that is what johanna konta faced today. of romania and she didn't look like she expended to much energy to beat her. johanna konta in her hometown, her opponent more at home on clay, and you could tell, with not too much variety in a one—sided match. the last time they met was that infamous federation cup tie, wherejohanna konta was left in tears following comments by ilie nastase. this time, her opponent was more upset and not able to cope with the barrage of winners coming her way. commentator: there it is, what a way to finish things off forjohanna konta. 0ne down, one to go, and not long to wait before facing the french open champion, jelena 0stapenko. the second seed in the men's draw forwimbledon, novak djokovic, has been in action at eastbourne today. after a near wash—out yesterday on the south coast, centre court was packed, as the world number four beat vasek pospisil in straight sets. it was djokovic's first match on grass this season, and he was in a good mood as he looks to get his game in top form for next wee

when she broke early in the third, johanna konta was in trouble. ng hot and bothered. vekic is ranked lower, but she remained cool and collected, seeing out the match for only her second wta title. for konta, her grass court game ahead of wimbledon still needs work. holders hull fc are through to the semi finals of the challenge cup. defeating super league leaders castleford at the kcom stadium to reach the last four. it was all square with 20 minutes to play. but the home side won by 32 points to 24. alex gulrajani reports. feeling the heat in the crowds? imagine being on the pitch. and it mayjust have affected castleford early on. commentator: hull have a chance to go the distance. what about that? it was a gift. hull capitalised on that early lack of concentration, as their dream start continued. a 12 point lead opened up in eight minutes. not even the management team saw that coming. castleford still hadn't settled in, but when they did, they showed why they were the league leaders. two tries in four minutes. commentator: the craft and precision

johanna konta is due on court in the next hour or so. team sky's geraint thomas, has recovered from the injuries, that forced him out of the giro d'italia, to ride in support of chris froome, in this year's tour de france. the welshman is fit to join the eight—man team for the race which starts in dusseldorf on saturday firstjuly, with froome seeking a fourth tour de france win, and a third one on the trot. he will now have the support of the likes of thomas, which is good news. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in sportsday at half past six. let's get more on our top story that 600 high—rise buildings in england have been found to have

it's been a frustrating day for british number one johanna konta in the tennis.w has one tournament left before wimbledon to boost her confidence again after a second—round defeat at the aegon classic in birmingham.

it's been a frustrating day for british number one johanna konta in the tennis.t before wimbledon to boost her confidence again after a second—round defeat at the aegon classic in birmingham. jim lumsden reports. wimbledon isjust wimbledon is just around the corner butjohanna konta does not like playing on grass. she enjoyed a good run last week before losing in the final. the world number 30 from california was on her way. the british number one was soon on the back foot, broken at the first time of asking. nothing wrong with al—nuri mosque two serve. the american sort of kerber on her way to the semifinal butjohanna konta hinted at making a fight of it. —— coco vandeweghe. but coco vandeweghe was far more versatile and before long johanna konta's serve was lost again. more grass next week but at least in her hometown of eastbourne. england's men have qualified for the 2018 hockey world cup finals in india after coming from behind to beat canada 4—2 in the quarterfinals,of world league 3 at the lee valley hockey and tennis centre. england were 2—0 down in the fi

johanna konta beats the french open champion and then the world number one.elcome to sport today, where it is all about the big names showing how to cope with the pressure. not least in russia, where a year out from the world cup, reigning world champions germany are into the confederations cup final. colm harrison reports on a comprehensive win over mexico in sochi. wednesday the first semi—final had gone all the way to penalties, but this one was effectively over before it had really begun. goretzka drilled home from the edge of the penalty area to put the germans in front after only six minutes, and the striker supplied another neat finish to make a 2— 02 minutes later. that goal also made him the tournament's top scorer, with three in total. the world champion then had to wait until early in the second half to stretch their lead, a tap infrom second half to stretch their lead, a tap in from werner made it 3—0, and he now has three in the competition. it was a long way back to mexico but they pulled one back, and from a long way out, fabian with a stunning

johanna konta took the first set 6-3, johanna konta took the first set 6—3, playing very well.was delayed for about ten minutes as she had treatment. but she recovered and eventually took her fourth match point and the second set 6— for some good day at the british number one. —— 6—4. good day at the british number one. -- 6-4. and good day at the british number one. —— 6—4. and heather watson is also into the last four in eastbourne with a win over barbora strycova. she will take on former world number one caroline wozniacki later. johanna konta faces birdseed karolina pliskova. lots to look forward to later. good news for both of them but not so much for andy murray because his sore hip means he pulled out of his final warm up match, resting instead yesterday, and he said he is unlikely to be able to practise today which is not ideal preparation for the number one seed and the world number one. how about the world number 855? if you don't know who he is, his name is alex ward, the only briton to come through singles qualifying for wimbledon, doing it by coming from a set down

johanna konta's final in nottingham sta rts johanna konta's final in nottingham starts at 3pm. in the next hour. french voters go to the polls today for the second round of the country's parliamentary elections. president macron's en marche party is predicted to win up to 80% of seats, as our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, reports. president macron is within an ace of pulling off the second part of his quiet revolution. if all goes as expected, he is about to secure the biggest makeover in decades in france's parliament, the national assembly. it's notjust that his en marche! party looks set for a crushing majority, the actual candidates are very different from what went before. half are totally new to politics. half are women, which means the new parliament is likely to be one of the most feminised in the world. the opposition parties, meanwhile, are preparing for the worst, which, in the case of the socialists, could mean a total wipe—out. so great is the president's predicted victory that the big problem may be the lack of opposition. can that, some ask, be good for de

and the british women's number one johanna konta is doing just that as she beat the world's number oneber to reach the semi finals at eastbourne. konta raced into a 3—love lead in the first set, before taking it 6—3. and while things were looking comfortable in the second, a nasty fall and bang to the head on match point put her place in the last four at risk. and with weather disrupting the schedule, forcing her to play this her second match of the day, she followed up her earlier victory over the french open champion jelena 0stopenko, by getting back to her feet after a stoppage of almost ten minutes, to dispatch another grand slam champion. i means imeansi i means i hit my head so i've got a bit of a sore head right now that we will see. it has been a busy afternoon so i think i'lljust for myself but for a lot of players we have played a lot today said definitely looking forward to recovering and looking forward to playing again tomorrow. also through is the british number three heather watson. again having to play her second match of the day, she beat barbora strycova. she took the

also carrying british hopes next week is the british womens' no.1, johanna konta, who is a genuine contender and she underlined her credentials with a win over the french open champion jelena 0stopenko at eastbourne today. konta took the first set 7—5 against her latvian opponent. some big winners by both players, but the grand slam champion levelled the match by taking the second, before world number seven konta, saw her opponent off in the decider. 6—4 the score this time. the scoreline and the match itself shows it was an incredibly tough battle. she was playing very, very well in stages, and against a player like her who has such a big game, sometimes it's difficult to accept you don't have much say in some point. ijust you don't have much say in some point. i just tried you don't have much say in some point. ijust tried to you don't have much say in some point. i just tried to fight you don't have much say in some point. ijust tried to fight her for every single point and do the best i could to stay solid, and also to ta ke could to stay solid, and also to take advantage of the chances

johanna konta is through to the next round. ' grass.ill getting used to the surface and almost went all the way at the nottingham open before stumbling in the final. she started on firmer footing here. her opening play was calm and clinical. she tookjust half an hour to clean the opening set. but when her opponent started to challenge in the second, joanna hunter started to unravel. she has a tendency to panic on grass and found herself three games behind. when she called for medical attention about complaints about hard actually had a heart rate there was concern is the match could be over. it was a turning point, she fought back to force the set into a tie—break. she counterweight to the finish line. the british number one is still finding her game but getting the victories before wimbledon can only help her confidence. let us see what else is coming up. i am in derby we are the england women's cricketers are the england women's cricketers are preparing for the start of the world cup and the ground staff are preparing for anything. on

and johanna konta at number six highest ever grand slam seeding.t eastbourne today after an almost wash—out yesterday, centre court was packed, djokovic beat pospisil in three sets. his first grass court match this season and he was in a good mood as he looked to get his game in form for wimbledon, it's the first time he's appeared in eastbourne and the first time in seven eastbourne and the first time in seve n yea rs eastbourne and the first time in seven years he has played at a pre—wimbledon grass tournament. angelique kerber beat kristina discover, the sister of karolina pliskova, angelique kerber is into the third round and will face a spanish opponent. british number one johanna konta hopes to follow angelique kerber. these are live pictures on bbc two following coverage of the third round. she is playing sorana coverage of the third round. she is playing sora na cirstea coverage of the third round. she is playing sorana cirstea of romania. she's just taken the first set 6—2 and is leading 2—0 in the second set as you can see. john mcenroe h

johanna konta could become the first british woman since virginia wade a0 years ago at wimbledon to winched the final of the nottingham open after coming through in straight sets against magdalena rybarikova of slovakia. it's the first time the british number one has reached a grass court final. she'll face croatia's donna vekic, ranked 70th in the world. the draw for queens which starts tomorrow will see defending champion andy murray face fellow brit aljaz bedene in the first round. murray beat him in the second round last year. johanna konta gets underway at 3pm and you can keep up—to—date with that and the rest of the day's sports stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back for more in the next hour. with the number expected to rise. 16 of the victims died in their vehicles as they tried several firefighters are amongst those reported as injured. the prime ministers said this fire was the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent yea rs greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires. because of the fire is currently unknown. let's get more on this now with

but sometimes it will take a couple of days before you feel the effect of the fall like that. johanna kontater today. i slipped and i hit my head so my head is a little sore right but we will see. it been a busy afternoon so... not just for myself but for many players. we played a lot of tennis today so definitely looking forward to recovering the best i can and playing again. heather watson is also into the last four at eastbourne, she'll play caroline wozniacki today. you can see that match on bbc two from 11 o clock. in the men's draw, novak djokovic kept his wimbledon preparations on course, after beating american donald young in straight sets. the serbian, won the first set easily, but had to survive, two set points in the second before, winning it in the tiebreak. djokovic, who's seeded second for wimbledon, plays daniel medvedev, in his semi final today. meanwhile andy murray, has withdrawn from an exhibition event in london today with a sore hip, denting his preparations for wimbledon. murray is the reigning champion and top seed for the tournament at the all england club, but has p

johanna konta's also a doubt for the all—england club.e had to pull out of her eastbourne semifinal with a back problem. how wounded are the lions ahead of tomorrow's second test? our correspondent katie gornall will have the latest from new zealand. coming up, we are here in wellington, new zealand where the pressure is on the british and irish lions. they have to beat the all blacks here if they are to keep the series alive. also coming up in the programme. howzat! live cricket is coming back to bbc tv. we'll be showing international and domestic twenty20s from 2020. and the tour de france starts in germany tomorrow. we'll hear from chris froome ahead of the grand depart. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour on sportsday with a really busy weekend ahead, and of course, next monday, it's the start of wimbledon. the draw was made today, so andy murray roughly knows the path that lies ahead if he's going to successfully defend his title. but that's a big if, because the signs didn't look good at the all—england club toda

johanna konta's match, she has lost the first set 6—1. she is 1-0 has lost the first set 6—1.cond. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. let's get more on our top story, that 600 high—rise buildings in england have been found to have similar cladding material to that found on grenfell tower in west london, which caught fire with the loss of at least 79 lives. so far, tests have found that seven are combustible. camden council in north london is removing external cladding from five tower blocks on the chalcots estate, because the panels didn't meet the standard commissioned by the authority. catherine dave is the latest. after days of speculation, the residency in camden have finally had it confirmed that they are one of a handful of blocks which actually have the same cladding as in g re nfell tower. have the same cladding as in grenfell tower. it has the same polyethylene corner but it does have slightly different insulation properties which means that it does have some fire resistance. nevertheless, the council here says i

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

the women's seedings reflect the rankings, angelique kerber number one and johanna konta at number sixta is through to the third round of the aegon championships in eastbourne. she beat the romanian sorana cirstea in straight sets 6—62, 6—2. ben croucher reports. you wait all yesterday to play in eastbourne and then two matches come along at once, that is whatjohanna konta effaced, that she had to be sorana cirstea konta effaced, that she had to be sora na cirstea of konta effaced, that she had to be sorana cirstea of romania and she didn't look like she expended to much energy to beat her. johanna konta in her hometown, her opponent more at home on clay and you could tell that the british and one had too much variety in a one—sided match. the last time they met was that infamous federation cup tie wherejohanna that infamous federation cup tie where johanna konta that infamous federation cup tie wherejohanna konta was left in tea rs wherejohanna konta was left in tears following comments by ilie nastase. this time her opponent was more upset and not able to cope with the barrage of win

and in sport, british number one johanna konta withdrew from her semifinal with a back injury, whilsthe final after a 3—set defeat to the final after a 3—set defeat to the sixth seed caroline wozniacki in eastbourne. world number one andy murray managed to practice today at the all—england club. he's showed signs of the hip problem that has forced him to pull out of the warm up forced him to pull out of the warm up match out of wimbledon. live cricket matches will return to the bbc on live television for the first time in 21 years after to air tv and radio write still was done with the ecb. more on those stories after 2:30pm. the parents of 10 month old charlie gard, who fought an unsuccessful legal battle to take him to the united states for experimental treatment, have said his life support will be switched off today. charlie gard, who's being cared for at great 0rmond street hospital in london, has irreversible brain damage and cannot see, hear, or move. his parents say doctors have refused to let them take charlie home to die. kathryn stancheshun reports. we should be over the roa

in birmingham, johanna konta is through to the last 16 at wimbledon warm up event.event. the british1 is attempting to win herfirst event. the british1 is attempting to win her first grass court title. —— the british number one. i will be back with more no stories just after half past, see you then. the government will issue a ruling within nine days, on whether rupert murdoch's proposed takeover of sky needs a comprehensive investigation. the culture and media secretary, karen bradley, has received reports from the independent media regulator ofcom and the competition and markets authority, looking into whether the proposed takeover would give it too much control of the british media. let's talk to our media editor, all rightjohn, who this inside out. what are the reports, first of all? —— amol rajan. what are the reports, first of all? -- amol rajan. the previous attempted takeover sky was derailed by the phone hacking scandal, and karen bradley referred it to the regulator. they looked at three different aspects of this entire deal, the first is whether or not it

british number one johanna konta is into the quarter finals of the nottingham open, after a straightkonta was knocked out of the french open in the first round last month but had no trouble in beating her belgian opponent 6—4, 6—1. joanna konta has to hope that her opponent plays much better in the doubles because they are playing together in nottingham. it is part of the game. lots of players have come across this situation. it's normal. after the match, we said that we deal with it like adults. the competition is on the court. and we are good friends of the court. that's all from sportsday. goodbye. a fresher feel across the country today with a cold front pushing in from the atlantic. ahead of it we saw heat and humidity building particularly across the kent coast, 25 degrees the high. behind that, fresher air, 12 degrees and a cluster of showers through northern ireland and western scotland for much of the afternoon. some showers we re much of the afternoon. some showers were heavy and frequent. over the last few hours they have been drifting south into the north of england. as w

british number one johanna konta is through to the semi finals of the nottingham open after a straighta's ashleigh barty. konta broke her opponent twice in the first set to win it 6—3. and while there was a more competitive second, the briton broke again late on to win it 7—5. partially responsible for konta's rise in the past 18 months isjudy murray, she has been rewarded for here good work with an obe on the queen's birthday honours list, which has been announced a few minutes ago. murray‘s award for ‘services to tennis‘ also took into account her work encouraging people to take up the sport. i have seen first hand, role models are important, but any sport is only as good as grass roots. i was so determined that we would have the long—term legacy from what jamie and andy have achieved, in scotland in particular. i wanted to have a more long—term effect, sharing what i have learned with as many as i could. so here are some of the other notable names who have been honoured. they include rory best, the ireland rugby union hooker. he‘s been given an obe whilst out in new zealand on the l

kerber remains on course for a possible quarter—final against great britain's johanna konta.tea. it was their first meeting since the controversial fed cup tie which‘ll be remembered for the antics of ilie nastase. konta won 6—2, 6—2 — and will now play the french open champion jelena 0stapenko. i have played her plants before, earlier this year during a fed cup and that was indoor, hard and we are playing in a different service. what she has achieved is absolutely incredible so i looking forward to playing against her and looking forward to competing. the french open runner—up — simona halep — is also through to the third round. the world number 2 — who's also the number 2 seed — had to come from a set down to beat the chinese qualifier duan ying—ying. halep won the deciding set 6—2 — to seal her place in the last 16. meanwhile, the wimbledon seedings were confirmed on wednesday. in the men's singles, the defending champion and world number one andy murray is the top seed, with novak djokovic, roger federer and rafa nadal completing the top four. in the women's draw, world n

david mentioned johanna konta and her injury worries, well after that heavy fall yesterday, she withdrewsemi—final in eastbourne today because of a sore back. heather watson's good run is also over, she was in the other semi—final and lost to caroline wozniacki. john inverdale and sam smith are at the tournament. it was certainly an eventful day here at eastbourne which began with high hopes for two british players through to the final tomorrow but ended with both of the players not making it to the final stage. heather watson defeated by caroline wozniacki and joanna conca pulling out before her semifinal match following her fall that she out before her semifinal match following herfall that she had last night, a massive fall that she had in an epic victory over angelique kerber. this is her assessments.” did not sleep too well and, again, not diagnosed with concussion yet but we are monitoring my symptoms. what prevented me playing today was just pain in my spine. now where does that leave her heading into wimbledon. was at the right thing to do? look, if she makes a decision it is her

johanna konta beats the french open champion and then the world number one.showing how to cope with the pressure. not least in russia, where a year out from the world cup, reigning world champions germany are into the confederations cup final. colm harrison reports on a comprehensive win over mexico in sochi. wednesday the first semi—final had gone all the way to penalties, but this one was effectively over before it had really begun. goretzka drilled home from the edge of the penalty area to put the germans in front after only six minutes, and the striker supplied another neat finish to make a 2— 02 minutes later. that goal also made him the tournament's top scorer, with

david mentioned johanna konta and her injury worries.hat heavy fall yesterday, she withdrew from her semifinal in eastbourne today because of a sore back. heather watson's good run is also over, she was in the other semifinal and lost to caroline wozniacki. john inverdale and a sam smith are at the tournament. it was certainly an eventful day it is for that began with such high hopes and possibly two british players through to the final but ended with both the players not making it to the final stage. heather watson was beaten and joe pulled out because of if all she had last night. this is her own assessment of the radical idid not i did not sleep very well and i have not been diagnosed with concussion but we are monitoring mice in tonnes. sam smith is here to consider her course of action where it leaves are heading into wimbledon. if she makes the decision it is her decision and it is the right thing. last night she went down with a hell of a bank, one of the worst falls i have seen in a long time and i am not surprised that she has s

. —— johanna konta.biggest winston the first round on her favourite of the biggest winston the first round on herfavourite surface, and a spot at wimbledon confirmed this morning, a win over a two—time wimbledon champion could keep her grinning all the rest of the year. sadly for naomi broady, petra kvitova is quite handy. experience and expertise were apparent. four straight games and the first set was gone, straight games and the first set was o straight games and the first set was gone, so too was that chirpy demeanour, in its place, frustrated figure, as petra kvitova continued a torrid afternoon. finesse at the net 01’ power torrid afternoon. finesse at the net or powerfrom torrid afternoon. finesse at the net or power from the baseline, it was not bad for a player who did not even know if she would be fit for the grass court season. 6—2, 6—2 it finished, ominously imperious showing from the left—hander, sometimes all you can do is hold your hands up and smile when your opponent plays that well. stu

it is the first time johanna konta who is ranked eighth in the world has reached a grass court finaldis cdrrently rabkedataitl place. england have ninth ptace; ehgtahd have , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ their position at the strengthened their position at the top of their group in the hockey league semi—finals with a world league semi—finals with a 7—3 thrashing of malaysia. the captain scored twice. as well as attempting reach the finals later in to reach the finals later in the the top five teams from this year, the top five teams from this qualify for the 2018 cup in india. scotland's men world cup in india. scotland's men are in anothergroup world cup in india. scotland's men are in another group and they lost w ‘opening match w ‘ opening match yesterday and their opening match yesterday and they are behind in their match they a re'beh'rrid' i'n'their match today they a re'beh'rrid' i'n'their match today the netherlands. robert against the netherlands. robert kesselman with goal for kesselman with the opening goal for the dutch. 1—0 there. wigan are through to rugby league's thfeoeh te eager; leag

. — watch and have been outshone of late by those of eastbourne resident johanna konta.fending champion, sybil, was hesitant and relu cta nt to champion, sybil, was hesitant and reluctant to spend time away from the baseline and watson took the first set 7—5. a rolled ranking slipped to 126, her opponent as number six slipped to 126, her opponent as numbersix in slipped to 126, her opponent as number six in the world but the british player was running rings around her. some will cover is known for her aggression but watson added later, soon arriving at much point. no matter, the fourth match point duly arrived and cibulkova was beaten 7—56— four. eight of the world's top ten women began in eastbourne and even if watson's progress is eastbourne and even if watson's progress is $0011 eastbourne and even if watson's progress is soon checked she has a ready received a huge boost of confidence to take to wimbledon.” felt really good out there today. playing that long match yesterday in the wind and those conditions set me up the wind and those conditions set me up really well

british number one johanna konta is through to the semi—finals of the nottingham 0pen after a straight—setsde says he's ready to help out the british and irish lions if they call on any of his players to bolster the squad in new zealand. lions coach warren gatland is set to call up a handful of players and wales are already in new zealand, having beaten tonga in auckland this morning. if the call comes then we have to support the lions and we will do so gladly and congratulate those players that gets elected and wish them all the best. and wales won 24—6 with alex cuthbert and a penalty try helping wales over the line. the welsh next face samoa in apia next friday. meanwhile the all blacks have given the lions a clear warning ahead of next week's first test. they demolished samoa 78—0 in auckland this morning. beauden barrett scored twice and there were 12 tries in total in what was a really impressive showing from the world's best team. the former england captain alastair cook has scored a century for essex in the semi—final of the one day cup against nottinghamshire. cook scored the runs

a special presentation was made to britain's johanna konta at the nottingham open after she notched upd was leading 6—2, 3—0 when her opponent and fellow brit, tara moore, had to withdraw through injury. konta will play belgian yanina wickmayer in the second round. it was surprising more than anything, because i had not realised i was approaching that number. overall it was a really nice surprise at the end. not the best circumstances to come through that match, but in terms of things i had under my control, i felt i competed well and i definitely enjoyed getting the first match under my belt on the grass. naomi broady is also in action this week in manchester's grass court tournament, where an impressive performance will help her gain a wildcard entry for wimbledon. it will be the first time that broady has played in her home city since the manchester arena attack last month, and she says it will be an emotional event for her. something like the manchester attack that happened, it makes you appreciate family and friends and its changes your priorities a bit. my its changes your priori

johanna konta could become the first british woman since virginia wade a0 years ago, at wimbledon, tomejohanna konta, who is ranked eighth in the world, has reached a grass court final. wwi briton in the first round. andy murray beat him in the second round on the way to a fifth title last year. he has now broken into the top 100 this year and is currently ranked at 59th place. england have strengthened their position at the top of their group in the hockey world league semifinals, with a 7—3 thrashing of malaysia. the captain scored twice. as well as attempting to reach the finals later in the year, the top five teams from this tournament qualify for the 2018 world cup in india. scotland's men are in another group and they lost their opening match yesterday and they are behind in their match today against the netherlands. it finished 3—0. wigan are through to rugby league's challenge cup semifinals after a dramatic victory over warrington. the warriors also beat warrington in the grand final last season in super league and the i9—time winners survived a late rally. while the trophy s

johanna konta is still getting used to the surface.the nottingham open last week before stumbling in the final. even so she started on a firm footing here. her opening play was calm and clinical. she tookjust half an hour to claim the opening set. when lesia tsurenko fought back she began to unravel. she still has a tendency to panic on grass and soon found herself three games behind. when she called for medical attention over a high heart rate there was concern that the match could be over. but instead it proved a turning point withjohanna konta fighting back to force the set into a tie—break. she ground her way to the finish line and the british number one clearly still finding her game but racking up a win ahead of wimbledon can only help her confidence. back to andy murray, who's mum judy has told the bbc that she has been urging parents of potential star players to think carefully before sending their children away from home to further their careers. she admitted that although andy thrived in spain as a teenager, his brother jamie

johanna konta is playing for a place in the last eight in birmingham.t week before a surprise defeat to donna beckett. she has made a poor start today, broken twice the american leads 4—0 in the first set. the man who beat andy murray in the first round at queens this week has now been beaten himself. australia‘s jordan thompson lost in three sets to american sam querrey in the second round. japan‘s kei nishikori could be a doubt for wimbledon which starts a week on monday after suffering a back injury against russia‘s karen katchenov in halle. nishikori needed a medical time out but played on for a few points before retiring at 3—2 down in the first set. day three of royal ascot and the ascot gold cup producer a new champion in big orange who defeated last year‘s winner order of st george in the best finish of the meeting so far. here‘s our sports news correspondent richard conway. well, the ascot gold cup was first run back in 1807 and what we have witnessed today was a race for the ages, a thrilling finish contest is between big orange and order of s

late attempt to force extra time missed — keeping wigan on course for a 20th challenge cup win. johanna kontal. she's reached the final of the nottingham open after coming through in straight sets against magdalena rybarikova of slovakia. 6—2, 7—5 the score. has reached a grasscourt final. she'll face donna vekic. that's all the sport for now. ajudge in the united states has declared a mis—trial in the sexual assault case against entertainer bill cosby. the jury failed to reach a consensus on all three counts, after more than 50 hours of deliberations. the 79—year—old had denied drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 13 years ago. our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports. after so many accused him of being a calculated sexual predator, bill cosby is free now to go home from court. the jury didn't acquit him, but they could not unanimously agreed to convict him either. we came here looking for an acquittal, but like that rolling stones says, you don't always get what you want — sometimes, you get what you need. god bless you all, and happy father's day. the mistria

and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: despite a heavy fall, johanna konta recovers to underline heron credentials, with victory over the world no.1, angelique kerber, in the quarterfinals of eastbourne. good evening. after months of relentless fighting, the islamic state group is facing defeat in mosul — its last big powerbase in iraq. government forces say they're finally set to recapture the entire city. it is three years ago to the day that so—called islamic state in mosul declared a "global caliphate". back then, is controlled vast regions of iraq neighbouring syria. now, after prolonged battles and countless military offensives in both countries, is has been pushed back to the cities of raqqa in syria and mosul in iraq. in both places, they are now surrounded and fighting for survival. we'll be reporting from syria in a moment, but first this report from our correspondent orla guerin, and cameraman nicolas hameon in the old city of mosul. on the front line. gunfire. covering fire, as troops dart into position. wejoined them, pushing forward but keeping low. there's an is sniper

british number one with johanna konta faces sorana cirtsea at eastbourne this afternoon.sh woman to reach the main draw of wimbledon directly, but having lost in the first round of the warm—up tournaments in nottingham and birmingham, is looking to find some form on grass. rain though has suspended play there, so it could be some time before she plays. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will return at 2:30pm with your next update. thank you. you are watching the bbc news. i am simon mccoy. an inquest into the deaths of five young men on camber sands last august has heard they were all able swimmers. a pathologist told the hearing that the men, who were all of sri lankan origin, all drowned after getting into difficulties at the beach, in august last year. live now to our correspondent duncan kennedy outside hastings coroner's court. duncan. yes, simon, what we have been hearing at the harrowing final moments of these men during that august day, they had come down for a bacup beside the beach

and she will play karolina pliskova next because johanna konta should have been playing in the second withdrew with a back injury this morning, after a nasty fall in her quarter final tie against angelique kerber yesterday. . we were doing the best that we could to recover well for today but it was not quick enough. i still have a problem through my spine. big tournament next week for all of us, something i have got to regard when it comes to my health, my health has got to come first, and i'm doing everything i can. i'm taking the time to do whatever is best for my health. well andy murray's preparation has also been hit by injury. he pulled out of his final warm—up match, an exhibition at hurlingham, due to a sore hip. he was unable to practice yesterday but did manage to get out with his coach ivan lendl earlier, although he was showing some ominous signs — moving gingerly at the all—england club. after his session murray said he's hopeful he'll be fit for monday. so assuming he does play at the all—england club, andy murray begins the defence of his title with a match against "luc

after missing out on the nottingham open title on sunday, johanna konta is back in action today, continuingedon. she's facing ukraine's lesia tsurenko in the first round of the aegon classic in birmingham and has made a great start, breaking her opponent in the second game. she has dropped only three games on the way to take the first set. going with serve in the early stages of the second. already through to the second round today is the two—time wimbledon champion, petra kvitova. she beat fellow czech tereza smitkova 6—2, 6—3. she'll play britain's naomi broady next. that is all the sport for now. much more in the next hour. let's go back to the latest developments after the attack on a mosque in north london, and as we've been hearing, many members of london's muslim community fear a rise of hate crime incidents. 0ur correspondent, lisa hampele, has been at finsbury park, where the attack took place, this morning. multi faith communities have been happily living side—by—side here for many years. now they are pulling together, as you can see behind me, there are flowers, loads of posters

and coming up in the sport on bbc news, johanna konta prepares to carry british hopes at wimbledon asshe continues her grass court preparations at eastbourne today. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the internet giant google has been fined a record £2.1 billion by the european commission for putting its own online shopping services at the top of search results. it's the biggest fine in the commission's history. it said google had abused its market dominance. google now has 90 days to end the practice. more details from our technology correspondent rory cellanjones. but the name of something you might wa nt to but the name of something you might want to buy into google ‘s search engine and right at the top, up pops a helpful box with images of products. do it on a mobile phone and the images are even more prominent. every time you click on one of the adverts, the search giant aims money. it is called google shopping and now it has resulted in a record fine from europe's competition commissioner. google has abused its market dominance in its search engine by promoting i

coming up in sportsday on bbc news, johanna konta powers ahead with a victory over the romanian.g and welcome to the bbc news at six. for 28 years, they have fought for justice for the 96 liverpool fans who died at hillsborough stadium in 1989. today the victims‘ families applauded when they finally heard that six men would face criminal charges for their roles in britain's worst sporting tragedy. among them, the policeman who was match commander on the day — former chief superintendent david duckenfield. he faces charges of manslaughter by gross negligence. and former south yorkshire police chief constable sir norman bettison has been charged with misconduct — he said he was disappointed and would defend his innocence. judith moritz is in warrington. yes, and you may remember that when the hillsborough inquests finished last year the jury concluded that the 96 liverpool fans who died at hillsborough were unlawfully killed, but of course an inquest is not a criminal trial. no one was convicted then of any offence, and so the announcement of prosecutions today extends the long leg

british number one johanna konta will play in the semifinals at the nottingham 0pen this afternoon.thday honours have recognised a number of figures from the sporting world. double 0lympic rowing champion heather stanning, who won her second gold with helen glover in rio last year, is now an 0be. lions prop rory best has also been awarded an 0be. the coach who guided great britain's women to hockey gold in rio, danny kerry, has received an mbe, as has world superbike champion jonathan rae and northern ireland football captain steven davis. and judy murray receives an 0be too. that's all sport for now. more from me in the next hour. now it is time hello. we are seeing i big leap in temperatures compared with temperatures - expected yesterday. temperatures are expected to get to the high 20s in - areas we are seeing plenty of today. we are seeing plenty of sunshine, very strong sunshine the southern - of the across the southern half of the uk. we had low cloud to start equally, we had low cloud to start the day, cloud for the north west of england. the cloud - the north it is stubborn

johanna konta could become the first british woman since virginia wade a0 years ago at wimbledon to winnal of the nottingham 0pen after coming through in straight sets against magdalena rybarikova of slovakia. it's the first time the british number one has reached a grass court final. she'll face croatia's donna vekic, ranked 70th in the world. the draw for queens which starts tomorrow will see defending champion andy murray face fellow brit aljaz bedene in the first round. murray beat him in the second round last year. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. a murder investigation is under way after an 18—year—old woman's body was found in a country park in wigan. she has been named as 18—year—old ellen higginbottom. her body was found in oral water park yesterday, after she had been reported missing by family members on friday. a fall in the number of people who own their own home is fuelling inequality in britain, according to a new report. research from the resolution foundation think—tank suggests that 10% of adults own around half of the nation's wealth. our bus

moved up to fourth in the world rankings after a stunning win against australia, 24—19 in sydney. johanna konta after winning in straight sets. the annual trooping of the colour has taken place this morning with members of the royal family out in force . but it has a very different mood this year. in a statement released to mark her official birthday, the queen said it was difficult to escape the sombre mood in the country in the wake of recent tragedies. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. the queen's birthday parade, trooping the colour, normally the ceremonial high point of the summer, but this year, an expression of a nation's sadness. that was given expression to both in the minute's silence and in the statement issued by the queen this morning. that minute's silence added to the programme very much at the last minute. at 10.45 as the queen and duke of edinburgh left the palace they stood for a minute in tribute to those lost at grenfell tower and also in the terrorist atrocities in manchester and london. then in that statement, which she issued this morning, referring to th

johanna konta could become the first british woman since virginia wade 40 years ago at wimbledon to wined the final of the nottingham open after coming through in straight sets against magdalena rybarikova of slovakia. it's the first time the british number one has reached a grass court final. she'll face croatia's donna vekic, ranked 70th in the world. the draw for queens which starts tomorrow will see defending champion andy murray face fellow brit aljaz bedene in the first round. murray beat him in the second round last year. that's all the sport. now on bbc news, here's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are journalist sean dilley and political commentator vincent moss. let us take a look at the front pages starting with... the observer claims that the government repeatedly failed to act on fire safety warnings before the fire at grenfell tower. the express leads with the queen's response to the fire, praising her majesty for calming the nation. the sunday mirror labels the duke of cambridge the "prince of compass

and top seed johanna konta's impressive start to the grass court 5eason continued with a straight forwardof the nottingham open. she beat yanina wickmayer in straight sets. that's it for now but i've got a couple of papers for you in a few second5. we will take you through some of the front pages fir5t. there's obviously only one story dominating this morning. the front page of the guardian. how a fire anger growing amid claim5 guardian. how a fire anger growing amid claims the building was un5afe. reports coming from elsewhere in the world, the us, germany, about the specifics of the cladding used at g re nfell tower. specifics of the cladding used at grenfell tower. this particular material has been banned in other countrie5. material has been banned in other countries. we will pick up on some of those issues with fire and safety experts late in the programme. one word that is also very clear, especially when speaking to residents, anger. we've got reports of the mayor of london, sadiq khan, being confronted by locals and he acknowledged their anger when he visited the scene. anger abou

johanna konta has been knocked out of the aegon classic in birmingham.lebrates their admittance into test cricket. ireland and afghanistan, will be able to play official tests, against the world's best, after the decision by the international cricket council, at the oval today. if you think of how seldom members ascend to the ranks of full membership, it is notjust months or yea rs membership, it is notjust months or years but decades. it shows how exacting the criteria are, and it shows in terms of what we have achieved, not just shows in terms of what we have achieved, notjust on the pitch and not just for these men achieved, notjust on the pitch and notjust for these men have achieved oi’ notjust for these men have achieved or in one format and are notjust men or women, on or in one format and are notjust men oi’ women, on and or in one format and are notjust men or women, on and off the pitch, and it is right that the game confers full membership on members who have taken the trouble to ensure that they are achieving in all parts of the game. the gam

there was frustration for britain's number one, johanna konta, who was knocked out of the aegon classicts in the second round by co co vandeway. it was a fantastic turnaround for england's men in the hockeym —— hockey, as they beat canada to qualify for the 2018 hockey world cup in india. they'll next face the netherlands, in the semi—finals of world league three, in london. and pipped on the line by a nostril. big orange won the big race on ladies‘ day at ascot, the gold cup, holding off last year's winner order of st george in a photo finish. did you get that? pipped on the line...by big orange! i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am.just to i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am. just to clear i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am.just to clearup i shouldn't be amused by that, but i am. just to clear up the chimpanzee spear issue. a quick look on internet reveals that a troop of chimpanzees in senegal have been seen using chimpanzees in senegal have been seen using spears. the point is, it isn't routine. they we re the point is, it isn't routine. they were unusual. they are cleve

johanna konta has underlined her wimbledon credentials with the win over world number one angelique kerberavy fall on a match point in the eastbourne semifinal, she was interethnic form in the first set going 3—0 up at one point and she went on to take it 6—3. she was looking comfortable and then there was a nasty fall which meant she was on the turf for a few minutes. she got up and received treatment and saw out the match. she took the second set 6—4 and she reaches the semifinals. well... i slipped and hit my head so i have got a sore head now, so we will see. it has been a busy afternoon, notjust for myself but for a lot of players. we played a lot of tennis today and i am looking forward to recovering the best i can and playing tomorrow. good to see her back on her feet and 0k before wimbledon. heather watson is also through. she took the first set 6—1. she managed to come through in the deciding set 6—4. concerns linger over the fitness of the world number one andy murray after his withdrawal from another match in an exhibition match at london's hurlingham club. he was due to play to