defending champion petra kvitova lost out in straight sets to kiki bertens, in a reversal of last year'sng their quarter—final 6—2, 6—3. while earlier, world number one naomi osaka went out to belinda bencic. rounding up the action, here is colm harrison. awinfor a win for naomi asarco would have guaranteed her place at the top of the world rankings for another week at least. she was playing switzerland's belinda bencic for a place in the semifinals, and a routine victory looked to be on the cards when osaka took the opening set 6—3. after winning the second set 6—3. after winning the second set 6—2, bencic then took the decider as well, coming from for having five down in the process, when osaka was serving for the match. the unseeded swiss, ranked 18 in the world, ranked three games in a row to seal her place in the last four. bencic will now face the number three seed, halep. twice the champion in madrid, she is bidding to reach the final there the fourth time in six years. she came through against the number seed from australia, barty, but they were ha rdfoug ht australia, barty, but

she'll face world number four kiki bertens next. let's rattle through some other news from friday.t pro 14 final since 2014. they thrashed ulster by 50 points to 20 at scotstoun. they ran in seven tries in total, they'll play either munster or defending champions leinster. simon yates didn't lose any time to his main rivals on the seventh stage of the giro d'italia — won by astana's payo bilbao. the spaniard attacked on a little climb near the finish for his first grand tour stage win. st helens scored three tries in the last 15 minutes to clinch a dramatic 32—30 win over salford red devils, to extend their lead at the top of the super league. elsewhere, huddersfield beat hull kr. there's a huge game at the nou camp tomorrow, but it's not football. we stay with rugby league because wigan warriors have travelled to barcelona to play catalans dragons in the super league. an estimated 30,000 fans are expected to attend a match, that's hoped will give the sport more international exposure. tania arnold reports. have to say i did not think i would be introducing a rugby league feature i

she'll play kiki bertens in the final and if she wins, halep will be the new world number one.ion of european rugby's elite competition — the champions cup. saracens v leinster — two of the best sides in the history of the european cup will go head to head at stjames park tomorrow, chris slegg looks ahead to the game. saracens again are heading off to fight for europe's greatest shiniest crown. having comfortably beating munster in the semis, saracens are back in the champions cup final. now a tougher hurdle, beating the holders and team that knocked them out in the quarterfinals, leinster. we were very well beaten on the day by a better team. 14 months on going into this game in a betterframe of mind, mostly we are good. physically we are good. we have momentum in the competition. the showpiece european final is being held at newcastle united's saint james park. a venue revered by football fans, including the saracens full—back. st james's park is a brilliant place. the fans love it. it is in the centre of the city. if you talk about the atmosphere there and tell passionate pe

it was one of her biggest career matches to date but the world number four kiki bertens proved a bridge3, 6—4 defeat. you have to go back to 1971 for the last time a british woman reached the italian open final. johann oco nto the italian open final. johann oconto was excited, because regardless of whether she would follow in the footsteps of virginia wade, she had found the form and depth to beat to top ten players to get here. at the nerves of what was writing on this showed a shot into the net handed care lena a break in her opener, that some couldn't watch. sharper fewer errors, her opener, that some couldn't watch. sharperfewer errors, the world number seven served up the first set 6—3. warmed up by the second set, the british number one stood firm, but it was just for a moment. she had her eyes on the prize, and is swinging, and the check never looked back. she couldn't recover losing the set, the wait for herfirst couldn't recover losing the set, the wait for her first title continues, the trophy in her hands, but now seated at the french open, the british player leaves with a pl

three—time winner and number two seed petra kvitova will face the lady she beat in last year's final, kiki bertenscing third round victory over france's caroline garcia, winning in straight sets — 6—3, 6—3. while winner in 2016 and 2017, simona halep also advanced to the quarter—finals following a crushing 6—0, 6—0 win over slovakian viktoria kuzmova. the romanian third seed needed a little over 44 minutes to secure the straight—sets victory and next faces australian ashleigh barty. to cricket where the first of five one—day internationals between england and pakistan was abandoned because of persistent rain at the oval on wednesday. the weather saw the game shortened to 47 overs a side, and another delay brought a further cut to 41 before it was called off. pakistan had reached 80—2 in the 19 overs that were possible. the battle for places is fierce as the world cup looms withjofra archer picking up a wicket and liam plunkett collecting the other and he knows that the competition is tough from the likes of archer. with him in your squad, you have obviously done well. i mean, we get asked the ques

score later in the day, to seal her place in the last eight where she faces the number 6 seed kiki bertensova. the number two seed was forced to retire with a calf injury during her 3rd round match with maria sakkari. kvitova looked to be struggling as she won the 2nd set to level the match, and was trailing 4—0 in the decider when she finally called it a day. and great britain'sjohanna konta is also through to the last eight. after an impressive victory over sloane stephens in the morning, where she came from a set down to knock out the number 7 seed, konta then beat the former champion venus williams in the afternoon to seal her place in the quarter—finals. she won 6—2, 6—4. now to cycling where italy's fausto masnada claimed his first victory in a grand tour by winning stage 6 of the giro d'italia on thursday, while his compatriot valerio conti seized the overall lead. slovenia's primoz roglic who had held the lead since the end of stage one was involved in a fall, which meant receiving treatment on the move, while the two—man breakaway came from masnada and conti which they held for ne

she'll play either kiki bertens or sloane stephens in the final and if she wins, halep will take topto new plans to tackle climate change. we can speak now to tim kruger, senior fellow at the geo—engineering programme at the university of oxford. welcome back. we talked briefly about boats reflecting likes to keep temperatures down, what about artificial forest? how temperatures down, what about artificialforest? how do temperatures down, what about artificial forest? how do they work? these are machines that scrub c02 out of the atmosphere, trees from the c02 as they grow but only so much land you can use, trees can be pa rt much land you can use, trees can be part of the solution but not the whole solution. their ideas for industrial machines that can do the same thing at a larger scale. very briefly, just how effective can any of these measures be in stopping reversing climate change? of these measures be in stopping reversing climate change ?m of these measures be in stopping reversing climate change? it is difficult to say at this point, people need to develop the technology, an

she'll play kiki bertens in the final and if she wins, halep will be the new world number one.ng a lot of the showers and produce more sunshine. gradually the temperatures will rise but we're not expecting a heat wave. but it will feel better than it has done of late. rain clearing from southern parts of england and high—pressure begin to building from the west. a few early showers across the west. a few early showers across the south—east, fizzling out as temperatures rise through the afternoon, more showers developing and mainly across the eastern side of the uk. some showers could be heavy. i called north—westerly wind across the north of scotland. dry as well in southern scotland. plenty of showers with the best of the conditions of further ways. highs of around 15—16, maybe 17 degrees. through saturday night, it turns dry asa through saturday night, it turns dry as a showers are dry away. clear skies and a cold night across northern areas with a bit of patchy frost. the area of high pressure right on top of the uk keeping weather systems well away. it will be mainly dry da

she'll face world number 4 kiki bertens next.tform at the world diving series in london. in only their sixth event as a pair, they sat in second place at the halfway stage but in the final round produced a flawless final dive to seal the win. they also set a new british record in the process. glasgow warriors were in irresistible form as they scored seven tries to dismiss ulster and book a place in next saturday's pro14 final at celtic park. they ran in seven tries at scotstoun to reach their first final since 2015 — when they won it. they'll meet leinster or munster who meet tomorrow. three tries in the last fifteen minutes denied salford a first win at st helens in nearly 40 years as saints fought back to extend their lead at the top of superleague. salford scored 30 points without reply to lead into the final stages but james bentley's late try was converted to earn st helens a 14th win in 15 games. elsewhere huddersfield beat hull kr. and just a reminder you can find out the latest from the second round of the pga championshi

konta came from a set behind for a great semi—final win over world number four kiki bertens and willk gearey reports. for most of the past two years younger heine has been searching for something and there, somewhere. when you find it it's obvious that kind of tennis and made her wimbledon semifinalist in 2017, that could send the number one —— numberfour to the floor. kiki beeped that count, one moment she was setting for the set she wanted. but she grew u nsteady for the set she wanted. but she grew unsteady and a second and contest seized on the mistake. 0nce unsteady and a second and contest seized on the mistake. once at all, momentum with jan heine. previously she found things nationally, but in the third she melded to it. feather touch blended with sledgehammer power, by now than i try to escape hergrip, the line power, by now than i try to escape her grip, the linejust to pity. she didn't, she's into the first and final, and a week before french oven, found form the last place she thinks to look. well the leaders at the us pga championships begin their third rounds just over

away from the sideshow in rome, world number one naomi osaka will play kiki bertens in the women's quarter—finalsankings with simona halep losing in the second round. the 21—year—old was too good for dominika cibulkova in the morning winning 6—3, 6—3 before beating romania's mihaela buzarnescu by the same score later in the day to seal her place in the last eight milwaukee bucks play game 2 of their nba eastern conference finals series against the toronto raptors later on friday. the bucks fought back from being behind for a vast majority of game one to record a 108—100 victory, which included 13 points in the final quarter from brook lopez handing them the initiative. feels good, you know, feels good to be able to come every night and try to put my body on the line and give everything i've got for us to win a game. you know, had a great game but at the end of the day my team had a great game and we were able to get this win. while in the nhl, the sanjose sharks take a 2—1 lead into game four of the western conference final against the st louis blues later. after logan couture levelled it at the

the british number one had to come from behind to beat kiki bertens.o sets 7—5, 6—2. she'll now play karolina pliskova in tomorrow's final. i've never really doubted my ability on this surface. i don't necessarily feel like this is massively out of the blue. double 0lympic taekwondo champion jadejones has added a world championships title to her long list of achievements after taking gold in manchester this evening. she was fairly comfortable in beating the defending champion ah—reum lee of south korea 14—7 in the under 57 kilogram final. the 26—year—old completes the set, adding to the bronze and silver medals she'd won at previous world championships. that's all the sport for now. defending champion brooks koepka and the other leaders have teed off for their third rounds at the us pga championship. brooks koepka with a healthy seven shot lead. you can find the latest on the bbc sport website. thank you. thousands of women with down‘s syndrome, who are going through the menopause, might not be getting the help they need , because health professionals

halep missed out on regaining the world number one ranking, as she lost the madrid open final to kiki bertensr one naomi osaka, but she lost 6—4, 6—4. that's all the sport for now. migrants who survived when their boat capsized off the coast of tunisia have given their account of the disaster in which at least sixty people drowned. initial reports said those on board were from sub—saharan africa. but the survivors say most of the passengers were from bangladesh. these are the faces of men who had seen death at close quarters. some too shocked to say anything. others are devastated by what they saw. they all set off to start a new life in italy. a dream interrupted by the harsh reality of death at sea. this man from bangladesh is one ofjust i6 man from bangladesh is one ofjust 16 who survived. fighting for life, we fighting, swimming eight, eight hours. eight hours swimming. then people dying, one by one, every minute people going under, down, every minute, one is going. i have lost my two brothers. one is cousin brother, one is brother—in—law. in front of my eyes. another survivor recou nts f

konta came from a set behind for a great semifinal win over world number four kiki bertens and will faceck gearey reports. for most of the past two years she's been managing searching for something, when you find it it's the kind of tennis that made her a semifinalist in 2017, that could send the weld number four to the floor. kiki deep account, one moment she was having the site next they wanted. the group unsteady and she sees on the mistake. once at all, momentum with content. papers she found things ending nicely but size and the third she moulded to it, that feather touch blended with sledgehammer power, by now that my chest get burton's script, the line judge to pt. she did not though, she's in the first 12 final before the french open and found a form in the french open and found a form in the last place she thought to look. well the leaders at the us pga championships begin their third rounds just over an hour's time, but the question on everyone‘s lips going into this weekend is, can anyone stop brooks koepka? the defending champion had a 7 shot lead at the halfway stage and is

the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she'll play kiki bertensr medalists germany in their opening game of the ice hockey world championship in slovakia this afternoon — there's commentary from 315pm on radio 5 live sports extra, as well as the bbc sport website and app. it is the first time in 25 years that britain have competed at the top level of the sport — and they'll also face powerhouse nations the usa and canada later in the tournament. i don't think we have any worry or any pressure, i think we just have to keep together, keep getting better each game, using each game to be that little bit faster, that little bit quicker in decisions, and learning as we go. that is the most important thing because we have never been at this level. that's all the sport for now but there's coverage of third practice ahead of the spanish grand prix on the bbc sport website. now it's time for the weather. it has been a very turbulent weight, lots of heavy showers and much—needed rain for many because it has been so dry. not great news when i say high pressur

konta now faces kiki bertens of the netherlands who beat world number one naomi osaka today.t—ever stage win at a grand tour, as he held off france's tony gallopin to win stage seven of the giro d'italia. italian valerio conti retained the overall lead. there's a huge game at the nou camp tomorrow — but it's not football. wigan warriors have travelled to barcelona to play catalans dragons in the super league. an estimated 30,000 fans are expected to attend in a match that's hoped will give rugby league more international exposure. our tania arnold is at the nou camp for us. have to say i did not think i would be introducing a rugby league feature in the middle of barcelona, but here we are with the captain sean. incredible to be bringing the game here to barcelona and the new camp. it's a privilege to be part of it as camp. it's a privilege to be part of itasa camp. it's a privilege to be part of it as a player and the fans enjoying the game tomorrow. it's a great to be part of it. he been doing so much in your rugby league career. the camp is iconic worldwide everybody knows

the british number one beat belgium's kiki bertens in three sets and will play either karolina pliskoval. i'll be back with more on those stories later. a man has died after a fight in a street in rochdale last night. he's believed to be in his early twenties. greater manchester police say a woman, who's 25, has been arrested in connection with the murder investigation. austria's deputy chancellor heinz christian strache has resigned. it follows the ermergence of a video in which the leader of the far right freedom party apparently promised public contracts in exchange for campaign support before the general election two years ago. mr strache complained he was the victim of political targeting. the vice—chancellor addressed reporters a little earlier where he apologised for his behaviour and announced his resignation. translation: today at 11am i had a conversation in which i offered my resignation. he accepted this decision. i am doing this on my responsibility for this project to prevent any further damage to my family because that is the most important thing in life, my party and my

simona halep missed the chance to go back to the top of the world rankings when he she lost to kiki bertenskes sets. it is her biggest win and it takes her up to fourth in the world, making her the highest ranking —— women in history. three major football clubs have moved to distance themselves from the use of their club crest by supporters who belong to a street protest organisation called the democratic football lads alliance. earlier, adrian goldberg from 5 live investigates explained why. the dfla started life originally as being the football lads' alliance and they emerged after the terrorist attacks in manchester and london in 2017. there was then a split in the organisation. the fla still exists, but the larger group is the dfla, the democratic football lads alliance. what is interesting is that they are made up primarily of people who used to be involved in football hooliganism. so if they have a street protest, and they have attracted thousands of people, they can present a pretty intimidating sight. they say they are not racist, they are not far right, but there is evidence on som

halep missed the chance to go back to the top of the world rankings, when she lost the final to kiki bertens to fourth in the world, making her the highest—ranking dutchwoman in history. wasps are through to the netball superleague final after a 20—point victory over loughborough lightning. the defending champions won 7a points to sa keeping them on course to win a third successive title. they'll face manchester thunder in the final after they beat five—time champions team bath. that's all the sport for now. 110w now it's time for a look at the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times, and political commentator james millar. welcome to you both. let's take a look at today's front pages... sacked minister gavin williamson criticises the cross—party brexit talks in the mail on sunday — the former defence secretary says the prime minister has ‘betrayed' the conservative party by negotiating with labour and that talks will "end in tears". senior conservative and labour mps have called on voters to support them

she's playing kiki bertens of the netherlands.rite surface. she did get the early break in the second set, but bertens has held and it's gone with serve since then, she's leading 5—4. the third round of the us pga championships has just got under way in new york, and they're all chasing one man. brooks koepka is seven shots ahead of the field. the american has the lowest score after two rounds in major championship history. reigning champion koepka tees off just before eight o'clock tonight, alongside three—time major winnerjordan speith. and jason roy says his century against pakistan was "very emotional" after a "rough morning" in hospital with his baby daughter. his 114 runs from 89 balls helped england chase down 341 to win the fourth match and the series with a game to spare. roy has a two—month—old daughter who he had to take to hospital at 1:30am on friday morning. he says he stayed at the hospital until 8:30am, and then had a couple of hours' sleep before the start of the match at trent bridge. three games in the scottish

she'll play either kiki bertens or sloane stephens in the final and if she wins, halep will be the newfinn class after next year's games will effectively end his olympic career. it's part of a major shake—up by world sailing who are seeking to improve gender equality and boost the sport's youth appeal. it's a great shame for the class. it is something i hold quite close. in terms of other boats i would be able to sail, it is pretty limited. the most difficult thing is really not for someone like myself but for the younger guys coming through. it is fair to say that potentially the way it is unfolding has been a bit of a bitter pill to swallow for some. wales' coach warren gatland has agreed a deal to take charge of the british & irish lions on their tour of south africa in 2021. it'll be gatland's third lions job after their winning tour of australia in 2013 and a drawn series against the all blacks two years ago. the kiwi has also won three grand slams as wales coach including this year's six nations title but he's stepping down after the rugby world cup in the autum. that's all the s

she'll face world number four kiki bertens next.e cut at golf‘s second major of the year — the us pga championship. he dropped five shots in the first three holes of his second round but recovered in his back nine to finish on three over par — that's right on the projected cut line at the minute. out front, brooks koepka has moved five shots clear of the field — three under for his round today. jordan spieth — chasing a career grand slam is his closest challenger — already in the clubhouse on five under par. tommy fleetwood is a shot behind. great britain's tom daley and matty lee won gold in the ten metres synchro platform at the world diving series in london. in only their sixth event as a pair, they sat in second place at the halfway stage but in the final round produced a flawless final dive to seal the win. they also set a new british record in the process. bianca walkden has become the most successful taekwondo player in british history as she sealed a third world championship, but it came in pretty strange fashion. approachin

the british number 0ne reached the final after beating the dutch 6th seed kiki bertens in three setsof important bouts in boxing overnight. deontay wilder retained his wbc heavyweight title by beating fellow american dominic brezeale. wilder made very short work of it too, with a brutalfirst round knockout in new york. he was asked about a potential rematch with tyson fury or unification fight with anthonyjoshua, and he said that "no doors are closed". good win too for britain's billyjoe saunders, who took the vacant wbo world super—middleweight title. he beat the german shefat isufi on points at the lamex stadium in stevenage, and can now call himself a two—weight world champion. there was more british success at the world taekwondo championships in manchester. jadejones has completed a career grand slam with a first world crown to go with her 0lympic, european and grand prix titles. she beat the defending champion lee ah—reum1a—7. there was also a bronze for 16—year—old aaliyah powell but it was jones' night. it literally feels amazing, it doesn't seem real, really. it has just alw

the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she‘ll play kiki bertenst task force has been working with the country‘s military to fight the terrorist organisation boko haram. more than 20,000 people have been killed and millions of others have lost their homes during the decade long conflict in the country. around 3,500 children were recruited by vigilante groups between 2013 and 2017. in 2017 they signed a commitment with unicef to stop recruiting children in any role. since then, more than 1,700 children have been released. unicef say the 894 children released yesterday — including more than one hundred girls — will now undergo reintegration programmes to help them return to civilian life. hannah started joins us now from all child charity. where do you even begin when it comes to rehabilitating children who have been on the front line of war? the important thing to be aware of is that, really, these children have in through such rental experiences and have been subject to all kinds of violence that they really need a very extensive, as we say, a care

the british number one came from behind to beat the netherlands kiki bertens in three sets.necessarily feel like this is massively out of the blue. double olympic taekwondo champion jadejones has added a world championships title to her long list of achievements after taking gold in manchester this evening. she was fairly comfortable in beating the defending champion ah—reum lee of south korea 14—7 in the under 57 kilogram final. the 26—year—old completes the set, adding to the bronze and silver medals she'd won at previous world championships. that's all the sport for now. the rest of the day's stories in the late finish to the golf available at the bbc sport website. thank you. just a reminder there won't be a paper review at 11:30 but let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the observer's front page talks of labour's fears that the party's ambiguous stance on brexit could hand votes to the lib dems in the upcoming european elections. the sunday times says tory heavyweights are calling for a return to the "centre ground" in party politics. with michael heseltin

final of the italian open, it was one of her biggest career matches to date but the world number 4 kiki bertensme a british woman reached the italian open final. hannah concho was excited, because of regardless whether she'd follow in the footsteps of virginia wade, she had found the form and depth to —— beat to top ten players to get here, writing on the show, a backend into the net handed caroline a break in her opener. that some couldn't even watch. sharper, fewer errors, the world number seven served out the first sets, 6—3. warmed up by the second set, the british number one stood firm, but it was just for a moment. she had her eyes on the prize, and was swinging the volley broke konta, and the check never looked back. konta couldn't recover losing the set 6—4, the wait for her first title continues, the trophy in her hands, but the british player leaves with more confidence, entering next week's french open. the men's finals saw the two top seeds go head—to—head. rafael nadal comprehensively beaten novak djokovic 6—0, 4—6, 6—1 to claim his ninth rome masters title earlier today. the spani

the british number one had to come from behind to beat kiki bertens.final. 1st set. final day of rugby union's regular prmeireship season. teens are vying for play off positions and the last remaining spots in europe. harlequins can sneak into the last playoff spot in the top four but need to beat wasps. they've let in three tries — two of them byjoe simpson — to trail at the ricoh arena and as things stand — they'll have to settle for fifth as things stand. a win though would change everything because northampton are losing at leaders exeter. it's been a high scoring contest at sandy park — level at half time with three tries a piece but matt kvesic‘s try early into the second half has put exeter back in front. exeter name a strong side for the clash with northampton, knowing a win will ensure they finish top of the table. updated scores on the website. catalan dragons are celebrating after beating wigan in a historic super league match in spain. they won 33—16 at barcelona's nou camp — in their first appearance at the stadium. catalans scored the gam

the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she‘ll play kiki bertenss case, for a world cup spot on his home ground, ifjason roy fails to recover from a stomach injury. first and foremost try and win the series and, say, if i do get another opportunity try to stake my claim and do as well as i can. if i can end up in the world cup squad, that would be great. afghanistan won their world cup warm—up match against scotland, edging to a two—run victory in a rain—affected one—dayer in edinburgh. that meant defeat for scotland‘s new coach shane burger, in his first game in charge. the world cup starts at the end of this month. great britain face 0lympic silver medalists germany in their opening game of the ice hockey world championship in slovakia this afternoon — there‘s commentary from 3.15pm on radio five live sports extra, as well as the bbc sport website this and app. it is the first time in 25 years that britain have competed at the top level of the sport — and they‘ll will face powerhouse nations the usa and canada later in the tournament. i don‘t thi

halep missed the chance to go back to the top of the world rankings, when she lost the final to kiki bertenscts as a qualifying for the world athletics championships this year in doha. gb's men qualified for the four by 100m final, which takes place later today — running the fastest time in the world this year in their heat. gb's men and women both qualified for the 4 by 400 metre relay finals later today. but, the women's 4 by 100 metre team didn't make the final, after failing to pass the baton in the change over zone. great britain were beaten by germany in their opening game of the ice hockey world championships in slovakia. that was despite this goal from great britain's mike hammond, which levelled the match at 1—all in the final period. germany scoring two late goals to secure a 3—1victory. great britain — who are appearing at the world championships for the first time in 25 years — play canada later today. that is busy. it will be a great day. there is a lot to look forward to as well as a lot from yesterday. at 641, the recent attacks intra— languor, new zealand and the us have show

the world number one spot, after beating belinda bencic, to reach the final, where she'll play kiki bertensvince could press his case, for a world cup spot on his home ground, ifjason roy fails to recover from a stomach injury. first and foremost try and win the series and loco say, if i do get another opportunity try to stake my claim and do as well as i can. if i can end up in the world cup squad, that would be great. afghanistan won their world cup warm—up match against scotland, edging to a two—run victory in a rain—affected one—dayer in edinburgh. that meant defeat for scotland's new coach shane burger, in his first game in charge. the world cup starts at the end of this month. when it comes to british sporting success stories over the last decade, taekwondo is right up there. have either review been inspired get into the rink? not tae kwon do, but certainly kickboxing. but that was about 20 years ago for me. brits have won 0lympic and world championship gold medals in this korean martial art and this coming week, the world championships are coming to manchester. so i've been to take a