he beat the italian comfortably in straight sets, becoming only the second player to reach 10 monte carloaustralia's alex de minaur next but says the crowd reaction spurred him on. i'm not looking for trouble with crowd, you know, i'm not. i'm not, ok? they're coming out, they start whistling at me, and then i'll play better. you know, it's not the kind of mentality i have. but, you know, if people start to react in a certain way that i don't think i deserve, you know, and it's just... i don't think it's fair. i don't think it's — it's... any — any how explainable. then, you know, i'll react back. i don't i've been i grown up with that kind of mentality that, you know, if somebody is doing something wrong to you, you know, stand your ground. the world number 2jannik sinner�*s victory over germanjan—lennard struff was even less problematic. his 6—4, 6—2 win a 24th already for him in 202a. the italian will face holger rune next. the dane was runner up in monte carlo last year and he made the last eight with a win over grigor dimitrov that did not follow the pattern of the previous two match

lightning doesn't strike twice against lorenzo: novak djokovic avenges last year's defeat to musetti in monte carloagain. welcome along to sportsday. for the first time in nine months, liv and pga tour golfers are competing in the same tournament, and it's one from the breakaway series that's made a lot of the headlines on day one of the masters at augusta. after a 2.5—hour weather delay, bryson dechambeau was one of the first to get going and three straight birdies to open his round set the foundation for a seven—under par 65. scottie scheffler got close to that mark — a bogey—free 66 took him to six under two years on from his first green jacket. it's a lot longer since danny willett was the champion at augusta but the 2016 winner is four under after a 68 in his first tournament since shoulder surgery in september. rory mcilroy had an up and down round — four birdies, three bogies — but in contention at one under par. elsewhere, the defending championjon rahm began with a one over 73. for more on that and, indeed, for a full leaderboard from the opening day's play at augusta, head over to our web

novak djokovic avenges last yea r�*s defeat to musetti in monte carlo. hello again.he first time in nine months liv and pga tour golfers are competing in the same tournament and it's one from the breakaway series that's made a lot of the headlines on day one of the masters at augusta. after a two and a half hour weather delay, bryson dechambeau was one of the first to get going. and three straight birdies to open his round set the foundation for a seven under par 65. scottie scheffler got close to that mark. a bogey free 66 took him to 6 under, two years on from his first green jacket. it's a lot longer since danny willett was the champion at augusta. but the 2016 winner is four under after a 68 in his first tournament since shoulder surgery in september. rory mcilroy had an up and down round, four birdies, three bogies, but in contention at one under par. and for a full leaderboard from the opening days play at augusta, head over to our website, bbc.com/sport a night of europa laegue football was marked by an extraordinary result at anfield. liverpool were beaten 3—

a few rain delays in monte carlo.n to the champions league results, the first of the quarter—finals, the draws for arsenal against bayern munich 2—2 at home ahead of the second leg next week and manchester city, the reigning champions drawing 3—3 in another classic in spain against real madrid. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. tuesday, unfortunately brought more stormy weather with it and coastal flooding with the high tides, as well as inland flooding. a brief ridge of high pressure is pushing that low pressure out the way, but the weather fronts are hot off the heels again off the atlantic with more rain to come through the day ahead. this is what we had on tuesday — 60 millimetres and more across beddgelert in north wales. many of the other wettest places seeing 30—a0 millimetres of rain. and despite the showers having ease, the rain and the winds through the night and it turns chilly with a touch of frost, potentially a few areas first thing and some mist and fog in t

rafael nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming monte carlo masters where the 22—time grand slam winnertour comeback. writing on the social media platform x nadal said, "unfortunately i have to tell you that i am not going to be playing in monte carlo. my body simply won't allow me." the 37—year—old who has said he expects to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in brisbane injanuary, after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but has not played an atp event since. several riders have been taken to hospital after a mass crash on the fourth stage of the tour of the basque country. among those hurt were reigning tour de france champion jonas vingegaard, world time trial champion remco evenepoel and olympic time trial champion primoz roglic. the stage resumed with the breakaway allowed to ride to the line. evenepoel posted this reaction to the crash.... i hope and think my long—term goals will will not change. everything should be ok with that. then i need to thank all the doctors and also dr who that took care of me in the last couple of hours. and of course,

and tsitsipas masters the clay in monte carlo for a third time. hello there. bayer leverkusen are bundesliga champions for the first time in their 120 year history. the 5—0 win over werder bremen to clinch the title was all the sweeter because it came in front of their own fans. they've done it with five games to spare as well in what has been an incredible season, and they're still unbeaten in all competitions with the potential for more trophies as well in the german cup and the europa league. alex fletcher reports. scenes like this are rare in leverkusen. a first bundesliga title secured in style. when xabi alonso took over 18 months ago. they were in the relegation zone. how times can change. victor boniface, setting them on their way from 12 yards after var had intervened to award a penalty and things would only get better. the nigerian turning provider, as granit xhaka extended their lead with just his second goal for the club. for a side unbeaten all season, it was time to turn the screw. florian wirtz getting his first of the game on 68 minutes and jus

at monte carlo masters, the defending champion andrey rublev is out, beaten in straight sets by alexeipopyrin beat rublev 6—4 6—4 to reach the third round for the first time, wending the russian out in his opening match of the tournament. —— sending the russian out. the australian will now play countryman alex de minaur. and daniil medvedev got the better of gael monfils but not without some controversy. he took the first set 6—2 before disagreements with officials including the umpire, over baseline calls. medvedev rallied from 4—1 down, in the second set though, to come back and win that 6—4. he'll face karen khachenov in the last 16. second—seed jannik sinner reached the last 16, sweeping past american sebastian korda in straight sets 6—1, 6—2. the 22—year—old will next play jan lennard struff after the german defeated borna coric on tuesday. 12th seed stefanos tsitsipas took apart argentina's tomas martin etcheverry in monte carlo 6—1, 6—love, in just 64 minutes. two—time monte carlo champion tsitsipas hit 22 winners, and broke the etcheverry serve six times to set up a meeting wit

karen khachanov reached the quarterfinals for the first time in his career at the monte carlo mastersl compete with the twelfth racket of the world, the greek stefanos tsetsipas. this match will take place today. and at the end of the issue there are beautiful shots from spain, where athletic bilbao celebrated their victory in the national cup. athletic held a championship parade on the river. team with trophy took a ride on the barge. according to spanish media reports, take a look. about a million people came to this event, which is three times the population of the city of bilbao. the idea is that this copa del rey was the first trophy for the club in 40 years, and athletic in 1984 sailed with the championship parade on the same barge. that's all about sports for now, see you next hour. and about the progress of the special military operation , the artillerymen of the southern group of forces struck the fortified positions of the ukrainian armed forces in the donetsk direction. shot. the fire was carried out at night time from howitzer d-20. the firing range was more than. 17 km, t

karen khachanov reached the quarter-finals at the monte carlo masters for the first time in his careerrussian will compete for the semifinals of the tournament with the twelfth racket of the world, the greek stefanes tsitsepas. this match will take place today. and at the end of the issue there are beautiful shots from spain, where athletic bilbao celebrated. his victory in the national cup. atlético held a championship parade on the river. the team with the trophy took a ride on the barge. according to spanish media reports , people came to watch this event around million people, which is three times the population of bilbao. the idea is that this copa del rey was atlético's first trophy in 40 years, and the 1984 team sailed with the championship parade on the same barge. that's all about sports for now, see you later. in the next hour, there is an engine start, 10 seconds, normal flight, angara a5, this is colossal power concentrated in a relatively small mass, to keep this power in this small mass, this is the task facing the designer, angara, it first launches the space warhead int

rafa nadal has withdrawn from the monte carlo masters where he was expected to make his atp tour comeback simply won't allow me. the 37 roddy says he expects to retire after the 2024 season returns to competition in brisbane in january after almost a year sidelined with a hip flex injury but has not played an atp event since. several riders have been taken to hospital after a mass crash on the fourth stage of the tour of the basque country. among those hurt reigning tour de france champion, the world time champion, the world time champion and olympic time trial champion and olympic time trial champion priebus roglic. the stage resumed with a breakaway allowed to write to the line. —— ride. i allowed to write to the line. -- ride-— allowed to write to the line. -- ride. .,, ., ~ , -- ride. i hope and think my long-term — -- ride. i hope and think my long-term goals _ -- ride. i hope and think my long-term goals will - -- ride. i hope and think my long-term goals will not - long—term goals will not change. everything should be ok with that. then i need to thank all the doctors and the team

karen khachanov reached the quarter-finals at the monte carlo masters for the first time in his career of the world, the greek stefanos tsetsepas, for a ticket to the semi-finals of the tournament. this match will pass today. and at the end of the issue, beautiful footage from spain, where athletic bilbao celebrated their victory in the national cup. athletic organized a championship parade on the river, and the team took a ride on the barge with the trophy. according to spanish media reports, about a million people came to watch this event, which is three times the population of the city of bilbao. the idea is that this copa del rey was the first trophy for the club in 40 years, and athletic is like 80 of them. i've been waiting for you forever, i was in such a hurry to meet you, finally she came, spring, warm. sunny, bright, the russian exhibition has blossomed with all the colors of spring, you have been waiting for spring, now spring is waiting for you, at the russia exhibition.

they are not in monte carlo or their yacht, they are voting. we love them. i funded them long term. i got to know the hedge of the black colleges and after three years i said why are you coming back, i gave them long-term financing, long-term commitments from the government, they do a fantastic job and they all love me, i will tell you but that young lady was so nice to bring that up because most people forget and i think it's nice to see you again. are you okay? >> i'm okay. i'm with abc affiliate. >> very good, it's not good, is it? >> questions about abortion but do you think aou doctor should e punished who perform an abortion? >> i will let that be to the states. everything we are doing now is states, states rights. what we wanted to do is get back to the states because for 53 years there's been a fight and the states are handling it. the others will end up handling it very well and those are the things that states will make a determination about. okay? why should people of atlanta vote for you? >> because i have done more for the people of atlanta than any other president by f

they are not in monte-carlo, their yacht, they are voting. this group of people we just met is unbelievable. that young lady was unplebable. >> people that might not have heard you did historical things for black colleges. touch on that. president trump: i funded them long-term. they were going on a year-to-year basis and always being chiseled and cut. i got to know the heads of the black colleges and universities when they came in. they saw me. after three years i said how come you keep coming back? they said they make us come back every year. nope. no longer. i gave them long-term financing, long-term commitments from the government. they do a fantastic job. and they all love me, i will tell you. that young lady was so nice to bring it up. most people forget. it's nice. nice to see you again. you ok? >> i'm with the abc affiliate here. president trump: that's not good, is it? >> it's great. quick question. you answered questions about abortion. do you think a doctor should be punished who performs abortions. president trump: i'll let that b

and tsitsipas masters the clay in monte carlo for a third time. hello there.n are bundesliga champions for the first time in their i20—year history. the 5—0 win over werder bremen to clinch the title was all the sweeter because it came in front of their own fans. they've done it with five games to spare as well in what has been an incredible season, and they're still unbeaten in all competitions, with the potential for more trophies as well, in the german cup and the europa league. alex fletcher reports. scenes like this are rare in leverkusen. a first bundesliga title secured in style. when xabi alonso took over 18 months ago, they were in the relegation zone. how times can change. victor boniface setting them on their way from 12 yards after var had intervened to award a penalty. and things would only get better.

but carlos alcaraz has withdrawn from monte carlo because of a forearm injury.row. britain's most successful alpine skier has a couple of suggestions for the future of his sport in the face of climate change. one is go higher. the other might be to go indoors. skiing needs to move with the terms within seeger�*s and a blue warm temperatures heating the world cup season this time, that's his speciality. the second to last race that was cancelled was 800 metres and marge, it's never been great there in the past but this year it was cancelled, so we're definitely going to have to move with the times the times but as governing body, they have to think about their impact as well. it is something at the forefront of their plans, changing schedules, making it less travel, etc. it is coming but this year was maybe a season too late. it would go to higher altitudes first. we are still on glaciers in the summer with the snow, in the winter there's going to be snow but however i see it going to the higher venues in the winter and unfortunately a lot of the classic skiing m

novak that chocolates made very late work on his return and beat roman in straight sets at the monte carloked service in the linkup tournaments last year and this will play the frenchman at the feast and in the next round, looking to win an monte carlo for the third time and hasn't won since 2015 and has made it past the quarterfinals since then and convince defending champion andre in the quarters, no more goals in the champions league quarterfinals first thing, but we will have an update for you later. thank you very much. records broken. final of the women's college basketball league over the weekend. south carolina against iowa to secure ncaa title. a massive 18.7 million people watched the game — according to espn. that's a new record for a women's college game. and to put in some perspective: espn says it's the most watched of any basketball broadcast in the last five years. people are putting a lot of that attention down to this athlete, caitlin clark. let's speak to cheryl raye stout, she's a sports journalist for chicago public radio. thank you very much for being on the programme

a week ago ruud had lost to tsitsipas in the monte carlo final, but this time, it was the norwegian�*k. the second was more straightforward and ruud took it 6—3. it's his first atp title of the season after losing out in three finals. any time you reach a final it is nonetheless a good week. can't be too hard on yourself. this one has been a long time coming and super happy to be able to do it here in barcelona in front of a packed stadium today and rafa nadal court is special to me as i looked up to him all my childhood and came here myself as a 13—year—old boy to watch him and the others play here. so, a great feeling. today, it felt like ijust did not have the mental capacity to even fight. even if i wanted to push myself to fight i felt like casper wasjust too good today. he had a fresher mind, better tennis and he deserved to win. so, what do you do if you've just won a big tennis tournament and hundreds of thousands of dollars? you jump into the nearest swimming pool of course! and it looks like all the ballboys and ballgirls followed, let's hope they remembered to leave their p

we'll have the latest on the monte carlo masters, as alexander varies, makes it to the ground. the highlight of the weather remains decidedly unsettled across north west end product . so if you're not as live as it was 7 the previous 24 as well. so we'll categorize enrolling in either the next 24 hours or so. have you set that stone period because made its way away from northern, from southeast and as of england, having left the damaging conditions, flooding and damaging winds have swept through here. this pump of high pressure, this little ridge of high pressure, will several things down the middle for where the stipend will come out and the rain coming through as we go one into thursday, post cold front of here, that's going to continue making its way for the east was freshening things up across that eastern side of you see we're into the mid to high teams that have football and, and football so well down on recent values as we go through the remainder of where to stay. plus 3 showers come back in across the england wells, scotland and the data goes to get positive west and o

and tsitsipas masters the clay in monte carlo for a third time. hello there. the first time in their 120 year history. the 5—0 win over werder bremen to clinch the title was all the sweeter because it came in front of their own fans. they've done it with five games to spare as well in what has been an incredible season, and they're still unbeaten in all competitions with

but it's an early exit food daniel made with it, but the monte carlo mazda is the full seed, was beaten by cutting the cutoff. in the last 16 of the amazing, the 1st said mid with dave, this is frustrations show. in the 2nd, i made sure that the officials know was i'm happy with the quote from a line judge. when you're right there to stop saying, open your eyes right now. well how to get these cool to close out the match? 75 to reach the close of lineups the 1st time you'll face the final 60 bucks. next it's advantage barcelona getting into the 2nd leg of the champions to the quote, the final after they came from behind to be power. sandra, mens 32. chevy starting lineup. had a wrinkled breaker in it. 16 year old. let me um. oh, becoming the younger sleigh, it's a feature. the champion includes the final that it was the more experienced, the few who did most of the damage. you opened the school in the 1st off the street to take over there. as for my boss, a man is money, then billy equalized with an excellent finish. and you'll see one i know for 50 minutes for fall, so low that i put t

novak djokovic avenges last yea r�*s defeat to musetti in monte carlo. hello again. and pga tour golfers are competing in the same tournament

stefanos tsitsipas has won his third monte carlo masters title.e raced through the opening set, the greek winning it 6—1. the second was much tighter until tsitsipas broke in the 10th game, sealing victory in monaco. it's quite an unexpected line—up for the final there. the two men knocking out jannik sinner and novak djokovic in the semis. both are set to play at the barcelona open, the next clay court stop and the build—up to next month's french open. winning this tournament three times is something i would have never imagined. even when i first got it the first time, i obviously thought it was a great feeling and that place is special towards me. but getting the holy trinity, as i call it, is something that i will fully cherish it and take the most out of this moment. that's just about it. a reminder of our top story here on sportsday. bayer leverkusen clinching the first bundesliga title in their history, with five games to spare as well. that ends bayern munich�*s domination. they beat werder bremen 5—0 to do it. bayern had won the last 11 ti

lightning doesn't strike twice against lorenzo: novak djokovic avenges last year's defeat to musetti in monte carloime in nine months, liv and pga tour golfers are competing in the same tournament, and it's one from the breakaway series that's made a lot

a week agao ruud had lost to tsitsipas in the monte carlo final, but this time, it was the norwegian'saightfowa rd and ruud took it 6—3. it's his first atp title of the season after losing out in three finals. any time you reach a final is nonetheless a good week. so, you cannot be too hard or yourself but this is been a long time coming and super happy to be able to do it here in barcelona and front of a packed stadium today and roughly on the dog court is special to me as i looked up to him all my childhood and, to compare myself as a 13—year—old boy to watch him and the others play here and it is a great feeling. play here and it is a great feelina. ., ., play here and it is a great feelina. ., , , ~ feeling. today, “ust felt like i didn't have _ feeling. today, just felt like i didn't have the _ feeling. today, just felt like i didn't have the mental - i didn't have the mental capacity to fighting but i want to push— capacity to fighting but i want to push myself. it wasjust too good _ to push myself. it wasjust too good today. he had a fresher mind — good today. he had a fresher m

the round of 16 finals of the monte carlo tennis masters begins with six matches.third round of these competitions will start from noon today, in the most sensitive competition, novak djokovic , the number one tennis player, will have to compete with italian lorenzo mezetti. in other meetings zorev with stephanos sidsippas janard with. they ranked 53rd and 59th respectively and failed to reach the finals. iran's beks national team in the second preparatory match against russia won the russian team, which has camped in tehran for a few days, is also against its previous match. sepahan ranked second to fourth. for the first time, the international union of athletics federations considered a prize for the champions of the paris olympics, according to which the gold medal winner of this competition in each of the 48 athletics competitions will receive 50 thousand dollars. thank you very much for your companion with sports news , be healthy and athletic, god bless you. the people of al-jud and the mighty, the people of forgiveness and mercy , the people of piety and for

lightning doesn't strike twice against lorenzo: novak djokovic avenges last year's defeat to musetti in monte carlo

rafael nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming monte carlo masters where the 22—time grand slam winnerd to make his atp tour comeback. writing on the social media platform x, nadal said, "unfortu nately i have to tell you that i am not going to be "playing in monte carlo. "my body simply won't allow me." the 37—year—old, who has said he expects to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in brisbane in january after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but has not played an atp event since. 0 nto onto cricket. england's women will look to complete a clean sweep of their one day international series against new zealand on sunday after a 56—run win in hamilton. opener tammy beaumont top—scored for england with 81 from 96 balls, while amyjones added 48 to take england to 252 all out from 49 overs. in reply, new zealand's brooke halliday and izzy gaze shared a 100—run partnership for the fifth wicket, but three wickets for nat sciver—brunt saw the kiwis bowled out for 196. as an opening better, you always want more, nothing in particular the situation i was in, i

won 6—3, 6—3 — a second straight sets victory in his first tournament after withdrawing from both monte carlo trying to become the first player to win three straight madrid masters titles — he'll play jan—lennard struff in the next round. andrey rublev came back from 5—0 down in a first—set tie—break to beat spain's alejandro davidovich fokina in straight sets in madrid. the world number eight saved five set points to take the tie—breaker 12—10, before closing out a nervy second set 6—4. rublev will play 24th seed tallon griekspoor in the fourth round. cricket, and pakistan have appointed former australia pace bowlerjason gillespie as coach of their test side. gillespie, who has had success in england's county championship with yorkshire, has signed a two—year contract with pakistan, while the former south africa batter gary kirsten will take charge of pakistan's odi and t20 teams. there are just over three months to go until the start of the paris olympics, and there are several new sports included this time around. 19—year—old toby roberts is preparing to become britain's first male climber

at monte carlo masters — the defending champion andrey rublev is out — beaten in straight sets by alexeiat rublev 6—4 6—4 to reach the third round for the first time sending the russian out in his opening match of the tournament the australian will now play of alex de minaur. second seed jannik sinner reached the last 16 sweeping past american sebastian korda in straight sets 6—1, 6—2. the 22—year—old will next play jan—lennard struff after the german defeated borna coric on tuesday. finally, britain's most successful gymnast max whitlock has told the bbc that the olympics in paris this summer will be his last before ending his career. the three—time champion is stepping up preparations as he aims to defend his pommel horse title for the last time, he's been speaking tojohn watson. max, great to see you again. we gather you have some news. i'm excited to say it. i suppose it feels still feels a bit weird. i've made a decision and it's the right time for me that paris 2024 olympics, will hopefully be my fourth olympic games, but will also be my final olympic games. i've done the sport for

this year's australian open injanuary with a hip injury, and missed atp events at indian wells and monte carloto world number 644, and will take on italian flavio cobolli in his first match on clay since winning the french open two years ago. however, he wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd make this yea r�*s roland garros. i can't give you an injury update because the list is long... laughter i 'ust want because the list is long... laughter i just want to — because the list is long... laughter i just want to think _ because the list is long... laughter i just want to think about _ because the list is long... laughter i just want to think about what - because the list is long... laughter i just want to think about what can i i just want to think about what can happen, and i can tell you today i feel myself, good enough to be on court tomorrow, and that is so important and it means a lot to me to be able to play one more time here in barcelona. college basketball superstar caitlin clark has been drafted into the professional league as the first overall pick by the indiana fever. clark is the all—t

this year's australian open injanuary with a hip injury and missing atp events at indian wells and monte carlober 644, will take on italian flavio cobolli — in his first match on clay since winning the french open two years ago, but wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd make this year's roland garros. i can't give you an injury date because the list is long. and i just want to think about what can happen. i only can tell you that, today i feel myself enough go to be on call tomorrow. and that for me is so important, means a lot to me to be able to play one more time here in barcelona. meanwhile, britain's jack draper has won his round of 32 match at the bmw open in munich. he beat vit kopshiva of the czech republic over three sets, winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-4... and claims his 50th atp tour victory in the process. derek underwood, one of england and kent's greatest ever bowlers, has died at the age of 78. the left—armer took 297 wickets in 86 tests between 1966 and 1982 the most by any england spinner. he claimed 2,465 wickets in 676 first—class matches overall. uk athletics has announced a newjoint ven

at the masters series clay tennis tournament in monte carlo , two representatives of our country metn the third round in singles: daniil medvedev, ranked fourth line in the world rankings, and karen khachanov. seventeenth racket in the world. before this match, the score of personal meetings was 5:1 in favor of medvedev. karen's only victory was in the semi-finals of the kremlin cup in 2018. and at the same time, the opponents have never met on clay. the beginning of the first set was very nervous for the tennis players. they couldn't take their serve. only when the score was 2:2, the series of four breaks was interrupted and khachanov took the lead. and then medvedev, having made two double faults in three rallies, missed your pitch. used this chance and brought the set to a 6:3 victory. in the second game the game was equal until the tenth game. medvedev led 5:4 on khachanov's serve and had a set point, but did not convert it. and in the very next play, the referee did not notice that the ball after karen’s hit was out of touch, and medvedev did not stop the game. frustrated, danii

sowood road and tsitsipas to the monte carlo masters tennis finals are on. world's number one and two men in the semi-finals of this competition, norwegian kasper ruud, the world's tenth ranked player , defeated serbia's novak djokovic, the number one tennis player in the world, and ended the final match of the first and third round of this game with the same results of 64. raswand lost the second set 6-1 to djokovic . cultural workers of iran are ready to participate in the championship of asia and participated in these competitions with 10 wrestlers. the asian championship cultural wrestling tournament will start on monday morning in bishk, kyrgyzstan. on the first day and in the first five weights 50. dynamic 5 kg, dadmarz at 63 kg, iman mohammadi at 77 kg, amir abdi at 87 kg , nasser aliizadeh at 130 kg, and amin mirzazadeh at 130 kg are going to the mat. we have ten weights, five weights, five weights. and in the second five weights, in 60 kg, amirreza, ten large, in 67 kg, saeed esmaili, in 72 kg, mohammad reza rostami, in 82 kg , we had intense traini

year's australian open injanuary with a hip injury, and missing atp events at indian wells and monte carlo world number 644, will take on italian flavio cobolli in his first match on clay since winning the french open two years ago. however, he wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd make this yea r�*s roland garros. england all—rounder nat sciver—brunt and australia captain pat cummins have been named as the leading cricketers in the world by wisden. sciver—brunt becomes the first english woman to be given the honour. she made three centuries in five one—day internationals, including two in three days during the ashes and another off just 66 balls against sri lanka. with almost 100 days to go until the games in paris, the olympic flame has been lit in athens. the ceremony took place in greece's ancient olympia, where the first olympic games were held in 776 bc. the flame was handed to the first torchbearer — gold medallist at the tokyo olympics, greek rower stefanos douskos. it starts an international torch relay, travelling through greece, france, and french overseas territories, before ending

this year's australian open injanuary with a hip injury, and missed atp events at indian wells and monte carlo number 644, will take on italian flavio cobolli in his first match on clay since winning the french open two years ago. however, he wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd make this yea r�*s roland garros. i can't give you an injury of data because the list is long and ijust want to think about what can happen. i can tell you today i feel myself, enough good to be encore tomorrow and that for me is so important, means a lot to me to play one more time here in barcelona. veronika kudermetova fought back from a set down to beat barbora krejcikova in the opening round of the stuttgart open. the world number 19 bounced back from a break and 3—0 down in the deciding set to take a 5—7, 6—4, 6—4 victory. that's her third win in four career meetings with the czech. kudermetova will take on fourth seed elena rybakina in the second round. women's college basketball superstar caitlin clark has been drafted into the professional league as the first overall pick by the indiana fever. clark is the all—ti

monte carlo masters champion stefanos tsitsipas is in action in a few hours.norrie is through to the quarterfinals after beating spain's roberto bautista agut. norrie produced a dominant performance to ease past the spaniard in straight sets. meanwhile, american brandon nakashima is up against tomas etcheverry of argentina. it's going well for the unseeded american. he took the first set 6—3. it is tighter in the second, level at five games apiece. and that's all the sport for now. you can stay up—to—date on all the latest events and news using the bbc sport website and app, but from me, see you soon, goodbye. a post office in—house lawyer, rodric williams, is giving evidence at the inquiry into the horizon it scandal. he says he felt "something was up" when he was invited to film a 2015 bbc interview and feared the programme would feature postmasters�* complaints. between 1999 and 2015, more than 900 sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted because of incorrect data from the horizon it system. here he is giving evidence. i haven't yet looked at the detail of t