the former world tennis number one, maria sharapova, has won herfirst competitive tennis match since she was banned for doping 15 months ago. the five—time grand slam champion beat italy's roberta vinci in straight sets in the stuttgart open. sharapova tested positive for meldonium in 2016 and had her original two year ban reduced on appeal. one of the most famous landmarks in the city of bristol, colston hall, is to be renamed because of the building's associations with the slave trade. the concert hall, which over the years has seen performances by louis armstrong, the beatles and bob marley, was named after edward colston, a bristol merchant whose fortune was partly built on slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries. our correspondent, jon kay, takes up the story. 300 years on, he still divides opinion. edward colston, philanthropist and slave trader. only this month, his statue in bristol was defaced. and now his name will go from the city's concert hall. i think it's a fundamental change and a very important decision. trustees say it's time to end the toxic association with slavery

tennis, and maria sharapova continues to make progress on her return to the wta tour.d number one, who's playing in herfirst tournament since completing a is—month drugs ban, is through to the quarter—finals of the stuttgart grand prix. sharapova, who's bidding to win the tournament for a fourth time, beat her fellow—russian ekaterina makarova in straight sets. she won 7—5, 6—1 and plays estonia's anett kontaveit in the last eight. the level of the first set was quite good. i didn't get raped opportunities are until later in the first set which i was happy to take. that was important because she was serving extremely well. and off the return i didn't feel the angles very well, so my serve did a good job to stay in the match, keep the pressure on her a little bit, staying up for—3, 5—4, i felt like on her a little bit, staying up for—3, 5—4, ifelt like i had the edge at the end of the first and i carried it into the second. there was an upset in stuttgart, though, with a shock defeat for angelique kerber. the top seed and defending champion was beaten by kristina mladen

maria sharapova set to return from a doping ban but not everyone is happy about the russian‘s comebacknewcastle united win 4—1 against preston north end as rafa benitez guides the magpies back to the promised land of the premier league and he doesn't need snookers — marco fu makes the quarter—finals at the world championship in sheffield. hello and welcome to the programme where we've all that and more to come but first 23 time grand slam champion serena williams has accused ilie nastase of racism and sexism following the comments he made about her unborn child, as well as a number of female tennis players. the romanian fed cup captain has been provisionally suspended by the itf. here's what serena had to say in a statement released on monday. now to the news that maria sharapova's return from a 15 month doping ban on wednesday has been questioned by her first opponent in germany this week, roberta vinci. the italian who was a beaten finalist at the 2015 us open says she doesn't agree that the russian deserves a wildcard to the porsche grand prix in stuttgart and other events in madrid

and coming up in the sport on bbc news: maria sharapova is labelled a "cheat" by fellow player eugenie bouchard, as she returns from her 15 month doping ban with a win in stuttgart. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the foreign secretary has suggested britain could take military action in syria without a vote in the house of commons. borisjohnson said it would be "very difficult to say no" if president trump asked for british help in punishing the syrian regime for another chemical weapons attack. meanwhile mrjohnson has also waded into the election campaign for the first time, with a highly personal attack on the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. he's called him a "mutton—headed old mugwump". here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. smith will strike on a syrian airfield earlier this month, the first direct us action against syrian government forces, he responds to a chemical attack which killed civilians. today the foreign secretary suggested if asked the uk would support such strikes in the future, possibly without the approval of parliament. if they come to us a

maria sharapova made a winning return to tennis as she booked her place in the second round of the stuttgartt a tournament that she's won three times in the past, and was given a good reception by the crowd in stuttgart. the former world number one, who failed a drugs test at last year's australian open, when she tested positive for meldonium, was playing herfirst match after serving a 15—month ban. she was up against italy's roberta vinci, who was among the players who criticised the decision to give a wildcard to sharapova. after shaking off the rustiness at the start, sharapova came through in straight sets, winning 7—5, 6—3. it was a moment that i have obviously been looking forward to for a very long time. you know, training quite intensively for the past few months and visualising myself going back at it and competing again. so, in ways of course i was rusty but in so many other ways i felt like they hadn't left. this is something that i've done for such a long period of time and it was really nice to have that back. on the men's tour, world number one andy murray is through to the thi

the former world number one maria sharapova is back for her first match since her 15—month doping baninnerjohn higgins is the first man into the semifinals of the world snooker championship. he beat kyren wilson to make it through for the first time in six years. next week will be the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of madeleine mccann. detectives say they are still pursuing what they describe as a "critical lead" in the case. the little girl was three when she vanished during a family holiday in portugal. her parents kate and gerry say the 10th anniversary is a "horrible marker of. . .stolen time". and they've promised never to give up looking for their daughter. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. ten years, no answers. a desperate search with the media following every step. what happened here? where is madeleine mccann? this is still a missing persons enquiry. despite 2014's extensive police searches in portugal, there is no definitive evidence she is dead. for six years, with government money, the metropolitan police have been reviewing everything from scratc

and, maria sharapova makes her return to tennis following a 15 month doping ban, she's on court at the0pen as we speak. good evening. burnley midfielderjoey barton has been given a ban from football after admitting a football association charge in relation to betting and there questions over whether the 34—year—old will play again, john watsonjoined me earlier with more details on the story. j°ey joey barton has been banned from all football related activity for 18 months, it follows his admitting to a charge in relation to betting. he was found to have placed over 1200 bets over a 10—year period. some of these involve his current team but go way back to the start of his career when he played for manchester city. he bet on a match in which he played. 0ne city. he bet on a match in which he played. one of those bets for the £3 sta ke played. one of those bets for the £3 stake he placed on himself to be the first goal—scorer the manchester city against full in a premier league match in 2006. in 2004 and 2011 he also bet on burnley to lose. these are matches he wasn't involved with. he cl

maria sharapova won herfirst not be allowed back into tennis. and eugenie bouchard is the latest.” her fellow players and eugenie bouchard is the latest. i don't think that's right. she is a cheater, and i don't think a cheater in any sport should be allowed to play that sport again. it is so unfairto all play that sport again. it is so unfair to all the other players who do it the right way and are true. so yeah, ithink do it the right way and are true. so yeah, i think from the wta it sends the wrong message to young kids, cheat and you will be welcomed back with open arms. i don't think that is right. eight straight premier league wins for spurs, they've reduced jerseys lead to four points at the top of the premier league, christian eriksen scoring the only goal of the game, what a great goal, there is less than a month to go of there is less than a month to go of the season and they still in touch with the leaders. five games left and we need to keep close to chelsea do have a chance. we can cross our fingers that they will lose points and t

maria sharapova will make her competitive return at the clay event on wednesday, following a 15-monthing ban. but not everyone is happy about the decision by tournament organizers to grant the russian former world number one a wild card ticket. reporter: the poster girl of tennis is used to warm welcomes. but that very likely won't be the case on wednesday. maria sharapova's reputation took a hit after she tested positive for meldonium at last year's open. now they have ignited controversy by granting her a wild card spot in the clay court tournament. >> i can live with the opinions of others when they're based on the right facts. and the fact here is that the court of arbitration for sport ruled that maria wasn't an intentional doper. that means she didn't deliberately cheat. she made a mistake, a big mistake. reporter: others, however, aren't as forgiving. they believe the tournament's organizers made an exception because of sharapova's fame and popularity. her presence will likely boost ticket sales but some fear a backlash. >> i think a majority of the audience will react positive

he will be keeping us waiting on whether maria sharapova will be playing in the french open.r big story to talk about fifa today. in the world cup and russian video replays will be used. let's go to the sports centre now and speak to mark edwards. this has been in the offing but how is it going to work? first things first, this could be the end of controversial penalties and sending. just to be clear, they can only review incidents relating to goals, red cards, mistaken identities and penalties. he might have seen it been used in different competitions, the a league in australia and perhaps during the clu b world australia and perhaps during the club world cup injapan in december. spain beat france in an international friendly and antoine griezmann thought he had the lead but the referee reversed his decision after receiving a message that play was offside from the video assistant referee sat outside the stadium while the second goal by spain was awarded by the video official after an assistant referee wrongly flagged rosyth. there appeared to be no play a protest about eithe

after her win in stuttgart yesterday in her first match since her doping suspension, maria sharapovaian, ekaterina makarova. the former world number one won the first set 7—5, the third successive set she has won in her comeback. and she went on to comfortably win the second 6—1 to clinch her place in the next round. johanna konta is out at the second—round stage after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian, 6—3, 7—5. leeds rhinos missed the chance to move top of the super league after a 31—12 defeat to huddersfield giants. england football manager gareth southgate was one interested spectator at headingly. and he was treated to a remarkable second—half performance from the giants. they took advantage of numerous handling errors by leeds to run in three unanswered tries, including this one from darnell mcintosh. huddersfield state tent but moved to within one point of warrington. the latest from the world snooker championship now, and the first semi—final, between defendin

meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continuessaw off estonian qualifier annette kontaveit for her third—straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart. romania's fed cup captain and former world number one ilie nastase has issued an apology for his behaviour during britain's tie in romania last week. the 70—year—old has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation for his conduct. he was also overheard making apparently racist comments about serena williams‘ unborn baby. however, speaking to the bbc‘s david 0rnstein on a very crackly phone line, nastase defended his comments. do you think if i said coffee with milk it's a racial word? do you think if i said coffee with milk it's a racialword? many do you think if i said coffee with milk it's a racial word? many people think and interpreted that... many people think but who is the one person to decide? for me it is not racial. serena williams wrote that the comment...

after her win in stuttgart yesterday in her first match since her doping suspension, maria sharapovather russian, ekaterina makarova. the former world no1 won the first set 7—5, the third successive set she has won in her comeback. and she went on to comfortably win the second, 6—1 to clinch her place in the next round. johanna konta is out of the event though after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian who is ranked 26th in the world. 6-3, 7-5. andy murray is into the quarterfinals in barcelona after a straight sets victory over feliciano lopez. the world number one's return from elbow injury didn't go to plan in monte carlo but here he was back on track in spain. he will make the first set 6—4 and broke lopez's serve in the final game. murray marches on but there was defeat for britain's dan evans in barcelona. he lost in straight sets to dominic thiem of austria. ireland have moved another significant step closer to receiving test status in cricket. the icc have been d

maria sharapova makes her return to tennis today, after a 15—month ban for doping.s playing at the stuttgart 0pen as a wildcard. ronnie 0'sullivan is up against it in his world snooker quarter—final against ding junhui — 0'sullivan trails by ten frames to six. first to 13 wins — they resume at half past two this afternoon. ronnie 0'sullivan is running out of time to make it through to the quarter—finals. but if anyone can, surely he can. thank you very much. we will have some or paper throwing. let's have a look at the weather this morning. carol is with us. i mentioned earlier, look at the moody cloud. it's a cumulonimbus, they give thunder and lightning, we will see some of that in the forecast today but this morning we have a cold start again, temperatures hovering around or below freezing, sunny spells and showers and the showers will be a mixture of hail, sleet and snow, especially on higher ground, and rain. you can see where we have had the showers on the coastlines through the night but inland we are off to a drier started generally but a cold one, sunshine

maria sharapova set to return from a doping ban but not everyone is happy about the russian‘s comebackrs — marco fu makes the quarter—finals at the world championship in sheffield.

and maria sharapova makes a winning return to tennis, following her 15 month doping ban.ing us. spurs have kept their title aspirations alive with a hard fought 1—0 win against crystal palace at selhurst park. tottenham cutting chelsea's lead at the top of the english premier league to four points with five matches remaining. in a game of few clear cut chances, christian eriksen provided the moment of magic needed by spurs. a stunning dipping strike from 30 yards with just over

another win for maria sharapova on her return to tennis after 15 months out with a doping ban.n their snooker world championship semi—final. a match with so much hype, the manchester derby, city versus united at the etihad, pep guardiola versusjose mourinho, the hunt for champions league football and ultimately a totally underwhelming match. it finished 0—0 and all the morning headlines will be talking about a moment of lunacy from manchester united's marouane fellani. conor mcnamara reports.

the former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard has levelled the strongest criticism yet at maria sharapovamatch since the suspension at the stuttgart grand prix. beating roberta vinci in straight sets to reach the last 16, and was well—received by the crowd in germany. but she‘s hasn‘t been welcomed back by all of her fellow players, and bouchard is the latest. i don‘t think that is right. she is a cheater, and so to me i don‘t think a cheater in any sport should be allowed to play that sport again. it's be allowed to play that sport again. it‘s anfairto be allowed to play that sport again. it‘s an fair to all of the other players who do it the right way and true, so i think from the wta it sends the wrong message to young kids, cheat and we will welcome you back with open arms. i don‘t think thatis back with open arms. i don‘t think that is right. the court of arbitration for sport decided that shara popa should not be considered an intentional doper. britain‘sjohanna konta is also through to the last 16 in stuttgart she takes on anastasija sevastova this afternoon. there are only five ga

maria sharapova has continued her controversial come back after a 15 month doping ban. she was in second round action at the clay tournament in stuttgart on thursday. and katerina makarova, she put her place in the quarterfinals. sharp hobo will play a net copyright -- anette of estonia for a place in the west four. russia and japan have called for a calming over the rhetoric on north korea's nuclear ambitions. the united states administration says it will use pensions and the plymouth as well -- sanctions and diplomacy. y ♪ >>> this week on "wealthtrack," social security guru mary beth franklin and katy votava help us avoid the big penalties if you don't get it right. their money saving advice is next on "consuelo mack wealthtrack." >> new york life along with mainstay's family of mutual funds offers investment and retirement solutions so you can help your clients keep good going. >> additional funding provided by --

maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continues her comebackm a drugs ban. sharapova saw off estonian qualifier annette konta—vite for her third—straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart . and ilie nastase has isued an apology for his behaviour towards britain'sjohanna konta and federation cup captain anne keothavong in their tioe in romania last week. the 70 year—old former world number one has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation for his conduct. he also was overheard making apparently racist comments about serena williams unborn baby. mark selby has staged a comeback in his world snooker championship semi—final with ding junhui. the defending champion came into today trailing 5—3 but took the first four frames of the second session to build a 7—5 lead in what's a repeat of last year's final. it's been back and forth since then but selby has managed to keep a 2 frame advantage — he now leads 9—7. the match resumes th

maria sharapova makes an anticipated return to competitive tennis after a 15 month suspension. until yesterday she was banned, and without the necessary ranking to qualify, the decision in stuttgart to hand her a wildcard has been questioned by some. i she is a great player, but butk she can return to play without any white card. the worldshe shocked when she tested positive for a banned drug at the australian open. >> i received a letter that i had failed a drug test at the australian open. the five-time grand slam champion remains a star attraction on and off the court. >> there are many moments in a professional' es career -- reporter: as one of the richest sportswomen in th on the planet. with two of the biggest grand slams month away, one of the mumbled and where she made her title as a 17-year-old, they will have to decide if they will her a hand back to the top. a deadline is looming over how to fund the u.s. government with a possible shutdown in the balance. a key sticking point has been federal funding for the border wall. the president signaled he may not require the

and maria sharapova thank you very much. for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. 82—year—old john lowe shot christine and lucy lee at his puppy farm in farnham in 2014. a report by the independent police complaints commission has found serious failings at the surrey force. here's duncan kennedy. the white—haired figure ofjohn lowe moments after he shot dead christine and lucy lee at his puppy farm in surrey. christine, who was a partner, and her daughter lucy were killed with a shotgun. this shotgun. that had been returned tojohn lowe by surrey police. john lowe, seen here at the police station, was jailed for life. today the independent police complaints commission said that surrey police had made a series of errors in handing the gun back to him. but there were lessons for all police forces. we found systematic failings for the local force and also we feel there are lessons to be learned nationally for police forces to ensure that their firearms licensing teams are

after her win in stuttgart yesterday in her first match since her doping suspension, maria sharapovanumber one won the first set 7—5, the third successive set she has won in her comeback and she went on to comfortably win the second, 6—1 to clinch her place in the next round. andy murray is up against feliciano lopez. finally the latest from the world snooker championship, and ding junhui leads defending champion mark selby 5—3 after the first session. but it was selby who had the early momentum, playing shots like this, to take a 3—2 lead. ding managed to re—group, and ended strongly winning, the final three frames — the last of which, was a century of 110. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. john higgins faces barry hawkins in the other semi this evening. some news coming into us, french investigators have confirmed they have opened an investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 world cups and also the former fifa president sepp blatter has been questioned. more on that in sportsday at 6:30pm. let's return now to the incident in central london this afternoon when ar

sports news my maria sharapova has won her first match after coming back from her doping ban. a wildcard for the clay-court event in stuttgart, a move criticized by some players. she dispatched a veteran italian, to reach the second round. and a brazilian footballer has been ordered to return to jail in his role in a grisly murder, of his girlfriend. he admitted to conspiring with friends who murdered his girlfriend and fed her body to dogs, but denied any direct involvement. in february, he was released on parole, pending an appeal after seven years in jail and was hired by a second division club. it has been nearly 30 years since the film "silence of the lambs" terrified audiences. the director,jonathan demme, has died. the story of hannibal lecter, starring anthony hopkins, one best picture at the oscars and earned demme the best director academy award. he also directed "philadelphia" to critical acclaim. he was suffering from cancer and died on wednesday in new york at the age of 73. brent: after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right b

. >>> maria sharapova returns to the game after serving a 15-month doping ban. >> and that will do itrmer world number one beat roberta vinci in straight sets at germany's porsche grand prix on wednesday. this is her first match since losing to serena williams in the quarterfinals. >> we can only imagine what the pope will do with a university of michigan football helmet. jim harbaugh tweeted afterward, there's no word to describe the inner beauty that shines through the eyes of our holy father and his words "pray for me." harbaugh took his entire team on a trip to italy. >>> well, tonight the nfl teams will start to call the college ranks for its next generation of players. teams will start announcing their draft picks through saturday. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," foo fighters dave grohl and his mother stop by studio 57 to talk about the joys and the challenges of raising a musician. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine

also maria sharapova makes her return to tennis after a 15 month suspension because of doping.leased about it. she is of course a great player. personally ido of course a great player. personally i do not have nothing against her. she made her mistakes for sure. less, but she paid and if she can return to play, but without any wild card, any help. mark selby is through to the semifinals of the world snooker championship. he is the defending champion. he made a break of 143 which steve davis described as the most astonishing he had ever seen. he dominated his match against marco fu winning13—3 with a session to spare. 143 is the highest of the tournament so far and the world number one himself called ita the world number one himself called it a freak break. it was good practice because i was never in position, i kept putting silly balls from nowhere. i ported a black in the middle and read down the rail. at about 200 miles an hour. when i got to the black i was more nervous than in any other part of the match. iam than in any other part of the match. i am really happy to have kn

the former world tennis number one, maria sharapova, has won herfirst competitive tennis match since's roberta vinci in straight sets in the stuttgart 0pen. sharapova tested positive for meldonium in 2016, and had her original two—year ban reduced on appeal. they may look cute, but pet owners in the uk are being warned to think twice before buying certain breeds of cats and dogs because of health concerns. popular "flat—faced" breeds like pugs and french bulldogs are all prone to serious problems including breathing difficulties. now leading british vets are calling for a ban on irresponsible breeding. holly hamilton reports. the pugs to french bulldogs, britain has fallen for flat faced breeds. they cannot get enough of them. they are on instagram, teacups, and lots of merchandise. the breed is very popular at the moment. they are like little clowns. 0bviously, they are cute as well. but, as their popularity rises, so too has concerns over hills problems. while many like teddy are healthy, selective reading —— bringing led to breathing issues. and it isn't only dogs. cats with flat

meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continuesan qualifier annette kontaveit for her third—straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. she'll play france's kristina mladenovic in the last four. romania's former world number one tennis player ilie nastase has apologised for comments he made about serena williams‘ unborn child. williams accused nastase of racism after he was overheard asking if the baby would be "chocolate with milk?". the two—time grand slam champion has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation. tennis federation who have launched an investigation... but nastase told the bbc his reaction was ‘spontaneous'. do you think if i said copy with milk it is a racial word? do you think if i said copy with milk it is a racialword? many people interpreted that. but he is the one thing who decided that? for me it is not racial. serena wiliams wrote that the comments... she released a statement. if she thinks like that it is racial for her but is not racial for other people. i don't wa

maria sharapova will play her first match in 15 months when she takes on roberta vinci in stuttgart laterrs in 2016 after testing positive for meldonium at the australian open. but her return has not been greeted with widespread approval as she's been given wildcards to this and events in madrid and rome, because her ranking doesn't justify her taking part. the five times world champion ronnie 0'sullivan is in danger of going out of this year's tournament. he's trailing ding jun hui ten frames to six in their quarterfinal after the chinese number one won five frames in a row — his progress only thwarted when 0'sullivan scored a century in the final frame of the session. the first to reach 13 frames will win the match which concludes on wednesday afternoon. better news for the defending champion against another of asia's leading players. mark selby has a 6—2 advantage over marco fu from hong kong going into the second session of the match on wednesday morning. the third and final session is on wednesday evening. finding your soulmate can be hard work — but the modern world is here to help.

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the former world tennis number one, maria sharapova, has won herfirst competitive tennis match sincely's roberta vinci in straight sets in the stuttgart 0pen. sharapova tested positive for meldonium in 2016 and had her original two year ban reduced on appeal. one of the most famous landmarks in the city of bristol, colston hall, is to be renamed because of the building's associations with the slave trade. the concert hall, which over the years has seen performances by louis armstrong, the beatles and bob marley, was named after edward colston, a bristol merchant whose fortune was partly built on slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries. 0ur correspondent, jon kay, takes up the story. 300 years on, he still divides opinion. edward colston, philanthropist and slave trader. only this month, his statue in bristol was defaced.

wednesday is the day maria sharapova returns to professional tennis after a 13-month ban. the first day of the national football league draft. friday is the deadline for congress to avoid a government shutdown. saturday is the annual white house correspondents' dinner in washington, d.c. >> rose: that's "charlie rose: the week" for this week. on behalf of all of us here, thank you for watching. i'm charlie rose. we'll see you again next time. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: h >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with the french elections, with bernard-henri leÉvy, alessia lefeÉbure, jane hartley and philippe corbeÉ. >> and may win eventually, but she needs a very low turnout, and i don't know if the attacks yesterday night will really lead the french people to stay at home sunday. i don't know. that's an important question, the turnout sunday. the other thing is, in fact, if she wants to win in two weeks, she wants to be, in fact,

maria sharapova was beaten from the first time since returning from a 15 month drug ban.irst set against the world number 19 kristina mladenovic. but after two hours 38 minutes of play the french player came back to win in three sets. mark selby is the first man through to the world snooker championship final, after he had a classic battle with china's ding junhui — winning17—15. these two resumed at 12 frames all today, but the defending champion selby looked to have things won when he went ahead 16—13 — only one from victory. but, despite looking down and out, ding battled back brilliantly to win two frames in a row, and get within one again. yet a break of 72 in the 33rd frame saw from the two time winner edge home. he will facejohn higgins. he went into the semifinal against barry hawkins needing just one frame. 17—8 was the final score. the audience don't looked to too short—changed. exeter moved level on points with leaders wasps in rugby union's premiership with a 36—12 win over northampton saints. they ran in six tries in front of their home fans at sandy park to

meanwhile maria sharapova is through to the semi—finals in stuttgart as she continues her comeback fromnnette kontaveit for her third—straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in the tournament. and romania's fed cup captain — ilie nastase has issued an apology for his behaviour towards britain'sjohanna konta and her captain anne keothavong in their tie in romania last week. the 70—year—old has been provisionally suspended by the international tennis federation for his conduct. he was also overheard making apparently racist comments about serena williams‘ unborn baby. ? ilie nastase has defended his comments. do you think if i say coffee with milk it is a racial word? was that many people think and interpreted that... many people think about, but who is the one person who has decided... for me it is not racial. serena williams wrote that the comet was done as she released a statement. it may be racialfor released a statement. it may be racial for other people. anybody else get upset, i don't understand.

maria sharapova was beaten from the first time since returning from a 15 month drug ban.. she took the first set against the world number 19 kristina mladenovic. but after two hours 38 minutes of play the french player came back to win in three sets. sharapova's received criticism from some of her fellow players this week — eugenie bounchard calling her a "cheater who shouldn't be allowed to play". mark selby is the first month richard wilson the world snooker championship final after he had a championship final after he had a championship battle with ding junhul championship battle with ding junhui. they resumed at 12-12, but mark selby looked to have won things. but ding junhui battled back brilliantly to win two in a row and get within one. a break from 72 brilliantly to win two in a row and get within one. a breakfrom 72 in the 33rd frame saw the two—time winner edge home. john higgins is just one frame away from a place in the final. his match against barry hawkins resumed this morning with higgins leading 10—6 and the four time champion won 6 out of the 8 session fr

maria sharapova has received her strongest criticism so far from a fellow—player. berta vinci in straight sets at the stuttgart grand prix. vinci had questioned sharapova being given a wild card for the event. it was a moment that i've obviously been looking forward to for a very long time. training quite intensively for the past few months and visualising myself going back at it and competing again. so in ways of course i was rusty, but in so many other ways i felt like i hadn't left. so maria sharapova is peru. and so is britain'sjohanna konta, who is safely into the last 16, after a three—set win over japan's naomi 0saka. english cricket is changing, in a bid to attract a new audience. there'll be a new city—based twenty20 tournament starting in three years' time, along the lines of the big—money indian premier league which currently involves a number of english players. the ecb voted it through, but some members are concerned about a lack of detail in the plans. let's see what the concept is going to be like. is it going to affect cou nty to be like. is it going

maria sharapova is back playing tennis today after her 15 month suspension for doping.ronnie o'sullivan spent a lot of time sitting down during his world snooker quarter—final against ding junhui, who took a 10—6 lead, but the rocket did come back with a century break in the last frame of the session. they resume at 2.30pm, and it'll be live on bbc two. tim, thank you. we know that some teachers have to deal with abusive, or even at times violent, pupils, but new research suggests that three in ten teachers have experienced abuse at the hands of pupils' parents. that's according to a survey of nearly 10,000 teachers led by bath spa university, which found a quarter of primary teachers and a fifth of secondary teachers experience some kind of incident at least once a month. abuse ranged from online messages to confrontation on school premises. we can speak to three teachers who have experienced abuse from parents. charlotte, not her real name, is a reception teacher at the start of her career. that's teaching the youngest class in primary school. she was forced to take f

lead series 3-2 game 6 friday in chicago after 15 months away from tennis due to a doping ban maria sharapova returned to competitive tennis today in germany beating roberta vinci in straight sets in the 1st round of the stuttgart opensharapova was out of tennis for more than a year after testing positive for a banned substance she said she'd been taking the substance for years with other medications and did not know it had been added to the banned list a 101-year-old womanwon gold at the world masters game in new zealand on monday.man kaur (man-coor) wowed an unsuspecting crowd with her 100 meter race time of one minute and 14-point-58 seconds. she was the oldest participant in this year's race and the only person in her age group to compete.she has also entered the 200 meters race and the shot and javelin competitions scheduled for later this week.kaur says she will "keep rocking."(wipe to butt gets toilet paper) and jake butt he was an all- american tight end at michigan and is projected as a top3 round pick in this weeks nfl drafthe has n problem having fun with his last name and charman

maria sharapova's comeback from a doping ban continued in stuttgart with a straight sets defeat of herthe match that she was, way above responding to comments made by another player eugenie bouchard, describing her as a cheater. defeat forjohanna konta in stuttgart — she was beaten in straight sets by latvia's anastasia sevastova. finally the latest from the world championship, and ding junhui, is leading the defending champion mark selby 5—3, after the first session. but it was selby, who had the early momentum, playing shots like this, to take a 3—2 lead. ding managed to regroup, and ended strongly winning, the final three frames — the last of which, was a century of 110. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. let's look at live pictures of the other semifinal taking place at the crucible. john higgins, who leads barry hawkins at the moment 3—0 in their semifinal. early in this one, best of 33 frames. higgins was the last winner, when he was given the trophy the fourth time, and the last non—englishman to win the trophy. higgins, the scotsman, very much on top. that's all sport for now.

maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continues her comeback to drop a set in stuttgart and powered past the estonian in straight sets. mark selby has staged an early comeback in his world snooker championship semi—final with ding junhui. the defending champion came into today trailing 5—3 but took the first four frames of the second session to build a 7—5 lead in what's a repeat of last year's final. it's been back and forth since then but selby has managed to keep a 2 frame advantage — he now leads 9—7. the other semifinal is back under way. john higgins led harry hawkins. these pictures are live from the crucible. the four—times champion higgins leads six frames to four. you can watch that over on bbc two or on the website. you can watch that over on bbc two or on the website. that's all sport for now. across the uk campaigning is in full swing — but before the general election voters in scotland will go to the polls to elect councillors in all 32 local authorities. for many, next thursday's council elections have become about much more than

meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continueser 15 months out of the game. excuse me! sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula 1 drivers‘ championship after topping the timesheets in friday's practice ahead of this weekend's russian grand prix. the ferrari driver was a quarter of a second ahead of his team—mate, kimi raikkonen, and more than half a second ahead of the mercedes of valtteri bottas and championship rival lewis hamilton. final practice gets underway at 10am with qualifying from 1pm. the first stage of the tour de yorkshire was marred by a big crash within sight of the finish line in scarborough. danish rider magnus cort nielsen fell with less than 200 yards to go. the crash brought down several other riders, including briton tao geoghgan hart, who's in his first season as a professional rider with team sky. dutchman dylan groenewegen won the stage and all those caught up in the crash will be given the same time. team sky's elia viviani has won stage three of the tour de romandie in switze

meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continuest for her third—straight win on her return after 15 months out of the game. the 30—year—old five—time grand slam winner has yet to drop a set in stuttgart. the first stage of the tour de yorkshire has been marred by a big crash within sight of the finish line in scarborough. danish rider magnus cort nielsen fell with less than two hundred yards to go on the 107 mile stage. the crash brought down several other riders including 22 year old briton tao geoghegan—hart, who's in his first season as a professional rider with team sky. dutchman dylan groene—wegen won the stage, all those caught up in the crash will be given the same time. great britain is one of four countries to formally express an interest in staging the 2022 commonwealth games. liverpool, birmingham and london have been listed as potential host cities after durban lost the right to put—on the event. england last staged the games in 2002 in manchester, accompanied at times by some typical manchester rain. the other nations t

meanwhile, maria sharapova is through to the semi—final of stuttgart‘s wta tournament as she continues. sebastian vettel looks determined to increase his lead in the formula 1 drivers‘ championship after topping the timesheets in friday's practice ahead of this weekend's russian grand prix. the ferrari driver was a quarter of a second ahead of his team—mate kimi raikkonen and more than half a second ahead of the mercedes of valtteri bottas and championship rival lewis hamilton. final practice gets under way at 10am with qualifying from 1pm. the first stage of the tour de yorkshire was marred by a big in rugby union's premiership, harlequins beat top of the table wasps even though their captain, england scrum—half danny care, went off early with a stomach muscle injury. nick evans, who's due to retire at the end of the season, kicked 22 points in his last home game as quins won 32—13. newcastle beat worcester 16—14 in last night's other match. in the pro 12, a last—minute try from captain grant gilchrist gave edinburgh a 24—20 win over newport gwent dragons. there were also wins for car

after winning first match saint are doping suspension yesterday, maria sharapova is in action again in katarina marak over. —— ekaterina makarova. she won the first set. and in the last few moments she easily won the second. johanna konta is out of the wta event in stuttgart at the second round stage, after she was beaten by anastasija sevastova. the british number one, who was the sixth seed for the tournament, was defeated in straight sets by the latvian, who is ranked 26th in the world. defeat for dan evans in barcelona. he lost in three sets to dominik tea m he lost in three sets to dominik team of austria. andy murray meets feliciano lopez very shortly. —— dominic thiem. finally, the latest from the world snooker championship. the first semifinal is between defending champion mark selby and the man he beat in last year's final, dingjunhui. being leaves 5—3 after the first session. he finished the session with the first century of the match. —— ding. they will resume tomorrow at10am. —— ding. they will resume tomorrow at 10am. barry hawkins againstjohn higgins is the second semifin

meanwhile, johanna konta could face maria sharapova next month, after the british number one signed upill be sharapova's second tournament back after a 15—month doping ban. seven more russian athletes, including two reigning world champions, have been cleared to compete as neutrals in the world championships in london this summer. russia remains banned from international athletics after claims of state—sponsored doping. high—jumper maria kuchina and sprint—hurdler sergey shubenkov won russia's only two gold medals in beijing in 2015 and will be allowed to compete, alongside 11 other russians, after being individually vetted. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and i'll have more in sportsday at 6:30pm. many thanks. more now on our top story, that g7 foreign ministers have rejected the foreign secretary boris johnson's proposals for targeted sanctions against russian and syrian figures. ministers were trying to agree a common position on the syrian conflict before the us secretary of state flies t

later in stuttgart, maria sharapova makes her return to tennis following a 15 month doping suspensionand her first opponent roberta vinci has already said she's opposed to the russian receiving her invite. world number one andy murray is through to the third round of the barcelona 0pen after his opponent bernard tomic withdrew with a back injury. we can bring you some dramatic news. ronnie 0'sullivan is fighting hard to stay in the world snooker championship. he trailed 10—6 overnight in his quarterfinal against china's ding junhui but at the mid—sesion interval had cut his deficit to 11—9 thanks to a break of 146 in frame 20. he had the chance to go for the 147 maximum but opted to pot a pink, then cleared the colours for what is nevertheless the highest break of the tournament so far. it's only the third 146 in championship history. these are the nice pictures. —— these are the live pictures. ronnie 0'sullivan is back to 12—10, a big chance the danger and to set up a semifinal against mark selby. ronnie has that back to 12—10 thanks to ding missing a tight cut on a red into the back