women's world number one naomi osaka overcame a poor start to beat two—time grand slam champion victoria azarenka. osaka is chasing her third successive grand slam title having won the 2018 us open and the australian open earlier this year. she will play the czech republic's katerina siniakova in the next round. serena williams struggled in her first match, but not in round two. she beat japanese qualifier kurumi nara in straight sets and will face sofia kenin for a place in the last 16. dina asher—smith has put down another notable marker to her global sprint rivals by winning the 200 metres at the stockholm diamond league in a world—leading time. up against an elite field that included olympic champion elaine thompson and two—time world champion dafne schippers, asher—smith surged clear to win by almost half a second in 22.18 seconds, the quickest time of 2019. i was really happy because honestly i wanted to come here and when i wa nted i wanted to come here and when i wanted to run a good quality race and hit all my technical points. but idid not and hit all my technical points. but i did not

today, we hearfrom victoria azarenka, who revealed that a surprise pregnancy made her think her career been speaking to sally nugent. her sport has been her life. she is a former world number one and has won two grand slam titles. but for azarenka, tennis had to take a back—seat when she found out she was pregnant. in my in my my, my first thought was that oh my god, my career is over. —— in my mind. i will never play tennis again and i don't know what to do. i was shocked. it was panic. but then, it was all about i know i'm going to come back and i know when i'm going to come back. because i felt that it is a blessing for me. it isa i felt that it is a blessing for me. it is a blessing, but i still want to have my own dreams. i want to have my own career. when you came back at the having your son, how did you feel physically, did you feel that maybe your maternity leave had taken a toll on you or did you feel fearless because of what you had been through? i realise how powerful women are. and how strong and how important life of a woman, notjust in my life, it has been really importan

on court there was a thrilling comeback win for victoria azarenka who after being 5—2 down in the thirdfeat 2017 and 2018 winner elina svitolina moving through to the third round. after wasting a match point at 5—2, the ukrainian was broken three times in a row, with the belarussian wild card wrapping up the match 4—6, 6—1, 7—5 in two hours and 18 minutes. in the men's event one of the favourites is out — 11th seed alexander zverev beaten by wildcard matteo berrettini. the 23—year—old perhaps using the support from his hometown in rome, upset the world number 5 in their second round match winning 7—5, 7—5 and he'll face either diego schwatzmann or albert ramos vinolas in the last 16. nick krygios is into the second round — but the australian ruffled a few feathers again. he beat the 12th seeded russian daniil medvedev, but produced underarm serves several times — which some see as a lack of respect. krygios finished the match with four aces, and will play norway's casper ruud next. i knew today would be a difficult battle. he has been playing under the unbelievable tennis for the past f

while victoria azarenka lined up a second round encounter with two—time defending champion elina svitolina—1 victory over zhang shuai of china. azarenka has won both her matches against svitolina but they were on hard surfaces and happened back in 2015. in the men's draw 10th seed and localfavourite fabio fognini brushed aside the challenge of france'sjo—wilfried tsonga claiming a 6—3, 6—a victory. the 31—year—old, who's up to a career high ranking of 12, is looking to build on his recent monte carlo masters win as he heads into the upcoming french open and he breezed past tsonga where he'll play radu albot of moldova or another frenchman benoit paire next. thirteenth seeded croatian borna coric came from a set down to beat canadian felix auger—aliassime in their first round match. after losing the first set in a tie—break coric found his range to outclass the canadian in the next two sets taking a 6—7, 6—3, 6—a win — good to see they co—ordinated for the occasion — and coric will now face british qualifier cameron norrie in the last 32. italian national champion elia viviani was stripped

great improvement on clay this year and if she get past the first round she will play either victoria azarenkathe champion from two years ago. there is still some doubt about the fitness of serena williams. 23 time grand slam champion needs to ove i’co m e grand slam champion needs to overcome a knee injury. rafael nadal will play a qualifier in the second round, assuming he gets that far, while liver djokovic plays against an emerging polish player and then possibly the american who defeated him at wimbledon three years ago. and on his return for the first time infouryears, and on his return for the first time in four years, roger federer drew an italian opponent. iam happy i am happy to be here again. it is good news when you see tournaments that are improving, new things from the player side wejust that are improving, new things from the player side we just say thank you to the french federation for all the great things they are doing. i played the three finals here in 2017 and it was tough to lose but la st 2017 and it was tough to lose but last year i had the best memory on court lifting

she will face victoria azarenka after she knocked out the 2017 champion. player managed to hold serve until the ninth game and the illiteracy and even had to matchpoint saved before taking it in a tie—break. —— belarus player.m is my first win in quite a while so obviously before the match i had some nerves and it also showed during the game but i am happy to step over that barrier and be able to play in my next round. in the men's draw, alexander zverev came through a frustrating first round match. the 22—year—old won the opening two sets before australian, millman, levelled the match. he showed his medal to break in the last. police in spain have made a number of arrests as part of an investigation into football match—fixing. they say 11 people are expected to be arrested in total and at least three matches are being investigated across the country's top three divisions. a spokesman for la liga said the police action followed a complaint it had made over a match in may 2018. gennaro gattuso is stepping down as milan head coach after they failed to qualif

today, we hearfrom victoria azarenka, who has revelaed that a surprise pregnancy made her think her careerking to sally nugent. her sport has been her life. she is a former world number one and has won two grand slam titles. but for as an anchor, tennis had to take a back—seat when she found out she was pregnant —— azarenka. in my mind, my first thought was, "oh, my god, my career is over, i will never play tennis again and i don't know what to do." i was shocked, i was panicked. but then, it was all about, i know i am going to come back, i don't know when i'm going to come back because i felt that it's a blessing for me, you know? it's a blessing, but i still want to have my own dreams, i still want to have my own career. when you came back after having a son, how did you feel physically? did you feel it had taken its toll on you, ordid did you feel it had taken its toll on you, or did you feel stronger?” realise how powerful women. and strong. it has been important in my life, like mum and my grandmother had been a huge role models for me. i feel what i do had been a huge role models for

victoria azarenka reveals to the bbc how she thought becoming pregnant would mean never playing competitivethought was, "oh, my god, my career is over, and we're live in slovakia where great britain finished in style at the ice hockey world championships. hello and welcome to sportsday. there have been two managerial announcements this afternoon. let's start with steve clark's appointment as the new scotland head coach. clark replaces alex mcleish in the role. it comes a day after he led kilmarnock to third in the scottish premiership. but with the scots lying fifth in their euro 2020 qualifying group, he has a big job ahead. our sports reporter, kheredine idessanejoins us from hampden park. why is he the right man for the job? a very good question. you just have to look at the bosses that he worked under, would colette at manchester united and jose mourinho. before com pletely united and jose mourinho. before completely revitalising a marriage. when he took over at rugby park in october 2017, kemal nick were rock bottom of the lake. now, he hasjust led them back to europe. they have looked

—2 down to anotherformer but she was a set and 11—2 down to another former world number one, victoria azarenka and won the decider after aza renka really well and won the decider after azarenka had ta ken really well and won the decider after azarenka had taken an 11 minute bathroom break at the end of the second set. naomi 0saka won 6—3. wins for serena williams, novak djokovic, juan martin del potro, and also one. katie taylor bids to become the undisputed world lightweight champion on saturday night. the irishwoman holds the wba, wbo and ibf titles and meets wbc champion delfine persoon at madison square garden in new york in what could be a career—defining fight. this is a history making fight for me, andi this is a history making fight for me, and i think it is definitely the biggest fight in my career. i understand how big this event actually is and this fight as well, it is exactly what i have always wanted, ever since i turned pro. i have always wanted to make history in the sport and to cement my legacy andi in the sport and to cement my legacy and i have a chance to do that on saturd

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the world number one survived a scare against victoria azarenka. round. serena williams is also though after beating japanese qualifier kurumi nara in straight sets. and the men's world number one, novak djokovic, is through to the third round at roland garros for the 14th consecutive year. that's after a routine straight sets win over henri laaksonen. next up for the 2016 champion is the unseeded italian salvatore caruso. rafael nadal continues his quest for a record—extending 12th title at roland garros in the coming hours. the defending champion will face 27th seed david goffin. the pair have met three previous times on clay, with goffin not managing to win a single set. now, ecuador‘s richard carapaz is still the man to catch as the giro d'italia heads into stage 19 on friday. damiano cima just held off the peloton to win thursday's gruelling stage, but crucially it's carapaz who retains the pinkjersey. the movistar rider has a lead ofjust under two minutes, ahead of the 151km ride from treviso to san martino di castrozza. the build—up continue

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tennis star victoria azarenka tells us about the challenges of returning to sport after having a babyfinds it hard to adapt after his divorce. we'll be joined by director and star jim cummings and also by billy mcgranaghan, who founded the charity dads house which supports single fathers. that is coming up later but first a summary that is coming up later but first a summary of today's main stories. technology giant google has suspended business with the chinese tech firm, huawei. it comes after the us blacklisted the company, over claims it is spying for the chinese government, which huawei denies. the block means any new smartphones will no longer have popular google apps such as youtube and maps, and will not receive google's security updates and technical support. cabinet ministers will begin discussions today on what should be included in theresa may's amended brexit bill. the prime minister has promised a "bold" package of measures, which she hopes will attract cross—party support when the bill goes to a commons vote in two weeks time. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has already said

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responding against slovakia's anna karolina schmiedlova to set up a second round game against victoria azarenka nerves go away, but it kind of stayed the entire match and then ijust kind of stayed the entire match and then i just felt like kind of stayed the entire match and then ijust felt like it kind of stayed the entire match and then i just felt like it was a fight of willpower, and i managed to wind in the end. scotland's women beat jamaica 3—2 at hampden park in their last warm—up game before next month's world cup in france. substitute defender sophie howard scored the winner in the 67th minute. the friendly in glasgow was watched by a record home crowd of 18,500 fans. one other football line is that neymar limped out of training with a knee injury as his brazil prepare to host next month's copa america. it comes after the 27—year—old lost the captaincy to paris saint—germain teammate dani alves. mankind is no match against mother nature. maurizio sarri stormed out of chelsea's final training session ahead of the europa league final against arsenal in baku. chelsea claim it wasn't due t

victoria azarenka reveals to the bbc how she thought becoming pregnant would mean never playing competitivelo and welcome to the programme. we've had two managerial announcements today. let's start with steve clarke's appointment as the new scotland head coach. he replaces alex mcleish in the role. it comes a day after he led kilmarnock to third in the scottish premiership. but with the scots lying fifth in their euro 2020 qualifying group, he has a big job ahead. our sports reporter, kheredine idessane has more. steve clarke pots three year contract as the next scotland manager begins tomorrow morning actually come here at the national stadium he says scotland can still qualify for euro 2020. which will be quite a big achievement given the poor start to the campaign so far, remember it is * three know the feet followed by a very average to know when against san marino. steve clarke said today that we have a women's world cup to look forward to in france this summer and it is my motivation to emulate the success of sheuey motivation to emulate the success of shelley care and her squad by le

victoria azarenka reveals she feared becoming pregnant would end her tennis career. campaigned for more ranking protection for new mothers on the tour. with a busy summer of sport ahead, including the women's football world cup in france, this week the bbc is focusing on women's sport. the british racing driver katherine legge, is one of the few women competing at the highest level, and while she's a big name in america, she's little known here in the uk. she says she's had to "fight and claw" for every opportunity, in a sport where just 5% of drivers are women. our sports correspondent katie gornall has more. the car doesn't know the difference. in motor racing it's a battlejust to make it into the car, never mind to make it into the car, never mind to the front of the ground. katherine legge has proved herself time and time again. one of britain's most talented drivers, she's also one of only a handful of women making a living behind the wheel. i had to fight and claw my way through racing, i had to take every opportunity thrown my way and i've driven my share of b

2nd round match at the french open she lost the opening set against 2 time grand slam winner victoria azarenka and looked very much in trouble but did fight back and went on to take the decide a 6 story the world has won the last 2 months 23 time grand slam champion serino williams made it into the 3rd round with a regulation win over japan's world number 238 creamy nora williams is looking for a 1st major title in more than 2 years. no problems at all for the men's top seed novak djokovic she breeze through against switzerland on relax and then run $104.00 in the world in straight sets. a young fine it's a major league baseball game had to be taken to hospital after being hit by a foul ball a safety net at the home of the houston astros in texas didn't extend far enough to stop the chicago cubs alberts own more a juniors foul ball flying into the crowd and hitting a girl an adult with immediately took her away from medical attention a war was inconsolable afterwards there hasn't yet been an update on the girl's condition players have now called for a safety net to get major league baseball ga

coming up on bbc news, victoria azarenka reveals she feared becoming pregnant would end her tennis careercessfully campaigned for more ranking protection for new mothers on the tour. all this week, the bbc‘s "we are middlesbrough" series is focusing on stories from there, hearing what matters to people in the town, and bringing those issues to a wider audience. the stories will be reported across bbc television and radio, and on digital. simon mccoy is in middlesbrough for us now. afternoon, simon. hello, yes, talking to people here in middlesbrough and they think that outsiders focus on the problems this town faces rather than the solutions and there are solutions being worked on here. in 2016, middlesbrough was named as the worst place for a girl to grow up in england and wales. steph mcgovern has been back to the place where she grew up to find out what is being done to empower young women. this is my home town, middlesbrough, and i know loads of you know this because i bang on about it all the time on the telly. this is my home town, middlesbrough, and i know loads of you know this i'

victoria azarenka has been talking to the bbc about her return to tennis after the birth of her son,our ‘change the game' season. along with other leading players, she's successfully campaigned for the introduction of more ranking protection for new mothers on the tour and she said she feared it would be the end of her playing career when she found out she was pregnant during the 2016 season. in my mind, my first thought was, "oh, my god, my career is over, i will never play tennis again and i don't know what to do." i was shocked, i was panicked. but then, it was all about, i know i am going to come back, i don't know when i'm going to come back because i felt that it's a blessing for me, you know? it's a blessing, but i still want to have my own dreams, i still want to have my own career. brooks koepka said he was "emotionally spent" after surviving a huge scare to win the us pga championship for the second year in a row. he had led by seven shots going into the final round at bethpage black in new york, before his fellow—american dustin johnson closed to within a single shot. but

women's world number one, naomi osaka, overcame a poor start to beat two—time grand slam champion victoria azarenkathe australian open earlier this year. she will play the czech republic's katerina siniakova in the next round. that's all the sport for now. goodnight. and a quick look at the weather. there is some pretty warm weather heading our way, actually. temperatures will reach the high 20s by the time we get to saturday, but not everybody is going to get the warmth. but this is certainly going to be the headline, i think, for the next few days. ok, let's get the forecast, then, for the here and now. and clouds are streaming in off the atlantic. they have done so far for quite awhile now, bringing a lot of poor conditions to many north—western areas, mist, drizzle, coastal fog and places as well. outbreaks of rain coming and going. not widespread, because they are sort of quite patchy outbreaks of rain, but some of them will be heavy. very mild, these are south—westerly winds, so temperature is about 14 degrees first thing in the morning on friday. now, here in the morning on friday. now, here

victoria azarenka said she thought she would never play again after a surprise pregnancy in 2016.t in young people's lives" during his time as prime minister. that is not a bad thing for anybody to say. first, you're a teessider, does it get a bad wrap from outside. i don't know, it is an area that is not difficult to define. we are not newcastle and we are not leeds. but thatis newcastle and we are not leeds. but that is our strength, we are like a melting pot. you take the raw materials as people, take your ideas and if you look around the world, you would be pushed to find a place that doesn't have teesside representatives. the history of the region is vital, but it had a malaise in the 705 and 805 and is rebuilding that. with that comes problems, particularly for men, many who have lost theirjobs. once you ta ke who have lost theirjobs. once you take somebody‘s identity, be that an individual or a community, they start to struggling with a lot of other related things, their place in the family and the community, a sense of their pride goes down. what we have always inherited f

she will face the fourth seed bliss, -- who had given grief to victoria azarenka.set designer as johan a conta came through against -- she will face geeky burtons in the final and has the day off thanks to an injury withdrawal. defending champion and overnight leader brooks kept up his extending his lead on golf's second major. he was 10 under par and is for shots layer of the field. former champion rory mcilroy struggles to just make the cut. he fell back after dropping five shots in his first five holes. he finished three over par. and jordan spieth made his move with a round of 66. he is now five under par. victory would give the career grand slam of the major tournament -- another winner is on four under par. this person will leave at the end of the season having 15 titles in succession. -- having won five titles in succession. two champions league final since arriving in 2014 but the club hasn't won a major trophy in europe in 23 years. speculation about his replacement has begun. but this man says it is not him. he also had comforting words for the arrivals,

victoria azarenka has been talking to the bbc about her return to tennis after the birth of her son.a konta, she's successfully campaigned for the introduction of more ranking protection for new mothers on the tour. she said she feared her career was over when she found out she was pregnant during the 2016 season. in my mind, my first thought was, oh my god, my career is over, i will never play tennis again and i don't know what to do. i was shocked, i was panicked. but then, it was all about, i knowi was panicked. but then, it was all about, i know i am going to come back, i don't know when i'm going to come back because i felt that it's a blessing for me, you know? it's a blessing, but i still want to have my own dreams, i still want to have my own dreams, i still want to have my own dreams, i still want to have my own career. tom daley has won gold at diving's world series event in london alongside grace reid, in the mixed 3—metre synchro springboard. the pair clinched the title with this superb final dive. it's proving to be a successful partnership. reid and daley had already wo

we had victoria azarenka on, who is going back to tennis after having had a baby.sport. well, what happens if you don't fa ncy well, what happens if you don't fancy team sports or you don't want to go and compete? what happens if you just want to keep fit, in your own home. just enjoy being part of the team? no, what if you don't. i should listen, sorry. well, one of the things lots of women are doing is online fitness training. i met with instagram fitness coach, shona vertue, who told me about the pressure to have the perfect body. hold it up for me. good, and release. perfect! is part of the idea that we do have to aspire to something, but that does appear to —— appeal to women when trying to be healthy and fit? it is actually nice to look at something and think, actually, i want to look like that? i think the bottom line is that there is no problem with athletics or aspiring to something we like the look of. i just think or aspiring to something we like the look of. ijust think if it is the only, the sole fuel for your motivation, you are going to kind of be at