johanna konta just overpowered stevens, 6—1 in the first set.n the courts, it is what lurks in the players mind that matters. johanna konta was certain that every ball was available, stevens chased and missed. johanna konta got eight consecutive points in the second set, her opponent a former grand slam champion, was out of ideas because johanna konta, slam champion, was out of ideas becausejohanna konta, at her will, can make the ball to do anything. 6-4, can make the ball to do anything. 6—4, she even saw that the final forehand was out, the empire checked the clay and agreed. the impression johanna konta has made france's been disputable. someone is going to win the french open, why shouldn't it be her? whenever i step onto the court, i'm always going to have a chance, most cadavers shot at any play in any way you can go against me and i think i've definitely got it i am pleased with how i dealt with the conditions out there and just how i gave myself space to play and i felt i played the game which i was really pleased with so i am just happ

this is a very surprising run, despite the fact thatjohanna surprising run, despite the fact that johanna kontan, despite the fact thatjohanna konta played so well in rabatin thatjohanna konta played so well in rabat in morocco and then in rome where she reached the final in a strong field. she has taken her opportunity magnificently well. i think a lot comes down to confidence, getting so many wins on clay under her belt before roland garros makes a big difference. she isa garros makes a big difference. she is a confidence player who is on a run, she has a lot of wins under her belt which helps on all surfaces. as for the clay particularly, i don't think there is anything dramatically different she has done it this year. it was interesting to hear that before great britain's tight with kaza khsta n over before great britain's tight with kazakhstan over easter weekend on indoor hard court, johanna konta decided to play on a clay court because she thought that was the best way to prepare for the clay season. best way to prepare for the clay season. that tells you everything you need to know abou

clearly, the occasion got to johanna konta, williams.e occasion got tojohanna konta, she had the expectations of being the favourite. she was hugely frustrated that this opportunity slip by. the third grand slam semifinalfor johanna konta, on a third different surface, is she still improving? she's got lots to be very proud of. this run of play has been astonishing. she was in danger of slipping out of the top 50 in rabat at the end of april, and has won 15 matches on the surface, when she won seven in her entire career it says how amazingly she has played. she will be a top 20 player come monday. that is a stepping stone into the grass of wimbledon. his season has been transformed, she is in the top ten players on ranking alone this year. a big missed opportunity. i hope you can put this behind her and continue herform on the grass. hope you can put this behind her and continue her form on the grass. yes, just to tie up the manif you will. rafael nadal in this weepy side of roger federer. he will play the winner of novak djokovicjack of

johanna konta emerged with a first grand slam final in her sights. ld soon see why. konta led 5—3 and had set point. it seemed nothing could go wrong. and then this... it was a quite horrible miss, and how it came back to haunt her, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. anotherjohanna konta error, and the czech was one set up. still konta had hope and in the second set again she led 5—3. but again it slipped away. it went to a tie—break and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old held her nerve to clinch a place in a first grand slam final. but her delight was matched by konta's disappointment. it means the waiting goes on. not since virginia wade won wimbledon in 1973 has britain had had a women's singles finalist at a grand slam. for 42 years, so many have tried to emulate her and for konta this had seemed a golden chance. instead, for her and for british tennis, it's ended in yet more frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. well, the women's world cup kicks off this evening in france. the host nation faces south korea in the openin

johanna konta won in straight sets. clare balding was watching the action.sults that have really made an impact. johanna konta having it out in straight sets that upside she had to win the hard way in the end, didn't she? i thought it was one of those very reassuring konta performances that we are seeing more and more. she was pushed hard by her opponent, her south health and well and she was able to close it out in straight sets. it guarantees her another match on the grass. she will be playing for the fifth time over the next couple of weeks. good practice for wimbledon. more importantly, this is a big event and into own right. this is where her pa rents a re into own right. this is where her parents are from. she has every chance of making a very good run here now. she had one awkward fall from behind the baseline, but picked herself up. we see a lot of that on the grass, don't we? i think she will be absolutely fine. looking very sure on his feet was dan evans. another win for him. a player people fear when they see his name in the draw at wimbledon. i t

——johanna konta. nine year has proved she has got the staying power. -- johanna konta.then i got into it. now they both quit and now i'm the only child playing get. falling in love with a score at a young age, whatever this work but with tennis, that last with you forever. in a still lasting with me forever. in a still lasting with me for now and i'm sure ruby will be loving tennis for a very long time. one day of the international tournament, a chance for the fans here to get up close to the stars of the practise court. it is brilliant. my the practise court. it is brilliant. my favourite week of the year here. we get really good people here. my favourite week of the year here. we get really good people herelj have been to the french open, wimbledon, i've been to a few premier events and this is probably the best one so far. some wait to see some of the top professionals play when you are not lucky enough to get tickets for wimbledon. among them, the defending champion, caroline wozniacki. who returns here your own gear with high regard for the grass. when people are c

johanna konta won 18 consecutive points on her own serve in the second set. orld titles in one of the biggest shocks in the history of boxing. but he‘ll have the chance to win them back later this year, as he‘s triggerer a rematch clause. joshua‘s also adressed rumours about his preparation for that fight. i had no panic attack, like, i‘m not that kind of person. you know me. and what i‘m going to keep on saying is that i have to take my loss likea man. no blaming anyone or anything. i‘m the one who went in there to perform and my performance didn‘t go to plan. my game plan didn‘t go to plan, i‘ll adjust, analyse, do my best to correct it, and get thejob done. athletics‘ governing body, the iaaf, says it will seek a swift reversal of a ruling which will allow caster semenya to compete without taking medication. a court in switzerland found in semenya‘s favour and temporarily suspended a new ruling from the iaaf that restricts testosterone levels in female runners. they say the court made the decision without its knowledge so it didn‘t have the chance to defend

johanna konta has definitely found her feet on clay this season.occo, she is into the quarterfinals at the french open, the first british women to make it that far sincejo durie back in 1983. she beat donna vekic in straight sets. miriam walker—khan was watching. before 2019, johanna konta had never won a match at the french open. but her impressive run this year brought her to her knees brought her to her meeting against donna vekic, a friend off and on the court. and konta did a good job of putting that to one side. it was hard to judge who would win with the pair battling through numerous stubborn rallies. her new mantra and coach demetri is having autonomy on court, and she did so looking calm and collected, barely exchanging a glance with her team. this week, konta said herself winning back to back means you learn to trust yourself. and that is exactly what she did. a little bit of history made, but konta will be happy to continue walking injo durie's footsteps and make it all the way to the final four. and konta will now face last yea r‘s run

still to come, writing herself into the history books, johanna konta becomes the first british womenfinals of the french open. coming up on sports day on bbc news, the wickets continued to fall as the party continues at the men's cricket world cup as two outsiders, sri la nka world cup as two outsiders, sri lanka and afghanistan battle it out in cardiff. it was one of the most momentous and difficult operations in military history. 75 years ago, over 150,000 troops were waiting anxiously in britain, ready for the long planned d—day invasion of german occupied france, codenamed operation overlord, and after five france, codenamed operation overlord, and afterfive months france, codenamed operation overlord, and after five months of planning five beaches had been chosen on the coast of normandy but the critical decision of when to launch the assault relied on accurate intelligence of german defences, the tides and most importantly, the weather. robert hall reports. the beaches of normandy. in 19114, scene of the largest seaborne attack ever mounted. allied commanders put the final plan

johanna konta is 30 the second round at the birmingham classic after a straight set victory. she was playing her first match since reaching the semifinals of the french open. charlton athletic say they have been unable to agree terms with manager lee bowie over a new contract. the club said they have offered him a year long contract extension and if he changes his mind it is still on the table. the tour de france champion geraint thomas says he is ready to defend his title. there was a severe blow dealt when chris frames sustained serious injuries. he is one of the greatest grand tour riders ever so it is a big blow for the team and gives us one less option when it comes to the la st one less option when it comes to the last couple of mountain stages. that is sport and you just have to deal with it and we have a strong squad a nyway with it and we have a strong squad anyway and whoever comes in, they are not chris froome but they still add to the team. it stops all those questions after his crash. every interview i've done this year they asked about that so that is one thing

johanna konta is through to the second round of the birmingham classic after a straight sets victorys her first match since reaching the semifinals of the french open. and cameron norrie missed out on one of the biggest wins of his career, losing in three sets to last year's wimbledon runner—up kevin anderson. he took the first set but was eventually beaten in three by the south african. james ward also lost this evening to gilles simon. what a summer ahead we have when it comes to tennis. tour de france champion geraint thomas says chris froome's crash has settled any questions over who will lead the team at this year's tour de france. the pair may have been left to battle it out for the winner's yellow jersey, but a serious crash on a training ride has ruled out the four time champion. and while it's a bitter blow for the team, thomas says it's cleared up constant questions over who would lead team ineos next month. he's one of the greatest grantor writers ever, so not having him is a big blow to the team. anrich comes to last options of the last stages, i think that's the best thi

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and warming up for wimbledon — britain's number one johanna konta into the last sixteen after beatingaria sakarri at eastbourne. good evening — welcome to tonight's programme. the pressure is really on england now. it looks like they'll need to win both their last two world cup games to ensure a place in the semi finals after they slumped to their third defeat in this tournament. and a bad one at that. they were beaten by australia by 64 runs at lords and our correspondent joe wilson was there. what was the entertainment for the crowd here in lourdes today, while they have their opportunity to blewett david warner and steve smith if they want to do, and several people dead, i'm not sure if it undermines those batsmen, australia in any case were underpinned by aaron finch, who increased his reputation as a batsman, and was a captain in this match. he made 100 still. australia's total of 285 by modern standards seemed modest, but then england's in income a second ball, jason darren derf selected by australia for this match, clean ball, for not, and that really set the tone. time and tim

she looked hot and fiery, join us for more coverage from 1pm tomorrow, johanna konta in action.ally... there are some people who like to roll around in a bit of mud. these guys definitely do. this is a swamp football competition in a russian forest around 60 kilometres from saint petersburg. this is a clearly exhausting form of football that lasts 13 minutes. the winning team were victorious in the final by a goal to nil, meaning they will represent russia at the next world cup in finland. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. let's bring you more now on one of the key stories today on facebook because the senior facebook executive and former liberty prime minister nick clegg says he wants to create a new oversight board for the company with the power to create independent rulings over whether questionable content should be removed. he was speaking to bbc head ofa removed. he was speaking to bbc head of a major speech in germany this evening and said facebook should play at your role in advocating rather than shunning legislation. in westminster stud

johanna konta emerged knowing that this was a golden chance to reach a first grand slam final. t the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, and she was soon showing why. konta led 5—3 and had set point, but with the court at her mercy, it all went wrong. and that horrible miss proved the turning point, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. another konta misjudgement, and the czech was one set up. still, konta had hope. come the second set, again, she led 5—3. again, it slipped away. it went to a tie—break, and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old duly held her nerve and seized her place in the final, leaving konta to rue what might have been. britain's hopes of ending a a2—year wait for a women's singles finallist at a grand slam have finished in the familiar frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. it is always tough to lose a match, any match. and it is also tough to lose matches where you do have opportunities, you do have chances. however, i feel very, very co mforta ble however, i feel very, very comfortable and very assured and the fa ct comfortable and ver

. —— johanna konta. johanna konta is on a roll at the french open.s the first british women in more than 35 years to reach the semifinals. and she did it by playing near—perfect tennis, asjoe wilson reports. the courts of paris are clay, but they are like a motorway if you serve like this. jo konta just overpowered sloane stephens. 6—1 in the first set. that's big from konta. another break! whatever lies on the court's surface, it's what lurks in the player's mind that matters. konta here was certain. every point was gettable, every point winnable. stephens chased and missed. konta won 18 consecutive points on her own serve in the second set. her opponent, a former grand slam champion, was out of ideas. because konta, at her will, could make the tennis ball do anything. 6—4 the set finished, and konta even spotted that stephens‘ final forehand was out. the umpire checked the clay and agreed. it is! it is wide! the impression konta has made in paris is indisputable. someone is going to win the french open. why shouldn't it be her? joe wilson, bbc news

in just a few hours johanna konta plays for a place in the final of the french open at roland garros.ld cup kicks off

in the women's draw, great britain's johanna konta wasted little time as she knocked out sloane stephenshe she knocked out sloane stephens 6—1, 6—4. the 28—year—old entered the tournament having won just three matches in her last six grand slam outings, but she moved through to the semifinals, becoming the first british woman to do so sincejo durie in 1983. i've always said that, whenever i step out onto the court, i'm always going to have a chance, i'm always going to have a shot. i don't think any player onto a can go on court against me and feel like they've definitely got it, so... feel like they've definitely got it, so...i feel like they've definitely got it, so... i definitely back myself and my ability that way. and konta will hope to go one better than durie, when she takes on vondrousova. she went up against petra martic and took the second set 7—5 to move into a first—ever grand slam semi—final. tuesday saw a rain—affected match at the cricket world cup in cardiff. sri lanka did just enough to get past afghanistan, picking up their first win of the tournament, as patrick geare

not such good news for british number one johanna konta after the 28—year—old was ousted by jelena 0stapenkomartic on friday. now to cycling, and italy's elia viviani sprinted to victory for the second day in a row at the tour de suisse on wednesday, as he crossed the finish line ahead of race leader peter sagan to claim the fifth stage. it was another disappointing finish for the slovakian, who'd already been beaten by viviani on tuesday, but the three—time world champion had the consolation of retaining the race leader's yellowjersey with a 14—second advantage over australia's michael matthews. just enough time to let you know that argentina and paraguay, in their cobra marek up much are currently goalless. argentina looking for a first when after losing their first looking for a first when after losing theirfirst win looking for a first when after losing their first win goalless. —— copella americana. you can get all the latest sports news at our website hello there. the recent warm, humid, thundery, weather across the south—east was just a little taster of what perhaps might be a bit mor

tomorrow, johanna konta will experience the semi finals of the women's singles at roland garros. first time as she takes on 19—year—old marketa vondrousova. victory for konta would make her the first british woman to play the first british woman to play the french open final, since sue barker won the event backin since sue barker won the event back in 1976 and barker told our presenterjohn watson that these two have recent experience of each other. they've played before they played in rome about three weeks ago, it was a three set matches so she knows is a battle. she looked to me like she was getting nervous in her quarterfinal trying to close out the match, maybe she hasn't got a lot of grand slam experience and you know eve ryo ne grand slam experience and you know everyone wants to win a grand slam that's site will remember floyd as a player does not a a ranking, you are for the rest of your life celebrating that, it's a great achievement, so for both players it's going to be tough, but i believe my cat well struggle a bit more. and if she reaches a final she read she has the

johanna konta is 30 the second round at the birmingham classic after a straight set victory.he semifinals of the french open. charlton athletic say they have been unable to agree terms with manager lee bowie over a new contract. the club said they have offered him a year long contract extension and if he changes his mind it is still on the table. the tour

less tha n less than an hour to go before johanna konta plays in the semifinal of the french open hopingive errors cost england as they lost 3—1 to the netherlands and they lost 3—1 to the netherlands and the five —— semifinal of the nation's league last night. they will face switzerland in a third—place play—off in the women's world cup begins today with france taking on south korea later. england ta ke taking on south korea later. england take on scotland in their opening group game on sunday. more to come on those stories later in the hour. women who suffer domestic abuse are three times more likely than other women to develop a serious mental illness, according to researchers at birmingham university. data collected anonymously by doctors also suggests the scale of violence against women by partners is hugely under—recorded. lauren moss has more. it is described as an insidious crime that affects one in four women in england and wales. now new research suggests that domestic abuse is not only unrecorded by doctors, but victims are also three times more likely to develop a mental illn

johanna konta is back on court at eastbourne this morning after she reached the last 16 yesterday.t of the men's doubles. and finally — the sport of break dancing has been formerly accepted as part of the olympic games. ioc members voted unanimously at their annual meeting to include it at the paris games in 202a. a final decision will be taken by the organisation's executive board at the end of next year but it's thought to be highly unlikely the result will be overturned. iam not i am not sure it will be that setting. most sport later. a more sporty setting. strange to see. some getting used to. with all of these things, they look a little bit wrong, but you get used to it. look at the modern winter sports coming through, such a big part of the winter olympics now. maybe we need to give it a go. not you and i personally! unless you fancy it. yes, definitely. i have not dabbled in break dancing yet. you have not lived! the policy of limiting welfare benefits to two children is having a devastating effect on families, charities are warning today. a report by the church of england a

. —— johanna konta. at eastbourne against greece's maria sakkari. ——johanna konta.st successful club of the professional era, winning the premiership ten times, and the european cup twice. however they haven't won the league title since 2013. they flirted with relegation last season, finishing second from bottom. that is all the sport now, plenty more in the next hour. thanks very much. we can hear more now from borisjohnson who's been expanding on his plan for taking the uk out of the eu by the end of october. he's done three broadcast interviews in quick succession — one with our political editor laura kuenssberg last night, one with the radio station lbc, and one on talkradio this morning. here's what he had to say to talkradio's ross kempsell. we will be pushing our plan into action. getting ready to come out on october the... action. getting ready to come out on october the. .. 31st? come what may? do ordie october the. .. 31st? come what may? do or die customer yes, come what may, do or die. to get an agreement thatis may, do or die. to get an agreement that i

before 2019, johanna konta had never won a match at the french open.f of the court. today, conti did a good job of putting that to one side. it was ha rd to of putting that to one side. it was hard tojudge who of putting that to one side. it was hard to judge who would win with the pair battling through numerous stubborn rallies. but ever valuable konta drop shot gave her the edge. her new manager and coach demetri is having autonomy on course and she did so looking calm and collected, barely exchanging a glance with her team. this week, konta set herself when in back to back, you learn to trust yourself. and that is exactly what she did. a little bit has a remade but konta will be happy to continue walking in the footsteps and make it all the way to the final four. and konta will next face a grand slam champion, in either garbine mugurutha or sloane stephens — they‘re into the first set of their match. 0ne one of those will play konta next in the quarterfinals. south africa need to set a world cup record run chase if they are going to beat bangladesh

johanna konta's fine form on clay continues. on the surface this year and she is now into the french open quarterfinals, after beating the croatian donna vekic in straight sets. the last british woman to make it to the semis wasjo durie in 1983, but konta will now face last year's runner—up, sloane stephens. there was a shock at the cricket world cup, as bangladesh beat south africa by 21 runs at the oval. they made 330—6 — their highest one—day total — before restricting south africa to 309—8. they have now lost their opening two matches following defeat to england on thursday. part—timers halifax have become the first championship team to reach the semi—finals of rugby league's challenge cup for 13 years. they beat bradford bulls by 20—16. they'll now play super league leaders st helens in the last four. warrington will face hull fc in the other semi. lots more on the bbc sport website, including more reaction to anthonyjoshua's shock defeat in new york. thank you. tonight, 75 years ago, almost 160,000 troops were preparing fo

johanna konta is through to the last 16 of the international turn event.reece in straight sets. olympic gold medal winning cyclist has told bbc radio five live has suffering from depression played a big part in his recent decision to retire. skinner praised british cycling for their support, but says market have been done. i was suffering from pretty serious mental health issues, i guess bias for a break and a lot of the competition was a little bit more of how long can the length of a break the before you'll be out of the running? that was the pointer i decided to step away, guess. it was basically a little but of a cry for help and it became ultimate about performance and not enough about getting better, from my point of view. the premiership rugby club leicester tigers has put itself up for sale, looking for around £60 million. it is the most successful clu b million. it is the most successful club of the professional era, winning the cup ten times. however, they had not won the league title since 2013. flirted with relegation last season, finishing sec

johanna konta has missed out on becoming the first briton to reach a women's singles final in a tennisthe camera, lost her semifinal of the french open to the czech teenager marketa vondrousova in straight sets. she said it was hard to lose any match but was proud of the way that she played. the women's football world cup kicks off in france tonight, with nearly a million tickets for the tournament sold. the opening game sees the hosts take on south korea in paris, with england facing scotland on sunday. our sports correspondent, katie gornall reports from nice in the south of france, where that clash will take place. this was when it all changed for england. four years ago, at the canada world cup, they surprised even themselves by winning a bronze medal. the outsiders were now contenders. it was also a life—changing tournament for england's right—back. maybe bronze will. she does. oh, yes! after announcing herself on the global stage, lucy bronze has gone on to become one of the world's best players, the best, according to her manager. we had experience and youth last world cup but w

johanna konta loses in the semifinals of the french open.final. he beat roger fedor in straight sets. no djokovic has just got under way against dominic thiem in the second semifinal and france and south korea prepare to meet in the opening match of the women's world cup in paris tonight. more to come on all of those stories that have passed. back half past three. labour has narrowly seen off a brexit party challenge to hold onto its peterborough seat in a by—election. union activist lisa forbes retained the constituency for labour, beating the brexit party byjust 683 votes. she said her victory shows people have "rejected the politics of division". the conservatives came third. our political correspondent iain watson reports from peterborough. and a warning that his report contains flash photography. the victory was narrow but labour's campaign was wide—ranging. who are we looking at? jeremy corbyn met lisa forbes, the successful candidate, in peterborough this morning. instead of battling it out on brexit, she'd highlighted council cuts an

johanna konta said she would take more positives than negatives from the birmingham classic, despiteseven attempts, she has never been in the third round in birmingham, and was beaten in straight sets by the latvian world number 37. konta missed last week's event in nottingham, and now has only her home tournament in eastbourne next week to prepare for wimbledon at the start ofjuly. no british success to report at queen's today, either — another rain—affected day and defeat for dan evans. his recent good form on grass was ended by three—time grand slam champion stan wawrinka, 6—3, 6—4. british number one kyle edmund has been up against the top seed, greece's stefanos tsitsipas. edmund lost the first set 6—3, before play was suspended for the day with the duo locked at 3—3 in the second. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from us all at the bbc sport centre, a very goodnight to you. hello there. as we head onto next week, there is a chance that things could turn warm a very warm for some of us, and tha

in sport on bbc news, johanna konta must wait until friday to play her semifinal at the french open after abandoned due to rain at roland garros. good evening from portsmouth, where more than 250 veterans of d—day, will soon be setting, on this vessel, the boudicca, bound for normandy, as part of the major commemoration, of the 75th anniversary of d—day. the band is already playing to see them off. earlier today, they attended a special event to commemorate the events ofjune 1944, in the presence of her majesty the queen, and other world leaders including president trump and president macron of france. the invasion, which took place of the 6th ofjune, was the largest combined land, air, and naval operation in history. my colleague reeta chakrabarti has our first report on today's events, paying tribute to those men and women who helped liberate europe from nazi occupation. pomp and pageantry were on full display in portsmouth to mark 75 yea rs display in portsmouth to mark 75 years since one of the most audacious military operations in history. some of those who fought we re history. some

in sport on bbc news, johanna konta has the chance to become the first british woman in the semifinalsthe french open since 1983 as she takes on sloane stephens. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. after the glitz and glamour — and the pomp and pageantry — of yesterday, president donald trump is getting down to business — political business. after talks with business leaders he's now in downing street — at a meeting that's likely to have touched on several potentially difficult subjects such as climate change, iran, and the chinese tech firm huawei. and after the warm welcome from the royal family yesterday, a different reception on this, the second day of the state visit — as protestors take to the streets. this report from jessica parker. stepping on to downing street, hand shakes and smiles. today's public demonstration of the special relationship. but in private, there will be talk of where that relationship is under strain. approaches to iran, climate change, huawei all up for discussion. on the move earlier, the us president puts on quite a display. donald trump a

and johanna konta's fine form on clay continues — she beat donna vekic in straight sets to reach theomen to make it that far since jo durie back in 1983. she faces the american sloane stephens next. liverpool are back home from madrid and they have been parading the champions league trophy through the city streets. the 2—0 win against tottenham saw them became european champions for a sixth time. azi farni was following the players tens of thousands were expected, but hundreds of thousands have turned up. they are on the streets here, they are on wreaths, balconies, bus stops and scaffolding, all to catch a glimpse of their champions league heroes. it's been a long time since the city has been able to celebrate like this, since the 2005 champions league parade and the 2006 fa cup array, there has been a long period of hope and expectation. that has now been fulfilled byjuergen klopp and bay—side. ask any of the fans here at the beginning of the season and they would have told you it would be a different trophy and they would have told you it would be a differen' waiting so long one t

while in the women's draw johanna konta becomes the first british woman to play in a french open semiane stephens. the 28—year—old will play marketa vondrousova after she was a straight sets winner over petra martic. on wednesday, top seed and 2016 champion novak djokovic takes on fifth—seeded german alexander zverev. the world number one could hold all four grand slam titles at the same time if he was to go on and win this tournament. 2011 champions india make their first appearance at this year's cricket world cup when they play south africa in southampton later. the proteas, having lost theirfirst two games, suffered another blow with fast bowler dale steyn ruled out of the tournament after he failed to recover from a shoulder injury. while virat kohli's team come into this ranked second in the 50 over format. the opening uefa nations league semifinal takes place later as portugal welcome switzerland to porto. the winner of that will play either england or the netherlands who face each other on thursday and portuguese midfielder bernardo silva is keen to play england if possible. i

on tuesday, johanna konta could become the first british woman to reach the semi finals at roland garrosin the men's draw, rafael nadal continues his bid for a 12th title at this tournament when he faces kei nishikori — the japanese came through five sets to beat the home favourite benoit paire and make the last eight. the women's football world cup gets under way on friday with hosts france playing south korea in the opening game. on monday the squad trained in front of a group of fans with a few injury doubts — including captain amandine henry — but she's expected to feature in what promises to be a fantastic occasion at parc des princes. translation: yes, it will be an extraordinary day for france. the world cup, we have been waiting for four years. for my party, a welcome match and an atmosphere that will be different from daily life in which i am hope and i am sure that it will carry us am hope and i am sure that it will carry us towards being even more successful. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me tt and the rest of the team,

johanna konta has definitely found her feet on clay this season, a runner up in rome and morocco, she'sfirst british women to make it that far sincejo durie back in 1983. she beat donna vekic in straight sets, and miriam walker—khan was watching today, she did a good job at putting herfriendship with her today, she did a good job at putting her friendship with her opponent to one side to dig it was difficult to judge who would win with the pair battling through numerous stubborn rallies to dig her new mantra and her new coach —— is having autonomy on court to dig and she looked calm and collected, barely exchanging a glance. this week, konta said she is learning to trust herself as a player and that is exactly what she did. konta will hope to continue to work in —— walk in the footsteps of durie, and make it into the next round. and konta will now face last yea r‘s runner—up, sloane stephens, the american came through in straight sets against the 2016 champion garbine muguruza. konta has won both her previous matches against stephens. there were very straight—forward wins for roger fede

teenager a lot of kids wonder silva has powered into a 1st grand slam final by beating britain's johanna konta in the french open semifinal of the 19 there were one in straight sets to continue stunning run another teenager amanda and you see you move off the u.s. was denied hope basin softies fina by australian ashley bhatti women's wild comp starts later today and it looks to be the most watched women's football tournament ever anthony how it can be deadly sports says is to bring us up to speed up to speed as to what's going to happen and to tell us about the tournament how would it unfold $24.00 teams amrita $52.00 matches 9 host cities including paris that's where the action kicks off tonight that's where france the host will make korea they're hoping to emulate what the men's team did back in 99 the idaho's they won the tournament in general with all sorts of excitement what the departure is with this tournament is not going to come to a combination in paris though hitting all the way through not cities too leon now leon as time of limpy plea on the french women champions and they're also

johanna konta is the first british woman in 36 years to reach the french open quarter—finals.rd bulls are facing halifax for the last place in the challenge cup semi—finals. the latest from 0dsall stadium... 4-0 to 4—0 to the bills. back with an update on the next hour. more now on brexit, the issue which has dominated british politics for the last three years. both the main parties are losing support, with the brexit party and the liberal democrats benefittng. does this point to a re—alignment in british politics? to look at the issue in more depth i spoke to professor matthew goodwin, the author of national populism: the revolt against liberal democracy, and asked him what he thought was going on. brexit is the issue, a massive issue. the risk for both labour and the conservatives now is brexit is pushing us into a full realignment of british politics, that labour are getting hit by the liberal democrats in remain territory but by the brexit party in leave territory. the conservatives are getting hit across the entire landscape losing support in both remain territory and lea

britain's tennis number one johanna konta books her place in the last 16 at eastbourne with a straighthe london teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating a sandwich from pret a manger. it means that from 2021 businesses in england, wales and northern ireland will have to list all the ingredients in pre—packaged foods to try to ensure that people who have food allergies are fully protected when they buy food. natasha's parents say it's a a fitting legacy for their daughter's life. daniela relph reports they are the last images of natasha. on a plane, en route to france, for her summer holiday, but before the flight landed she collapsed with a catastrophic allergic reaction. she died soon after. in theirgrief, mum, dad and younger brother alex turned campaigners, urging the government to change the law around food labelling, and they were heard. there will now be a natasha's law. it was never a given and we never took for granted that this would definitely happen. when it is law and politics you don't know how things are going to pan out but we feel the two words natasha's

coming up on bbc news, british number one johanna konta's wimbledon preparations suffer a setback asn the third round at eastbourne. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been widespread public outcry in the united states after a photograph emerged of a man and his two—year—old daughter lying face down in a river after drowning as they tried to cross the mexican border into texas. the image has sparked more anger about the treatment of migrant families in detention centres and the us government's border policies. when president trump took office, just over 30,000 people were stopped by authorities at the border. but after an intial decline that number has been increasing to well over 100,000 people last month alone. at least 283 migrants died last year on the us—mexico border but human rights activists say the number is likely to be higher. just to warn you this report by our correspondent caroline hawley does contain the photograph that's emerged of the dead father and child. proud parents, this was the martinez family. 0scar, the young father, had hoped to and en

and warming up for wimbledon — britain's number one johanna konta into the last sixteen after beatingight's programme. the pressure is really on england now. it looks like they'll need to win both their last two world cup games to ensure a place in the semi finals after they slumped to their third defeat in this tournament. and a bad one at that. they were beaten by australia by 6a runs at lords and our correspondent joe wilson was there. what was the entertainment for the crowd here in lourdes today, while they have their opportunity to blewett david warner and steve smith if they want to do, and several people dead, i'm not sure

now i have a golden one so that will go next to the silver medals in my house and that is cool. johanna kontarench open after beating donna vekic. konta won 6—2 6—4 in what was an evenly matched affair against her off—court friend, but she had the edge over the croatian in the end. before this year, konta had never won a main—draw match at roland garros. jo durie was the last british player to make it through to the quarter—finals at the french open, back in 1983. and south africa are playing bangladesh at the oval in the cricket world cup. south africa are bowling after winning the toss. tamim iqbal opened for bangladesh despite worries he wouldn't be fit, but phehlukwayo took his wicket when he came into the attack. his opening partner sou—mia made 42 before chris morris got the second. tahir has taken the wicket of shakib who hit 75 and bangladesh 223 for 3 after 37 overs. that's all the sport for now. police in northern ireland say they have begun a cross—border investigation after a bomb found under a serving police officer's car at a golf club in belfast. the discovery yesterday afterno

final at the french open later with ashleigh barty playing marketa vondrousova who knocked out johanna kontahiem will complete their semifinal after it was suspended yesterday. the winner faces raff and adele in the final. jock which has now broken back in that third set. lewis hamilton was quickest in first practice but hit a wall in second. damage to his mercedes meant he limped back to the pits. but it was a better day for charles leclerc, who finished fastest. in the super league back home, drum at thejungle we re league back home, drum at thejungle were castleford came from behind to beat huddersfield byjust a single point. 27—26. hell beat salford in another high—scoring game, and leeds got a 10—0 victory at wakefield to an teeth. —— trinity. that is all the sport for now, now time for the weather with louise lear. it has been a pretty soggy start to our saturday morning, hasn't it, and i suspect you will be able to put the hosepipes away, because the rain is here to stay, not just through this because the rain is here to stay, notjust through this weekend but much of next week as well

johanna konta's playing the best tennis of her career ahead of her semifinal at the french open.tish woman to win the competition. konta plays world number 38 marketa vondrusova tomorrow, after beating last year's runner—up — sloane stephens — in the quarterfinal. barker believe konta's in the right frame of mind, to build on her success at roland garros. it is wonderful to see her play like this. we always thought she could when she got to the semifinals at australia and wimbledon, you really thought this was it, and then there was a bit. but now, she is playing even better now, and looks as if she leaves on herself. i hope she can continue in that way. it is one thing to get there, it is another to stay there, and i think that is what affected her last time. everyone expecting you to get through to the latter stages really can affect you mentally. and she let it affect her, and she dipped, but having been there and suffered at once, hopefully she will know how to deal with it this time. and england's luke donald has qualified for his first major championship in two years. he's

now i have a golden one so that will go next to the silver medals in my house and that is cool. johanna kontarench open, and she's taken the first set against donna vekic, in what's proving to be a very evenly matched game so far. before this year, konta had never won a main—draw match at roland garros. jo durie was the last british player to make it through to the quarterfinals at the french open, back in 1983. and south africa are playing bangladesh at the oval in the cricket world cup. south africa are bowling after winning the toss. tamim iqbal opened for bangladesh despite worries he wouldn't be fit. but andile phehlukwayo took his wicket when he came into the attack. his opening partner soumya made 42 before chris morris got the second. bangladesh though going well at 166 for 2 after 26 overs. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hottest day of the year so far yesterday. 28 degrees at heathrow. we could see 28 again today but our heat is increasingly confined to eastern counties of england. a weather sy

after an early exit in birmingham, johanna konta continues her wimbledon preparations at eastbourne,on today. sheryl crow has been speaking about her shock at learning that the master tapes of some of her biggest albums were among those destroyed in a huge fire at universal studios in hollywood. it's thought about half a million original recordings by some of the greatest musicians of the 20th century were lost in the blaze in 2008, but the extent of the damage only emerged following a newspaper report this month. the singer said her loss felt "apocalyptic". our reporter, mark savage, has been speaking to her. for 11 years universal music has said the warehouse fire in los angeles had a limited impact on its archives but now, the new york times estimates that half a million songs were lost. the affected artists include duke ellington. # hold me closer, tiny dancer. eltonjohn. # count the headlights on the highway #. # we have to make amends #. janet jackson and sheryl crow. she is the first major artist to confirm her master recordings were destroyed as well as the back—ups known as

johanna konta's fantastic clay—court season continues, she is the the first british woman to reach the up in morocco and rome in the lead up to roland garros and she dropped only six games against the croatian donna vekic. konta had never got past the first round in paris before this year. she'll face either garbine muguruza or sloane stephens next. i haven't played garbine muguruza on the clay so if i play her it will be a different experience. i know she plays well in paris. that will be that. against sloan i played her recently in rome but what she does well as she raises her level in tough moments as well. whoever i am playing i am looking forward to it. south africa need to set a world cup record run chase if they are going to beat bangladesh that they will. south africa won the toss and put bangladesh in to bat and they made the highest one—day score, 330—6. shakib and mushfiqur put on a stand of 142, that was a world cup record for them 124-2. 1211—2. just 124—2. just about on course. bradford bulls are playing halifax in the challenge cup quarterfinal. bradford led six nil at h

johanna konta will aim to go further than any british woman since jo durie in 1983 at the french openrd seed donna vekic for a place in the quarterfinals. there's been a big shock in the women's draw, though, with world number one and reigning us and australian open champion naomi 0saka beaten in the third round by unseeded czech katerina siniakova. and serena williams was left stunned after she was knocked out in the third round by unseeded american sofia kenin. she lost 6—2, 7—5 to the 20—year—old, who was at times booed by the crowd. it means williams will have to keep fighting to equal margaret court's record of 2a grand slam singles titles. that's all the sport for now. now, on bbc news, here's martine with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are the journalist and author shyama perera and sian griffiths, education editorfor the sunday times. nice to have you here. let's take a quick look at the front pages. the sunday times has an interview with donald trump who calls on britain to send nigel farage to negotiate with brussels and pursue a no

johanna konta place on tuesday., lost early wickets in south africa and have posted one of the lowest scores so far. more to come at half past. family and friends of a 12—year—old girl who drowned in the river irwell in bury have visited the scene to pay tribute to her. greater manchester police have called it a tragic incident and have reminded people against cooling off in lakes, rivers and reservoirs. mustaf 0mar, the girl's uncle, spoke of his famillies grief, she was a sweet innocent child, she stayed home all the time, she helped her mum 20 47, her mum is new to the country as well. there was no doubt in the household, she helped her brothers and sisters every morning. 0ur memories of her is loving and caring, peaceful, helping, everything a child is supposed to be. it has all been taken away now. demolition teams have blown up what remains of a motorway bridge in the italian city of genoa, nearly a year after it partially collapsed, killing 43 people. high explosives were used in the demolition, after thousan

johanna konta is into the semi—finals of the french open., in straight sets, to become the first british woman sincejo durie back in 1983 to reach the last four. and she has a great chance to make the final, as she faces world number 38 marketa vondrousova next. whenever i step out onto the court, iam whenever i step out onto the court, i am always going to have a chance, i'm always going to have a shot. i don't think any player on tour can go on court against me and feel like they've definitely got it. i feel really pleased with just how i dealt with the conditions out there, and just how i gave myself space to play, and i thought i played the game which i was just really pleased with, so just really happy. fans at roland—garros will be treated to a first match between roger federer and rafa nadal there since 2011 in the men's semi—final on friday. 11—time champion nadal put in a flawless showing to dismiss the seventh seed, kei nishikori, in straight sets. it finished 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, injust an hour and 51 minutes. third seed federer took th