and day 4 of the french open — both the defending champion, novak djokovic and 9—times winner rafael nadaldy murray is to go one better and win the title this year he will likely have to get past one of these two titans — and as alex gulrajani reports both men are far more comfortable on clay... roland—garros, west paris. where rafa nadal is at home. nine times the champion here, already a record. but ten? that sounds better. robin haase was clearly up against a man ona haase was clearly up against a man on a mission, as rafael nadal raced into an early lead. some struggle to stay cool in the heat but the spaniard was calm, making his opponent do all of the running. the opening two sets went by in a flurry. nadal won them both. while robin haase could not quite yet his range right... ooh! really, across the net, nadal was not letting up. a straight sets victory for the number four seed. one man he may have to beat for the tenth title is novak djokovic. the defending champion was also in no mood to hang around against his portuguese opponentjoao sousa. under the watchful eye of new coach an

in the men's event — well it couldn't have easier for rafael nadal, as he made his way into the third three—love up in the first set when his fellow countryman nicolas almagro retired with a knee injury. nadal, who is coming off the back of victories at monte carlo, barcelona and madrid, is going for a record eighth title at the event. he will play the americanjack sock in the last 16. stan wawrinka needed three sets to beat frenchman benoit paire. the world number three and third seed in rome was a 6—3, 1—6, 6—3 winner and will now face americanjohn isner in the last 16. japan's kei nishikori is through to the last 16. the 7th seed, beat spain's david ferrer in straight sets. it's the second time in a week he's beaten ferrer after victory in madrid and he'll now face juan martin del potro for a place in the quarterfinals. that's because the argentine came through his second round match against britain's kyle edmund in straight sets taking it 7-5, 6-4. fernando alonso continued his push to becoming a winner of the indianapolis 500 logging more than 6,000 incident—free miles at indiana

rafael nadal is also through to the third round, and he was also taken to three sets.ing for a fifth madrid masters title, won 7—6, 3—6, 6—4, but admitted he wasn't at his best. he now plays nick kyrgios, the number 16 seed from australia. in the women's singles, the top seed, angelique kerber is out. she was forced to retire during her third round match against eugenie bouchard because of a hamstring injury. the canadian was well on top at the time. she won the first set 6—3 and was leading 5—0 in the second when kerber — who said she first had a problem in her previous match — was forced to call it day. i'm nick marshall—mccormack — see you soon. bye bye. hello there. after the dry weather that we have been experiencing for days and weeks now, there is finally a change on the way, courtesy of these lumps of cloud, which have been bringing some quite vicious thunderstorms across spain and portugal, now on the march northwards. so many of us will see some showery rain and perhaps some thunderstorms over the next couple of days, and with that, a feed of warm, southerly

rafael nadal has thumped dominic thiem to win tennis‘s madrid masters for a fifth time.lay this year. having also picked up his 10th titles in monte carlo and barcelona in recent weeks. the spaniard took the first set in a tiebreak. before winning the second 6—4. so as he celebrates victory nadal is looking a fierce favourite to take his tenth french open title. pakistan have clinched their first ever test series win in the caribbean after beating west indies by 101 runs. the third and final test was a thriller. pakistan declared their second innings on 174 for eight which left the hosts 303 runs behind. roston chase gave the west indies a chance of a draw with a brilliant unbeaten 101. but the final day belonged to pakistan's yasir shah — the pace bowler took five for 92 as the west indies were all out for 202. lewis hamilton says a race has never left him so exhausted after winning the spanish grand prix. hamilton is nowjust six points behind ferrari's sebastian vettel, in the race for the drivers‘ championship. joe linskey reports. formula 1 thrives on the spectacular

and nine—time champion rafael nadal breezes through his first match at the french open. to the programme where we start with the news coming out of the united states on monday that one of the world's greatest ever golfers, tiger woods, was arrested in the south florida town ofjupiter for driving under the influence. woods who was released a few hours later is second on the all—time list with 14 major titles, but his last win on tour was back in 2013 at the players championship while his last major win came at the us open in 2008. the 41—year—old has struggled with back issues in recent years and returned to the sport after 15 months out injured in december,

and nine—time champion rafael nadal breezes through his first match at the french open.ello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news coming out of the united states on monday that one of the world's greatest ever golfers, tiger woods, was arrested in the south florida town ofjupiter for driving under the influence. woods who was released a few hours later is second on the all—time list with m major titles, but his last win on tour was back in 2013 at the players championship while his last major win came at the us open in 2008. the 41—year—old has struggled with back issues in recent years and returned to the sport after 15 months out injured in december, but hasn't played since a recurrence of his back problems in february and in the past hour has a released a statement saying... "i want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. what happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications," he said. "i didn't realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly." this is another fall from this is anotherfall from grace this is anothe

is a contender for the title and he's the only player to defeat nine—time french open champion rafael nadalclay this season it was very hot out there, so i'm happy that i won in three sets. he was a tough opponent, and it was a very close first set, i guess. i was also a little bit nervous. and because of this circumstance, i'm happy with my performance. bulgarian iith seed grigor dimitrov coasted past france's stephane robert in straight sets. dimitrov had previously lost his last four matches at the french open. every slam, i always have high expectations and i like playing the best of five sets. i think i have the stamina and endurance to go all the stamina and endurance to go all the way, but right now, i'm trying to lower my expectations since i haven't done that well since i've played this year, so i'm trying to ta ke played this year, so i'm trying to take it one match at a time and i will stay humble and compete. francesco totti brought his 25—season career at serie a giants roma to an end on sunday with a substitute appearance in his side's late 3—2 win over genoa. the ao—year—old

of tennis event have been backed by leading players including andy murray, novak djokovic and rafael nadalthe davis cup, which great britain won in 2015 and currently has three—day matches spread over february, april, september and november. pique's plan would see a single tournament take place in one location over a maximum of 10 days. that's all from sportsday. let's leave you with pictures of a celebrating chelsea on the denied they won a fourth premier league title, masterminded by antonio co nte. title, masterminded by antonio conte. they are champions again. frank ross, it is good night. welcome to the papers. we are joined by steven blush, special correspondent for the new statesman, and ian martin, columnist for the times. welcome to you both. the front pages are dominated by the cyber attack. hospitals paralysed after cyber hackers held the nhs to ransom in an unprecedented global attack. the daily mirror highlights a&e units vehicles and operations cancelled as they say hackers who is nhs to ransom. ambience is diverted and staff turning to pen and paper after computers and phone

rafael nadal is also through to the quarter—finals.tates in straight sets, and remains on course for a record—extending eighth rome masters title. nadal, the numberfour seed, will now face the austrian dominic thiem in the quarter—finals. the number three seed stan wawrinka is out. he was beaten in straight sets by the big—serving american john isner, and later admitted it was down to a lack of confidence and rhythm. isner, the world number 2a, won in straight sets, 7—6, 6—4, and he'll now face the number six seed and former us open champion marin cilic in the quarter—finals. in the women's event at the same venue third seed garbine muguruza beat germany'sjulia goerges 7—5, 6—4 to progress to the quarterfinals. the 23—year—old spaniard, who'll defend her french open title in the coming weeks, will now meet american venus williams on friday for a place in the semis, at which point a potential match up with karolina pliskova, the second seeded czech who was a runner up in the us open final last year, awaits. venus williams, muguruza's ne

nicolas almagro has set up an all—spanish second—round clash with rafael nadal.orld number 73 beat italian wild card andreas seppi in straight sets. rafa will be the overwhelming favourite, having won 14 of his last 15 matches against almagro. and tomas berdych is also through, after beating germany's mischa zverev. the czech took the first set on a tie—break, then the second by 6—4. berdych is one victory away from 600 wins on the atp tour. maria sharapova has guaranteed herself a place in wimbledon‘s qualifying tournament, after winning her first—round match. a straight—sets win over american christine mchale means she will have enough ranking points to attempt to qualify to play at the all england club, but if she reaches the semi—finals in rome, the five—time grand slam champion will qualify wimbledon‘s main draw automatically. she could also receive a wild card to play there. the russian has recently returned from a 15—month doping ban. tomorrow, she may be given a wildcard into either qualifying or the main draw at the french open. chelsea's manager, antoni

rafael nadal is also through to the quarter—finals.iem in the quarter—finals. meanwhile, garbine muguruza is among those through to the quarter—finals of the women‘s singles. the number three seed from spain, who‘s preparing to defend her french open title, beat germany‘s julia gorges in straight sets. muguruza won 7—5, 6—4, to seal her place in the last eight. muguruza will now play venus williams, who beat the number five seed from great britain, johanna konta, in three sets. konta had won their previous meetings, but williams, the number nine seed, came through 6—1,3—6, 6—1. now, it‘s long called itself the greatest show on earth but after 146 years the ringling brothers circus is shutting down. it‘s entertained millions but in recent years revenues have dropped and there have been legal battles with animal rights groups. a bbc team went to see the closing moments with those who‘ve called the circus home. music plays. ringling brothers circus is older than coca—cola, older than baseball. for us to be coming to a close, it‘s really s

no man has had more success here than rafael nadal.ecord nine singles titles and now the king of clay is back for a 10th. but a stacked field awaits including defending champ novak djokovic and world number one andy murray. for the women, two past champions are absent, making this year as wide open as any. can venus williams make one more

the french open tennis this monday and if the drama of sunday is to be repeated, then fans of rafael nadal already seen the women's world number one knocked out but there was much more positive news for petra kvitova as she returned to action following a knife attack five months ago. patrick gearey reports. it has never ta ken it has never taken petra kvitova so much to reach the first round. just five months ago, everything was in doubt, a knife attack at her home left with tendon damage for on her left with tendon damage for on her left hand. her playing hand. she only stepped onto a practice court earlier this month and has to rely on skill and stealth rather than strength. the first set one, the second followed with what seemed like comfort. this is the eighth tye to have made it to the second round of the french open. none would compare to this. it was a nice and really heartwarming welcome and my tea m really heartwarming welcome and my team was there and my family was there, everyone who helped me. through the difficult times. so i'm happy with the game, of course, but imean it happ

rafael nadal is trying for success after getting off to the perfect start.he is safe for the moment. another heavyweight of the men's game is safely through to the men's game is safely through to the men's round. milos raonic was ruthless and hit 44 winners in his destruction of his belgian opponent. in the women's draw, the former women's number one survived on day two. it took over two hours to beat her 17—year—old opponent, impressing the crowd. she faces garbine murguruza in the second round. bob dylan turned 76 a few days ago. the musical legend and now nobel laureate has crafted songs known to millions — but the man himself is a bit of a mystery. well, a new book sheds some light on a young dylan. it's a collection of images by ted russell, a former life magazine photographer who met him in the early sixties. they're on display at the steve kasher gallery in new york, where the bbc caught up with ted russell. i think the first time i ever heard of bob dylan was when a publicist called me up and told me about this very talented up—and—coming folk singer

novak djokovic and rafael nadal were among the day's other winners.d irish lions have flown out for their series against the world champions new zealand. they'll play ten matches, including three tests, the first of them onjune 24th. that's all the sport, rita. now, it's a week to the day that the city of manchester suffered a major trauma, a bombing that claimed 22 lives and injured many more. our correspondent chris buckler is in manchesterfor us now. at this time exactly one week ago when ariana grande was finishing her concert, parents were gathering their children to go home and just outside a man was preparing to detonate the bomb that would claim 22 lives and change many others. there are people still being treated in hospital and so many others still reliving what happened at the o2 arena and grieving. tonight people gathered here to show their support and pay their respects. in st ann's square words mean something.

and rafael nadal launched his bid for a record 10th french open title with a convincing straight setse, but the fourth seed is many people's favourite, having already won three clay—court titles this season. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the former blue peter presenterjohn noakes, who hosted the show in 1960s and ‘70s, has died at the age of 83. he was the bbc children's show‘s longest—serving presenter, appearing for more than 12 years. david sillito looks back at his life. i'm upside down at 30,000 feet. i'm upside down! 0h! i'm sure it does me good! how's that, then? blue peter has had many presenters, butjohn noakes was special — the cheery, funny daredevil from halifax. at this level, the plinth on which nelson stands overhangs the column. i found myself literally hanging from the ladder with nothing at all beneath me. in an age with a rather relaxed attitude to health and safety, the words, "and then it was my turn..." led to some startling moments. take the moment he crashed out of a bobsleigh on the cresta run. i carried on down the track on my bac

no man has hadore success here than rafael nadal.e king of clay is back for a 10th. but a stacked field awaits including defending champ novak djokovic and world number one andy murray. for the women, two past champions are absent, making this year as wide open as any. can venus

chef: trabaja para un restaurante que acaban de abrir recientemente enrique iglesias, rafael nadal ya simplemente genial, los mismos ingredientes pero pimiento verde. karla: quedo delicioso. chef: vamos a ver para que vea cÓmo lo decoró porque siempre digo que la decoraciÓn es muy importante. chef: esto lo ve el cliente. karla: miren quÉ belleza. a poco su sueÑo tener a dos hombres cocinando. francisca: ustedes no pueden ir a la casa? chef: ya nos vamos, pero en cinco minutos ya hicimos la receta. karla: me dicen que nos trajiste regalitos. estÁn atrÁs, no se hagan. chef: les trajimos unas cositas de aceite. karla: un placer, muchas gracias. tenemos que ir a visitarlos. ahora nos toca probar. me saludas a enrique, rafael. [risas] chef: me das tu nÚmero despuÉs, le mando saludos. william: las estoy viendo. por favor. vamos a calmarnos. muchÍsima gente estÉ escribiendo las redes sociales. vamos a empezar con los comentarios para nacho. aquÍ nos dicen que el les hiciste el dÍa. tambiÉn tenemos otra televidente que nos dice que te desea muchas felicidades. tambiÉn tenemos a otra televide

rafael nadal has been beaten on clay and knocked out of the rome masters.. nadal had won 17 straight matches and had been going for an eight title in the italian capital. thiem will play either novak djokovic orjuan martin del potro in the semi—finals after their match was delayed by rain. maria sharapova won't ask for a wildcard to play at wimbledon and will attempt to earn her place via qualifying. the former champion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into the wimbledon qualifying draw at least. it's fast, furious and if the ref doesn't see it it's allowed. i'm talking about water polo, where two teams face off in a swimming pool to score the most goals. ahead of the british championships, which is like the fa cup of waterpolo, i've been to the home of the defending champions, cheltenham. 0n the surface all may look calm, but what lurks beneath can bring it tear to your

meanwhile in the men's tournament rafael nadal is through to the final after beating novak djokovic inifferent. great win for nadal. it's the first time he's beaten novak djokovic in three yea rs, beaten novak djokovic in three years, so quite a victory for them. so much rivalry between those two. there is. both have won multiple majors, the last time nadal one it was the french open in 2014. he was so dominant on clay, but we'll find he's on the way back. such a rivalry between clay, hard court... than they take the wimbledon. they do. that's why we are now, we are building up to the major. the french ‘s first at the end of this month than we are building up the queens, then wimbledon at the start ofjuly. so it's a busy time the tennis, now. exciting times. nice to see you, thanks very much. but look at the front pages. the sunday telegraph lead on the cyber chaos as they put it. they are saying thousands of operations and appointments will be cancelled as nhs bosses have admitted it is taken up nhs bosses have admitted it is taken up to several weeks to actually fix the computer syst

and rafael nadal launched his bid for a record 10th french open title with a convincing straight setsthis season. meanwhile, women's champion garbine muguruza got her defence off to a winning start. she eased past the 2010 winner francesca schiavone in straight sets. and czech second seed karolina pliskova is safely through — she beat china's zheng saisai in straight sets. pliskova will bid to reach the third round at roland garros for the first time when she faces russia's ekaterina alexandrova in the next round. there are five matches today in rugby league's super league, the catalans dragons take on hull fc at seven o'clock but the league leaders, castleford tigers, are currently in action. they've dominated leigh centurions who are one off the bottom of the table. winger greg eden has been virtually unstoppable — he scored three tries in four minutes in the first half, his fourth hat—trick in four games... and he's gone on to score again in the second half. castleford currently 38—0 up with 20 minutes to go. three results already in... salford won at struggling warrington to tight

of tennis event have been backed by leading players including andy murray, novak djokovic and rafael nadale—day matches spread over february, april, september and november. pique's plan would see a single tournament take place in one location... over a maximum of ten days. both those premier league matches are still goalless. we will bring you well up—to—date in the next hour or so but that is all the sport for now. more now on the large—scale cyber attack that has targeted more than 30 organisations. our reporterjoins us 30 organisations. our reporterjoins us from southampton. dozens of organisations within the health service have been affected. there are reports that up to 40 could now be affected as well as organisations around the world. we are seeing lots particularly in spain and russia, possibly 74 other countries. this is enormous and happening worldwide. what is the nhs trying to do to lessen the impact? it has basically shut down everything. that is a really good thing to do if you are hit with a cyber attack, you need to disconnect everything from the internet. unfortunately it

meanwhile in the men's tournament, rafael nadal is through to the final after beating novak djokovicedallist nicola adams continued her 100% record in her professional career. she beat mexico's maryan salazar with a third round stoppage in her home town of leeds. it was her first technical knock out since turning pro. adams will hope to move towards a world title fight next. britain's geraint thomas remains six seconds off the overall lead going through to the quarter—finals after a dominant win at thejungle castle. they ran in ten tries to win 53- castle. they ran in ten tries to win 53— ten, including a hat—trick. quite a 53— ten, including a hat—trick. quitea margin, 53— ten, including a hat—trick. quite a margin, isn't it? castleford at the top of super league what a win it is for them. don't go too far. i want to learn about your favourite thing ever... a lewd. absolutely glued. this is not richards favourite subject, eurovision. portugal has won the eurovision song contest for the first time in the history of the competition. salvador sobral, who is awaiting a heart transplant,

rafael nadal has won the barcelona 0pen tennis title for the tenth time. open, on the clay of roland garros, is now less than a month away. ten consecutive match points. you would not bet against him. this resurgence of the old stars in tennis. topping the world ranking points at the moment. rafael nadal behind him. it is good to see him back. thank you very much. it is nice to see you. labour says it will clamp down on bad landlords if it wins june's general election. the party wants new powers for councils to issue licences, with tough fines for those who fail to provide safe housing and appliances. but the conservatives say it will lead to rent rises. joining us from our london newsroom is the shadow housing minister, john healey. a very good morning to you. what is wrong with the current system?“ a very good morning to you. what is wrong with the current system? it is quite simple. the law of the land has not caught up with how we live. 0ne has not caught up with how we live. one in five of us rent our home. that is one million families with children.

rafael nadal has been beaten on clay, and knocked out of the rome masters.ing, for an eighth title, in the italian capital. thiem will play either novak djokovic, or huan martin del potro, in the semi—finals after their match was delayed by rain. maria sharapova won't ask for a wildcard to play at wimbledon, and will attempt to earn her place via qualifying. the former champion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into wimbledon qualifying. it's fast, furious and if the ref doesn't see it — it's allowed. yes i'm talking about water polo, where two teams face off in a swimming pool to score the most goals. ahead of the british championships, which is like the fa cup of waterpolo, i've been to the home of the defending champions, cheltenham. on the surface all may look calm, but what lurks beneath can bring a tear to your eye. under attack from some of the most fearsome and phys

meanwhile in the men's tournament rafael nadal is through to the final after beating novak djokovic inhiem in the final. britain's double 0lympic gold—medallist nicola adams continued her 100% record in her professional career. she beat mexico's maryan salazar with a third round stoppage in her home town of leeds. it was her first technical knock out since turning pro. adams will hope to move towards a world title fight next. britain's geraint thomas remains six seconds off the overall lead at the giro d'italia. yesterday's eighth stage saw a first win at a grand tour for spaniard gorka izagirre. luxembourg's bobjungels retains the overall leader's pinkjersey ahead of thomas and fellow briton adam yates in third. is still a long way to go, however. it finishes in a fortnight in the line and they return to the mountains tomorrow. it is hard work just watching it. did you watch eurovision? i want to say yes, but no, idid eurovision? i want to say yes, but no, i did not. is that allowed? yes, thatis no, i did not. is that allowed? yes, that is fine. thank you very much, richard. the major

rafael nadal has been beaten on clay and knocked out of the rome masters.atches and had been going for an eight title in the italian capital. thiem will play either novak djokovic orjuan martin del potro in the semi—finals after their match was delayed by rain. maria sharapova won't ask for a wildcard to play at wimbledon and will attempt to earn her place via qualifying. the former champion has relied on invitations to tournaments since she returned to competition last month, after a 15 month doping ban. the french open turned her down for a wildcard this week, but her world ranking is now high enough to get into the wimbledon qualifying draw at least. iam sure i am sure there will be big crowd is going to the qualifier. she is still a big draw. that's the problem for the smaller tournaments. i wouldn't bet against her reaching wimbledon through qualifying. thanks very much. if you are one of the 13 million people in the uk who struggle with hayfever, there could be some good news. for the first time, a series of maps have been developed by the university

nadal. he is unbeaten on this clay—court season. he has won in barcelona, madrid and monte carlo. he is probably thinking that rafael i will sit out on weight. i will do good at wimbledon because i have done it seven times before and maybe ican do done it seven times before and maybe i can do it eight times.|j done it seven times before and maybe i can do it eight times. i get the practicality and the theory of the decision, nonetheless it is a moment to pause, isn't it? he is opting out ofa grand to pause, isn't it? he is opting out of a grand slam. he has not done that for years and years. interesting he said i might be back next year, so sorry to the french open fans but i will see you next year. you know what, you can say things and down the track you could get injured. his body is getting old andi get injured. his body is getting old and i know for the fans who love him and i know for the fans who love him and he is a people's favourite. they will be sorely missing him. it doesn't detract from the strength of a tournament as well, not having such a great player there, not having the aussie open champion. roger