kei nishikori avoided a similar fate. men's draw. kei nishikori avoided a similarfate.jeremy chardy of france in the second round. a frenchman hasn't won the title at roland—garros for 311 years. a large portion of this year's hopes will be on the shoulders of gael monfils. so far, so good. through after beating dustin brown of germany in straight sets. johanna konta from great britain is well—established in the world's top ten but that success has not yet transferred to play. she raced ahead against her taiwan opponent, taking the first set 6—1. after losing the second on the tie—break, errors cost her delay. johanna konta is without a winner in this open. in cricket, india humiliated bangladesh in their final warm in cricket, india humiliated bangladesh in theirfinal warm up match in the champions trophy which begins on thursday with a 240 run win at the oval. bangladesh won the task and india compiled a mammoth 324, with a top score of 94 before they retired for the day. in response, the tigers could only muster 84. the match between new zealand and sri lanka in birm

japan's kei nishikori is through to the last 16. sets. it's the second time in a week he's beaten ferrer after victory in madrid and he'll now face juan martin del potro for a place in the quarterfinals. that's because the argentine came through his second round match against britain's kyle edmund in straight sets taking it 7-5, 6-4. fernando alonso continued his push to becoming a winner of the indianapolis 500 logging more than 6,000 incident—free miles at indianapolis motor speedway on the second day of practice for the 101st edition which takes place later this month. alonso ran the most laps of anyone on the day as he worked to become comfortable racing in traffic. the driver of the mclaren—honda—andretti honda finished 24th on the speed chart. the 35 year—old is looking to become the first driver to win formula 0ne‘s monaco grand prix which he's already achieved along with this race and the 2a hour le mans endurance race it was useful, i think. six cars and we we re it was useful, i think. six cars and we were running together

del potro will face kei nishikori in the third round.t thomas lost ground on the main contenders for the giro d'italia on stage 11 today. the welshman is down to 14th after being dropped on the final climb of the day as 0mar fraile picked up his maiden grand tour victory into bagno di romagna. holland's tom dumoulin continues to lead by over two minutes. some of england's t20 matches could be broadcast live on free to air television from 2020. the england and wales cricket board have offered a free to air package to broadcasters in the next rights deal to run until 202a. live cricket on terrestrial tv hasn't been seen in this country since england's 2005 home ashes series. since then sky has held all live rights, including most recently a £75 million a year deal. that's all from sportsday. it has been a very good day for huddersfield who have reached the championship play—off final and play reading a week on monday. it is a £200 million game for both those clu bs. coming up in a moment, the papers. from all of us at the bbc sports centre

the world number two won 6—4, 7—5, and he'll face kei nishikori in the last eight.pakistan in dominica is finely poised after the second day's play. azhar ali top—scored with 127, as pakistan made 376 in theirfirst innings. it was the 14th test century of his career. misbah—ul—haq, who's playing in his final test match for pakistan, was one of three other players to reach a half century. nice fist pump. roston chase was the pick of the west indies bowlers, with four wickets, including that of misbah. pakistan were all out for 376 and the home side closed on 111 for nought in reply. american william mcgirt and canadian mackenzie hughes share the lead after the first round of the players‘ golf championship, at sawgrass in florida. but the shot everyone is talking about is this beautie friom masters champion sergio garcia on the iconic 17th hole. while some of the world's best flew it into the water, garcia didn't bother with the putter. a hole in one. it saved an otherwise frsutrating day for the the spaniard, who is one over and tied for 66th. worth seeing again and

djokovic won 6—4, 6—4, and he'll now facejuan martin del potro, who beat japan's kei nishikori. the quarter—finals. he beat jack sock of the united states in straight sets, and remains on course for a record—extending eighth rome masters title. nadal, the numberfour seed, will now face the austrian dominic thiem in the quarter—finals. the number three seed stan wawrinka is out. he was beaten in straight sets by the big—serving american john isner, and later admitted it was down to a lack of confidence and rhythm. isner, the world number 2a, won in straight sets, 7—6, 6—4, and he'll now face the number six seed and former us open champion marin cilic in the quarter—finals. in the women's event at the same venue third seed garbine muguruza beat germany'sjulia goerges 7—5, 6—4 to progress to the quarterfinals. the 23—year—old spaniard, who'll defend her french open title in the coming weeks, will now meet american venus williams on friday for a place in the semis, at which point a potential match up with karolina pliskova, the second seeded czech who was a runner up in the us open

del potro will play kei nishikori in the third round.ile won stage 11 into bagno di romagna today as thomas struggled on the final climb. holland's tom dumoulin continues to lead by over 2 minutes. american world superbike rider nicky hayden has been seriously injured in a bicycle accident in italy. the 35—year old — who won the world title in 2006 — was reportedly hit by a car while training, and suffered chest and head injuries. horseracing is a sport worth over £3 billion to the british economy, watched live by six million people a year in britain. the first ever survey into gender in racing suggests women are held back. despite more women than ever before coming into racing it found women are underepresented in the most prominent areas of the sport, with some examples of ‘entrenched prejudice and discrimination'. our sports correspondent joe wilson has this report. racehorses, leisure and big business. it is a multi—billion pound industry. and in this yard in newmarket, amy murphy is the boss. paid by owners to train their horses to

djokovic won 6—4, 6—4, and he‘ll now facejuan martin del potro who beat japan‘s kei nishikori.numberfour seed, will now face the austrian dominic thiem in the quarter—finals. meanwhile, garbine muguruza is among those through to the quarter—finals of the women‘s singles. the number three seed from spain, who‘s preparing to defend her french open title, beat germany‘s julia gorges in straight sets. muguruza won 7—5, 6—4, to seal her place in the last eight. muguruza will now play venus williams, who beat the number five seed from great britain, johanna konta, in three sets. konta had won their previous meetings, but williams, the number nine seed, came through 6—1,3—6, 6—1. now, it‘s long called itself the greatest show on earth but after 146 years the ringling brothers circus is shutting down. it‘s entertained millions but in recent years revenues have dropped and there have been legal battles with animal rights groups. a bbc team went to see the closing moments with those who‘ve called the circus home. music plays. ringling brothers circus is older than coca—cola, older than b

del potro now has to face kei nishikori in the third round.pion in rome. he has had a real dip inform champion in rome. he has had a real dip in form recently and he says he can't work out why. a lot of people will think i've got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks, but i do think i can. it's certainly not going to be easy. i'm going to have to work hard this next few days. you know, really, you know, prepare very well, make the most of every single day and then really work my way into the tournament. it's going to be tough but i still think i can do well there. some cricket competitions will be broadcast live on free to air television from 2020. the english and and wales cricket board have offered a package of a right steel to run cricket on terrestrial tv. it hasn't been on tv since the ashes victory of 2005. since then, sky has held all rights, including most recently a £75 million—a—year deal, which is about to be superseded. that's all sport for now. more now on the pressure facing donald trump amid al

he saw offjoao sousa of portugal in straight sets and faces world number nine kei nishikori next.ring on all cylinders, after a month out with an elbow injury. he starts his campaign against fabio fagnini, against fabio fognini, after being knocked out in the third round of the madrid open last week, by the world number 59 borna coric. it's tough to certainly analyse losses and a couple of days, when you are also looking to the next tournament, but that's also sometimes a positive thing, that you have another event to look forward to it immediately. you get a chance to it immediately. you get a chance to play better only four or five days after a tough match. maria sharapova is guaranteed a place in the qualifying competition for wimbledon, after she won herfirst—round match at the italian open. she earned enough ranking points with a straight—sets victory over christine mchale — and if she reaches the semi—finals in rome, the five—time grand slam champion, who's returning from a 15—month doping ban, will qualify for wimbledon‘s main draw. jonny brownlee says he cannot afford to m

british number two was going well, but then the world number 52 broke back strongly and will play kei nishikoriss of form this year. he's won just one title from eight events in 2017, and recently lost his rome masters crown after being beaten in the second round. it was the world number one's fifth defeat in his last 10 matches. a lot of people will think i've got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks, but i do think i can. it's certainly not going to be easy. i'm going to have to work hard this next few days. you know, really, you know, prepare very well, make the most of every single day and then really work my way into the tournament. it's going to be tough but i still think i can do well there. has reacted by saying nothing will stop her achieving her dreams. she reacted on twitter today saying: she reacted on twitter today saying: the england and wales cricket board are looking to return ‘some live international cricket‘ to terrestrial free to air television in 2020. live international matches haven't been broadcast on terrestrial tv in this country sinc

del potro will face kei nishikori in the third round.ending champion in rome. the world number one has one title from eight tournaments so far this year. . . but has had eight tournaments so far this year...but has had a real dip in form recently so his chances at the french open later this month don't look too promising. a lot of people think i've got no chance of doing anything at the french after the last couple of weeks. but, you know, ido last couple of weeks. but, you know, i do think that i can. it is certainly not going to be easy. i'm going to have to work hard these next ten days. and, you know, really, you know, prepare very well, make the most of every single day. and then really work my way into the tournament. it's going to be tough, but i think i can still do well. some cricket news. some of england's t20 matches could be broadcast live on free to air television from 2020. the england and wales cricket board have offered a free to air package to broadcasters in the next right‘s deal to run until 202a. live cricket on terre

del potro will play kei nishikori in the third round.s — after the american came through her second round match in straight sets. konta has won their last three meetings that will be a big match and i will definitely be watching that this afternoon, particularly if it is raining. gosh, it would be wonderful if she won again. andy murray in the paper, all over the papers this morning and people were quite worried about the form he is in. carl edmonds has gone is also the british are not going so well. he is saving the good stuff. we certainly hope so. we hope he is saving it for wimbledon and the grasscourt season coming up. it is the first chance for vote rs coming up. it is the first chance for voters to see party leaders debate head—to—head tonight during the election campaign but there will be two particularly bleak noticeable absences. theresa may and jeremy corbyn have refused to take part in the programme. preparations are well under wayjust outside a studio here. there is the geography for you. we are in the big building in the ba