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 carpet for rafael nadal. his game was perfectly molded to the clay. his challenger had what was described as the toughestjob in sport, trying to stop the man who got 85 of 87 matches. nadal took the first set. thiem is the first man to beat rafael nadal in rome. as a powerful austrian, thiem is known as the thiemenator. the other machine was at the other end. no one dominated nadal like this. he took the set. the third. the spaniard had a cramp. it made him go quicker. thiem's time may well come, but right now, on this court, against any opponent and even his own body, rafael nadal conquers all.

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 for the first time since 2015 at roland garros on wednesday, but resuming a day later because of rain, nadal came back a different player. the spaniard co mforta bly different player. the spaniard comfortably taking the next two sets from diego schwartzman. after playing one of the best sets of his life, the night before, despite his best efforts, schwartzman couldn't recreate the same magic. nadal simply too good. the number one seed lostjust four games on his

first time since 2015, while the favourite for the title is the world number one and 2016 champion dustinjohnson. butjustin rose and rory mcilroy are among the other former champions who could replacejohnson as world number one if things go their way this week. is exciting to be back at the us 0pen. it doesn't feel like five is ago since we lifted the trophy. —— yea rs. ago since we lifted the trophy. —— years. in 2012 they changed it up here and the course was better widthwise, changing my impression from not a fun experience to wow, 110w from not a fun experience to wow, now i see why it is top—rated in the world. i got myself into contention a few times. we are off to do that again this week. it feels like a long time since i have been in the mix in the championship. with how my game feels, hopefully i can do the right thing in the next few days and put myself in a position to win another one. you would not put your money against justin rose or rory mcilroy. now, thursday will see one of the most eagerly awaited days in afghan cricket as they make their test debut against india in a

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

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

dustinjohnson dropped six shots in his opening nine holes on a tough third day of the us open. the world number one had a commanding overnight advantage of four shots. but now finds himself in a share of the lead with brooks koepka with england'sjustin rose two back. none of the field are under par and there was a remarkable moment earlier in the evening. the course on long island has been much criticised and even one of the game's best has been struggling. phil mickelson admitted to deliberately hitting the ball while it was still rolling after a putt on the 13th, incurring a two shot penalty to leave the hole with a 10. he did eventually complete a round of 81 and some called for him to be disqualified but he told those offended to toughen up. england's cricketers have gone 2—0 up in their five match one day series with australia after a 38 run win in cardiff. in a rain interrupted match england made 342 for eight from their 50 overs. jason roy hit 120 and jos butler made an unbeaten 91. shaun marsh scored a fine 131 for the aussies but they were eventually dismissed with 1

in sport, world number one dustinjohnson, is the only player under par, at the halfway point, of the us open, with a host of big names, failing to even make the cut, included in that bunch is rory mcilroy, who finished on 10 over—par, 1a shots off the lead. also missing this weekend are tiger woods, sergio garcia and jason day, but english trio justin rose, ian poulter and tommy fleetwood are just five off the pace. we are waiting for news of andy murray. we are waiting for news of andy murray. andy murray will decide later whether he's fit enough to play at queen's club, next week. the former world number one, played some practice sets yesterday. murray had a hip operation, injanuary, and hasn't played since wimbledon, last year. if he done play at queens it is looking unlikely will be at wimbledon, i won't be the same without him, all due to that hip problem that has kept him out for a year now. we will update you from andy murray's camp but keep checking the website. australia against france, that is bbc. so it looks sunny there in russia at the moment for france—australia. wh

away from the world cup, the world number one in golf, dustinjohnson, is the only player on the park at the halfway point of the us open. some of the big names failing to even make the cut. included in that bunch, going home early, is rory mcilroy, who finished ten over par, four off the lead. joining him is sergio garcia and justin des. tommy fleetwood is just five off the pace. we should know soon if andy murray is fit enough to play at queen's clu b is fit enough to play at queen's club starting on monday. the former world number one played some practice sets yesterday. he had a hip operation in january practice sets yesterday. he had a hip operation injanuary and has not played since wimbledon last year. you feel if he does not play at queens he might get a chance at eastbourne but he's leaving it late to get ready for wimbledon. it wouldn't be the same without him. we have everything crossed he will be 0k have everything crossed he will be okfor have everything crossed he will be ok for that queen's club competition. that is on the sport now. you can get the latest updates on th

last year it's another day of difficult weather conditions at the us open, but the world number one dustinjohnson is proving up to the challenge. he was one of four players including england's ian poulter to share the overnight lead on one under par, but the american has picked up two more shots today to lead outright. poulter tees off just after 6.30 pm uk time. 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. president trump has announced tariffs of 25% targeting 50 billion dollars' worth of chinese goods. the tariffs cover 1100 separate product lines containing what the administration calls "industrially significant technologies". beijing has already responded by saying it will impose taxes on goods imported from america. fred bergsten is the director emeritus and founder of the peterson institute for international economics and is serving his second term as a member of the president's advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations. we can speak to him now via webcam from washington. good evening to you. good evening.

in sport, world number one dustinjohnson is the only player under par, at the halfway point, of the us open, with a host of big names, failing to even make the cut. included in that bunch is rory mcilroy — who finished on 10 over par — 14 shots off the lead. also missing this weekend are tiger woods, sergio garcia and jason day, but english trio justin rose, ian poulter and tommy fleetwood are just 5 off the pace. johanna konta has reached herfirst semi—final, since wimbledon last year. the british number one beat slovenia's, dalila jakupovic, at the nottingham 0pen in straight sets. she'll face donna vekich, in the semis. the croatian beat her, in last year's final. that is sport now but an important announcement for 412 o'clock, andy murray will save he will compete at queens next week. will he will run out of time to be fit for wimbledon? looking less likely. it won't be the same without you, andy murray. more than half of adults say developing dementia is one of their main health worries, that's according to new data from public health england. now the nhs is to offer free ad