british success for naomi broady on the grass ahead of wimbledon, but there were defeats for heather. as women's sport week kicks off, a bbc sport survey reveals that while men still earn more prize money than women in sport, the gap is narrowing — asjoanna rowsell shand has been finding out. welcome to the programme. england's under 21 european championship is back on track, coming from behind to beat slovakia 2—1 in poland tonight. they're now top of group a, after hosts poland salvaged a late point in a 2—2 draw against sweden. it's certainly a morale—boosting win for aidy boothroyd's side, as nick parrot reports. to be champions, you need heroes. slovakia had plenty off the pitch, england needed to find one on it. after only managing one shot on target in their opening match against sweden, it took two minutes forjohn swift to look up to his name. to live up to his name. his shot was tame. if only the opposition had been the same. challenges came thick and fast and then a blow that would have hurt even more. martin kriem getting the better of everton‘s new £30 million goalkeeperj

sadly for naomi broady, petra kvitova is quite handy. experience and expertise were apparent.the first set was o straight games and the first set was gone, so too was that chirpy demeanour, in its place, frustrated figure, as petra kvitova continued a torrid afternoon. finesse at the net 01’ power torrid afternoon. finesse at the net or powerfrom torrid afternoon. finesse at the net or power from the baseline, it was not bad for a player who did not even know if she would be fit for the grass court season. 6—2, 6—2 it finished, ominously imperious showing from the left—hander, sometimes all you can do is hold your hands up and smile when your opponent plays that well. studio: another upset at queens, yesterday all three top seeds including andy murray were knocked out in the first round, today, fifth seed jo—wilfried tsonga joined them, beaten by his luxembourg opponent, 6—4, 6—4 the score there. for the first time in seven years, novak djokovic will play a grass court tournament in the build—up, playing at eastbourne, for the first time next week, after accepting a wild card,

naomi broady is on court now — she's playing alize cornet of france.as fought back. is going currently going with serve in the first set. so naomi broady in action in birmingham and we'll hear from her shortly because a bbc sport study has found that the gap in prize money between men and women at the top of professional sport is closing. the survey was carried out as part of women's sport week, and all this week on sportsday, we'll be hearing from women about the challenges they face and the importance of sport in their lives. tonight, two—time olympic cycling champion joanna rowsell shand reports on the closing gender pay 93p- asa as a sports person, you are there to compete in the best of your ability and win. medals and trophies on the currency. but for many of us it is a job as well. but my main source of income was lottery funding. i had presumed that men and women got the same prize—money at amateur level. i was surprised that it was likely only relatively recently that this became the case. in 2014, bbc study found that 30% of sports did not pa

through to the quarter—finals of the birmingham classic after a straight sets victory over britain's naomi broadympion's third match back as she attempts to return from a career—threatening hand injury. world champions new zealand have named kieran read as their captain to face the british & irish lions in auckland this weekend. the number 8 hasn't played since breaking his thumb in april and will lead the all blacks in the opening match of the three test series knowing they've not lost at eden park since 1994. the lions have named their team with ireland's peter o'mahony given the captaincy amid a few selection surprises thrown in. welcome to auckland. we are overlooking the town. quite a murky day somewhere out there is eden park and that is where the lines will ta ke and that is where the lines will take on the all blacks and they have named their team today. won all to surprises. particularly in the backline. liam williams preferred full—back. not many people expect things out. the daily on the wing as well. we thought george north ait start that but he has not even been named in the squad. a

willis now faces fellow briton liam broady — brother of naomi — in the next qualifying round. bit nervy at the start, he was serving very well, under pressure i served well and played a couple of good games to break. obviously happy with the win, i know i have more in me out there. get on the practice court and see howl me out there. get on the practice court and see how i play in the next match. you don't expect to go on your phone reading venues. at the same time dan likes to enjoy himself —— that news. he's obviously taken it too far this time. he knows more than anyone else what he's done and he's got no one else to blame. it could be a pivotal week for the british and irish lions on their tour of new zealand. their defeat to the all blacks in the first test two days ago means the series will be lost with a repeat outcome in the second match in wellington this saturday. before then, the lions face another tough—looking game against super rugby side the hurricanes early tomorrow morning. warren gatland has been involved in one or two feisty exchanges with his opposite numbe

and defeat for the british women's number two naomi broady who lost in three sets to the czech republic'sak but lost the decider 6—1. the favourite to win the ladies singles at wimbledon is two—time champion petra kvitova who won the tournament in birmingham yesterday — her first title since returning to the game after being injured in a knife attack last year. but the czech‘s exertions last week have meant she has pulled out of eastbourne with an abdominal injury. kvitova spoke to the bbc‘s kat downes today. u nfortu nately i unfortunately i had to pull out and had a get prepared for the matches and judgment. my body didn't respond well in birmingham. especially my abdomen which the state. visited historic problem with your hand? get historic problem with your hand? get his fitness. still some work to go before wimbledon in the gym. try to get back into shape and have some energy back as well. british men's number two. kyle edmund was beaten in the first round of the men's singles at eastbourne by american donald young, ranked 47 in the world. edmund lost the first set but fought back to

naomi broady is also in action this week in manchester's grass court tournament, where an impressive be the first time that broady has played in her home city since the manchester arena attack last month, and she says it will be an emotional event for her. something like the manchester attack that happened, it makes you appreciate family and friends and its changes your priorities a bit. my its changes your priorities a bit. my grandma is coming to watch me for the first time, and my nieces and some of their school friends. my family and friends who do not know anything about tennis... it will just be a fantastic experience, and obviously i am working hard to do my best year, it would be a dream to win the tournament, but i do not get that far, i will have done my best, and it will be a fantastic week for people in manchester to come down and watch some great tennis. now, before the the weekend we'd never had a british winner in the men's singles of the wheelchair draw at the french open. that was until alfie hewett came along. the 19—year—old, who made his roland garros debut this y

wildcard naomi broady lost in the first round against kristyna pliskova.e first 6—2, and whilst broady took the second on a tie—break, pliskova won the decider 6—1. what a big week it's going to be for the british and irish lions. they face the hurricanes tomorrow before the must—win second test on saturday with the all blacks. lions coach warren gatland criticised their opponent's tactics after the first test defeat — but all blacks coach steve hansen hit back, live on new zealand radio. it was predictable comments from gatland. two weeks ago, we cheated in the scrums, now he is saying that. it is disappointing because he is implying that we are intentionally going out to injure somebody and that is not the case. we have never been like that and as a new zealander, i would expect him to know that they are not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. it's about playing hard and fair. gatland says he plans on speaking to the referee ahead of the game. the players, well, they seem to be just getting on with it. physicality is one of the main components of rugby

she'll play britain's naomi broady next. that is all the sport for now. much more in the next hour.the attack on a mosque in north london, and as we've been hearing, many members of london's muslim community fear a rise of hate crime incidents. 0ur correspondent, lisa hampele, has been at finsbury park, where the attack took place, this morning. multi faith communities have been happily living side—by—side here for many years. now they are pulling together, as you can see behind me, there are flowers, loads of posters here, let's find the courage to love, some of them say, not in my name. we stand by you. as in g re nfell tower, name. we stand by you. as in grenfell tower, there is a long list of names and messages on a piece of paper going down the wall here and the flowers are growing and we have seen the flowers are growing and we have seen people come and read them slowly, showing their children, writing on the board here. we have been hearing that even though there is calm and there constituents, people do feel unsettled. —— ee i am joined by pauljackson, an expert on far right

britain‘s naomi broady pulled off a surprise victory against world number 32 alize cornet at the aegonngland are in contention to reach the european under—21 championship semi—finals. they now top group a after coming from behind to beat slovakia 2—1. they play hosts poland in theirfinalgroup game on thursday. and the lions play the chiefs this morning in hamilton with all six of the recent call ups from scotland and wales among the replacements. ireland‘s rory best captains the side while england flanker james haskell returns. what time is it now? quarter past six. in one hour and 46 minutes, we will get the information live. i‘m struggling in the heat. carol‘s bringing us the weather from the queen‘s club in london this morning, where andy murray will be defending his title later today. isn‘t it dutiful? what a fabulous site. it is nice and quiet here that it went like this later on. how long will this heat last? by the end of this week, it will be much more co mforta ble this week, it will be much more comfortable and this week, it will be much more co mforta ble a nd u nsettle this

the winner of this match will face britain's naomi broady in the second round.ea's alfie mawson scrambled in this goal to bring the scores level. then just ten minutes later, southampton's nathan redmond completed the turnaround to send england top of the group. a win against hosts poland on thursday would send them through. breaking piece of football news. it has been confirmed real madrid star cristiano ronaldo will testify in his tax fraud case on the 31st of july. what about this for a hero's welcome? the pakistan captain has arrived back in karachi after they beat india to win cricket's champions trophy. he's in that car, i promise you. even after the special convoy escorting sarfraz ahmed from the airport got within sight of his karachi home in the early hours of the morning. it took the skipper nearly half an hour to get from the vehicle to his house as he was surrounded by adoring fans. many of whom had waited through the night to welcome their hero — who had led their country to a win against the odds. frankie dettori will miss the whole of royal ascot

wild card naomi broady lost to kristyna pliskova.by the american donald young. the british number two lost the first set 6—4 but won the second 6—3. but the world number 55 soon broke edmund and went on to take the deciding set by six games to three. wimbledon hopefuls have started qualifying at roehampton today. among them britain‘s marcus willis, who caused such a stir at last year‘s championships. he‘s passed the first hurdle, beating the world number 146 andrej martin of slovakia in the first round. 7-5, 7-5. he needs to win two more matches to play at wimbledon next week. crystal palace have officially named former ajax and inter milan coach frank de boer as their new manager. the dutchman won four titles with ajax but lasted just 85 days in milan, before his sacking in november. he succeeds sam allardyce who left after helping palace avoid relegation from the premier league last season. in the woman‘s cricket world cup they had an eight wicket win. they have a round—up on sports day at 6:30pm. theresa may has told mps she wants

britain's naomi broady pulled off a surprise win against world number 32 alize cornet at the aegon classic. but cornet struggled following a fall in the second set, and broady took advantage, winning the match 7—6, 6—0. it's only the fifth time in her career broady‘s beaten a top—50 player. the british number three heather watson is out, she lost the opening set to ukraine's elina svitolina, but battled back to level and force the match into a decider. svitolina, the world numberfive, broke early in the third set though and eventually came through 6—2, 5—7, 6—3 for her first win at this tournament. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour i'm glad we could make up for cutting you off short earlier for the brexit news conference! the coroner's report into the death of carrie fisher says the actress had traces in her system of several drugs, including cocaine, when she died suddenly in december. the 60—year—old was taken ill on a flight from london to los angeles and died four days later. the actress, who was best known for her role as princess leia in star wars, had a long

she'll play britain's naomi broady next. of the victims of the grenfell fire tragedy and that could be as much as £350,000. the world number was due to play another birtish player aljaz bedene this afternoon in his first match, but bedene has withdrawn with a wrist injury. so murray will now take on the world number 90 jordan thompson from australia as he launches his campaign to win his sixth queens title. it was where i won my first professional match so i have a lot of great memories over the years i've played. it has been by far my most successful tournament. i love the courts here. i like the conditions. it's very close to where i live so i get to stay at home. manchester united bossjose mourinho has been accused of tax evasion from his time at real madrid where he was manager from 2010 to 2013. it's the latest in a series of high—profile tax fraud cases involving football stars in spain. more from our reporter simon stone. the claim made in a statement today is thatjose mourinho owes 3.3 million euros which is £2.9 mil

liam broady, brother to naomi.w place, you know, i don't get to do that often. you know, we have pretty much the same schedule every single year, over and over again so it's great to visit new places and it's a small town but everybody is excited to come out on the courts and support the tennis players. england's under 21s will be hoping to continue the success of the other youngsters when they face germany in the semi finals of the european championship. after the under 20s won the world cup and the under 17s reached the euro finals, victory tonight would put the u21s in contention for another trophy. manager aidy boothroyd is evoking memories of euro 96. obviously, it wasn't the ending that we wanted but i think a lot of people of that generation have a real affinity with england—germany games. they are always big games, always exciting games. both teams have got good players and i hope that the game is as good as the buildup. after a shock defeat to india in their first match, england's cricketers face pakistan

wild card naomi broady also lost in the first round, against kristyna pliskova.cider 6—1. heather watson and cameron norrie both play later. there's acrimony at the start of a big week for the british and irish lions. before the must win second test with the all blacks, there's a game against the hurricanes tomorrow. lions coach warren gatland criticised their opponents' tactics after the first test defeat but all blacks coach steve hansen hit back, live on new zealand radio. predictable comments, two weeks ago, we cheated in the scrums, last week, blocking, now it is this. it is really disappointing, what it is implying is that we are intentionally going out to bully people, that is not the case, we have never been like that. we are not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. adding to the intensity. gatland says he plans on speaking to the referee ahead of the game. as for the players, well they seem to just be getting on with it. physicality is one of the main components of rugby. everybody would use it in abundance. i don't think we take it too far. sometimes,

wildcard naomi broady lost to kristyna pliskova.oung. the british number two lost the first set 6—4 but won the second 6—3. the world number 55 soon broke edmund and went on to take the deciding set by 6—3. wimbledon hopefuls have started qualifying at roehampton today. among them britain‘s marcus willis, who caused such a stir at last year‘s championships. he has passed the first hurdle, beating the world number 146 andrej martin of slovakia in the first round. 7-5, 7-5. he needs to win two more matches to play at wimbledon next week. the first round is always tricky. a bit nervy at the start. nubbing a very good set. i played a couple of good games to break. i‘m happy with the win. get on the practise court and see how i can play in the next match. at the women‘s cricket world cup defending champions australia are well placed to beat west indies in their opening game in taunton. in reply to west indies 204 all out, australia, the tournament favourites, are 98 without loss in the 22nd over. that‘s all sport for now. .i‘ll have more

kvitova beat fellow czech tereza smitkova in straight sets and now faces britain's naomi broady.rom his time as manager of real madrid. the portuguese has denied the accusation, saying the government had ratified his tax affairs. with the queen in attendance, the first day of horse racing's royal ascot meeting took place yesterday. and there was a shock in the big race, the st james' palace stakes, as the heavy favourite churchill, who had won the english and irish 2000 guineas already this season, was well beaten in fourth. second favourite barney roy was the winner, trained by richard hannon and ridden by james doyle. england's men beat south korea 7—2 in their final pool game of the world hockey league semi—final in london last night. the result means england finish second in pool a behind olympic champions argentina on goal difference and will now face canada in thursday's quarter—finals. sam ward scored four of england's seven goals. but scotland have missed out on a world cup place after a 1—1 draw with canada. the scots needed a win to progress ahead of pakistan. the briti

over on court one, wild card naomi broady is currently a set down against kristyna pliskova.disgusting" after the two collided during an incident packed azerbaijan grand prix. the race included three safety cars and lots of crashes. it was won by red bull's daniel ricciardo, but his victory was overshadowed by the incident everyone is talking about — vettel penalised for hitting hamilton's mercedes as they prepared for a re—start. hamilton led the ferrari with 19 laps to go, but his headrest came loose. he ended up fifth, behind vettel who's extended his championship lead over the briton to 1a points. if he wanted to prove that he is a man, ithink if he wanted to prove that he is a man, i think we should do it out of the car, face—to—face. driving dangerously which in any way can put another driver at risk, let alone himself, if we were going faster it could've been a lot worse. imagine all the young kids watching to see that behaviour from the four—time world champion... what a big week it's going to be for the british and irish lions. they face the hurricanes tomorrow befor

she'll be followed by cameron norrie whilst wildcard naomi broady plays kristyna pliskova on court 0neship in connecticut. spieth, the 2015 masters and us open champion, chipping infrom the bunker to seal the title. at 23, he's now the second youngest player after tiger woods to reach 10 pga titles for 72 years. classy way to do it. that is all the sport for now. thank you. welcome to the programme. it is nearly 10:10am. surgeons have told this programme that nhs england is using mesh to repair hernias which leaves many patients in chronic pain. the concerns come after we exclusively revealed in april that more than 800 women are taking legal action against the nhs over the use of vaginal mesh implants. one woman told us she was left screaming on all fours from the agonising pain. nhs england say mesh implants had been successfully used to treat hernias for several decades. 0ur reporter anna collinson has been investigating. we brught you herfull report earlier and here's a short extract. the nhs carried out more than 60,000 groin repairs in england between 2000 and 2016. but what happ

at queens yesterday was one of five for the men and now naomi broady‘s loss at birmingham means only jo konta is left in that tournament. broady straight sets by the two—times wimbledon champion petra kvitova as ben croucher reports. naomi brody has had every reason to smile this week, one of her biggest wins in the first round in her home tournament on her favourite surface and a spot in wimbledon confirmed this morning. i win over a two—time wimbledon champion could keep grinning for the list of the year but sadly petra kvitova is quite handy as well and made the experience and expertise apparent. four straight games and the first set was gone, as was the chirpy demeanour. in its place a frustrated figure as petra kvitova continued a torrid afternoon for the british number two. eton mess at the net or power from the baseline it wasn't bad for a player who did not even know she would be fit for the grass court season. it finished 6—2, 6—2, sometimes all you can do is hold your hands up and smile when your opponent plays that well. good to see her back on court, another upset at queens, yesterday all three top seeds including

naomi broady‘s defeat to petra kvitova at the aegon classic in birmingham meansjohanna konta is the sole remaining brit in singles action on grass this week. broadyr today. the upsets at queens continued as fifth seed jo wilfried tsonga lost in straight sets to luxembourg's gilles muller. it means four of the top five seeds are already out. 2014 champion grigor dimitrov came through unscathed though against france'sjulian benneteau. the sixth seed could be on course for his third title of the year. cristiano ronaldo scored the only goal of the game as portugal beat russia 1—0 in moscow in the confederations cup. portugal insisted ronaldo was concentrating on the match despite having this week received a court date for tax—evasion charges. and the queen came here after the state opening of parliament yesterday. she arrived in time to see the big race of the day, the prince of wales stakes, and the winner was highland reel, and it was the trainer's first win. decorated knight in second and ulysses in third. i know what you want to know. you want to know what's going to happen today. and who should we look out for today? it is gold cup day. the —— y