roger federer made a winning return to the french open with a dominant first—round victory over lorenzoederer beat the italian in three straight sets in his first match at roland garros in four years. the 20—time grand slam winner will face germany's oscar otte in the second round, who's ranked 1a5th in the world. and the women's draw, svitolina beat

roger federer has made a winning return to the french open after four years away.t sets, but there were surprise defeats for both angelique kerber and venus williams. earlier, i spoke to our tennis correspondent russell fuller and asked him if federer looked like he had never been away. he has had two warm—up tournaments on the clay in madrid and rome. he reached the quarter—finals on both occasions and actually pulled out before his quarter—final in rome because he had a bit of a toe and leg problem, but that was very much precautionary. he eased back into roland garros today with a straightforward win, adulation from those 15,000 watching, desperate to see him back. federer has rested from clay season over recent years because he felt he needed a break to prolong his career. this helped him win wimbledon in 2017, but this year, he felt there was no strong reason to stay away from the clay and he looks as sharp as ever. how big a shock to see fifth see angelique kerber go out? at the start of the fortnight, she was hoping to become only the 11th woman in history t

and roger federer needs less than an hour to ease past richard gasquet in madrid — his first clay—courtch for three years. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the astonishing news that liverpool have overturned a 3—0 first leg deficit against barcelona to win 4—0 at anfield and qualify for the champions league final. against all the oddsjurgen klopp‘s side became the first team to overturn a three—goal deficit in a champions league semi—final — and watching was our sports editor dan roan. one of the features of the season in the premier league and here is their resilience and they dug deeper than ever before to score the winner. quick thinking taking advantage of barcelona going to sleep on a set play and finding a quick speedy striker. even then, liverpool knew that they were in a difficult and vulnerable position because if barcelona scored just one goal they would be away on away goals. they knew there was no room for error and despite that they were inspired to what will surely go down as the greatest night this stadium has witnessed in the greatest european resul

the sun was shining in rome again for roger federer's 1st match at the italian open since 2016 and the world number 3 had no trouble dealing with his opponent portugal's draw. federer took the opening set 64 . this way spoke his place in the 3rd round by cruising through the 2nd set 63. i. defending champion rafa nadal had an even easier time in his opening game against france's gentlemen shakti the world number 2 stormed through the 1st set 6 love nadal ease through the 2nd set to round out the match 61 and moves one step closer to winning his record extending 9th title you know. assisted still to come in data business africa defends its decision to join china's new silk road projects which has other european countries that want to. fuck up white. stories about the top of the good. news from africa the world join us on facebook. for. an action packed life. anything is possible as long as our coffee and his friends country are. just. kenya's refugee camp.

and run again for roger federer's first match of the italian open since 2016.he world number three had no trouble e dealing withth his opponentnt, portugal's joao sosa. the swiss b but his place in the third roround by cruising throuh the second set 6-3. defending champion rafael nadal had it even easier time in his opening game. the world's number two stormed through the first set, 6-0. nadal eased through the second set to run at the match 6-1 and moves one step closer to winning his record extending night italian open -- ninth italian open. brent: after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. tonight, the european parliament election and the forces putting the dis in disinformation. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ to leave a sit down protest income. to thank you very much for being with us the president of the united states has said that he hopes. they are not heading towards a war with iran. the us is ordered nonessential personnel o

the sun was shining in rome again for roger federer's 1st match at the italian open since 2016 and the world number 3 had no trouble dealing with his opponent portugal's. federer took the opening set 64. this was booked his place in the 3rd round by cruising through the 2nd set 63. i. defending champion and often i dial had an even easier time in his opening game against france's gentlemen shante the world number 2 storm through the 1st set 6 love nadal ease through the 2nd set to round out the match 61 and moves one step closer to winning his record extending 9th time you know. you're watching t w news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight the european parliament election and the forces putting the deceased into dissin for mention. here is what's coming up the coldest place so much movement to. get this. since all 5 cults must take a look at what all that means for the type of place. i'm going to sleep every weekend here come t.w. . some time in the 26 to you my great granddaughter who people are. but with the world be like in your lifetime and around ha

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rafael with nas forehand there, moves on 6-1, 6-2 and 6- more tennisyalty in action, roger federer facingtay. aittle drop shot here. gets to it. federer catches him, roger making it look easy out there today. roger federer also moves on in saight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. >> good news for d.c. ited fans in chicago after a violent collision with new england's goalkeeper saturday, the coach telling t "washington post" he has a few hes, took a pretty good shot but he's also one tough s-o-b. rooney did stay in the game ovee the weend scoring the penalty goal and stoppage time for the penalty-kick. >>> good news for guard anthony coan will return. he tested draft waters but ultimately decided to return to college park. town has started all 99 games since coming to maryland leaving them in the scoring minutes and steals in the last two seasons. >> that good to see. >> thanks a lot. >>> tonight robert mueller breaks his two-year silence.bl his first pu comments on the russia investigation. mueller giving answers to esngering mysteries, contra addicting the prent and the attorney general. reminding co

in the men's draw, roger federer became the oldest man to reach the fourth round at roland garros inng norwegian casper ruud. federer was playing a record 400th grand slam match and beat ruud in straight sets, winning the third on a tie break. next up for the third seed is argentina's leonardo mayer. ii—time champion rafael nadal is also through to the last 16. no great surprise there. but after comfortably taking the first two sets, he was made to work by belgium's david goffin. nadal eventually coming through in four sets. the west indies made a rapid and victorious start to the men's cricket world cup, needing fewer than 14 of their 50 overs with the bat to beat pakistan. they chased down a modest target of 106 at trent bridge for a seven—wicket win watched by patrick gearey. this is supposed to be the world cup where everyone feels at home. that wherever a team goes, they'll find fans behind them, pakistan especially. but out there, you're alone. support is a long way away when andre russell charges in at 90mph. west indies were flying. this was a high—speed throwback. oshane tho

roger federer has been knocked out of the madrid open in the quarterfinal, beaten by dominic thiem whoset down and save match points to end federer‘s clay—court return. the austrian won it 3—6, 7—6, 6—4 to set—up a meeting with world number one novak djokovic in the semi—finals. rafa nadal will be stefanos tsitsipas in the other semi. it's after the five time champion in the spanish capital beat stan wawrinka in straight sets. meanwhile in the women's event, simona halep is still no course to re—take the world number one spot. -- still —— still on course. she's through to the final in madrid after beating belinda bencic. she'll play kiki bertens in the final and if she wins, halep will be the new world number one. well, this weekend is also the culmination of european rugby's elite competition — the champions cup. saracens v leinster — two of the best sides in the history of the european cup will go head to head at stjames park tomorrow, chris slegg looks ahead to the game. saracens again are heading off to fight for europe's greatest shiniest crown. having comfortably beating munster

number three seed roger federer is paying his first visit to the tournament in four years. beat germany's 0scar 0tter three sets to love to qualify for the next round. thousands of mourners have gathered in vienna today to pay their respects to three—time formula 1 world champon niki lauda, who died last week at the age of 70. family members and former drivers have attended a mass at st stephens cathedral. the current world champion lewis hamilton included there. he's being laid to rest at a private funeral. here are some of the day's other sports stories: caster semenya is appealing the court of arbitration for sport's ruling that she must artificially reduce her testosterone levels. semenya has filed the appeal with the federal supreme cout of switzerland. west ham have confirmed andy carroll, samir nasri and goalkeeper adrian will all leave the club when their contracts expire next month. carroll has spent seven seasons at the club since arriving from liverpool. the investment group in talks to buy newcastle united says it is "assisting" the premier league in its fit—and

his return for the first time infouryears, and on his return for the first time in four years, roger federeran italian opponent. iam happy i am happy to be here again. it is good news when you see tournaments that are improving, new things from the player side wejust that are improving, new things from the player side we just say thank you to the french federation for all the great things they are doing. i played the three finals here in 2017 and it was tough to lose but la st 2017 and it was tough to lose but last year i had the best memory on court lifting this beautiful trophy finally. it was amazing. and amazing moment. all this week on the bbc we've been highlighting women's sport through change the game, looking at many of the issues that elite female athletes have to deal with. injanuary a video of the american gymnast katelyn ohashi performing a ‘perfect 10' routine went viral, gaining her millions of fans around the world. but the story behind her rise to prominence is important, and she's been speaking to our sports reporterjo currie about her struggles with body image. it was the

women's and men's world number ones naomi 0saka and novak djokovic along with rafael nadal and roger federerked schedule is now set for thursday. cricket and bangladesh beat ireland in the final round robin match of the tri—nations series in dublin. it means they maintain their unbeaten record in the competition. ireland batted first after winning the toss and opener paul stirling hit 130 off 1111 balls as they made 292 for 8 from their 50 overs. abu jayed was the pick of the bangladeshi bowlers — taking 5 for 58. his first five—wicket haul in only his 2nd 0di. in reply, liton das top—scored with 76 as bangladesh chased down their target with 7 overs to spare. sabbir rahman hit the winning runs as bangladesh won by 5 wickets. they'd already qualified for the final on friday where they'll face west indies. 0bviously obviously you have been in the west end this twice. anything to work on tomorrow or a day off? no, we will practice on the areas we need to improve because it is a big match coming up. they have beaten us twice, especially in the final. if we can win, we will win the tournament an

roger federer will play competitive tennis on a clay court for the first time in three years on tuesdaynd. the world number 4 will take on either spain's alejandro davidovich fokina or france's richard gasquet following the pair's first—round meeting on monday. iam also i am also happy that the decision i took around december when i started took around december when i started to feel like i definitely wanted to play clay that it was the right decision. because i have not looked back at the clay—court elder yet and everything that i have been doing and thinking that i should not have stop i am happy. i am here. and thinking that i should not have stop i am happy. iam here. iam and thinking that i should not have stop i am happy. i am here. i am on the surface. naomi osaka is through to the second round in madrid although the scoreline doesn't quite reflect how much of a test she was given by dominika cibulkova — osaka in the end taking it 6-2, 7-6. an abdominal injury had forced her to withdraw in stuttgart just over a week ago — but the world number one said she wasn't in too much pain.

roger federer rested from the place...o stay away from the clay and he looks as sharp as ever. how big a shock to see fifth see angelique kerber go out? at the start of the fortnight, she was hoping to become only the 11th woman in history to have won all four of the grand slam titles in her career. third different grand slam with a wimbledon last year. the french open always her weakest surface and having rolled her ankle while running in the warm up ahead ofa while running in the warm up ahead of a match in room two weeks ago, her chances here always looked very slight. and sure enough, against a very promising russian, she was well beaten in straight sets. and she will now go to try and get herself into the right sort of shape to start the defence of her wimbledon title. venus williams also out? not so title. venus williams also out? not so surprising other because venus williams is one of the gritty champions the sport has ever seen but she is 39 next month and now 52nd in the will and because she is not seated here, s

who knocked out roger federer and following that there will still 2 other semifinals for graham's. roughen adults promise on a clay court is undeniable and switzerland stands ready for him to experienced it 1st hand dropping the 1st set 61 down the world number 2 cruised through the 2nd 6 to support his place in the semifinals the spaniard is seeking his 6th madrid open title but 1st needs to get past stephanus city parts the rising star from greece faced a tougher quarter final challenge against defending champion alexander thread of of germany after scraping through the 1st set 75 dropped the 2nd 63. but the world number 9 cruised to victory by taking advantage of threat of a lackluster final set the game ended 753662. you're wanting to go in is live from berlin next up we're all stories thank you. action packed life. anything is possible as long as our coffee and his friends can drink are. these movies. is like.

roger federer and rafael nadal through, the former get to lose a set. yes, federick came through. the way. the first few sets were quite co mforta ble. the first few sets were quite comfortable. he was playing a young gun. casper ruud. one of these young and next generation upcoming. vetere shut him down. in the third set he found his buddy. it put some other way. —— he found his footing. in the end vetere wrapped it up in three sets to come through. as for rafael nadal, taking on david goffin and he dropped a set. a rare thing for him. he dropped that middle set, regroup, and he is also through to the last 16. thank you forjoining us. two—time champions west indies have set a marker at the cricket world cup, after thrashing pakistan by seven wickets in their world cup opener at trent bridge today. after an oshane thomas—led pace attack dismissed pakistan for just 105, the windies reached their target in less than 14 overs. patrick geary was watching. this is supposed to be the world cup where everyone feels at home. that whereever a team goes, they'll find fans behind them, pakis

among those who had to play twice to reach the quarter—finals was roger federer.seed beat joao sousa of portugal in straight sets in the morning, but needed three sets to see off borna coric later in the day. federer had to come from a set down to win, and was taken to a tie—break in the decider, which he won 9—7, to reach the last eight where he'll play stefanos tsitsipas. i was very tired. i got lucky again. i was very tired. i got lucky again. i was lucky in madrid. it is nice to be lucky sometimes. i have lost a lot of heartbreak as to, throughout the years. it is nice to win this. the atmosphere was fantastic. people we re the atmosphere was fantastic. people were going crazy. it is exactly the atmosphere you want. it was good. federer‘s on course for a semi—final showdown with the reigning champion rafael nadal who was in imperious form on thursday. he won both his matches in straight sets, and only lost two games in the process. after beginning the defence of his title with a 6—0 6—1win overjeremy chardy, nadal followed that up with a 6—1, 6—love victory ov

slam title in a row at the french open later this month and joining djokovic in the last eight is roger federer the swiss survived two match points to beat france's gilman feels despite the wobble federer stood his ground and dominated the deciding tie break to seal a six no four six seven six victory. you're watching news live from berlin up next a special program face the voters members of the european parliament answer questions put to them directly by you the voter stick around for the. shifting powers the old order is history the world is real uniting itself and the media's role is keep the topic in focus of the global media forum twenty nine teams today one out of two people is online who are we following who do we trust to beijing and shape the future at the touch of a global media for twenty five change. how a well can do this especially.

marin challenged retired due to food poisoning check of it will face dominic team who knocks out roger federer and following that there was still 2 of the semifinal spots up for grabs. roughen adults promise on a clay court is undeniable and switzerland stands at brink experienced it 1st time and dropping the 1st set 61 down the world number 2 cruised through the 2nd 62 took his place in the semifinals the spaniard is seeking his 6th madrid open title but 1st needs to get past stephanos city pass the rising star from greece faced a tougher quarter final challenge against defending champion alexander thread of of germany after scraping through the 1st set 756 he passed dropped the 2nd 63. i think but the world number 9 cruised to victory by taking advantage of threat of a lackluster final set the game ended 753662 i think. this is the delhi news live from that and coming up next a journey through african-american history will take you to the museum in washington that is the symbol of reconciliation thanks for that thanks so much for watching. europe the big idea. but what's become of it. will i

still, there are few who have ever played the game that can make things look as simple as roger federer germany's oscar also. sloane stephens went all the way to the women's final last year. her journey in 2019 has now reached the third round. it's nice. obviously played well both matches, so i was happy to be back in a good position in the slam. the only thing predictable about muguruza is her unpredicted ability, a former champion, often inconsistent, but through to round three with victory overjoanna larson. i think it was better than the last one, i think we had some great rallies. joanna is an opponent i have never faced great rallies. joanna is an opponent i have neverfaced before, so i was looking forward to that. and yes, i could control a little bit more my nerves this match, and yes, pretty good one. and no significant struggle for pliskova. the number two seed's challenge picking up pace. we are just hours away from the start of the cricket world cup, where hosts england take on south africa at the oval in london. england are the tournament favourites, which captain eoin morg

number three seed roger federer is paying his first visit in four years to the tournament.e three sets to love to move into the third round. anthonyjoshua says world heavyweight title opponent andy ruinunior will be more dangerous than fellow champion deontay wilder. joshua is the odds—on favourite to retain his three belts against ruiz when they meet at madison square garden in new york on saturday. why is ruiz more dangerous than deontay wilder? when i weigh up the two, i would take the opportunity of deontay wilder, that is how much i wa nt to deontay wilder, that is how much i want to fight, i want to get straight to the big fight. we are counting the minutes until kick off in the europa league final. let's go back to ollie foster in baku. many thanks. they are still pouring in. the gates have been open for a couple of hours. it is a sell out here. not many from the uk because, we have heard the stories, we will hear 1000 stories of how they got here. we have just hear 1000 stories of how they got here. we havejust had hear 1000 stories of how they got here. we have jus

lifting a rocket off to his opponent pennant tomar in chile which retired due to food poisoning and roger federer was beaten by dominic team of austria and a thrilling seesaw match to end the swiss spectrum's clay season it ended $3676.00 and $6.00 call for team they're now goes through to face jacob itch in the semi's on saturday. you're watching news live from berlin coming up next shift living in the digital age but the how women are using social media to fight discrimination thanks so much for joining us. we're not here to judge but to eliminate prejudices. we're not here to change your opinion. but to open some space for different points of view we're not here to speak on behalf of anybody but to let everybody speak for themselves. not here to give the right answers but to ask the right questions. we're not here.

retain her number one ranking heading into the french open later this month and world number 3 roger federer had to withdraw because of an injury to his right leg of the soccer and federer had played 2 matches on thursday after wednesday's action was rained out. well the internet community is in mourning a frown that launched a 1000 memes has passed away that would be social media sensation grumpy cat she has died at the age of 7 the cat's famous scowl caused by feline wharf isn't shot her online fame and even prompted owner to quit her job to set up a company loading her star pet made numerous t.v. appearances and even starred in her own christmas movie. all right here to talk about that feline sensation i'm joined now by d.w. social media editor donna donna i know your personally a big fan of grumpy cat can you help explain why she became such a superstar. well definitely karl i cannot believe i have to talk about her in past tense but i guess that's the circle of life grumpy cat was indeed an adorable little feline born in arizona united states to her owner tabitha in 2012 she as you've m

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now that joke a bridge rafa nadal and roger federer are all in action at the italian open this wednesday there are unlikely to emulate the tactics deployed by nick curious in the 1st round match the australian opting to open his title bid with a nod to sir despite his an orthodox approach throughout this encounter with daniele met the curious did go on to win the match and speak so. much as like 1st point so what happens when the boy. kind of just encourage me to keep doing. you know i think it's a good tactic and some of he doesn't he doesn't want people to just. you know just play every shot he needs rhythm so if we can get in with. tiger woods says he's feeling in great physical condition heading into the p.g.a. championship he's taken a month off since winning the masters ahead of his bid to win a 16th major title i want to play a couple weeks ago just wasn't quite mentally ready to do it but physically i've been feeling really good the training session is a good. i've been to a lot of practicing of late i'm excited to get out there a moment of course we came up here last week took a

djokovic remains on course for a semi—final showdown with roger federer, who is playing in a clay courtn to reach last eight, seeing off gael monfils in three sets, but not before saving two match points in the decider. federer plays dominic thiem next. in the other half—draw, rafael nadal is into the quarters, and he will face stan wawrinka, who the spaniard beat in the 2013 final. four—time champion nadal accounted for american frances tiafoe as he searches for a first tournament win this season. and defending champion alexander zverev is into the last eight. he defeated polish qualifier hubert hurkacz. but he had to do it in three sets, winning 3—6, 6—4, 6—4, and he will now play greece's stefanos tsitsipas. now to european tour golf, where england's matthew jordan battled wet and chilly conditions to shoot 63, for a two—shot lead on nine—under after the first round of the british masters in southport. tommy fleetwood, who is hosting the event, is five shots further back, on what turned out to be a chilly opening day in north—west england. but it was the 23—year—old jordan, in only h

. ♪ 0 after -- >> after three years away from play, roger federer's bid is ended in the quarterfinalswelcome to the program. our top story, the u.n. says yemen houthi rebels have agreed to withdraw forces from three key ports over the next four days, an -- a move needed to pave the way for political negotiations to end the war. the iran-backed rebels will start withdrawing saturday from three ports. houthi rebels and saudi uae backed rebels are -- had initially promised to withdraw forces in january of this year but that never happened. the u.n. says the pullout would be the first practical step on the ground since the agreement has been reached but it was stressed that the rebels must follow through with the redeployment. our diplomatic editor joins us live from the u.n. in new york. the redeployment of houthi forces was a crucial part of the agreement in stockholm, but there were disagreements over interpretations of it. have they reached an understanding? to have reached an understanding, but it is too early to say whether this is actually a breakthrough. in december, deal that is

and roger federer needs less than an hour to ease past richard gasquet in madrid — his first clay—court where we start with the astonishing news that liverpool have overturned a 3—0 first leg deficit against barcelona to win 4—0 at anfield and qualify for the champions league final. against all the oddsjurgen klopp's side became the first team to overturn a three—goal deficit in a champions league semi—final — and watching was our sports editor dan roan. one of the features of the season in the premier league and here is their resilience and they dug deeper than ever before to score the winner. quick thinking taking advantage of barcelona going to sleep on a set play and

roger federer and rafael nadal are both true. content is on court right now.onta getting on. she has got a tricky matchup. she is playing against viktoria kuzmova, a slug player and just very good on the clay, the sort of player that if you let her into a match and get her teeth and to come she can cause you huge amounts of problems. if you really get on top of her, she can fade away quite quickly. the good news isjoint fade away quite quickly. the good news is joint account that hasn‘t less or win a game. it is very love to the british number one. off to a flying start. —— johanna konta to the british number one. off to a flying start. ——johanna konta had to let her win again. or carry clean—up, the immigrants some title continues. i think many people as favourites. —— the search for a title. she went to rome. she was playing a very strong clay—court. she really was on form. she beat her

roger federer has become the oldest man to reach the french open fourth round in 47 years by beating arros. and beat ruud in straight sets. winning the third on a tie break. next up for the third seed is nicolas mahut or leonardo mayer. earlier women's number two seed karolina pliskova was knocked out. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and more on sportsday. thank you. president trump is due to arrive in the uk on monday for a three day state visit, the third us president to make such a trip. theresa may has said the visit will allow the uk and us to strengthen their "already close relationship". our correspondent katharine carpenter has been looking at the preparations being made for the president's arrival. regents park, a sense of deja vu. nearly a year since the president possible class visit, the protective barriers around the us ambassador residents are back mussed up with one local celebrity describing it as a trump's law. we hate it because we asa a trump's law. we hate it because we as a fire

roger federer advanced in straight sets but in the 22nd go-around venus williams fell in the first round. >>> kevin claimed the first pga winner but his caddy was the real winner. a dodge challenger was given as a thank you for 11 years of service and loyalty. the two had made the deal in advance and he was happy to make good on it, celebrating, as he sunk the winning shot and it was predicted on instagram a week ago, and now that is foresight. >>> plenty more to come on this memorial day. including the cross roads where rock and roll meets politics. you're watching msnbc live. s pos you're watching msnbc live johnson & johnson is a baby company. but we're also a company that controls hiv, fights cancer, repairs shattered bones, relieves depression, restores heart rhythms, helps you back from strokes, and keeps you healthy your whole life. from the day you're born we never stop taking care of you. ...depend® silhouette™ briefs feature maximum absorbency, with trusted protection for all out confidence... from the day you're born beautiful colors and an improved fit for a sleek design and

no problems for the 3rd seed roger federer either he's passed portugal in straight sets federer now faces board which. fernando alonso is preparations for the indy 500 or going from bad to worse 1st his mclaren how to elect electrical problems in practice and then when it finally got out on track he crushed it. luckily alonzo was unharmed but that's more than can be said for the car which needs some serious from perez if he goes on to win the race later this month alone so i will become only the 2nd driver to complete the triple crown of my to sports. and that's also it for me for this news hour but i'll be back in just a few minutes with 20. people to weigh your record on this trouble in fact a few years ago there is place only for one state on the land of israel i do not believe in a 2 state solution the official story is that there are no i'm sure we will show you i don't care about the official story if you were a little visit today you would say what has the media been telling the world isn't black and white there's a lot to graze in here join me near the hot sun on our front of my g

we saw some established tennis stars push through the first round at the french open both roger federer advanced in the straightets. in her 22nd go around at roland garros play, venus williams fell in the first round >> many rock and roll stars day.ess the politics of thei from eisenhower to trump a traveling exhibit opening in chicago shows dozens of rockers. they look at the intersection of rock and politics. >> reporter: the album cover for rod stewart's "night on the town" and the hat he was wearing. the green army jacket worn by curtis mayfield on stage the tour jacket worn by roni vanzant, leonard skin ardern a small sampling of the 176 artifacts that makeup the ne w exhibition "louder than words, rock, power and politics." >> we really wanted to make sure to bring another exhibit in that has a national appeal. >> reporter: this populaexr travelinbit is on loan from the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland. it's organized by presidential administrations from eisenhower to trump >> the focus is on the music of the times through everwh president and was going on at that time >> r

roger federer eased into the 3rd round of the french open with a dominant win over germany's. federer's dropshots were too hot for alter in a straight sets win it roland garros on wednesday i the victory put the swiss master into a match with denmark's cast but ruud whose father was in the french open with federer 20 years ago i. world number 2 rafael nadal looks in commanding form the defending champion soft german qualifier yannick martin in straight sets in their 2nd round match the dollar is looking for a record extending 12 title at roland garros. when you will always look easier. when you play well or things looks easier when you're playing but things looks very difficult. izzy is uses never but. i can say have been a comfortable victory. have been england almost all the time and. the only thing that really matters. no problems either for former women's champ binya muguruza the venezuela born spaniard dropped just 5 sets 5 games sorry against yana last month. but another of the pre-tournament favorite is out for thinking burton's retired from her 2nd round match after com

sport sets aside and in a statement said the i w f one drug may or stop me from being who i am roger federer eased into the 3rd round of the french open with a dominant win over germany's oscar federer's dropshots were 2 hots for author and a straight sets win at roland garros on wednesday. puts the swiss master into a match with denmark's kasper ruud whose father was in the french open with federer at 20 years ago i. world number 2 rafael nadal looks in commanding form the defending champion soft german qualifier yannick modern in straight sets in their 2nd round match navarro is looking for a record extending 12th title at roland garros. when you win always look easier. and when you play well are things looks easier when you're playing but things looks very difficult. uses. uses never but. i can say had been a comfortable victory. had been england almost all the time and births the only thing that really matters no problems for form at women's champion garbin yet muguruza the venezuela born spondee had dropped just 5 games against sweden xian a loss on. but another of the pre-tournament fa

roger federer eased into the third round of the french open with a dominant win over germany's. federer's dropshots were too hot for in a straight sets win it roland garros on wednesday. the victory put the swiss master into a match with denmark's cast but ruud whose father was in the french open with federer twenty years ago i. world number two rafael nadal looks in commanding form the defending champion soft german qualifier yannick modern in straight sets in their second round match the dollar is looking for a record extending twelve title at roland garros. when you we know always look easier . when you play well and things looks easier when you're playing but things looks very difficult so he's e s. . uses never but. i can say had been comfortable victory. had been england almost all the time and. thing that really matters. no problems for the former women's champion. the venezuela born spaniard drops just five games against sweden's johan a loss. but another of the pre-tournament favorites is out for seed kiki burton's retired from her second round match after complaining to

roger federer advanced in straight sets, but in her 22nd go around on the roland garros play, serenailliams fell in the first round. >> kevin ns first pga tour this weekend, but his caddy was the real winner. na gave kenny harms his first prize 1973 dodge challenger as a thank you for 11 years of see. the two made the deal in advance, and as you can see, na was happy to make good on it, celebrating with harms as soon as he sunk the winning shot. harms actually predicted the outcome on instagram a week ago. that's foresight >> it's a beauty, too, to win. still ahead, we'll remember one of the great toast play in the nfl. plus, there's a little known program at the department of veterans affairs, the va, helping veterans from combat readjust to civilian life. that and more ahead. don't give it up ♪ ♪ i want it all ♪ 'cause there's nothing like this feeling, baby ♪ now that i've found you ♪ 'cause there's nothing like this fe ♪ , baby ♪ now that i've found you ♪ dad, it's fine. we have allstate. and with claimrateguard they won't raise your rates just because of a claim. that's why you'

it's been depleted lineup on quarter finals there at the italian open tennis after roger federer and soccer both withdrew from their matches through injury defending champion rafa nadal wasted little time against fellow spaniard fernando verdasco he dropped just 4 games in a straight sets win. and an upset for the 6th seed kaner she corrie knocked out by diego schwartzman the unseeded large and so on but he sings some incredible shots in a 6462 victory to reach the series. in the women's event the dream run of maria said khare has continued the qualifier from greece's into the semifinals after a 3 sets victory over christine i'm a bit church secretary taking the side of 6 live. on our face the 4th seed catalina prisca who had to show plenty of character to get past a tory as a ranker she came from a sit down to take the decider 16 and progress to the last. there was also a final set aside as you had a concert came through against a market of on the last of our children off a 6 seed if you push and sing the same finals you had the day off thanks to osaka injury with 2. event as coach

the season that's just 6 behind leaders john eric vernon who finishes 3rd i spent 4 years since roger federer last played on the paris clay but the 20 time grand slam winner is preparing for his french open return federer is playing down his chances of a title this year though he'll play spain's lauren's all sore leg or in the 1st round phèdre is in the same side of the draw as reigning champion rafael nadal so if all goes well they could meet in the semifinals. some ways i feel similar to maybe you're straight open 17. i feel like i'm playing good tennis but is it enough or is it enough against the absolute top guys when it really comes to the crunch launch over to my racquet you know but. i hope i can get myself in the position. deep down in the tournament against top guys you know. but firstly to get there and i know that's a challenge in itself. but yeah it's going to be excited terminally mentally to go through simona halep is looking to defend her $2800.00 title at roland garros the world number 3 says she feels relaxed ahead of the tournament but admits that coming in as the champion h

roger federer eased into the 3rd round of the french open with a dominant win over germany's. federer's dropshots were too hot for alter in a straight sets win it roland garros on wednesday was a victory put the swiss master into a match with denmark's cast but ruud whose father was in the french open with federer 20 years ago i. i world number 2 rafael nadal looks in commanding form the defending champion soft german qualifier yannick martin in straight sets in their 2nd round match the dollar is looking for a record extending 12th title at roland garros. when you when always look easier. and when you play well if things looks easier when you're playing bad things looks very difficult so. he's either. uses never but. i can say have been a confortable victory i. have been england almost all the time and. the only thing that really matters. no problems for the former women's champion guy binyam move the venezuelan spun it drops just 5 games against sweden's johan a loss. but another of the pre-tournament favorites is out for seed kiki burton's retired from his 2nd round match af

against germany team on saturday the top seed having to work hard to see off the man who knocked out roger federer the day before winning in straight sets both of which were settled on tie breaks to reach his 1st final since the australian open in january i play the best match of the clay court season so far for me against you know arguably the best. tennis player in the world on the surface so far you know he's amazing to remain in barcelona and here he be drudgery yesterday in a thrilling match so he was in form in very tough conditions the celebrations remain on i said by munich after they failed to clinch the bundesliga title by and were held to a goal a strong way at leipzig on saturday nearest rivals brasier dortmund kept their title hopes alive with a 32 win against 14 disallowed off to close the gap to 2 points going into the final day of the season by and superior goal difference means they'll need at least a draw against anthrax frankfurt next week to win a record extending 7th bundesliga crown in a row. in italy said. moving closer to securing their 1st ever appearance in the champions

roger federer will face dominic thiem in the quarter—finals of the madrid 0pen later on friday.hampion survived two match points to beat gael monfils 6—love 4—6 7—6. meanwhile world number three simona halep will play belinda bencic in the semi—finals. the romanian who would move to world number one if she wins the tournament accounted for ashleigh barty to make the last four and will be looking to claim her third madrid title while bencic knocked out current world number one naomi 0saka. reigning nba champions golden state warriors will be without their star man kevin durant for game six against the houston rockets on friday. the top scorer strained his right calf late in the third quarter. the two—time reigning nba finals mvp limped to the locker room after landing awkwardly following a baseline jumper. the warriors will take a 3—2 lead into the western conference semi—finals but will have to dig deep to complete the victory. the spanish grand prix which is the fifth race of the formula 1 season heads out on sunday. sebastian vettel has stressed that his ferrari team need to s

and joining djokovic in the last eight is roger federer at the swiss survived two match points to beat france's guy and will feast despite the wobble federal stood his ground and dominated the deciding tie break to seal a six love four six seven six victory i now one of the most important festivals in the world the venice biennale a is opening on saturday this year organizers say the event will feature works that address a world in turmoil its title may you live in interesting times among this year's highlight is a monument to europe's migration crisis. the fifth year of the vision of the venice beer knowledge is called may you live in interesting times that's intended more as a message to visitors than as an all encompassing motto for the spectacular art festival featuring works from ninety nations much of it displayed in competing national who believes. one of the. it's on display is a machine presented by chinese artist soon young and panu tries in vain to clean up a red liquid. artists live in the same world we did they read the days they respond to things but there are new themes

it's been depleted lineup on quarter finals there at the italian open tennis after roger federer and soccer both withdrew from their matches through injury defending champion rafa little wasted little time against fellow spaniard fernando verdasco he dropped just 4 games in a straight sets win. and an upset for the 6th seed kane issue corry knocked out by diego schwartzman the unseeded large and so on but easing some incredible shots in a 6462 victory to reach the series. i in the women's event the dream run of maria so cari has continued the qualifier from greece's into the semifinals after a 3 sets victory over christine i'm a bit of it the current taking the final 6 live. show now face the 4th seed catalina pliska who had to show plenty of character to get past a tory as a ranker she came from a sit down to take the decider 16 and progress to the last. there was also a final set aside as you had a qantas came through against a market of on the ross of our children face 6 c p versions in the same finals who had the day off thanks to a soccer injury with 2. defending champion an ove

the return of roger federer. it has been a while since we have seen him.isturb you because it made you feel old? it made me feel very old. especially when i asked my producer downstairs, who said she was three at the time! slightly upsetting. it is unbelievable. more upsetting for me than you! it is hard to believe his career at this level. phenomenal. to maintain that standard for that long. exactly. and the excitement around him. when he first arrived in paris, there is so much excitement and for aura around him, the fact he has returned to paris. they want to see him do well. it's the second grand slam of the year. the french open gets underway at roland garros this afternoon, and british hopes rest withjohanna konta and kyle edmund, as andy murray continues his recovery from a hip operation. let's head to paris and our tennis correspondent, russell fuller, who's there for us this morning. iam not i am not going to ask russell what he was doing 20 years ago. good morning. it is quite remarkable when you think about what roger federer has done. 20 years

it's one thousand two hundred career wins for twenty time grand slam winner roger federer although he was made to sweat for it he was up against gilmore feeds looking for a place in the quarter finals of the madrid masters on tuesday the frenchman was holding a four one lead in the deciding set but missed out saved two match points and came through on the tie break you'll now play dominant team of austria for a place in the series i know such problems are top seed novak djokovic shoots looking for his third title in madrid jeremy shockey in straight sets to set up a meeting with matt in chile each second to refound the bell with a stand of rancor after knocking out front to see africa. but the women's top seed has gone the world number one them year sarka was knocked out by belinda bench in the quarter finals the swiss player taking it seven five in the deciding set. makes up for bench which it's the world number three simona halep who is looking for her third madrid title she was made to work in a quarter final against ashley barty of australia trading some fairly epic corelli's the

men's 3rd seed roger federer is taking on noise casper rude right now no problem so far federer closing in on a 2 sets to love lead root is only 20 and his father christian was a practice partner for federer the french open back in 1999 the atmosphere is building in madrid ahead of saturday's champions league final between liverpool and tottenham the liverpool team flew to spain on friday morning looking to go one better than a year ago when they were beaten finalists against well madrid. thousands of fans are descending on the spanish capital many have travelled without much tickets hoping they'll find despair at let's go madrid's one that metropolitano stadium holds 68000 if you're a for expecting up to 100000 fans to be in the city it's the 1st time since 2008 that there's been an all english final in the champions league and tonio county is back in football management after a year out of the game the italians been named as the new manager at inter milan replacing luciano spot let's see who was sacked on thursday has won the english premier league at chelsea and 3 titles with ventas

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