third seed karolina pliskova was knocked—out by magdalena rybarikova.hat's the fifth straight year, the czech has gone out in the second round. pliskova said "probably it's something in the air here" at the all england club. austin halewood watched the action. with pedro kvitova out of the women's draw, karolina pliskova became favourite for the title, facing tough competition in the form of magdalena rybarikova. after winning the first set, nerves kicked in in the second. karolina pliskova is known for the powerboat into the decider it was the slovakia tennis player who dominated. based on performances this year karolina pliskova is the best in the world but it was world number 87 who sealed the biggest upset so far. but it was world number 87 who sealed the biggest upset so fanm is difficult to play her because she plays so well and she has just won the tournament, so i was not late i am going to lose, but i wasn't confident, and i am speechless right now and so happy i made get through this match. it is an amazing feeling. world number one angelique

and karolina pliskova is looking good for wimbledon.he defeated caroline wozniacki in straight sets in these board final. novak djokovic is taking on gael monfils right now. i will have an update for you in the next hour. the film critic barry norman has died aged 83, his family have said. the journalist and former bbc presenter died in his sleep on friday night. norman was best known as the host of film on bbc one from 1972 until 1998. the director general of the bbc tony hall has paid tribute — he said barry norman was a first class presenter and critic. film buffs always found his

third seed karolina pliskova was knocked—out by magdalena rybarikova. ut in the second round. pliskova said "probably it's something in the air here" at the all england club. austin halewood watched the action. with pedro kvitova out of the women's draw, karolina pliskova

and there was an upset in the women's draw after third seed karolina pliskova was knocked out.build up to wimbledon, and was highly fancied in what's a very open women's competition, was beaten by magdalena rybarikova on centre court. a tight match went to a deciding set, but it was the slovak player who triumphed. how about this for a great way to wina how about this for a great way to win a match? he took match point in a truly spectacular fashion. grigor dmitrov beat marcos baghdatis in straights sets. a diving volley completing a comfortable win for the 13th seed, who on this form looks like he could go a long way in this tournament. and jamie murray and his doubles partner bruno soa res were victorius in the first round of the men's doubles competition. murray and soares beat the czech pair romanjebavy and jiri vesely in straight sets. jamie, bringing you to talk about karolina pliskova because she was one of the favourites to take the women's title? it's still wide open but according to the bookmakers, that makes organic onto the favourite for the title this year? is that

however, there was an upset in the women's draw, as the third seed, karolina pliskova of the czech republict. she won the title at eastbourne in the build up to the tournament but was beaten by magdalena rybarikova. a tight match went to a deciding set, but it was the slovak who triumphed. top seed angelique kerber beat belgium's kirsten flipkens 7—5 7—5. kerber‘s struggled this year and has seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the tag of world number one, but she's just come through a hard fought battle with flipkens. there were some distressing scenes on court 17 as the american player bethanie mattek—sands suffered a really nasty knee injury. it left her screaming and crying on the court during her match with romania's sorana cirstea. mattek—sands‘ doubles partner lucie safarova, with whom she has won four grand slam titles, also came to console her. england's cricketers, led by new captainjoe root, recovered well on the opening day of the first test against south africa at lord's. after a shaky start they ended on 357—5, with root still there on 18a not out. our sports correspondent andy

the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon.ithdrawal through injury, and she beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets. congratulations to her and that is all the sport for now. james, thank you. a busy programme. that is it from me and the team. bye— bye that is it from me and the team. bye — bye for that is it from me and the team. bye—bye for now. hello once again. but has not been too bad start to the weekend, has it? it has not all been plain sailing. we have an area of low pressure. the rain will be across scotla nd pressure. the rain will be across scotland and northern ireland and then later on in that a rain to parts of western england and wales. all the while, gale force winds in scotla nd all the while, gale force winds in scotland up into the northern isles. into the wee small hours of sunday, what is left that weather front will produce bits and pieces of rain in the south. if you need some rain for your garden, this feature will not solve that issue. as we start the day it could be dank acro

there's been a huge shock at wimbledon where third seed karolina pliskova was knocked out after losinggdalena rybarikova. the czech was beaten 6—3, 5—7, 2—6 and is the highest—ranked player to exit the women's draw. and here's a little animal that's started making a pretty big impression. this female baby pygmy hippopotamus has just been introduced to the public at chile's buin zoo. it's two weeks old and currently weighs in at iakg. when she reaches the age of eight months the baby will be separated from her mum and sent to another zoo for breeding. but for now zoo visitors are simply enjoying the fact that she's incredibly cute. more on the g20 now and the world is entering a dangerous phase, that's according to the former prime minister of australia, who helped to shape the g20 into the summit that it is today. i spoke to him earlier. i think there are two levels of risk. 0ne i think there are two levels of risk. one is the geopolitical risk level. we've seen what's unfolding on the korean peninsula, with the new environment, with the testing for the first time of an icbm. in us — r

the world number three karolina pliskova will be one of the leading contenders for the women's title wozniacki in straight sets in the eastbourne final. england won their final warm—up match before the women's european championship — captain ellen white scored both their goals as they beat denmark 2—1 in copenhagen. that means the lionesses head into the euros with four wins from their last six games. i thought he was full of resilience. ata i thought he was full of resilience. at a fantastic result. sweeping gaming —— came in and lost 2— nil. looking to put a good performance in. so for us, resilient, is going to be in porton. that's all the sport for now. let us have a quick look at some of those front pages. we will start in the mail on sunday which claims the prime minister is considering a dramatic u—turn on university tuition fees to attract younger voters to the tory party. the 0bserver reports a tory revolt against public—sector cuts suggesting theresa may is facing pressure from within the cabinet for demanding a radical overhaul of state funding for public services. meanwhi

konta is now the favourite to ta ke johanna konta is now the favourite to take the title with karolina pliskovaay. she hopes to be here for the full two weeks of the tournament after a great three match win over donna vekic. konta feeling confident coming into this one. later on, a really great treat as well. another british champion, of course, andy murray, he is out on centre court to wrap things up for the day's proceedings, goodness knows what time it will be, 5pm, 6pm and maybe even 7pm. he takes on fabio fognini, the italian, the 28th seed. they are 3-3 the italian, the 28th seed. they are 3—3 in their head—to—head. it would bea 3—3 in their head—to—head. it would be a shock if the only britain not to get through today be the reigning champion. it's been an interesting first session for england's cricketers on day 2 of the opening test against south africa at lord's. the morning started with the end of a sensation debut innings as captain forjoe root. out for 190. moeen ali kept the scoreboard ticking over with a few boundaries. but he didn't last too long either as england lost four wick

but for the women, i'm favouring karolina pliskova. she was the winner last year in eastbourne.t wonderful service. a huge serve was up wonderful service. a huge serve was up over 200 plus aces during the course of the year. so my money would head towards her. petra kvitova, and perhaps would head towards her. petra kvitova, and perhaszohanna konta. we were guaranteed to have at least one brit go through today — that's because compatriots kyle edmund and alex ward were pitted against each other on a packed court three — a tough call for the crowd — who to cheer for? joe lynskey rounds up the british performances on day two. the superstars come to make history here but the underdogs come to make a living. wimbledon body marks the summitfor a living. wimbledon body marks the summit for alex ward, three wins to qualify bring a salary and opportunity. 800 places higher in world tennis is kyle edmund, but alex ward was out to defy the rankings. he's not afraid. taking the first set, a perfect birthday present for his watching mother. but kyle edmund is next in line between —— behind

and karolina pliskova is looking good for wimbledon.s in these board final. novak djokovic is taking on gael monfils right now. i will have an update for you in the next hour. the film critic barry norman has died aged 83, his family have said. the journalist and former bbc presenter died in his sleep on friday night. norman was best known as the host of film on bbc one from 1972 until 1998. the director general of the bbc tony hall has paid tribute — he said barry norman was a first class presenter and critic. film buffs always found his programmes essential viewing. he dominated broadcasting about films for a generation with wit and great knowledge. he will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with his family and friends." iamjoined i am joined now by anna smith who is chair of the critics circle and i suppose lord hall summed it up there because for so many years when you thought about film criticism, if you thought about film criticism, if you thought about film criticism, if you thought about barry norman.|j remember watching him

wozniacki will face karolina pliskova in the final. out. she'd injured her back in a nasty fall during her victory over world number one angelique kerber in the quarter—finals. she's still hoping to be fit for wimbledon — but she won't push it. it's a big tournament for all of us. it's a big tournament for all of us. it's something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health always has to come first and i am definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitely taking the day at a time and whatever is best for my health. england'sjodi ewart shadoff is very well placed in the women's pga championship in chicago. she sank five birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are, se young kim and danielle kang. this is the second women's major of the season. castleford tigers continue to dominate rugby league's super league. they held off a strong fightback, from hull fc, to win by 2a points to 22, to go eight points clear at the top of the table, with just thre

the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon. straight sets. a record—breaking innings from england batsman alex hales helped nottinghamshire win the first silverware of the domestic cricket season. they beat surrey by four wickets at lord's in the royal london one day cup final. notts restricted surrey to 297 in their innings, taking the wicket of kumar sangakkara, who's had an extraordinary season with the bat, forjust 30. hales opening the batting in reply wasted no time getting his team towards that target. he made a century injust 83 balls and his score of 187 not out is the highest ever in a lord's final. it means his side won with two overs to spare. the final spots in the british team for next month's world athletics championships are being decided at the team trials in birmingham this weekend. world champions, like mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, don't have to qualify but the selectors have a headache for the men's 100 metres. favourite cj ujah withdrew from the final, and in his absence,

the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon — sheifinal afterjohanna konta's withdrawal through injury, and beat former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets, to win the eastbourne title. manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia'sjeff horn this morning. the aussie beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, had talked about trying to arrange a rematch with floyd mayweather, but may now consider another retirement instead. on the undercard, belfast‘s michael conlan won his third pro fight. england won their final warm—up match before the women's european championship. ellen white showed no sign of nerves, captaining her country for the first time, and scoring both of england's goals as they beat denmark 2—1 in copenhagen. that means the lionesses head into the euros with four wins from their last six games. i thought it was full of resilience and character, and you're dead right, it was a fantastic

that was after karolina pliskova won the women's tournament by defeating caroline wozniaki. sport's superstars steps out in eastbourne, it is a moment to capture, but to make this a picture perfect week for novak djokovic he would have to get past one of the most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with some sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was the slip then the magnificence of his monfils. skilled and good—natu red in equal measure. yet he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 on serve soon became 6—4 to the serbian. game, set, match and the title. a first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova put in their final preparations for the gra

however, there was an upset in the women's draw after third seed karolina pliskova was knocked out.build up to the tournament was beaten by magdalena rybarikova. a tight match went to a deciding set, but it was the slovak player who triumphed. top seed angelique kerber has just beaten belgium's kirsten flipkens 7—5, 7—5 on centre court. kerber‘s struggled this year and has seemed somewhat uncomfortable with the tag of world no.1, but she's just come through a hard fought battle with flipkens. england's cricketers — led by new captainjoe root — recovered well on the first day of the first test against south africa at lord's. after a shaky start, they ended on 357—5, with root still there on 184 not out. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss was at lords for us. we talk about captain's innings, but what an incredible performance from joe root. when he came into bat, england were in all sorts of trouble. england had won that some things seem to be going well but are still cook went for three. keaton jennings went and will be kicking himself for not revealing that one. joe root gave a cou

the world number three karolina pliskova could be a good bet for the women's title at wimbledon.ber one caroline wozniacki in straight sets, to win the eastbourne title. a record—breaking innings from england's alex hales helped nottinghamshire win the first trophy of the domestic cricket season. they beat surrey in the one day cup final. notts were chasing 297 to win but hales wasted no time helping his team reach that target. he got his century in just 83 balls and went on to make the highest ever one day score at lord's. he finished 187 not out, helping his side win by four wickets. australia's cricketers' association has said this morning that their players will refuse to go on their a team tour of south africa later this week, unless progress is made in talks over a new pay deal. players want to continue to get a percentage of revenue while cricket australia want to fix salaries. manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia'sjeff horn. the aussie beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after twelve rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has

wozniacki will face karolina pliskova, in the final.it is a big tournament next week for all of us but it is something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health has always come first and my health. my health has always come firstand i'm my health. my health has always come first and i'm definitely doing all i can to be ready for wimbledon but i will do whatever is best for my health. england'sjodi ewart shadoff is very well placed in the women's pga championship in chicago. she sank five birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, se young kim and danielle kang. this is the second women's major of the season. castleford tigers, continue to dominate, rugby league's super league. they held off a strong fightback, from hull fc, to win by 24 points to 22, to go eight points clear at the top of the table, with just three games, of the regular season to play, before the super 8s. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour, ge

wozniacki will face karolina pliskova, in the final. her victory over world number one angelique kerber, in the quarter—finals. she's still hoping to be fit for wimbledon — but she won't push it. it is a big tournament next week for all of us but it is something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health always has got to come first and i'm definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitelyjust taking it a day at a time and whatever is best for my health. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour gets under way in dooosseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy: the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it going to be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it would be right up there, to win a fourth tour de france title would be incredible. i mean, i don't want toj

centre court later on but first there's a second round women's match between the third seed karolina pliskova serve allowing pliskova to take the first set. you can watch all of the action on bbc one and the bbc sport website and app. after a shaky start, england's cricketers are recovering on the opening day of the first test with south africa at lords. our correspondent andy swiss is there. already, on his debut as captain, it isa already, on his debut as captain, it is a captain's innings from joe root? i don't think andy can hear us at the moment. well, what fantastic scenes we have had in lourdes in the last few minutes. joe root has just reached his century, a century on his debut as england test captain. it was a true captain's innings. he reached it with a boundary a few moments ago. england, currently 209-5. as i moments ago. england, currently 209—5. as i say, it has been some innings byjoe root. he came in when england were in real trouble. they lost early wickets, alistair cook 43. the lost early wickets, alistair cook a3. the wickets continued to tumble before lunch. bairstow, go

that was after karolina pliskova won the women's tournament by defeating caroline wozniaki. eastbourne, it is a moment to capture, but to make this a picture perfect week for novak djokovic she would have to get past one of the most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was then they slept then the magnificence of his opponent. skilled and good—natured his opponent. skilled and good—natu red in his opponent. skilled and good—natured in equal measure. he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 answers soon became 6—4 to the serbian. that was the title. first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in15 against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on,

konta has moved into pole position after the eastbourne champion karolina pliskova was knocked out., you'll remember — who beat kirsten flipkens in two hard —fought sets yesterday. there were some extremely distressing scenes out on court 17 as the american player bethanie mattek—sands suffered a really nasty knee injury. sue barker explains what happened. bethanie mattek—sands of the united states lost the second set tiebreak. this is the fourth point of the final set. suffers a really horrible fall and immediately clutching her knee and shouting, help me. her team eventually come on to help her, along with her opponent. a medical tea m along with her opponent. a medical team was brought onto the court as well and was given oxygen. she has made her way back to the clubhouse. it obviously is a very serious knee injury. you could feel the pain when she was crying out "please, please help me, help me". we wish her a speedy recovery. kyle edmond did his best to make it five britons in round three but he is out. he said he "lacked a bit of maturity" in his first experience of centre cou