the french open runner—up — simona halep — is also through to the third round.come from a set down to beat the chinese qualifier duan ying—ying. halep won the deciding set 6—2 — to seal her place in the last 16. meanwhile, the wimbledon seedings were confirmed on wednesday. in the men's singles, the defending champion and world number one andy murray is the top seed, with novak djokovic, roger federer and rafa nadal completing the top four. in the women's draw, world number one angelique kerber — who was the runner—up last year — is top seed. simona halep is seeded two, ahead of karolina pliskova, and elina svitolina fourth. south africa and new zealand had their women's world cup match abandoned, without a ball being bowled on wednesday. each team will each take one point after persistent rain came down. both sides recorded victories in their opening matches. south africa next meet west indies in leicester on sunday — the same day as new zealand take on rivals australia in bristol. there are two more games on thursday — weather permitting — and they include sri

then simona halep and karolina pliskova take to phillipe chatrier as pliskova knows victory will landa place in the final. in the men's draw nine—time champion rafael nadal faces djokovic's conqueror dominic thiem in the last four with world number one and beaten finalist last year andy murray then playing the 2015 champion stan wawrinka, who became the oldest semi finalist at rolland garros since jimmy connors in 1985, with both those matches on friday. diego costa has reportedly told journalists after spain's 2—2 draw with colombia that chelsea manager antonio conte has sent him a text message to tell him he's not wanted at stamford bridge next season. the 26—year—old scored 26 goals in 46 games for the premier league champions last season and there was speculation during the campaign of a big money move to china that never materialised. meanwhile late goals from eder and daniele de rossi helped italy to a 3—0 win over uruguay in their international friendly on wednesday. the match was played at nice's stadium in the south of france. pakistan beat south africa by 19 runs in the icc

this is how simona halep went through. she is playing svitolina next. ust two games in the process. she is the highest seed left in the women's singles, so favourite to take the title at roland garros this year. on to rugby union. british and irish lions warren gatland has named an entirely different starting 15 for the second match of the tour of new zealand. the lions face the blues in auckland on wednesday. wales hooker ken 0wens will captain the side. fellow welshmen rhys webb and dan biggar are the half—backs, with the england pair of maro itoje and courtney lawes in the second row. there's also a start for james haskell at flanker. there are eight all blacks in the blues side. we are going to have to create momentum gained on game and improve deep into the test match. 15 new quys deep into the test match. 15 new guys starting with an opportunity to put our hands up to obviously raise the standards week on week and game on game so the standards week on week and game on game so that is what we will need to do to beat the all blacks in three orfour to

looks like simona halep is running away with it, she leads 4—1.entina's gustavo fernandez, the man who beat him in last year's final. andy murray is attempting to reach his second final in a row at roland garros when he plays stan wawrinka in the semi—finals tomorrow — the swiss is the man murray beat at the same stage last year. murray has been improving round by round after a year spent battling injury, illness and a loss of form. he's also been fighting against berating himself and his coaching team during matches, but his coach says he's getting better. i think andy needs to get his energy out. as long as he can focus on the next point it doesn't matter too much. so you don't mind sitting there and taking it? as long as he focuses on the next point. if he can dissect what happened and focus, i'm 0k. if you were to pick one of the iconic sporting moment moment in the past year, i bet that this one would feature, here's a reminder if you've forgotten it. hollie webb is on her way to win gold for great britain. she turns and scores! that's the go

to the women's tour and there will be a new name on the trophy this year so could it be simona halep'snd slam? world number three is now one of the favourites for the title and she is certainly playing like it. it took exactly one hour to thrashed spain's carla suarez navarro. a think i played the best match against carla which was always a tough match. 0n clay, i never won against her so it was a really good match. i think i played exactly what i had to. second-team karolina pliskova surprisingly lost the first set against world —— number 97 but she managed to win in three sets and booked herself a first quarter—final on french clay. the icc champions trophy match between australia and bangladesh at the 0val in london has been abandoned after rain hampered much of the australian innings. bangladesh opener tamim iqbal made 95 for the tigers with three sixes including this one off the bowling of travis head. but mitchell starc responded for the australian's taking iqbal‘s wicket and two others in the same over towards the end of the innings with a modest target of 183 set for victory. i

also through simona halep, a former finalist here, easing through with a clinical win against tatjanart two, a share of sympathy and sporting compassion for a rival, juan martin del potro, no stranger to injuries himself, consoling nicolas almagro after the spaniard collapsed with a knee problem. a devastated nicolas almagro was forced to concede butjuan martin del potro was offering comfort. a reminder that opponents on the court remain friends off it. great scenes from juan martin del potro. on to football and lyon have won the uefa women's champions league for the fourth time. they beat paris saint—germain on penalties in an all—french final in cardiff to retain their title. psg striker marie—laure delie squandered the best chance that either side had to win it in normal time — but it was goalless after 90 minutes and extra—time. the penalty shoot—out went to sudden death — when it was decided by the two goalkeepers. with the scores level at 6—6, psg's katarzheena kiedzreenek put her spot—kick wide and that gave sarah bouhaddi the chance to win it for lyon. they're now european cha

murray in last year's final, plays dominic thiem, followed by elina svitolina taking on romania's simona halep ago, and then rounding up the action 2015 men's winner stan wawrinka is up against former us open winner marin cilic. now to football. joshua kimmich scored a late equaliser with an overhead kick for world champions germany as they drew 1—1 in an international friendly against denmark on tuesday. but christian erikksen scored an equaliser, and had given the hosts the lead after 18 minutes but both sides had to be content with a share of the spoils as they look ahead to this weekend's world cup qualifiers. during the game, we had to rest players. too many changes in the side sort of makes the side sort of shaky, because new players coming m, shaky, because new players coming in, please get tired. so overall, i am satisfied with the performance of the players. now to cricket. the happiness of these b will buy me. that is because england are into the semifinals of the icc champions trophy. —— the happiness of the people behind me. —— icc champions trophy. they beat new zealand by 87 runs

world number one angelique kerber faces a qualifier, as does second seed simona halep.pliskova meets evgeniya rodina. elina svitolina faces ashleigh barty. so that's the latest from the all england club ahead of next week's championships. david mentioned johanna konta and her injury worries, well after that heavy fall yesterday, she withdrew from her semi—final in eastbourne today because of a sore back. heather watson's good run is also over, she was in the other semi—final and lost to caroline wozniacki. john inverdale and sam smith are at the tournament. it was certainly an eventful day here at eastbourne which began with high hopes for two british players through to the final tomorrow but ended with both of the players not making it to the final stage. heather watson defeated by caroline wozniacki and joanna conca pulling out before her semifinal match following her fall that she out before her semifinal match following herfall that she had last night, a massive fall that she had in an epic victory over angelique kerber. this is her assessments.” did not sleep too w

elsewhere, the third seed, simona halep, beat tatjana maria in straight sets.top ten seeds agnieszka radwa nska, and elina svitolina. now the women's champions league final has been taking place in cardiff this evening, but it's turning into a marathon, and perhaps all the way to penalty as hannah luton reports. in the welsh capital an all french affair, two teams divided by rivalry, you nighted by desire for the most sought after silverware, in europe's elite competition, lion are the team to beat but the reigning champions were limited in the first half. rather it was the underdogs who should have been ahead. shirley cruise came closest for psg. against a side of lyon's quality chances must be taken. that was her moment of glory. no goals after 90 minutes and still as the game stretched into extra time, no joy. the most prestigious of prizes would be decided by penalties. and in the end it came down to sudden death in the penalty shoot—out. lyon's goalkeeper scored the winning spot kick. they won 7—6 on penalties to retain the champions league, their european

there was an extraordinary match in the quarterfinals of the women's singles where the third seed simona halepbook her place in the last four. the romanian was a set down, 5—1 down and a match point down on russia's elina svitoloina in the second set, but came back to win over three sets. after her comeback she took the second set in fortuitous circumstances. but no doubt about the way the she took the third, winning it 6—0. how svitolina must be feeling. but halep wont care, she now faces karolina pliskova in the semis. the british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says his squad must be "tough on themselves" after suffering defeat in their second tour match of new zealand. having scraped to victory in their first game last weekend, this 22—16 defeat against the super rugby side the aukland blues perhaps underlines the scale of the task facing his side. as katie gornall reports. in rugby, the haka is usually reserved for the all blacks. but the auckland blues one of the weaker sides and super rugby still boast eight all blacks. they caught the eye in the first six minutes. after under

as does second seed simona halep. karolina pliskova meets evgeniya rodina.lina faces ashleigh barty. so that's the latest from the all—england club ahead of next week's championships. david mentioned johanna konta and her injury worries. well, after that heavy fall yesterday, she withdrew from her semifinal in eastbourne today because of a sore back. heather watson's good run is also over, she was in the other semifinal and lost to caroline wozniacki. john inverdale and a sam smith are at the tournament. it was certainly an eventful day it is for that began with such high hopes and possibly two british players through to the final but ended with both the players not making it to the final stage. heather watson was beaten and joe pulled out because of if all she had last night. this is her own assessment of the radical idid not i did not sleep very well and i have not been diagnosed with concussion but we are monitoring mice in tonnes. sam smith is here to consider her course of action where it leaves are heading into wimbledon. if she makes the decision it i

simona halep beats tatjana maria in straight sets.r top ten seeds agnieszka radwa nska and elina svitolina. the 18—time grand slam champion, martina navratilova, has renewed her call for the margaret court arena she has written a letter requesting that the former australians player be removed because she objects to margaret court's comments on same—sex marriage, saying that it is clear that margaret court is an amazing tennis player, racist and homophobic. let's speak to our correspondent who is at the french 0pen, russell, what's been the reaction to this letter? the latter has put more pressure on tennis australia to potentially renamed the stadium from the margaret court arena. they had initially tried to separate the achievements of margaret court during her career, 2a grand slam titles, from the comments and the values that she stands for 110w and the values that she stands for now but martina navratilova wrote this letter in response to margaret court significantly upping the anti—, in her interview with a christian radio statio

is also through to the semi—finals, after beating elena vesnina and then the world number two, simona halepm a set down to seal her place in the last four. the number—six seed from denmark raced through the deciding set 6—1, and she will now face great britain's heather watson in the semi—finals. meanwhile, novak djokovic is through to the semi—finals of the men's singles. he is playing in a pre—wimbledon event for the first time in seven years, in a bid to find some form, and he came through in straight sets against donald young of the usa. djokovic won 6—2, 7—6. he will play russia's daniil medvedev in the last four, with gael monfils playing richard gasquet in the other semi—final. no man has won wimbledon as often as roger federer, most recently in 2012. he is seeded three ahead of an attempt at a record—breaking eighth title. despite that, federer is convinced the pressure is on the other members of tennis's illustrious big four. and the, rafa, novak, ithink and the, rafa, novak, i think are clear favourites to meet —— andy. because rafa is coming off an unbelievable run and dominating

simona halep is seeded second, johanna konta is sixth seed.as been in action today, she won in straight sets at the pre—wimbledon tournament in eastbourne. you wait all yesterday to play in eastbourne and then two matches come along at once, that is what johanna konta faced today. she beat sorana cirstea of romania and she didn't look like she expended to much energy to beat her. johanna konta in her hometown, her opponent more at home on clay and you could tell with not too much variety in a one—sided match. the last time they met was that infamous federation cup tie wherejohanna konta was left in tears following comments by ilie nastase. this time her opponent was more upset and not able to cope with the barrage of winners coming her way. commentator: there it is, what a way to finish things off forjohanna konta. one down, one to go and not long to wait before facing the french open champion jelena 0stapenko. novak djokovic was in action at the men's event in eastbourne. after a near wash—out yesterday on the south coast, centre court was pa

there was an extraordinary match in the quarter—finals of the women‘s singles where the third seed simona halep the romanian was a set down, 5—1 down and a match point down on russia‘s elina svitoloina in the second set, but came back to win over three sets. after her comeback she took the second set in fortuitous circumstances. but no doubt about the way the she took the third, winning it 6—0. how svitolina must be feeling. but halep won‘t care, into a second french open semi—final. it's it‘s a nice feeling. the best thing is because i didn‘t give up. so this is because i didn‘t give up. so this is the most important thing for me andi is the most important thing for me and ijust is the most important thing for me and i just want to take this. the match was good. she played well. then i played better. so all is good. if you hadn‘t heard there‘s a big match to come this weekend. england up against scotland in their world cup qualifier at hampden park. the england manager gareth southgate though will be without jamie vardy, after the striker was forced to pull out of the squad through injury. he

it's her first grand slam title and she had to fight back from a set down against the third seed, simona halepd never played before and neither had ever won a played before and neither had ever wona grand played before and neither had ever won a grand slam. one of them had never won any title before. unseeded, but also unfazed. a style of tennis that is all or nothing. astonishing power, but for every magnificent, unplayable winner, there was an error as well and it was those that help this player to the first set. how would the young latvian cover? well, down in the second set, it did not look good. questions over her temperament were a nswered questions over her temperament were answered in the most thrilling way. winner after winner roaring back to ta ke winner after winner roaring back to take the match to a deciding third set. the french crowd now with a new—found favourite, this was her moment. fittingly, it was another brilliant winner that won it. and on a day of firsts in paris, there is a feeling this may just a day of firsts in paris, there is a feeling this mayjust be the first of

simona halep reduced one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the tournament to beat her opponente help from the net here. she went on to ta ke help from the net here. she went on to take the decisive third 6—0. that means she will face carried up lead over “— means she will face carried up lead over —— opponent next. the squad must be tough against themselves in their match against new zealand. having scraped to victory, this 26— two points loss against the blues underlines the scale of his task. in rugby, the hakka is usually reserved for the all blacks. but the blues laid down their challenge to be one of the weaker sides, they still boast eight all blacks. it was auckland who snatched a somewhat fortu nate auckland who snatched a somewhat fortunate half—time lead. sonny bill williams winning the race to touch down pudding is side 12— ten ahead. —— putting. warren gatland's side worked hard to retain the lead. but they were waiting for the right moment to pounds. and this was sent charging for the line. the perfect punch. the lions had one last chance to roll the dice but could

the unseeded 20 year—old latvian jelena ostapenko has beaten romania's simona halep in the french openefore today, lost the first set, but produced a remarkable comeback to win in three sets. she is the first unseeded woman to win at roland garros since 1933. i was losing and then in my mind i was like, ok, i'm just going to enjoy the match and trite to the last point. i still cannot believe it because it was my dream and now it because it was my dream and now it came true. i think i will only understand that in maybe a couple of days or a couple of weeks. england again underlined their status as tournament favourites as they knocked australia out of the icc champions trophy in the final match in group a. england — who had already qualified for the semi finals — were set a target of 278 for victory. both of australia's previous matches were washouts and they needed a win to stand any chance of qualifying for the last four. but in a match again affected by rain, england were comfortable winners under the duckworth lewis method. ben stokes made 102 not out. lewis hamilton has equalled ay

win the title in paris, and she did it by coming back from a set down against the third seed, simona halepritain's alfie hewett in the wheelchair singles. hewett beat the defending champion, gustavo fernandez in three sets that's all the sport, clive. that's all from me. good night. hello. this is bbc news. there has been a sharp rise in hate crimes in london since last we can's attack. cressida dick, who heads the metropolitan police, has been speaking to asian network. we are seeing an increase in hate crime. i'm sorry to say that we a lwa ys crime. i'm sorry to say that we always see, after a significant attack or terrorist attack, either here or overseas sometimes, a rise in hate crime. the vast majority of those crimes are verbal abuse or harassment, or perhaps online abuse. but it is of concern to us and we are looking to reduce it and we take every single one seriously.|j are looking to reduce it and we take every single one seriously. i spoke toa man every single one seriously. i spoke to a man who knew one of the attack as well. he said he reported concerns about him to the anti—t

0stapenko is also the first latvian to reach a grand slam final. 0stapenko will face third seed simona halepthree sets against czech karolina pliskova. halep has never won a grand slam title but did reach the final in paris three years ago. if she wins, she'll become world number one for the first time. it's all change again for the lions in new zealand. warren gatland always said that every member of his squad would get a start in the first three matches. alun wynjones will skipper the team to face the canterbury crusaders, who are unbeaten this season. after yesterday's defeat to auckland blues, gatland said there wasn't much difference between the super rugby sides and the all blacks, but the new zealand coach steve hansen, who has named his squad for the test series, took exception to that. 0h, oh, look, ithink oh, look, i think he was probably just trying to jape, a bit of humour, you know, after struggling before that. i don't think there's any comparison to super rugby and test rug by, any comparison to super rugby and test rugby, but he was just trying to make a light comment, possib

the women's french open final was a thriller yesterday with 20—year—old jelena 0stopenko beating simona halephad been a set behind and three love down in the second but produced an incredible comeback. she is the first unseeded woman to win at roland garros since 1933. and let's hope for more of the same today in the men's final this afternoon — rafael nadal going for a tenth french open title against stan wawrinka. you can follow it all on bbc radio 5 live. and maria sharapova has pulled out of wimbledon qualifying — she said her thigh injury wont heal in time for her to make the roehampton tournament. usain bolt said he was the most nervous he had been before a race ever before he ran his final 100 metres on home soil. a sell—out crowd of 30,000 in kingston watched as he won the race. the eight time olympic gold medallist will retire in august after the world championships in london. northern ireland boxer ryan burnett has won in his hometown of belfast, winning on points to take his belt. he is expected to defend the title before the end of the year. chris froome has an awful lot to do if

the third seed simona halep saved a match point, fighting back from a set and 5—1 down to defeated opponentment of brilliance cost the british and irish lions victory in their second tour match in new zealand. they were leading with ten minutes remaining, but a superb try from west sealed the win for the auckland blues by 22—16. the first five super rugby sides that the lines will face alongside the three test series to come against the board champions. jamie vardy will miss saturday's world cup qualifier with scotland and the friendly with france next week. the exact nature of the injury is not clear. a short statement said he left the squad is precaution. gareth southgate's side travel to hamdan —— hamden park before travelling to france. liverpool apologised to southampton for speaking to virgil van dijk. they have pulled out of the interest and say they will not meet his valuation. pakistan reduced south africa to 219—8. 0nly meet his valuation. pakistan reduced south africa to 219—8. only an unbeaten 75 from david millar snuck south africa passed the 200 mark. pakistan made steady prog

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women's french open this afternoon with the unseeded 20 year—old latvian jelena ostapenko beating simona halepoday, lost the first set, but produced a remarkable display to come back and win the championship in three sets. she is the first unseeded woman to win at roland garros since 1933. lewis hamilton has equalled ayrton senna's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix. and the briton did it in style, clocking the quickest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was a third of a second clear of championship leader sebastian vettel. after the qualifying session, senna's family with one of senna's race helmets to mark the achievement. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the former top gear presenter richard hammond has been airlifted to hospital afterfracturing his knee following a serious crash in switzerland. the a7—year—old, who sustained brain injuries in a crash in 2006, was driving an electric car whilst filming the grand tour season 2 when the accident happened. fellow presenterjeremy clarkson tweeted that: "it was the biggest crash i've e

while in the women's draw number one seed angelique kerber and second seed simona halep both face qualifierss of course misses the tournament due to the impending birth of herfirst child. if she is fit to playjohanna konta will face shay soo way, while heather watson plays maryna zanevska. after signing jermain defoe yesterday, bournemouth have added another player today, signing defender nathan ake for a club record fee from premier league champions chelsea. ake had a spell on loan with eddie howe's side last season and scored three goals in 12 games. the fee is reported to be around £20 million. the former chief executive of mclaren, ron dennis, has formally ended his association with the team he made one of the must successful in formula one. he's sold his shares in the company bringing to an end 37 years with them. dennis was instrumental in the development of lewis hamilton's career after signing him in 2007. olympic champion jade jones has missed out on a gold medal at the world taekwondo championships in south korea. she took bronze in the under 57 kilos category. jones has won two ol

what a day for jalena ostapenko and simona halep. in matching outfits?apenko took the second set. here is match point. boom. the return. we're done here. ostapenko, 20-year-old from latvia, unseeded, won her first career grand slam title. >>> for the greatest face plant ever. boom! the porta-potty facial. as for the race, tapwrit on the outside with jose ortiz caught the irish war cry. tapwrit, who finished sixth in the kentucky derby, won the belmont stakes. the final of the three-race triple crown trilogy, as we like to say. i turn to you. you like the ponies? >> i do. i think it's in my blood. my grandmother would go to delmar and all that. >> and pick the winners? >> she did. she said don't go for the favorites. i followed with that. >> thanks. >>> coming up in the next half hour, she was held captive for months by a serial killer. now dramatic new video of the moment investigators set her free. >>> plus, a warning to parents ahead of the summer swimming season. the heartbroken family that learned too late about the dangers of drowning on dry land. b

third seeded simona halep was defeated by unseeded jelena ostapenko. she turns 20 in two days.the next two for a first ever grand slam championship. 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. she becomes the first unseeded women's champion at this tournament since 1933. >>> to the links. third round of the st. jude classic in memphis, tennessee. we kim shot a 1-under 69 and here shoots the shot of the day on 16. third of the par 5. the eagle has landed. he is at 6 under. just three black of the co-leaders, rafaero bello and stuart cink. also shot a 1-under 69. the three leaders are all tied at 9 under par. this abc 7 sports report is brought to you by river rock casino. and you heard the chatter going on. i don't think there were enough things the warriors can say into spire the cavaliers to play in game 5 the way they did in game 4, but we will find out on monday night. >> hey, they both get each other going on the court. this is a true rivalry. >> it certainly is. >> at least for the past three years or so. thank you, anthony. that's it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news continues tomorrow morning

the women's french open final was a thriller, with 20—year—old jelena ostopenko beating simona halepuced an incredible comeback. she is the first unseeded woman to win at roland garros since 1933. rafael nadal is going up against sta n rafael nadal is going up against stan wawrinka. that is on bbc radio five. chris froome has an awful lot to do if he's to win a third straight criterium du dauphine. froome's team—mate peter kennaugh won the penultimate stage, with australia's ritchie porte increasing his overall lead. he's now over a minute ahead of froome. the top three women's hockey teams in the world are taking part in a tournament in london this weekend. england, argentina, and the netherlands, are all going head—to—head, but it's got off to a rather rocky start for the hosts. lewis hamilton said being presented with one of ayrton senna's helmets was better than any trophy, he equalled his hero's total of 65 pole positions ahead of the canadian grand prix, clocking the fastest qualifying lap ever seen in montreal. he was then stunned to be handed the helmet sent by senna's family

simona halep saved a match point and fought back from one set and 5—1 down to beat her russian counterpartin their second tour match in new zealand. the lines leading with ten minutes remaining. a superb try with ten minutes left from west sealed the victory for 22—16. they have a three test series to come against the world champions. jamie vardy has pulled out of the england squad missing saturday's world cup qualifier with scotland and the friendly with france next week. the exact nature of the injury is not clear. a short statement said he left the squad as a precaution. gareth southgate's squad top their group before the match at hampden park before heading to paris for a friendly. vunipola full apology to southampton for any and appropriate interest in their defender virgil van dijk. they have since dropped their interest. pakistan are on course for victory in their chappers trophy match against south africa. they reduced south africa to 218. david millar the anyone reaching 50. pakistan are ahead of the duckworth—lewis as rain stopped play. pakistan 119—3. great britain we re play. p

extraordinary quarterfinal, simona halep saved a match point, and came from a set and 5—1 down to reachaturday's world cup qualifier with scotland and the friendly with france week. the exact nature of the injury is not clear yet. a short statement said he had left the squad as a precaution. they are top of their qualifying group. they will play france in the season—ending friendly next week. warren gatland said a moment of magic cost the british and irish lions theirfirst moment of magic cost the british and irish lions their first loss on the tour of new zealand. they lost 22—16 against the auckland blues. the scale of the task facing his side is perhaps becoming a reality. in by, perhaps becoming a reality. in rugby, the haka is usually reserved for the all blacks. for the auckland blues, they say it down their own challenge. one of the weaker sides in super rugby, they still boast eight all blacks. after a poor first up eight all blacks. after a poor first up the lions were improved. cj stander muscled through. auckland snatched a half—time lead. sonny bill williams running the race

in the women's draw, number one seed angelique kerber and second seed simona halep both face qualifiers play, johanna konta will face su—wei, while heather watson plays maryna zanevska. live cricket will return to bbc television for the first time in 21 yea rs television for the first time in 21 years after a television for the first time in 21 yea rs after a new television for the first time in 21 years after a new free to air digital and radio rights deal was done with the ecb between 2020+ 24. it is tv highlights of england men's home test, 0di ‘s and t20s. andy swiss explained. in a statement, the chief executive of the ecb talked about the bbc‘s commitment to taking the game to even wider audiences. that is key. when the ecb decided to take cricket away from terrestrial television and sell it exclusively to sky, that was good for the finances, but not so good for the game's profile. it has become less visible. participation rates among youngsters have fallen. tom harrison said only last year he had no interest in being the richest, most irrelevant sport in this country. the bbc wil

the women's french open final was a thriller, with 20—year—old jelena 0stopenko beating simona halep win at roland garros since 1933. i was losing 6—a. then i thought, i will just i was losing 6—a. then i thought, i willjust enjoy i was losing 6—a. then i thought, i will just enjoy the i was losing 6—a. then i thought, i willjust enjoy the match and i will try to fight until the last point. and then the match turned my way. i just cannot believe it. it was my dream. it can true. i will understand it in a couple of days, or maybe a couple of weeks. someone to look out for. chris froome has an awful lot to do if he's to win a third straight criterium du dauphine. froome's team—mate peter kennaugh won the penultimate stage, with australia's ritchie porte increasing his overall lead. he's now over a minute ahead of froome. the top three women's hockey teams in the world are taking part in a tournament in london this weekend. england, argentina, and the netherlands, are all going head—to—head, but it's got off to a rather rocky start for the hosts. ryan burnett is the new ibf bantamweight

the women's french open final was a thriller yesterday with 20—year—old jelena ostopenko beating simona halep second but produced an incredible comeback. she is the first unseeded woman to win at roland garros since 1933. i was losing, and then in my mind, i was, ok, i am just going to enjoy the match and fight till the last point. i stayed aggressive than the match turned my way. i still cannot believe it because it was my dream and now it came true and i think i am only going to understand that in like a couple of days or couple of weeks. and let's hope for more of the same today in the men's final this afternoon — rafael nadal going for a tenth french open title against stan wawrinka. you can follow it all on bbc radio 5 live. and maria sharapova has pulled out of wimbledon qualifying — she said her thigh injury wont heal in time for her to make the roehampton tournament. usain bolt said he was the most nervous usain bolt said he was the most nervous he had been before a race ever nervous he had been before a race ever before he ran his final 100 metres on home soil. a sell—out crowd of 30

there was a cracking match in the women's quarter—finals, where the third seed simona halep came backs world cup qualifier with scotland and the friendly with france next week. he has what's been described as a "minor injury" and has left the squad as a precaution. gareth southgate's side travel to hampden park top of their qualifying group. chelsea striker, diego costa, claims manager, antonio conte, has told him in a text message that he's not part of his plans at the club. costa spoke to reporters after spain's draw with columbia last night, saying "i am a chelsea player but they do not want me there." and liverpool have apologised to southampton over "any misunderstanding" and say they're no longer interested in signing defender, virgil van dijk. that is someone they have been closely monitoring for some time. pakistan have kept alive their hopes of reaching the semi finals of the champions trophy with a rain—affected win over south africa. in a must—win game, they restricted south africa to just 219 from their 50 overs, well below what would be considered a competitive total. pak