the clear favourite against the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, and she was soon showing why. point, but with the court at her mercy, it all went wrong. and that horrible miss proved the turning point, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. another konta misjudgement, and the czech was one set up. still, konta had hope. come the second set, again, she led 5—3. again, it slipped away. it went to a tie—break, and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old duly held her nerve and seized her place in the final, leaving konta to rue what might have been. britain's hopes of ending a a2—year wait for a women's singles finallist at a grand slam have finished in the familiar frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. it is always tough to lose a match, any match. and it is also tough to lose matches where you do have opportunities, you do have chances. however, i feel very, very co mforta ble however, i feel very, very comfortable and very assured and the fa ct comfortable and very assured and the fact that i did do the best i can. in the men's draw, rafa nadal is through to a

she was favourite against czech teenager marketa vondrousova, and you could soon see why.hen this... it was a quite horrible miss, and how it came back to haunt her, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. anotherjohanna konta error, and the czech was one set up. still konta had hope and in the second set again she led 5—3. but again it slipped away. it went to a tie—break and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old held her nerve to clinch a place in a first grand slam final. but her delight was matched by konta's disappointment. it means the waiting goes on. not since virginia wade won wimbledon in 1973 has britain had had a women's singles finalist at a grand slam. for 42 years, so many have tried to emulate her and for konta this had seemed a golden chance. instead, for her and for british tennis, it's ended in yet more frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. well, the women's world cup kicks off this evening in france. the host nation faces south korea in the opening game in paris this evening the match is sold out, and almost a million tickets have bee

ashleigh barty has won herfirst grand slam singles title after thrashing teenager marketa vondrousova play professional cricket ashleigh barty has won herfirst grand slam singles title austin halewood has more. a french open final few would've expected. the women's draw at its unpredictable best. marketa vondrousova was the first teenager into a grand slam finals since 2009, but it was ashleigh barty that sends the opportunity and surged ahead. a commanding lead — the next two games followed the same pattern. vondrousova tried her hardest to go toe—to—toe with the australian, but barty was too controlled and clever, and just too good. the aussie's power game firing with the first set hers injust 28 minutes. so a fresh start, a chance for the czech to regroup. but in the end, more of the same — because by now, barty had found her touch. the australian found another quick break—up in the second set. when her opportunity came, she took it as emphatically as she took the match. a final that never really got going, but for australia, a first champion in france since 1973. austin halewood,

for the first time as she takes on 19—year—old marketa vondrousova. konta would make her the first british woman to play the first british woman to play the french open final, since sue barker won the event backin since sue barker won the event back in 1976 and barker told our presenterjohn watson that these two have recent experience of each other. they've played before they played in rome about three weeks ago, it was a three set matches so she knows is a battle. she looked to me like she was getting nervous in her quarterfinal trying to close out the match, maybe she hasn't got a lot of grand slam experience and you know eve ryo ne grand slam experience and you know everyone wants to win a grand slam that's site will remember floyd as a player does not a a ranking, you are for the rest of your life celebrating that, it's a great achievement, so for both players it's going to be tough, but i believe my cat well struggle a bit more. and if she reaches a final she read she has the first british woman to do so, i worry, 1977, but there you go. it's goi

up next is world number 38 marketa vondrousova. rhia chohan has more... paris like a motorway if you serve like this. johanna konta just overpowered stevens, 6—1 in the first set. whatever lies on the courts, it is what lurks in the players mind that matters. johanna konta was certain that every ball was available, stevens chased and missed. johanna konta got eight consecutive points in the second set, her opponent a former grand slam champion, was out of ideas because johanna konta, slam champion, was out of ideas becausejohanna konta, at her will, can make the ball to do anything. 6-4, can make the ball to do anything. 6—4, she even saw that the final forehand was out, the empire checked the clay and agreed. the impression johanna konta has made france's been disputable. someone is going to win the french open, why shouldn't it be her? whenever i step onto the court, i'm always going to have a chance, most cadavers shot at any play in any way you can go against me and i think i've definitely got it i am pleased with how i dealt with the conditions out t

the australian cruised to her first grand slam victory over the czech teenager marketa vondrousova inght sets. it's australia's first singles win at the tournament for more than a0 years. at ten o'clock, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day's news. first it's time for our world. for centuries, a significant sikh minority has grown in relative safety in afg ha nista n. but in the last decade, persecution has seen the population drop. music. sikhs have lived in afghanistan for centuries. but they are an embattled minority living in ghettos and trapped in poverty. in a muslim country that is unstable and insecure, sikhs are targeted and discriminated against for their religion. and the violence is getting worse. i'm kawoon khamoosh, and i have returned to my homeland afghanistan to meet one of the nation's oldest communities. once 250,000 strong, now reduced to just 100 families. this is a community facing a dilemma over its very existence. this is the shor bazaar district in the capital, kabul. it is home to one of afghanistan's last remaining sikh communities. today

konta, nearest the camera, lost her semifinal of the french open to the czech teenager marketa vondrousova match but was proud of the way that she played. the women's football world cup kicks off in france tonight, with nearly a million tickets for the tournament sold. the opening game sees the hosts take on south korea in paris, with england facing scotland on sunday. our sports correspondent, katie gornall reports from nice in the south of france, where that clash will take place. this was when it all changed for england. four years ago, at the canada world cup, they surprised even themselves by winning a bronze medal. the outsiders were now contenders. it was also a life—changing tournament for england's right—back. maybe bronze will. she does. oh, yes! after announcing herself on the global stage, lucy bronze has gone on to become one of the world's best players, the best, according to her manager. we had experience and youth last world cup but we did not have that winning feeling, that winning mentality, which we have got in abundance now. can england do it? definitely. that's what we

the 23—year—old cruised to her first grand slam victory over the czech teenager, marketa vondrousovaofessional cricket. she's now australia's first singles winner at the tournament in more than forty years. for the last fortnight, the stars have aligned for me. i've been able to play really good tennis when i've needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamt that i'd be sitting here with this trophy here at the french open. obviously we have dreams and goals as children but this is incredible. and the men's final takes place on sunday between rafael nadal and dominic thiem, a repeat of last year's final which nadal won. the queen's official birthday, has been marked by the trooping the colour ceremony, with the duchess of sussex joining the parade in an open—top carriage. it's her first public appearance since the birth of her son four weeks ago. our royal correspondent, daniella relph reports. fanfare. this week, she has hosted a president and remembered the sacrifice of d—day. today, the queen herself was celebrated on her official birthday. trooping the colour also saw a re

she beat marketa vondrousova in straight sets to win the french open — barty took a two—year break in thiem beat world number one novak djokovic in a match that started on friday and was interrupted by bad weather three times. thiem faces another tough match today, he plays rafael nadal in the final. and ferrari's sebastian vettel edged out lewis hamilton's mercedes to take pole for today's canadian grand prix. it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole position. warrington closed the gap on super league leaders st helens with a crushing 34—4 win over catalans dragons. amongst the wolves‘ scorers was bryson goodwin, who went over for his 100th career try. that's all for now, i'll be back at 10:15. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are the features writer for the independent james rampton, and the political commentatorjames millar. lets take a look at the front pages. the character of michael gove is called into question on the mail on sunday. it says mr gove wrote articles calling for tougher punishments for drug users,

knocked out of the french open in the semi finals., beaten in straigt sets by the czech teenager marketa vondrousovae you live to roland garros and speak to the bbc‘s tennis correspondent russell fuller. she had the weight of making history on her shoulders, but she had opportunity to be in that final, johanna konta? she had a great opportunity today, and in both said she led by five games to three. she had three set points, and having played with great purpose up until that point you could see that her clarity of thought was not as strong as it had been. he shot selection went awry. she couldn't take the opportunities and took the first set, seven, five. she was five, three down in the second set. this was her third opportunity to win a grand slam semifinal. the first two were against angelique gerber and venus williams. clearly, the occasion got tojohanna williams. clearly, the occasion got to johanna konta, williams. clearly, the occasion got tojohanna konta, she had the expectations of being the favourite. she was hugely frustrated that this opportunity slip by. the third grand slam semifinalfor

the 23—year—old cruised to her first grand slam victory over the czech teenager, marketa vondrousova,. she's now australia's first singles winner at the tournament in more than a0 years. for the last fortnight, the stars have aligned for me. i've been able to play really good tennis when i've needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamt that i'd be sitting here with this trophy here at the french open. obviously we have dreams and goals as children but this is incredible. for many people golf can seem like a pretty sedate sort of sport. you need a good shot and a decent putting game, but it doesn't have to be all that energetic. it's a very different story though, for a group of players here in the uk, who've decided to pick up the pace a little. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. you know that saying, 'golf is a good walk spoilt‘? well, there's not that much walking at the annual speed golf pairs championship. you have to go round the course in the fewest number of strokes but you have to do it as quickly as possible. speed really is of the essence and it was all too much for som

it is the women's final at the french open later with ashleigh barty playing marketa vondrousova who and no back and dominic thiem will complete their semifinal after it was suspended yesterday. the winner faces raff and adele in the final. jock which has now broken back in that third set. lewis hamilton was quickest in first practice but hit a wall in second. damage to his mercedes meant he limped back to the pits. but it was a better day for charles leclerc, who finished fastest. in the super league back home, drum at thejungle we re league back home, drum at thejungle were castleford came from behind to beat huddersfield byjust a single point. 27—26. hell beat salford in another high—scoring game, and leeds got a 10—0 victory at wakefield to an teeth. —— trinity. that is all the sport for now, now time for the weather with louise lear. it has been a pretty soggy start to our saturday morning, hasn't it, and i suspect you will be able to put the hosepipes away, because the rain is here to stay, not just through this because the rain is here to stay, notjust through this weekend but

the 23—year—old cruised to her first grand slam victory over the czech teenager, marketa vondrousova,y professional cricket. she's now australia's first singles winner at the tournament in more than a0 years. for the last fortnight, the stars we re for the last fortnight, the stars were aligned. i have been able to play really good tennis when i've needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamti needed it and this is just incredible. i never dreamt i would be sitting here with this trophy here at the french open. obviously we have dreams and goals as children but this is incredible. the president of turkey, recep tayyip erdogan, stepped up as best man at a wedding this weekend. arsenal midfielder, mesut ozil tied the knot with former miss turkey, amine gulse, at a luxury hotel in istanbul. mesut ozil who is german with turkish roots announced earlier this year that he had asked president erdogan to be his best man the decision sparked criticism in his home country. in london, queen elizabeth's official birthday has been marked by the annual ceremony of trooping the colour. the

the 28—year—old will play marketa vondrousova after she was a straight sets winner over petra martic.der zverev. the world number one could hold all four grand slam titles at the same time if he was to go on and win this tournament. 2011 champions india make their first appearance at this year's cricket world cup when they play south africa in southampton later. the proteas, having lost theirfirst two games, suffered another blow with fast bowler dale steyn ruled out of the tournament after he failed to recover from a shoulder injury. while virat kohli's team come into this ranked second in the 50 over format. the opening uefa nations league semifinal takes place later as portugal welcome switzerland to porto. the winner of that will play either england or the netherlands who face each other on thursday and portuguese midfielder bernardo silva is keen to play england if possible. if we go through and repay the final against england, it will be special against england, it will be special against ebay again some of my team—mates, against some players that i've lived with —— to play agai

eighth seed, who quit tennis to play professional cricket in 2014, thrashed czech teenager marketa vondrousovain the men's final tomorrow and ferrari's sebastien vettel took his first pole of the sesaon ahead of the canadian grand prix. he pipped lewis hamilton on his last lap. hamilton will start from second ahead of vettel‘s ferrari team—mate charles leclerc — it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport the sudanese opposition has called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience. the arrest took place just hours after the ethiopian prime minister was sent in for mediation talks. earlier this week, minister was sent in for mediation talks. earlierthis week, dozens minister was sent in for mediation talks. earlier this week, dozens of protesters were shot dead by a paramilitary group. a civil administration is being demanded. people in venice have taken to the streets to protest against the docking of large tourist boats. tourists say

konta's french open run comes to an end with defeat in the semifinals to the czech teenager marketa vondrousovaod evening. a woman who killed her husband in a hammer attack after decades of emotional abuse won't face a retrial after her murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. sally challen, who is 65, was freed having already served close to nine years in jail. her defence team argued in court that throughout her 30—year marriage, her husband subjected her to coercive control. a warning, our home affairs correspondentjune kelly's report does contain some flash photography. cheering and applause. eight years ago, sally challen was jailed as a murderer. today, she left the old bailey a free woman after the emergence of new psychiatric evidence. with her, her two sons, james and david, who have always supported her. ijust wanted to say how happy i am, and i want to thank my legal team and all my family, who stood behind me and stood with me through all of this. thank you. as a family we are overjoyed with today's verdict. we have endured nine year

marketa vondrousova was the first teenager into a grand slam finals since 2009, but it was ashleigh bartyme pattern. vondrousova tried her hardest to go toe—to—toe with the australian, but barty was too controlled and clever, and just too good. the aussie's power game firing with the first set hers injust 28 minutes. so a fresh start, a chance for the czech to regroup. but in the end, more of the same — because by now, barty had found her touch. the australian found another quick break—up in the second set. when her opportunity came, she took it as emphatically as she took the match. a final that never really got going, but for australia, a first champion in france since 1973. austin halewood, bbc news. in the men's singles, dominic thiem produced a stunning upset over novak djokovic in the semi—finals to end the world number one's hopes of holding all four grand slam titles at once. djokovic was hoping to repeat the feat that he achieved in 2016 but he lost in five sets to the austrian fourth seed. it was a roller—coaster of a fifth set but it will be thiem who will face rafa nadal in to

of the french open since 1983 but missed out on the final after losing to the czech teenager marketa vondrousovat on a tie—break to the vondrousova. the 19—year—old will play australia's ashleigh barty in tomorrow's final in which we'll see another first time winner crowned at roland garros. it's very unlikely that the same will happen in the men's draw though, rafa nadal is through to his third consecutive french open final, the king of clay knocked—out old rival roger federer in straight sets — inflicting federer‘s worst ever grand slam defeat. nadal will be going for an incredible 12th french open title on sunday. he'll play either novak djokovic or dominic thiem who'll complete their rain delayed match tomorrow. it was level at one set all — with thiem 3—1 up in the third. after being fastest in first practice in canada, lewis hamilton hit a wall in second practise ahead of sunday's f1 grand prix. the championship leader and six—time winner in montreal had to limp back to the pits with a puncture and damage to his mercedes after hitting the wall. ferrari's charles leclerc leads, followed by

eighth seed, who quit tennis to play professional cricket in 2014, thrashed czech teenager marketa vondrousova's now the new world number two. earlier dominic thiem beat novak djokovic in the men's semifinals to end the world number one's hopes of holding all four grand slam titles for the second time. djokovic lost in five sets to the austrian fourth seed, in a match carried over from yesterday. thiem will face rafa nadal in tomorrow's final. and in tomorrow's final. just before we go, time to tell you and just before we go, time to tell you that sebastian vettel has qualified on pole position for tomorrow's canadian grand prix. you can find out more on that story and the rest of the news on the bbc sports website. firefighters have been tackling a blaze at the former jordanhill college building in glasgow. the fire broke outjust before four o'clock and plumes of smoke can be seen across the city. the campus used to be part of strathclyde university, but it's currently being developed into a multi—million pound luxury housing development. the sudanese opposition has called for a nationwide ca

and she has a great chance to make the final, as she faces world number 38 marketa vondrousova next.i step out onto the court, i am always going to have a chance, i'm always going to have a shot. i don't think any player on tour can go on court against me and feel like they've definitely got it. i feel really pleased with just how i dealt with the conditions out there, and just how i gave myself space to play, and i thought i played the game which i was just really pleased with, so just really happy. fans at roland—garros will be treated to a first match between roger federer and rafa nadal there since 2011 in the men's semi—final on friday. 11—time champion nadal put in a flawless showing to dismiss the seventh seed, kei nishikori, in straight sets. it finished 6-1, 6-1, 6-3, injust an hour and 51 minutes. third seed federer took three hours and 35 minutes to get past his fellow swiss stan wawrinka, in a real battle. federer took the match in four sets to set up a 39th meeting with his long—time rival nadal. sri lanka held on in what proved to be a nervy, low—scoring thriller to get

the clear favourite against the czech favourite marketa vondrousova, and she was soon showing why.oved the turning point, as vondrousova reeled off the next four games. another konta misjudgement and the czech was one set up. still, konta had hope. come the second set, again, she led 5—3. again, it slipped away. it went to a tie—break and it was vondrousova who was inspired. the 19—year—old duly held her nerve and seized her place in the final, leaving konta to rue what might have been. britain's hopes of ending a 42 year wait for a women's singles final at a grand slam, finished in the familiar frustration. andy swiss, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... sally challen is released after her sentence for killing her husband was reduced to manslaughter after she suffered yea rs of reduced to manslaughter after she suffered years of abuse and coercive control. three deaths into hospitals outbreak ofan three deaths into hospitals outbreak of an infection traced back to food provided to nhs patients, three more are seriously ill. police arrest four after two women are targeted in a h

despite leading in both sets, she was beaten by the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, who'll take ona clay "dust storm". but it didn't put off nadal, who won in straight sets to reach the final — he's one step away from his 12th roland garros title. but we won't know who he'll play until later, because novak djokovic and dominic thiem have to complete their semifinal, which was suspended yesterday because of wind and rain. thiem was leading when play was halted. england will be looking to bounce back from monday's shock defeat to pakistan in the cricket world cup, when they face bangladesh in cardiff this morning. england are still the tournament favourites and captain eoin morgan says they'll have learned from that loss. i think games where we have been defeated, probably heavily in the past, we have probably learned the most. we have been able to stay in the game, we have remained in headspace where we believe we can still win the game, and that shows probably a lot more to us and to our supporters about what they don't see all the time. lewis hamilton hit a wall in second practice

she beat marketa vondrousova in straight sets to win the french open.in a match that started on friday and was interrupted by bad weather three times. thiem faces another tough match today, he plays rafael nadal in the final. and ferrari's sebastian vettel edged out lewis hamilton's mercedes to take pole for today's canadian grand prix. it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. warrington closed the gap on super league leaders st helens with a crushing 311—4 win over catalans dragons. amongst the wolves' scorers was bryson goodwin, who went over for his 100th career try. things are heating up here in the port of nice. finally, the sun is breaking through the clouds. the rain has stopped, we will be in for a scorching day. one slight concern. we think our lines are about to faint. he was going to win tonight? england! scotland! scotland fans coming up in a moment. studio: can we see the lines again please? look at that. are you quite warm? you please? look at that. are you quite warm ? you look please? look at that.

despite leading in both sets, she was beaten by the czech teenager marketa vondrousova, who'll take onhere you have opportunities, you do have chances, however i feel very comfortable and very assured in the fact that i did the best i can. rafael nadal‘s match against roger federer was interrupted by a clay dust storm, but it didn't put off nadal, who won in straight sets to reach the final — he's one step away from his 12th roland garros title. but we'll have to find out who he plays because novak djokovic and dominic thiem have to continue their semi—final later, after it was suspended because of wind and rain. thiem was leading when play was halted. england will be looking to bounce back from monday's shock defeat to pakistan when they face bangladesh in cardiff this morning. england are still the tournament favourites and captain eoin morgan says they'll have learned from that loss. i think games where we have been defeated, probably heavily in the past, we have probably learned the most. we have been able to stay in the game, we have remained in headspace where we believe we can s

australia‘s ashleigh barty has taken her first grand slam title, beating the czech teenager marketa vondrousovaday‘s canadian grand prix. it‘s only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. just before the storm really rolls m, just before the storm really rolls in, ijust want to just before the storm really rolls in, i just want to show you all exactly where we are. we are in the port of nice, among the fishing boats, but if my cameraman moves that way, can you see the super yachts? are you surprised that we are not allowed anywhere near them? this is a beautiful place, many fans coming here today. a great location to come to. if you are coming to the game, coming to watch england and scotla nd game, coming to watch england and scotland play here tonight... which one is yours? what do you mean? i thought they were all yours! what about the rowing boat behind you, is that yours? i know, ithink about the rowing boat behind you, is that yours? i know, i think we might be on one of those later. you might need it for cover at the moment. well done for persevering with t

she lost to marketa vondrousova in straight sets she was hoping to become the first british woman tog it on a tie break to the czech nineteen —year—old to the czech19—year—old who plays her first grand slam final. ashleigh barty her opponent in tomorrow's final, where we will see another first time winner crowned at roland garros. unlikely the same will be said in the men's draw, rafa nadal through to a third consecutive french open final, the king of clay knocking out roger federer in the last four. rafa took it in straight sets, even the great roger federer couldn't stop rafa who as we know imperious on the clay winning this title a record 11 times. and with novak djocovic up against dominic thiem this against dominic thiem this afternoon, the only upset can come from the austrian. let's go to football, but the women now though. england and scotland, both fielding strong squads? the opening match of the women's world cup the hosts france in action against south korea before scotland and england meet in their opening group game on sunday in nice. the usa will be one of the favourite

jo konta plays marketa vondrousova in the other semi tomorrow.ince 2016 with a straight sets when over alexander's pharaoh. djocovic is chasing a fourth straight breslin will face dominic thiem. great britain lost out to germany in the men's international hockey series. gemma came from behind twice to claim a remarkable 4—3 win. great strikes helped the visitors to the points at the hockey centre. the result is generally move above britain into fifth in the league table. britain dropped to number six. and that is all this but for now. hello. whilst rain has been plentiful across some parts of the uk, recently, others have seen very little. but‘s all about to change through friday, this deep area of low pressure pushing its way northwards out of iberia and france will bring some notable rainfall, across a large swathe of the uk, in particular, southern and eastern counties of england, areas that haven't had much rain recently. and the rain stays with us as we go into saturday, pulling its way northwards. and all the while we'll see some quite wind

it's not gone too well so far against the czech teenager marketa vondrousova.ntly leads by 4—3. it's live now on bbc radio five live and via the bbc sport webiste. and later we have the men's semifinal between roger federer and rafael nadal. the women's world cup kicks off in paris later with the hosts france taking on south korea, before scotland and england begin their campaigns when the two sides meet in nice on sunday, and jane dougall is there. we are here because both the england and scotland caps have their base here. both team hotels are across from this beach, not a bad time to have down time. it starts tonight in paris at the parc des princes where the hosts take on south korea, sold out, 48,000 the hosts take on south korea, sold out, 118,000 people will watch as they play each other. france are probably one of the favourites of the tournament possibly because so many of their squad played for the current holders of the champions league. we have to say england are one of the favourites for the tournament as well. they arrived on tuesday, trained on w

she plays czech teenager marketa vondrousova in the semi—finals of the french open right here in paristish woman to make the final since sue barker won it in 1976. and there was a great win for england over the west indies in theirfirst women's international one—dayer. england won by 208 runs — that's their biggest ever winning margin in this format of the game. it is an unbelievably busy day and i don't know if you can tell, it is raining horizontally at the moment so raining horizontally at the moment so don't be too jealous of me. your hair is still perfect, though. you are managing well. and joy paris. you know what? there is no hairspray on earth that will withstand this. we will see,. time now to take a look at the weather closer to home and sarah has the details for us. rainstorms in paris with a day washed out yesterday. how does it look here? all that rain and the wind they saw in paris is pushing northwards i'm afraid so we are in for some turbulent weather over the next couple of days. not a particularly whether headline for you today. heavy rain and strong and gusty wind an

you are wondering why we are not talking aboutjohanna konta's french open semi—final against marketa vondrousova today. weather permitting, of course, but we understand things looking much better in comparison to yesterday. looking pretty miserable. ralli is needed. —— brollies needed. commemorations are taking place today to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. within the next hour, a ceremony will get under way in ver—sur—mer in normandy to unveil a new memorial to remember those who died during those d—day landings. let's rejoin naga in normandy. good morning to you. good morning, ben. it feels like such a privilege to be here in ver—sur—mer ahead of that memorial commemorating those british and commonwealth soldiers who died, honouring more than 22,000 of those troops who fell during d—day and battle of normandy. it is going to be unveiled in about an hour. we are blessed with the weather here as well. prime minister theresa may and french president emmanuel macron will attend that ceremony, as will lord dannatt, the former head of the british army. hejoins me now. good morning t

she'll play either marketa vondrousova or petra martic who play their quarterfinal shortly.an won the toss and put sri lanka in to bat. they were 92 without loss at one stage, but the game changed when spinner mohammad nabi took three wickets in an over. sri lanka lost their last nine batsmen for just 57 runs and were bowled out for 201. that score's now been adjusted because of the reduced overs and afghanistan need 187 to win. south africa fast bowler dale steyn is out of the tournament, he missed the opening defeat to england with a shoulder problem and he won't be able to play any part in world cup. he's been replaced by beuran hendricks. two england players have picked up fines after yesterdays defeat to pakistanjason roy for an audible obscenity. fast bowler jofra archer was also docked 15% of his match fee for showing dissent towards an umpires decision athletics' world governing body — the iaaf — says it's new regulation requiring female athletes to take medication to reduce high levels of testosterone remains in place — despite it being over—ruled by a court in swit

she beat marketa vondrousova in straight sets to win the french open — barty took a two—year break intimes. thiem faces another tough match today — he plays rafael nadal in the final. and ferrari's sebastian vettel edged out lewis hamilton's mercedes to take pole for today's canadian grand prix. it's only the second time in seven races that mercedes have been beaten to pole. warrington closed the gap on super league leaders st helens with a crushing 34—4 win over catalans dragons. amongst the wolves' scorers was bryson goodwin, who went over for his 100th career try. as you can see, we as you can see, we are as you can see, we are starting to get a taste of the atmosphere later on today. that match, i should mention, is on bbc one this afternoon. you can watch it here on this channel, the best platform that women's football has ever had. this world cup is going to be so important for the women's game, it has really got to engage the public. people have got to watch on the football has to be a good enough standard to keep people engaged. judging from the response here so far... pretty