michaela put ernesto beat svitolina, she will face petra kvitova to in the semifinals.y: 0'donoghue, won the big race at ascot today. the coronation stretched states.

and petra kvitova looks in great form — she won the title in birmingham at the weekend — today she breezedna bonderenko of ukraine in straight sets to reach the third round. she's now among the favourites for wimbledon, a title she's won twice before. she was a wimbeldon semi—finalist in 2014 but eugenie bouchard having to go through qualifying to make it to the main draw this year. she's struggled with form and has dropped out of the world's top 100. but she is through her first qualifying match, beating china's zhu lin 6—0, 6—2. and dan evans won't be at wimbledon this year — he's lost in qualifying to mattheas bachinger of germany. evans was hoping to play his way into the main draw — after the all—england club didn't offer him a wild card. he's making his return to tennis after a ban for taking cocaine. that's all from sportsday. the headline here is that argentina are through at beating nigeria in st petersburg. set up a tie against the french. from all of us here in moscow it's goodbye for now. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the pap

she was beaten in the first round by the defending champion petra kvitova 6—3, 6-4 finally, frankie dettoriode three winners on the first day of royal ascot, all three of which were trained byjohn gosden. dettori's big winner was without parole though, a 9—4 favourite, and a son of the legendary horse frankel, in the st james‘s palace stakes. dettori also won on kay—licks and monarchs glen. a nice day indeed. and that is all from sportsday with me tim hague and olly foster in moscow too. thanks for watching, and coming up in a moment, it's the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster and writer, mihir bose, and the senior political correspondent for the times, lucy fisher. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times reports jitters on global markets over fears of a trade war between the united states and china. the telegraph says the culture secretary thinks children should have their mobile phones taken off them at the school gate. the guardian leads with the head of gchq warning that

petra kvitova, a two—time former wimbledon champion, looks in good form ahead of next week's championshipsarenko in the second round of the eastbourne international. the world number eight won in birmingham last week and had few proplems with bondarenko. the czech won in straight sets and plays poland's former world number two, agnieszka radwanska, in the last 16. former world number one angelique kerber is also through after she won 6—3, 6—3 against 2016 champion, dominika cibulkova. fourth seed kerber‘s victory included 26 winners, and the german will now face american danielle collins in the third round. britain'sjohanna konta eased through to the third round, beating aleksandra krunic 6—1, 6—3. the 27—year—old lost to serbian krunic in the opening round of last year's final grand slam, the us open, but produced a dominant performance here to set up a match with top seed caroline wozniacki. in major league baseball, nathan eovaldi led the way from the pitching plate, as the tampa bay rays beat the washington nationals 1—0 on tuesday. in a match littered with incident, this effort from m

the defending champion, petra kvitova, is also through to the last eight. republic remains on course to retain her title after beating australia's daria gavrilova in straight sets. 6—4, 6—4, the score. kvitova will playjulia gorges in the quarter—finals. england have beaten australia by 6 wickets in durham to make it four wins out of four in their five—match one day international series. australia won the toss and elected to bat, with both aaron finch and shaun marsh notching up centuries as they finished on 310 for eight. but the hosts made light work of the target. an opening wicket partnership of 174 betweenjason roy and johnny bairstow set the foundation as roy went on to pass the 100 mark, and jos butler with an unbeaten half centruy helped guide his side home with more than five overs to spare. asi as i mentioned that can bridge the other day, we found a new gear of intensity. —— at trent bridge. hopefully it becomes the norm. you get off to a great start at the top of the order. the form is phenomenal. alex was the same, hungry and not out at the. fa

michaela put ernesto beat svitolina, she will face petra kvitova to in the semifinals.tten by: o'donoghue, won the big race at ascot today. the coronation stretched states. they also broke the track record. that's it for sportsday on day nine here at the world cup. first wins for nigeria, switzerland, and brazil. they are the winners of day nine, rolling on daytime estate ten. that's it for now, coming up next on bbc news, it's time for the papers. goodbye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are jason beattie, who's head of politics at the daily mirror, and benedicte paviot, france 24's uk correspondent and president of foreign press association. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i starts with a story about bmw and the airbus, warning about taking their business out of the uk. the interesting thing is why has it taken businesses so long? the concern taken businesses so long? the concern has been there for a long time. they are despairing at the slow pace of trying to agree on a brexit deal. t

she was beaten by the defending champion petra kvitova 6—3, 6—4, as she continues her preparations ahead in the first round. it was a tight match, with the first set going to a tie—break and only a single break of serve in the second. heather watson searching for her best form of course with wimbledon around the corner now. back now to 0lly in moscow. day six of the world cup. many thanks indeed, john. the world cup, the game so thick and fast you have no time did dwell on anything. a lot of the chat, especially those with england hats on, with about a few of those challenges that harry kane, england captain, suffered in the tunisian box. wrestled, manhandled to the ground. should've got a penalty, perhaps, with the ve day are, they dew assisted referee. why did the man upstairs spot those clear files buyers towards england? richard conway, they seem clear cut. are going to do anything this outrage. —— steve they would open the think a lot more pressure today if the score had remained 1—1. pressure today if the score had remained 1-1. they have attracted a lot of attention and people loo

and petra kvitova looks in great form — she won the title in birmingham at the weekend — today she breezedw among the favourites for wimbledon, a title she's won twice before. she was a wimbeldon semi—finalist in 2014 — but eugenie bouchard having to go through qualifying to make it to the main draw this year. she's struggled with form and has dropped out of the world's top 100. but she is through her first qualifying match, beating china's zhu lin 6—0, 6—2. and dan evans won't be at wimbledon this year — he's lost in qualifying to mattheas bachinger of germany. evans was hoping to play his way into the main draw — after the all—england club didn't offer him a wild card. he's making his return to tennis after a ban for taking cocaine. cricket, and england's t20 side pit their wits against australia tomorrow — a chance for them to take on the old rival, who's whitewashed by england's one day side was completed over the weekend. over 20 overs though, england have struggled... winning only one t20 in the last year...but over 50 overs they're the world's number one side, losing only once this

the romanian won in straight sets 6—3, 6—2 and will face petra kvitova in the last eight.hile world champion lewis hamilton clocked the quickest time for mercedes in both practice sessions... but the unfamiliar course took its toll on some of the drivers as jennie gow reports. the first day of the french grand prix proper, the first time we have been back here to this circuit since 1990. that year west germany won the world cup, who will win this? first blood goes to lewis hamilton in the mercedes. he was fastest of everyone today and quite frankly he looks out of this world. his team—mate, a suspected water leak took his running a little bit early out of the game and for him, it will be frustration, because he desperately wa nts to frustration, because he desperately wants to come out here and show he has got what it takes to beat lewis hamilton. we know that the ferrari ca i’s hamilton. we know that the ferrari cars are a little slow out of the blocks on a friday, but on saturday, when qualifying gets under way, the ferrari cars will be closer and the red bull cars, both

elsewhere in the women's draw, petra kvitova — the former wimbledon champion and number eight seed —ts by the 25th seed anett kontaveit. that was the first defeat for her in 13 matches. so that is that one done. we're talking about the bad day for britain tennis. we know that kyle edmund is out. jamie murray is also out, along with his partner bruno soares, beaten in straight sets by maximo gonzalez and nicolas jarry in their second round match. and finally, heather watson. we know she is out in the singles but she was in doubles action. also out. that defeat means the end of the british interest in issue's tournament. good touch screen skills there from sarah. to headingley and the second day of the second test between england and pakistan. it was a wet start in leeds with the morning session lost, but play has resumed and england have a first innings lead, although they have lost wickets. alex gulrajani reports. the return of the real british summer. the return of the real british summer. bring in leeds try to dampen the spirits but the clouds cleared just a little bit to allow eng

third seed and two—time wimbledon champion petra kvitova has withdrawn from the tournament though withmatch easily yesterday, but said it was too close to wimbledon to risk her fitness. seven—time champion serena williams has been seeded 25th for this year's wimbledon despite dropping out of the world's top 32 players. she's only played at 3 tournaments since having her first child last year and her world ranking is 183. but the all england club have used their discretion to give her a seeding, and some say that's not fair. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. by by ceding serena williams at number 25 the all—england club is giving hurt them at a protection. she cannot meet a seeded player in the first or second round. she should meet one in the third round, if all goes to plan, meet one of the top eight players in the world. she has already said on the eve of this decision that it is not fair on her orany decision that it is not fair on her or any other player in that position who has earned their ranking over the previous 12 months. there are many other wta players who sha

in the women's draw, the number 8 seed petra kvitova is out. she was beaten in straight sets by the 25th seed anett kontaveit. that's a first defeat in 13 matches for kvitova. still no play on the second day of the second test between engalnd and pakistan. joe root‘s side will resume on 106 for 2 after an inspired performance from the bowlers yesterday. three wickets from stuart broad saw pakistan bowled out for 174. fomrer captain michael vaughan had suggested broad should have been dropped for the second test to shake things up, comments he felt were unfair. i have always been open to punditry. it is always interesting when you listen to different opinions. this week, there was little point in it. this week did disappoint me slightly. i picked up only eight wickets in christchurch. it was disappointing to read those comments but that is the world we live in. gareth southgate will give an indication of who will start england's opening match of the world cup. they play the first of two friendlies later. nigeria are first up at wembley this even

in the women's draw, the former wimbledon champion and number 8 seed, petra kvitova, is out.ght sets by the 25th seed anett kontaveit. that's a first defeat in 13 matches for kvitova. gareth southgate will provide an indication of his preferred line—up ahead of england's opening match of the world cup as his side face nigeria in the first of two friendlies later, before the squad travel to russia. 0ur sports correspondent, david 0rnstein, is at wembley, and david, it feels like this is where the campaign starts in earnest. indeed. in two weeks' time the world cup will be under way and england will be 48 hours out from their first match against tunisia. this is the first of two friendlies. the second is against costa rica on thursday. at training yesterday i saw a squad in high spirits, full of confidence. this is a young squad, largely free of the shackles or previous tournament failures. they are also been experienced. none of them have won a match at the world cup so gareth southgate will want to use these warm up matches and another behind closed doors to ramp up another b

elsewhere in the women's draw, petra kvitova — the former wimbledon champion and number eight seed — a first defeat in 13 matches for kvitova. and we've been talking about a bad day for the british. we know that kyle edmund is out. jamie murray is also out, along with his partner bruno soares, beaten in straight sets by maximo gonzalez and nicolas jarry in their second round match. their tournament is over. and then heather watson. she is also leaving paris. she lost alongside tatiana maria in the second round of the women's doubles. and so, that means that is all the british interest over in this year's tournament. sarah komadina thanks indeed for the update on roland —— sarah, thanks indeed. to headingley and the second day of the second test between england and pakistan. it was a wet start in leeds with the morning session lost but england closed on 302—7, a first innings lead of 128. alex gulrajani reports. the return of the real british summer. the rain in leeds tried its best to dampen spirits, but nearly four hours later than planned, the clouds cleared just a little bit to al

in the women's draw, the number 8 seed petra kvitova is out. kvitova. still no play on the second day of the second test between engalnd and pakistan. joe root‘s side will resume on 106 for 2 after an inspired performance from the bowlers yesterday.

british number one johanna konta was another first round victim, beaten by petra kvitova at the birminghamprep at her home tournament in eastbourne next week. records tumble and sixes rain down on trent bridge as england thrashed australia to win the one day series with two games to spare. england racked up a world record 481 runs in their 50 overs. russia are on the verge of reaching the last 16 at the world cup following their 3—1 win over egypt, a match mo salah started and scored in, but couldn't stop them losing to the hosts. disappointment, after everything he has done in the premier league, he hasn't quite been able to showcase his talents at the world cup yet. taking a return at least. —— making. a lot of injuries, all of penalties. carol is out strawberry picking for us carol is out strawberry picking for us this morning. lovely strawberry. look at that. i am in east sussex and you can pick your own if you wa nt and you can pick your own if you want to. the season started with strawberry picking earlier this month. last year, a staggering 137,000 tons of strawberries were sold in

she was beaten by the defending champion petra kvitova. 6-3, 6-4. a 6—3, 6—4.e on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. england breaking the world record in cricket. doing really well. thank you very much. it is now 5:36pm. more now on the news that the home secretary, sajid javid, has announced a review of cannabis for medicinal use, which could lead to prescribed drugs derived from the plant. the decision was prompted by recent high—profile cases of children with severe epilepsy being denied access to cannabis oil to control seizures. but the ban on recreational use of cannabis will continue. we can speak now to lord robert winston, professor of science & society at imperial college london. good to see you with us. for broader response to what the home secretary has signalled today. we should welcome the response, 20 years ago, i was chairman of the science select committee in the house of lords and we set up an enquiry into medicinal uses of cannabis and at that time, the home secretary was imposed to it, he did not read our rep

and another former wimbledon champion petra kvitova, has retained her birmingham classic title with a kenya, three lifetimes of struggle — and not only with the attitudes that mukesh meets when he arrives in yorkshire, falls in love and starts a family. nikesh shukla‘s novel the one who wrote destiny is also about struggles inside themself, the daughter who struggles with cancer, a son who chooses a career as a comedian but unfortunately isn‘t terribly funny. but the book is, despite its unflinching exploration of racism. welcome. it would be very easy on this subject to write a very angry book, you know, a brittle book, full of fire. and there is anger in this book, but fundamentally it‘s very funny. do you think that‘s a better way of doing it? yes, i‘ve read a lot of very heavy books about immigration and race in the last three years. i edited a collection of essays called the good immigrant, and i am by nature a writer, so i wanted to get to something that got to the heart of these people and these wonderful characters. and there is this old steve allen quote about how comedy is t