just before sports today, let's bring you up—to—date with our top stories. —— sport today.tion's controversial practice of separating migrant children from their parents. an official enquiry has found that hundreds of elderly patients at a hospital in hampshire died because of the over prescribing of powerful painkillers when there was no medicaljustification. lord sugar has apologised, after being accused of racism in a tweet in which he compared a picture of senegal‘s world cup squad to beach sellers in spain. lord sugar hosts the apprentice on bbc one. the british billionaire turned tv star of the apprentice, lord sugar, synonymous with these two stinging words... you are fired. but following the senegal—poland world cup match, lord sugar tweeted to compare senegal‘s national team to beach vendors in spain, posting an image of sunglasses and handbags underneath. the comments prompted hundreds of people to show him the red card, some calling him racist. lord sugar‘s response? "i can't see what i have to apologise for, you are 0tt." as an educational charity working with y

sport today is coming up next.ent erdogan has claimed victory in turkey's elections and his vioew has been backed by the chief of the electoral board. but the opposition hasn't accepted defeat. president macron insists eu leaders have all ruled out forcing refugees back to where they may face persecution. new measures to tackle childhood obesity in england have been announced by the government, including plans to ban shops displaying unhealthy snacks at the checkout. here's the bbc‘s health editor, hugh pym. looking after the health of future generations. that is the aim of the government's plan. this class is run by us mums, a healthy lifestyle initiative developed by hull city council. the view here is any help in choosing the right food for the family is welcomed. i think unhealthy food is just way too cheap and it is just easier for everybody to, you know, just get unhealthy food when you are out. just go in somewhere and pick up something, like chocolate, or a packet of crisps, on the go. the government plan f

i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: russia are on the brink of making the knock—out stages of the world cup as they beat egypt in st petersburg. welcome back, senegal — their first world cup in 16 years and they beat poland in their opening match. and a world—record performance from england's cricketers as they amassed 481 runs on the way to winning the third one—day international against australia and clinching the series victory hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start at the world cup in russia and it was the hosts who have all but booked themselves a place in the last 16 after a 3—1win over egypt in st petersburg on tuesday. they sit top of group a while japan and senegal were both 2—1winners in their respective group h matches over colombia and poland. but the biggest shock arguably was russia, and wrapping everything up from moscow is olly foster. six days into the world cup, we have now seen all 32 nations in action and the hosts, russia, have also taken a massive step towa

time now for sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.gress to the last 16 is out of their hands after they let in three goals against croatia. france are through to the last 16 thanks to a kylian mbappe goal which knocked peru out with a game remaining. and nine—time champion, roger federer, saved two match points as he moved through to the halle open quarter—finals beating benoit paire in three sets. hello, and welcome to the programmme. we start at the fifa world cup in russia. on day 8, croatia sent the two—time champions, argentina, crashing to a 3—0 defeat in group d that means qualificiation for lionel messi, and his side is out of their hands while croatia are into the knockout stages. elsewhere in group c, france qualified with a game to spare, beating peru 1—0, and denmark drew 1—1 with australia. olly foster wraps up the action from moscow.

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.oming up on the programme: iran give portugal a late scare, but the european champions progress — in a tense final group match that was full of var controversy. they'rejoined by spain, who left it late, to snatch a draw against morocco, but again, the video assistant referee played a huge part. and caroline wozniaki is through to the next round at eastbourne, as the world number two prepares for wimbledon and a second major this year. welcome to the programme. the video assistant referree is being used for the first time in a world cup and my word it really is hogging the headlines. portugal and spain were both on the end of var. for the european champions, it could have cost them a place in the last 16. but for spain, the decision review allowed them to finish top of group. olly foster has been across the action for us, where the hosts were finally humbled. week could have guessed that this week would have been full of drama, full on, with 16 matches packed into four days a. we see th

sport today is dumbing up next.es this hour: myanmar‘s military is facing fresh accusations of deadly attacks against civilians, this time as part of an offensive against kachin rebels in the north of the country. tributes are being paid to the american designer, kate spade, who's been found dead at her home in new york. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces to call on theresa may to "get a grip" and deal with the delays and cancellations on the rail network. liverpool echo and yorkshire post — have urged the prime minister —— the papers — including the manchester evening news, liverpool echo and yorkshire post — have urged the prime minister to call an emergency summit at downing street to find a solution to the disruption caused by the new rail timetables. danny savage reports. commuters passing through leeds station tonight. they and their counterparts on lines in south—east england are now being told their travel woes are a government priority. the pledge came on the day collective anger in t

sport today is up next.s g7 countries in warning president trump against import tariffs. donald trump's lawyer has argued that the president probably has the power to pardon himself over allegations of collusion with russia, but he does not intend to do so. two thirds of women with the most common form of breast cancer might be spared chemotherapy after a new trial involving a genetic test already available on the nhs. doctors say using it to analyse early—stage tumours could mean up to 3,000 women a year in the uk treated with surgery and hormone therapy alone. annisa kadri reports. juliet fitzpatrick is now in recovery after a physical and emotional battle with breast cancer. she says the chemotherapy that followed her diagnosis turned her into a horrible person to live with. i think, for me, the worst thing about it was the emotional side. i got used to losing my hair and going around bald, but i just felt so depressed, and not wanting to talk to anybody, and really it was just that feeling of wanting to

sport today is coming up next.korea's kim jong—un as tremendous. north korea pledged to rid the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. but there is little detail in the agreement, and there has been criticism of a us pledge to halt military exercises, which is seen as a concession. a man accused of being a member of the banned far—right group national action has admitted that he planned to kill a labourmp. the old bailey heard that jack renshaw bought a machete, and also planned to take hostages and to kill a police officer. his plan, the court was told, was uncovered by an anti—fascist campaigner who had infiltrated renshaw‘s group. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford was in court. and that is a way to spit in the establishment's face, and the youth will want that... jack renshaw, 23 years old, who today suddenly admitted to a jury that he had planned to kill a labour mp and threatened to kill a police officer who was investigating him for grooming children for sex. the prosecution say he had already boug

hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today.rd finals, because fifa members have voted for the united states, mexico, and canada to host the world cup in 2026. they beat off the bid from morocco and it will be the third time world cup finals matches will be in mexico, a first for canada, and a second chance for the us, where most games will be played. here's our sports news correspondent, richard conway.

this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: novak djokovic moves through to the french open quarter finals after a straight—sets victory over spain's fernando verdasco. brazil score twice in the second half to see off croatia 2—0 at anfield in their penultiumate friendly before the world cup. and after blowing a seven—shot lead, ariya jutanugarn eventually wins the us women's open in alabama on the fourth play—off hole. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with tennis, and the news that novak djokovic is through to the quarter—finals of the french open after a straight—sets victory over spain's fernando verdasco. the 31—year—old serb, seeded 20th, has reached the last eight at roland garros for a 12th time, an open era record, as he continues his comeback following an injury riddled past 12 months. it is important for me, especially considering the circumstances i was in the last 15 months. it is quite an achievement to get to the quarter—finals of a slam. i always try to kind of build my f

i'm tim hague, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: we're less than 2a hours away from the start of this year's world cup, but in 8 year's time, it'll be a united tournament, with canada, mexico, and the us confirmed as co—hosts for 2026. spain are in a "real" mess after a club versus country row. they've sacked their head coach just two days before their opening world cup match against the european champions. and we take a closer look at the host nation. russia are the lowest—ranked team in the tournament. but how far can they go on home soil? hello, and thanks for joining us on sport today. it's been quite a day in russia on the eve of the 21st world cup finals. we are also talking about the 23rd finals, because fifa members have voted for the united states, mexico, and canada to host the world cup in 2026. they beat off the bid from morocco and it will be the third time world cup finals matches will be in mexico, a first for canada, and a second chance for the us, where most games will be played. here's

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello.s is the week for you. and your sunsets spectacular, a summery week ahead. and your sunsets spectacular, blue skies yesterday, almost uk wide. this is the scene in auburn. more of that to come this week. the sun will be a strong overhead, and for some of you, it will be pretty hot too. fluctuations in temperatures through the week. but essentially, high pressure has built in. if your garden is looking parched at the moment, that high pressure system will be with us all week long. that means it will be dry. but also, the high pressure is starting with dry air in it. the air is circulating around it through the week and with dry ground underneath with blue skies overhead, that warms up steadily day by day. a change in wind direction means a slight change in temperature from one day to the next. single figures in the countryside and suburbs. warmth helped by the buildings in the city centres and sunshine overhead is quickly building on monday. cloud into the afternoon compared to sunday c

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.the world cup, as they get the better of senegal and finish top of group h. while belgium top group g as they beat england 1—0 in kaliningrad, thanks to adnanjanuzaj‘s goal. and top seed caroline wozniacki is through to the semi—finals of the eastbourne international, where she will play germany's angelique kerber. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start at the fifa world cup in russia, on the day we found out who would fill the remaining places in the last 16. senegal looked for so long like they would qualify, before being beaten by colombia. and the africans also became the first team to miss out on qualification due to the fair play rule, as they had more yellow cards thanjapan in group h. while belgium beat england 1—0, in kaliningrad, meaning they finish top of group g. and 0lly foster has been watching on from moscow. it has been a frantic four days here in russia with 16 games to decide all of those groups but now we know the line—up for the last 16, the knockout sta

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, bye for now.r weather, with a little bit of rain on the way, but not until the end of the weekend and into next week. in the short—term, well, the heatwave's just going to continue for the next few days, and into the weekend as well. and in fact, on wednesday, the highest temperatures are expected across, potentially at least, scotland and northern ireland. temperatures could hit 30 celsius, and it will be quite a bit cooler closer to the north sea coast. so this high pressure's very much in charge of the weather, notjust across the uk, but much of western europe and across scandinavia too, even in stockholm and oslo, the temperatures have been skyrocketing. so through the early hours of wednesday morning, it's a case of clear skies. there will be some low cloud lapping onto the coastlines, some mist and fog as well. so for some of us in the eastern counties, it is a case of grey skies first thing in the morning, but only briefly, and then quickly that sea threat will burn back to the coast and we

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: injury means serena williams is a late withdrawal from her french open fourth round match with maria sharapova. right now i can't actually serve, so it's kind of hard to play when i can't physically serve. in the men's draw, io—time champion rafael nadal is through to the quarter finals after a straight sets win over maximilian marterer. and leroy sane is left out of germany's world cup squad on deadline day for the 32 nations involved. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news, and with the anticipation building at roland garros on monday and the match due to take to the court, serena williams withdrew from her fourth round tie with maria sharapova at the french open. serena had won their last 18 meetings and it would've been their first match since the american became a mother plus first between them since sharapova returned from a doping ban. but it never happened because of a pectoral muscle injury that williams says she first

time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm ben mundy live at the bbc sport centre.f sport today. a third straight champions league title five days ago, but it's not enough to keep zidane in hisjob. he's quit real madrid. no change in paris. the king of clay cruises on at the french open. and, practice makes perfect. well, england hope so. they're desperate for a win over pakistan. hello, good to see you. lots to get through, including the build up to the nba finals' opener. but we're starting with that shock announcement in spain from zinedine zidane. he's stepping down as real madrid manager just five days after leading them to a third straight champions league trophy. in a hastily arranged news conference on thursday, he told reporters that "everything changes". he leaves the bernabeu having guided the spanish club to that hat—trick of european cups and one la liga title, after taking over in january 2016. but real did struggle in the league this season, finishing 17 points behind champions barcelona.

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.care, but the european champions progress — in a tense final group match that was full of var controversy. they'rejoined by spain, who left it late, to snatch a draw against morocco, but again, the video assistant referee played a huge part. and caroline wozniaki is through to the next round at eastbourne, as the world number two prepares for wimbledon and a second major this year. welcome to the programme. the video assistant referree is being used for the first time in a world cup and my word it really is hogging the headlines. portugal and spain were both on the end of var. for the european champions, it could have cost them a place

time now for all the sports news in sport today.rt centre. coming up on this programme: champions germany are out of the world cup as they finish bottom of their group following a 2—0 loss to south korea. brazil finish top of their group though after easing to a 2—0 win over serbia. and england have beaten australia by 28 runs to win the one off t20 international in edgbaston as they turn attentions to india. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with some quite staggering news from the fifa world cup in russia on wednesday, and that is that reigning champions germany have failed to make it out the group stage. the four—time winners were beaten 2—0 by south korea and finished bottom of their group, while brazil didn't follow them, they move through to the last 16 and a match against mexico. olly foster has been watching on from moscow. germany's head coach, joachim low, who is now under extreme pressure, admitted they didn't deserve to win the world cup again, didn't even deserve to reach the last 16, he says. that's th

this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.eir world cup dreams alive, as they break nigerian hearts to make it through to the last 16. croatia finish top of group d with a third successive win, but iceland bid farewell to russia. and sri lanka beat west indies by four wickets to win the third and final test in barbados and level the series at 1—1. hello there and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through. we start with news from the fifa world cup in russia, and there were plenty of twists and turns on tuesday. argentina scored late to salvage their campaign and progress to the last 16, meaning heartache for nigeria. while elsewhere, denmarkjoined france in the knockout stages after playing out a goalless draw — the first of the tournament, and 0lly foster has been watching. we're had another one of those walcott knights here in russia. argentina had just minutes left before they would be packing their bags to home, before a winner extended their stand not doubt nigeria.

today called the ‘totally shambolic bank'. simon gompertz, bbc news. time now for all the sports news in sport today. centre. coming up on this programme: 10—time winner rafael nadal must come from a set down to reach the french open semifinals after rain curtailed the action on wednesday but one big name is definitely heading home — maria sharapova's thrashed by former champion garbine muguruza. and west indies bounce back to finish strongly on the opening day of their first test against sri lanka in port of spain. hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news from the french open. the world's elite players are gradually being wittled down to the final few and we now know the semi—finalists in the women's draw, after victories on wednesday for simona halep and garbine mugaruza. but we'll have to wait for the men's line—up, as heavy rain brought about an early end to the day as austin halewood reports.

time now for all the sports news in sport today.y, live from the bbc sports centre. coming up, there is a russian delight as the hosts open the world cup in emphatic fashion. as spain prepare for their opener against european champions portugal, yesterday's man is left in tea rs. portugal, yesterday's man is left in tears. and find out who is leading a the us open after the opening round. shots like that, must be dustin johnson. we've waited weeks, months and four years, but the world cup returned on thursday. hosts russia opened the tournament by outplaying saudia arabia, and it was not the kind of result many people saw — as our correspondent in russia, 0lly foster, can tell us. it was an incredible result, you can see the magnificent luzhniki stadium lit up in the

time now for all the sports news in sport today.gramme: injury means serena williams is a late withdrawal from her french open fourth round match with maria sharapova. right now i can't actually serve, so it's kind of hard to play when i can't physically serve. in the men's draw, 10—time champion rafael nadal is through to the quarter finals after a straight sets win over maximilian marterer. and leroy sane is left out of germany's world cup squad on deadline day for the 32 nations involved. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with tennis news, and with the anticipation building at roland garros on monday and the match due to take to the court, serena williams withdrew from her fourth round tie with maria sharapova at the french open.

time now for all the sports news, in sport today.m the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: 0n course for number 11, rafael nadal books his place in the last four of the french open in paris. drama at the diamond league meeting in oslo with the barriers in the women's steeplechase having been set to the men's height. and dustinjohnson wins shot of the day for this chip on the 12th hole at the st jude classic in memphis. i'm still trying to do that! hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that rafael nadal has taken another step towards an 11th french open title. the world number one beat diego schwartzman to reach the last four to set up a semi final with another argentine injuan martin del potro, plus we now know the line—up for the women's final. austin halewood wraps up thursday's action. seeing rafael nadal in trouble is something crowds at the french open aren't used to. the ten time champion lost a set

this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.ng 11th french open title in paris as he defeats dominic thiem in the final. ferrari driver, sebastian vettel, regains the formula 1 world championship lead with victory in canada. and dj is top of the shots again. dustinjohnson moves back to world number one with a 6 stroke victory in memphis. hello, and welcome to the programme. there is plenty to talk about. we start with the tennis news that rafael nadal made more history in paris on sunday. he won a record extending 11th french open title after beating dominic thiem in the final, and a 17th grand slam title overall with only great rival roger federer ahead of him on the list having won 20. patrick gearey reports. this is the red

i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.e brink of making the knock—out stages of the world cup as they beat egypt in st petersburg. welcome back, senegal — their first world cup in 16 years and they beat poland in their opening match. and a world—record performance from england's cricketers as they amassed a81 runs on the way to winning the third one—day international against australia and clinching the series victory hello, and welcome to the programme, where we start at the world cup in russia and it was the hosts who have all but booked themselves a place in the last 16 after a 3—1win over egypt in st petersburg on tuesday. they sit top of group a while japan and senegal were both 2—1winners in their respective group h matches over colombia and poland. but the biggest shock arguably was russia, and wrapping everything up from moscow is 0lly foster.

hello, i'm holly hamilton and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.harry saves the day for england. captain kane scores an injury—time winner against tunisia. belgium are top of group g at the moment, after beating panama. but they took their time to get going. top seed marin cilic gets off to a winning start at queen's club, with victory over fernando verdasco. hello and welcome to the programme where, nearly one week in the 2018 world cup, the drama is still coming. leading off day five, sweden managed to edge south korea, with a little help from var. belgium overcame a stubborn panama side. but it was england's victory over tunisia that kept us on the edge of our seats. with all the latest, our man in moscow — here is 0lly foster.

from me and the rest of the wonderful sport today team, goodbye. hello there.rstorms and showers across northern england into south—east scotland, but the majority of the country was warm, dry and sunny, which led to a lovely day for many. some glorious sunday evening sunsets. we start monday morning off on a fine and dry note. we've lost the overnight showers and storms across northern areas, but we're ready to do it all again. plenty of sunny spells as those temperatures rise. that could set off a few heavy showers and thunderstorms, namely a high—grade feature. through monday morning there will be plenty of sunshine. a bit of cloud in central and eastern scotland, showers developing here but the heaviest will be over the pennines and maybe into the high ground of wales in the south—west of england. elsewhere, dry again, top temperatures 2a or 25 degrees. a bit cooler across the north—eastern coasts. we have a ridge of high pressure across the country for tuesday. a bit of a northerly breeze as well, so that will take the edge off the temperatures somewhat ac

now it is time for the full update on all of the sports news in sport today. sport to live to a sport centre. coming up poland are surprises in russia, but it is mexico who sends shockwaves by beating germany in their world cup opener. and favourites brazilfail to win their opening game of a world cup for the first time in 40 years as they draw with switzerland. and brooks kept defends his us open title, becoming the first back—to—back champion since 1989. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in russia, where it is a desire to eat you remind ourselves to expect the unexpected at this world cup because of the first argentina and germany all failed to win their opening matches in the same tournament, with mexico's victory over

from sport today, that's it, thanks for watching. goodbye.nce they did they brought a lot of rain and lightning too. the storms initiated around sussex before spreading across central southern england, the south midlands and wales and the south—west. there were reports of flooding around the bristol area with the worst of it in west sussex. it was heath, here. the restjust was not cricket. where the boundary should be. and amber office weather warning, in force until 6am. we could have a couple of issues. the livelier showers working across wales. you may have heavy downpours here in the next few hours but otherwise, a lot of murky weather, some mist and fog patches, not just round the coastline but across some of the hills. a mild and murky night. quite grey and gloomy to start friday morning. friday looks like this, mist and fog taking a long time to burn away and thin out. as we head into the afternoon we see heavy showers breaking out but this time, they are further north. in the firing line, scotland, northern ireland, north—west england

but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. we keep that up through the next few days? well, it is going to stayjust about dry, there'll be some sunshine around, but northern areas are going to turn just a little bit cooler. high pressure still with us, but it is drifting northwards. the flow of winds around high pressure in this clockwise direction. and that will allow us to tap into some slightly cooler air, sitting a long way up to the north, but some of that is just going to try to fringe its way into parts of scotland in particular. with that, some extra cloud into eastern areas as we start off friday morning. still mild there in glasgow to start the day, 15 degrees, similar temperature in london. as we go on through the day, some of this cloud will linger close to these eastern coasts. whereas over the last few days, it has burnt back out to sea, i think we will see a bit more cloud encroaching into these eastern areas. as a consequence, it will be cooler. scotland generally a little bit less hot than it has been over the

but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there.ather forecast at the moment. day—on—day we're seeing those temperatures building, lots of sunny and dry weather during wednesday. top temperatures reached 32 at porthmadog in north wales. we could see a similar story i think during the day on thursday. so high pressure well and truly driving the weather, keeping things dry and settled, with generally gentle breezes around. this was the picture in workington, cumbria during the day on wednesday, not a cloud in the sky there. i think we'll have one or two areas of cloud around through thursday, especially in the east, down towards lincolnshire, east anglia, some cloud around the coast that should thin and break during the day, but anywhere you could see fairweather cloud. as we draw in the breeze from the north—east, looking a little bit cooler around the eastern coasts but for central and western parts of the country, temperatures widely in the high 20s with some seeing top temperatures of 30 or 31, particularly for central scotland, b

but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. good morning. air masses across the uk at the moment. to the northern half of the country, we've got fresher north atlantic air pushing its way in. to the south, muggier air all the way from the mid—atlantic. separating air masses, though, tends to be weather fronts. and this one, as we see this little wave develop, a little bobble later bringing some heavier rain later this coming night. patchy rain and drizzle this morning across some western parts of england and wales, where the warmest of the air is. 18 degrees in central london. sunnier conditions further north for the commute, with just a few showers here and there, but it does feel a bit fresher. sunshine turns hazy, though, as cloud increases from the south—west through the day. the cloud across england and wales will break up but it will turn cloudy for northern england. and there's always a threat, northern and western areas, of patchy rain and drizzle into the afternoon, especially on coasts and hills. but note — temperatures into the 20

but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. trouble on the horizon. after some sunny spells through the day, things as we go into the evening will turn very wet and very windy, unusually windy for the time of year. after what has been a relatively quiet spell of weather, thejetstream is breaking back from the west, bringing a lot of cloud from the atlantic. and, where you see these dips in the cloud structure, that is where we are developing some areas of low pressure. this one is going to bring a very wet and windy wednesday night. but, for the time being, we've started the day under the influence of a ridge of high pressure. so we're going to see a lot of dry weather and some good spells of sunshine through the day. cloud amounts will tend to increase from the west as the day wears on, could just be the odd shower, and then eventually we'll see some rain just splashing into the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland, the winds starting to pick up here, as well. but ahead of that wet weather, it's going to f

but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello once again.than a great change of weather type, that many of you are experiencing just at the moment. blue skies on tuesday in the sheffield area. it didn't start that way but you got there eventually, like so many other places did. and even when there was some cloud in the sky, well, a number of our weather watchers in the worcestershire area and in some of the surrounding counties, in fact, were rather taken by that pattern in the skies. now, what's driving our weather at the moment? well, high pressure the dominant feature, awayjust to the north of scotland. we'll speak more about this area of low pressure, because we can't discount it, even though it's just down towards the southern parts of france. so wednesday, a lot of dry weather, quite a lot of sunshine for many from the word go. that's probably not the case for the eastern side of the pennines, where overnight, in view of the lost it, we'll see a fair amount of cloud coming in off the north sea, tending to thin as we get on through the

. >>> a busy day in the world of sports. today world cup action continued. i'll get you up to speed on that. >>> plus the a's. did they continue their record home run streak? i'll fill you in on that and the giants hosting the padres. those highlights are coming up just ahead. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. >>> laura britt here at the xfinity sports desk. the a's have been on a tear of late winning six of their last seven games including today's matchup on the south side of chicago. but it was not all rainbows and butterfli

hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.et up a mouth—watering last 16 tie against maria sharapova after beating 11th seed julia goerges in straight sets. serena williams made her world ranking of a51 look ridiculous with a comfortable 6—3, 6—4 win. she will now face sharapova for the 22nd time and is unbeaten against the russian since 200a. williams will play two time champion maria sharapova after the russian beat karolina pliskova in straight sets. sharapova is playing at roland garros for the first time since 2015 after serving a doping ban. looking comfortable with that victory. and she marked herfirst match back with victory over the czech sixth—seed injust under an hour. when you are progressing throughout the grand slam, you come across different challenges in a tournament like this and everything that roland garros presents is perhaps more challenges than others with the weather and the schedule. you just have to come forward and face it. i think i proved quite a lot in this match, for my first two rounds. i had to,

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hello and thanks for joining us on sport today.halep is finally celebrating a first grand slam title. the world number one beat sloane stephens in the french open final. halep had lost all three of her previous grand slam finals, and another defeat loomed when the american took the first set. but stephens tired, and the romanian‘s greater fitness came to the fore. she won the next two sets to become the new champion. well, it is an amazing moment, and definitely without smiling i couldn't do this. it is a special moment, i was dreaming for this moment since actually i started to play tennis. it is my favourite grand slam, and i always say that if i am going to win one, i want it to be here, so it is real now. cani can ijust can i just stayed can ijust stayed for the record that all of you guys were tweeting that all of you guys were tweeting that i had a losing record anywhere except in the united states? sol think i have done well to make the finals of the french open, so if you wa nt finals of the french open, so if you want to t

business, the promise of £70 million worth of investment to turn things around, so a lot riding on the sport todayust edging 1:17. our top story this lunchtime: airbus, which employs thousands of people in the uk, threatens to pull out if we leave the eu without a deal. and coming up... i'm at westminster abbey for a service celebrating 70 years since the first of the windrush generation arrived here from the caribbean. coming up on bbc news: withjust over a week to go until wimbledon, novak djokovic is the star attraction at queen's club today as the tournament reaches the quarterfinal stage. a service of thanksgiving has been taking place at westminster abbey to mark 70 years since hundreds of caribbean migrants disembarked from the empire windrush, to help rebuild post—war britain. the government continues to face criticism, after it emerged that some of the windrush generation had wrongly faced deportation. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell is outside westminster abbey. more than 2000 people are taking pa rt more than 2000 people are taking part in this afternoon's service at

let's round up some of the other sport news today.ld number one rafa nadal has apologised for having to withdraw from queen's next week. he won his 11th french open title on sunday and said he needed to rest before wimbledon next month. roger federer made a winning return to action in stuttgart today. the world number two, who skipped the clay court season, beat mischa zerev 3—6, 6—4, 6—2 in the second round of the mercedes open. joe launchbury is back in contention for england's second test with south africa this weekend. the second row missed the first test defeat with a calf injury. new zealand's amelia kerr has set a new world batting record in women's one—day cricket, with an unbeaten 232 against ireland in dublin. the 17—year—old broke the record during the third match of the series and makes her only the second woman to score a double hundred in odi cricket. now, he was one of the stars of the london olympic games, but greg rutherford is calling time on his career. however, he's not retiring just yet. injury permitting, he will

american football fans gather at the white house today to honour their sport.ampions — the philadelphia eagles — won't be there because donald trump has uninvited them. after some of the eagles players said they didn't want to go the event anyway, the president accuses them of lack of patriotism has anyone seenjohn bolton? a week before the singapore nuclear summit, the controversial national security advisor is excluded from key meetings. the white house press secretary is accused of lying to the public from the podium — or was she just not told the truth by her boss? also on the programme... the first funerals in guatemala for those

in sports today, nascar fans will be at sonoma raceway for the toyota save march 350.s at 7:00 this morning. the a's will try to take three out of four from the white sox in chicago. first pitch at 11:10. the giants will try to take three of four from the padres in their weekend series. first pitch at at&t park is at 1:05. yesterday, the a's fell behind early. but rallied to beat the white sox. here's mindi bach with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> the a's are halfway through their ten-game road trip and they don't seem to miss the coliseum. the home runs were flying. this guy brought green and gold pride to the south side. oakland in trouble early against the white sox. chicago put up five in the first inning. capped by tim anderson's three-run home run after daniel manage -- steven piscotty added a two-run shot. he added a two-run shot. they've hit a home run in 24 straight road games. that ties a major lead record. lowrey hits a double with two . next inning, it's the big bat of matt olson. 17th home run of the season, no other first baseman has more. th

sports. >>> today's apples big worldwide developer conference. center osborne's live outside of the mchenry convention center with a look at what is in store. >> reporter: for developers, this conference is a big deal. you can see behind me right now, that what they are doing is that they are moving the lines. things are getting so long along the street that they were moving people up closer to the building. we got here at about 4:00 this morning. it was already packed. this is the 29th annual worldwide developers conference. today, we're expected to learn a lot about the keynote delivered by tim cook. it will teach developers how to create new experiences across apple platforms. they want to be learning about some tools from cutting down on phone use. that's pretty interesting. you spent too much time scrolling or staring at your phone? apple is expected to debut some tools to help you monitor how much time you actually spend on certain maps. also expected today, according to mashable, it looks like apple is debuting something for pride month. o

simply don't get basically any attention comparatively unfortunately that is the case in many sports today as well and only see any sign of things could be changing that men and women athletes sporting heroes and heroines could have parity in what they are paid this certainly has been some progress especially in the other football soccer we've seen national teams like norway and new zealand commit to giving men and women all male and female players the same money when they play for the national team tennis as well tennis is way ahead of the curve on sports we've seen other female tennis players like nourish are part of a top of serie a williams making the list in previous years and in part that's because the grand slams equal prize money to male and female players and that is clearly a step in the right direction on that front of course is not. down surprise money though it's also down to endorsements and we see some crazy sega's on the list this year so i guess woods is perhaps the best example the gulf is not want to limit since twenty i mean drew in about one point three million euros i

let's quickly round up the rest of today's sports news for you: ellie simmonds is back on the britishralympics. simmonds is part of the gb team for the european championships in dublin in august. she isjoined by fellow paralympic gold medallists bethany firth, 0llie hynd, ellie robinson and hannah russell in the 24—strong squad. england goalkeeper mary earps has joined german side wolfsburg from reading. earps has signed a 12—month contract with the side that finished runners—up in last season's champions league. floyd mayweather is top of the forbes sports rich list, announced today, after earning over £200m pounds according to the forbes rankings of the top 100 earning athletes. lionel messi is second, while the highest british sportsman is lewis hamilton in 12th. for the first time, there are no women among the top 100 earners. for a few years now, beards have been enjoying a fashion moment — no self—respecting hipster would be seen without one. but for amateur boxers — beards have long been banned. fighters have been required to be clean shaven so facial cuts could clearly be seen

hello, i'm hugh woozencroft and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. we can go live to russia to find sports correspondent david ornstein at england's training base at repina. injury concerns about marcus rashford earlier in the week. did he appear today? he did. it was monday at the st george's park training base at staffordshire when marcus rashford picked up a knee problem in a behind closed doors friendly among the squad. he did not train on england's first day of training here on wednesday, nor on thursday, but he appeared with the rest of the group today. he seemed fine, and it seemed perhaps it wasjust group today. he seemed fine, and it seemed perhaps it was just a precaution that he was rested for those two days. yesterday video emerged off in training alone and separately from the rest of the group saying he felt ok. so it looks like he will be fit for the monday match against tunisia in vulgar grad. buti match against tunisia in vulgar grad. but i suspect he was never going to start, and probably even more so now going to start, and probably

. >>> first in sports, today both the a's and squapts are vying for their third straight wins.thletics take on the royals. first pitch at 11:15 a.m. and the giants face the phillies at at&t park. first pitch is at 7:05 p.m. abc7 is the home of the nba final presented by you tube tv. if you are not going to game two tmorrow we will have a pregame show at 4:00. nba countydown starts at 4:30. game starts at 5:00. and stick with us for toyota after the game. >> the warriors had the day off yesterday but there was a lot of news of a the court. larry beil has the details in this morning's sports report. >> good morning, everybody. given that lebron james went for 51 points in game one of the nba finals against the warriors, the return of andre i go i go would be especially timely. don't look for him in game two on sunday. again listed as doubtful with the bone bruise in his leg. warriors needed some luck, some helpful calls by the refuses and a big overtime to beat cleveland by ten. the close contest surprised a lot of folks who figured the warriors would just roll to victory. it did

we start with inside sports today in the sense. in some ways this is a silly dispute. it will not affeeffect the pric gas or jobs. what does the president relish this fight? >> because it works for him. essenced the grow -- he sensed the growing divide of people who did not like to see the handful of players kneeling or not respecting the national anthem. the president turned a minor controversy into a major moment. he likes big crowd sizes. we know that is something we talkver and the white house believes they were misled and disrespected. the white house says there were 81 people who cleared by the secret service for the event today. yesterday, they found only out a handful -- the white house version of events -- were coming. the president did not want to be left with a mascot and handful of players. he made that unusual statement. what is this for him is another mid-term election year base firing up culture war event. >> yet, it is the white house back off somewhat? the president's statements made it about the anthem. the president went straight to the culture war.

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