to tennis, rafael nadal has eaten kei nishikori in straight sets to claim a record extending 11th montee carlo to claim a record extending 11th monte carlo masters title. he won 6-3, 6-2, monte carlo masters title. he won 6—3, 6—2, retaining his world title in the process. he had to win this to prevent roger federer overtaking him in the rankings, kei nishikori had just returned from injury layoff as well. always special for me to have this trophy with me again, it isa have this trophy with me again, it is a feeling that is not easy to describe, especially coming back from injuries. starting clay—court season from injuries. starting clay—court season this is so special for me, happy for everything, having a great week, all of the matches have been very positive and can't ask for more. with tennis, it will be the united states against czech republic in the fed cup final in next week. madison keys got a hard fought victory, that gave the usa and insurmountable 3—1 lead earlier. the czech republic beat germany. the london marathon on the sort can you's eliud kipchoge win the race for the t

masters tournament this semifinal was no easy tasks fed if taking the first set six three but then nishikori fought back into the match producing some fine shots to draw level he then went on to win the third set six four that put some through today. and soccer the women's and men's champions league trophies have arrived in the ukrainian capital kiev ahead of this year's finals the mayor of key if you tally klitschko was joined by champions league winner and the day shift called in rolling out the red carpet for those two trophies four teams left in each of the two competitions with the finals to take place in kiev next month. you're watching news in berlin more from us at the top of the hour up next here chris harrington with all the latest german soccer action for you now but in this legal show stay with us for that. poem the germans came together in one nation from shanda minute to chancellor all too often bismarck. the history of the. cummings has been shaped by great rulers. i swell always to bring my royal college of bass he christened them spread to the truth. we took a good bit of th

kei nishikori also bought his place in the next round with a straight sets win over daniel medvedev fromy. he followed up his first—round win against thomas berdych in a solid display. julian and philippe got the 82nd edition of the race on wednesday. the frenchman i climbed his opponents to take his first victory in the race. —— outclimbed. was unable to match the celebration of the final ascent to the line, eventually finishing second. belgium finished third. a cricketer has finished playing a little while ago but has showed how much he still loves to pick up a bat. these pictures are from mumbai. you could say this man is a pretty big deal. any ideas who it is's yes, the highest scoring test cricketer of all time, sachin tendulkar. just driving past and saw these guys playing. he thought he would join in. he is currently involved in the ipl with the mumbai indians as the tea m ipl with the mumbai indians as the team ambassador. watch this. the camera moves team ambassador. watch this. the camera moves to team ambassador. watch this. the camera moves to a team ambassador. watch this. t

else has been happening in the sporting world and in tennis rafael nadal has beaten japan's kei nishikorilo masters title. the spaniard won 6—3 six—two, retaining his world number one status in the process. nadal had to win this masters 1000 tournament to prevent roger federer overtaking him in the rankings, but had few problems outclassing the world number 36 nishikori, who like nadal had himselfjust returned from an injury lay off. it is always special for me to have this trophy again. the feeling not easy to describe especially coming back after injuries. it is so special for back after injuries. it is so specialfor me back after injuries. it is so special for me and i back after injuries. it is so specialfor me and i am happy back after injuries. it is so special for me and i am happy with everything, i am special for me and i am happy with everything, iam having special for me and i am happy with everything, i am having a great week. very positive. i cannot ask for more. and staying with tennis, it will be the united states against czech republic in the fed cup final in prague this n

the number two seed will play kei nishikori, who qualified in three sets.s also true that the quarter—finals, beating a fellow german in straight sets. richard gasquet beat his older brother in straight sets of. the ecb are launching a new city —based tournament to rival the indian career tournament to rival the indian career league and australia's the bash in two years time but it won't bea bash in two years time but it won't be a t20 competition, instead there will be 100 balls in each innings which will consist of 15 regular overs and one final over of ten bowls. aim is to attract younger audiences but as the sports editor reports, not everybody is in favour. old trafford hosting lancashire's second 11 today, but in two years time this will be one of eight grounds hoping to see a packed house for english cricket's newest and most controversial competition. a five—week long tournament featuring city —based teams rather than counties and innings ofjust100 all. as a game, we have to make ourselves more accessible. we have to appeal to a female audience, we

he beat nishikori on sunday to win a record scoring 11th monte sunday to win a record scoring 11th monte carlo masters. once again it isa monte carlo masters. once again it is a tournament i know very well. i feel a little bit like home, my home is majorca, i love this club, and i enjoy playing at home in front of my people. another top seat has fallen in the world snooker championship in england. shaun murphy has been beaten by jamie jones. the england. shaun murphy has been beaten byjamiejones. the world number 51 was trailing 8—5. murphy came up short while the welshman jones goes on to play englishman wilson in the second round. just enough time to let you know in that one nba play—off match under way the moment, the houston rockets at minnesota, they are 40— 39 up, and everything else is on the website. from me and the team, it is goodbye for now. well, this week the weather's going to go pretty much back to normal. it's only compared to what we had last week, with that heatwave and those temperatures in the high 20s for some of us. this week it's going to change a little bit mo

considerably easier for the spaniard winning six one to advance to sunday's final the dollar will face ok nishikori as he seeks to win a record extending eleven title. don't forget you can always get d w news on the go just download our app from the google player of the apple store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the app to send us photos and videos. are watching you know when is why from berlin i'm happy for boston more from us at the top of the hour thanks for watching. good. to learn german with w. . anytime anyplace. with or with jo jo and her friends. needs to step in to do not believe mr speaker.

another player trying to find his best form is kei nishikori.try —— injury and had a slow start and is set to tomas berdych. despite a slow start, the japanese number one down some rhythm and raced through the next sets. his first appearance in monte carlo for six years and faces the russian medvedev in the second round. milos raonic looks in good form but it took a wild to get going in his match. after surviving an early scare, the former wimbledon runner—up soon took control of the match and made the game look very easy at times. a quarter—finalist during 2016, milos raonic would be a dangerous opponent for anybody. some controversy on monday as jalland donaldson angrily confronted an umpire, the american outraged when a surf on his opponent was called in. as you can see, he was far from happy. it's just as you can see, he was far from happy. it'sjust there. where? just there. what are you talking about? there is a marked right here. there. what are you talking about? there is a marked right harem there. what are you talking about? there is a

he plays kei nishikori in the final on sunday and needs to beat him to retain his world number one rankingwere thrashed 38-16 continues. scarlets were thrashed 38—16 by leinster. the irish side had beaten holders saracens to reach the last four and their strong form continued. the first—day of the world snooker championship in sheffield. mark selby the defending champion already out. winning three of the last four crowns at the crucible but was well beaten byjoe perry 10—4. elsewhere, five—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan is trailing stephen maguire 6—3. a couple of big fights taking place. amir khan fighting for the first time in almost two years against phil lo greco while carl frampton is fighting nonito donairre of the philippines. i am confident i will win this fight. the only time i have been confident is the second fight against martinez, the world title. always doubts that this fight there are no doubts. i have had the best training camp! are no doubts. i have had the best training camp i have had. there is zero doubt in my mind that i will be victorious. you can follow it on the bb

he needs to beat kei nishikori enough final tomorrow. he needs to remain number one.nal race 33 to one shot took the victory. went with voters finish written by adam wedge. but a little mistake coming off the last but he held off a very strong ballet optic to give them the first win the waves. —— race. he is chasing a fourth title in five yea rs he is chasing a fourth title in five years and lost the first four frames againstjoe parry who had to come through three qualifying matches just to reach the first round of the crucible. he leads 5—2 and will resume in the next 50 minutes or so. it's the first to ten in these matches. five—time champion 0'sullivan had a very poor start. he also lost the first four frames in his match against stephen maguire despite a fight back and he has got a 6—3 lead. going into the conclusion of that game tomorrow. masters finalist wilson has a co mforta ble masters finalist wilson has a comfortable 7—2 lead of the two—time world runner—up matt stevens. 126 clea ra nce world runner—up matt stevens. 126 clearance of the night frame. he is 6

he beat kei nishikori in straight sets on sunday to win a record extending 11 the monte carlo mastersn is a tournament i know very well. i feel a little bit like home, even though my home is majorca, i am from this club and i enjoy the fact i can play the in front of my people. the cleveland cavaliers and golden state warriors have met in the last three nba finals and cleveland are locked 2—2 in their series with the indiana pacers and the warriors suffered a setback of sorts on sunday after they lost in game four of their series against the san antonio spurs, kevin durant scored 34, antonio spurs, kevin durant scored 3a, he will hope to continue that form in front of the home fans when they play at home tomorrow and try to book a place in the western conference semifinals. in case you missed it, theo walcott scored the only goal for everton as they beat newcastle 1—0 at goodison park but the story was how one boy enjoyed the pre— match spectacle via technologies. everton captain phil jagielka brought on a specially designed robot on to help the child too sick to go to the match in jo

rafael nadal has defeated kei nishikori to claim a record extending 11th onto carla masters title. prevent roger federer overtaking him in the rankings. he had few problems, outclassing the world number six, who had, white rafael nadal, return from injury. is always special to me to this with me again. it isa special to me to this with me again. it is a feeling that is not easy to describe, especially coming back from injury. at the start of the clay—court season to start it this way is so special, having a great week, all the matches have been very positive and can't ask for more. marc marquez won for the sixth successive year at the circuit of america's moto gp on sunday. hal critchlow, who led the standings crashed, finishing 19th. marquez to kiss the season, with maverick benny howell four points further back in a top —— in a pack top five which is covered by just top —— in a pack top five which is covered byjust eight points. apart from the runners in london marathon there is or is a vast array of questions that people don to com plete questions that people don to complete the

nadal has now won 34 straight sets on the surface and he needs to beat kei nishikori in the final ton in the race. the world snooker championship got under way at the crucible in sheffield today but already mark selby is struggling in the defence of his title. selby is looking for a fourth world crown in five years but trails joe perry by seven frames to two after the first session. they‘ll play to a finish at seven o‘clock this evening. 10 is the target for victory. ronnie o‘sullivan is many people‘s tip for for a sixth world title. he lost the first four frames against stephen maguire but despite a ronnie fightback, maguire won the final two frames of the afternoon session and will take a 6—3 lead into the conclusion of their game tomorrow. carl frampton‘s promoter frank warren has promised him a world title bout at windsor park this summer. first he must win his fight tonight against former four weight world champion nonito donaire for the wbo interim featherweight title at the sse arena. warren says a victory for the northern irishman will ensure a bout at the national stadium. f