organisations like the wta. -- wto.ons like the wta. —— wto. we have to find solutions to global scale, not between the two largest economies. mrtrump between the two largest economies. mr trump would say, and i go along with him to a certain extent, that has not worked, and away i will do is to rattle a few cages, get eve ryo ne is to rattle a few cages, get everyone round the table in a few months and i might get a result. everyone round the table in a few months and i might get a resultm you want to rattle cages, i'm not sure this is the best way to do it. it only grinds discussions a halt in the wto and elsewhere. it adds political instability and uncertainly. it is a huge concern for businesses around the world. we have to make that system work. the us is the biggest user of the dispute system at the wto summit is not entirely true that the wto does not entirely true that the wto does not deliver services to the us. trump the businessman operating as the president — push harder and get what you can. the markets are

wells, naomi osaka of japan, willjump from 44th to 22nd in the world rankings after winning her first wtaitle. she beat daria kasatkina in straight sets and she'd dispatched some big names on her way to the final, including world number one simona halep. now, have a look at this. the comedian michael mcintyre breaking into andy murray's hotel room. it's not as sinister as it sounds. it's all in aid of sport relief. here he is, andy murray asleep. goodness knows how much he really knew about this but this is what happens when michael mcintyre walks in. andy! welcome to the sport relief midnight game show! with sir andy murray! morning, how are you? right, andy, from yourfavourite andy murray! morning, how are you? right, andy, from your favourite tv show, who is this person? that is daddy pig. well done! that's brilliant. andy murray a very good sport. that is all from this edition of sportsday, more throughout the evening, but goodbye for now. let's return to our top story now. the eu and the uk have reached a transitional deal on brexit. the agreement means the eu will have an influence

despite being unseeded, she's claimed her first wta title with an emphatic straight—sets victory overa kasatkina. the japanese world number 44 broke kasatkina to go 5—3 up before finishing off the first set with a strong service game. osaka took some substantial scalps en route to sunday's final, beating some of the world's best players, including agnieszka radwa naska, world numberi, simona halep, as well as a first—round win over maria sharapova. she powered through, 6—3, 6—2 to become the first unseeded champion at the event since kim clijsters in 2005. he hasn't had this feeling fqfqesstraighttgurnamentsg , fl board at the arnold palmer invitational in orlando, florida. he finished on 18—under par after a stunning last round for his first pga tour event win since 2016. colm harrison was watching the action at bay hill golf club. after injuring his best finish the three year that last week's championship and tiger woods was once again in contention, albeit briefly. three birdies took him to within one stroke of the lead before bogeys at the 16th and 17th ended his challenge. there w

serena williams will return to the wta tour tomorrow at the indian wells tournament in the us.ed one competitve doubles match in the last 1a months, after having her first child. the 23—times grand slam winner warmed up at the new tie break tens exhibition event in new york. she went out in the semi—finals, but did beat another player on the comeback trail, marion bartoli. williams is just one major singles title short of margaret court's all—time record, but is trying to keep expectations to a minimum. yeah, it's been hard. there's been so many days, even still, that i'm like, how am i going to keep going, you know? and it's been really, really difficult. but i keep going, and i know that i might not be at my best yet, but i'm getting there. and every day is a new day, and every day, i should be getting better. and so as long as i'm moving forward — even if it's at a turtle's pace — i'm ok with that. england rugby union captain dylan hartley is a doubt for saturday's must—win six nations match against france in paris, and wing jack nowell has been ruled out for the rest of the

it is not just the eu said it would go to the wta. bolling of course, as we said earlier, the dow jones bolling on of course, as we said earlier, the dowjones bolling on this news. they're going to be repercussions and people will not like this. let's talk about elections because the europeans were well aware that the junta brexit gilby published yesterday would be unacceptable to the british prime minister. red busesis the british prime minister. red buses is piling on the pressure to keep... so far, theresa may has shown no sign that she is ready for turning. today, she met with donald tusk to spell out some of the detail that will be in her speech tomorrow. the scope of her plan is greatly anticipated in the final act in a week in which both sides have dug in. labour would seek to negotiate a new, comprehensive, uk— uke customs union to ensure there are no tariffs with europe and to help avoid any need whatsoever for a harder border in northern ireland. a customs union would remove the bulk of incentives for other countries to ente

serena williams, playing in her first wta tournament since giving birth in september, has been knocked 6—4 in the indian wells masters. this was the 29th time venus and serena have faced each other in their professional careers. their most recent meeting was the 2017 australian open which serena won before taking a 15—month break to have her baby daughter. now it's time to get the rest of the sport from the bbc sports centre. hello there. i am tulsen tollett. coming up in your tuesday sport briefing manchester united take on sevilla as both look for a champions league quarterfinal spot, roger federer moves through to the last 16 at indian wells and we take you up close and personal in the sport of kitesurfing. no wonder he's smiling. jose mourinho's manchester united are a team full of confidence after their 2—1 win over liverpool at the weekend. old trafford plays host to sevilla later with a champions league quarter final spot up for grabs. it will be united's first champions league knockout game in four years. fans of both sides will be hoping for a more entertaining game — the firs

world trade 0rganisation, policed by the world trade organisation, and the forces that brought as the wta the aftermath of the second world war, they were a desire to avoid the tariff escalation we saw during the 1930s. the potential costs, if it seriously got out of hand, are very high, but we have not got there yet. despite that, president trump says it is, in his words, putting america first and protecting jobs in the united states. some would say is that a price worth paying, it helps protect jobs in america? when you impose a tariff on one thing going into the united states, you are raising costs for everybody who buys that stuff. it means the domestic producers can raise their prices so if we are talking about steel and aluminium, car—makers will have to pay more for their steel and aluminium raw materials, whether they are buying from american suppliers or importing it. you might be able to save jobs in one area but there are significant risks you will leave jobs —— lose jobs significant risks you will leave jobs —— losejobs in other areas. what does this tell us about the nature o

is what is the target. 23—time grand slam winner serena williams won her first singles match on the wtad. at 36, and having suffered what she called ‘near fatal‘ health complications after giving birth last september, she reached the second round at indian wells with a straight sets victory over kazakhstan's zarina diyas. afterwards, williams said she was ‘a little rusty‘. i was almost going to cry because i missed my daughter. but i pulled myself together and said, "you've got to do this." but i was really happy to be out there, just to be able to play tennis again. not great news for heather watson, though, she is out at indian wells. shejust cannot though, she is out at indian wells. she just cannot beat victoria azarenka, this is the sixth time they have met and the sixth time watson have lost. rory mcilroy‘s masters preparations took a bit of a knock on the opening day of the valspar championship in florida. he started with 10 straight pars, but things then fell apart and he dropped three shots, to finish with a 7k. he's seven shots behind the leader corey conners. before the tourn

coming up in the sport, a little bit rusty but no problems for serena williams she wins on the wta tourto her first and six months after giving birth to herfirst child. the arduous task of building stonehenge may have been part of a ceremonial celebration — according to historians studying the ancient site. the stone circle in wiltshire was built over 4,000 years ago using stones from south wales — a fact that has long baffled experts, but english heritage now says selecting, moving and setting up the the stones on salisbury plain may have been a way of bringing people from all over the country together. duncan kennedy is at stonehenge. duncan. you might think that after 4500 yea rs you might think that after 4500 years we would know everything about this monument but that is not the case, particularly with regard to the building of it and today's report says it may have been the construction of the monument, it could have been more important than the end result. today dozens of volu nteers the end result. today dozens of volunteers turned up to help prove the point. one, two, three, pu

serena williams will return to the wta tour tomorrow at the indian wells tournament in the us.only played one competitve doubles match in the last 14 months and also had her first child six months ago the 23 time grand slam winnerfaces zarina diyas of kazakhstan in the first round. she's one major singles title short of margaret court's record but is trying to keep expectations toa minimum. yes, it has been hard. there have been many days when i am like, how ami been many days when i am like, how am i going to keep going? it has been very difficult but i keep going andi been very difficult but i keep going and i note that i might not be at my best yet but i am getting there. every day is a day and i should be getting better. as long as i am moving forward, even if it is at the turtle pace, i am ok with that. england wingerjack nowell is a doubt for this weekend's six nations match against france he missed training today. nowell has been used as a replacement so far but scored against italy on the opening weekend and also featured against wales and scotland. he could be replaced

the 20—year—old is ranked 44th in the world, and this is herfirst ever title on the wta tour. world cup by beating scotland in their super 6s qualifier in harare. batting first, the irish innings was anchored by andy balbirnie, who hit a patient 105 off 146 balls, as ireland finished with 271 from their 50 overs. in response, scotland took wickets at regular intervals, with boyd rankin the chief tormentor. the fast bowler finished with figures of 4—63, as ireland won by 25 runs. qatar hosted the first motogp race of the 2018 season, and it ended in thrilling fashion, with a duel between familar foes. the final lap was a close contest between marc marquez and andrea dovizioso. the italian dovizioso held off the challenge of the world champion, finally claiming a win at qatar, having finished second there the last three years. valentino rossi joined them on the podium in third. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on bbc news throughout the evening. james, thank you very much. syria's president bashar al—assad has visited soldiers in eastern ghouta — an area his

serena williams has won her first game on the wta tour since becoming a mother. the second round at indian wells with a straight sets victory over kazakhstan‘s zarina diyas. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is in california. she played very impressively, i thought, given it is only six months and she gave birth. also very, very difficult circumstances. she suffered a pulmonary embolism and spent the first six weeks of motherhood in bed. yet here she was back on tour. she wasn't perfect, there was plenty of rust in evidence but striking the ball sweetly and housley and you can see she enjoyed herself as well. you don't often see that from serena williams. by her own admission, she is normally concentrating on the job at hand. 0n this occasion, it was that delight in being back in a professional tennis tournament after such a long period on the sidelines. a good deal of focus about the british competitors. if anyone has an nemesis is victoria azarenka. even though she has been away from the tourfor though she has been away from the tour for a though she has

serena williams will return to the wta tour tomorrow at the indian wells tournament in the us.n the last 14 months and also had her first child six match in the last 14 months and also had herfirst child six months match in the last 14 months and also had her first child six months ago, a very difficult pregnancy it was as well. the 23 time grand slam winner faces zarina diyas of kazakhstan in the first round. she's one major singles title short of margaret court's record but is trying to keep expectations to a minimum. yeah, it has been hard, there has been so many days, even still, when i am like, how am i going to keep going? it has been really difficult but i keep going, and i knowi it has been really difficult but i keep going, and i know i may not be at my best yet but i am getting there, and every day is a new day and every day i should be getting better. as long as i am moving forward , better. as long as i am moving forward, even if it is at a turtle's pace, then i am ok with that. rugby union newsjust pace, then i am ok with that. rugby union news just in. union newsj

the wta will be reviewing rules how returning mothers will be ranked for the 2019 season. >>> sweet 16 loyola, chicago, 98-year-old sister jean if their corner. and the clemson tigers have franklin grooms, 82 years old and his wife 72, they have been greeting the tigers at the team bus before and after every single road trip for the past ten years no matter what time of day it is. said years ago when she found the team left and had no one to welcome them, it broke her heart. they made it their mission to be there for the team. >> we've been there in sleet, rain, we're there no matter what. >> been there 2:00 in the morning. >> if it was 3:00 or 4:00, we would be there. >> we would be there. >> you be safe and careful out there. >> yes, ma'am. >> i know we have a lot of fans mostly because we're winning but even when we was losing, they were always there supporting us. i appreciate them so much. >> y'all have fun out there. >> tigers coach has even joked you are crazy for being here in the middle of the night. you should be in bed. but that hasn't stopped them from doing what they love

it is a right and a privilege and remember you can stay up-to-date on elections on the wta the mobile app and you can rewatch tonight's debate on the app. watch it more closely and thank you so much for being here. i want to say thank you to our panel for their great questions and also a special thanks to our candidates tonight. i'm shannon, tonight. ♪ >> in this year's student cam competition we as students to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and create a video illustrating why it is important. the students competed for the chance to win cash prizes and we received 2985 entries from 46 states. the first prize winner for the high school east category goes to [inaudible] from montgomery blair high school in silver spring, maryland for a no trespassing. they seek justice for native women. the first prize winners of our high school central category. >> when i looked online and get the contact information for the person i thought tyler, we have to do this we have to get in contact. we sent e-mails and filming and recent even more e-mails after that and everything fell into plac

serena williams will return to the wta tour tomorrow at indian wells in the usa.ombative doubles match in the last 1a months after having her first in the last 1a months after having herfirst child. e23 hybrid time grand slam winner warmed up a new tie—break exhibition in new york, going out in the semifinals but beat marion bartoli who is also on the comeback trail —— the 23 time grand slam winner. she is trying to keep expectations to a minimum. slam winner. she is trying to keep expectations to a minimumm slam winner. she is trying to keep expectations to a minimum. it has been hard. so many days, even still, that i'm like, how am i going to keep going? it has been really difficult but i keep going and i know that i might not be at my best yet but i'm getting there and every day is a new day and every day i should be getting better. as long as i'm moving forward, even if it is that a turtle's pace i'm ok with that. england rugby union captain dyla n that. england rugby union captain dylan hartley is a doubt for saturday's a must win six nations match against fr

it seems to me a double —— a wta event in africa would be that is it something you have thought aboutnd the amazing players that would come out of africa, it would be unbelievable. great to talk to you. we wish you the best of luck for your comeback in indian wells. thank you. serena williams talking to our tennis correspondent. very good he is but it too. now the weather. we have a band of rain, sleet and snow pushing north, eventually becoming confined to the far north of scotland. further south, sunshine and showers. the latest snow and radar picture, that shows exactly where we have the sleet and snow, especially across the hills, some to lower levels across scotland. it will continue to migrate north, cold wind blowing at around, brightening up. in scotland and northern england. northern ireland, fairly cloudy day with rain and drizzle. england and wales, some bright spots, even sunny spells, but also showers and some could be heavy. quite mild in the south. still cold in the north. this evening and overnight, the snow distribution changes, moving to the northern isles, northern

serena williams will make her comeback to the wta tour tomorrow when she plays in indian wells.tan in the first round in indian wells tomorrow. she's trying to keep expectations to a minimum. there have been so many days, grabbing, how am i going to keep going? it has been really difficult, but i keep going and i know that i may not be at my best yet, but i am getting there, and everyday is a new day and every day i should be getting better, so as long as i am moving forward, even if it is at a total‘s pace, i am 0k moving forward, even if it is at a total‘s pace, i am ok with that. sir bradley wiggins says he is the victim of malicious claims and an attempt to smear his reputation. a dcms report concluded that he and team sky crossed ‘an ethical line' in the use of legally prescribed drugs . wiggins says he has never cheated. in his career but speaking to our sports editor dan roan, he did concede that the legal use of a powerful corticosteroid to treat his asthma and pollen allergy may have led to performance enhancement. was it a performance enhancement canas you tell me ther

. ♪ >>> it is here, the open kicks off later today with the stars of the atp world tour and wta takingbe on se serena williams later this week when she makes her comeback to the sport after giving birth to baby olypia in september. she will be taking her first tournament since last year. roger federer is the man to beat. he can cement his grip on the world number one ranking with a successful defense of his crown. he is already a five time winner in indian wells. and don't forget, we've got extensive coverage from the fifth major tennis channel live, gets it all started today at 1:00 p.m. eastern. i'm jonathan novak. more and more people are finding themselves in a chevrolet for the first time. trying something new can be exciting. empowering. downright exhilarating. see for yourself why chevrolet is the most awarded and fastest growing brand, the last four years overall. switch into a new chevy now. current qualified competitive owners and lessees can get this 2018 chevy equinox for around $199 a month. chevrolet. find new roads. >> maria: welcome back. nfl teams clarifying their poli

serena williams is out of the miami 0pen, beaten byjapan‘s naomi 0saka, who won her first wta event ataking her comeback six months after having a baby. and he said his golf was finally feeling good with the masters just two weeks away but rory mcilroy lost his opening match at the world matchplay in texas with peter uihlein, but is back in action later today. it is a bit ofa it is a bit of a round robin format, the world match play, to begin with, so the world match play, to begin with, so not done and dusted for you, he still gets the chance to go through to the later stages but after winning the arnold palmer, which was an incredible performance, the masters is the only major he has an w011. masters is the only major he has an won. i'm so excited about it with tiger woods and stenson bag and rose in the next. are you excited, charlie? i don't know that much about golf but the tiger woods story isa about golf but the tiger woods story is a compelling tale, the notion you could step back into the fray. that's the hope, everyone in the back of their minds is thinking may be the magic w

a 23—time grand slam singles winner, has no official ranking, which means she cannot be seeded for wta to seeing jose mourinho a little moody — the manchester united manager has been particularly irate lately. but he may have another reason to be unhappy this morning: the former england striker chris sutton has called mourinho "outdated". he says the united manager's personality has changed from the charismatic one that came to the uk in 2004. mourinho has been criticised by some fans and pundits for a style of football perceived to be unadventurous. meanwhile, sutton expects defender luke shaw to leave the club at the end of the season. the 22—year—old has barely featured for united under mourinho, with the manager publicly criticising the full—back during his time at old trafford... ido i do think it is part and parcel of professional sport. players take responsibility but there seems to be something in thisjose mourinho thing. we are not party to what goes on in there. it seems that barinia has an agenda against luke shaw. if you have an agenda, play. —— jose mourinho. well, the con

it is a first—ever wta tour win for 0saka, who is ranked 44th in the world.be attending a grand slam celebration event at the aviva stadium, but it was cancelled due bearers rory best and - trophy reflecting those camera lights —— there is rory best. scotland finished their women's six nations campaign in fifth place, after being well beaten by italy in padova. %h; a seal; ekh i is a famously... hotel! michael mcintyre, anybody's hotelligiégiiggélggiii ii has donejust the comedian, has done just that. a look at these teachers. this 155 $4 s-ort relief, 33131 t33 '3 33? 3333fi313i—3’u1 33333 t33 '3 333 333l3fi3133—33u1 ,, 3 this; as michael mcintyre does this as part of i saturday night show. l they and then a| holy in a| holy leap mac. welcome to the andy! holy leap mac. welcome to the sport relief midnight game—show —— holy bleep.. and andy murray needs a bleep when he is on the tennis court, let alone being awakened by one of the world's most famous comedians. and then peppa pig. he is a very funny chap, is andy murray. he has gone very quickly from being fas

just under two percent at this hour the wta tier one index up ovever two percent. that's a look at some of the other stories of tracking for you at this hour. amazon is in talks with major banks including jp morgan to launch a checking account product the wall street journal quotes insiders who say the idea is still in its early stages and may not even come to fruition. offering banking services would allow arms on to get valuable data on the customer's salaries and the way t they spend their cash. french insurance giant accessories buying the excel group in a deal worth over fifteen billion dollars to purchase allows access to become one of the biggest property and casualty insurers. shares in the french company ended the session down over nine percent this monday as investors the purchase price is simply too hihigh. ple is reportedly set to launch a cheaper version off its macbook air currents starting price for the laptop is nine hundred ninety nine dollars. analysts say apple could increase the volume off macbook air sales it plays its cards right the official

serena williams winning her first singles match on the wta tour for almost 14 months returning after giving birth last september she reached the second round at indian wells with a straight sets victory and afterwards admitted she was a little rusty. straight sets victory and afterwards admitted she was a little rustylj was almost going to cry because i missed my daughter and i wasjust like, you know, but i pulled myself togetherl like, you know, but i pulled myself together i thought you got to do this but it was good, i was surely happy to be out there. just being able to play tennis again. a familiar feeling for heather watson she is out of indian wells. she cannot beat victoria azarenka, it is the sixth time they have met and the sixth time she has lost. rory mcilroy‘s masters preparations took a knock on the opening day of the bell's bar championship in florida, he started with ten straight par‘s but things fell apart dropping three shots to finish 74, three shots behind the leader. before the tournament he said he was totally ready for the masters which is the only major he's y