this is naomi osaka who is also a four time this is naomi osaka who is also a fourtime grand slam thiswho is also a four time grand slam champion, former world number one and only returned from having a baby in january and never made much impact on clay courts before. this would be a stunning upset for that she's three games away from victory. tote three games away from victory. we wait and watch that one. russell bowler in paris. —— russell bowler. some breaking news to bring you now and all charges against world number one scottie scheffler following his arrest at the us pga championship earlier this month have been dropped. the american was arrested outside valhalla golf club hours before his second round at the us pga championship on the morning of 17 may after trying to drive into the club in heavy traffic. scheffler had been charged with second—degree assault of a police officer, third—degree criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding traffic signals from an officer. after reviewing the evidence, jefferson county attorney mike o'connell said scheffler�*s actions did not

contest between defending champion and world number one iga swiatek and quadruple grand slam winner naomi osaka a tense first set, the in—form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, taking it on a tiebreak. osaka, though, then dominating the second, overpowering her opponent to take it 6—1. the third set, an absolute nail—biter — swiatek 4—1 down, seemingly out, somehow surviving breakpoint and even a match point to take the set 7—5. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open alive and well. but for osaka — who only returned to the sport four months ago, after having daughter shai — a valiant end to her tournament. honestly, it's not the worst. like, i've felt worse, for sure. i cried when i got off the court. but then, you know, for me, i kind of realised, like, i was watching iga, like, win this tournament last year and i was pregnant. and it was just my dream to, like, be able to play her. so when i kind of think of it like that, i think i'm doing pretty well. it's hard to have any logical thoughts because, for sure, you know, it was really intense and on a

next opponent, spaniard paola badosa of the tournament, iga swiatek, wins back a match point from naomi osakantinues to get in shape after returning to the igoust tour. she fell in the third set 2:5-030, but naomi did not give in to the match and lost all her advantage. as a result , the first racket of the world won the game in 7:675. the impulsive decision to resign ural head coach viktor goncharenko became public today. how it fits on the club website, the reason for dismissal was a defeat from akron in the first play-off match for the right to remain in the premier league. the urals lost 0:2, prepare the team to crash. became the champion of hungary as part of the vesprya club, on the eve of the final series the pick was beaten again, this time by a margin of four goals, 3430, vailupov scored three accurate shots, nikita celebrated the victory with his signature cup call. nikita vailupa became the champion of hungary for the second year in a row as part of vesprim, but this season the team. in 2026 there is no longer much time, of course, the season is not easy, difficult, many sacrifices

minutes to setup a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka the quarter finals last year, tookjust under an hour and a half to win her match against sachia vickery of the usa. jabeur�*s had injury issues this year — before coming to paris she'd only won six matches and lost nine.

naomi osaka is out of the italian open.r—time grand slam champion was beaten in straight sets by china's qinwen zheng (kin—when jun in the last—16. the australian open runner—up won in staright sets it was osaka's first appreance in rome since 2021. she's yet to get beyond the quarterfinals at any wta event since her return to the court this year after having her first child . the nba playoffs continue — it's all—square at two games all between the indiana pacers and the new york knicks. the pacers ran away with game four in the eastern conference semi—final. they opened up a huge lead in the first half. tyrese haliburton top—scored for the pacers — this three at the end of the first half part of his 20 points on the night. and they were having fun by the end — as the injury—hit knicks were beaten 121—89. game five is in new york on tuesday. meanwhile, anthony edwards scored 44 points for the minnesota timberwolves, but that couldn't stop the denver nuggets levelling their western conference play—off semifinal at 2—2. the r

next up for the pole is the four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka.djokovic gets his french open campaign under way on tuesday against frenchman pierre—hugues herbert. incredibly, the 24—time grand slam winner has yet to reach a final in 202a. i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say, with my expectations with my expectations are, anything but a title for me is not satisfactory. so it always has been like that. i know for... it might sound arrogant to a lot of people, but i think i have the career that backs it up. and in a way, me playing still at this highest level, one of the major reasons is trying to write more history with the sport and win the biggest titles that paris the biggest titles, that paris is definitely one of them. to football now, it's been a season to remember book their place at europe's top table following a 15—year absence. the chief architect of that success, unai emery, has signed a new five—year contract at the club. the spaniard has turned villa around since arriving from villareal in october 2022 with the club sitting 17th in

four—time grand slam winner naomi osaka is through to the second round after beating lucia bronzettieen past the third round at roland garros before. elsewhere, 2017 winner jelena ostapenko is through after beating jacqueline cristian. kolkata knight riders have won the indian premier league for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad in a one—sided final in chennai. mitchell starc proved why he'd become the most expensive player in ipl history. the australian fast bowler providing an opening spell that helped the knight riders bowl their opponents out for just 113, the lowest total in the history of the competition's finals. the kolkata batters then rattled off their target injust over 10 overs to win by 8 wickets. it has been an enjoyable nine weeks with these guys. i'll be back if they want me back and i am grateful for the opportunity. it's been great to see the success of the club and the success of many of the players. i think everyone has contributed through the season. players and staff. meanwhile england women's second one day international against pakistan was abandoned a

naomi osaka is back at the tournament after becoming a mother. first set against bronze eddie. but the italian wasn't giving up without a fight as she came storming back in the second to take the match to a decider. osaka looked to be cruising when she went ahead but she fought back to level the set. in the end the japanese superstar showed her inner strength to come through and set up a possible meeting with the defending champion next. andy murray is on court now taking on his old course breaker in the night session, hoping for one last big run on the parisian clay. well here's the latest on that match. just taking place now and it is i— love up. murray is off serve at the moment. 40—30 in the second game. could deal with winning this if he wants to stay in the first could deal with winning this if he wants to stay listen to that one on bbc sounds or follow on the website. well, novak djokovic is the number one seed in the french open, his first match is on tuesday against frenchman pierre hughes herbert. incredibly, the 24—time grand slam winn

naomi osaka put in one of her best performances of the season, after beating marta kostyuk in straighthe win against kostyuk is the first time osaka has won two matches in a row on clay since rome in 2019 when she reached the quarterfinals. she won the rain—interrupted match in 71 minutes. coco gauff is through to the third round after beating magdalena frech in straight sets. gauff, a rome semi—finalist in 2021, hitjust three aces and nine double faults as she continues to tinker with her serve ahead of next months french open. to cricket now, and england women get their series against pakistan under way at edgbaston on saturday. they'll play three t20s before three odis. vital preparation and game time for the squad ahead of the t20 world cup in bangladesh in september. obviously, we have not played pakistan for a while so we are going to come across different batters who play different ways, so i think what will be really crucial for us as a bowling attack is keeping the communication up in those pressure moments about what's needed for us right now, because there are going to be th

four time grand slam winner naomi osaka is through to the second round after beating lucia rossetti in past the third round at roland garros. elsewhere, the 2017 winner, jelena ostapenko, is through. she beat jacqueline christian. kolkata knight riders have won the indian premier league for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad in a one sided final in chennai. mitchell starc proved why he'd become the most expensive player in ipl history atjust under $3 million. the australian fast bowler providing an opening spell that helped the knight riders, bowled their opponents out for just 113. that is the lowest total in the history of the competition's previous finals. the kolkata batters then rattled off their target in just over ten overs to win by eight wickets. it's been a a very enjoyable nine weeks at the kkr family. i'd love to be back if they want me back, but i'm just grateful for the opportunity. been great to see the success of the club and certainly the success of a lot of the players. it's been a very consistent team. i think everyone�*s contributed throughout the season. pla

the polish tennis player will have her next match with japanese representative naomi osaka.rusian arina sabalenka and victoria azarenka are at the open. in the french championship will start tomorrow.

naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, where on wednesday the four time slam champion beat a top 50 player on clay for the first time since 2019. she's taking on ukrainian marta kostyuk in the second rounds and it's currently 4—1 to osaka. meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal�*s final year on tour before retiring. he's on court in the first round against zizou berys in a tournament he's won ten times before. he lost the first set, won the second and is a break—up in the third, leading that by 3—1. the former interpreter for baseball's biggest name shohei ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole $16 million from the los angeles dodgers player to pay off betting debts. the scandal engulfed the sport in march when news broke that ippei mizuhara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the player's account. the us department ofjustice said mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return

next up for the pole is the four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka.djokovic gets his french open campaign under way on tuesday against frenchman pierre—hugues herbert. incredibly, the 24—time grand slam winner has yet to reach a final in 202a. i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say, — i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say, with my expectations are, — to say, with my expectations are, anything but a title for me is— are, anything but a title for me is not_ are, anything but a title for me is not satisfactory. it always— me is not satisfactory. it always has been like that. i know— always has been like that. i know it _ always has been like that. i know it might sound arrogant to a lot _ know it might sound arrogant to a lot of— know it might sound arrogant to a lot of people, but i think i have — a lot of people, but i think i have the _ a lot of people, but i think i have the career that backs it up. have the career that backs it up in — have the career that backs it up in a _ have the career that backs it up. in a way, me playing still at this— up.

minutes to setup a mouthwatering second round clash with unseeded four—time grand slam champion naomi osakaer eight seed ons jabeur, who made the the quarter finals last year, tookjust under an hour and a half to win her match against sachia vickery of the usa. jabeur�*s had injury issues this year — before coming to paris she'd only won six matches and lost nine. 2019 finalist marketa vondrusova also enjoyed a straight sets win. the fifth seed beat spain's rebekah masarova 6—1, 6—3 to set up a second round meeting with the wonderfully named katie volynets. meanwhile in the men's singles, the australian open champion jannik sinner is safely into round two despite some concerns over his physical condition. he's been struggling with a hip injury of late, and came into the tournament with huge doubts over his fitness, but the world number two has eased past america's chris eubanks in straight sets. he'll play the home favourite richard gasquet next. right now we could be seeing rafa nadal at the french open for the very last time. he's won this title a record 1a times but has indicated it coul

it's a roland garros classic, as iga swiatek fights back in an epic clash with naomi osaka at the french, the more it shows that, you know, scottie was a victim here. and the history—makers — olympiakos become the first greek side to win a european club trophy, as they beat fiorentina in the final of the europa conference league. hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. we're going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest

four—time grand slam winner naomi osaka is through to the second round after beating lucia bronzetti roland garros before, elsewhere 2017 winner jelena ostapenko is thorugh after beating jacqueline cristian. kolkata knight riders have won the indian premier league for a third time, beating sunrisers hyderabad in a one—sided final in chennai. mitchell starc proved why he'd become the most expensive player in ipl history. the australian fast bowler providing an opening spell that helped the knight riders bowl their opponents out for just 113 — the lowest total in the history of the competition's finals. the kolkata batters then rattled off their target in just over 10 overs to win by 8 wickets. taday pogarcher has been crowned champion of cycling's first grand tour of the year, the giro d'italia. the slovenian rode into rome unopposed with his team mates, but was at the front of the field as they built up to a sprint finish. belgium's tim merlier beat jonathan milan to the stage victory. colombia's dani martinez was second overall with britain's geraint thomas completing the podium. an

naomi osaka is out of the italian open.rand slam champion was beaten in straight sets by china's qinwen zheng in the last—16. the australian open runner—up won in straight sets. osaka is yet to get beyond the quarter—finals at any wta event since her return to the court this year after having herfirst child. also today — in rome, a protest by climate activists disrupted two matches. the last—16 tie between madison keys and sorana cirstea was interrupted, along with a doubles match. keys was leading 6—2, 3—1 when two protestors wearing orange vests ran on to the court and threw confetti. others glued themselves to a stand before police and firefighters arrived. keys went on to win the match. the nba playoffs continue, it's all—square at two games all between the indiana pacers and the new york knicks. the pacers ran away with game four in the eastern conference semi—final. they opened up a huge lead in the first half. tyrese haliburton top—scored for the pacers — this three at the end of the first half part of his 20 points

in the women's draw, naomi osaka is out.n in straight sets by china's qinwen zheng in the last—16. the australian open runner—up won in straight sets. osaka is yet to get beyond the quarter—finals at any wta event since her return to the court this year after having herfirst child. also today in rome — a protest by climate activists disrupted two matches. the last—16 tie between madison keys and sorana cirstea (kir—stay—ah) the last—16 tie between madison keys and sorana cirstea was interrupted, along with a doubles match. keys was leading 6—2, 3—1 when two protestors wearing orange vests ran on to the court and threw confetti. others glued themselves to a stand before police and firefighters arrived. keys went on to win the match. and that's all the sport for now. the bbc�*s panorama programe has seen evidence that the british embassy in washington warned the government about the risk of infections — including hiv — from contaminated american blood products — as long ago as the early 1980s. it's now thought more than 12 hun

next up for her is the four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka.e, with the closed roof it was defending on practices, i needed some time to adjust especially with the task was very tricky. but overall i think, you know, it was a reasonable match. and i'm happy, you know, to be back and place some matches here. top seed novak djokovic gets his french open campaign under way on tuesday against frenchman pierre—hugues herbert. incredibly, the 24—time grand slam winner has yet to reach a final in 202a. i almost feel a bit embarrassed to say what my expectations are for the anything but a title for me is not satisfactory. it always has been like that. i know it might sound arrogant to a lot of people but i think i have the career that backs it up. in a way me playing still at this highest level, one of the major reasons is to try to write more history with the sport and win the biggest titles. paris is definitely one of them. chelsea are in talks to appoint leicester city manager enzo maresca as the replacement for mauricio pochettino who left the lond

four—time grand slam winner naomi osaka is among those in action on the opening day over in paris. taking it 6—1. the italian fought back in the second though, 6—4 to level the match. ultimately, it wasn't enough as osaka won the decider 7—5 to progress to the second round. later andy murray will face stan wawrinka in the men's draw. there's live updates throughout the day on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. let's turn to india, where a fire at a children's hospital in the indian capital, delhi, has killed seven babies. several other newborns are receiving treatment after being rescued from the burning building. the cause of the fire is not yet clear. the city's chief minister described the deaths as heartbreaking and said an investigation was under way. earlier i spoke to divya arya, our correspondent in delhi, who told me what we know so far. this is a small hospital, the size of a nursing home, squeezed between residential homes, and it seems from these videos that residents filmed, you can see bursts of flames just climbing up and impacting even the buil

the reigning tournament winner iga swiatek wins back a match point against naomi osaka, who continueso the tour. iga was losing in the third set 25:030, but naomi did not serve. she lost all her advantage in the match, and as a result , the first racket of the world won the game 76-16-75. the impulsive decision to resign ural head coach viktor goncharenko became public today, as posted on the club’s website; the reason for the dismissal was the defeat by akron in the first play-off match for the right to remain in the premier league. the urals lost 0:2, evgeny overyanov will prepare the team for the decisive match against akron. received another portion of match disqualifications from the control and disciplinary commission of the football federation. kobalevich will additionally miss four matches, komarovsky two. let me remind you that neman won the belarusian cup on may 25. the right winger of the belarus national handball team , nikita vailupov, became the champion of hungary as part of the vespri club. on the eve of the final episode. summed up the results of the past season and a

naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, the four time grand slam championirst set and was a break in the second. but that match has been paused due to the rain. meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal�*s final year on tour before retiring. he's just beaten belgian qualifier zizou berys in the first round of a tournament he's won ten times before. nadal winning in three sets, 6—4 in the decider. the former interpreter for baseball's biggest name showhay ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole $16 million from the los angeles dodgers player to pay off betting debts. the scandal engulfed the sport in march, when news broke that mizoohara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the player's account. the us department ofjustice said mizoohara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, the first of which carries a maximum of 30 years in federal prison. for more information on any of the new sto

sakkari joins naomi osaka in the third round after her victory over marta kostyuk — a first in the four—timeainst a top 20 player on clay. this match is apparently a lot of firsts for me so i'm very happy about that. i was pretty nervous coming back after the rain delay and just knowing that i really want to capitalise on that break point. so i'm excited i was able to do that. meanwhile, andy murray has decided to bring forward his return from an ankle injury in the run—up to the french open. the three—time grand slam champion has been out of action since late march and has confirmed he will play at the challenger event in bordeaux next week before taking up a wildcard at the geneva open. he plans to play at the french open for what is likely to be the final time. that starts on 26th may. murray turns 37 next week and he is expected to retire at the end of the season. meanwhile, anotherformer grand slam champion dominic thiem has announced he will retire later this year. he's just 30, but a wrist injury derailed the 2020 us open winner's career, which also included three other major finals a

naomi osaka is also out.ar after having herfirst child. could history be about to repeat itself for rory mcilroy? after a stunning performance to clinch the wells fargo championship late last night — the world number two said he feels the �*stars are aligning' ahead of what could be an end to his ten year wait to win another major. the pga championship takes place at valhalla this week — the same venue where he took the honours back in 2014. mcilroy won his latest event on the tour by five shots, and was humble with how things have come together. i don't know what is more unbelievable, winning a pga tournament for the fourth time for getting my 22nd. when i hit some of these milestones or do these things i always think back to for example 20—year—old me playing in this tournament for the first time and if had i known back then this is how it would turn out i would not have believed you. so i time things like this happen i feel incredibly lucky and grateful that i have the opportunity to do what i do and i was

in the women's draw, naomi osaka is out. since her return to the court this year after having her first child. top seed iga swiatek beat germany's angelique kerber in straight sets 7—5, 6—3, in one hour and 39 minutes to reach the quarter—finals. the third seed coco gauff of usa fought back from a set down to defeat spain's paula badosa 5—7, 6—4, 6—1. and that's all the sport for now. we will see you soon. bye—bye. hello there. we've seen a real mixture of weather across the country today, across parts of northern and eastern scotland and down the eastern side of england, there has been some warm spells of sunshine. i've seen temperatures go to 23 degrees in a few spots, but it's a different story further southwards and westwards, with outbreaks of rain for northern ireland, wales and south west england. the rain has all been tied in with this curl of cloud, which is an area of low pressure. these weather fronts have been particularly slow moving, so it's been raining for most of the day for these areas and the front will co

contest between defending champion and world—number—one iga swiatek and quadruple grand slam—winner naomi osakadistance. in a tense first set, it was the in—form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, who took it on a tie—break before osaka dominated the second, overpowering her opponent to take it 6—1. the third set was an absolute nailbiter. swiatek 4—1 down and seemingly out somehow survived breakpoints and even a matchpoint to take the set 7—5. she's now won 16 consecutive singles matches at roland—garros. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open is alive and well. over on the men's side, carlos alcaraz needed to dig deep to beat inspired qualifierjesper de jong and reach the french open third round. spain's alcaraz looked subdued at times in a 6—3, 6—4, 2—6, 6—2 victory over a player ranked 173 places below him. a rusty performance from the two—time grand slam—winner, who twice had to come from a break down in the fourth set. in the end, though, doing what he had to do. he dominated most of the points in the first set, and i was struggling to get to my g

opening the programme will be naomi osaka, who has handled her success on the hard court, but she didbetter and betterfrom a british perspective, the other player in action on the opening day, on one of the outside courts, it is jack draper come up against the dutch qualifierjesper dejong. it's been dubbed one of the biggest grudge matches in british boxing history. jack catterall will get a chance for revenge when he faces josh taylor in a re—match of their light welterweight clash later tonight. the pair fought in 2022 with many observers believing that catterall won the fight, but the judges gave it in favour of taylor, who was then the undisputed king of the division — although he's since lost the belts. catterall has long called for a rematch and will finally get the chance to avenge that controversial loss. it will be a relief come saturday. it's been a fight that has been talked about way before the first fight, and then two years in the aftermath since the first fight, so our names have been linked. in a roundabout way, it's good for boxing and it's good for us, the rivalry we

no problems for naomi osaka, as she beat ukraine's marta kostyuk in straight sets to reach the thirdit, for a summer of international cricket to get under way. on saturday, england women get their series against pakistan under way at edgbaston. they'll play three t20s before three odis — vital preparation and game time for the squad ahead of the t20 world cup, in bangladesh in september. obviously we've not played pakistan for a while, so we will come across different batters who play different ways. so i think what will be really crucial for us as bowling trackers is keeping communication up in those pressurised moments for what's needed for us now. because there will be those moments where we do feel under the pump and we want to get out the other side of that. so i think for us, after the series will be reflecting on what worked and what didn't, and what we can take forward going then into the new zealand series. i think as long as we keep doing that, we'lljust keep developing our game ready for the world cup. there'll be coverage of this series across the bbc — and i caught up wi

tournament in paris, and yesterday's second round showdown between the top raced the former number one naomi osaka. surging down the stretch saved a match point and took the last five games to come away with a three set victory extending her winning streak at roland garros to three straight matches. >>> turning now to major league baseball and another dominant performance on the mound for the pittsburgh pirates rookie. to detroit the starter rallied the tigers to help with a 10-2 win yesterday on his 22nd birthday, ending his fourth major league start a game of just two runs and three hits and six innings of work to earn his second career victory. we've talked ability him on "morning joe" before. he's the most exciting pitcher in the big league. just got to hope his elbow holds up. to city field in queens los angeles dodgers superstar shohei ohtani hit his 14th home run of the season and three runs as the dodgers completed a three game sweep of the slumping new york mets 10-4 win yesterday. shohei is just a beast. the majority of l.a.'s runs came courtesy of later late game by the mets which inclu

naomi osaka put in one of her best performances of the season after beating marta kostyuk in straighthe second round in rome. the win against kostyuk is the first time osaka has won two matches in a row on clay since rome since 2019, when she reached the quarterfinals. she won the rain—interrupted match in 71 minutes. pelayo sanchez beat julian alaphilippe and luke plapp to the line on stage six of the giro d'italia. as the race wound its way through the white roads of tuscany, after trying for many kilometres, the break finally went away and managed to get a lead over the chasing peloton. but it came down to three men for the sprint into rapolano terme. and the 24—year—old sanchez had the legs to keep the others at bay and cross the line in the lead. tadej pogacar finished safely in the peeton to retain the race leader's pinkjersey. and that's all the sport for now. you are watching the context. it is time for our regular weekly segment, ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded. every week in this programme, we take you deep into the world of artificial intellligence, and what we have tried

naomi osaka put in one of her best performances of the season, after beating marta kostyuk in straighte on stage six of the giro d'italia. as the race wound its way through the white roads of tuscany. after trying for many kilometres the break finally went away and managed to get a lead over the chasing peleton, but it came down to three men for the sprint into rapolano terme and the 24—year—old sanchez had the legs to keep the others at bay and cross the line in the lead. tadej pogacar finished safely in the peleton to retain the race leaders pinkjersey. and that's all the sport for now. back with more later on. see you then. hello there. temperatures have been creeping up day by day. high pressure has brought plenty of sunshine around, but a weather front launching across northern scotland has brought thicker cloud here, some spots of rain and thursday was another grey day here with outbreaks of rain. now, as we move through tonight, it does look like that weather front will eventually move northwards, become confined to the northern isles for a while through the night before it clea

tennis game, topspin, featuring legends like serena williams and roger federer and new talent like naomi osakai open last month. >> man, this is nuts. >> reporter: where he got a first look at topspin 2k's launch. while tiafoe didn't have much time for video games growing up, he recognizes their potential to inspire kids. >> what are you hoping to do with the reboot? >> make something that's cool, right? i think that's the whole idea behind it. bringing it to the younger audience. by doing that, then hopefully they want to play tennis, on the actual court, not just on the screens. >> reporter: as for how they include their athletes, a state-of-the-art mobile face scanning rig to meet athletes on the road and capture their likeness in 3-d. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: producers bill gayle and daniel burke at 2 k go put me in the hot eight. >> this is the angry yell on the court. it's a happy angry. three, two, one. [ yelling ] >> i like how you verbalized it. that's amazing. >> reporter: using up to 78 cameras to photograph every muss t t le, vain, and pore. >> this is basically the first

it was notable that the match third in the day and between naomi osaka and iga sia...her. maybe there is something else at play, and i'm not quite sure what there is. in the brief moments the rain stops, perhaps the people who had tickets feel like they want to go in on the grounds and get a flavour of the first week.- flavour of the first week. russell fuller, thank _ flavour of the first week. russell fuller, thank you _ flavour of the first week. russell fuller, thank you very _ flavour of the first week. russell fuller, thank you very much - flavour of the first week. russell fuller, thank you very much for. fuller, thank you very much for bringing us up to date. onto qualifying the women's european championship now. we'll be hearing from england camp shortly, but the other home nations are in action tomorrow, too, with northern ireland women travelling to portugal for their qualifier, while wales play ukraine. scotland host israel, but that will be played from behind closed doors. the sfa took the decision after being "alerted to the potential for planned disrupti

next up for the pole is the four—time grand slam champion naomi osaka.pep guardiola's assistant at manchester city — and bbc sport understands leicester would be seeking between £8—io million in compensation for the italian. and unai emery has agreed a new five—year contract with aston villa. he guided them to fourth place in the premier league this season, qualifying for top—level european football for the first time in over a0 years. england captain leah williamson has signed a new multiple—year contract with women's super league side arsenal. the defender has spent her entire senior career with the london club, who have not revealed how long the deal is for. williamson captained the lionesses to victory at euro 2022, and has also won the wsl and two fa cups with arsenal. to cricket and england's one—day captain jos buttler will almost certainly miss the third t20 against pakistan having left the squad in cardiff for the birth of his third child. the timing means it's now likely he'll be available for the whole of the t20 world cup, which starts on sun

though as defending french open women's, champion, iga swiatek, survived a bruising encounter with naomi osakacond 6—1. swiatek eventually prevailed after saving a match point, in a thrilling third set, which she took 7—5. she's now won 16 consecutive matches at roland garros. novak djokovic is back in action on day five in paris and the 24—time grand slam champion will take on spain's roberto carballes baena this afternoon. he'll be hoping tojoin carlos alcaraz in the third round at roland garros after the spaniard overcamejesper dejong in four sets. the reigning wimbledon champion will be back on court on friday against either seb korda or kwon soon—woo. england fast bowler mark wood says england will have no excuses at the upcoming t20 world cup after rain has impacted their preparations. england face pakistan in their final warmup match at the oval later today which is live on bbc 2. yesterday, england's women completed a 2—0 one day international series win over the same opponents at chelmsford. batting first, england posted a commanding total off the back of a ninth odi hundred by nat sc

currently leading the tie—break 5—1 against naomi osaka.below him, a rusty performance from two time grand slam winner who twice had to come from a break down in the fourth set. in the end though doing what he had to do. earlier, ninth seed stefanos tsitsipas overcame a third—set wobble to beat germany's daniel altmaier 6-3, 6-2 6-7, 6-a. he also had to recoverfrom a being a break down in the fourth, with altmiar threatening to level the matchbut the greek continues his bid for a first grand slam title. england's women are in charge of the final odi against pakistan in chelmsford, a fabulous batting display courtesy of nat sciver—brunt�*s incredible 12a off 117 balls laying the platform so far. this one her ninth century in 106 od! matches which saw england to 302 for five. england already 1—0 up in the series and looking good with ball in hand as well. lauren bell removing both pakstani openers. currently 50 for three. the rematch between the undisputed heavy weight champion, oleksander usyk, and tyson fury, will take place on december the

naomi osaka, simone biles, speaking out about their struggles with mental health.they can provide more resources for their athletes and make this more the focus. that's just a small part of our conversation that we will be airing this sunday on "meet the press." >> well, talk about range. you'll have that this sunday on "meet the press." you can also see kristen's exclusive sit downs with senators bernie sanders and lindsey graham, as well as more of her meet the moment conversation were michael phelps this sunday on "meet the press," nbc's kristen welker, thank you for coming on "morning joe," we're honored. >> thank you for having me. i'm honored to be here. >> of course. take care, we'll see you sunday. >>> and coming up, a new book is detailing how the 26th president of the united states was shaped by the women in his life. the author and ceo of the theodore roosevelt presidential library foundation joins us ahead with that story. we'll be right back. k. bombas makes absurdly comfortable underwear. made to move with you, not on you. because your basic things sh

she played the former world number one, naomi osaka.l after the game how she complained about the fans because she said that the fans were shouting in the middle of a rally and it's putting them off. this is anyway, this is what iga swiatek had to say to the fans yesterday. >> i have huge respect for you guys and i know that we are playing basically for you because this is entertainment and we're also earning money because of you. but sometimes, you know, under a lot of pressure when you scream something during the rally or right before the return , it's right before the return, it's really, really hard to be focused. this is serious for us. we're, you know, fighting our whole lives to be better and better. and sometimes it's just hard to accept that because we're playing for the stakes are big and there's a lot of money here to win, so , you know, here to win, so, you know, losing a few points may change a lot. so please , guys, if you can lot. so please, guys, if you can support us between the rallies, but not during that will be real

�*s the favourite again by easing past qualifier leolia jeanjean in straight sets and will play naomi osaka promised to raise the tax—free pension allowance, if they win the general election, in a move they say would be worth £275 a year to each pensioner by 2030. under the proposed policy, the state pension would always labour have called the announcement "desperate" and, today, dozens of business leaders have backed sir keir starmer�*s own economic plans in a letter in the times newspaper. we�*re joined by the work and pensions secretary, mel stride. good morning. tell us about this. let�*s start with the word from labour, this is desperate. i let's start with the word from labour, this is desperate. i think that is really _ labour, this is desperate. i think that is really very _ labour, this is desperate. i think that is really very disappointing i labour, this is desperate. i think. that is really very disappointing as a response. what we believe as a party is it is important when people have worked hard all their lives they should have dignity and security in retirement. it was this p

the french open is under way, naomi 0saka he is on course, you can follow that later on the osaka heay, stanislas — follow that later on the day, stanislas wawrinka - follow that later on the day, stanislas wawrinka againstl follow that later on the day, stanislas wawrinka against andy murray is in the night session, we will keep you updated, but that is all your support for now, martin. political parties across south africa have been holding their final rallies before wednesday's elections. it's 30 years since the african national congress won the country's first democratic elections following the release of nelson mandela and the end of apartheid. now polls suggest that for the first time, the party may fail to get an overall majority. let's cross to my colleague catherine byaruhanga, who is at a rally for the main opposition party the democratic alliance, just outside johannesburg. hi, martin, this weekend as the climax of months of campaigning by parties in south africa was top this weekend, you have the party is conducting rallies like this across the country. right now behind m