richard gasquet is french, but rafael nadal is more at home at roland garros.titles in paris and of never having lost to his opponent. their 16th meeting was only going to go one way. the home fans had to wait until the fourth game to see their man win his first point. such was the dominance of the spaniard. and they heartily cheered everyone that followed. gasquet eventually making a contest of the opening set. but he could only delay the inevitable. 31 places separate these two in the world rankings, but the gulf in class looked even wider. it was all wrapped up afterjust under two hours, and it would seem it was not enough of a work—out for the reigning champion. if nadal had broken french hearts in the stands, he made up for it by fulfilling any ball boy's dream, drawing cheers that would be ringing in his ears for days to come. nick parrott, bbc news. lots more highlights of the french open. sarah has some of the details. yes, a busy day at roland garros, some big matches still to come. serena williams is under way. if she wins her match against germany's

the undisputed "king of clay" rafael nadal makes history with yet another crown at roland garros.he biggest win in their cricketing history — and their very first — over england. and vicky holland battles to victory in the women's triathlon, leading a british one—two in leeds. every time i thought, you are going to win this, i thought stop thinking about this, relax, but coming up the last hill, i thought it was mine 110w. hello and welcome to sportsday. let's start with the tennis, where rafael nadal won the french open for an 11th time, extending his own incredible record at roland garros. his straight sets win over austria's dominic thiem continues an unpredicidented era in paris for the spaniard, which started back in 2005. patrick gearey was watching the action. for all the french ceremony on men's final day, this is spanish territory. rafael nadal‘s red carpet, where he can look his best and lap up the adulation, his game perfectly moulded to roland—garros‘ clay, he has won all the finals has played on the surface. dominic thiem is one of the few to have beaten him. that was

seeing rafa nadal broken in the first game is a rare sight at roland garros, but that's as far as thet on court philip shattering a as the world number one quickly kicked into gear and hit back to take the first set from germany's maximilian marterer. nadal easing the second set 6—2 and into a third maximilian marterer managed to force a tie—break but it would only delay the inevitable. nadal through in three and a step closer to an 11th in three and a step closer to an iith french open. it was good to play against a young player here in the first round of roland garros on the centre court. it was a good match. for me it was a great victory but for him it's been a great event and positive experience. nxt will claye 11 seed diego schwartzman, the argentinian coming back from two sets down to beat south african kevin anderson in almost four hours —— next will play 11th. almost four hours —— next will play iith. word that wasn't the only five set epic on monday, number three seed marion was taken to a fifth by a spirited fabio fognini, the italian roaring to life on philip shattering a.

yes, a busy day at roland garros.s in straight sets, so she will face maria sharapova, a repeat of the 2013 final. today, the russian enjoyed a comfortable straight sets victory over sixth seed karolina pliskova. that was maria sharapova easily through. elsewhere in the women's draw, petra kvitova — the former wimbledon champion and number eight seed — is out. she was beaten in straight sets by the 25th seed, anett kontaveit. that's a first defeat in 13 matches for kvitova. and we've been talking about a bad day for the british. we know that kyle edmund is out. jamie murray is also out, along with his partner bruno soares, beaten in straight sets by maximo gonzalez and nicolas jarry in their second round match. their tournament is over. and then heather watson. she is also leaving paris. she lost alongside tatiana maria in the second round of the women's doubles. and so, that means that is all the british interest over in this year's tournament. sarah komadina thanks indeed for the update on roland —— sarah, thanks in

sharapova is playing at roland garros for the first time since 2015 after serving a doping ban.e marked herfirst match back with victory over the czech sixth—seed injust under an hour. when you are progressing throughout the grand slam, you come across different challenges in a tournament like this and everything that roland garros presents is perhaps more challenges than others with the weather and the schedule. you just have to come forward and face it. i think i proved quite a lot in this match, for my first two rounds. i had to, i didn't have a choice against a player like her. yes, of course i am pleased to be in the next one. 10—time champion rafael nadal eased through to the last 16 with a straight sets win over local favourite richard gasquet. the defending champion and world number one won 6—3, 6—2, 6—2 injust under two hours. the world cup is less than two weeks away and the teams are getting their last minute preparations in ahead of the tournament in russia. champions germany have been beaten 2—1 by austria. the match was delayed by heavy rain — mesut ozil put the vi

well, it has the rafael nadal, of all people, on clay. —— roland garros.em to be first at 705. michael cheika nutter showed some signs of frustration in the second, where there was a tie—break. but another upsetin there was a tie—break. but another upset in paris showpiece were dwindling to the italian. dominic thiem is said to go through to his first french open final at last. checker nutter, a wonderful run has come to an end. there will be a winter break in the premier league every fabry from next year. there will be staggered over two weeks with ten team sitting at the first weekend and ten the following. there will not be replays of the season competition, labours were between top and in rochdale last season, played in horrendous conditions. it is hoped that fewer matches will ta ke is hoped that fewer matches will take place during the worst weather and england players should still have some gas left in the tank for some world cups and european championships. talking of the world cup, harry can will go to russia with a bumper new 60 contract and his

the argent time had actually won the first say six for the dolls first set last at this year's roland garros but will play resumed on thursday the spaniard was insane say tional form losing just four more games to book a spot in the same finals the dow has never lost a match at the french open once he's made it to the stage. i is fair to say that there were a missed the rain delay helps me yesterday but will not fair that says the conditions that they held me not the conditions that there was whether the same for both and. more aggressive i continued the level of. intensity that i bled after the first stop and to my opinion that the much change in of course he's a tough opponent and he's going to be always a tough match. no dels opponent in the final four will be another argentine kwan martin del potro the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion international said carried over from wednesday because of rain the world number sixteen measuring chinny chin four six two inches first french open same final since two thousand and nine. i. fill in those old hubby. to made the right decision for pl

it was the clash that everyone at roland garros wanted to see that match the looks so good on paper failedver, garbine muguruza taking the first set from moray —— maria sharapova. the russian enjoyed a few days off after serena williams but the rest seemed to her more harm than good, shara perare but the rest seemed to her more harm than good, shara per are garlanded outplayed in little more than an hour after garbine muguruza cruised into the last four. election is a lot of things better than i did. she was aggressive, she had a lot more depth on the ball. my shots were a lot more forced. usurp more open than i did. and garbine muguruza will face simona halep in thursday's semifinals after she came from a set down to beat angelique kerber. the world number one is often the most consistent player on the women's tour the loo she is still yet to win a grand slam but with a physical and mental toughness she showed in more than two hours on court, there are signs that this could be her year. than two hours on court, there are signs that this could be her yearlj have also no expectations, no pr

the world number one has fallen twice before at the final hurdle at roland garros.termined to hunt down her maiden grand slam title, seeing off 2016 champion garbine muguruza in straight sets. james burford reports. despite being the best ranked player in the world, simona halep and herfans are still seeking that elusive first grand slam. garbine muguruza standing in the way of another final. while she has won grand slams this before, this wasn't her day. and so it appeared from the beginning. a double fault to hand halep an early break. the romanian soon staring at a 5—0 lead. simona halep is known for her hard hitting, her dominance of the court and her ability to find the lines. sometimes, you just have to applaud your opponent, but muguruza soon gave her fans something to cheer about too, her response to take charge of the second set. in the parisian heat, her game evaporated. her backhand beyond the line, and simona halep with another chance to win a grand slam at the fourth time of asking. sloan stephens and madison keys contested another contest in the other

the argent time had actually won the first say six for the dolls' first set loss at this year's roland garros but will play resumed on thursday the spaniard was insane say tional form losing just four more games to book a spot in the same finals the dow has never lost a match at the french open once he's made it to the stage. i is fair to say that there were a missed the rain delay helps me yesterday but will not fair that says the conditions that they held in the conditions that there was were the same for both and more aggressive accounting and the level of. intensity that i bled after the first to stop and to my opinion that the much change in of course he's a tough opponent and he's going to be always a tough match. no dels opponent in the final four will be another argentine kwan martin del potro the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion international said carried over from wednesday because of rain the world number six speed measuring chinny chin four six two inches first french open same final since two thousand and nine. i filled in those old hubby. two made the right decision for

the origin time had actually won the first set six four that els first set loss at this year's roland garros. play resumed on thursday the spaniard was in sensational for losing just for more games to ok spot in the seventy five though has never lost a match at the french open once he has made it to the stage well it's fair to say that there were the rain delay helps me yesterday but will not fair that says the conditions that they held the conditions that there was were the same for both and . more aggressive. the level of. intensity they bled after the first stop and in my opinion that the match change in of course he's a tough opponent and he's going to be always a tough match. no dels opponent in the final four will be another argentine kwan martin del potro the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion i would imagine also a carryover from wednesday because of rain the world number sixty eight measuring chinny chin four six two inches first french open same final since two thousand and nine i. fill in those old hubby. to made the right decision for play here and i am doing well. of cours

rafael nadal has never lost a semi final at roland garros.rtin del potro couldn't stop him today either. and how much have you missed him? tyson fury, with his camouflage pants and heavyweight strength, gets ready to return to the ring. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm hugh ferris. welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. so the warm ups are done and dusted. the next we'll see of england is at the world cup. and if you were gareth southgate, i wonder if your mind was changed by an impressive win over costa rica. rashford or sterling up front? cahill or maguire in defence? butland or pickford in goal? just some of the decisions that may need to be made between now and the 18th ofjune when england play tunisia in their first match of the tournament in russia. we have got competition right across the board and i made that clear to the board and i made that clear to the players before the game, and they put on a superb performance. there is a bit to sort out but that is great, because we want a squad that are playing well and that have the

the big question in paris was could simona halep finally do it sloane stephens student who where roland garros a place where hello petal really lost in two previous finals not to mention defeat in the australian open final in january and it looked like history might repeat itself when stevens won the first set the current u.s. open champion taking it six three. it looked even worse for the remaining when stevens led by a break early on in the second say it however on this occasion help would show incredible determination to break back and go on to take the set six four to force a deciding six in paris. there was to be no third set battle royal bow as the world number one show just why she holds the top ranking halep storming to a six one six win and in doing so securing her first grand slam singles title i it's an amazing moment definitely without smiling this is a special moment i was dreaming for this moment since actually played tennis it's my favorite grand slam and i always say that if i am going to win one i want to be here so it's real now. becomes the first romanian woman in forty year

looks for a record extending the middle overall though hasn't really been tested this year at roland garros he's only dropped one since before i met oval face or three years domany team in the final team overcame italy's a marker checking our top seven five seven six and six one in friday's first semifinal the seventh seed is now the first austrian since thomas muster in line to . be in the mood to get us and like most to be the thing to win. grand slam time i don't think it's a real breakthrough i mean the same is in the last two years so just went one step further today and the second set. percent because obviously he felt all the messages from from these two weeks after that and if you would have won the direct you would be full power for sure in the third set so. it was good for me that i wanted to. there was a look at the minutes take a look at the women now where their number one simona halep is looking to win her first ever grand slam title by winning the french open she faces the usas sloane stephens on saturday in what will be the remaining second roland garros final in iraq. i thi

. a cause of interruptions at roland garros.ntic as temperatures dip away from midweek onwards. as ever, plenty more on the website. have a good weekend. this is bbc news, the headlines: g7 leaders meeting in canada have been discussing import tariffs imposed by president trump. following a bilateral meeting with donald trump, the french president said there's willingness to find an agreement. the us special counsel robert mueller has filed new criminal charges against president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort. he and a former aide are accused of obstructing justice by tampering with witnesses. chinese government hackers are reported to have stolen highly sensitive data from the computers of a us navy contractor. the information is said to include plans for advanced underwater weapons. american celebrity chef and tv presenter, anthony bourdain, has died at the age of 61. the us television network, cnn, for whom mr bourdain worked, said he'd taken his own life. now on bbc news it's time to look back at the week in

her fourth appearance matches her best performance at roland garros from 2016. awesome.s always the toughest one to feel like i could play well here, said to be able to get to the quarterfinals really m ea ns able to get to the quarterfinals really means a lot. she's joined in the quarterfinals by fellow fellow american sloane stephens. she drops just two games as he defeated anett kontaveit 6—2, 6—0. england have beaten pakistan by an innings and 55 runs to win the second test at headingley inside three days. it's england's first win in nine tests and means they've drawn the two—match series 1—all. having resumed on 302—7, england finished 363 all out in theirfirst innings for a lead of 189. jos buttler hit an unbeaten 80 off 101 balls. pakistan then collapsed to 134 all out, with stuart broad taking 3 wickets. poland's michal kwiatkowski won sunday's prologue of the criterium du dauphine. team sky's geraint thomas crashed after just a few kilometres on the opening time trial. that saw the welshman lose 21 seconds on his polish team—mate . kwiatkowski took the first lea

and what better way to do it than with cake at roland garros on sunday?richard gasquet, and faces maximilian marterer for a place in the last eight. in case you missed it, ariya jutanugarn won a thrilling 73rd us women's open at shoal creek, in alabama, beating south korea's kim hyo—joo in a play—off. thailand's jutanugarn held a seven—shot lead heading into the back nine holes, before imploding and being forced into sudden death. but she prevailed on the fourth extra hole to claim her second major title. novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals after a straight—sets victory over spain's fernando verdasco. the 31—year—old serb, seeded 20th, has reached the last eight at roland garros for a 12th time, an 0pen—era record. the i2—time grand slam champion will now play marco cecchinato in the last eight, after the italian upset belgian eighth seed david goffin. indycar‘s chevrolet duel in detroit was delayed over a half—hour because the pace car crashed during a pace lap at the raceway at belle isle park. just before the green flag flew on race two of

on a day when things were not looking too good for the king of clay refound adel the same time roland garroschampion was on court in the quarter final against argentina's diego the schwarzman the argentine took the first set six over the span it was five three up in the second when the heavens opened in the other quarter final another argentine was on cold one martin del potro he was locked at six six and five five in the first set time break and against marin chile each of croatia in the women's group will number one simona halep has reached the semifinal at roland garros the remaining who is already a two time. finalists in this event overcame a former world number one and julie herbert to advance how to fight back from a sit down to win six seven six three and six two. it was really about the mental and also physical for sure but mentally i was strong and after losing that said when i came back it was a little bit tough but i stayed there i stayed focused i never gave up so i think that i want to be in my head one week waiting for halep in the semifinals to spend you're going to be. beat

first austrian since thomas muster in one thousand nine hundred five to appear in the final act roland garros my first to be his first grand slam title i well i don't think it's a real breakthrough i mean the same is in the last two years so just went one step further today and the second set. percent because obviously he felt all the messages from from these two weeks after that and if he would have won the direct he would be full power for sure in the third set so it was good for me that i wanted to. women's world number one simona halep is looking to win her first ever grand slam title by winning the french open she faces the usa sloane stephens on saturday in what will be the roumanians second roland garros final in a row. i think is the same pleasure the same happiness that i am in this position again it's a very special moment and to be able to play to financing not only discernment means a lot for me and as you all known it's my favorite grand slam i feel like home here and it's nice to be to face another big challenge. the washington capitals have won the stanley cup for the first tim

rafael nadal‘s remarkable run on the red clay of roland garros continues. run on the red clay the worldench open tennis title by beating the seventh seed, dominic thiem, in straight sets. patrick gearey reports. dominic thiem, in straight sets. for all the french ceremony on men's final day, this is spanish territory. on men's final day, this rafael nadal‘s red carpet, where he can look his best and lap up the adulation, his game perfectly moulded to roland—garros‘ clay, he has won all the finals has played on the surface. he has won all the finals has played dominic thiem is one of the few to have beaten him. he matched him until the tenth game and this mistake. the set was gone minutes later. game and this mistake. as a powerful austrian, thiem is known as the thiemenator, but the real machine was at the other end. no male tennis player has been as dominant at a grand slam as him. was there a weakness? as dominant at a grand slam as him. perhaps cramp could stop him. as dominant at a grand slam as him. it prompted nadal to get this done quicker, the champion to be raced through the pa

he has reached the last two semifinals at roland garros. third time lucky?tion in set two, where there was a thrilling tie—break. but after being hit back, hubs another upset in the parents were due in the pa rents were in the parents were due in the parents were dwindling for the italian. dominic thiem slip to the third set to make his first grand slam final at last. the moment he had been waiting so long for. italian, a great run had to come to an end. there's going to be a winter break in the premier league every february, starting from the season after next. it'll be staggered over two weeks, with ten teams sitting out the first weekend and ten the following weekend. the break means the fa cup fifth round will move to midweek and there won't be replays at that stage of the competition, like this one between tottenham and rochdale last season which was played in horrendous conditions. it's hoped fewer matches will take place during the worst weather and england players will still have some gas left in the tank for summer world cups and european championsh

halep has twice been a finalist at roland garros but she's still looking for her first grand slam titleque kerber or caroline garcia next. the second seed, caroline wozniacki, has been knocked out. the australian open champion was beaten by the young russian daria kasatkina, who's a formerjunior champion at roland garros. their match ran on from last night before kasatkina quickly wrapped it up in straight sets. england bowler chris woakes has been ruled out of sunday's one—day international against scotland. he took four wickets in the test win over pakistan, but he also picked up a thigh strain and joins ben stokes on the injury list. surrey‘s tom curran comes in. uk sport have today launched a national consultation to explore whether great britain should change the way it funds elite sport. the body invests £100 million of national lottery and government money each year, essentially rewarding sports that bring the most medals with the most funding, but over the last two years there has been criticism of its approach and a series of controversies over funding decisions and athlete wel

the 31—year—old serb, seeded 20th, has reached the last eight at roland garros for a 12th time, an openhe continues his comeback following an injury riddled past 12 months. it is important for me, especially considering the circumstances i was in the last 15 months. it is quite an achievement to get to the quarter—finals of a slam. i always try to kind of build my form in order to peak. and djokovic will be joined in the quarter—finals by the world number 72 marco checkinato, after the italian knocked out belgian eighth seed david goffin in four sets. elsewhere, dominic thiem, alexander zverev and madison keys also through to the quarters, while rafael nadal plays his last 16 match on monday butjune the 3rd is always a special day for the spaniard as paul frostick reports. rafael nadal had a day off, and he approved of the birthday recipe. alexander barrow recorded his third straight five set triumph, another ha rdfoug ht straight five set triumph, another hardfought victory. straight five set triumph, another ha rdfought victory. —— straight five set triumph, another hardfought victory

of course, that would trigger some sharp showers that could be because of interruptions at roland garrosile and, actually, our main rain, that will start to come in the atlantic as temperatures dip away from midweek onwards. as ever, there's plenty more on the website. have a good weekend. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: trade issues dominate the first day at the g7 summit in canada, but france says the us and its allies can get over them. i see a willingness from all sides to find an agreement and find a win—win approach for our workers and our middle classes. president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, faces new charges of obstructing justice. authorities in guatemala order new evacuations after a spike of activity at fuego volcano. also in the programme, tv chef anthony bourdain has died. tributes are pouring in to the man who used cooking as a window on the world.

french open final had a happy ending the world number one defeated american sloane stephens at roland garros in comeback style lost the first set six three but managed to bounce back and take the match winning the last two sets six four six one has been runner up in three grand slams this is her first first french open title. and on to formula one sebastian vettel has claimed pole position for sunday's canada canadian grand prix the ferrari driver made the most of an engine upgrade to blitz the rest of the field for terry ball toss in the mercedes will start from second his teammate and reigning world champion lewis hamilton could only manage fourth behind red bull's mox fast often. defending world cup champs germany have ended their five game winless streak seeing off minnows saudi arabia on friday evening but while the victory was a welcome change your came live side were less than convincing and their final warm up match before heading to russia. it was a packed house to watch the world cup defending champions take on saudi arabia as expected germany wasted no time to score off a deep pas

final ended in a fairytale the world number one defended or defeated american sloane stephens at roland garros and the comeback style she lost the first set six three but then managed to bounce back and take the mats by winning the last two sets six four six one has been runner up in three grand slams this french open is her first major title. well defending world cup champs germany have ended their five game when le streak seeing off minnows saudi arabia on friday evening but while the victory was a welcome change your saw side were less than convincing in their final warm up match before heading to russia in the world cup. it was a packed house to watch the world cup defending champions take on saudi arabia as expected germany wasted no time to score off a deep pass wonderkid team of an a fired one in from close range the assist came from marco royce who just returned after missing the last two major tournaments forty much after the injury. before the first half a day germany doubled their lead a pass intended for time discourage resulted in an old go by saudi arabia's omar hassan. after the

to the day's news from roland garros now.ons, maria sharapova and garbine muguruza, didn't quite live up to billing. sharapova — who made her comeback this year after a is—month drugs ban — still not back to her best, and muguruza took full advantage. rhia chohan reports. it had been a while since maria sharapova had been this far. she had not been in a grand slam quarterfinal since returning from her drugs ban, but she could hardly have had a tougher opponent. garbine muguruza, another former champion, was not planning on making it easy. last year's wimbledon winner had not yet dropped a set in the tournament this year and that was not changing in the opener. she took it 6—2. both were well rested after injuries to their previous opponents, but for sharapova, was it a bit too much time away from the clay? muguruza packed a bigger punch, seizing the advantage in the second set. sharapova broke back but could not come back. muguruza was simply too dominant. a picture would have lasted longer. after 70 minutes of play, muguruza

. —— roland garros. as will marin cilic, a quarterfinalist here 12 months ago.her test and the croatians squandered a match point and went on to lose the third set on and went on to lose the third set on a tie—break before going on to take victory in four sets. in the women's draw, serena williams had her toughest match yet as the three—time former champion survived a scare battling back from a set and the breakdown to beat ashley barty of australia. williams showing she is no less competitive on the big stage since becoming a mother. if things go her way she is on track to meet anotherformer go her way she is on track to meet another former champion, maria sharapova, in the last 16. she won in straight sets but was far from the best. muguruza had no such problem with a breeze past in a co mforta ble problem with a breeze past in a comfortable victory for the 2016 champion. the same can be said for simona halep, the beaten finalist who had a straight states victory. her hunt for a mailing —— maiden title is going to plan ten years after she won the junior title

french open final had a happy ending the world number one defeated american sloane stephens at roland garrosin comeback style lost the first set six three but managed to bounce back and take the match winning the last six four six one has been the runner up in three grand slams the french open is her first title. there's less than a week to go until the twenty eight hundred world cup kicks off in moscow saturday marked the opening of another important tournament venue the international broadcasting center the i.p.c. will play a crucial role on match days because for the first time in world cup history matches will be refereed with the aid of a video assistance team the video assistance referring or v.a.r. will operate from the i.p.c. any incident involving a quote clear and obvious mistake during a match can be reviewed and changed the technology it was used in european leagues like the bundesliga and throughout the past season defending world world cup champs germany have ended their five game winless streak seeing off minnows saudi arabia on friday evening but while the victory was a welco

french open final ended like a fairytale world number one defeated american sloane stephens at roland garros in comeback style how it lost the first set six three but managed to bounce back she took the match winning the last two sets six four six one. has been runner up in three grand slams before now this is her first title. right there is less than a week to go until the twenty eight hundred world cup kicks off in moscow and saturday marks the opening of another important tournaments venue the international broadcasting center now the i.d.c. will be playing a crucial role on match days that's where the video assistant refereeing will operate from v.a.r. for the first time in world cup history matches will be refereed with the aid of a video assistance team any incident involving a so-called clear and obvious mistake during a match can be reviewed and changed the technology was used in european leagues like the bundesliga and syria during this past season. well defending world cup champs germany have ended their five game when le streak seeing off minnows saudi arabia on friday evening whi

french open final had a happy ending the world number one defeated american sloane stephens at roland garrosin comeback style lost the first set six three but managed to bounce back and take the match winning the last two sets six four six one has been runner up in three grand slams the french open is her first title under formula one sebastian vettel has claimed pole position for sunday's canadian grand prix the harare driver made the most of an engine upgrade to blitz the rest of the field but terrible toss in the mercedes will start from second his teammates and reigning his teammate and reigning world champion lewis hamilton could only manage fourth behind red bulls max stop and. and a reminder of the top stories we're following here for you following a two day summit of g. seven nations canadian prime minister justin trudeau says all seven countries are signed a final communique despite trade tensions with the u.s. he insists that a wave of tit for tat tariffs will only hurt workers in canada and the u.s. . you're watching g.w. news more coming up at the top of the hour and don't forget

the ten time champion lost a set for the first time since 2015 at roland garros on wednesday, but resuming day later because of rain, nadal came back a different player. the spaniard co mforta bly different player. the spaniard comfortably taking the next two sets from diego schwartzman. after playing one of the best sets of his life, the night before, despite his best efforts, schwartzman couldn't recreate the same magic. nadal simply too good. the number one seed lostjust four games on his way to wrapping up the match. the king of clay firmly back on his throne. conditions there were the same for both. he's a tough opponent. he's going to always be a tough match but at this and time, i think after the first rain delay, the match changed a lot because i played more aggressive with higher intensity and things were more on my side. next he will face juan things were more on my side. next he will facejuan martin del potro, the world number six reached his first french open semi—final since 2009 with a four set win over number three seed marin cilic. del potro has beaten nadal twice in their

the 31—year—old serb, seeded 20th, has reached the last eight at roland garros for a 12th time, an opend past 12 months.

french open final had a happy ending the world number one defeated american sloane stephens at roland garros in comeback style held up last the first set six three but managed to bounce back and take the match winning the last two sets six four six one has been runner up in three grand slams the french open is her first title. and finally britain's queen elizabeth has officially celebrated her ninety second birthday by watching the eneral trooping the color ceremony in london large crowds of people turned out to enjoy the spectacle more than a thousand soldiers took part in the event at horse guards parade near buckingham palace senior royals including newlyweds prince harry and meg and dozens of suspects joined in the celebrations but the queen's husband prince philip was absent elizabeth is the world's oldest and longest reigning monarch. and a reminder of the top stories we're following here for you following a two day summit of g. seven nations canadian prime minister justin trudeau says all seven countries have signed a joint communiqué after a heated debate they pledge to combat protec

alexander zverev, and he went out in straight sets, while thiem reaches his third straight semi at roland garrosar's us open final in the women's semis, as tenth seed sloane stephens beat daria kasatkina to set up a meeting with fellow american madison keys, whom she beat to win the title at flushing meadows. well, the french open is the third grand slam which andy murray has missed in a row due to injury, and in the past hour, the three—time grand slam champion has announced he won't now make a comeback at next week's grass court tournament in rosmalen in the netherlands. he hasn't played competitive tennis since wimbledon last year, but is hoping to return from hip surgery in time for this year's tournament. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller has more. murray says he is not quite ready to return but does say he is still having to play in the coming weeks, which does not give too much away. the next event that he could feature in is at queen's club in under two weeks' time. the question is does he have a long enough to get himself in the sort of shape required with map he has not played no

resistance finished, as keys confidently took a spot in the last four mac for the first time at roland garrosy was down a break in the first, so to be able to get that back was really great, and yes, i am definitely liking the clay a little bit more now that i have been in a semi—final here. clay a little bit more now that i have been in a semi-final here. next she will face a familiar foe in fellow american sloane stephens, a woman who beat her in the us open final last year. she confidently blew away the russian opponent to set up an all—american affair in the french capital. so the two americans, who are best friends, face each other on thursday for a spot in the final. but for stephens, there were more pressing matters to talk about first. when we get on the court, it is time to compete, but before that we are not going to be weird and awkward and make it weird for each other. now i have to go and find her because i have two tell her some juicy stuff, so ijust because i have two tell her some juicy stuff, so i just went because i have two tell her some juicy stuff, so ijust went in search

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welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news, and with the anticipation building at roland garros fourth round tie with maria sharapova at the french open.

he's nowjust two wins away from a record 11th title at roland garros.ro next. the argentinian beat third seed marin cilic in four sets in a match that lasted nearly four hours. it meant so much to del potro, it left him in tears shortly after this. dina asher—smith has lowered her own british 100m record this evening. she was racing in the bislett games diamond league meeting in oslo. she finished second behind ivory coast's murielle ahoure, but her time of 10.92 seconds is seven hundredths of a second quicker than her previous best, set at the anniversary games three years ago. soa so a great night for her. 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. i will have more for you after 10pm. many thanks, mike. president trump has said everything is "ready to go" for a planned summit with the north korean leader kim jong—un next week. mr trump was speaking at the white house alongside the visiting japanese prime minister shinzo abe, where he warned that he would walk if the summit doe

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no andy murray at the french open, but we'll bring you the latest from roland garros too.ough with nine days to go til the start of the world cup, england's squad are making their final preparations at st george's park before travelling to russia a week today. our reporterjo currie is there — and its a bit like speed dating? yeah, that is right. that is probably the best way to describe it. all 23 members of the squad were available. they all have their own desk dotted around this hall here and it was a free for all. that was pressed from the uk and around the world, television and radio and online and you had 45 minutes to try to speak to as many players as you code and despite it being something different, the players and the press seemed a very relaxed. all the players got to talk to the press and eve ryo ne players got to talk to the press and everyone seemed players got to talk to the press and everyone seemed to enjoy it. players got to talk to the press and everyone seemed to enjoy itm looks chaotic, but you got to speak to some of the players, what did they have to

he‘s nowjust 2 wins away from a record 11th title at roland garros.o the squad — he only arrived at the camp on sunday, but has been named among the replacements. shields willjoin wasps next month, from hurricanes who are based in new zealand. it will not worry him at all, he gave everything to new zealand and he is eligible for england and people give everything for england. it is irrelevant to me the noise, i‘m just doing what i‘m paid to do, to pick qualified english players and to win for england. and now this has been doing good business on social media. when you head to a major league baseball game it‘s rare that you‘ll actually touch, let alone catch a ball. but in the fifth inning of atlanta‘s 14—1win over san diego, braves outfielder ender in—see—artay hit a foul ball and this happened. padres fan gabby dimarco caught it in her beer and then proceeded to drink said beer, with the ball inside the cup. i guess that‘s what happens when your team is being thrashed at home. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. now

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she was beaten by the young russian daria kasatkina, a former junior champion at roland garros.last night, and kasatkina quickly wrapped it up in straight sets. no problem for rafa nadal, as if their would be on his favoured surface, clay. that iith french open title a step closer, he‘s into the quarterfinals with a straight—sets win over germany‘s maximilian marterer, the celebrations continuing for nadal after celebrating his 32nd birthday yesterday. england leave for the world cup in eight days‘ time. today gareth southgate gave his biggest indication yet that goalkeeperjordan pickford will be his first choice in in russia. the everton keeper has been given the number one jersey following the release of today‘s squad numbers. the team play costa rica on thursday at elland road before departing for russia next tuesday. that said, you can‘t read too much into the numbers. the last time that england started a world cup game with squad numbers one to ii on the field was 1970. you can see the whole i to 23 on the bbc sport website. forget one to ii, leroy sane hasn‘t been given a

he was the last british player in the main draw at roland garros.ere are few better on clay. the calmness regained, the match leveled, fognini's now infamous temper threatening to boil over. the final britt left in the singles draw up the pressure of expectation is something edmund is learning to wear well. taking the third set and the lead most of it was one that always looked precarious. fognini channeling the frustrations, roaring back to take the fourth in the match again tied. a moment to test that character. for advent of the challenge to stop that momentum. the fluctuating game fell fognini's way. one of the modern game's great showman, showing the way in paris. adam wilde, bbc news. england are playing nigeria right now in a friendly. they are approaching half—time at wembley and it's1—0. they are approaching half—time at wembley and it's 2—0. gary cahill with an early header. captain harry kane hasjust added another. england face costa rica in another friendly next thursday in leeds before they head to the world cup. england have a first in

showed why he is the master of clay. 11 times he reached the finals at roland garros. 11 times won. won any major that many times. facing austria's players. rafa lost one set the tournament and he made sure he was not losing today. nadal is now 86-2. he picks up the 17th major title. he trails roger federer all times. >> it's amazing. i can't describe my feelings because even -- it's not even a dream to win here the loafth time not because it's impossible to think in something like. i just say thank you very, very much of course. >>> finite round of the st. jude classic. dustin johnson had the lead and cruised to a 6-shot victory. watch the approach on 13. just perfect. that's setting up the easy byrd but the best for lass. on the par 418. he is going to hole that out for eagle. finished with 4 under 66. a 19 under par for tournament picks up a cool $1.2 million in the process. at the ncaa track and field champions the only way to take the title was to win the last even. the four-by-four hundred relay petition they bobbled the hand off and ran far behind the lead are. then kendall h

. >> today at the french open, rafael nadal, and 11 times he's reached the final at roland garros and no other man or woman in the open era has won any major that many times. nadal faced austria's dominant team having lost one set this entire tournament. he made sure he was not going to lose one today. nadal is 86 and 2 all time in this tournament, 6-4, and he picks up the major against roger federer. >> i can't describe my feelings because it is not even a dream to win here in the 11th time because it's impossible to think of something like this, and all i can say is thank you very, very much, everybody. >> final round of the st. jude classic and final tune-up before last week's u.s. open and dustin johnson had the cruise to the six-shot victory and his approach to 13, and easy birdie, but he saved his best for the final hole. this is in the par 4 18. look at this. holds it out for eagle and 466 today for johnson. 19 under par for the tournament and picks up a cool $1.2 million. that would be a happy father's day. >> not even in my dreams have i dropped one. >> he's more of a putt-pu