patrick gearey, bbc news.stretched his lead over lewis hamilton in the formula one championship after an incident—packed azerbaijan grand prix. the german was fourth but was given a time penalty for bumping into hamilton's mercedes behind the saftey car, and the british world champion had a separate fault with his car that feliciano lopez is the new champion at queens. the spaniard came from a set down to beat marin cilic in the aegon championships, and there was a very popular winner in birmingham. with wimbledon starting a week tomorrow, the two—time champion petra kvitova beat the australian ashleigh barty in three sets in the aegon classic final. it was only her second tournament after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife attack last year. all this week on bbc news we have been highlighting some of the issues faced by women in sport. sailing is dominated by men. only 3% of professionals sailors are female, dominated by men. only 3% of professionals be ors are female, skill, endurance, str

patrick gearey reports from the oval in london.ok at it, as hosts and favourites, this is their opening to do what they have tried to do over 18 attempts in 42 years. win a one—day trophy. we have been here before — well, not here, but up the road at lord's. 1975, the first cricket world cup, won on english soil by west indian skill. since then, kits, bats and hairstyles have changed. the outcome hasn't. until now, perhaps? if you are near an england net session today, you are best off keeping an eye out. these guys are specialists in big hits, and big scores. what's bad news for visiting bowlers and local pigeons is good news for expectant england fans! coming into the tournament as one of the favourites is pretty flattering. this trophy, and the world cup, they are huge opportunities for this squad of players. they are hard—working and talented, and recognise that we do have something special. making the most of that is hopefully gathering some silverware along the way. bangladesh remember when england got it wrong. these were th

patrick gearey, bbc news at its best and.wicket and to get 260, that was good. we never let them get to six per over. from that point of view it was clinical by the bowlers, especially looking at how flat the wicket was, i think they adapted really well. at the stuttgart open second seed grigor dimitrov has been knocked out by poland's world number 155 jerzy janowicz. the bulgarian goes the same way as top seed roger federer who was beaten on wednesday with janowicz winning 7—6, 6—3 and he'll now play france's benoit paire for a place in the semi—finals. no problems for third seed thomas berdych who is now the highest remaining seed when he was a straight sets winner over australia's bernard tomic. the czech progressing 7—6, 6—2 and he'll now face spain's feliciano lopez in the quarter—finals. ajax captain davey klaassen has signed for english premier league club everton for a fee of around $30 million. the netherlands midfielder has made 163 appearances for ajax, scoring 49 goals, winning three eredivisie titles. in what has

patrick gearey, bbc news at the oval.— flat racing's premier event. this is eminent, and his father is the great, undefeated frankel. but unlike other frankel foals, which have sold for millions of dollars, eminent failed to sell at auction. but trainer martin meede saw something in him, and persuaded owner sir peter vella to invest. so far theirfaith has been rewarded and tim hague's been to the home of british horse racing — newmarket — to find out more. iam here i am here at sefton lodge, one of newmarket‘s most historic stables, named after the 1878 derby winner, sefton. they hope here that they had the 2017 derby winner in their midst, eminent, the sun of the great frankel. i rode in the derby last year. i finished frankel. i rode in the derby last year. ifinished insects. this horse would be a lot better. —— ifinished in sixth. it is a wide—open race but hopefully he can come out in front. he seems playful, how is he to manage? he has a lovely temperament, frankel can be a little hot, but he seems to have a really g

patrick gearey has the story of the day. at one game left and the series to win.ide and the captain, shovel the pack and hope for the ace. every so often that ace goes higher. the second ball dawid malan had faced. a confident mood. not risk—free, but 50. he finished with 78 and none of his colleagues threw shade on his spotlight. south africa set 182 to win. the value of runs is not what it was. inflation inevitable with batsmen like ab de villiers who can make any score unsafe, not to mention any spectator. mason crane was the bowler, a 20—year—old leg—spinner who stuck at it. with his bravery came revenge. ab de villiers became his first international wicket. south africa never fully recovered. england's victory was ultimately co mforta ble. england's experiment had worked. patrick gearey, bbc news. so the white ball kevin starc continues. 2—i, they beat south africa. but new faces in the england side. dawid malan today added to tom curran and the others. now attention turns to the test series which sta rts turns to the test series which starts at lord's on the

patrick gearey, bbc news. ultimately comfortable. feliciano lopez is the new champion at queen's.ips, and there was a very popular winner in birmingham. and there was a very popular with wimbledon starting a week tomorrow, the two—time champion petra kvitova beat australian ashleigh barty in three sets in the aegon classic final. it was only her second tournament this year, after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife attack in december. she during a knife attack in december. described today kind she described today's victory as a kind of fairy tale. and that's all the sport. kind of fairy tale. it's the final day of glastonbury, and british singer—songwriter ed sheeran‘s been performing on the pyramid stage to bring the five day festival to a close. on the pyramid stage to bring # razor. the festival will now take a year's break, with the next one scheduled forjune 2019. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. stories on the bbc news channel. stay with us on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. the for the

here's patrick gearey with the latest.ower process these days. hanging around is part of the game. bangladesh fans do it artfully. england fans patiently. after all, they're used to waiting. well, england actually hosted the first international one—day tournament back in 1975, and this is their 19th attempt at actually winning one. but there's enough buzz about this side that maybe, finally, this is the one. but bangladesh ended england's last attempt at the cricket world cup just two years ago. if anyone needed a reminder of that, they'll fill you in. eventually, england found a cure for the flashbacks, soumya sarkar caught in the deep. not long after bangladesh lost that wicket, england lost a bowler — chris woakes off with a side strain. more work for those who remained, so liam plunkett had reason to thank mark wood for going out of his way to help rather spectacularly. for the most part, england's fielders spent their time chasing, and sometimes even that was pointless, once tamim iqbal got going. this is where captai

patrick gearey was at today's match if you went on the enthusiasm of theirfans if you went on the enthusiasmof their fans you would think every game they played was bangladesh's biggest yet. this one probably was. their first biggest yet. this one probably was. theirfirst major biggest yet. this one probably was. their first major semifinal, biggest yet. this one probably was. theirfirst major semifinal, one they were not supposed to reach, how are india calling it? bangladesh come into this game as they have every game in the champions trophy, as the outsiders. but this tournament has been about confounding expectations. just ask the hosts. india asked bangladesh to bat and then interrupted them. kumar striking in the first over. he got another but iqbal struck back. he made bangladesh believe. with great power comes great responsibility. once yadav removed iqbal there was some doubt. it echoed down the order. their spell ended shorter than where it might. with a target of 265, it takes more than that to worry india. they have dar one first, the top run scorer will stop and in comes officia

patrick gearey reports. tea m team talks and not always co mforta ble.always comfortable. at half—time in their last game with england had out, they had out. the one that won the steamed to still be riding the momentum six minutes ten. 1—0, strikes a good it earned a deflection. any help beating the polish goal was useful for a time, the only one keeping the hosts in their own tournament. time perhaps for their own frank exchange, but it was an done in the time it took england to break from was an done in the time it took england to breakfrom one end was an done in the time it took england to break from one end to the other. great to jacob murphy, simple as that. polish defiance was restricted to the stands. abraham was tripped. lewis baker was up. 3-0, was tripped. lewis baker was up. 3—0, england into the semifinal, this time, no argument. crystal palace are close to appointing frank de boer as their new manager. the former netherlands player has been offered the job and negotiations are at an advanced stage. it is understood de boer has said palace ar

patrick gearey, bbc news.inale of this t20 series. eoin morgan has said there will be changes, another opportunity for someone to make a name for himself in this england limited overs side. the series set up limited overs side. the series set up beautifully, 1—1 after the second match in taunton. southampton have appointed the former alaves coach and liverpool defender mauricio pellegrino as their new manager. the argentinlian replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month. pellegrino stood down as alaves boss in late may, after losing the spanish cup final to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga with a club that had been promoted the season before. castleford have extended their lead at the top of rugby league's super league to seven points with a 23—12 win over leeds at headingley. zach hardaker scored a superb individual try as cas bounced back from their challenge cup quarter—final defeat against hull. it's castleford's eighth successive super league victory, and the

patrick gearey is at edgbaston. l they lost some key wickets. indeed, it has been a game of the song moments. bangladesh took two early wickets. then we had a period ofa early wickets. then we had a period of a bangladeshi dominance. it looks a good pitch to bat on. it seemed that bangladesh were going to make a really good total, above 300 but things changed quickly. wicket after wicket fell, they could not get the run rate up or any momentum going. the total looks like it is not what it could've been. remember, india are such good chasers in one—day cricket. bangladesh have never made a semifinal before. who expected them to make this one? india are such formidable opponents, they have the added advantage of playing pakistan in sunday's final at the awful. that is some way off but what i deem might be. indeed, yes. many thanks. some rugby now. some rugby now. owen farrell faces an anxious wait to see if he'll be fit for the british and irish lions' first test against new zealand in nine days' time. the england fly

tom and ben curry. 0ur reporter patrick gearey caught up with the sale forwards before they left for symmetry. from the day they were born until the day they signed their first professional contracts at sale sharks, they have done everything together and that now includes a first england tour, to argentina. some competition but it will still be good. nice for ourfamily some competition but it will still be good. nice for our family as well. yes, someone going through the same situation, someone who is exactly the same, not exactly, very similar. the brothers are both fla nkers similar. the brothers are both flankers and sometimes there is only space for one of them. tom made his whale debut and scored his first try in october last year and steam“ was the steam“ wasthe sgthe’t’w” "7 "7’ ”t” steam“ was the a? the match. ”f ”7, w w steam“ was the a? the match. i ”f ”7, w-.. and was the man. cf the matrhl ., ,, , , ,, if!!! titles the fee". et the matrhl ., ,, , , ,, them eh!!! titles the reeh et the matrhl ., ,, , , ,, them how tifl would feel if estéa free him ehfsfiee'e ifi'li one was ca

patrick gearey was at today's match. of supporters, you would think every game they played was bangladesh's biggest yet. this probably was. it was one they were not supposed to reach. bangladesh came into this, as every game at the champions trophy, outsiders. but this competition has been about confounding expectations. just ask the hosts. india asked bangladesh to bat. ikbal hit back. the batsmen makes them believe. with great power, great responsibility. a vacuum. bangladesh's score finished short. the target was 265. it takes more than that to worry india. , the best one—day batsmen in the world, kohli. and at the other end, more in this corporate than either of them, sharma with this injury. the captain past 8001—day runs on way to victory, setting up a potential classic. india against pakistan, it is always fatal, but this time, the final. the us open golf is underway in wisconsin... rickie fowler scored a record—equalling seven—under—par 65 to top the leaderboard. that's the lowest first round score in this tourna

patrick gearey is at edgbaston. pointed that score wasn't higher? i think they certainly will. a glimmer of hope now they have got darwan. bangladesh will feel they should of got well over 300. it was beautiful sunshine, both batsmen looked good. it looked like they we re looked good. it looked like they were scoring for fun but things can change so quickly. the echoes of doubt that rippled through the bangladeshi batting order for the one batsmen followed another fulford no one could get any momentum going so no one could get any momentum going so that total of 264—7 wasn't what it might have been and india started well with darwan. with a lot more batting to come, you feel they are in control of this match and bangladesh will have to do something pretty spectacular to get back into it. indian know if they can get to the final on sunday, it will be against pakistan at the oval, what a contest that promises to be. still a bit of cricket to play but india are well in control. thank you very much. owen farrell faces an