the number 7 seed from switzerland won the first set of her match against kiki bertens 7—5 — and alsoto retire but the dutchwoman was then forced to retire after feeling unwell. bencic said afterwards that it's not the way she'd have wanted to win. just time to tell you that new zealand were put into bat. in the 1st t20 international against england in christchurch. they are 76 after 11 overs. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me — and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. quirky phrases and his voice have made the speaker a well—known figure around the world. order! bellowing. .. behave yourself! colourful... i couldn't give a flying flamingo what your view is! unforgettable. leave the chamber, get out, we'll manage without you! asjohn bercow leaves the speaker's chair after a decade, the tributes are piling up. you have been a remarkable speaker of this house. the highest duty that the speaker of the house of commons is to be the champion of our house and its members and to defend our right to freedom of speech in defence of

barty, the reigning french open champion, bounced back from her shock defeat against kiki bertens onets in her final match of the round robin phase. barty won 6—4, 6—2. the victory means she finishes top of the red group, with belinda bencic going through in second place. the last of the semi—final places in shenzhen will be decided later on friday. the winner of the match between simona halep and karolina pliskova will qualify for the last four. elina svitolina, who is the defending champion, has already qualified for the knockout stage after beating both players earlier in the week. halep, the wimbledon champion, is the slight favourite to join her in the semi—finals. it is the game no one really wants to play in. the battle for third place at the rugby world cup takes place a few hours from now. new zealand face wales in tokyo. the all blacks' attempt to win a third successive world cup trophy was ended by england in the semi—finals. but now they will hope to extend their 30—match winning streak against wales, that goes back to 1953. it that goes back to 1953. is easy to have char