reigning champion rafael nadal dazzled from golf showing plenty of aggression to set the tone early on the against a meal much better. off just surviving to break points and breaking medvedev served the world number 2 looked in control his russian rival showed fight but couldn't force areas. that al sealed the 1st set 63 with this suit put shot down the line and it was smooth sailing from then on much to the delight of his spanish supporters and the audience. while huge and failed to turn around medvedev school shootings in the 2nd set no doubt at this point clearly comfortable with everything the world number 8 through it's him . the spaniard consistently broke in the 2nd set to cruise to 6 mil claiming the rajah's cup for the 2nd year running making it the 1st time he has defended the title on the play coach. now recharge his batteries before the u.s. open having pulled out of the cincinnati musters shortly after this match and. this is the deputy news i'm sarah kelly ember len coming up next a global 3000 on saving the persian leopard in iraq well leave you now with pictures from au

in the men's final in cannot rafael nadal came out on top in his match against danielle medved yet. reigning champion rafael nadal dazzled from showing plenty of aggression to set the tone early on against i'm better. off just surviving to break points and breaking medvedev said the world number 2 looked in control his russian rival showed fight but couldn't force era's. the doll sealed the 1st set 63 with this suit put shot down the line and it was smooth sailing from then on much to the delight of his spanish supporters in the audience. and failed to turn around much better if fortunes in the 2nd set no doubt at this point clearly comfortable with everything the world number 8 through it's him. the spaniard consistently broke in the 2nd set to cruise to 6 nil claiming the rajah's cops for the 2nd year running making it the 1st time he has defended the title on the play cool. now recharge his batteries before the us open having pulled out of the cincinnati musters shortly after this match and. this is due to you know. close impact of briggs it on nations of the caribbean and i'll s

difficulties left handed people face in a right handed world but for athletes like tennis star rafael nadal playing left handed may be an advantage the doll is one of the greatest tennis players of all time a lot of his dominance put down to the fact that he's a left hander but this is the twist in the donald's case he does everything else with this writes him from signing autographs to brushing his teeth it's on play left handed as a child. well as the howard from the every sport say lefty himself is here to talk about left handers good to see i think so tell us do left handed athletes really have an advantage statistically yes research is went looking for the 1st of whatever i has told us sports fans for many years that lefties seem to be. overrepresented in sport generally speaking but also at the very top level and you can reel off some of the greatest names of all time the legends whether by bruce monica seles wang great ski from moscow he never had a lover in tennis nadal mcenroe the list goes on and on and on in terms of the research and person all started to point towards tennis by

singles, which is being played in montreal, the early winners on wednesday included the defending rafael nadalding to win the tournament for a fifth time, and beat the british qualifier dan evans in straight sets — but they were both hard—fought sets, with nadal taking the first on a tie—break, before winning the second 6—4. yeah, a tough one. i have been playing well. so i came on court knowing that it will be a tough match and, i'm happy about this, and that first sat. —— set. an important victory, i'm happy to be through. the number two seed dominic thiem is also through to the third round, but was taken to three sets by canada's denis shapovalov. thiem, who won his first masters series title at indian wells earlier this year, won the deciding set 6—3. he plays the number 14 seed marin cilic next. on to football, and there were five more champions league qualifiers in europe on wednesday, and they included a win for olympiakos. they beat the turkish side istanbul bazak—sehir 1—0, with giorgos masouras scoring the only goal of the game early in the second half. istanbul finished the match wi

dan evans will face rafael nadal for the first tougher. s will face rafael nadal for the first time, he beat alexander, at the rogers cup and eva ns, alexander, at the rogers cup and evans, the british number two and 153 beat the australian and straight sets, 61176. next up for evans as the champion rafael nadal who received a buy into the second round. england will name their rugby world cup after the national against wells on sunday. mike brown and ben tia will not have the chance to stick their claim fora not have the chance to stick their claim for a place in it. they have been left up by coach eddiejones that say why they would be disappointed to miss out, they may get another opportunity so they must be ready, lewis and rory could make their test debut. it is the opening day of fixtures in the super league, inc. and's domestic 2020 tournament, they take on the starter this evening and that started well with sarah taylor creating plenty but, fell just several runs sarah taylor creating plenty but, felljust several runs short of sarah t

. -- rafael nadal. and the belarusian derby in the women's competition is still continuing.e. hello, once again. it's time we got you right up—to—date with how we see the rest of the week developing right across the british isles, and the rest of the week is certainly going to be marked by quite a considerable change for some parts, in that it will be cooler, wetter and windier and, for that change, we have to thank a frontal system which has been lurking away towards the north—western quarter of the british isles in recent days. itjust hasn't managed to get across the british isles simply because of the presence of the high pressure that has brought the heat from the continent, particularly to easter areas. but wednesday sees this weather front producing some really quite heavy bursts of rain across the southwest, through wales, and then to the midlands, on towards the north—east of england, during the latter part of the afternoon. and there the temperature profile — no more the 33, it's closer to 23 or 2a as a high, and cooler than that across northern and western parts, w

difficulties left handed people face in a right handed world but for athletes like tennis star rafael nadal playing left handed may be an advantage don is one of the greatest tennis players of all time a lot of his dominance is put down to the fact that he's a left hander but the twist in the doll's case he does everything else with his right hand from signing autographs to brushing his teeth played left handed as a child. well that's a thing howard from sports a lefty himself is here to talk about left handers good to see you anthony very so tell us do left handed out really have an advantage statistically yes i'm here to tell you so 10 percent of the population a left hand is but they are overrepresented it's not just too odd that we seem to notice a lot of left hand this over represented in sports like tennis you've got the greats like madonna we mentioned mcenroe live and navratilova that's tennis but also in something like bicycles and eco facts the pitch by ruth as well in fact by sport was really interesting that's where the the anomaly is most prevalent so 10 percent of the populati

away from football, rafael nadal continues the defence of his canadian open title in montreal. he has defeated argentina's guido pella in straight sets. meanwhile, the number two seed, dominic thiem, is also through to the quarter—finals. colm harrison has been watching. dominic thiem! twice a loser in the final in madrid, dominic thiem finally claimed his maiden masters series title earlier this year with victory at indian wells, and the austrian remains on course to reach his allotted place on sunday's final in montreal after this straight sets victory over cilic. straight sets, yes, but hardly straightforward, with the number two seed made to work hard for this win by the former us open champion. the first set when all the way to a tie—break, and despite going in early breakup in the second, thiem missed several chances to close out the match. he blew three match points before making the fourth count, seven — six, six haven't for the final score, but thiem is through to the final eight. and his opponent in the quarterfinals will be daniil medvedev. the number eight seed in r

difficulties left handed people face in a right handed world but for athletes like tennis star rafael nadal playing left handed maybe an advantage is one of the greatest tennis players of all time all of his dominance is put down to the fact that he's a left hander but. that's in a doll's case he does everything else with his right hand from signing autographs to brushing his teeth he decided to play a left handed child. well as the howard from the every sport say lefty himself is here to talk about left handers good to see if any so tell us do left handed athletes really have an advantage statistically you said research just went looking for the 1st of what our eye has told us sports fans for many years that lefties seem to be overrepresented in sport generally speaking but also at the very top level and you can reel off some of that the greatest names of votes on the legends whether by bruce monica seles wang great ski from moscow he never left alive or in tennis in the down mcenroe the list goes on and on and on and on in terms of the research and perfect all started to point towards ten

in the men's final in canada, rafael nadal came out in toff in his mach against daniiiil medvedev. >>adal dazzled and showed aggressive and to set the tone against daniil medvedev. after surviving to breakpoints and breaking medvedev's servant, he lookeked in contr.. hiss russian rival showed fifigt but coululdn't force errors. the dow sealed the first set 6-3 with this superb shot down the line, and it was smooth sailing from then on, much to the delight of his spanish supporters in the audience. a wide anglele serve failed to turn aroround medvedev's fortuns in the second set. nadal clearly comfortable with everything thrown at him. the spaniard consistently broke serve in the second south -- set to cruise to 6-0, claiming the cup for the second year running and the first time he has defended the title on a non-clay-court. he will recharge his batteries for the u.s. open, having pulled out of the cincinnati open after the match. laila: i am laila harrak. stay tuned. i am leaving you pictures from australia which is experiencing harsh winter weather with heavy snowfall in low-lying a

rafael nadal can‘t meet novak djokovic or roger federer until the us open final, but he doesn‘t believeom half of the draw and cannot meet federer or djokovic until the final should he get that far. however, the spaniard shrugged off any suggestion he holds an edge going into the final grand slam of 2019. have plenty of work before the you i have plenty of work before that you know if i have an advantage or not, so let‘s see if i am able to do my work for my side. but that‘s not an advantage or disadvantage, that‘s part of the draw and that‘s part of the... of the things that happen when your number one, number two or number three. there is no shortage of expectations on the shoulders of 15—year—old coco gauff who also gets her campaign underway on tuesday. the american arrives at flushing meadows as a wildcard but with real hopes to become the next big star of the sport. at wimbledon this year she upset her idol venus williams, magdalena rybarikova and slovenian polona hertzog before losing to eventual winner simona halep in the fourth round. nicholas roche remains in the red leader‘sj

hitting $24.00 ice is almost way too straight says went over frenchman and won one no such drama for rafael nadal is through to the 3rd round without having a ball after his opponent withdrew with injury before the match banned with al-jazeera. to football now a new way for champions a cold liverpool have been drawn against napoli again in this year's group stages last season liverpool advanced at the expense of the italians as they went on to win their sick title group f. as the big guns boss low numbers who don't win an interval and have 19 european cups between them group may also present an interesting match up between 2 of the biggest spenders in europe rail madrid and paris and. with europe's football elite assembled in monaco for the draw it was also time to give out the u.a.e. for player the year award this time liverpool defender virgil van dyke took home the big prize that's ruby tell you now messi and christian are an elder despite being rivals on the pitch they were united in defeat. we shared the stage 15 years me and him i don't know if it's ever happen in football the same 2 guys i

the so he's a problem on united defender to tennis in montreal now where rafael nadal has won the largest cup for a 5th time he took just 70 minutes to be rushed russia's downhill medvedev in the final david stakes reports rafa nadal was top seed and cliff favorite to win the rogers cup final against a player he'd never faced before donald medvedev 10 years his junior having dropped a set all week in montreal and he came out fighting i the russian had the dog on the ropes in the opening game but crucially he failed to convert a breakpoint and the doubt didn't give him a lookin after that i it was trademark stuff from the spaniard giving blow after blow showing why he's won 18 grand slams and ranked number 2 in the world. i after getting the break he didn't look back eventually taking the 1st set 6 games to 3 i and it was even more one sided in the 2nd set whatever medvedev tried the dial had an answer for. i the frustration was clear to see if the dial broke him 4 times and rattled off 6 games in a row to claim the rogers cup for a 5th time. i remarkably this is the 1st time in his career

to tennis in montreal now where rafael nadal has won the roaches cup for a 5th time he took just 70 minutes to beat russia's danny medvedev in the final david stokes reports. rafa nadal was top seed and clear favorite to win the rogers cup final against a player he'd never faced before donald medvedev 10 years his junior having dropped a set all week in montreal and he came out fighting the russian have a down on the ropes in the opening game but crucially he failed to convert a breakpoint and the doubt didn't get a look in after that. it was trademark stuff for the spaniard giving blow after blow showing why he's won 18 grand slams and ranked number 2 in the world. after getting the break he didn't look back eventually taking the 1st set 6 games to 3. and it was even more one sided in the 2nd set whatever medvedev choice the dow had an answer for. the 1st. gray she was pleased to see if the doll broke in 4 times and rattled off 6 games in a row to claim the rogers cup for a 5th time. i remarkably this is the 1st time in his career that the dow has defended a clay court title it's his 3rd t

talking hitting 24 aces almost way to a straight says went over frenchman and 11 no such drama for rafael nadal through to the 3rd round without having a ball after his opponent withdrew with injury before the match banned with al-jazeera. a dominican court released former major league baseball pitcher octavio tell on bail on thursday spent 9 days in detention of allegations of money laundering that charge has not been dropped he still faces charges for illegally possessing several firearms when he was arrested in a major sting operation. origin of the tells money can be comfortably justified i believe it is a reckless adventure on the part of the public ministry that should not have fallen on a citizen former spain and barcelona manager luis enrique is mourning the loss of his 9 year old daughter barcelona held a moment of silence for their former coaches daughter who died from bone cancer and lefty's job with spain's national team in june because of his daughter's illness england fast bowler james anderson has been ruled out of the rest of the ashes series against australia because of a cough

novak djokovic and rafael nadal pulled out of an exhibition last december the match would have seen them net $1000000.00 each. nonetheless for the joshua match it seems business interests have prevailed say that it was a business decision it's based on that money is going to earn it will be as hard and cold as that's once it's just stretching your grounds you boundaries for these very big sports it's going to be a lot of complaining and go going to camp and they'll be a lot of complaining just full of sports but loads of friends will still. and the juncture is big news amnesty international has urged joshua to find out more about side your abuse human rights record. but with the country investing $100000000.00 in the fight and with both fighters expected to earn millions themselves it's difficult to see anybody pulling out so hale malik. diana small and this is a con is that kevin iowa and las vegas can not stop with the $1000000.00 question why saudi arabia and i think it's just that some a it's money the fact that they offer so much more money than anywhere else in the world las vegas

montreal is one of nine masters 1000 tournaments held throughout the year and defending champion rafael nadalbye through to the second round where he'll take on british qualifier dan evans in the first match on centre court. celtic take on romanian champions cluj in the first leg of their third qualifying round of the champions league later. neil lennon's side will need to win this 2—legged tie and another one after that to qualify for the group stage proper. former chelsea player dan petrescu is the cluj manager and says it would take a miracle to knock the scottish champions out. with the new nba season set to get under way in mid october, the rapper drake has been parading the larry o'brien championship trophy won by the toronto raptors in june. during his performance at ovo fest 2019, an annual concert he hosts, the musician used a giant nba finals trophy as a prop on the stage while holding the actually trophy to celebrate the raptors' first ever title. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that

your wednesday sport briefing, where we start with the tennis news that 3—time us open champion rafael nadaln. but not such good news for fourth seed dominic thiem as the austrian lost in four sets to italy's thomas fabbiano. earlier, eighth seeded stefanos tsitsipas went out after losing to russian andrey rublev in four sets. but the match was more about what the 21—year—old greek had to say to the umpire after a heated conversation during the match. i hope you change! i don't care. do whatever you want. you are the worst. for something that makes for some reason, you have something against me. you are all weirdos. while in the women's draw, top seed and defending champion naomi osaka is through to the second round, but after a struggle. the 21—year—old from japan needed three sets to overcome 20—year—old russian anna blinkova and now faces poland's world number 53 magda linette. in the asian champions league, there were two more quarterfinal first legs on tuesday with the saudi derby between al—ittihad and al—hilal finishing goalless in jeddah. while in the early match, 2017 champions uruw

rafael nadal will be looking to make it five rogers cup titles when he gets his tournament underway inll be taking on either australian alex de minaur or a qualifier. in toronto the women play with two—time champion simona halep again in the draw. the 27—year—old romanian will be keen to build on her recent wimbledon title and work her way back to the top of the rankings from number four where she currently is. once you've got it, you never lose it. steven gerrard's playing days might be behind him, but the liverpool legend still knows how to control a ball. gerrard — now manager at scottish premiership side rangers — showed that he hasn't lost his touch as the ball went out of play. his side got the new season off to a great start with a 2—1win over kilmarnock. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your monday sport briefing. the gold—plated coffin of egypt's boy king — tutankhamun — has been seen for the first time outside his tomb. the sarcophagus is undergoing restoration — in a process that's exp

sneak through to round 2 after a 3 set win over on the bling coba the men's side former champion rafael nadal easily dispatched australian john millman the 2nd seed prevailed 636262 in new york. since the turn of the century the number of people over the age of 100 has risen markedly the un now kelts more than half a 1000000 but how do you get old and stay young girl in early appalled is $102.00 and still giving swimming lessons. by nick maybe they won't hold this name teacher at the grand old age of 100 into his still given classes every week at the school in body. swimming is space. for. our enemies doing sports is one of the biggest joys in life. by. keeping fit has certainly helped to keep leo young. the full metal worker who wanted to stay active when you retire at 40 years ago. he qualified as a swimming instructor and has been teaching children ever since. i was just nothing with the kids i do it all for free. tonight. more than a 1000 children have taken to the watch of the. kids each doesn't bother them. how old is leo. and how huge ensues. but he's really helpful and very patient. i

and then as rafael nadal's momentum continued to build ahead of the u.s. open as a crucifix or a at the rogers cup and. a spaniard is an action for the 1st time since losing to roger federer in last month's wimbledon final and she. easily dispatched of argentina's 6364 to advance to the quarter finals nadal has won his tournaments 4 times and now faces italy's fabio fognini. 50 years ago today 4 men crossed the road in london and a photographer took a shot that went on to become one of the best know images in music history hundreds of beatles and so descended on the famous zebra crossing nearly beat abbey road studios that gave the album its name back and 969 photographer ian mcmillan chose the shot from just 6 springs and the photo shoot was over in just 10 minutes the iconic image graced the cover of the band's and ultimate studio album and fans have been recreating it ever since. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you and plunged into political crisis after the far right party led by deputy prime minister matteo so that it will call f

rafael nadal will play in the 3rd round later but the world number 2 was called into action as he signed autographs for fans during practice a small child was getting crushed by the crowds so the spaniard as you can see he reached. the little boy out and tried to comfort him before signing his stand on. india's cricket captain vera currently has put his team in a strong position against the west indies in the 2nd test after losing the toss and being put into battle in a park in jamaica the tourists stumbled to 46 for 2 when both roland pajaro dismissed early but the india skipper put on a half century he reached 76 before being caught india will resume day 2 on 264 for 5 that is a sport for now will have will feel a to stymie flying saucers joe that brings us to the end of this news out of. just a couple of minutes so stay with us. for the nomadic jacka tribe survival is about reaching their destination goals if we don't hurry we'll never be able to get the tempo of the story we follow the mongolian herdsmen on a treacherous migration or in other countries dangerous to the ices of them a

won two grand slams this year, victory in new york would take him to 17 major titles, one behind rafael nadals, in terms of howl more or less, everything is about grand slams, in terms of how i see tennis. you now, no matter at the most. i will definitely try to play my best tennis, and aim to play my best tennis at these events. rory mcilroy has won the pga tour championship for a second time — earning him more than £12 million in prize money. he finished four strokes clear in atlanta. so win at the fedex cup on it occasions a pretty big deal. the only other person to dine out as tiger woods, you know you're doing something right. it has been a wonderful season for me, i have played consistently, a lot of good performances and a lot of good performances and a lot of good performances and a lot of good performances and good golf. it is a pretty special feeling to get a second fedex title. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have an update for you on the next hour too. all the highlights from the cricket on there, you can relive t

over in the men's singles, three—time us open—winner rafael nadal has just started his third round matchna. france's nicolas edet has taken the overall lead by six seconds afterfinishing in the main group. james knox is the highest placed briton in 28th. hull kingston rovers hopes of avoiding relegation from super league have been boosted by beating catalans dragons by 24 points to six. they ran in three tries in perpignan from ryan shaw and danny mcguire. staying with rugby league, bradford bulls will play their final game at odsal stadium tomorrow when they host sheffield eagles. the six—time league champions, who have been through financial trouble and relegation in the last few years, leave the stadium after 85 years. paul ogden reports. inagural champions in 1996, the bulls were regulars in the grand finals of the early 2000. ball mania was one thing, but the largest ever attendance, 102,569 for the 1954 challenge cup final replay. it was a then world record for the league crowd. these days, owned by rugby league's governing body, the rfl, they have recently been sublet to bradford

and it's what rafael nadal back to his best in the lead up to the u.s. rogers cup coming up. a mastodon is under way by protesters in hong kong's airport thousands of occupied part of the main terminal to take their message against the government to those flying in these are pictures of the protest happening right now it is the 2nd time protesters have occupied the airport in less than a month and dreads have been arrested since citywide demonstrations began more than 2 months ago or testers want an end dependent and korean to alleged police brutality that complete withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill and the resignation of hong kong's leader kerry lamb and the past hour she has held a news conference kerry land that is accusing the protesters of being reckless they did not mind destroying hong kong economy they have no stake in the society which so many people have helped to build. and that that's why they resort to old is the violence and obstructions causing huge damage to economy and sort of daily life all over people so i am indeed very worried about this situa

won two grand slams this year, victory in new york would take him to 17 major titles, one behind rafael nadallams, you know? in terms of how i see tennis and how i approach it. because, you know, they are the most, so i will definitely try to play my best tennis and aim to play my best tennis at these events. that's all for now, i point you towards the website where there is lots more about ben stokes and the win over australia. the pod cast is worth a list, and you can also listen to the whole final hour's commentary of that incredible test. we will have more for you later. thank you, olly, we will follow your direction as ever! a vast "raft" of volcanic rocks stretching over 150 square kilometers is drifting through the pacific ocean, scientists say. the sea of pumice — the size of 20,000 football fields — was first reported by australian sailors earlier this month. experts say the mass likely came from an underwater volcano near tonga which erupted around the seventh of august. tom whitehead and shannon lenz sailed their boat into the pumice field. about an hour out of tonga, we started ru

i'm going to go with the sports as manchester united bassett chelsea in this season opener and rafael nadal defends a hard court title for the 1st time in his career as he struggles to victory or just cup. but we saw breaking news within the last hour we've heard that all flights leaving hong kong international airport have been cancelled that of the fountains of antigovernment protesters flooded into the arrivals hall more than a 100 flights have been affected but the authorities say slides which have already checked in and flights that are currently on their way to the city will not be affected members of the public are being told to stay away from the airport rob mcbride is our correspondent with the latest from inside the airport. incredible scenes at hong kong international airport. hard to walk the last kilometer to get here joining a steady stream of protesters literally thousands of people getting off buses getting out of a vehicles walking through jammed roads to make it here to the terminal bringing this terminal to a complete standstill people here are outraged at what they see a

[roll call] there are some commissioners excused and rafael nadal him and is also excuse. a quorum. >> item number 4, please. >> item four, approval of possible bulk -- possible modifications of the meetings set forth below. june 13th, 2019, and the special meeting minutes from july 11th, 2019. >> are there any corrections to the minutes? of either meeting? seeing none, i will entertain a motion. >> i will move that the minutes from june 13th and july 11th meetings be approved. >> second. >> okay. any public comment on this item? all right. all in favor? >> aye. >> any opposed? it is unanimous. >> item five is general public comment on matters within the board's jurisdiction. >> is there any public comment, anyone who would like to speak at this time or have a question? >> hello, i am a retired teacher with the united educators of san francisco. is this an appropriate time to give feedback on the presentation last time? because i wasn't here until the end and i did have some feedback to give because i'm thinking it might be a good time because the minutes were about the la

and it's what rafael nadal back to his best in the lead up to the u.s. the action from the rogers cup coming up. a mastodon is under way by protesters in hong kong's airport thousands of occupied part of the main terminal to take their message against the government to those flying in these are pictures of the protest happening right now it is the 2nd time protesters have occupied the airport and less than a month and dreads have been a.

yes, rafael nadal, novak djokovic.. yes, you don't want to stretch yourself too far at this stage. it is great too far at this stage. it is great to see him back. naomi 0saka has returned to world number one, despite a straight sets defeat to serena williams in the quarter—finals of the rogers cup. ash barty drops off the top spot, following a run of tough results. jofra archer looks set to make his england test debut after being named in the 12—man squad to face australia in the second ashes test at lord's. having missed the first test with a side strain, the world cup winner replaces the injured james anderson. and brings real pace to the bowling attack, and england need it, after defeat in the first test. spinner moeen ali is dropped with left armerjack leach included in his place. play begins at lords on wednesday. wigan have moved to third in super league after beating hull kr. it couldn't have been more comfortable for leeds, who recorded back to back wins, beating catalan dragons by 48—8. luke briscoe making it

the news drew tributes from across spain, including from the prime minister and rafael nadal, who tweetedrom google have discovered what they describe as an ‘indiscriminate‘ and ‘sustained‘ attack against users of apple‘s iphone, one which lasted at least two years. once on the device, the malicious software would gather messages, photos and location data from apps including instagram and whatsapp. apple issued a fix for the flaws in february, and iphone users are being advised to make sure their operating system is up—to—date. the liberal democrats have held the shetland islands in a by—election, despite a high—profile snp campaign to win the constituency. beatrice wishart was elected as the new msp for the area, succeeding tavish scott who had held the seat since the scottish parliament was created in 1999. he stood down injune to take on a new post with scottish rugby. now what you are watching and reading on the bbc news app. following from the story yesterday about the bank of mum and dad, costs soaring at a hotel of mum and dad, thatis soaring at a hotel of mum and dad, that is numb

rafael nadal is through to the second round.icky for the defending women's champion naomi osaka. she had a really tough battle with the 20—year—old russian anna blinkova. osaka was taken to three sets before eventually making it through to second round. there were a couple of shocks in the efl cup last night. two premier league sides beaten by lower league opposition. norwich lost to crawley town, and crystal palace were beaten on penalties by colchester united. all the other premier league clubs survived, including west ham who beat newport county 2—0, a score which included a first hammers goal forjack wilshere. one other line of football news, it looks like alexis sanchez has finally found a way out of manchester united. they've agreed a deal for him to join the italian side inter milan on a season—long loan. and that is it from us here at gigg lane. will bring you the latest bury the bolton wanderers throughout the programme. steph is here who set out a warning yesterday that we will do a countdown. 48 hours —ish yesterday f

in the singles, dan evans lost to rafael nadal. too for the british number one kyle edmund. he was thrashed by the russian daniil medvedev, in a match that lasted just an hour. history was made in cricket's t20 blast night. this is leicestershire's colin ackerman, who took seven wickets forjust 18 runs. that's a world record in this format of the game. leicester beat birmingham bears by 55 runs — a result that boosts their play—off hopes. and finally, female tennis stars have shown their financial dominance in the latest edition of the forbes rich list. the top 11 highest earners in female sport all play tennis. serena williams tops the list, after earning just over £24 million, pounds while naomi 0saka is second. america's alex morgan is the first non—tennis player, in 12th, with the footballer earning just under £5 million. still quite a big gap, though, isn't there? and tennis players are in there? and tennis players are in there for a reason, it is one of the only sports with parity with men. so a lot of catching up to do. charl

. >> reporter: djokovic, federer, and spain's rafael nadal have won 54 of the last 65 majors nadal, who over the sport. >> special story for the sport hopefully, still counting. >> reporter: as for the breakout wimbledon star, 15-year-old coco gauff, she will be playing here tomorrow after getting a wild card entry we will be watching, guys. >> for sure. >> kristen, thank you. we will be watching. can't wait to see coco play again. >> so fun to watch so fun to watch. >> so exciting, yeah >>> all right. just ahead, ryan reynolds' epic job to mark his wife blake lively's birthday. >>> what is better than one daly two. >> what, my wife is here who is with the kids >> she has back to school recipes after your local news. good to see her back, too. this is not just the flu. it's meningitis b... and you're not there to help. while meningitis b is uncommon... once symptoms appear, they can progress quickly and can be fatal... sometimes within 24 hours. before you send your teen to college... make sure you help protect them. talk to your teen's doctor... about meningitis b vaccination. and take

was awesome gauff will be back in action tomorrow on the men's side, three-time open champion rafael nadalwas in action, beating the australian, john millman, in straight sets. i'd never been to the u.s. open. i got to go yesterday. >> yeah. >> cool. >> it was a pinch me moment. there i am with chris jansing, my friend and pal at msnbc we had the best afternoon. we saw naomi osaka win coco gauff later in the afternoon, i watched her on tv if the two of them keep winning, they'll face off in the third round. >> fun fact, by the way, regarding kristen welker. >> what is that? >> played tennis. >> oh. >> played in high school that's right doubles. undefeated for one season, by the way. very proud of that it was neat to be there yesterday to see tennis at that level, by the way. >>> al roker did not play tennis. >> no. watched tennis very good viewer of tennis let's show you your forecast around the rest of the country heavy rain moving into the northeast. that's due to tropical storm erin, which we'll talk about fire dangers out west, and more wet weather through the southwest. we're going to

. >> el mundialmente reconocido rafael nadal son algunos de los latinos que nos prepresentarÁn en estes esto es todo lo que tengo desde queens nueva york, ahora regresamos con ustedes a los estudios. >> gracias Ángel, nos da mucho gusto esta representaciÓn latina. >> sabrÁ dios si me voy a poner a representar a estados unidos. >> alaÏa y yo estamos practicando tenis, asÍ es que vamos a ver. >> es un excelente deporte, ademÁs muy completo y esta gran oportunidad de estar tan bien e representado me da mucho gusto. >> mucho gusta mucho es una dura formo de mantener a la familia unida. >> ademÁs te veo disciplinada. >> todos los domingos estamos ahÍ. >> unos que tambiÉn disciplinados son frederick y jorge. >> bueno que baila porque Él baila (risas) jorge, no te sientas mal cÁlmate, te pido por favor entiendas que esto es una broma nada mÁs de adamari entiÉndelo de esta manera pote pongas tan serio, simplemente dijo que tÚ ves como las personas. >> para quÉ me invitan. >> te queremos jorge. >> serÍa un chiste planificado como el tenis es el Único deporte... (hablan al unÍsono) me cortaron t

rafael nadal, roger federer. novak has won four of last five majors. on a roll.y nice and safe and conservative. not this time. janice: i'm from canada. maybe that will bring her extra luck. >> she needs it. ainsley: you're a hall of failer, show me some of the move. >> let's do it. janice: how long have you been with the tennis channel. >> i've been with the tennis channel, 10 or 15 years. every morning 8:00 to 11, there is live show previewing the day's matches, and nighttime matches. there we go. she is doing great. every night from midnight toç 8:00 a.m. watch that on the tennis channel. janice: love it. tracy austin. >> you are a star. look at you. so steady and consistent. janice: my gosh, look at this. >> we had a great much match with serena williams and maria sharapova. watched worldwide. she looked incredible. janice: look how good i am. >> you are good. steve: janice dean, excellent. janice dean the tennis machine. meanwhile they went viral for their creative snow day announcement earlier this year, remember? ainsley: we love them. they are back with