bia and simona are quick and really good.level of comfort there that i know she knows what it takes. also on the way in, i am hitting... honestly, i am surrounded with badass women. driving with katherine and simona, they all have extremely impressive resumes. i think we are all super competitive in general and that i think we have a really strong line—up and it was really good. so yeah, it was just an exciting opportunity for us. katherine, she's the one who has the most experience in this series, and she needs to teach as much as she can so we are prepared for it. so i can say she's the big captain, british captain. katherine might be the captain on the track, but it is american mike shank who is pulling the strings off it, as their energetic team principal. she's tough as nails. i mean, really tough. she's been through a lot in racing and she deserves to be where she is at. she's a leader, and i count on her to lead, and she stepped into that role seamlessly. as the car's colours prove, racing revolves around sponsorship a

coming up on the programme: wimbledon champion simona halep survives a scare as she makes her comeback for it, but nearly ten weeks late, esperance are confirmed as champions league winners. and pakistan head coach mickey arthur says he's "disappointed and hurt" to lose his job after their world cup failure. welcome along, thanks forjoining us on sport today. we're going to start in toronto where simona halep came from a set down to begin her defence of her rogers cup title. it's halep's first match since the one she described as the "best of her career" when she won the wimbledon title last month. she beat qualifierjennifer brady in an epic 3—setter as colm harrison reports. simona halep was finally back in action, since it does make reversed after her break, no doubt, but also out of practice. jennifer brady was 3-0 out of practice. jennifer brady was 3—0 up, halep came back, although the american won the set

we're going to start in toronto where simona halep came from a set down to begin her defence of her rogers cup title. it's halep's first match since the one she described as the "best of her career" when she won the wimbledon title last month. she beat qualifierjennifer brady in an epic 3—setter as colm harrison reports. simona halep was finally back in action, since it does make reversed after her break, no doubt, but also out of practice. jennifer brady was 3-0 out of practice. jennifer brady was 3—0 up, halep came back, although the american won the set 6—4. after a string of uncharacteristic u nforced a string of uncharacteristic unforced errors, 72 places separate halep and brady. this was their first ever meeting. defending champion in canada was pushed all the way and she was mightily relieved to take the second is that evan—5 into level the match in the process. the decider was close and intense, there were no fewer than six breaks of serve with halep taking it all the way to the tie—break with brady, a player who has never been ranked higher than 60th in the world. but the world c

we start with tennis and news of a shock defeat for simona halep at the us open. thriller. halep won the first set 6—2, before townsend took the second. halep was then forced to come from a "mini—break" down in the third set tie—break. but townsend, who'd squandered two match points earlier, rallied again, and the american, who's ranked 116 in the world, won the tie—break — and the match — to seal her place in the last 32. the number 6 seed petra kvitova is also out. it's after she lost 6—4, 6—4 to world number 88 andrea petkovic. the two—time wimbledon champion, who's been struggling with an arm

in cincinnati, madison keys and simona halep in theirfinal set, madison keys is 5—4 up in that one.rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. thursday was a much better day, but things are going downhill now and it's going to be quite a blustery few days ahead. we've got this cloud that's coming in from the atlantic, and that will push outbreaks of rain eastwards across the whole of the country. the main driving force, that area of low pressure that will sit to the north—west over the next few days. at the moment it's pushing these weather fronts ahead, thickening the cloud and bringing some rain from the west. this is how we start friday morning. a little on the cooler side in eastern england with a few breaks in the cloud, but the rain is coming in from the west and that could be heaviest over the hills of wales and south—west england, maybe 2—3 inches of rain and that could lead to localised flooding. this is the picture through the day, a dry start for eastern england and where we've got this rain coming from the west, heavy at times. we should get sunshin

flushing meadows his life simona halep frustrated and racing is thursday was no different. despite winning the 1st 6 in just half an hour the 4th seed then had no answer for american qualifier tyler townsend. have. the world number 116 going to the net over 100 times in the 2 hour manch. i was able to save 2 match points but it was 3rd time lucky for the 23 year old townsend the 3 say when the biggest of her korea i mean i think when i played there before i was just trying to make balls i think i played. not to lose and today i just played to win and i said f. it. you know sometimes happens and i'm just to look forward. i'm in champion so i will not remain. 2 time wimbledon champion patrik event of was another of the woman's big names to crash out the 6th seed beat and then straight sit 6464 by germany's andrea pick a bit. things were much smoother for world number one and defending u.s. open champion naomi osaka she needed just over an hour to be to polish opponents and straight say. that one sets up a 3rd round match against american teen sensation corey goff she prevaile

wimbledon champion and fourth seed at flushing meadows simona halep is also through.american nicole gibbs. 6—2 in the final set. scotland lock sam skinner will miss the rugby world cup after suffering a hamstring injury in saturday's win over france. the exeter chiefs second row limped off during the win at murrayfield, and it has been decided that he would not recover quickly enough to "play a meaningful part" in the tournament injapan that starts next month. glasgow warriors second row tim swinson willjoin up with the training group as cover, with gregor townsend names his final squad next tuesday. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. thanks forjoining us. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, asa bennett, and author and journalist, rachel shabi. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. labour, the lib dems, snp, and plaid cymru willjoin forces in the commons next week in a bid to remove boris johnson as prime minister and bloc

the wimbledon champion, simona halep, is also through to the 2nd round and she was also taken to threeby the american, nicole gibbs, ranked 135 in the world. halep — the number 4 seed — took the deciding set 6—2. she'll now face another american qualifier, taylor townsend. sixth seed petra kvitova eased past her fellow czech opponent, denisa allertova, with a 6—2, 6—4 victory. the two—time wimbledon champion will now face germany's andrea petkovic for a place in the last 32. cani can i be prepared for her? i know how she is playing, we know each other very well, so we will see but it will be another tough battle. the know she likes to put pressure on her opponent as well, playing fast, and that is what i am going to try as well. former wimbledon champion, and number 2a seed, garbine muguruza is out, though. she lost 2—6 6—1 6—3 in the first round to alison riske. the american is ranked 11 places below muguruza, and this is herfirst win at flushing meadows since 2013. for the spaniard, it's the second grand slam in a row where she's been knocked out in the first round. in the men's draw

the number four seed and reigning wimbledon champion simona halep is also through to the last 16 — buta's ekaterina alexa nd rova. halep — who's reached three finals in cincinnati in the last four years, and lost all of them — took the deciding set 6—4 and she'll now face madison keys. in the men's singles, there was a shock defeat for the number 4 seed kei nishikori — whose wait for the first masters series title of his career goes on. he was beaten in straight sets by fellow—japanese yoshihito nishioka, who had to go through qualifying to reach the main draw. nishioka — who's ranked 77 in the world — won two hard—fought sets 7—6, 6—4. he plays the unseeded australian alex de minaur next. and the number 5 seed from greece — stefanos tsitsipas is also out. he lost the opening set of his match against jan—lennard struff — but fought back to win the 2nd on a tie—break. the decider also went to a tie—break with the german coming out on top. the world number 36 will now face the number 9 seed daniil medvedev. on to cricket — and rain wiped out the entire first day's play in the 2nd test be

we start with tennis and news of a shock defeat for simona halep at the us open. the number 4 seed and wimbledon champion was beaten by taylor townsend in a three—set thriller. halep won the first set 6—2, before townsend took the second. halep was then forced to come from a "mini—break" down in the third set tie—break. but townsend, who'd squandered two match points earlier, rallied again, and the american, who's ranked 116 in the world, won the tie—break — and the match — to seal her place in the last 32. the number 6 seed petra kvitova is also out. it's after she lost 6—4, 6—4 to world number 88 andrea petkovic. the two—time wimbledon champion, who's been struggling with an arm injury, was broken in the 10th game as the german took the opening set. petkovic broke twice more on her way to the win and she'll now play the 25th seed, elise mertens, in the next round. the top seed and defending champion naomi osaka is through to the 3rd round after a straight sets victory over poland's magda linette. osaka won the first set 6—2 — but then survived a brief scare, wit

the defending champion, simona halep, is through to the quarter—finals after thrashing russia's svetlat over an hour. in the other half of the draw, the number three seed, karolina pliskova, is through to the quarter—finals. the former world number one from the czech republic beat the estonian anett kontaveit in straight sets, 6—3, 7—5, and will now face home—favourite bianca andreescu, who put out the number five seed, kiki bertens. south african batsman hashim amla has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 36. he will continue to play domestic cricket in south africa and t20 franchise cricket around the world. in a 15—year career with the proteas, the former captain played a total of 349 internationals across all three formats, including 124 test matches. he scored more than 18,000 runs, including 55 centuries, and he also holds the record for south africa's highest individual test score. well, certainly a stand—up moment would be the 311 that he made at the oval in 2012 against england. it's the first time that a south african has made a triple hundred in

number one naomi a soccer with also better she prepares to defend her trophy as was wimbledon champion simona halep who has the u.s. open crown in her sights. well it's going to be amazing to win for yourself one but i'm not thinking about that i'm just trying to live a big day by day and we would see in the end what is going to happen all right that's a good sport and i have more later peter thanks very much and that was your news that was our broadcast do stay with us martine's here in about 3 minutes i'm back from 12 a quick summary of world news here on al-jazeera we will see you very soon. perception is validation we believe you want to be seen but in one life time we can't see everything that we rely on he experiences of others and the legacies of previous generations. with that testimony we would know very little. with this documentaries that open your eyes on al-jazeera. for the last 2 years these students have been collecting rubbish every day it's helped clean up the campus and helped build some of its facilities for every 2 kilo's of plastic waste they collect this school receives

taylor townsend turned in the upset in the turn lt took down simona halep and coco gauff is moving onb to the third round at the u.s. open after a thrilling three-set in with we'll see if that magic can continue she goes up next against number one seated naomi osaka. and a very wild 360 over head slam what a waywi >>> this is now a category two hurricane and forecast to go up to category four in the next four hours elsewhere highs in the triple digits in some areas all eyes on dorian making its approach this holiday weekend. >>> aside from dorian this labor day the rest of the country facing hot conditions. but on this day, monday all eyes are on florida >> it's so odd to see that map like that. >>> the obamas are now empty nestors. sasha, the youngest has started her freshman year in michigan. >> and a sea turtle conversation group make a shocking discovery. the geneticly mutated animal is given two names. htub soap scum and caked-on grease from oven doors. now mr. clean magic eraser comes in disposable sheets. they're perfect for icky messes on stovetops in microwaves and all over th

simona halep will also be playing shortly.auff, the 15—year—old who beat venus williams at wimbledon is back and she will play a bit later on. this is the fourth event she has been given a wild card for, in this year, feared that she turned 15. and thatis year, feared that she turned 15. and that is technically in contravention of guidelines issued to protect younger players but the us tennis association just could not resist and handed her a wild card nonetheless. i'm sure new york will see her as a big draw. louise christie says she feels a sense of pride after becoming the first scottish rhythmic gymnast to represent great britain in six years. the 18—year—old from aberdeen is heading to portugal to compete in the international tournament. she's been speaking to tyrone smith. poise, grace, power and poise, grace, powerand skill. the quality is a rhythmic gymnast needs. and louise christie has them all. it has not gone unnoticed as she has become the first scot since 2013 to represent great britain in the sport after being s

deciding say it seeks to and from the current world number one to a former top ranked player romania simona halep was in big trouble against russia as a catalina alexander over after dropping the 1st set 63 halep 4 back to take the 2nd 75 after a grueling 2 hours and 4 minutes she completed the victory by taking the 36 which i . earlier there was a battle between former world number ones french open champion ashley barty was up against maria sharapova you're straining and winning this one in straight sets 6461 this was just share a poke his 10th match of the year and she has struggled to shoulder. them inside it was a bad day for 2014 u.s. open runner up kane as she called me of japan he lost out on patriot will she told me she woke up with a straight sets victory for initio who also happens to be initially cory's practice partner 7664 the school plays a stroke is alex diminished. and another high profile player said goodbye early in cincinnati on wednesday greece's stephanus city bus crashed out of the hands of germany's young lynn armstrong the world number 36 stiff coming out on top of t

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world number one they are soccer's through to the 3rd round she beat alexandra sus novich in 3 sets simona halep and ashley thought he also won their matches. tiger woods says his back is feeling much better heading into the b.m.w. championship he pulled out of last week's northern trast injured but played 9 holes in a practice round on wednesday woods is to 38th in the fed ex playoff rankings and he's a top 11 finish to make the torch championship. better yeah. it was nice to take those those days off and i had to just let it calm down and. watch a treatment on it and i feel so much better and i've tried to make tweaks all year and trying to trying to ease the stress off my back while still playing. i'm fortunate i haven't really done a very good job of that liverpool are the new european super cup champions also beating chelsea on penalties in istanbul it was a thriller in the turkish city as liverpool won 54 on spot cakes goalkeeper adrien was the hero he'd arrived at the club as a free agent last week and was called in after number one keeper allison was injured but he stopped the shop

flushing meadows his life simona halep frustrated in recent years and thursday was no different. despite winning the 1st 6 in just half an hour the 4th seed then had no answer for american qualify a tyler townsend. the world number 116 going to the net over 100 times and the 2 hour manch. have. helped was able to save 2 match points but it was 3rd time lucky for the 23 year old townsend the 3 say when the biggest of her korea i mean i think when i played there before i was just trying to make balls i think i played. not so the use and today i just played to win i said f. it be. you know sometimes happens and i have just to look forward i'm more than champion so i will not really in that. 2 time wimbledon champion peterkin vetiver was another of the woman's big names to crash out the 6th seed beaten in straight sets 6464 but germany's andrea picked a bitch. things were much smoother for world number one and defending u.s. open champion naomi osaka. she needed just over an hour to be to polish opponent in straight series. that one sets up a 3rd round match against the american team

venus williams, magdalena rybarikova and slovenian polona hertzog before losing to eventual winner simonaa espana from cullera to el puig. the irishman remains two seconds ahead of 2016 winner nairo quintana, while roche‘s compatriot sam bennett timed his sprint finish to perfection as he claimed stage three on monday. the irish national champion took the line comfortably ahead of edward turns and luka mezgetz for his maiden vuelta stage and fourth grand tour stage win. there are two more asian champions league quarter—final first legs on tuesday with shanghai sipg hosting uruwa red diamonds in the early game in the far east. the japanese side were winners of this tournament in 2017 and they faced the same opposition at the semi—final stage that year on their way to a second title. and this has caught our eye on social media. 176 competitors voluntarily plunged into the murky waters of a welsh peat marsh over the weekend in a quest to claim a coveted sporting title, that of world bog snorkelling champion. it has made a big impact internationally, with travel guide publishers lonely planet

set in a tie breaker rafa then went on to take the 2nd set 64 meanwhile in the women's tournament simona halep was victorious against american jennifer brady the defending champ lost the 1st set but then came back to narrowly win in a food tiebreaker. but no such luck for women's number one ashley barty the french open champion lost in the 2nd round to the young seeded american sophia cannon in 3 sets it means the australians number one ranking is in serious danger there were some good news for one of bodies rivals near the top of the world rankings gnomeo soccer the japanese is now ranked 2nd in the forbes list of highest paid female athletes earning 24300000 dollars in the last 12 months that makes her only the 3rd sports woman ever to break the $20000000.00 barrier in one year the money she's earned from endorsements went from 1.5 to 60000000 dollars and finally she earned over $8000000.00 from prize money but serina williams who topped the forbes list for the 4th year running the pakistan cricket board has decided not to renew the contract of almost the entire coaching staff after th

flushing meadows is left simona halep frustrated in recent is and thursday was no different. despite winning the 1st 6 in just half an hour the 4th seed then had no answer for american qualifier tyler townsend. the world number 116 going to the net over 100 times and the 2 hour manche. how it was able to save 2 match points but it was 3rd time lucky for the 23 year old townsend the 3 say when the biggest of her korea i mean i think when i played there before i was just trying to make balls i think i played. knox's and today i just played to win and i said f. it. you know sometimes happens and i have just to look forward. i'm in champion so i will not remain. 2 time wimbledon champion pitchfork event of was another of the woman's big names to crash out the 6th seed beat and then straight sit 6464 by germany's andrea pick a bit. things were much smoother for world number one and defending u.s. open champion naomi osaka she needed just over an hour to beat her polish opponent in straight sets. that one sets up a 3rd round match against american teen sensation corey goff she prev

serena williams was the box office act later in the evening playing for the 1st time since losing to simona halep in the wimbledon final her power game overwhelmed belgium's ellie's merton's on the way to a straight sets victory was williams's cheating at the u.s. open later this month still chasing a record equalling $24.00 career grand slam title was. over at the men's tournament in montreal top seed rafa nadal was put through his paces in his 1st match british qualifier dan evans making it work for every point but down to the open set on a toy break and there were more epic volleys to follow in the 2nd set. of the i again it was the spaniard who won the key battles and eventually secured his place in round 3 i think stop the doubt will face argentina's ditto poland i take it stokes al-jazeera. thanks. for this news hour back in a moment stay. us. in a country with high youth unemployment one again i say she helps turn school children into entrepreneurs who can tell us what i mean by their wide fundraising empowering them to reclaim their futures we teach them how to party destroying my s

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breaker rafa then went on to take the 2nd set 64 meanwhile in the women's tournament over in montreal simona halep was victorious against american jennifer brady the defending champ lost the 1st set but then came back to narrowly win enough food to say tie break but no such luck for women's number one ashley barty the french open champion lost in the 2nd round to the young seeded american sophia cannon in 3 sets it means the australians number one ranking is in serious danger. of soccer will return to the number one spot if she wins her 2nd round match. asarco is now ranked 2nd in the forbes list of virus paid female athletes and $24300000.00 in the last 12 months that makes her only the 3rd sports woman ever to break the 20000000 dollars barrier in one year the money she's earned from endorsements went from $1.00 to $16000000.00 expect there to go even higher with the japanese star said to be one of the faces of the 2020 tokyo olympics finally she earned over $8000000.00 from prize money but serena williams topped the forbes list for the 4th year running. the pakistan cricket board has deci

american qualifier taylor turns and clean the biggest win of her career ties with the job and simona halep in the second round of the us open. there was no hint of a soul went out when the first set six two. two two in the decider tides and had nba legend kobe bryant. on his feet. as he brutally for the first time. reset third right into the side for the first time since the twenty forty french open when how netted back times all match points. to join us open finalist caroline wozniacki rallied from a set down to defeat american and danielle call ins the data faces fifteen see bianca and the risk next. thirteen seed belinda bencic progress of the expense of france's alleys gourmet. checks six seed petra kvitova is added after losing in straight sets to world eighty eight andrea activists. seven c. d. birch's came from a break down impose sets to defeat anastasia pile of. chicken coop and reach the third round for the second year running. madeline malone guys world champion under seventy eight kilograms at the junior world championships in tokyo. french athletes it. quite soon. the re

semifinals the czech qualifier advancing to a 1st ever semi from the parents of the defending champion simona halep was forced to withdraw with a left leg injury after losing the 1st set. meanwhile bianca and rescue becomes the 1st canadian to reach the semifinal stage of the storm in 50 years i became 30 catalina pisk of are in 3 sets and she'll now meet the american safina kennie. on the pan american games so i 40 year old champ should record broken on friday came in the women's 200 meters final 32 year old shelley and fraser points winning for jamaica at a time of 22.43 seconds raise the price claiming her country's 6th gold of the gangs. dustin johnson has been sharing the kind of fullness so him when his are only major the 2016 u.s. open for well number one birdie the final haul of his 2nd round at the northern trust are open to take the outright lead going into saturday event in new jersey is the 1st of 3 fed ex cup playoffs johnson's former paul round of 67 leaves him on 12 under par overall for one shot behind is another world number one jordan speech he went round in 64 space looking

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in toronto the women play with two—time champion simona halep again in the draw.and work her way back to the top of the rankings from number four where she currently is. once you've got it, you never lose it. steven gerrard's playing days might be behind him, but the liverpool legend still knows how to control a ball. gerrard — now manager at scottish premiership side rangers — showed that he hasn't lost his touch as the ball went out of play. his side got the new season off to a great start with a 2—1win over kilmarnock. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your monday sport briefing. the gold—plated coffin of egypt's boy king — tutankhamun — has been seen for the first time outside his tomb. the sarcophagus is undergoing restoration — in a process that's expected to last around eight months. it's the first time such work has been carried out since his tomb was unearthed nearly a century ago. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. even housed in protective plastic, the coffin of the bo

and simona halep survived a scare to begin her defence of her rogers cup title in toronto.ormer world number one, but she eventually found her stride, taking the second two sets to progress to the next round. mickey arthur says he is disappointed and hurt after being sacked as the head coach of pakistan. there has been speculation that arthur, who led pakistan to the 2017 champions trophy, could take over with england as a replacement for their outgoing world cup—winning coach, trevor bayliss. arthur, who has also coached south africa and australia, has been spoken to by england as a potential successor. thursday is transfer deadline day in england, with many clubs scrambling to complete deals that will improve their squad before the premier league kicks off this weekend. manchester city completed the signing of portuguese internationaljoao cancelo from juventus for $73 million on wednesday, but there are question marks over the futures of a number of players, including tottenham hotspurs‘ christian eriksen. manchester united have held talks with the danish midfielder, but

maria sharapova at the cincinnati open both a former number one then another former top ranked player simona halep needed 3 sets to progress to the 3rd round the romanian beating russia's katharina alexandra 3675 and 6 for rain has washed out the opening day of the 2nd ashes test between england and australia at lord's meanwhile sri lanka new zealand or even the poor is that the close of play on day one of the 1st test in goal so one can spend. dominated with the ball he would take 5 wickets in total on a very successful day for him personally captain kane williamson among his victims out for north was a good day for former captain ross taylor well he was 86 not out with a new zealanders 203 for 5 before rain stopped play. the world paragliding championships are taking place in north macedonia right now with 150 of the based pilots participating al-jazeera is a leo holding reports from a cruise ship in north macedonia. like colorful birds in the breeze these paragliders are competing against each other and the wind there are $150.00 pilots from $48.00 countries taking part in these world cha

while kiki bertens, who beat simona halep in last year's final, begins the defence of her title againstue qualification later. last season's semifinalists could only manage a 2—2 draw away to greek super league champion paok thessaloniki last week. they should be full of confidence ahead of the second leg, though — that's after beating fc emmen 5—0 at the weekend. despite winning last season's eredivisie title, ajax still have to go through qualifying. here's how head coach erik ten hag responded to a question about whether that's fair. iam not i am not putting energy in that fa ct. i am not putting energy in that fact. it is the way it is and it is not right because i have deserved to play the league, but we are first to qualify and so we focus on that and 400% and the rest is not important. and finally take a look at this — ahem — "sporting event" — and i use that term in the loosest of senses. the annual chap olympiad saw contestants satirically testing their gentlemanly skills in a wonderfully bizarre british way. the competition is said by organisers to celebrate sporting ineptitud

serena williams was the box office act later in the evening playing for the 1st time since losing to simona halep in the wimbledon final her power game overwhelmed belgium's at least merton's on the way to a straight sets victory was williams's cheating up for the u.s. open later this month still chasing a record equalling $24.00 career grand slam title was. over at the men's tournament in montreal top seed rafa nadal was put through his paces in his 1st match british qualifier down evans making it would every point was down to the opening set on a tie break and there were more epic volleys to follow in the 2nd set. of my was again it was the spaniard who won the key battles and eventually secured his place in round 3 i next up the dow will face argentina's ditto pella was. the scene and the montreal crowd were in full voice for their local star teenager felix seem he took the 1st set of fellow canadian run it before the match came to a premature end run each with drawing with a bad back an early birthday present for the same returns 19. thursday. they did stokes al-jazeera. struggling to m

whilst in the womens event, wimbledon champion simona halep is also through with a straight—set victorye later. last season's runners—up liverpool will host newly—promoted norwich in the first match with a further nine games across the weekend. jurgen klopp's team — seen here celebrating their champions league triumph — are one of the favourites to win the league. norwich meanwhile are back in the top flight after a 3—year absence. liverpool's long wait for a title goes on. klopp, speaking on thursday, says he wants other teams to fear them. what is very important, even as a tea m what is very important, even as a team who won a championship last year, we have to stay the team who nobody wants to play against and not because of the name of the quality, but because of the intensity we put in the game and that is what i will ask the boys forum that is what we have to show tomorrow night the first time in the season. over in france, league un also kicks off on friday with monaco hosting lyon. last season was a massive disappointment for monaco — who onlyjust avoided relegation. leonardojar

that's forced its withdrawal from her last few events though also in attendance wimbledon champion simona halep who has already won a french open as well she's hoping that she can get the u.s. open crown to add to her tally. well it's going to be amazing to win. but i'm not thinking about that i'm just trying to with a big baby by day and we would see in the end what is going to happen and will still play if i'm no i'll be back again later with another splitting up the pages thanks very much indeed laura is going to be here with the latest on all the stories in a couple of minutes. after years of war and found a dramatic transformation is emerging. al-jazeera goes on a journey with 4 diverse ethiopian. to tell inspirational stories and immerse us intimately into them months i was forced to change the position of the simpsons through i was sometimes. my ethiopian coming soon on al-jazeera. i've been looking at your instagram account and reading the atmosphere behind the scenes this is a dialogue when donald trump announce his candidacy for president after that everyone has a voice the best

flushing meadows as life simona halep frustrated in recent years and thursday was no different. despite winning the 1st set in just half an hour the 4th seed then had no answer for american qualifier taylor townsend. the world number 116 going to the net over 100 times and the 2 hour match. be how it was able to save 2 match points but it was 3rd time lucky for the 23 year old townsend the 3 say when the biggest of her career i mean i think when i played her before i was just trying to make balls i think i played not to lose and today i just played to win and i said i think. you know sometimes happens and i have just to look forward. i'm more than champion so i will not remain that. 2 time wimbledon champion pitchfork event of was another of the woman's big names to crash out the 6th seed beat and then straight sit 6464 but germany's andrea picked a bit. things were much smoother for world number one and defending u.s. open champion naomi osaka she needed just over an hour to be to polish opponent in straight sets. that one sets up a 3rd round match against american teen sensati

thursday proved an eventful day at the us open with simona halep suffering a shock defeat to taylor townsend116 in the world, put on an amazing display to come back from a set down and win 2-6, 6-3, 7-6. i feel like a lot of the times when i was playing her, i played not to lose. in a player like that, she is way too solid, has had so much experience, that that's not going to fly. i was just like, experience, that that's not going to fly. iwasjust like, what experience, that that's not going to fly. i was just like, what do you have to lose? i'm going to go for it and do what i do best. where i am the most comfortable, which is at the most comfortable, which is at the net. i won a lot of points, i lost points, i lost big points, but i was rewarded in the end so that's what was most satisfying. onto football and no prizes for guessing what the standout group is in this season's champions league. barcelona, borussia dortmund and inter milan have all been drawn together in group f — that's alongside slavia prague. that's definitely got to be the toughest group of the lot. elsewhere, the reignin

. >> the fourth seed and defending wimbledon champion simona halep stunned by american taylor townsend, the 116th ranked qualifier from atlanta, had never won a set against her in three previous meetings. and another american, coco gauff into the third round, after a thrilling win thursday, the 15-year-old, the youngest woman to make it this far at the open, since anna kournikova in 1996, and up next for gauff is a showdown with the world champ and world number one naomi osaka saturday night. >> exciting. >>> jeopardy host alex trebek is back at work five months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. in a video promoting the 36th season of the show, alex trebek says he completed his cancer treatment and it is going to be a good year. >> i've gone through a lot of chemotherapy. and thankfully, that is now over. i'm on the mend. and that's all i can hope for right now. >> he is now taping episodes for the new season of "jeopardy" which premieres september 9th. >>> 4:57. a check on cnn business this morning. global markets reacting to china's commerce ministry, which shows china is

simona halep is out, and in is taylor townsend, and there you go.t, she's a winner. got a little time so why not? check this out. >>> frank, this is specifically for you. >> wow. >> his name is kayden. his dad posted this. now you played a little hockey. how tough is that to do? >>-play for several years. i can't do that. that is and that i would not even see you try to do it. >> his proud papa posted that online, so that's pretty good. >> remember that future superstar in the nfl. that i wish i could do that. >>> good night, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the next american chinese original is here. new sichuan hot chicken. for a heart breaking limited time only at panda express. and we are well past wethe honeymoon phase. oooh lufa. ocupado tom. at&t, what's this i hear about you advertising a 100% fiber network? only like a fraction of my customers can get that. that's it?!? you have such a glass half-empty attitude. the glass is more than half-empty! you need to relax tom. oww! tom, you need a little tom time. a little tt. stop living with at&t. xfinity deli

the fourth seed and defending wimbledon champion simona halep stunned by american taylor townsend.ar-old townsend, 116th ranked qualifier from atlanta, had never won a set against halep in three previous meetings. another american, coco gauff, is into the third round after a thrilling win on thursday. up next for gauff, a showdown with defending champ and world number one naomi osaka. >>> "jeopardy" host alex trebek back at work five months after being diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. in a video message from mopromoe 36th season, trebek says he's completed his cancer treatment. >> i've gone through a lot of chemotherapy and, thankfully, that is now over. i'm on the mend, and that's all i can hope for right now. >> just awesome. the new season of "jeopardy" premieres september 9th. he has terrific doctors, but the power of positive thinking always on display with this man. >> amazing. >>> that's our time. thanks for joining us. i'm amara walker in for christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. here's "new day." have a wonderful weekend. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news

serena williams was the box office act later in the evening playing for the 1st time since losing to simona halep in the wimbledon final her power game overwhelmed belgium's ellie's merton's on the way to a straight sets victory by williams's cheating of the u.s. open later this month still chasing a record equalling $24.00 career grand slam title. over at the men's tournament in montreal the top seed rafa nadal was put through his paces in his 1st match british qualifier 10 evans making it work for every point that down to the open set on a toy break and there were more epic rallies to follow in the 2nd set. was. i again it was the spaniard who won the key battles and eventually secured his place in round 3. i fixed up the dough will face argentina's veto power. and the montreal crowd were in full voice for their local start teenager felix seem he took the 1st set of fellow canadian the last run each before the match came to a premature end run each with drawing with a bad back an early birthday present for the same returns 19 on thursday. they did stokes al-jazeera. from a south africa ca

osaka is through to the 3rd round she beat alyaksandr son snow bitch in 3 sets fellow top 5 players simona halep and ashley barty also won their matches. tiger woods says his back is feeling much better heading into the b.m.w. championship he pulled out of last week's northern trust with an injury but then he played 9 holes in a practice round on wednesday woods has slipped to 38 in the fed ex playoff rankings he needs a top 11 finish to make the top 30 and force his way into the season ending tour championship next week. when better yeah. it was nice to take those those days off and i had to just let it calm down and. get a bunch of treatment on it and it feels so much better and i try to make tweaks all year and trying to trying to ease the stress off my back while still playing and. i'm fortunate i haven't really done a very good job of that liverpool are the new european super cup champions after beating chelsea on penalties in istanbul it was a thriller in the turkish city as the 1st all english final ended in a 22 draw before liverpool won 54 on the spot kicks goalkeeper adrian was t

some big names are in action today at the us open including rafa nadal and simona halep. on sportsday. that's at 6:30pm on the bbc news channel. the headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn is meeting other party leaders this morning to discuss how to stop the uk leaving the eu without an agreement. documents seen by bbc news suggest that the government knew the hs2 project was running over budget and probably behind schedule thre eyears ago. the government proposes an overhaul of planning rules in england so companies can build taller mobile phone masts without councils' permission. the change is part of a plan to speed up the roll—out of 5g networks and improve coverage in rural areas. the brazilian government has said it will reject an offer of aid from g7 countries to help tackle fires in the amazon rainforest. brazil's president jair bolsonaro accused other nations of treating brazil like a colony. £18 million had been promised in emergency funding for fire fighting equipment and military assitance. will grant reports. as each day passes, another chunk of the amazon disa

the women's would move in champions go on as more than $116.00 americans traded times when stunned simona halep. very warm welcome to the program good to have your company the russians and i is to get a lateral ceasefire in syria's it led province starting on saturday morning government forces backed by russian airpower have been waging an offensive on the last rebel held territory for weeks civilians wanting to see a stop to the fighting have been demonstrating in the northwestern countryside the border poured into turkey some open trying to approach through border crossings into the country have been calling on russia and turkey to end the violence that's killed more than 550 civilians since april hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced participants' has released a sniper book or less on the turkey syria border. over there in the syria is adamant refugee camp home to some 600000 internally displaced syrians and it was there and at other points along the turkey syria border early on friday that a few 1000 syrians tried to rush the border and here they managed to get through o

that has forced her to withdraw from her last 2 events though also in attendance wimbledon champion simona halep who has the u.s. open crown in her sights. well it's going to be amazing to win more yourself when but i'm not thinking about that i'm just playing today big day by day and we would see in the end what is going to happen. and that's where we leave the sports news for now i'll be here again a little bit later with more peter thanks very much indeed now imagine all the sights and sounds of the theatre without the sights well that's what audiences are getting at argentina's a blind theater which puts on shows in complete darkness had a visit and by the sounds. we think we know what it's like to be in darkness but we don't not complete darkness where all the lights have been extinguished the blind here to him whether cyrus provides that experience. we put the audience in a situation which normally the main stimulus is visual so this person is now disconnected from their phone another source of information for more than an hour having to concentrate solely on what is happening in fro