players in history with thirty seven grand slams between them i want to pl

women's world number one naomi asako opens the defense of her indian wells title on saturday she's up against frenchwoman christine about the novich after high profile sed split with coach sasha by in a soft as working with a new trainer and she's confident things are looking up. a little since been going really well he's kind of tough though so it's a little bit difficult but yeah i mean he's he's a really awesome guy and he's a really good coach i think of course there is a little bit of pressure there but for me i don't think about defending i just think about winning another twenty minutes so hopefully i can keep that mindset going for sure i think winning in new wells gave me a lot of confidence going into grand slams because it is seven matches for me because i wasn't seeded at the time and it's for the most like all of the top players playing indian wells and man so definitely it gives me a lot of confidence meanwhile venus williams is through to the second round after a tough opening match the former world number one overcame illness to beat germany's andrea petkovic in three

spitz alina in three sets the eighteen year old is the youngest player it's reached the final at indian wells in twenty years since a certain serina williams won its seventy and rescue will be up against three time grand slam champion. well mckayla shifrin his days as a teenage skiing sensation along behind are now the twenty four year old equalled the all time record for world cup slalom wins on saturday the american beat wendy holder to the slalom title and on the right i mean she goes level within the last ten months decades old record of forty wins in the discipline she writes of the overall world cup title two weeks ago and now has the second highest points title in history the season ends with the giant slalom on sunday. all right that's always been our ball it's a little but he very much for that and that does it for this al-jazeera news hour for me it is a problem and the entire team here and down hard thank you very much for watching. i am. i am. i am. fly cats are airways and experience economy class like never before qatar airways going places together. i am a fish every week a new

the swiss is chasing a record sixth indian wells title.eded treatment on his knee. there was a re—run of last season‘s grand final in super league, where warrington made up for that old trafford defeat in october by beating champions wigan. a spectacular finish coming up here from josh charnley made the difference in a 25—12 win for warrington, but the home side finished the match with two players sent to the stands. in last night‘s other matches, there was shock win for london broncos at leeds, while wakefield beat hull fc. a busy weekend. and what‘s with cheltenham as well... quick prediction for the six nations? my prediction for the six nations? my prediction probably will be that wales will win it. but i would love ireland to beat wales and open it up. come on, ireland! come on england as well, just to keep the balance. windy and blustery. hunker down? snow across parts of scotland. strong winds for england and wales. massive swathe of cloud coming up from the atlantic. underneath, low pressure. developing, winds getting stronger. mil

there's a mouthwatering tennis match coming up later indian wells with two time champion serena williams and victoria as a rank of facing off in the night session this will be williams' first match since her quarterfinals exit at the australian open meanwhile sister venus is through to the second round after a tough opening match the former world number one beat germany's andrea petkovic in three sets of the venus last second set about the game show now face australian open final list and thirty petra bit of a. women's world the one day a miss soccer opens her title defense on saturday against frenchwoman coast not end of it after high profile split with coach sasha suck as working with a new trainer jermaine jenkins and she's confident things are looking up. so it's been going really well he's kind of tough though so it's a little bit difficult but you know i mean he's he's a really awesome guy and he's a really good coach i think of course there's a little bit of pressure there but for me i don't think about defending i just think about winning another tournament so hopefully i can kee

johanna konta is through to the second round at indian wells.e parmentier in straight sets and will play sheh su—wei from taiwan in the second round in california. england's chris and gabby adcock are through to the quarterfinals of the all england 0pen badminton championships. they came from behind to beat their compatriots ben lane and jessica pugh in three sets. england's women, after the dissapointment of losing their one day series, have won their twenty20 series against india. chasing a target of 112 in the second match, an unbeaten 64 from danielle wyatt led england to a five wicket win that sealed the series with a game to spare. katherine brunt starring with the ball. the six nations returns this weekend. with wales the only team still on course for the grand slam. scarlets and 0spreys players in the welsh side have been training against the backdrop of a bitter row over the on—off merger between the two regions — but centrejonathan davies says they'll be putting those distractions behind them on saturday. i think players are looking fo

former world number one venus williams beat germany's andrea petkovic to reach the second round at indian wells tookjust under two hours to advance in three sets. williams' sister serena received a first—round bye, and will play victoria azarenka overnight tonight, and britain's dan evans and johanna konta both play later today. phil mickelson found himself in a spot of bother on the first day of the arnold palmer invitational in florida. he found himself on the wrong side of the fence, or the netting, and the renowned lefty had to use his right hand for a change. he thought he'd hit a beauty and got himself out of trouble, but actually the ball hit the netting and remained near his feet. he recovered his composure, though, and managed to finish his first round on four under par to leave him injoint third place. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will be back with more on afternoon live from two o'clock. see you then. see you, kat. thanks very much indeed. back to our story about the shoreham airshow pilot. th

out of his match with roger federer at the spaniard has a knee problem that keeps him out of the indian wellssemifinals federer will play sunday's final against dominic team. still dos because i felt more or less ok during. these beginning of the season in terms of my knee. yesterday the i felt this on court. so now we're starting. a process that i have to to decide what what direction. we have today to recover well and to recover as soon as possible. meanwhile there's a big story developing in the women's tournament canadian teenager bianca and rescue is into the final after beating alina's for italien in three sets the eighteen year old is the youngest player to reach the final at indian wells in twenty years since rena williams won it at seventeen and rescue will be up against three time grand slam champion angelica herbert. wales sealed the six nations rugby championship in style with a commanding twenty five seven victory over ireland in cardiff on saturday hadley park scored the home team's only trial of the much world gareth anscombe kick the remaining points it means the welsh won all

through to the second round in indian wells. the operators of one of the uk's oldest nuclear power stations say they still hope to restart it despite finding hundreds of cracks in the bricks which make up its core. it's a year since a reactor at the hunterston b power station in north ayrshire last generated electricity. 0ur environment correspondent kevin keane reports. these are the first images of some of the 370 cracks found on the graphite bricks which make up the reactor‘s core. the one at hunterston hasn't generated electricity for a year now. underneath here is a graphite core. they know that, once it restarts, the problem will get worse, but are convinced they can operate well within safe limits. we have demonstrated operational allowance. our safety allowa nce. this cliff edge is still to be demonstrated. it has a huge safety margin before we're anywhere near a cliff edge. so this is a life—size model of one of the graphite bricks. this is it here — the nuclearfuel sits inside this wider chamber. the control rods that

tennis star roger federer has bid to win a record six indian wells title is ended in defeat he lost a dominant team in the final in california after winning the first set thirty seven year old federer started to lose momentum the match started to shift in teams favor gaster into the second set forced into cider the twenty five year old coming out on top to win his first masters title team is set to rise to the real world number four. it's a player shared a roach of one of the biggest legends of all time still playing with us we are still able to compete against him especially in this indiscreet finals and it means so much to me lost my first two thousand finals and here i wanted it's almost. a grand slam. you know same time i'm happy for dominic you know wins for. his one thousand as well it's a massive event to win. you know like you said i just got one hundred in dubai and i had a good week here so i really is no reason to to get down posters more to look forward to my i mean look things are good for me just unfortunate today i needed a better shot from time to time. and over on the

the swiss is chasing a record sixth indian wells title.ry are gearing up for the start of the new horse vaulting season this month, and the world cup later this year. it‘s essentially gymnastics on horseback, so we sent mike bushell to have a go. it is the sport in which you mount your horse into a canter and then once on board it is time to start your gymnastic routine. 100 years ago it was a niche sport. this year it is one of the biggest of the world equestrian sports if it is also regarded one of the safest. children are not riding. they are doing gymnastics on horseback so the girl in the middle is in control of a horse and the horse is well—trained. we have always performed on a soft surface. riders don‘t wear helmets. that would restrict spatial awareness. don‘t wear helmets. that would restrict spatial awarenesslj don‘t wear helmets. that would restrict spatial awareness. i always have that on the back of my mind that this is ridiculous why am i doing it? i started when i was three. you do get scared, i do it least. and you have so

withdrawn from two consecutive wta events, after her retirement from last week‘s tournament in indian wellsrint to perfection to claim his first milan—san remo victory. the deceuninck quick—step rider finished ahead of a small group who had broken away near the end of the 291km race in the sunshine through north—western italy for his seventh win of the season. alaphilippe has been the in—form rider at the start of the season, in the final we make mace harder and i had to do no mistakes. i really focused. there was 600 to go. when he wanted to attack i said it was now 01’ never. he wanted to attack i said it was now or never. i he wanted to attack i said it was now 01’ never. i saw my he wanted to attack i said it was now or never. i saw my team—mate after the finish line. everyone was crying. looking good after a long ride. that‘s all the sport for now. don‘t forget you can get in touch with me and some of my team on twitter. plenty more news and updates on all those stories we have brought you on bbc world news today on our website. you can check it out on the app will go to the website. —