johanna konta, break one, game one. brea ks caroline wozniacki. there were breaks in surf but not intensity. like all the sport's best, johanna konta peaked at the most important points. wozniacki is a former world mobil one and yet conquer started this as a great, a mark of her startling progress. —— johanna konta. bodies tyred, johanna konta kept going. she got there in straight sets. now up to seventh in the world, johanna konta says she is benefiting in playing in andy murray's shadow. you won't find much shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, notjust shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, not just myself shadow in miami. it's an incredible accomplishment, notjust myself but my team and my family back home. it's always good to get these sorts of, i guess, it's always good to get these sorts of, iguess, moments it's always good to get these sorts of, i guess, moments in your career. it gets, what's the word? a bit of a pat on the back for the work you are putting in it motivates you more to

as body is tired, johanna konta offered more thunderbolts.orld, johanna konta says that she has benefited from playing in the shadow of andy murray. you will not find much shadow in miami. there was a surprise defeat for premier league leaders chelsea yesterday, they went down 2—1 to crystal palace. second placed tottenham are keeping up the pressure, they won away at burnley. ben croucher has the details. commentator:1-0 commentator: 1-0 chelsea, commentator: 1—0 chelsea, leaders ahead after just four commentator: 1—0 chelsea, leaders ahead afterjust four minutes. commentator: early lead against struggling crystal palace, looks like another saturday stroll for chelsea, in 91 first half seconds, that stroll became all the more gruelling, first williams aha and then christian benteke left antonio co nte then christian benteke left antonio conte staring at only a fourth league conte staring at only a fourth lea g u e loss conte staring at only a fourth league loss this season, and sparked some injury in what looked like a one—sided title race.

as we've been hearing this morning, johanna —— johanna konta as we've been hearing this morning, johannar british tennis now. talk to a little bit more about the context of this. a big win for johanna konta, but how big an achievement is it for her?|j johanna konta, but how big an achievement is it for her? i think it's a very strong case for saying it's a very strong case for saying it is the biggest win by a british woman since 1977. the structure of the tour has changed over 40 years, but this is one of the big four event that the women play every year on the wta tour, just one tear —— level below the grand slams. there's so much history in miami as well. it has a strong pedigree going back many years. to win this, when you are playing the best in the world, over a 12 day period, she had to win six matches in ten days, it's a perfect dress rehearsal for winning a grand slam. to have won mac and on the final against the former world number one, in caroline wozniacki, it shows the pressure that konta was able to take into her stride. she has such mental strength these days, compared to

been extraordinary scenes at a tennis tournament today in romania involving britain‘s number one johanna kontabally abuse konta and the british captain anne keothavong. alex gulrajani has more. the pressure was onjohanna konta from the start with great britain already 1—0 down. she won the first set but that wasn‘t currently battle. both johanna set but that wasn‘t currently battle. bothjohanna konta and her captain complained about the crowd and ilie nastase got involved swearing at both of them and the officials before being escorted away. play restarted. but not for long. johanna konta, world number seven, visibly distressed, complaining again to the umpire before leaving the court. with another romanian player pleading with the crowd. after a 25 minute suspension, johanna konta returned and slotted back into form winning five games in a row to seal victory and bring it level. the tycoon to and johanna konta returns unlike ilie nastase, escorted from the context, his accreditation removed and banned from the rest of the matches. there have been rallies around the world in support of science

what be an important wimbledon for johanna konta, i wonder what that could mean. —— jo. johanna kontas players are getting older, there is hope for us still! laughter you can follow live text commentary of saturday's final on the bbc sport website from about six o'clock. the main stories: britain has said it will protect gibraltar from any sovereignty claims made by spain during brexit negotiations. a pay rise for 2 million people, as the national living wage rises to £7.50 an hour. this man has been earning his money this morning! busy weekend for weather. rainbow weather, classic mixture of sunshine and showers, this picture tells the story of today. big clouds forming a little bit later on in the afternoon, pouring rain here, and thena mile afternoon, pouring rain here, and then a mile either way, the sunshine beating down. a real mixed bag on the way. you can see quite a few breaks in the cloud at the moment, some of us enjoying fine weather, rain around already this morning. showers will get going in the next couple of hours or so, starting to form across southern and western are

johanna konta sets her sights on becoming world number one, after winning the biggest title of her career in the miami open. it's an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself, but also for my team and my family back home. also in the next hour, an obstacle puts today's boat race in doubt. a decision is expected later this morning after a suspected

johanna konta has just lost johanna konta hasjust lost her match in romania.aptain yesterday, who has been banned. halep won the first set. johanna konta played better in the second set, but it didn't last. halep won the match in straight sets, taking the match in straight sets, taking the second set 6—3. that puts romania 2—1 up in the tie, with heather watson on court shortly. to athletics, where there were familiar scenes for great britain men's 4x100m relay team. they've been disqualified in the final at the world relays. they were on course for a medal going into the fourth and final changeover, but were disqualified for not passing the baton in the required zone. the usa went on to win, justin gatlin powering over the line for the gold medal, ahead of barbados and china. a british debutant took off too soon and danny talbot couldn't get the baton to him, in time. it's hard to tell what happened, but i'm just disappointed. it's about the bigger picture, and i'm still confident we can get the job done. it's unfortunate we had to learn the lesson here. it's

johanna konta, british number one, with brake one in game one.of caroline wozniacki. the first was a set of frequent breaks in the serve, but not intensity. and like all the sport's best, konta peaked at the most important points. this one earned her the first set 6—4. was an iraqi isa earned her the first set 6—4. was an iraqi is a former world number one, and yet, the start of this as favourite, a mark of her startling progress. the rankings are no accident. the danish woman was repaired, but never relented. as bodyis repaired, but never relented. as body is tired, konta offered more energy—saving thunder. no british woman had won this tournament before. she got there in straight sets. now up to seventh in the world, jo konta says she has benefited from playing in andy murray's shadow. you won't find much shadow in miami. there were eight matches in the premier league today. there are some great goals coming up on match of the day after the news but if you want to know the results, then here they come. chelsea's lead at the top is down to seven

johanna konta was on top against romania's player, but she was not the only challenge to be both kontaelt the crowd overstepped the mark. the romanian captain, ilie nastase, got involved. already facing investigation for comments made about serena williams, ilie nastase swore at the pair and officials, before being escorted away. play resumed, but only briefly, with johanna away. play resumed, but only briefly, withjohanna konta, the world number seven, visibly distressed. she left the court soon after with another, simona halep are pleading with the crowd. —— halep,. then she returned and wasted no time finishing the match. johanna konta will return, unlike ilie nastase. escorted from the complex, is accreditation removed. banned from playing. —— his. the 37th london marathon will get under way later this morning. more than 40,000 people have registered, meaning this year's race is set to outstrip last year's record number of runners. many will be waved off on their 26 mile journey by the duke and duchess of cambridge, who are expected to be seen cheering on from the sidelines. our re

johanna konta was on top against romania's sorana cirstea, but she wasn't her only challenge. t the home crowd had overstepped the mark. romanian captain ilie nastase then got involved. already facing an investigation for comments he made about serena williams, nastase swore at the british pair and the officials before being escorted away. play resumed, but only briefly. konta, the world number seven, visibly distressed. she left the court soon after, as another romanian player, simona halep, pleaded with the crowd. after nearly half an hour, konta returned and wasted no time in finishing the match. konta will return, unlike nastase, escorted from the complex, his accreditation removed and banned from the rest of the matches. bleep you're stupid! later this morning more than 40 thousand people are expected to take part in the london marathon. 0ur reporter dan johnson is in greenwich for us this morning. after a ll after all the months of training, maybe people are feeling butterflies now? yes, you can feel the atmosphere building. people are starting to get ready. it has the fe

tennis now, and british number one johanna konta has won the biggest match of her career, beating carolinen — her third and biggest wta title so far. against the former world number one, wozniacki — who's currently 1ath in the wta rankings — she began well, breaking serve in the first game. it was a bit of a nervous first set, both players dropped serve several times. but konta came through to take it by 6 games to a. konta made the breakthrough in the middle of the second set, breaking the dane's serve to go a—3 up at that point. she needed to hold her servejust twice more but in the end she didn't need to, breaking wozniacki again to win it 6—a, 6—3. big win, and what a yearfor johannesburg on to. she has had the most extraordinary two years and after last year with such an amazing season for her there was feeling she would struggle to to reproduce the form but she is doing so because she is thoroughly deserving to be a top ten player. this year, she will be second in the race to the wta championship finals which take place in singapore at the end of the season, and she has won one of th

johanna konta says she's aiming to become world number one after sealing the biggest title of her careerwill rise to seventh in the world when the new rankings are announced tomorrow. she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets to seal her third world tour title. earlier, we asked former british number one annabel croft what she thought of konta's performance. it was an absolutely fantastic achievement yesterday, one of the biggest achievements we have seen since virginia wade winning wimbledon in 1977. as she did not even play her best tennis, it was a jittery match against caroline wozniacki, but once she got that first set under her belt, she completely overpowered caroline in every department. her returning and serving were aggressive and she had very aggressive groundstrokes to the back of the court. two years ago she was ranked 147 in the world and all of us knowjust how hard she has been putting in the hard yards in the practice court and off court as well. she worked with a mental coach who has sadly has now passed away, but he helped put in a lot of impr

british tennis number one johanna konta has won the biggest match of her career, beating former world to take the miami open title. konta broke wozniacki, who's currently 14th in the wta rankings, in the first game. and despite nerves from both players, she won it by six games to four. and konta broke the dane twice in the second set, taking that 6—3. the win moves her up to a career high of seventh in the world. leaders chelsea suffered a shock 2—1 defeat to crystal palace at stamford bridge today. it cuts their lead at the top of the premier league table to seven points. all the goals came in the opening 15 minutes. cesc fabregas had put the blues ahead, but palace hit back straight away through wilfried zaha. and christian benteke secured the points with a lovely dinked finish. it lifts them four points above the relegation zone. now it is important to prepared for the next game. for sure there's a bit of disappointment for the final result. i think we deserved at least the two. but this is football and we must accept this result. second—placed tottenham took full advantage of chel

johanna konta, british number one, with break one, in game one.ism of caroline wozniacki. the first was a set of frequent breaks breaks in served but not intensity. like all the sport's best, konta peaked at the most important points. this one earned her the first set — 6—4. wozniacki is a former world number one and yet konta started this as favourite, a mark of her startling progress. the rankings are no accident. the danish woman never relented. as bodies tired, konta offered more energy—saving thunderbolts. no british woman had won this tournament before. she got there in straight sets. now up to seventh in the world, jo konta says she's benefited from playing in andy murray's shadow. you won't find much shadow in miami. it is an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself it is an incredible accomplishment, notjust for myself but it is an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself but also for my tea m not just for myself but also for my team and my family back home. it is a lwa ys team and my family back home. it is always nice to get

sunday times, lovely picture on the front here, johanna konta, celebrating this great win at the miaminnis in britain cannot quite believe it either, it has been a long time since virginia wade. old enough to remember her in 1977. when they were called ladies, now they are able to be women players, treated as equals. in terms of the impact. has captured the second where she realises she has done it. a story which looks rather more familiar than great british tennis success. lord paul, he was involved in this, he was... he was suspended. old story, according to the times, some newer naughty peers... including lord evans, a labour peer, crossbench, a former tory peer, lord hanning feels, who also went to prison. and francis to susa, former speaker, who was herself caught up in an and expenses i’ow. here was herself caught up in an and expenses row. here is what is my suspicion, the lords is resisting some of "brexit" speed, and the simplicity that brexiteers would like. —— lord hanningfield. ithink there is something about discrediting the lords, i think that there is no other reason to

johanna konta says she's aiming to become world number one after sealing the biggest title of her career world when the new rankings are announced tomorrow. she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets to seal her third world tour title, it was an absolutely amazing achievement. i think she actually didn't even play her best tennis. it was quite a jittery match against caroline wozniacki but once she got that first that under her belt she com pletely that first that under her belt she completely overpowered caroline in pretty much every department, serving, the returning was very aggressive and very aggressive groundstrokes from the back of the court and what is so impressive aboutjohanna konta is that two yea rs aboutjohanna konta is that two years ago she was a rant about 147 in the world and all of us knowjust how hard she has been putting in the ha rd how hard she has been putting in the hard yards. —— she was ranked top she worked with a mental coach who, sadly, has now passed away. she put in some foundations for the work she has done mentally and all the pi

also in the next hour: johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in a0 years, beatingoline wozniacki in the miami open. at least 100 people are reported to have been killed by a massive mudslide in southern colombia. the mud engulfed homes and roads. hundreds of families are missing. and a woman who volunteered with mother teresa in calcutta is featured on witness. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has said that britain will defend the interests of gibraltar in the brexit negotiations, following warnings that spain is attempting to use the process to pursue its claim to the rock. the eu has suggested that a brexit deal won't cover gibraltar without a separate agreement between london and madrid. labour say it's vital the people of gibraltar aren't used as a bargaining chip in negotiations. richard lister reports. could this rock, looming from the med, threaten britain's future relationship with the eu? gibraltar‘s been in british hands for more than 300 years, but it voted almost unanimously to remain in the e

fue un paradon del arquero suizo yan sommer.el masters 1000 de miami tiene nueva dueÑa, se llama johanna konta los deportes. presentador: vamos a pido porque estamos contrarreloj. ernesto: muchos goles en europa. el torneo de tenis de miami tiene nueva dueÑa. esfuma y no ama y se hundiÓ. marcador final 3-2. la real sociedad de san sebastiÁn con goles del argentino. en la undÉcimo liga no fue buena tarde. al 78, el delantero mexicano fallÓ un penalti pero fue un paradon del arquero suizo. fue un empate a 0. vamos al tenis. el mÁster de miami tiene nueva dueÑa. los parciales fueron 6-4, 6-3. tuvo 33 tiros oradores y le mata su primer tÍtulo en su carrera. felicidades. les mando la pelota. [risas] presentador: asÍ nos despedimos hoy. presentadora: vÁmonos no. por Último necesito saber si terminaste le curso. ya s.

johanna konta is out of the event though after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova.he sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian who is ranked 26th in the world. 6-3, 7-5. andy murray is into the quarterfinals in barcelona after a straight sets victory over feliciano lopez. the world number one's return from elbow injury didn't go to plan in monte carlo but here he was back on track in spain. he will make the first set 6—4 and broke lopez's serve in the final game. murray marches on but there was defeat for britain's dan evans in barcelona. he lost in straight sets to dominic thiem of austria. ireland have moved another significant step closer to receiving test status in cricket. the icc have been discussing allowing the country to compete in the longer form at a meeting in dubai today. patrick gearey has more. in the past, to be a test playing nation, you had to be noted by two other members of the icc. that barrier has now been got rid of. ireland could apply and then be judged on how good your national side is, the state of your fi

was after he had sworn at the british team captain anne keothavong and the british number one johanna konta wasn‘t her only battle. both konta and the gb captain complained to the umpire about the crowd and the romanian captain ilie nastase got involved, swearing at both of them and the officials, before being escorted away. they then restarted, but not for long. konta, the world number seven visibly distressed, complaining again to the umpire before leaving the court. with another romanian player pleading with the crowd. after a 25 minute suspension, konta returned and quickly slotted back into form, winning five games in a row to seal victory and bring it level. the tie continues and konta will return, unlike nastase, his accreditation removed and banned from the rest of the matches. italian cyclist michele scarponi has died after being involved in a collision with a van during a training ride. he was 37. scarponi won the 2011 giro d‘italia and took victory on stage one of the tour of the alps on monday, before finishing fourth overall. his astana team said the crash happened close to sca

following johanna konta's victory in the miami open yesterday it's the men's turn today.oger federer taking on rafa nadal. federer won that day and claimed the first set here 6—3 with a solitary break. he is serving for the title as we speak in the second set right now. roger federer is on serve right now. we will keep you up to date with that. and finally, belgium's phillipe gilbert took an impressive solo victory in one of cycling's five one—day "monuments" — the tour of flanders. the home favourite pulled clear with more than 50 kilometres to go over the belgian hills and cobbles and finished in style, hopping off his bike and carrying it over the line. apparently that is allowed in the rules. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. hello and welcome.

and the number six seed johanna konta is also out.seeded latvian anastasija sevastova. she won 6—3, 7—5, and now plays the numberfour seed simona halep in the quarter—finals. on the atp tour, andy murray finally got to play in the barcelona open, and he's through to the quarter—finals. the world number one, who had a bye in the first round, and was given a walkover in the second after bernard tomic withdrew through injury, was playing spain's feliciano lopez. murray was given a workout coming through 6—4, 6—4 in a hard fought couple of sets. he now plays another spaniard, albert ramos vinolas in the last eight. yes, it was tough. at the end of the first set i served for the set, had some set points, didn't get them. i got the break the next game. he had quite a few chances on my service games, six or quite a few chances on my service games, six oi’ seven quite a few chances on my service games, six or seven breakpoints. i also created i think ten breakpoints on his serve, so both of us have a bunch of chances. thankfully i managed to

johanna konta is out at the second—round stage after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian, 6—3, 7—5. leeds rhinos missed the chance to move top of the super league after a 31—12 defeat to huddersfield giants. england football manager gareth southgate was one interested spectator at headingly. and he was treated to a remarkable second—half performance from the giants. they took advantage of numerous handling errors by leeds to run in three unanswered tries, including this one from darnell mcintosh. huddersfield state tent but moved to within one point of warrington. the latest from the world snooker championship now, and the first semi—final, between defending champion mark selby and the man he beat in last year's final, ding junhui, and ding leads 5—3 after the first session. but it was selby who had the early momentum in the match, playing shots like this to take a 3—2 lead. but it was ding who managed to regroup, and ended strongly, winning the final three frames, the last of which was a century of 110

wes morgan will travel with the team, but he won't start. johanna konta will lead great britain's fed will missed the grand prix next month so he can race in the india grand prix. he will race for the honda power team and the car will be branded a mclaren. mark cavendish has been diagnosed with glandular fever. his mark cavendish has been diagnosed with glandularfever. his main goal is to raise at the tour de france though. the world cycling championships are underway with great britain hoping to match the tally from last year's great britain hoping to match the tally from last yea r‘s event great britain hoping to match the tally from last year's event in london. earlier this morning there was a big crash involving canada and new zealand in the men's team pursuit. it looked very painful indeed and i'm sure there will be some grazed limbs in that one. that crash caused a crack in the surface of the track that had to be read tait. that is all the sport for now. i will have more for you in the next hour. the daily mail has agreed to apologise and to pay damages and costs to american fir

and at six o'clock this evening, johanna konta is in action in the women's final in miami, the first woman to get there. she plays caroline wozniacki for what will be her biggest title to date if she can beat. that will be her third title on the wta tour. and mark williams is through to the final of snooker‘s china open. he dominated the match including making this century break to go four frames up. he will face either kiran wilson world number one mark selby in the final. and that for the moment is all the sport. 0ver final. and that for the moment is all the sport. over on the bbc website at the moment you can watch the world figure skating championship live from finland at the moment, the men's free skating happening at the moment. that is all from me at the moment, back to you, julian. john watson, thank you very much. now on bbc news it is time for that click. this week: adventures in sound with posh cams, invisible speakers and cloning brian eno‘s brain. today i'm in the lair of the wizard who likes decibels, who likes to write a book or two, a wizard called brian eno. don't k

at just 25 years old, johanna konta isn't doing too bad for herself.er dream, she says, is to be world number one. she invited me tojoin her at the national tennis centre to chat about her love of the game, the lta's tennis for kids scheme and her hopes for the future. my my dream has always been to be number one in the world, to win titles and be at the top of the game. iam titles and be at the top of the game. i am doing everything in my power to make that come true. we are here this morning with one of the fastest rising tennis dials in the world. she has her eyes firmly fixed on the number one spot. she has given us exclusive access look at that —— tennis stars. hello, nice to see that —— tennis stars. hello, nice to see you! congratulations! welcome to, i guess it is my home in a way. i used to sleep there, so i literally used to live here. i actually lived pretty much on the tennis court. that's how you get good. i woke my dad up to get to practise at the crack of dawn. he told me i needed to invest energy into it, i needed to get up and trained

johanna konta repairs to face caroline wozniacki the final of the miami open, chasing herthird carolineki the final of the miami open, chasing her third title. in the men's final, federer will play rafael nadal. house sounds made by the humber bridge have been transformed into a piece of music for visitors to listen to as they walk along. and tomasz has the weekend weather. the weekend looks a little bit and it is. some of us may have to run to cover today from few showers but tomorrow is looking mostly sunny. good morning. first our main story. tensions are rising over gibraltar‘s position during brexit, after the eu gave spain a potential veto on any future deal for the british territory. last night, the government said it would stand up for gibraltar‘s interests during negotiations. the enclave has accused spain of trying to manipulate discussions, in order to further its 300—year—old sovereignty claims. mark lobel reports. gibraltar has been in british hands in 1713. it shares a border with spain, but rejects any spanish claim of sovereignty. the current proposals mean a deal betwee

during johanna konta's match, nastase was sent out of the stadium after swearing at the umpire and beingtain anne keothavong. konta was visibly upset by the incident and after some confusion the match was halted with the brit 3—1 down in the first set. after 25 minutes play resumed and konta took the match two sets to love. meanwhile nastase was escorted from the complex. the tie is level at one all as heather watson had lost her rubber earlier on. saracens are still on course to retain their european champions cup title. they beat munster at the aviva stadium in dublin to reach their third final in four years. both their tries came in the second half, the second for chris wyles as they ran out winners 26 points to 10. they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final in three weeks time, that second semi—final is played tomorrow. courtney tulloch has won great britain's first major international rings medal with a silver at the european championships in romania. he was only beaten by the olympic champion eleftherios petrounias. tulloch says his aim is now to beat his greek rival i

during johanna konta's match, nastase was sent out of the stadium after swearing at the umpire and shoutingly upset by the incident and after some confusion the match was halted for 25 minutes. when play resumed konta had recovered her composure and took the match two sets to love. the tie is level at 1—1. heather watson had lost her rubber earlier on. saracens remain on course to retain their european champions cup title. they beat munster by 26 points to 10 in dublin to reach their third final in four years. they'll face clermont auvergne or leinster in the final, that second semi—final takes place tomorrow. ronnie 0'sullivan is comfortably through to the quarter—finals of the world snooker championship. he only needed three frames to complete victory when he resumed this morning against former champion shaun murphy and he hit a century break on his way to a 13—7 win. earlierjohn higgins beat mark allen 13—9 and ronnie o sullivan booked his place in the last 8 beating former champion shaun murphy 13—7. defending champion mark selby is coming to the end of the opening session of his match

johanna konta will lead great britain's fed cup team for next week's world group ii qualifier againste world number 7 will be joined by heather watson, laura robson, jocelyn rae and katie swan. mclaren fernando alonso will missed the grand prix next month so he can race in the india grand prix. he will race for the honda power andretti team and the car will be branded a mclaren. that's all the sport for you. we will be back in an hour. the chief executive of united airlines, carlos munoz, has been speaking on american television, following news that a passenger was forcibly removed from one of his company's flights. david dow is being treated in hospital. mr munoz told abc's programme good morning america, what he thinks went wrong. it was a system failure. we have not provided our front—line managers with the tools, the procedures which allow them to use their common sense. they could have been solved by this. that is on me. i have to fix that. if you look at the policy, and a lot of people learned this week, three this story, —— three this story, in the fine print, new can be asked

johanna konta is through to the last eight of the stuttgart open.der. it was herfirst second, but was strong in the decider. it was her first match since the controversial fed cup tie against romania last week where she was left in tears after being verbally abused by the home team captain ilie nastase. also maria sharapova makes her return to tennis after a 15 month suspension because of doping. herfirst after a 15 month suspension because of doping. her first opponent was not overly pleased about it. she is of course a great player. personally ido of course a great player. personally i do not have nothing against her. she made her mistakes for sure. less, but she paid and if she can return to play, but without any wild card, any help. mark selby is through to the semifinals of the world snooker championship. he is the defending champion. he made a break of 143 which steve davis described as the most astonishing he had ever seen. he dominated his match against marco fu winning13—3 with a session to spare. 143 is the highest of the tournament so far

british tennis number one johanna konta has won the biggest match of her career, beating former world third and biggest wta honour so far. it was a bit of nervous first set, with both players dropping serve several times. but the brit overcame wozniacki — currently 14th in the wta rankings — by 6—4. and konta broke the dane in the second, eventually taking that and the match 6—4, 6—3. and the third round is under way at the first women‘s golf major of the year. these are the players that are teeing off around now, lexi thompson with a one shot lead on eight under. britain‘s charley hull is three shots back. that‘s all the sport for now. here in the uk, over a hundred yellow cars have driven in convoy through a cotswold village in support of a pensioner who had his car vandalised. somebody had apparently decided his yellow car spoiled the view in the tourist hotspot and scratched the word "move" into the bonnet. it was a day to celebrate all things yellow in bibury. an act of solidarity — over 100 yellow cars driving through the cotswolds, coming from as far afield as north yorkshire t

nastase row with the umpire and the match referee then verbally abused two british players, reducing johanna kontad directed to bothjohanna the court. what he said directed to both johanna and the court. what he said directed to bothjohanna and myself is not something i'm going to repeat here because it's language that is not appropriate for anyone to speak to any other human in that particular way and that's not what we've come here for. we've come to play a competitive match against romania in afair competitive match against romania in a fair environment, and certainly we don't expect verbal abuse. a fair environment, and certainly we don't expect verbal abusem a fair environment, and certainly we don't expect verbal abuse. it kind of snowballed quite frankly. it snowballed i think once you promote something like that, it gives courage to a lot of people to think it's ok. quite frankly itjust got out of hand. the international tennis federation is already investigating nastase for remarks just a day earlier about the world number one and mum to the serena williams. his words defended and describ

tennis now, and british number one johanna konta is in the final of the miami open right now, lookinge had the first of the champions cup quarter finals. three times champions leinster were facing the two time kings of europe wasps in dublin and it was the irish who made home advantage count. leinster into the semi—finals after winning 32 points to 17. the visitors failed to make any impact early on until they finally managed to get passes together, also the thought. willie larue failed to the thought. willie larue failed to the ball. the loss of control was inexplicable for the wasps head coach. leinster did not need another invitation to move further ahead. but when wasps came out after the break, they played like a different site. suddenly they were finding an extra burst of speed. it was lei nster extra burst of speed. it was leinster though who found the crucial point to put the result beyond any doubt. wasps and larue left to reflect on the costly mistakes. better news for bath, they are through to the semi—finals of the european challenge cup after beating french side brive at

and at six o'clock, johanna konta is in action in the women's final in miami, the first british womaniggest title to date and her third on the wta tour. mark williams is through to the final of snooker‘s china open after beating hossein vafaei 6—1. williams dominated the match including making this century break to go four frames up. the welshman will face either kyren wilson or world number one mark selby in the final. that's all sport for now. on the bbc sport website you can watch the world figure skating championships, live in finland. it's the men's free skating this morning. that's at bbc.co.uk/sport, and i'll have more in the next hour. now it's the weather with tomasz schafernaker. well, it is certainly not been sunny all round this morning. some of us woke up to quite heavy rain, particularly if you live in wales in north—western parts of england. today we have sunshine and showers under way. this is the cloud that brought the rain across the site waste into wales, and then the north—west. many central and eastern areas woke up to sunshine. today, it isa areas woke up to suns

nastase, was ejected from the venue after swearing at the british team members, leaving one of them, johanna kontahas been suspended for the rest of the tie that is balanced at 1—1. alex gulrajani reports. we are used to outpourings of a motion on a tennis court, just not like this. chohan konta was on top against sister, but she wasn't her only challenge. both konta and her captain felt the home crowd had overstepped the mark. romanian captain ilie nastase then got involved. already facing an investigation for comments he made about serena williams yesterday, nastase swore at the british pair and the officials before being escorted away. play resumed but only briefly, with konta, the world number seven, visibly distressed. she left the court soon after as another romanian player, simona halep, pleaded with the crowd. after nearly half an hour, konta returned and wasted no time in finishing the match. she will return tomorrow, unlike nastase, taken from the complex, his accreditation removed and banned from the rest of the time. bleep you're stupid. alex gulrajani, bbc news. great britain's gymnas

johanna konta sets her sights on becoming world number one, after winning the biggest title of her careerle accomplishment, not just for myself, but also for my team and my family back home. also in the next hour, an obstacle puts today's boat race in doubt.

johanna konta will then face irina—camelia begu in the second singles.y of watson's match on radio five live sports extra and both games will be shown on the bbc sport website. from around 8am. that's all sport for now. play is under way at the world snooker championship in sheffield. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in the next hour. ronnie 0'sullivan will resume at 2:30pm. some breaking news for paris. the gunman has been identified. and investigators have now found a note defending islamic state beside the body of the gunman. citing a judicial source. the group have claimed the attack which also wounded two mac other police officers before he was shot dead by security forces. the prime minister theresa may is about to give a speech, let's listen in... strong and stable leadership and government. i am very pleased to be able to come back here. i recognised in this election what i will be doing is asking people to put their trust in me as prime minister. so that i can get the best possible dealfor britain.

johanna konta was defeated in the decisive rubber. that's it.'m martine croxall. more coverage now on the first round of the presidential elections in france. speaking at a rally after the preliminary results we re rally after the preliminary results were announced, the centrist en marche party leader emmanuel macron said a new page had been turned in the history of the country and the party had changed the political face of france. translation: my fellow citizens, today, sunday, 23rd of april, the people of france expressed its views and its voice. while our country is living through a very unexpected part of its history, characterised by terrorism, social difficulties, technological problems, they gave the most beautiful answer by voting on a massive scale. the french people decided to put me ahead of the first round of votes. chanting i'm aware of the honour and the responsibility that rests on my shoulders and i would like to pay homage to the various candidates that took part in that first round. francois fillon, benoit hamon, jean—luc mele

against romanian afterjoanna co nser lost tie against romanian afterjoanna conser lost singles match johanna kontais morning to give romania a 2—1 lead over great britain in their fed cup tie. konta, and her captain anne keothavong were back on court following yesterday's incident, when both women were insulted by the romanian captain ille nestasie. he's been banned from the rest of the match and is under investigation. konta struggled early on and it took the british number one, five games to get on the board and halep won the first set in 27 minutes. konta, ranked two places below her rival at seventh in the world rankings gave signs of a comeback, breaking halep and taking a 3—1 lead in the second but halep responded by taking five games in a row to win the match. great britain will lose the tie if heather watson is beaten by irina—camelia begu before the doubles rubber. david weir has won a record seventh london marathon. live pictures now from romania. it is for— three. you can watch this match live on the bbc sport website. david weir has won a record seventh london marathon. the six time pa

johanna konta wins the biggest tennis title by a british woman in 40 years — she beats caroline wozniacki

removed from court after appearing to abuse the umpire and members of the british team, including johanna kontapset and play was stopped for 25 minutes. she returned to win the rubber and level the tie at 1—1. international tennis federation is investigating nastase's actions and also derogatory comments that he made yesterday about serena williams. aberdeen has reached the scottish cup finalfor the aberdeen has reached the scottish cup final for the first time in 17 yea rs. cup final for the first time in 17 years. they beat burnley and 3—2 at hand and bark. celtic face rangers in the other semifinal tomorrow. and ellie dowling has won two more medals at the european gymnastics championships in romania. she took silver in the vault and bronze on the uneven bars. a quick update on the uneven bars. a quick update on the premier league matches. bournemouth league middlesbrough, swa nsea bournemouth league middlesbrough, swansea have bournemouth league middlesbrough, swa nsea have ta ken bournemouth league middlesbrough, swansea have taken the lead against stoke and don't forget the first of the f

johanna konta will lead great britain‘s fed cup team in their qualifier against romania next week, aimingirlines has apologised again — for what he‘s described as the truly horrific removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight. he promised it would never happen again. oscar munoz had been under growing pressure — after initially defending what happened. the family of the passenger say he‘s being treated in hospital — and they‘re grateful for the outpouring of support they‘ve received. simonjones reports. no! it‘s the footage that has gone viral, caused widespread revulsion, and led to shares in united airlines falling. david dao is dragged from a plane in chicago after he refuses to obey officials who tell him he must give up his seat. united insisted it needed four seats for crew members. there has been condemnation on social media. the video clips have now been viewed more than 100 million times. oh, my god! look at what you did to him! and people have protested outside chicago airport calling for a boycott of united. the boss had at first defended what happened, saying the passenge

british number one johanna konta will then face irina—camelia begu in the second singles — it will beatches as i can on the surface. i think i've got a great challenge this weekend against players playing who i believe their favourite surface is probably claim. iam favourite surface is probably claim. i am looking forward to playing against them and the general situation we find ourselves in here —— their favourite surface is probably claim. i look forward to the challenge. special olympics gb's national summer games is being staged in sheffield and south yorkshire this summer. 2,600 athletes with learning disabilities take part in 20 events. entry is free to the public with the opening ceremony taking place at sheffield united's bramall lane on tuesday 8th august followed by four days of sport. it is the showpiece event every four years for the organisation and its athletes. 296 2% of the population have a learning disability, it is the world's largest disability. that's 1.5 largest disability. that's1.5 million people in this country alone. when you factor in family and friends, tha