with a fortnight until the us open gets underway, defending champion sloane stephens lost the canadianmanian halep took the opening set in a tie—break, when stephens looked set to clinch it. but the american struck back to claim the second. but stephens faded in the deciding set, and the world number one went on to take it by 6—4. the european athletics championships finished in berlin on sunday, with great britain finishing in a blaze of gold glory thanks to their respective men's and women's 4x100m relay teams, as they also topped the medal count there. watching in the german capital was ade adedoyin. well, britain's sprinters dazzled on the final night of athletics here in the final night of athletics here in the olympic stadium. dina asher—smith anchored the four x 100 metre relay team to gold. she finished about three metres ahead. with three gold medals here, only the third woman at european history to do that at these championships. the men also claimed gold despite a late change to their lineup. blake picked up an injury, and the victory was never in doubt. gold for britain ina

start with tennis, and day three of the us open in new york where the defending women's champion sloane stephens is through to the third round. but she had to come from a set down to beat the ukrainian anhelina kalinina, who is ranked 134 in the world. stephens, the number three seed, finally came through 4—6, 7—5, 6—2, and she'll now face the former world number one victoria azarenka. tough day, obviously, she was playing very well, playing four matches already, qualified here, she was used to the conditions, and i just had to weather the storm and wait for my opportunities. i wish i could have played a little bit better, that would have helped the situation, but i just better, that would have helped the situation, but ijust found a way today and sometimes is not going to be the best, but you've just to battle through. as we mentioned, she'll now face victoria azarenka, who beat the number 25 seed from australia, daria gavrilova, in straight sets. azarenka, the runner—up in 2012 and 2013, lostjust three games as she sealed her place in the third round. venus williams is also through to the thir

coming up on this programme: sloane stephens battles back from a set down to maintain the defence ofn eye on making history, india prepare for their must win fourth test against england. welcome to the programme. we start with tennis, and day three of the us open in new york where the defending women's champion sloane stephens is through to the third round. but she had to come from a set down to beat the ukrainian anhelina kalinina, who is ranked 134 in the world. stephens, the number three seed, finally came through 4—6, 7—5, 6—2, and she'll now face the former world number one victoria azarenka.

at the us open in new york, the defending women's champion sloane stephens was among the winners on daythe ukrainian anjelina kalinina, who's ranked 134 in the world. stephens, the number 3 seed, finally came through 4—6, 7—5, 6—2, and she'll now face the former world number one victoria azarenka. tough day. obviously she was playing very well, played for matches already, used to the conditions and everything. i just can't already, used to the conditions and everything. ijust can't have —— i just kind of had to weather the storm and wait for my opportunities. i wish i could have been playing elected better, that would have helped, but i just elected better, that would have helped, but ijust found a way, sometimes won't be the best but you forgot to battle through. —— sometimes you have got to battle through. ryan giggs has called on manchester united fans to rally round under pressure managerjose mourinho, at the same time distancing himself from speculation linking him with becoming the next united manager. united's 3—0 defeat to spurs on monday was their second loss in just three leag

open in new york and it's been a big day in the women's competition defending champion sloane stephens booked her place in the fourth round after beating victoria azarenka of the roots of the third seed battled pass the two time u.s. open final is to win six three six four she'll be joined by. spiritual leader of ukraine in the next round the seven say they eliminated china's one can in straight sets six four six four. footballs a summer transfer window in germany i closed on friday and one of the last players to move clubs was germany international come in trap the goalkeeper returns to his former club frankfurt on loan to three years at french giants paris and jenna and jobs expected to be first choice goalkeeper after losing that privilege last season p.s.g. the twenty eight year old is part of the germany squad for the crash after the world cup this summer but has been but said he has since been dropped. the crew of the international space station appears to afford a potentially dangerous situation after a tiny appeared in their so used transport ship it's thought the two millimete

she could face her sister venus and current number one simona halep defending champion american sloane stephens has welcomed the return of serena i think her being that is very special the matter of what she's ranked no matter what she says it is she's always obviously going to be the best so i think that her i think that is that it was special and it's great in american tennis it's really flourishing at the moment so i'm especially women on the men's side defending champion roughen adult talk favorites and his potential competition i think is not the clear. favorite and. even when somebody think that somebody is a clear favorite you know from inside there's a look like this so of course you know like roger. specially they like to have course that's it that's what's going to be action starts on monday fans will be keen to see if the champions can retain their titles. all right now you're watching the news we still have a lot more to tell you about including the head of the u.s. federal reserve says he'll continue to raise interest rates of the economy remains robots robust as despite pressure f

and world number one simona halep wins the canadian open in montreal, beating sloane stephens in three with the golfing news that american brooks koepka has won his second major of the year and third in 1a months, by claiming the 100th us pga championship in missouri by two strokes. after a shaky first five holes for the world number four, that included two bogeys, he regained his composure, showing great consistency both off the tee and to the greens. but he was pushed all the way by adam scott and 14—time major winner tiger woods, who was in the running until he fell apart on the penultimate hole. and the 28—year—old from florida held his nerve to finish on 16—under and cement his place as arguably this year's premier player, as he lifted the wanamaker trophy. this was an extraordinary victory for brooks koepka, his third in a major in the last 1a months. he becomes only the fifth player to win the us open and now the pga championship in the same year, and he did it with a nerveless display

sloane stephens begins the defence of her title against the russian evgeniya rodina, and world numberning the french open, plays kaia kanepi. world number two caroline wozniacki plays the 2011 champion samantha stosur, and the wimbledon champion angelique kerber, who won the us open two years ago, plays margarita gasparyan of russia. you can the draws in full on the bbc sport website. petra kvitova is facing a battle to keep fit following leaving the connecticut open when she had to withdraw with a shoulder injury. she had a shock victory over caroline garcia. she won the olympic gold medal two years ago and came through 75-16, 6-2. -- 7-5,1-6, 6-2. the connecticut open is the final warmup event of the us open and in the other half of the draw russia's katarina makarova went down in straight sets, the five seat from germany won 6—4, 6—2. on to football and the scottish champions celtic were held to 1—all draw in the first leg of their europa league play—off against sudova in lithuania. celtic, who dropped out of the champions league after losing in the last qualifiying round, took the

defending champion sloane stephens started her quest for a second straight us 0pen trophy strongly.ina in two sets. britain's andy murray enjoyed a winning return to grand slam tennis as he beat australia's james duckworth. it was murray's first best—of—five—set match in 1a months after having surgery on a long—term hip injury. he won in four sets. i actually felt like i could have moved better, i struggled a little bit with that early in the match. i don't know for what reason, extremely lively conditions out there. it was a lot quicker for me a nyway there. it was a lot quicker for me anyway than what we've been practising in since we got here. i felt a little bit slow at the beginning and then the positive was actually towards the end of the match i made some quite good moves. in a repeat of this year's wimbledon first round match, stan wawrinka once again got the better of eighth seed grigor dimitrov at the first hurdle of a grand slam. a straight sets victory. poland's michal kwiatkowski holds the overall lead in the early stages of the vuelta espana as italy's elia viviani won

but the number three seed, sloane stephens, is through to the quarter—finals.pen title later this month — beat spain's carla suarez—navarro in straight sets. stephens won 6—2, 7—5, and now plays anastasija sevastova. the number eight seed petra kvitova is out. the czech, who won the canadian 0pen title back in 2012, was beaten in straight sets by kiki bertens of the netherlands. the dutchwoman, who's ranked 18 in the world, won 6—3, 6—2 to claim her place in the quarter—finals — when she'll play the number 15 seed from australia, ashleigh barty. it was day four of the european athletics championships in berlin on thursday with seven gold medals decided. turkey picked up their first gold of the championships and our reporter, ade adedoyin, was there to witness it. a number of world champions from london 2017 claimed gold in the german capital on thursday night. ramil guliyev of turkey one 200 metres in a new championship time of 19.76, that makes him the second fastest european champion in history. equally impressive was the norwegian who held on for victory in

no problems, though, for the number three seed sloane stephens, who's gearing up for the defence of her later this month. she cruised into the third round with a straight—sets victory over the canadian wildcard francoise abanda. stephens won 6—0, 6—2. it was day three of the european championships track and field meet on wednesday, and history was made in berlin as israel won their first ever track medal, it came in the 10,000m and from the german capital, ade adedoyin can bring us more she moved to israel in 2008 to work asa she moved to israel in 2008 to work as a nanny for the kenyan ambassador, there she met her husband and they got married and in 2016 she got israeli citizenship and competed for her adopted nation in rio. last night she won her first international title and made history, that victory a first gold on the track for israel in the european championships. this is one to look out for as we build up to the world championships next year, he was under 20 long jump champion last year. on wednesday, he added a senior title to his achievements. real drama senior title to his a

world number 25, 6—2, 6—1, to move into the third round. in the women's draw, number three seed sloane stephensh the third round. the american was runner—up at the canadian open on sunday, and on wednesday she beat the german qualifier in straight sets, 6—3, 6—2. she will play elise mertens next. in boxing, carl frampton returns to the ring in belfast this saturday, and says his australian opponent, luke jackson, can't beat him. frampton has been a world champion and a professionalfor more than eight years. but the sacrifices he makes now are as extreme as they were when he turned pro in 2009, as thomas kane reports. the long road to windsor park started back in may. at high altitude, in the searing heat of tenerife. with gruelling runs up the volcano, and intends gym sessions, all before an opponent was even announced. you have to listen to your body, and i have learnt that as i have got older and as i have become more professional in my approach. especially when you are away from your family all the time, and sometimes you get lonely. what i am lucky enough to be surrounded a good people, and

open champion sloane stephens. now the second test between england and india has been severely impacted by rain but there was enough time between showers for james anderson to death and maybe indian attack as the host took control of the match thanks to his twenty six five wicket haul. they were the ideal conditions to bowl in. just for me i find it so much fun when the it's like that. you don't often get conditions like that in england much anymore like when the balls are not much through the air and off the pitch. you know it is a i think the biggest thing you go think about is not trying to do too much not trying to many different things just keep focusing on trying. to keep hope at the keep making them and actually and despite the best efforts of india's ball of india's batsman to busy building a fastening of lead on day three at lord's the anguish have advanced to one hundred fifty seven for five that gives them a fifty run lead at this stage also have pulled an hour later implode. now exiled garzon a photogra

american sloane stephens successfully continues the defense of the u.s. open time. well again the sport has andy. thank you very much for you sign both says my it is debbie for a professional football team and the champion wasn't so far away from marking the occasion with a goal. the sprint legend out of brief run out of the substitute for australia's central coast mariners in a pre-season friendly here against an amateur but was on the pitch for the final twenty minutes of the game with his team already six still up the thirty two year old is on trial at the elite club and ice yet to be offered a professional contract. right now i'm just trying to get used to the guys i don't want to hold moment to actually get a chance to play a guy live a playbook so boss off that's what i'm happy about i think along the line when i start winning championships in the theme come i believe in them then that is the moment you get higher and higher and higher but i know i'm starting to be an almost ten thousand fans went to the game and as our correspondent andrew thomas discovered m

open tennis champion sloane stephens looks to be hitting form just in song for the defense of her title after reaching the final of last week's rogers cup stephens beating touch ana maria six three six three to go in surround three of the cincinnati. ok let's just for let's get back to marian in london a lovely thank you handy when out masses of seaweed and toxic alkie choking the coastlines of florida and the caribbean the allegheny and seaweed hurting tourism killing sea life and affecting people's health and annie gallagher reports from miami a so-called red tide is the west seen in more than a decade. but weeks from now smelling saw gas and seaweed has been washed ashore across the caribbean in florida's atlantic coast these blooms are naturally occurring but when seen in this region before two thousand and eleven since then the problems grow worse while scientists are unsure what's behind it many belief human activity is a factor to lourdes rivers feeding into the control of the land in the amazon in the congo and of course there's been huge bout of deforestation in those two water

days the remaining unbeaten a stars your public of russia seven six four six seven five american sloane stephens beat spaniard carlos what is not at all in the third round the third seeded stephens winning the match in straight sets six two seven five to progress to the quarterfinals. rain prevented any play on what was supposed to be the first day of the second test between england and india at the home of cricket lord's in london drizzle fell all morning in the british capital and the covers stayed on the pitch twenty year old batsman ali pope will be itching to get out there on day two so he can make his debut for england to lead the five match series one though. cycling now and thousands of people have lined the streets as this year's tour de france champion was given the hero's welcome on thursday the team skyrider getting thomas celebrating his victory in a homecoming event in cardiff thomas became just the third britain and first a welshman so when the gruelling twenty one stage race which culminated in paris he was congratulated by card of spurs manager colin jones in front of more than

but while players like the williams siste sloane stephens have dominated american women's tennis for the last 20 years, american men ha fared nearly as well. een 15-years since andy roddick played in the u.s. open finals, the last grand slam championship won by an american male. newshour weekend's christopher booker recently talked with u.s.t.a. president katrina adams about america's inability to field top-tier male players, and how efforts to diversify the game may changthat. this story is part of our ongoing series about povty and portunity in america: chasing the dream. >> reporter: even though it has been nearly 20 years since katrina adams last played professionally, fans s clamor to have their picture taken with her. as the first former professional player to serve as chairmanf the board and president of the u.s. tennis association and chair of the uha. open, adams one of the broadest resumes in tennis. from her earliest days learning to play in chicago, her 12 years on the world tennis tour, hee has lived and breathed game for most of her life. >> its live its happening, its

open champion sloane stephens how to overcome a scare to reach the third round having fallen a set down and how much against ukrainian qualifier and helena callan a no colony no was appearing in her debut grand slam but took the first set six four over the american the world them a three baffled back in front of a home crowd edging the second seven five and was back to her old self in the third breezing through six to chill face to time champion victoria azarenka in round three she's obviously playing well so i just kind of weather the storm and wait for my opportunities obviously i wish i could have been playing a little bit better that would have helped the situation but i just found a way and sometimes it's not going to be the best but. it's going to battle. well another former champion have venus williams looked nothing like her thirty eight years as she beat camilla georgie in straight sets a crowd pleasing victory over the italian six four seven five. stefan all city past has become one of the first seeded players to be knocked out in new york his defeat came as the men's draw has

lasted two days the remaining beat our star chunk of russia seven six four six seven five american sloane stephens beat spaniard carlos what is not bad oh in the third round the third seeded stephens winning the match in straight sets six two seven five to progress to the quarterfinals. rain prevented any play on what was supposed to be the first day of the second test between england and india at the home of cricket lord's in london drizzle fell all morning in the british capital and the covers stayed on the pitch twenty year old batsman ali pope will be itching to get out there on day two so he can make his debut for england to lead the five match series one though. cycling now and thousands of people have lined the streets as this year's to to france champion was given a hero's welcome on thursday the team skyrider gathering thomas celebrated his victory in a homecoming events in cardiff thomas became just the third britain and first a welshman so when the gruelling twenty one stage race which culminated in paris he was congratulated by court of swiss minutes colin jones in front of moving thre

the us open tennis is well into its third round and the women's defending champion sloane stephens hasarus' victoria azarenka in straight sets 6—3, 6—4. stephens will face elise mertens on sunday. the world's fastest man, usain bolt, has ta ken another step towards playing professional football. the retired athlete, who holds the record for the 100m and 200m, came on as a sub for the australian a—league side central coast mariners in a pre—season friendly. he's hoping to impress enough to get a deal ahead of the new season. however, he was unable to take this chance. ironically hejust wasnt quick enough. that's all the sport for now. the weather's looking pretty good over the next couple of days, most of us this weekend will get at least a little dose of sun but the temperatures are expected to climb and there's some sunshine on the way. but the nights are starting to draw in now. the nights are getting longer. not the nights, the days are drawing in, the nights are getting longer, that's what i meant but we have to make the most of any warmth thatis have to make the most of any warmth

remaining unbeaten a stars your public chunk of russia seven six four six seven five american sloane stephens beat spaniard carlos what is not votto in the third round the third seeded stephens winning the match in straight sets six two seven five to progress to the quarterfinals. rain prevented any play on what was supposed to be the first day of the second test between england and india at the home of cricket lord's in london drizzle fell all morning in the british capital and the covers stayed on the pitch twenty year old batsman pope will be itching to get out there on day two so he can make his debut for england to lead the five match series one of. cycling now and thousands of people have lined the streets as this year's tour de france champion was given a hero's welcome on thursday the team skyrider getting thomas celebrating his victory in a homecoming event in cardiff thomas became just the third britain and first welshman so in the gruelling twenty one stage race which culminated in paris he was congratulated by cart of. colin jones in front of more than three thousand fans and that

with a fortnight until the us 0pen gets under way, defending champion sloane stephens is on the vergeminutes, he has lost the final. romanian halep took the opening set in a tie break when stephens looked set to clinch it, but the american struck back to claim the second, before falling away in the final set. just a reminder that it was the final night of european athletics championships action in berlin, with great britain claiming gold in the 4x100m in both the women's and then the men's. you can keep across everything that happened on the website and throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. thank you. and finally some pictures to show you from las vegas, where the weather has been performing its own show in the so—called city of lights. it may look amazing, but this thunderstorm has caused chaos across southern nevada. it moved in through the east with wind speeds as high as 114 kilometres an hour and has left tens of thousands of homes across the state without power. the national weather service has also warned of flash floods and dust storms. a reminder of our top story...

the french open earlier this year that was her first grand slam title and now she beat american sloane stephens to win the rogers cup final in montreal to clinching the first that she lost the second but hung on for a seven six three six six four victory. moto g.p. now one hundred hello to enzo has won his third austrian graham free title on sunday that and so overtook fellow responded mark marquez of honda on the final lot to claim the victory the ducati ride in our prime from fifth to third in the standings as a result mark has finished second and increased his title race lead to fifty nine points over valentino rossi you finish the race and fifth it's usually the other be so so with. the highest scoring team in major league baseball this season the boston red sox have kept the winds coming in a theory that has proved humiliating for their opponents baltimore orioles' dropped both ends of the double headed to boston on saturday this weekend series though both are more officially become the farm this team is more than fifty years to be eliminated from contention for divisional title they did t

simona halep won the canadian open for the second time, beating sloane stephens in three sets in montreallaiming his 80th atp tour title, holding off the challenge of stefano tsitsipas in straight sets, as the greek player failed to get the win on his 20th birthday. don't worry about ronaldo, he's just got strong flu. there were briefly concerns about the brazilian legend, that he was in intensive care on the spanish island of ibiza. but the 41—year—old posted on twitter to say that there was no need for any panic, and that he would be released from hospital later on monday. good news indeed. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team, that is your monday sport briefing. just before we go, assuming —— a zoo injapan has, just before we go, assuming —— a zoo in japan has, with just before we go, assuming —— a zoo injapan has, with only way just before we go, assuming —— a zoo in japan has, with only way to entertain its penguins, devising a game for them to keep cool in the scorching heatwave temperatur

the french open earlier this year that was our first grand slam title and now she beat american sloane stephens to win the rogers cup final in montreal off a clinching the fact that she lost the second but hung on for a seven six three six six four victory moto g.p. now in hard hello and so has won his first australian grand prix title on sunday that enzo overtook fellow spaniard mark marquez of honduran the final lap to claim the victory that a county right in now climbed from fifth to third in the standings as a result mark has finished second and increases title race lead to fifty nine points over valentino rossi to finish the race in sixth place italy's and relatives also was spared. the last lap. he didn't expect it myself but by the outside. so was he so bad for him and then when i would talk you might believe that he made risking so much on the breaking but i did the highest scoring tame in major league baseball this season the boston red sox have kept the winds coming in a ferry that have proved humiliating for their apartments baltimore orioles' dropped both ends of a double header to

the french open earlier this year that was our first grand slam title and now she beat american sloane stephens to win the rogers cup final in montreal off a clinching the first that she lost the second but hung on for a seven six three six six four victory. moto g.p. now in hot hellos and so has won his first australian grand prix title on sunday that enzo overtook fellow spaniard mark marquez of honduran the final lap to claim the victory that he can see right in now climbed from fifth to third in the standings as a result mark has finished second and increases title race lead to fifty nine points over valentino rossi to finish the race in sixth place italy's and rail of itself it was said in the last lap. you'd expect it myself by the outside. so what are you so buy for him and then i would do a few my push up that he made. so much on the break you but i will be the highest scoring team in major league baseball this season the boston red sox have kept the winds coming in a series that is perhaps humiliating for their opponents baltimore the orioles dropped both ends of a double header to bos

replay of the french open final is how it will play the woman she beat for the title in paris sloane stephens the american and did alina spitta leaners title defense in straight sets six three six three. the highest scoring team in major league baseball this season the boston red sox have kept the winds coming in a series that has proved something of humiliation for their opponents baltimore the orioles defeats to boston over the weekend so baltimore officially become the fastest team in more than fifty years to drop out of contention for divisional title they did take a two nothing lead on saturday but two home runs from j.d. martinez so boston win six to four under eleven games ahead of the yankees in the east. vasso abi bucko is putting himself firmly in the frame for selection by a new cameron coach clarence clarence sayed off with africa cup of nations qualifiers starting next month he scored twice as defending champions porto opened the portuguese season against chavez is already a cameroon legend after getting the win in the cup of nations final against egypt last year a stroll for por

no problems for this sloane stephens, who is gearing up for the defence of her title later this monthhe harlem globetrotters, now is a good time to acquaint yourself with. they are an exhibition basketball team that perform games had to entertain. — with a commendation of athletic stu nts with a commendation of athletic stunts and comedy. 0ne with a commendation of athletic stunts and comedy. one of them flew above new jersey stunts and comedy. one of them flew above newjersey on wednesday and scored a shock between the basketball hoop and a runway it below from inside the aeroplane. it is quite a feat and looks better every time from every angle that you see it from. that is all we have time for. you get the latest sports news on our website. from me and the rest of the team, that is your thursday sport briefing. would you exchange free stuff for staying off your phone? a new app is to offer rewards to families for talking to each other around the dinner table rather than checking their screens. the idea was originally designed to help students study. this comes as facebook and insta

open having won the women's rogers cup title in montreal the remaining and sloane stephens could barely be separated in the final world number one hundred eventually winning in three sets against the defending your second champion after more than two and a half hours of action. ok but it's i suppose. looking for now more lights and a thank you now stargazers in greece got a treat with me just ripped across the sky over the weekend the percy admits your child could be seen with the naked eye people in the northern hemisphere as a little light pollution have a better chance of seeing the shooting stars that's it for me for this news. is up next with more of the day's news statute also watching. out a zero follows the lives of people in the heart of immigrant communities. in six major cities across europe. the stories we don't often have told by the people who live there. and a brand new documentary series this is year a coming soon on al-jazeera. amidst a climate of violence and paranoia. there's still willing to dream. in honduras dennis seeks a brighter future for his son and community.

and in the women's draw american sloane stephens is the defending u.s. open champion and forget to beat carlos what is not vital in the third round the third seed won in straight sets six two seven five to progress. rain prevented any play on what was supposed to be the first day of the second test between england and india at the home of cricket lord's in london drizzle fell all morning in the british capital and the covers stayed on the pitch twenty year old batsman ali pope will be itching to get out there on day two so he can make his debut for england who lead the five match series one nil after taking the first test at best and in birmingham. now the harlem globetrotters have been entertaining a basketball fans with trick shots for almost a century but for the first time in their ninety two year history they've taken the antics to new heights. globetrotters a star bull bull are the made the team's first ever trick shot from an airplane leaning out of the plane he dropped the ball at a hoop on a landing strip in the slow motion replay you can see ju

and in the us open the women‘s defending champion sloane stephens is taking on victoria azarenka fory uninjured after a huge crash at the the start of the italian grand prix second practice, where he somersaulted several times. this is ferrari‘s home race and they finished with a one—two — with sebastian vettel over two tenths faster than his team—mate kimi raikkonen. lewis hamilton was third fastest. ireland‘s cricketers have lost their one day series to afghanistan. the afghans cruised to an eight—wicket victory in the third match in belfast today and took the series 2—1. now, we‘re now going to take you back exactly 50 years ago today. that was when legendary west indies all—rounder sir garfield sobers became the first player to hit six sixes in a first class match. he was playing in a county championship game for nottinghamshire against glamorgan — and malcolm nash was the unfortunate ido i do not think i have changed my story in 50 years. i have no reason to change my thoughts about what i was trying to do. when you play against the best player that has ever played this game, al

open having won the women's rogers cup title in montreal the remaining and sloane stephens could barely be separated in the final world number one hundred eventually winning in three sets against the defending your second champion after moving to and a half was of action. ok but as i suppose looking for now more lights are. and he thank you very much indeed now stargazers in greece got a rare treat when meteors streaked across the sky on the weekend the perseids me to shout could be seen with the naked eye people living in the northern hemisphere in areas with little light pollution a better chance of seeing the shooting stars the shower appears around august every year. all right that's it for me for this news but i'll be back in a moment with more of the day's news station that sort of in a minute. on counting the cost what the first wave of u.s. sanctions on iran means by iranians and companies doing business with the world's biggest oil producers and climate change plus stamping out colombia's cocaine addiction counting the cost on al-jazeera. the largest multi-sport event on the co

no problems, though, for the number three seed sloane stephens, who's gearing up for the defence of herght sets victory over the canadian wildcard, francoise abanda. stephens winning 6—0, 6—2. now if you've never heard of the harlem globetrotters, now‘s a good time to acquaint yourself with them. the globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that perform games meant to entertain, filled with a combination of comedy, stunts and athletic skill. one of their members, bull bullard, flew above wildwood in newjersey on wednesday and scored a shot into a basketball hoop on a runway below from inside the small airplane he was riding in. —— aeroplane. quite a feat and looks better every time and every angle you see it from. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the sport team, that is your thursday sport briefing. are you one of those healthy types who exercise for 45 minutes, three to five times a week? a new study suggests that if so, you've also got better mental health than those who don't. that's accor

open champion sloane stephens is facing a fight to stay in this year's tournament the american lost the first set against unseated ukrainian unholy in a color nina but the third seed hit back to win the second seven five the match now into a deciding third set stevens is a break up well an extreme heat policy is in force for the second straight day in new york it means that for the first time male players can take a ten minute break between the late to set something that was already allowed for the women on tuesday five players were forced to retire due to heat related problems paul vander worth has more know that jock events were struggling so much in the near forty degree temperatures that in the second city he asked for a bucket to be placed next was cheer and casey vomited. the extreme heat rule comes into effect if a match goes to at least the fourth set so after marking for church when the second set made the players were guaranteed ten minutes of or spite from the hate they spent at nike than i spots joke of it to venture me battling his way to victory in just under four hours wa

simona halep and sloane stephens could barely be separated in the women's final in montreal world number one however eventually winning in three sets against the defending u.s. open champion after more than two and a half hours of. showing a slight off day with the bats is see tried to get his l.a. angels over the line against the oakland athletics the japanese rookie has twelve home runs this season but was struck out in the first inning that ground that out in the second with the school's level of three h. otani restricts why smores o. can build so late he finally hits it soon run single in the eight but oakland closed out the angels losing eight to seven. on the san francisco giants celebrated the birth of a fan it just turned one hundred twelve years old as they took on the pittsburgh pirates celebrations on the field so pittsburgh mounted a comeback and with just forty three down in the ninth but the giants. will smith closed up again both teams struggling in their respective to teach us. a cable from each other they were about is how you sports is looking for and there are right an

open champion sloane stephens the two a car really involved in a tense first set tiebreaker now the men's watches cup final takes place in a few hours time with greek teenager stefano fits the past defying the odds as the seeded team stormed his way to a showdown against wild number one rafa nadal the nineteen year old getting there after beating found african kevin anderson in straight sets on saturday in toronto so if the past has run twenty seven in the world is guaranteed to break into the top twenty off to have blistering performance fourteen seems to be on his side he's already knocked out dominic tame novak djokovic and alexander's better of the win over anderson make him the youngest tennis player to be four top ten stars in a row in twenty eight years. amazing i mean you can achieve anything better than one tournament being of all those high ranked players playing amazing to news and. i mean i'm pretty sure the crowd in expect those i personally didn't expect that so it's going pretty well so far and i'm pretty psyched for the final tomorrow standing in his way though is seventee

open champion sloane stephens. the world's top moto g.p. riders are in austria this weekend for the latest round in the world championships the second to moto two riders are at the red bull ring to japanese rider ten through ten like a shaman might have hoped he'd stayed on hi i'm after losing control around the bend he resembled a surfer more than a biker. meanwhile the championship moto g.p. overall standings leader mark marquez has taken pole position for the austrian graeme the underwriters third pole in for round italy's and their job is to also will start in second position with decanted teammate hot head that i'm so inferred . it was a will do. during all the practice and this is the most important looks like the water will be. about to be concentrated because they have a good base i mean. really going stand. with it before these the most important to morrow will be. the warm up but i have to understand and choose the best one for the race. england a family in control of the feck and a cricket test match against india or lord's in lo

the us open tennis is well into its third round and the women's defending champion sloane stephens hasus' victoria azarenka in straight sets 6—3, 6—4. stephens will face elise mertens on sunday. meanwhile world number one rafael nadal is takign on karen khachanov right now. in the arthur ashe stadium. 6—5 at the minute. rafa nadal is struggling. the world's fastest man — usain bolt has taken another step towards playing professional football. the retired athlete — who holds the record for the 100 and 200 metres — came on as a sub for the australian a league side — the central coast mariners in a preseason friendly. he's hoping to impress enough to get a deal ahead of the new season — however he was unable to take this chance — ironically hejust wasn't quick enough. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30. until then, goodbye. studio: thank you very much. see you later. the struggling diy retailer, homebase, has made a deal that saves a majority of its stores but still means the closure of another 42 — with 1500 jobs at risk. the company said the move

open champion sloane stephens meanwhile is safely through to round three she beat canadian wildcard françoiseabunda for the last of just two games the men's event is being played in toronto where novak djokovic took another step towards a fifth rogers cup title he beat canada's pay to plant ski in straight sets to move into around free. jordan spaeth has the chance to become only the six golfer in history to win all four majors during his career the american can complete the set at the u.s. p.g.a. championship which starts in missouri on thursday to speak on the open championship last year to add to the masters and us open titles he secured in twenty fifteen this tournament wally's be circled in until i'm able to hopefully want it someday it always be circled to complete the group grand slam which will ultimately. you know achieve a lifelong goal for me so certainly emphasis in my head on it but nothing overpowering nothing that takes over once i start on the first tee just more going into the week. baseball and japanese rookie show how otani has had his third home run since the start of augu

open champion sloane stephens progresses to the semifinals in montreal the american beat latvian and i start our service stover in straight sets a comfortable victory six to six to the school in that match. and number fifteen seed ashley barty beat a world number eighteen kiki bosons of belgium a six three six one to reach the semifinals in montreal just really and took just fifty five minutes to dispatcher. former through to france champion young already has been released from detention with german police following accusations he attacked and injured a prostitute in a hotel in frankfurt the forty four year old who won the tour de france in one nine hundred ninety seven is said to have been under the influence of alcohol and drugs when police caught him the incident is reported to have happened in the early hours of friday morning german police also say they're investigating a case of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm the investigation is still ongoing . england are on top after a rain affected second day of the second test match against india at the home of cricket lords in lond

serino and venus williams meets in the third round in new york a little later on telling champion sloane stephens already through to around four. the american number three seed beating former world number one it soar as a ranking here in straight sets six three six for the farmers. the former n.f.l. quarterback cullen catholic will be allowed to take his legal case against team owners to trial the thirty year old claims teams are conspiring and one simply because of his protests against racial injustice or quest by the league to dismiss his complaint has been rejected capek has been without a team since opting out of his san francisco fourteen on his contract last year ok that is how your sport is looking for now c'mon thank you mr richardson that is your news are all done thank you for joining us on the team here and heard of your opponent is back in just a couple minutes time in our london news center with more of the day's news i'm tamara santamaria joining. optimism has faded. blue khan's elected leader has undivided attention as fia's that a crackdown is imminent the targets the activists wh

open champion sloane stephens is through to around four in new york the american number three seed beating former world number one that torrey was ranked in straight sets six three six for the finals. in nearly an interview obviously a little rocky in the second set. i started off well and i. have that that in fact was good throughout so really pleased. in the men's draw a number nine seed dominic team came from a set down to beat america's taylor fritz that puts him in the fourth round team now i'm for a first ever u.s. open quarter final. not synonomous official saying umpire went beyond protocol when he appeared to give advice to australian player nick kiryas during a match the notoriously temperamental curious looked on course to lose against a bear and umpire mohammad to the heart he decided it was his job to deliver a pep talk to the player curious went on to win in full sets for the harley has been given a warning but will carry on in his job at the event it's. the same thing to happen to meet up and showing love for you when we all know what was that moment showing the referees are

defending us open champion sloane stephens had to overcome a scare to reach the third round and he. took the first set six for the world number three battled back to the second seven fine and was back to her old self in the third racing through six two. she's obviously playing well so i just kind of weather the storm and with her my opportunities obviously i wish i could have been playing a little bit better that would help the situation but i just found a way to and sometimes it's not going to be the best but. going to battle through england's decision to bat first in the fourth test against india has backfired early on try just. keaton jennings l.b.w. for undocking just the second over of the match very nearly had joe root the next ball the english captain surviving another five overs before he went for four england struggling at twenty one for two as they look to wrap up the series. aaron rogers of the green bay packers has become highest paid player in n.f.l. history the thirty four year old quarterback has signed a four year deal worth more than one hundred thirty million dolla

open women's champion sloane stephens has the gun the defensive title the american beating of jenny ever dina in straight back and seventy five. the world number one the mona holiday has been knocked out in the opening round the top seed was right in saying she had a tough stroll she struggled against kaia kanepi due to the opening that her absurd was broken five times as she took her frustrations out on her racket estonia's canada he won the second set but. it's always tough to lose a match because i'm very competitive player and also when i go on court i want to give everything i have so it's tough to lose sometimes i have to use it's normal but now i feel better i feel that just was. a bad day and move on fast everybody can be that everybody on a good day so that's what i thought that i know she is number one she plays constant three constantly really well but i can play well to. manchester united manager jos a marine who has suffered a second defeat in as many games in the english premier league on monday has team hosted tottenham spurs took the lead through harry kane that was befor