taylor fritz had other ideas, trailing edmund in the rankings but there was little between them but thece set going through —— first set going to the tie—break. fritz was the first show signs of losing this battle, but he regained his composure to close out the first set 10-8. composure to close out the first set 10—8. boosted by that success, fritz fizzed as he broke edmund of the first opportunity of the second set. there were moments of magic for the home cloud to enjoy come to the came too late to save the day. fritz proved too strong and will fancy his chances of the first title. paul edman hopes his success over the next fortnight feel slimmer. formula one has been accused of being boring this season, but things could get interesing at the austria grand prix this weekend if practice is anything to go by. windy conditions were thought to be a factor behind max verstappen crashing his red bull towards the end of a lap. vallteri bottas also gave his mercedes mechanics plenty of work to do after he went off. but sebastian vettel was luckier, as he managed to avoid damaging his ferrari

taylor fritz had other ideas.not the fashion stakes, and there was little between them on court with the first set going to a tie—break. it was nailbiting stuff for all but one watching. fritz was the first to show signs of losing this battle but he regained his composure to close out the first set 10—8. boosted by that success, fritz fizzed as he broke kyle edmund at the first opportunity in the second set. there we re opportunity in the second set. there were moments of magic for the home crowd to enjoy, but they came too late to save the day. fritz proved too strong and well now fancy his chances of a first to a title, while edmund's hopes for success over the next fortnight feel more slim. formula 1 has been accused of being "boring" this season, but things could get interesing at the austria grand prix this weekend if practice is anything to go by. windy conditions were thought to be a factor behind max verstappen crashing his red bull towards the end of a lap. valtteri bottas also gave his mercedes mechanics

but he fell short today as he lost in straight sets to the unseeded american taylor fritz in the semi—finals is living the dream going to wimbledon is british

he'll play the american taylor fritz tomorrow. up now of some of the day's other sports stories and we'll stay at eastbourne. where the reigning wimbledon champion angelique kerber is through to the semi—finals. she beat the former world number one simona halep in straight sets. kerber will next face the tunisian who knocked—outjo konta — 0ns jabeurn tomorrow. britain's liam broady won't be featuring in the main draw at wimbledon. the three time wimbledon qualifier has been knocked—out of qualifying in the final round, he lost in five sets to the frenchman greg berrere. hull kr beat rivals hull fc to move—off the bottom of rugby league's super league — after trailing early on, adam quinlan made a breakaway which ben crook put over 18—10 the final score at the kcom stadium. well, we brought you the story earlier of the students at cardiff metropolitan university beginning their europa league campaign tonight in luxembourg. well, they've lost the first leg — one—nil to proges niederkorn — so plenty to play for in the second leg next

taylor fritz was the winner of the men's draw — the american beat his fellow compatiot sam querry inond final to pick up his first ever tour title. in the women's final, world number three karolina pliskova defeated wimbledon champion angelique kerber in straight sets. pliskova didn't drop a set in the whole tournament. so attention to wimbledon from tomorrow when kyle edmund will lead british hopes in the men's singles, while andy murray will be there in the men's doubles and possibly the mixed. right now, there's a lot of talk of a very exciting pairing, with 23—time grand slam champion serena williams. when asked about the prospect she said "i'm definitely available". now 37, serena has only played five tournaments this year because of a knee injury. andy murray himself has said she would be a "solid partner". i feel good now. ifeel good now, it has been a rough time for me this year but i'm finally at a place where i am like, oh my god, i'm not in pain, let's do this! so this is a good place for me to be in. you feel not in pain and ready to go? yes, and i couldn't be more excite

taylor fritz, who beat kyle edmund in the semifinals, is the men's champion at the eastbourne internationalin exactly an hour. it's the 21—year—old's first tour title. he faces tomasz berdych in the first round at wimbledon on tuesday. in the women's final, world number three karolina pliskova defeated wimbledon champion angelique kerber in straight sets. the czech pliskova didn't drop a set in the whole tournament. we are playing ball in the london stadium for the first time. not football — but baseball. it's the first time major league baseball are playing a game in europe. it's the new york yankees and the boston red sox — two of the biggest sides in the sport. the aim is to try to grow the game on this side of the atlantic in the same way that american football and basketball have done in the last decade or so. and there's been a moment of history tonight as arron hicks as hit the first home run in europe. a moment to remember for the new york yankees player! these are live pictures now from the london stadium. we are at the top of the fourth innings, about halfway through. the yankees

american taylor fritz won the men's title. the first regular—season games to be played in europe. it took over three weeks to get west ham's london stadium ready for the games. the new york yankees are taking on great rivals and reigning world series champions the boston red sox. the yankees are currently leading 17—13. and you can watch the rest of that high—scoring game live right now on the bbc sport website. that's all your sport. ben. olly, thank you very much indeed. it's been the hottest day of the year so far — and one of the warmestjune days of the past a0 years. the temperature reached 34.0 celsius at heathrow and at northolt in west london. dozens of festivalgoers were treated for heatstroke at glastonbury, and there were long queues for drinking water. organisers gave away free suncream to the crowds. at southend—on—sea, the beach was crowded, with demand for deckchairs and beach huts its highest this year. temperatures are expected to drop overnight across the uk as cold air moves in from the atlantic, sweeping aw

he'll play the american taylor fritz tomorrow. straight sets. she'll next face ons jabeurn tomorrow, the tunisian who knocked out britain'sjo konta. and one other tennis line for you, that's britain's liam broady won't be featuring in the main draw at wimbledon. the 3—time wimbledon qualifier has been knocked out of qualifying in the final round, just one win away from the main tournament. broady was two sets up against frenchman greg berrere but lost the next three. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. hello there. thursday was a lovely day across the country, a real summer's day with lots of strong sunshine, high temperatures across northern and western scotland, northern ireland and wales, the warmest day of the year so far. todayis warmest day of the year so far. today is similar, dry and sunny and very warm in western areas today is similar, dry and sunny and very warm in western areas because we draw up the hot airfrom very warm in western area

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — including wins for taylor fritz and night. the national farmers' union says a trial where seasonal workers from non—eu countries, like ukraine and moldova, are offered visas to pick crops on uk farms, should be extended from 2,500 workers, to 30,000 with farmers saying it could help fill the gap left by a drop in the number of workers coming from the eu. here's our business correspondent katy austin. 0n on this farm in cornwall, because jets are being harvested. up to 20 times a day. most of them will be sold to supermarkets. for years, farms like this one have relied on workers coming overfrom countries inside the eu like poland almost recently romania and bulgaria to pick their crops but over the past couple of years they've been finding that more and more difficult. this farm has signed up to a new government scheme which aims to recruit workers from outside the eu. this group is from ukraine. they saw thejobs this group is from ukraine. they saw the jobs advertised at their agricultural university. translation: i sa

later, sam querrey will take on taylor fritz in the men's final.tournament in 2017 and beat the americans in san diego. they will face canada in the next mac in just over a week. —— next match. there could be another lifeline for danny cipriani, included in the latest training camp. he was player of the year last year but hasn't played for england in a year, and could still be squeezed out of the final squad when it is named in mid—august. england netball coach tracey neville has told the bbc that this year's world cup won't be her last in charge. neville said earlier injune she would step down afterjuly‘s world cup in liverpool to have a family. this is not my last world cup. for the roses. i think that the girls wa nt to the roses. i think that the girls want to do it for themselves. they did it for themselves last year, and i want them to do it for themselves because they so deserve that. i can only focus on this netball world cup, and forthe only focus on this netball world cup, and for the girl, i only focus on this netball world cup, and fort

the first round next week, but he fell short yesterday, losing in straight sets to the unseeded taylor fritzoon, sam querrey winning the other semi, and in the women's draw, karolina pliskova will face angelique kerber in the final after easing past kiki bertens 6—1, 6—2 in less than an hour. she progressed without having to hit a ball after her tunisia opponent withdrew with an ankle injury before their semifinal. geraint thomas has been named joint leader with the colombian rider for tea m leader with the colombian rider for team ineos for the tour de france next month. thomas had doubts about his ability to compete after his crash on the tour of switzerland. chris froome misses out after fracturing his femur, elbow and wrist in training earlier this month. and that the european games in minsk, great britain's women claim silver in the team pursuit, beaten by italy in the final. and britten's men secured three bronzes in the boxing. laurent prices into the middleweight final. england's women got their rugby super series title defence off to a good start. the comfortable victory in their op

taylor fritz, who beat kyle edmund in the semi—finals, is the men's champion at eastbourne.r title. he faces thomas berdych at wimbledon on tuesday this weekend major league baseball is breaking new territory the boston red sox and the new york yankees will face each other at the london stadium, the first regular season games to be played in europe. mike bushell reports a scene straight from the heart of america, but this is actually england and baseball has come home. you see, the first recorded baseball match was in surrey in 1749 before cricket and other sports took over. and while it is still being played here throughout the centuries,... it is the americans who have made it what it is today and this weekend, they hope to grow it again back in its birthplace. the stadium which hosted the london 2012 olympics has been transformed as two of the most famous teams on the planet, the boston red sox and the new york yankees plan to play the first major league series match in europe. they have been building up to this moment since last november, when one of the all—time greats

but he fell short today as he lost in straight sets to the unseeded american taylor fritz in the semi—finalseam going to wimbledon as british number one, and thinks he can win it. that would be a major surprise that success in eastbourne wedding. at the only cd player left in the 29, it is for the taking. taylor had other ideas. the american trails admin in the ranking but not in the fashion stakes, and i was little between them on court with a fresh set going through a tie—break, nail—biting staff are all but one watching. fritz was the first to show signs of losing this battle, but he regained composure to close out the first set 10—8. this did buy that success, he says as he broke admin at the first opportunity, at the second set. moments of magic from home cloud to enjoy, but they came too late to save the day. fritz proved too strong and will fancy his chances of the press to a title while admin hopes that his success in the next fortnight he has a slimmer. formula one has been accused of being boring this season, but things could get interesing in austria this weekend if practice is an

international tournament always has added interest and the winner of the men's draw at esatbourne taylor fritzn angelique kerber in straight sets. pliskova didn't drop a set in the whole tournament. so kyle edmund will lead british hopes in the men's singles but andy murray will be there in the men's doubles and possibly the mixed — and right now there's a lot of talk of a very exciting pairing. 23 time grand slam champion serena williams. when asked about the prospect she said "i'm definitely available". now 37, serena has only played five tournaments this year because of a knee injury. and andy murray himself has said she would be a "solid partner." after complaints that formula one is getting increasingly boring this season, it's suddenly got interesting in austria. that's because ferrari's charles leclerc broke the track record at the red bull ring to claim pole position for today's grand prix ahead of runaway championship leader lewis hamilton. but afterwards the briton was punished after "unnecessarily impeding" kimi raikkonen. that saw him relegated to fourth on the grid with max versta

but he fell short yesterday, as he lost in straight sets to the unseeded taylor fritz in the semi—finalsemifinal. karolina pliskova will face angelique kerber in the womens final at eastbourne later today after easing past kiki bertens 6—1,6—2 in less than an hour yesterday. kerber progressed without having to hit a ball after her tunisian opponent withdrew with an ankle injury before their semifinal. defending champion geraint thomas and colombian egan bernal have been named joint leaders of team ineos for the tour de france which starts next month. thomas is the defending champion, but had doubts about whether he could defend his title after a crash at the tour of switzerland. chris froome misses out as he recovers from fracturing his femur, elbow and ribs in a training crash earlier this month. there was more british medal success at the european games in minsk yesterday. great britain's women claimed a silver in the team pusuit. the young quartet of meg barker, jess roberts, josie knight and jennifer holl were beaten by italy in the final. elsewhere, lauren price is through to the mi

and that there is a smart getting inside a confidence boost i had wimbledon playing the american taylor fritzsets, she will face tomorrow the tunisian, who knocked up's tomorrow the tunisian, who knocked ups and joe. when i dared tennis for you, britton lee and brody will not feature in the main dry wimbledon, three time qualifier knocked out a qualifying in the final round, just one went away from the main point and then, he was to set up against the frenchman greg but lost the next three. that's it for me, england are still up in the world cup quarterfinals against norway, more coming for you in sports day at half past ten. actually around 10:40 p:m., join fan. scientists say that cervical cancer could come close to being eradicated, following the success of a vaccine against the main cause of the disease the human papilloma virus. a review examined the impact of the vaccine on 60 million people in 14 different countries. here's our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. let's speak to jamie rae the chief executive of the throat cancer foundation. thank you forjoining us it's well—publiciz

eastbourne — he came from a set down to beat compatriot dan evans in the semi—finals — edmund takes on taylor fritzhe draw is at 10 o'clock. don't forget sportsday this evening at 6.30 on bbc news, to bring you up to day with all today's events, but that's all from me for now. often when we talk 6lastonbury, we sympathise with those donning their wellies and wading around in mudbaths. but, this year, we're looking at what could be the hottest festival on record. 0ur correspondent lizo mzimba is there. what with the weather and the line—up, i think it could be a vintage year. absolutely. people come here for two reasons, their music and hoping for great weather. this year it looks like it will be a combination of both. not as hot as the absolute record in 2017 when they hit something like 31 degrees but still pretty hot. it becomes synonymous in so many peoples minds with mud and wet and rain and wellies. that does happen but not this year. this year there will be great music in prospect and great weather for the weekend. i am joined bya cab weather for the weekend. i am joined by a cab at the tom a

but he fell short yesterday as he lost in straight sets to the unseeded taylor fritz in the semi—finalseasing past kiki bertens 6—1, 6—2 in less than an hour yesterday. kerber progressed without having to hit a ball after her tunisian opponent withdrew with an ankle injury before their semi—final. defending champion geraint thomas and colombian egan bernal have been named joint leaders of team ineos for the tour de france, which starts next month. thomas is the defending champion, but had doubts about whether he could defend his title after a crash at the tour of switzerland. chris froome misses out as he recovers from fracturing his femur, elbow and ribs in a training crash earlier this month. there was more british medal success at the european games in minsk yesterday. great britain's women claimed a silver in the team pursuit. the young quartet of meg barker, jess roberts, josie knight and jennifer holl were beaten by italy in the final. elsewhere, there was also success for britain's boxers — lauren price comfortably beat russia's darima sandakova to reach the women's middleweight