while sabalenka shone, maria sakkari slumped.o refused to let up in the second. the unseeeded czech, who knocked sakkari out of roland garros last year, once again proved to be greek�*s nemesis. dispatching her in straight sets. no such problems for sakkari's compatriot stefanos tsitsipas although he was made to work far harder than he'd like againstjirgi vesely, an opponent ranked a55th in the world. the greek raced into a two—set lead before losing the third. he looked set to lose the fourth as vesely had three set points but tsitsipas rallied in the tie—breaker to move into round two. there was a fright for karen khachanov as he took on france's constant lestienne. the frenchman proved a constant menace for the 11th seed taking the opening two sets to the delight of the crowd on suzanne lenglen. but he was unable to maintain his stellar showing as khachanov rallied to move into the second round. dan ogunshakin, bbc news. the indian premier league final will have to be played tomorrow after rain prevented a ball being bowled in

sabalenka said she thought she was being booed and said that normal people would never support the warnot shaking hands with us. i can imagine if they do, what's going to happen to them from the ukrainian side? so i understand that. and i understand this is not personal, you know? that's it, and i think probably, not probably, i think she don't deserve to be... ..to leave the court that way. finally, some cycling, and primoz roglic has won the giro d'italia for the first time. his lead was never in doubt on the processional final stage. the three—time winner of the vuelta espana took control in saturday's time trial. the 33—year—old is the first slovenian to win the giro. lots more on the bbc sport website. that is all for now. hello there. some of you may have seen the fabulous halo effect around the sun on sunday evening. it was caused by thin high cloud made up of ice crystals. and just like a rainbow, you can get a double halo effect. there will be some of that high cloud around on bank holiday monday and much of the country will have a dry and sunny day. but a chilly start and som

a shock in the eternal city as sofia kenin stuns second seeded sabalenka in straight sets at the romeello, welcome to the program. lots to get through but we'll start with fooball on another big night of european action, with the semi finals of both the europa league and the europa conference league underway. in turin, juventus left it very, very late to snatch a draw at home to four—time europa league champions sevilla. the spanish side had led through youssef en nesyri in the first half, but they couldn't hang on for victory — federico gatti withjuve�*s equaliser in the 7th minute of stoppage time. in the night's other semifinal, roma have the advantage, after beating bayer leverkusen 1—0. edoardo bove with the only goal midway through the second half forjose mourinho�*s side. the second leg for both ties, are next thursday. in the europa conference league, it was a night of fightbacks. fc basel scored a stoppage time winner to come from behind to beat fiorentina 2—1 in italy. whilst west ham scored two second half goals to see off az alkmaar — meaning they can head to the netherlan

elsewhere in the women's draw, there was a big shock as aryna sabalenka was knocked out.n straight sets by sofia kenin, a player ranked 132 places below her. over in the men's draw... spare a thought for alexander bublik sir paul rackets taking the brunt of his anger in his match against pedro martinez on wednesday. the world number 49 did manage to recompose himself, though to win a second set, tie break and book his spot in the next round. he'll play american ben shelton on friday. seven time world snooker champion ronnie 0'sullivan says he lost himself for a number of years because of alcohol and drugs. the world number one was stripped of the irish masters title in 1998 after testing positive for cannabis, and in 2000 entered rehab to treat his addictions. in the two decades since, 0'sullivan says, it's been hard working on himself and says he believes that happiness is an inside job. 0bviously putting a lot of weight, i was dependent on drinking and wacky becky, just to kind of get through the day. you know, i lost my personality. i lost my confidence, felt like i ne

to a couple of high profile, early aryna sabalenka and jessica pegula were knocked out in the secondanked in the world's top three, they were dumped out of the tournament by players outside of the worlds top 100. sabalenka, world number two and australian open champion was beaten by sofia kenin in straight sets 7—6, 6—2. meanwhile, third seed jessie pegula lost 6—2, 3—6, 6—3 to fellow american taylor townsend. coco gauff and victoria azarenka managed to progress both winning straight sets. former ryder cup captain has resigned his membership of the cup world tour, after they imposed further sanctions on players who competed in live golf events without permission. there were fines ranging of 12 and a half thousand pounds to one and a half thousand pounds for each breach, and it to a total of 26 players. 0ur golf correspondent ian carter has more. players. our golf correspondent ian carter has more.— players. our golf correspondent ian carter has more. yes, and when you consider it — carter has more. yes, and when you consider it as _ carter has more. yes, and when you consider it as l

aryna sabalenka aryna sa balenka has aryna sabalenka has much point in the french open, keep up—to—date after the deadly avalanche killed at least 11 people on saturday, including a four—year—old boy in the north of the country. these nerves struck as a group crossed a mountainous area —— the snow struck. as they crossed a mountainous area with their goat herds. live now to our bilingual reporter farhatjaved in islamabad. what is the latest? this deadly avalanche swept over a popular pass in this mountainous region, and today, the last person was rescued, a 70—year—old man, rescued almost 28 hours after the avalanche hit this group of nomads, who were camping at that site with their livestock. we understand from officials that 11 people were killed, and eight dead bodies have been recovered and some 25 people were rescued and shifted to hospitals and they are all in stable conditions, the dead bodies have been handed back to their relatives, and they will be sending to punjab province. this group of nomads, who keep travelling across the country, they were camp at that site where this a

beat fellow sabalenka beat fellow belarusian.e garcia is out, number five won the first set against the world 56 but the russian came through 4—6, 6-3, 7-5. 56 but the russian came through 4—6, 6—3, 7—5. jon rahm says europe's best players should be eligible for the required cup. those missing in rome include some of the most successful players in the event, among them sergio garcia. it is a little sad to me that politics have got in the way of such a beautiful event. it is the best europeans against the best americans period. whatever is going on, who is playing live shouldn't matter, it is who is best suited to represent the european side and i have a hard time to believe that the best player that europe has ever had, the most successful in the ryder cup, isn't fit to be on the team. that is all the manufacture an american woman who accused president biden of sexual assault has defected to russia. tara reade made the allegation, which has been repeatedly denied by mr biden, in the run—up to the 2020 presidential election. she h

the second seed from belarus, aryna sabalenka, will face ukraine's marta kostyuk.ion elena rybakina is still waiting to find out her first round opponent. meanwhile, norrie is through to the semifinals of the lyon 0pen. the defending champion beat sebastian baez in three sets. he'll face another argentinian next in francisco cerundolo, who beat jack draper to progress. the other semifinal sees brandon nakashima take on frenchman arthur fils. now, lewis hamilton says he's not been in talks with ferrari and is close to agreeing a new contract with mercedes. there had been reports that ferrari had contacted him about switching to the italian team. speaking ahead of this weekend's racing in monaco, hamilton says he's sticking with his team. we've had the wrong car. we've made, you know, there have been some decisions that have been made over the past two years that have not been ideal, and we're working our way through that. when you're in the contract negotiations, there's always going to be speculation. and i think ultimately that's, unless you hearfrom me, then that

a shock in the eternal city as sofia kenin stuns second seeded sabalenka in straight sets at the romeram.

a shock in the eternal city as sofia kenin stuns second seeded sabalenka in straight sets at the romee program. lots to get through but we'll start with fooball on another big night of european action,

belarusian aryna sabalenka, who won the australian open, starts against ukraine's marta kostyuk, whotspoken about the war in her country and tensions in the locker—room with belarussian and russian players. wimbledon champion elena rybakina is seeded fourth after winning the italian 0pen last week. she is still waiting to find out her first round opponent is still a lot of qualifying going on in paris. you can get the full draw on the bbc website. i will have a update in the next hour. creating a popular tv drama is notoriously hard. making one in which every character is a truly terrible person is even more impressive. that's what the makers of succession have done. in just five years, the tale of a media mogul and his ruthlessly ambitious children — which ends on monday — has gained millions of devoted fans. brian cox plays the lead role of logan roy. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s amol rajan — and we must warn you, this interview contains a major spoiler for those not up to speed with the current series. he's had a lifetime of roles on stage and screen. sit on the floor. it's fu

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second seed aryna sabalenka beat marta kostyuk in straight sets.ooed off as she left the court for refusing to shake hands with her belarussian opponent. belarus is an ally of russia in the war in the region. i understand why they are not shaking hands with us. i can imagine, if you're going to shake hands with us and then, what is going to happen to them from ukrainian side? so i understand that and i understand that this is not kind of like, personally, you know. that's it. and i think, probably, she don't... not probably. i think she don't... not probably. i think she don't... not probably. i think she don't deserve to be, yeah, to leave the court that way. british number two dan evans' struggles at the french open continued. he lost in straight sets to australia's thanasi kokkinakis who's ranked 108th and received a wildcard. only two britons, jack draper and cameron norrie, remain in the draw. and that's all the sport for now. it has started raining at the monaco grand prix. that might make the last 20 laps or so interesting. democrats and rep

belarusian aryna sabalenka, who won the australian open, starts against ukraine's marta kostyuk, whoabout the war in her country and tensions in the locker—room with belarussian and russian players. wimbledon champion elena rybakina is seeded fourth after winning the italian open last week. she is still waiting to find out her first round opponent . actually, she has a lucky loser. a uualifier. and that's all the sport for now. in the last hour, the bbc has spoken to an army commander in bakhmut who insist that ukraine still controls part of the city. he confirmed that the russian army were taking over positions on the outskirts of the city from the wagner military group. you will remember that the wagner group have led the attack on bakhmut on the russian side. earlier, the head of that group announced it was transferring positions to the russian army in a video that the bbc has confirmed it was taken in the east of the city. have a listen. translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut. _ today it is sam on the 25th of may. by the 1st ofjune, the main parts of the unit will be

former championjelena 0stapenko was also defeated, while second seed aryna sabalenka won her match.been in talks with world athletics about playing a role in reviving the sport that made him a global superstar. the jamaican dominated men's sprinting for nearly a decade from the 2008 beijing olympics, but he says that the sport has been in something of a slump since he retired. after me it kind of went down because of how i was, as a person, and my personality, and how big my personality was, but, i think over time it will get better i think young are coming up, i have seen a few personalities that is needed the sport. and that's all the sport for now. as the war rages in ukraine, russian forces are accused of illegally taking thousands of ukrainian children from their parents. ukraine says 19,000 have been removed from the country in illegal deportations. it's prompted an international arrest warrant to be issued for the russian president vladimir putin. in an exclusive report, our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has met one mother whose son was taken by russian forces

second seed aryna sabalenka beat marta kostyuk in straight sets. off as she left the court for refusing to shake hands with her belarusian opponent. belarus is an ally of russia in the war in the region. i understand why they're not shaking hands with us. i can imagine, going to shake hands with us and then what is going to happen to them from ukrainian side. so i understand that and i understand that this is not personally, you know. that's it. and i think probably she... she don't deserve to be... to leave the court that way. if you would like more details on the french open and follow the monaco grand prix which is under way head to our website. the uk�*s home office says a �*technical border system fault�* was to blame for issues with passport e—gates at airports and other points of entry on friday and saturday. the issue, which lasted for more than 20 hours, was resolved late on saturday afternoon. it led to long queues in some arrivals halls, as passports had to be checked manually. no details of what caused the problem have been released. ou

second seed aryna sabalenka beat marta kostyuk in straight sets but kostyuk, who's from ukraine, wasponent. belarus is an ally of russia in the war in the region. the nba eastern conference final between boston celtics and miami heat is going to a decider after one of the most dramatic finishes in recent years. 104 point to 103 the celtics won. no team has come from 3—0 down to win a best—of—seven play—off series. with the celtics trailing byjust a point, marcus smart�*s last—gasp three—point attempt bounced off the rim but derrick white tipped it in moments before the buzzer. it had to be checked but was given. the decisive game seven takes place on monday in boston. and that's all the sport for now. let's get some of the day's other news now the health secretary, steve barclay has acknowledged that some of the facilities included in the uk government's commitment to provide a0 "new" hospitals, will be refurbished sites, not built from scratch. the government repeated a 2019 manifesto pledge to build a0 new hospitals by 2030, earlier this week, but clarified that work may not be com

country and tensions in the locker—room with belarusian and russian players faces belarusian aryna sabalenkan elena rybakina is still waiting to find out her first round opponent there is a lot of qualifying still going on in paris. and that's all the sport for now. to a developing story now out of bakhmut, the city in eastern ukraine. in the last hour, the bbc has spoken to a ukrainian army commander in the region and he has insisted that ukraine still controls part of the city. he confirmed russian army units were taking over positions in the outskirts of the city from the wagner militia. you'll remember that wagner have led the fighting in bakhmut for the russian side. well earlier, the head of the wagner group, announced that it was transferring positions to the russian army in a video that bbc verify has confirmed was taken in the east of the city. translation: we are withdrawing units from bakhmut. _ today it is sam on the 25th of may. by the 1st ofjune, the main parts of the unit will be relocated at the rear camps. we are handing over our positions to the military. ammunition, physic

second seed aryna sabalenka beat marta kostyuk in straight sets.russia in the war in the region. i understand why they are not shaking hands with us. i can imagine, if you're going to shake hands with us and then, what is going to happen to them from ukrainian side? so i understand that, and i understand that this is not kind of like, personally, you know. that's it. and i think, probably, she don't... not probably. i think she don't deserve to be, yeah, to leave the court that way. max verstappen led from start to finish and survived a rain shower to win the monaco grand prix. the world champion maintained his lead in the slippery conditions that arrived in the second half of the race to claim his fourth win of the season. fernando alonso was nearly 28 seconds behind. esteban alcorn completed the podium for alpena. and that's all the sport for now. here in the uk, the government says it in discussions with supermarkets over the introduction of a cap on the price of basic food items. supermarkets are expected to be allowed to select which items the

being eliminated, after other big names exited in the second round, like world number two aryna sabalenkaca pegula and 2019 winner karolina pliskova. after their opening one day international was a washout — ireland and bangladesh are in action again in chelmsford. bangladesh won the toss and decided to field — ireland are currently 271 for 5 approaching the end of their 50 overs. ireland missed out on automatic qualifcation for the world cup following that first washout, but have another chance to qualify next month. and that's all the sport for now. the final ten acts are through to the grand final of the eurovision song contest. live now to liverpool with luxmy gopal. the excitement is building, isn't it? absolutely. it has been building all week in the farne village, with live performances on the stage. some funds have travelled from new zealand, but for fans who have travelled from the uk, the journey has been quite as smooth as planned, because of the rail strike. hello, alex and david, you are from london. you are planning to get the train. what did you do instead. we you are plann

second seed from belarus aryna sabalenka will face ukraine's marta kostyuk, wimbledon champion elenaess. the other semi will be between brandon nakashima and frenchman arthur fils. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much we will see a little later. a federaljudge in the united states has sentenced the founder of the far right militant oath keepers, stewart rhodes, to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the storming of the us capitol on january the 6th, 2021. live now to our washington correspondent, jessica parker. jessica, remind us who this group is and what role they played onjanuary the 6th. 50 and what role they played on january the 6th. ., , , ., ., ., the 6th. so oath keepers are a far riaht the 6th. so oath keepers are a far right militia _ the 6th. so oath keepers are a far right militia group _ the 6th. so oath keepers are a far right militia group who _ the 6th. so oath keepers are a far right militia group who the - the 6th. so oath keepers are a far right militia group who the court i right militia group who the court he

in the women's draw, second seed aryna sabalenka also takes to the court.ake a while to see the benefits. and i think we really owe julie and many other people in a country like hurt solutions that will help them in the here and now. so what i would like to put to kieran, he says the government have been increasing benefits, well, why is it the joseph been increasing benefits, well, why is it thejoseph rowntree foundation came out with an analysis a couple of months ago that showed the amount you receive on universal credit is £35 less than the bare minimum that people need in order to pay their bills and to buy enough food to live on? so that is an independent assessment showing that universal credit is not providing the safety net that the government is supposed to provide. as the provider of last resort, they have broken a social contract, they are not providing the support to the people in the very most difficult situations who need that help. so as the green party, we have been calling since before that study came out for universal credit to be increas