you talk about new zealand.ill this be taken in new zealand and how will it be celebrated when the team gets back there? it was huge. it screened early in the morning, 5am, in new zealand. there was heavy traffic getting into the cbd, we hear, in auckland. people trying to get into work early so they could watch this public viewing on a big screen. it will be probably the sporting story of the year, at least, in new zealand. absolutely captivating the imagination that is hard to expect people who are there. the man organising next years world cup has dismissed a newspaper report that the russian squad from the 2014 world cup is under a fifa investigation for doping as "made—up news". the story is based on the 3a footballers identified in professor richard mclaren‘s 2016 report into russia's state—sponsored doping programme. but speaking to the bbc‘s mani djazmi in st petersburg alexey sorokin completely rejected the story. there seems to be some kind of bias which we occasionally see in some media but we have a

new zealand has made it easy.very consciously a nation of immigrants like we used to think of ourselves. they come to places like duneden where you just about say eden whose ocean beach might have been plucked from a california postcard in a time before traffic jams. it has a quiet residential street which also happens to be a tourist attraction. internationally famous. the steepest street in the world. steeper than san francisco streets. who knew? up over the brow of the hill lives ryan ward, an idaho native who moved here with his wife and four kids, teachers of the university. isn't going back. this is where we started hearing a phrase which we were going to hear a lot. >> one of the big things i really enjoy is the work-life balance in academia at least in the places where i was in the states family time isn'tof sort viewed as a positive thing. you know, you're supposed to be at work. here it's like a get in trouble for not taking the appropriate family time. it's nice to know i can still have them as a top pr

the match abandoned against australia when new zealand were in a strong position.e world cup but this is a different proposition right now, as new zealand will acknowledge. i think it is a new look england side over the last couple of years, it has worked well for them. a similar brand of batting to how we got into position since last year. it will be an exciting game tomorrow. england have certainly looked up to new zealand's cricketers over the last couple of years. look up in cardiff and you see sunshine, if you are optimistic... studio: fingers crossed! great britain had a disastrous day at the america's cup semi finals after a broken wing ruined their chances against new zealand. in race one of the day in the bahamas, ben ainslie's boat ground toa bahamas, ben ainslie's boat ground to a halt due to mechanical issues. the wind was so severe that britain could not take to the water in phase two, which was an hour later. they are 2—0 down in the first 25 race play—offs. —— in the first to five. finally, chris froome kept safely out of trouble on the second stage

wood's wicket, new zealand we re has gone.land were 158—3, then, and 223 all out. the game moved like the wind and england may take some stopping in this competition. i thought at the time we were ten, 15 below par given that a320 is a par for —— time we were ten, 15 below par given that a320 is a parfor —— given time we were ten, 15 below par given that a320 is a par for —— given that 320. falling away towards the end. the fact that we are trying to win games with the bat regardless of the situation i think is testament to the team, staying true to what we believe in and what we've achieved over the last couple of years. great britain recorded their first win in their america's cup challenger semi final with new zealand to keep alive their slim hopes of lifting international sport's oldest trophy for the very first time. the kiwi team capsized on the final race of the day in difficult conditions in bermuda. and that means sir ben ainslie's team now trail 3—1 in the best of nine series. the first team to five will get the chan

emirates team new zealand capsised in their final race on tuesday —— emirates team new zealand capsizedand rover bar 3—1 in the best of nine america's cup semi—final. after winning their first race the new zealand team got caught by the high winds in bermuda and were left suspended in the upturned hull of their 50 —foot catamaran until support boats could help them leaving them with plenty of work to do repair wise. a bit scary, they are. —— there. swedish team artemis trail softbank team japan 3—1 with plenty of scary moments as the boats reach speeds nearing 50 knots which is equivalent to almost 93 kilometres per hour. we sustained some damage, but everybody is safe, with no injuries. that is a bit of a relief, when you see them fall off, and ucb heads above water, and they are fine. the quys above water, and they are fine. the guys are above water, and they are fine. the guys are assessing the damage, and we have quite a bit. —— you see the heads. just a reminder that the two winners of the semifinals go up against each other, and then they go on to face holders to oracle usa. but f

match abandoned against australia when new zealand we re against australia when new zealand were inahey walloped england in the world cup, but england are a different proposition in 50 over cricket right now, as new zealand will acknowledge. it is very much a new look england side over the last couple of years and it has worked very well for them. couple of years and it has worked very well forthem. similar couple of years and it has worked very well for them. similar band of —— brand of batting to what we have developed over the last couple of yea rs developed over the last couple of years and it will be an exciting game with everyone looking forward to it. england have looked up to new zealand's cricketers in the last few yea rs. zealand's cricketers in the last few years. look up in cardiff and you will see some sunshine, if you are optimistic. 0urfingers remain crossed! 0nto football now. england's women play in the european championships in the netherlands this summer — with high expectations of what they can achieve. jo currie has spent the day with manager mark sampson and his

the british and irish lions have failed to impress so far in new zealand — head coach warren gatland abelled desperate by his opposite number. frank de boer is looking up — he's the new manager of crystal palace and says he wants their struggles to stop. good evening, just one week from now we'll be at wimbledon for the first day of the championships and the preparations are well under way. there's already been an encouraging win today forformer british number one heather watson who knocked out fourth seed dominika cibulkova at the aegon classic at eastbourne. she moves on to face russia's anastasia pavlyuchenkova next. paul garrity watched the action. heather watson's fortunes have been outshone of late by those of eastbourne residentjohn cantal. looking for form and with wimbledon just around the corner the british number three was quick out of the blocks against the defending champion. dominika cibulkova by contrast was hesitant and reluctant to spend any time away from the baseline and watson took the first set 7—5. a world ranking slipped to 126, her opponent number six, set 7—5.

emirates team new zealand win the america's cup with a resounding 7—1victory over oracle team usa.ng next yea r‘s football world cup tells the bbc doping stories on russian footballers is made up news. novak djokovic talks to the bbc as he sets his sights on returning to the summit of men's tennis. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that emirates team new zealand have won sport's oldest event, the america's cup, after a 7—1victory over oracle team usa. it reverses the result from four years ago in san francisco. todd niall has been covering the event for radio new zealand — and gave me a flavour of the atmosphere in bermuda. the scenes are monks that the new zealand supporters here and the team itself were extraordinary when they crossed the line. -- amongst. this is not just crossed the line. -- amongst. this is notjust winning a sporting event that something new zealand has pursued with some success and some disappointment for 30 years. it has been 14 years since new zealand lost it with the third campaign since we lost in auckland in 2003. a big

i think new zealand are well prepared, going to the confederation cup.cal and fitness test for us as well. i think it is great preparation for us going out there. they are preparing for imported games, like ourselves, so good for us to get back here. we don't get too many opportunities we wa nt don't get too many opportunities we want to put in a good performance, first and foremost. australia's cricketers have been speared defeat against new zealand by the weather. the black cats were put into bat but quite a disappointing target after a good start. they were restricted to just 291 all out. josh hazlewood took six wickets. australia lost three quick wickets. australia lost three quick wickets in their reply and were in trouble at 53 for three when rain stopped play again, and were saved by the conditions with the match abandoned with no result. both sides will receive the points. and don't forget the bbc has highlights of all the champions trophy matches. you can watch today's game at 20 past midnight. england all—rounder chris woakes has been ruled out

kane williamson was keen, the new zealand captain routinely outstanding. rol here. 87 scored and suddenly surprise. a wicket from woods. and england celebrated like they could see victory. joe wilson, bbc news. so england are on course for that victory, still 100 runs short. so england closing in on a place on the semifinals of the champions trophy. tributes are continuing to be paid to the former newcastle midfielder chiekh tiote who died yesterday after collapsing with a suspected heart attack whilst training with the chinese club beijing enterprises. the risk to players suffering sudden cardiac arrest has again been brought into focus, without proper screening. joining me now is toby alarbi, who knows first hand the importance of this having survived a heart attack four years ago whilst playing professionally and has since set up a charity which works alongside premier league clubs. what happened to you? what happened to you ?|j what happened to you? i suffered a heart attack on the pitch when i was 19 and playing a friendly in october 2000 and 13. it wa

confederations cup kicks off in russia with the host based in new zealand to kneel in the opening match will bring you the goals and the reaction surrounding the tour. a welcome coming to you live from moscow you're watching international. the british prime minister has admitted the government's response to wednesday's deadly fire was not good enough to reason may make that apology is rallied in central london calling for her resignation. reports. we're right outside downing street where if you can see hundreds of people have gathered to protest against a recently government this was originally intended to be a protest pressing issues following the election lots of people have been saying they're unhappy with the snap election the two recent make calls on the following coalition that was formed with the key thing and this was the original reason but since the tragedy with the ground cell tower where as we know force thirty people confirmed dead more expected to be announced and really hundreds left homeless following what's rubble there already people are saying this is becoming the fin

all caught up with new zealand head coach john. to get a story on the tournament. to be in the tournament in some pretty disparate sixty. hostile russian crowded. new zealand creates and the answer is yes koshi and there's literally no point us being a if we don't believe we can beat russia they're also negative stories about russia in the press or use a manager is a culture for. expecting to see in russia well i went there for the joy in november and i enjoyed it we're in. and the event was good the people were very friendly professional feel with the tournament going to be really well run stadiums are unbelievable. and i hope hopefully all the games you know this sellouts and we've got a good good atmosphere at the games but i'm looking forward to certainly not focused on the any negativity around the tournament. now russian new zealand will be playing tag a not brand new st petersburg state in the small to an expensive and it's towering design expense along an alien spacecraft that overlooks the baltic sea coastline sound and i was a little tinker we got a chanc

hello and welcome to auckland in new zealand.the side of this mountain, overlooking the beautiful capital city, gripped with excitement ahead of the first test. lions arrive here with momentum and have had convincing wins in the last two games, but new zealand have history on their side. you might have been able to see eden park in the distance, and the all blacks have not lost their since 1994, which really does underline that, for the lions, this is the ultimate challenge in rugby. we are under no illusion about how difficult the challenges going to be against the best tea m challenges going to be against the best team in the world, and with their record at home, particularly at eden park since 1984, and it will bea at eden park since 1984, and it will be a step up to anything we have experienced. —— their record since 1994. we are pleased with progress within the team and development has gone on in the last few weeks. as a group of players... we know it will be a massive challenge and this group, as all blacks, we want to go u

and mexico are through to the knock out stages of the confederations cup match — portugal beat new zealand manchester city's new signing bernando silva bundled in a second for the european champions. a big win for portugal. and one other football line today — watford have signed derby's will hughes for £8 million. the england under—21 midfielder has signed a 5—year deal. there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes at ascot as the queen's horse dartmouth was beaten by the 9—2 shot idaho. her majesty‘s horse was in the lead going into the final stages of the race, but was overtaken in the final furlong by idaho, being ridden by seamie heffernan. idaho is trained by aiden 0'brien — that win ensures he finishes as champion trainer for the week at royal ascot for the eighth time. in the hockey world league semi finals in london, england have lost 2—0 to the netherlands in the semi finals regardless of today's result, the men had already qualified for the overall world cup finals in india in december. concluding our series on women's sport week, today we meet a group of sportswomen from yo

the confederations cup kicks off in russia with the host based in new zealand to kneel in the opening match we'll bring you the goals on the big issues surrounding the talk. and i welcome you watching r.t. international it's just going midnight here in moscow now angry crowds have been rallying outside downing street today calling on the u.k. prime minister to resign many see to reason may's position is untenable following her party's election upset and her reaction to wednesday's tower block fire fifty eight people and i presume dead in the wake of that tragedy and sit as this report . we're right outside downing street where if you can see hundreds of people have gathered to protest against a recently government this was originally intended to be a protest pressing issues following the election lots of people have been saying they're unhappy with the snap election that's recent made calls on the following coalition that was formed with the king and this was the original reason but since the tragedy with the grand cell tower where as we know force thirty people confirmed dead more ex

the confederations cup kicks off in russia with the old speeding new zealand in the opening to bring you the gold it's running. over your tuning in from around the world this hour a welcome to moscow and to our team international i mean in the name of your company our top story the british prime minister has admitted the government's response to weapons these deadly fire in a west london tower block was quote not good enough fifty eight people are presumed dead police say the figure could rise further as the search continues treason may made her apology in the capital calling for her resignation to see if churkin or reports. we're right outside downing street where if you can see hundreds of people have gathered to protest against a recent mase government this was originally intended to be a protest and pressing issues following the election lots of people have been saying they're unhappy with this not election that's recent make holes in the following coalition that was formed with the heat and this was the original reason but since the tragedy with the grand isle tower where as we

and mexico are through to the knock out stages of the confederations cup match — portugal beat new zealandfor the european champions. and one other football line today — watford have signed derby‘s will hughes for £8 million. the england under—21 midfielder has signed a 5—year deal. there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes at ascot as the queen‘s horse dartmouth was beaten by the 9—2 shot idaho. her majesty‘s horse was in the lead going into the final stages of the race, but was overtaken in the final furlong by idaho, being ridden by seamie heffernan. idaho is trained by aiden 0‘brien — that win ensures he finishes as champion trainer for the week at royal ascot for the eighth time. 0ne game in rugby league‘s super league this afternoon, and it was a losing start to life as catalans head coach for steve mcnamara. the former england boss saw his new side lose 24 points to 16 at warrington wolves. two tries for ryan atkins helped to give the wolves theirfirst win in 6 games. marin cilic beat gilles muller by 2 sets to one to reach the final at queen‘s in london. the croatian number

and he's actually been chatting to some of the new zealand. would have a have to say about their experiences so far. neil just before i go to that i actually don't know why you're not asking me about the full ball and the fans that are inside the arena well let's imagine you did actually spend the last twenty minutes of the second half there and you know what there's one thing i want to share there was that there were actually some empty seats but at the very bottom and i'm wondering why that was happening maybe some v.i.p.'s didn't make it or maybe. a bit too expensive well we'll have to see what happens but the zone where i was sitting it was actually full and of course full of russian fans they were cheering on and they are expecting a second goal and the second half of course there were no new zealand fans there but i did mean just in front of the stadium i'll tell you what those things that you were talking about that article in the harald i think if i had told them about it they wouldn't believe. me take a listen why. are the russian hoo

to the british and irish lions in new zealand.test in wellington tomorrow morning or the series against the all blacks will be lost. tour captain sam warburton comes off the bench, one of three changes to the starting 15. maro itoje makes the second row but the biggest gamble is in the midfield, will the pairing ofjohnny sexton at fly—half and owen farrell at inside centre be able to unlock the all blacks. our sports correspondent katie gornall is there for us. so, after the all blacks outclassed the british and irish lions in auckland, the tour has moved further south here to wellington. will this be where new zealand wrapped up the series or can the lions fight back —— bite back? wellington is where warren gatland's side hoped to get back contract, and as thousands of fans arrived in the city, we asked them if they still had hope for the lions. still optimistic. i think there were enough positives from the first test to save we can just get a bit more intensity and stop them being so clinical as they are, there is still cause fo

one week before the first test, there is a morale—boosting win for the lions in new zealand.o, a stunning victory for scotland in sydney. they beat the wallabies and are up to fourth in the world. there is a dramatic end in the challenge cup, as wigan but two englishmen, paul casey and tommy fleetwood, -, z. j ”1: . and we look at one of the new sports that will feature at the tokyo olympics. good evening. rugby union has been dominating the sports news. it has been a brilliant day for the home nation sides. we will have the details in a moment of scotland's fantastic win, ireland's victory injapan, as well as a triumph for the english women in new zealand. they were playing before the british & irish lions took to the field against the maori all blacks. this was a vitally—important match for the lions. they were close to full strength and, in difficult conditions, they won by 32—10. many lions on show will have made a strong case for a start against the all blacks next weekend. our sports correspondent was at the match. on the north island in new zealand, this is maori heart

from pretty much the first whistle to the last night against new zealand you see there goes your cough is actually given as an own goal a really good all this was robbed of the goalkeeper and then small of just does what all good strikers do they hang around the six yard box hoping for the ball to come in you see the president a very very happy man dominating doesn't said from start to finish tomorrow and they're going to go on to top of tests against of course portugal and mexico yeah she said it could easily have been more and we saw in there now some broadcasters almost on the b.b.c. website i couldn't believe it they don't even mention that it was again taking place yesterday this tournament doesn't exist or that i think that putin disagrees he thinks it's a major torrent as. you know he's time's pretty precious heated up lots of other v.i.p.'s and i think you can tell how important it is the number of top nine players who decided to come and take part question i'll go will actually sounds. is . a national hero in mexico these players it's the trauma of champions we need to keep re

bad weather means their champions trophy match against new zealand at edgbaston is abandoned.ventus in tomorrow's champions league final in cardiff, with the spanish giants looking to secure their 12th european crown. thousand of fans have been descending on the welsh capital, hoping to see their team triumph in the biggest game in european club football. our sports news correspondent richard conway is there and sent this report. cardiff is the home of champions this week. last night, lyon were crowned winners for the fourth time in the women's showcase final, but only after a nervy penalty shootout. another trophy will be lifted on saturday with juventus and real madrid going head to head to lift the top prize in european football. for gareth bale of real madrid, a homecoming to savour. he was born and raised in cardiff, but he is facing up to the prospect of not starting this match, given his recent return from injury. i have been working hard on my fitness, i am not match fit. whether the manager thinks that might be a problem, it may be so, and if i have to be on the bench

put out a very good game that has to be said the new zealand guardian books for over who a very very silly performance cliches no goals against and two goals to the good old from lot of happy people i would imagine here in the st petersburg central area in the stadium of course and in other areas absolutely can't portion it sure was simply to speak fun from we wish we were there rather than talking to you to be able to speak to them she seemed very happy founds. she can imagine the noise here is really quite something ninety is it the blue touch paper i think it's all. the being serious well there's plenty of beer flying when it is off to rule the city of culture and just before we had kick off in this very very merry and happy of environments we speak to some of the fans and they were anticipating a very good sort of and as well will we came to russia because you we've been keeping a marvelous country it's amazing what you have here and your history is full of if he details that there are still their world so we wanted to know your country and panel for many happy that she had this

patrick mckendry from the new zealand herald based in auckland, that match taking place in just over s. well, let's see what the weather's got in store for this weekend and it is looking a little mixed, not a completely dry one. there will be some showers around but sunshine too. it is going to be windy in northern parts of the uk, particularly scotland, and here it will feel fairly cool. this cooler weather's been rolling off the atlantic for the last couple of days. some beautiful pictures coming in, here's one from scotland. that heatwave we had in the south is now a distant memory. this is what the weather map looks like right now, there is a weather front crossing the country giving us a fair bit of cloud out there, some spots of rain too. to the south of the weather front it's actually a warm night, so temperatures by the end of the night will be hovering around 16 or 17 in places. to the north of the weather front, it will be a lot fresher, for example in scotland it could be down to single figures just outside of town. starting with scotland at 9am, a mixed bag, quite windy, e

after say feel a little bit sorry for the new zealand goalkeeper because he was very good throughout the game ball comes in from the rights and side bryza central striker as an attacking midfielder you just need to get in the box to make sure that you can finish off so very good run that was the second goal ok we also we were not a great day really into speaking to to the top players and we grabbed a few moments with the guys themselves from the russian team after their victory here's what they had to say it was huge first of all we play for our fans and i think today we made them happy i think it was a good game but the most significant thing is that we won everything else is less important doubling you sure you steve that we learn we didn't spoil this great day for our fans that's important for me there was a lot of pressure on us of course with the hosts we played for the first time in front of our president and i go along to hopefully bigger and better things if your support to the partridge was the same pay to fund song imagine she met quite a few public funds if she can imagine

to draw to a close here in st petersburg russia after they secured a two no victory over new zealand and they have again alongside me stan collymore stan we're going to take our viewers through the goals of the first goal the thought that russia dominated play in the first twenty minutes really good little lift of the goalkeeper. after say feel a little bit sorry for the new zealand goalkeeper because he was very good throughout the game ball comes in from the rights and side bryza central striker it was an attacking midfielder you just need to get in the box to make sure that you can finish off so a very good draw and that was the second goal ok we also have a great day really into speaking to to the top players and we grabbed a few moments with the guys themselves from the russian team after their victory here's what they had to say it was huge first of all we play for our fans and i think today we made them happy i think it was a good game but the most significant thing is that we won everything else is less important doubling you should tell you steve that we learn we didn't spoi

day of the confederations cup come to an end and it's seem a winning start for russia who beat new zealand in st petersburg with more in that game plus all the latest from the chairman here is neil harvey and stan collymore. federation's got they just we have to draw to a close here in st petersburg russia after they secured to you know victory over new zealand and they have again alongside me stan collymore stan we're going to take our viewers through the goals of who is a very good performance overall from from russia lots of pressure on them the first game they were very poor in the european championships of course so they needed a good result to get the tournament underway paulo's there is he said with the finish very easy ball comes in from the rights and so it was a central striker always in attack and we just need to get in the box to make sure that you can finish off so very good room after say feel a little bit sorry for the new zealand goalkeeper because he was very good throughout the game but just that little thing called the goalkeeper sees the ball in the back of the net and

the lions lose again in new zealand as the all blacks loom ever closer. on the eve of england's champions trophy semifinal against pakistan, we'll have the team news from cardiff. good evening. it's been a long season for england's footballers. it came to a close in paris tonight with defeat against france. 3—2 the final score in thjeir friendly at the stade de france. our sports correspondent andy swiss is with me. evening andy, we'll get to the match in a moment but there was a terrific show of solidarity before kick—off in the wake of the recent terror attacks. yes, it was a very poignant occasion. it was a friendly in the friendliest sense, a show of sporting solidarity between france and england. you can see the two leaders their side—by—side before the match. as a band played don't look back in anger, the famous oasis song which has become an anthem. both teams sang along lustily to that. once that had finished we had a minute's silence as the entire stadium showed its respects to the victims of the recent terror attacks, just as we saw at wembley 1

manager i would like to see them do well it's important for the sport to new zealand where. to be securing the russian media is great to be in this world cup year. not long now until the snake company bringing you the cult if there are any fingers crossed . other we've got some breaking news to bring you from afghanistan has come into the newsroom in the past a few minutes or so several u.s. soldiers have been wounded in an insider attack carried out by an afghan soldier at a base in the north of the country it's believed that the attacker was killed these details we're getting in bits from the u.s. military's command spokesman there also dismissed reports that american soldiers have been killed in that attack that's what initially got reported about twenty minutes ago or so it's now turned out that those soldiers have been wounded but not killed a week ago though three u.s. servicemen were killed in a similar so-called green on blue attack when afghan soldiers turned against foreign troops we can talk now to bill who is a journalist based in the afghan capital kabul welcome

emirates team new zealand have booked an america's cup rematch with oracle team usa.land beat sweden's artemis racing in the only race of the day to win the challenger final 5—2. the kiwis began monday with a 4—2 lead in the best—of—nine series and needed just one victory to advance to the 35th america's cup match and that starts this coming saturday on bermuda's great sound. it's an absolutely amazing day out there. we got through an amazing start and felt like the boys were in a good mindset. there was no way we went getting it done in that second race. i think it is full credit to the whole team. as a whole, everybody has been pushing super hard. we had some hard times recently with our capsize and other things but to get the job done today is massive for us as a sailing team full of the british and irish lions take on the highlanders in the fourth match of their tour of new zealand on tuesday. sam warburton returns from an ankle injury to captain the side in dunedin but still believes he's a doubt to face the all blacks in the first test on the 24th ofjune. the li

next summer's world cup and does kick off tomorrow in sindh pages but with the house up against new zealand and we will have special coverage for you over the next couple of weeks we can get the ball rolling by crossing live to new york and former england international stand calling. good evening to you and welcome to our piece coverage of the two thousand and seventeen confederations cup which i personally believe we have the most beautiful and also the most cultural location in all the st petersburg just check this out behind me this is palace square might look very modern but exactly one hundred years ago this is where the russian revolution was just getting underway and then just alongside us the majestic green and white of the winter palace that used to be where the russian sas lived these days it's home to priceless works of art just step inside those walls and that is where you will find the world famous hermitage museum speaking of world famous stan collymore will be my co-host throughout our coverage of the confederations cup. we are going to be busy isn't it sixteen games sixteen

sides, so one of the weaker new zealand sides, so the challenge will get tougher.nd they go to christchurch to play the crusaders, who have won 1a matches in a row. the lions warren gatland said they won't panic and said it is about the test serries that starts on 24th june. but what would a string of defeats do for the lions‘ momentum and confidence? a hard task hasjust got even harder. 0nto tennis then and andy murray‘s form at the french open gets better with every round. he‘s reached the semi—finals with a four—set victory over japan‘s kei nishikori as adam wild reports. blue skies over paris a welcome sight after yesterday‘s rain. but for andy murray here were storms to be weathered. something he is used to of late. questions over his form have been answered. but this was kei nishikori‘s displaying well. andy murray turned around in the wind. the first set lost. the wind now coming from the east. the world no 1 needed something to change. a time violation called against him. that spark propelled him to the semi—final. a switch that looked decisive. murray keep

is to play hard against new zealand and if we can go through, you never know.rinted to victory on the second stage of the criterium du dauphine — a 171 kilometre route from saint—chamon to arlon. belgium's thomas de gendt, still heads the overall standings, by 48 seconds from axel domont of france. britain's chris froome, who's bidding to win a third straight dauphine title and also become the first man to win the eight—day race four times, is one minute and nine seconds off the pace. british crew land rover bar had a terrible start in their america's cup semi final in bermuda. the ben ainslie led team forfeited their second race against emirates new zealand after having to withdraw from the first due to a part of their wing sail breaking. the series is fought over nine races and the team has a spare wing which it is allowed to use under the competition rules with holders team 0racle usa to take on the eventual winner of this series which includes the other semi—final, that saw artemis racing and softbank team japan finished the day level at one win apiece. we

they we re englishwomen in new zealand.. this against the maori all blacks. this was a vitally important match for was a vitatty hfipoi‘tantmatci’rfor lions. they were close to full the lions. they were close to full strength and in difficult conditions the lions. they were close to full strei won and in difficult conditions the lions. they were close to full strei won by in difficult conditions the lions. they were close to full strei won by 32—10. cult conditions the lions. they were close to full strei won by 32—10. manyinditions the lions. they were close to full strei won by 32—10. many of itions the lions. they were close to full strei won by 32—10. many of alliance they won by 32—10. many of alliance on show - have made a strong case on show will have made a strong case for a start against the all blacks. 0ur sports correspondent was at the match. 0n the north island in new zealand, this is maori heartland and when the lions are in town, they pull out all the stops. there are odtt adt att tfis’sta’ois; ‘i‘nsr’sarsi of

he‘s been given an obe whilst out in new zealand on the lions tour. the water with helen glover in 2012 and 2016, she get‘s an obe too. there are mbes forjohn conteh, the liverpool light heavyweight who won world, european, british and commonwealth titles. steven davis, the northern ireland football captain, now with southampton. danny kerry, who led team gb‘s women‘s hockey team to gold at rio last year. the former bradford, wigan and great britain rugby league head coack brian noble is made mbe as well, as the double superbike world champion jonathan rea from northern ireland. that‘s all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the playwright and novelist bonnie greer and anne ashworth from the times. warm welcome. you too. we just want to bring you news on those honours. first of all... the police officer tragically murdered in westminster, awarded a medal by the queen, recognising actions that save lives. and awards going into the pension

twenty seventeen feet a confederations cup kicks off today in something that was russia played new zealand in the opening game a little. new center here in moscow saturday afternoon at two pm it's now midday in london and that's where we start for you this hour thousands of protesters have marched in the british capital demanding justice and how be given to the victims of the grenfell tower block fire angry crowds blame the conservative government policies for the tragedy number of confirmed deaths has reached thirty but it's expected to rise with up to seventy of the people still unaccounted for. i. was. over the course of this demonstration this march speak to some very very angry people i didn't even get to the bedroom that night but there are people who have to sleep on the floor and. think that everything and everything. been lied to. for centuries decades or so about now it's about every minute that we've been lied to that our government has been lines of us covering stuff up and we thought enough to bring you closer on the launch of the christians the people of boston you got people

and the british and irish lions suffer defeat in new zealand.finals of the french open but the defending champion novak djokovic is out. murray beatjapan‘s kei nishikori in four sets to keep alive his hopes of reaching the final for a second year in a row, as adam wild reports blue skies over roland garros, welcome sight after yesterday's reign. for andy murray, storms to be weathered. something he's used to of late. any questions over his form in paris have been firmly answered. this was kei nishikori displaying a greater force. first set full of aggression, precision come into a headwind, murray turned around, blown way off course. the first set was lost, prevailing winds coming from the east. the world number one needed something to change, time violation called against him, frustrating, yes. murray knows how to channel the aggression. the spark propelling him, roaring into water second set. momentum switch that looked decisive. murray keeping just ahead before blasting his way to a third set tie—break. for nishikori, was this his chance miss

is that the case in new zealand? yes.he new zealand public and media for a long time. we love hosting the lions and what they are about. the unfortunate thing then is the america's cup happening at the same time in bermuda. the new zealand boat is doing well over there at the moment and we are on there at the moment and we are on the brink of potentially bringing the brink of potentially bringing the america's cup back to new zealand. in terms of rugby, it is building up now. much more media has arrived from the uk and ireland for the test series and we are on the brink of something special, hopefully. the america's cup may not be your fortress, as hopefully. the america's cup may not be yourfortress, as it hopefully. the america's cup may not be your fortress, as it were, hopefully. the america's cup may not be yourfortress, as it were, but eden park are certainly is. not many people come away from anything positive there. yes. it is three yea rs positive there. yes. it is three years since we have lost their and thatis

new zealand herald for example published an article that accused russian fans of racism and said that they could not be trusted for trying to our correspondent met up with some new zealand supporters right here in st petersburg and he asked them about what would their experience of the play so far. have spoken to a number of new zealand fans outside the stadium you come up to them you ask them about the only gets you ask them about the problems and they look back at you and they're baffled all these people have told me that they're having an amazing time in st petersburg we haven't experienced any problems and definitely they wouldn't believe and they disagree with the stuff that was written into how all the russian hooligans on overnight if you want to die. just russian people are absolutely fantastic he will be for arbor a white male and the russian people have extended their hospitality to wash. it down on my simply show found us a british rule we did. actually it is very quiet it is no trouble that we've seen in the town center. pockets and i didn't even get. the stuff so you know

they are saying right now in bermuda, up against new zealand in the semifinal, and it looks like new sir ben ainslie's land rover team out of the america's cup. they trailed 3—1 at the start of the day, they lost the opening race to go 4—1 down, pulled it back to 4—2, ben ainslie's crew, but the kiwis are about 45 seconds to one minute ahead in the final leg of the latest race, they are about to cross the finishing line right now, which means that sir ben ainslie's challenge is over. new zealand will go on to phase either sweden orjapan, who are drawing 3-3, sweden orjapan, who are drawing 3—3, in their sunny final, and the winners of that will go through to face winners of that will go through to fa ce tea m winners of that will go through to face team usa, the holders of the america's cup. it will be new zealand facing japan or sweden to go on to face the usa, but the big news is that sir ben ainslie, all his yea rs of is that sir ben ainslie, all his years of preparation down on the south coast to get this far in bermuda, well, that tree is over. they are about to finish over 30 se

asa crusaders and the new zealand maori.supporters in auckland and they are in pretty buoyant mood at this moment in time. it is lunchtime in auckland at the moment and i'm downtown in the main shopping street of queens street and all you see is hundreds of british and irish lions supporters wearing their tops. there's huge anticipation leading into the game. many believe set plays will be crucial to any chance the lions might have, do you agree with that? i think the nature of the way the lions play, they establish dominance up lions play, they establish dominance up and that has allowed them to keep the opposition on the back foot. it's not often the new zealand all blacks are on the back foot but the hope i think from a lions supporter‘s point of view is if they can establish dominance upfront and the ball will be slightly wet, it's been raining on and off all day, if they can get that dominance upfront then they've been bold in their selection in the backs, the lions, and if they can take their chances then the feeling i

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go peppered with strikes and then it was a cough that lifted the ball over new zealand goalkeeper put the house one little. off road in the second goal boyish smile of the need to go after a very good says the president or the russian premier li and everybody was happy included in that my mare the president vladimir putin it could have been three it could have been potentially four or five but to know a clean sheet and the hosts often really nailed you could see you could see i think a bit of relief there from president putin he knew that this was imported. host nation to get off to a positive start lots of big names in attendance as well pele turns up he's he's telling he's very valuable a hard man to get he came in a lot of the world's biggest plays of turn up at the end of a long season they didn't have to take up shows how important being at this tournament is these particular for the russian national team any team that hosts the world call i do not play qualification guy and all of the qualification games are playing at the moment around the world in the different zones russia do

giving away penalties because new zealand exert pressure on us away penalties because new zealand exertwell and put us under a lot of pressure. it is managing and handling the pressure better than we did last saturday, easier said than done. peter o'mahony, the test captain must be, misses out entirely. it was a tough call, warren gatland said today. we had george north and robbie henshaw have both unfortunately had to leave the tour with injury. the all blacks have also had to deal with injuries as well. it has caused them to make two changes for their side for saturday here in wellington. unchanged in the forward pack, no surprise given how well they dealt with the lions in auckland. steve hansen says he is expecting a big response from warren gatland's side here in wellington. they will be determined to win, you know, and they said that, they said that already. you wouldn't expect anything else from them, because quality teams don't lie down, they stand up and they get counted. losing hurts, it sucks, it's not a great idea and it comes with a lot of pain, so you don't want to do it.

the former new zealand trade negotiation has been appointed by the government to advise on securing newe the eu. crawford falconer, who previously called brexit an "enormous opportunity", will work with the international trade secretary liam fox to set up deals to be signed when the uk leaves the eu. mr fox is due to visit washington on monday to develop new links with the us. the queen's birthday honours list has been released. julie walters and june whitfield have received damehoods and there's also a knighthood for billy connolly. in a break with tradition, the queen's civilian gallantry list has also been released at the same time. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, has more. several people are being recognised for their bravery, among them pcp keith palmer, killed as he tried to stop someone entering parliament during the westminster attack. he has been awarded a posthumous medal. also recognised with queen's galla ntry medals, pcs craig nicholls and jonathan wright, who arrested the man who killed mp jo cox lastjune. bernard kenny, who was with mp when she was attacked,

yes, but in the grand scheme of things, these businesses don'tjust exist in new zealand, there is a veryabroad, i mustare yorkshire tea. one says, when i go abroad, i must are a a packet of digestive biscuits. . i have to have cheese and onion crisps. don't eat them on the plane. thank you for coming in. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live web page and on world business report. r) we'll see you again tomorrow. it has been very wet for some of us and in edinburgh you have had more rain injune than the previous five months combined. this was the scene in edinburghfrom months combined. this was the scene in edinburgh from one of our weather watchers, localised flooding there. it isa watchers, localised flooding there. it is a better picture this morning. not so much rain in scotland. still damp. some rain in wales and the south—west of england. going through the day, strong winds down the irish sea around the coasts. you will notice that specially. some rain continuing in the northern and western areas, but brighter skies in central and south eastern areas. l

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the lions captain the last time they toured new zealand in 2005, brian 0 driscoll says...half andy nicol likes what he sees in the side will carling, who toured new zealand with the 1993 lions, says... only one lions squad have ever won in new zealand and that‘s the great team that won in 1971 when the likes of barryjohn, williejohn mcbride and the man scoring here, gareth edwards beat the all blacks in the test series. sir gareth as he now is, has been sharing his thoughts on the class of 2017. it's it‘s all right keeping the all blacks in check and trying to squeeze the life out of them, squeeze the life out of them, squeeze the life out of them, squeeze the pips out of them so to speak which i think has been the lions‘ philosophy and he‘s also got some players in there who could make some players in there who could make some damage if they do get good possession and that is really the secret of it all. everybody wants to know how you beat the all blacks, well, it is about taking chances when the opportunity arises so he‘s got form players who are quite capable of doing