but also looking to move in, juan martin del potro. the argentine towers of the most opponents, and overpowers them, too. they are dull, though, has made a career of climbing mountains. his perseverance and defence is unrivalled. soon he produced a jazz to win the first set. the spaniard's determination clearly a source of frustration. once he builds up a head of steam, the king of clay crafts all sorts of shots. he is the world number one, after all. when after winner, the second set also prevent formality. long from del potro, one set away from another french vital. the track final. we should hardly be surprised that he has now made 11 roland garros finals, and is let to lose one. so rafael nadal has ended with full, but his media player that is into his first grandslam final. dominic thiem is after ending marco cecchinato‘s england will run to the semis. it was also in straight sets. unseeded number 72 in the world. many tennis fans had only heard of michael cheika nutter because of a 110w michael cheika nutter because of a now ov

next he will facejuan martin del potro, the world number six reached his first french open semi—final since 2009 with a four set win over number three seed marin cilic. del potro has beaten nadal twice in their last three meetings but crucially none of them were enclave. in the women's draw, simona halep certainly living up to her billing as the number one seed. in a match that had all the makings of a classic, she quickly took the first set from gardenia muguruza 6—1. into a second and the spaniard hit back, but once again halep‘s mental toughness shone through. the world number one into a final for a second yearin number one into a final for a second year ina number one into a final for a second year in a row with another shot at that elusive first grand slam. i have more experience now and i have two more days until i play the final so i will stay chilled, i will relax and then we will see what will happen saturday. but, for sure, will fight for every ball. american sloane stevens is now the only player standing in her way after she beat compatriot madison keysin after she beat

but also looking to move in, juan martin del potro. the argentine towers over most opponents and overpowers them as well. nadal has made a career of climbing mountains. his perseverance and defence unrivalled. and soon he produced a chance to win the first set. the spaniard's determination, clearly a source of frustration. 0nce clearly a source of frustration. once he builds up a head of steam, the king of clay crafts all sorts of shots. he is the world number one after all. the second set also proved a formality. long from del potro, one set away from another french final. so often, nadal‘s tennis is enough to make the head spin. he has now made 11 roland garros finals and he is yet to lose one. so rafa's seen it all before... but he's meeting a player who's reached the final for the first time. dominic thiem is through after ending marco cecchinato's incredible run to the semis, also in straight sets. ria chohan watched this one. an seeded. many fans only had heard of marco cecchinato because of an overturned ban for match fixing.

but also looking to move in, juan martin del potro. the argentine towers over most opponents and overpowers them, too. rafael nadal has made a career out of climbing mountains. his perseverance and defence unrivaled. and soon he produced a chance to win the first set, the spaniards determination clearly a source of frustration. once he built up a head of the sting, the king of clay crafts all sorts of shots. he is the world number one after all. winner after winner, the second set also proved a formality. one for del potro, one set away from another french final. so often, nadal was enough to make a head spin. we should hardly be surprised he is made 11 at roland garros finals. and he has yet to lose one. so rafa's seen it all before, but he's meeting a player who's into his first grand slam final. dominic thiem is through after ending marco cecchinato's incredible run to the semis, also in straight sets. ria chohan watched this one. unseeded, number 72 in the world, many tennis fans had only heard of him because of a now overturned a

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he will playjuan martin del potro in the last eight. like nadal, the women's world number one, doubly made her way through. simona halep making quick work of belgium's elise mertens. with two tour titles already this year, the 22—year—old certainly looks like one to watch in the future, but in paris halep was too experienced and two good. the future, but in paris halep was too experienced and two goodlj the future, but in paris halep was too experienced and two good. i hope i will get enough majors to win a grand slam in the future but for the moment i want to enjoy this win—win, this tournament, and we will see. next g will play germany's angelique kerber, the former one number one beating caroline garcia in straight sets to put a final nail in the coffin of french hopes for another year. meanwhile, second seed caroline wozniak couldn't overturn her overnight deficit, russian kasatkina getting the two games and she required to go into the quarter—finals of a grand slam for the first time. austin halewood, bbc news. world champi

and in that semifinal, nadal will meetjuan martin del potro, who beat number three marin cilic in four sets. the argentine was overcome with emotion at the end of the match, as he reached his first semifinal in paris for nine years. and in the battle of the brits, gordon reid has beaten the world number one and fellow briton, alfie hewett, 6—4, 6—4, in the quarterfinal of the wheelchair singles at roland garros. reid will play shingo kunieda ofjapan in the semi—finals. dina asher—smith has beaten her own british 100 metres record this evening. she was racing in the bislett games diamond league meeting in oslo. she finished second behind ivory coast's murielle ahoure, but her time of 10.92 seconds is seven hundredths of a second quicker than her previous best, set at the anniversary games three years ago. wigan‘s woes continue in rugby league's super league. this time it was wakefield trinity who inflicted a third look at that, though. the footwork to score the pic of wakefield's tries. a 32—16 win. eddiejones has named his england rugby union side, to play south africa in t

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

but also looking to move in, juan martin del potro. the argentine towers over most about is an overpowered them, too. rafael nadal has made a career out of climbing mountains. his perseverance and defence unrivaled. and soon he produced a chance to win the first set, the spaniards dissemination clearly a source of frustration. once he built up a head of the sting, the king of clay craft also was of shots. he is the world number one after all. winner after winner, the second set also proved a formality. blaum for del potro, one set away from the other french vinyl. so often, nadal proselytism is enough to make a head spin. we should hardly be surprised he is made 11 at roland garros finals. and he has yet to lose one. nadal will play austria's dominic thiem in the final, thiem survived a wobble to see off italy's marco ceccinato in straight sets. it's thiem's first grand slam final. it's been announced today there will be a winter break in the premier league every february, starting the season after next. it'll be staggered over two wee

make thank you very much bell has booked a spot in the final of the french open he beat one martin del potro to get there the spaniard winning in straight sets that i was looking twenty second french open title in a row as he looks for a record extending the middle overall though hasn't really been tested this year at roland garros he's only dropped one since before i met oval face or three years domany team in the final team overcame italy's a marker checking our top seven five seven six and six one in friday's first semifinal the seventh seed is now the first austrian since thomas muster in line to . be in the mood to get us and like most to be the thing to win. grand slam time i don't think it's a real breakthrough i mean the same is in the last two years so just went one step further today and the second set. percent because obviously he felt all the messages from from these two weeks after that and if you would have won the direct you would be full power for sure in the third set so. it was good for me that i wanted to. there was a look at the minutes take a look at the women now

del potro he was locked at six six and five five in the first set time break and against marin chile each of croatia in the women's group will number one simona halep has reached the semifinal at roland garros the remaining who is already a two time. finalists in this event overcame a former world number one and julie herbert to advance how to fight back from a sit down to win six seven six three and six two. it was really about the mental and also physical for sure but mentally i was strong and after losing that said when i came back it was a little bit tough but i stayed there i stayed focused i never gave up so i think that i want to be in my head one week waiting for halep in the semifinals to spend you're going to be. beat former world number one maria sharapova. was a convincing straight sets win over the russian six two six one the school winner. for less than we played was a very long time ago and a lot of things happen in between that so i feel like i was still on a more developed player and. you know very motivated out there to you know it's a grand slam quite a finance so.

no dels opponent in the final four will be another argentine kwan martin del potro the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion international said carried over from wednesday because of rain the world number sixteen measuring chinny chin four six two inches first french open same final since two thousand and nine. i. fill in those old hubby. to made the right decision for play here and i am doing well. of course i didn't expect to get some in fine a couple of weeks before but. i'm still alive my physically it's good. hopefully i come be ready for tomorrow. that's a look at the main male lead to move on to the women's side of things and a dominant performance from world number one simona halep sees her reach the final at roland garros for the third time in her career she closes in on what could be her first ever grand slam title the romanian beat of the twenty sixteen champion got to be near to advance she won quite comfortably six one six four against the number three seen from spain or paris lost three previous grand slam finals in her career including two at roland garros back in twen

del potro these two tall big serving men were locked at six six in the first eight and five all in the tiebreaker when the heavens opened. in the women's draw world number one is about to have reached the semifinal of roland garros the remaining who is already a two time finalist in this event overcame a former world number one then julie herbert to advance allopaths a fight back from a sit down to win six seven six three and six two. it was really about the mental and also physical for sure but mentally i was strong and after losing that said when i came back it was a little bit tough but i stayed there i stayed focused never gave up so i think that i want today my head when you. waiting for help in the semifinals of spaniard got to be near mobile refer to former world number one maria sharapova. with a convincing straight sets win over the russian. the last time we played was a very long time ago and a lot of things happened in between that so i feel like i was still me a more developed player and. you know very much of a doubt there too you know it's a grand slam quite a finance so.

no dels opponent in the final four will be another argentine kwan martin del potro the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion international said carried over from wednesday because of rain the world number six speed measuring chinny chin four six two inches first french open same final since two thousand and nine. i filled in those old hubby. two made the right decision for play here and i am doing well. of course i didn't expect to get some if i know it's couple of weeks before but. i'm still. alive in my physically it's good. hopefully i come be ready for tomorrow. that's a look at the main male litter move on to the women's side of things and a dominant performance from world number one simona halep sees her reach the final at roland garros for the third time in her career she closes in on what could be her first ever grand slam title the romanian beater the twenty six team champion got to be near moved to advance she won quite comfortably six one six four against the number three seen from spain allopaths lost three previous grand slam finals in her career including two at roland

del potro in straight sets to get there as he looks for an eleventh roland garos title to do that he'll have to be two or three years dominick team who overcame its a needs a marker checking our thoughts seven five seven six and six one in friday's first semifinal the seventh seed is now the first austrian since thomas muster in one thousand nine hundred five to appear in the final act roland garros my first to be his first grand slam title i well i don't think it's a real breakthrough i mean the same is in the last two years so just went one step further today and the second set. percent because obviously he felt all the messages from from these two weeks after that and if he would have won the direct he would be full power for sure in the third set so it was good for me that i wanted to. women's world number one simona halep is looking to win her first ever grand slam title by winning the french open she faces the usa sloane stephens on saturday in what will be the roumanians second roland garros final in a row. i think is the same pleasure the same happiness that i am in this positio

del potro these two tall big serving men were locked at six six in the first eight and five all in the tiebreaker when the heavens opened. in the women's draw world number one simona halep has reached the semifinal of roland garros the remaining who is already a two time finalist in this event overcame a former world number one then julie kerber to advance to fight back from a sit down to win six seven six three and six two. it was really about the mental and also physical for sure but mentally i was strong and after losing that said when i came back it was a little bit tough but i stayed there i stayed focused i never gave up so i think that i want today my head when you. waiting for help in the semi finals this spaniard got to be near her who beat former world number one maria sharapova. with a convincing straight sets win over the russian. for the last time we played was a very long time ago and a lot of things happened in between that so i feel like i was still me a more developed player and. you know very much of a get out there to you know it's a grand slam quite a finance so yea

open winner angelica meets when martine del potro and ten time champion rafael nadal faces diego schwartzman well ahead of australian cricket has quit two months after a ball tampering scandal james sutherland was chief executive of the organization jury in the scandal in south africa that resulted in a suspension for test captain and vice captain as well as the resignation of coach darren lehmann solvent stepped down after seventeen years in charge and is given twelve months notice that is all your support for now i will feel a small team thank you very much indeed joe and that's it for this al-jazeera news hour don't go anywhere because laura will be in this chair in just a minute to take the floor of the day's news. territorial. social. and ethnic divisions. the daily reality piece in some of france's underprivileged communities. of zero world here's first hand account from suburban resident. paris. a divided city. that morales was just ten years old when a devastating earthquake struck mexico city in one thousand nine hundred five the quake damaged her family's apartment and the governme

open champion juan martin del potro dominic team awaits the winner of that match the austrian history to his first grand slam final after beating unseeded italian marco czech and also in straight sets while the women's french open final takes place on saturday between reigning u.s. open champion sloane stephens and while the once mona hell it is targeting a first grand slam title in paris after finishing runner up at the tournament in two thousand and fourteen and two thousand and seventeen the romanian was in fine form in the semifinals on thursday beating two thousand and sixteen champion got to be near mcgrew first six one six four led by a set and a break in last year's final before losing to you elena oster penco and also lost a close australian open final to caroline wozniak in in january. world i don't know what change probably nothing because i would give my routine. i have more experience now i feel. calm i feel that i have to enjoy today the victory because it's a great match and they have two more days until the final so. stay chill i will relax and then we will see what is

del potro will go head to head former world number one of a joke which won't be in the semifinal lineup he suffered a shock defeat to italy's marco chicken alter in the last eight on tuesday and now says he might not play at wimbledon the twelve time grand slam winner missed three chances to send the much into a fifth set before eventually losing to the world number seventy two chicken or turkey who hadn't won a grand slam much before this tournament joke which was gracious in defeat but wasn't really in the mood to speak to the media afterwards and cost down to face participation in the season's third grand slam. why do you think you'll play the grass i don't know i don't know if i'm going to play much more so i told him i don't know if i'm going to play grass. when you see if you even start to keep it long term sorry i'm not. the head of australian cricket has quits two months off to a ball tampering scandal james southerland was chief executive of the organization jury in this scandal in south africa that resulted in the suspension of test captain steve smith and vice captain david w

del potro to get there the spaniard winning in straight sets and zero is looking to win the second french open title in a row as he looks to a record extending the seventh overall the dull hasn't really been tested this year roland garros is only dropping one six on route to the fight. in the double face austria's dami team in the final team overcame its unease marco checking out all seven five seven six and six one in friday's first semifinal the seventeen it is now the first all st vincents thomas in one thousand nine hundred five to appear in the farm literally garros and like he will be looking to win his first grand slam title by. germany have capped off their warm up matches leading up to the world cup with a win they beat fellow qualifiers saudi arabia in live acoustic now hearing the word germany probably evokes bad memories for many thanks to germany thrashed the eight mil at the two thousand and two world cup when minutes left class of school to add trick they did better this time though germany only winning two one on this occasion team a vernon meeting and the saudi offered up

del potro in straight sets to reach the fallen away he'll face dominic team who is the only player to have beaten him on clay of the past two sees us. i know i have to play my best if i want to have chances look good think is i played a lot of good much of this clay court season so sunday is the day to do to give my best is a day to increase even a little bit more of the level i hope to do it. saturday marks what could be a historic moment in south african rugby as the first black player captains the national team against england in johannesburg has a story. there's no denying it white players have long made up a majority in south africa's national rugby team known as the springboks the team was once regarded as a symbol of apartheid and white supremacy but this man. has made history by becoming the team's first ever black test captain south africa is still struggling with the biggest of apartheid qualities appointment has once again got people talking about race some people believe sports like rugby expose the country's resistance to change both the rugby and the south african govern

del potro these two tall big serving men were locked at six six in the first set and five all in the tiebreaker when the heavens. in the women's draw world number one somehow lopez reached the semifinal of roland garros the remaining who is already a two time finalist in this event overcame a former world number one then julie herbert to advance had to fight back from a sit down to win a six seven six three and six two. it was really about the mental and also physical for sure but mentally i was strong and after losing that said when i came back it was a little bit tough but i stayed there i stayed focused and never gave up so i think that's why i wanted a my head when you. waiting for help in the semifinals of spaniard got to be near mobile refer to former world number one maria sharapova. with a convincing straight sets win over the russian. for the last time we played was a very long time ago and a lot of things happened in between that so i feel like i was still me a more developed player and. you know very much of a doubt there too you know it's a grand slam quite a finance so.

del potro to get there the spaniard winning in straight sets the doll is looking to win the second french open title in a row as he looks to a record extending the difference over all the dull hasn't really been tested this year roland garros only dropped one six on route to the front. and the dog will face all strays dami team in the final team overcame italy's marco checking out all seven five seven six and six one in friday's first semifinal the seventh seed is now the first all st vincents thomas muster in one thousand nine hundred five to appear in the farm live women garros and like he will be looking to win his first grand slam title but. germany have kept off their warm up matches leading up to the world cup with a win they beat fellow qualifiers saudi arabia in the liver coups and now hearing the word germany probably evokes bad memories for many thanks to germany thrashed the eight mill at the two thousand and two world cup when minutes left plus a score to add trick they did better this time though germany only winning two one on this occasion team of vernon netting and the sau

no dels opponent in the final four will be another argentine kwan martin del potro the two thousand and nine u.s. open champion i would imagine also a carryover from wednesday because of rain the world number sixty eight measuring chinny chin four six two inches first french open same final since two thousand and nine i. fill in those old hubby. to made the right decision for play here and i am doing well. of course i didn't expect to get some if i notice couple of weeks before but. i'm still. in my physically it's good. hopefully be ready for tomorrow. that's a look at the main male little move onto the women's side of things and a dominant performance from world number one simona halep sees her reach the final of roland garros for the third time in her career she closes in on what could be her first ever grand slam title the romanian beat of the twenty sixteen champion got to be near to advance she won quite comfortably six one six four against the number three seen from spain gallup has lost three previous grand slam finals in her career including two at roland garros back in twenty

the world number one and ten time winner in paris comfortably saw—offjuan martin del potro in straight sets 6—4, 6-1, 6-2. nadal has an incredible record at roland garros and is only the second man after roger federer to reach 11 finals at the same grand slam. so nadal will play austria's dominic thiem in sunday's final, the only man to have beaten him on clay in the past two years. thiem survived a bit of a wobble in his win over the italian marco cecchinato who'd knocked out novak djokovic in the quarter—finals. it will be thiem's first grand slam final. red bull's max verstappen was fastest in both practise sessions ahead of sunday's canadian grand prix. the dutchman was just ahead of ferrari's kimi raikonen and his team mate and monaco winner daniel ricciardo on the time sheets. championship leader lewis hamilton could only manage fourth quickest although mercedes appear to be playing a strategic long game in montreal with their tyres. geraint thomas is the new leader of the criterium du dauphine. the welshman took the yellow jersey as ireland's dan martin won stage five in the

he'll face the winner of the match currently on court between marin cilic and juan martin del potro. nadal is going for a record iith title at roland garros. the mental health charity mind has praised the england defender danny rose for publicly revealing his battle with depression and believe it will help others to do the same. rose, who will appear in england's final world cup warm up match this evening, believes his illness was triggered by a knee injury that kept him out for eight months, and the death of his uncle during rehab. he said he hadn't told anybody — not even his family — about how his mental health had suffered. rose also said that playing for england had been his "salvation" — and will start in that final warm—up game against costa rica in leeds tonight. manager gareth southgate understands why rose has told his family not to travel to the world cup in russia, where racism is still a major problem, although he's hoping his players can have a positive influence. i know danny in his quote said we cannot change the world but maybe he can have a small impact on t

rafael nadal will take onjuan martin del potro in their french open semi—final later, as he looks to take another step towards an 11th title at rolland garros. after rain delayed the match overnight, the world number one concluded his quarter—final on thursday, and it didn't take him long to turn things around against diego schwartzman. the spaniard was simply too good as he wrapped up the match in four sets. simona halep has another chance to win her first grand slam title after beating garbine muguruza in the french open semi—finals. the world number one raced through the first set, taking it 6—1, before coming through 6—a in the second. the romanian has already lost twice in the final at roland—garros. this time she will face the us open champion, sloane stephens. she also came through in straight sets after beating her fellow american madison keys 6—a, 6—a. european champions portugal warmed up for the world cup with a 3—0 win over algeria in lisbon. goncalo guedes scored twice for the hosts. while elsewhere, england were 2—0 winners over costa rica, thanks to g

juan martin del potro is the latest to attempt that against rafa nadal in the french open semifinals. we'll have the best of the action. bbc news has been investigating local, regional and national identity this week across england, wales and scotland — and tonight our series ends in northern ireland. our northern ireland political editor mark devenport has been talking to people from different traditions about their connection to the uk — how the past has shaped what they wish for in years to come and whether brexit has caused a shift in their allegiances. you don't have to look far to see the symbols of clashing cultures in northern ireland. the dispute between those proud of their irish and british identities underpinned decades of violence. these days, there's peace, and the old divides are more nuanced. i also want to wish you "adh mor" — good luck — with your exam. here in strongly unionist east belfast, ijoined an irish class attended by both protestants and catholics. linda irvine came late to her love of the irish language. she's a protestant whose brother—in—law

and in that semi—final nadal will meet juan martin del potro who beat number three marin cilic in four sets. the argentine was overcome with emotion at the end of the match as he reached his first semi—final in paris for nine years. and gordon reid has beaten the defending champion, world number one, and fellow briton alfie hewett 6—4 6—4 in the quarter—final of the wheelchair singles at roland garros. reid will play shingo kunieda ofjapan in the semi—finals. rugby union and eddie jones has named his england side to play south africa in the first test on saturday. and after all the discussion surrounding his england re—call, there's no place — even on the bench — for danny cipriani. after a stand—out premiership season for wasps, time in three years — eddiejones saying if there were any attitude problems from him, he'd be swiftly on a flight home. he'll sit out this first match at ellis park injohannesburg — a south african stronghold eddiejones is determined to crack. it isa it is a great opportunity for us. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the player

he will have to playjuan martin del potro next. the argentinian beat marin cilic after they finish their quarterfinal. women's number one simona halep hasjust started her semifinal with wimbledon champion .joe . joe carberry will start at fly half, replacing johnny sexton for the brisbane game in a much changed line—up. he was back up to sexton throughout the six nations campaign. flanker peter 0'mahony will captain the side in the absence of the regular stop, rory best. the side in the absence of the regularstop, rory best. red the side in the absence of the regular stop, rory best. red shield has been fast tracked into the england squad for saturday's first test against south africa in johannesburg. the only arrived on sunday that has been named one of the replacements. he willjoin next month from hurricanes. eddiejones is overlooked danny cipriani com pletely is overlooked danny cipriani completely despite his outstanding season at wasps. joe launchburyjust filed his fitness test. super world champions the filler data will be

open champion juan martin del potro swept past local boys joining him beneteau the argentine defeating the frenchman fix four six three and fix things. it will be the fourth year in a row that the cleveland cavaliers and golden state warriors contest the n.b.a. finals despite the era familiarity the build up has been i think fighting as ever and all starts with game one wrong thursday in california where the warriors have won seventeen of the last eighteen three the game but le bron james and of cavs will be hoping to change that even if some fans have complained about it being the fame to change the ethic and is it good for the n.b.a. to have the same two teams in the finals four years in a row. and in your thoughts. or. well there's been some blowback this talk on social media that people are sick of the same and i mean do you feel like it would be better if there's more parity in the league. teams that had the opportunity to beat the cavs over the last four years and teams that opportunity to be the wars of the last four years and if you want to see some miles in a poll seasoning an

nadal faces juan martin del potro this afternoon. simona halep has another chance to end hergrand slamjinx. the world number one has lost three finals, including two at roland garros. and after she beat wimbledon champion garbine muguruza, sloane stephens now stands in her way. and gordon reid is bidding for his first major wheelchair singles title. he beat his doubles partner, world number 1 alfie hewett, in the quarterfinals. dina asher—smith said she was "over the moon" after breaking her own british 100—metres record at the diamond league meeting in oslo. with her university studies finished, she's now fully focused on athletics and it's going well — she took 0.075 off her old best time crossing the line in 10.92 seconds. she's looking good for the european championships in august. that's all the sport for now. more later. thanks. remember this? you're joking, you'rejoking, not you're joking, not another one? you'rejoking, notanother one? 0h, for gods sake, i can't, honestly, you'rejoking, notanother one? 0h, for gods sake,

he used past one martin del potro in straight sets. the ten time champion in paris coped well with the big hitting del potro getting better and better as the match went on. meanwhile, rafa nadal will play austria's dominic thiem in the final, the only man to beat him on clay in the last five yea rs. beat him on clay in the last five years. it is his first grand slam final. now, tottenham fans can breathe sigh of relief today as their star striker and england captain harry kane has signed a new six—year contract. he scored 41 goals in all competitions for them last season but he has been linked with a possible move to real madrid. this new deal will keep him at the club until 2024 or at least it will make it very expensive for another club to buy him. meanwhile, it has been announced today there will be a winter break in the premier league every february starting the season after next. it will be staggered over ten weeks. the break means the fa cup fifth round will move to midweek and there will not be any replays at that stage of the

one of tennis' biggies and he is in the near court here coming up against juan martin del potro. and after his 11th french open title, nadal is on the way. he will go to the finals as he wins in straight sets. get this he is 85 and 2 at the french open in his career. he will play the winner on the line sunday in the final against dominic thiem and looking for another french open title. it a little earlier. what happened in vegas didn't go over well with golden knights fans. they had the miracle story but it belongs, that is the stanley cup as you see it get off the plane in washington, d.c., the capitals with their first-ever stanley cup win in their 44-year history. and that's some of the scenes from last night. that's alex ovechkin, 15 goals in the post-season. and that's his first stanley cup. what a sensational season he had. he carried into the post- season. have a look at the locker scene afterwards. >> we are the champions ♪ we are the champions ♪ no time for losers because we are the champions of the world ♪ >> ha ha! >> they had that worked out. look at ovechkin to

and he'll have to play juan martin del potro next. the argentinian beat third seed marin cilic in four sets in a match that lasted nearly four hours. it meant so much to del potro, it left him in tears shortly after this. dina asher—smith has lowered her own british 100m record this evening. she was racing in the bislett games diamond league meeting in oslo. she finished second behind ivory coast's murielle ahoure, but her time of 10.92 seconds is seven hundredths of a second quicker than her previous best, set at the anniversary games three years ago. soa so a great night for her. 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. i will have more for you after 10pm. many thanks, mike. president trump has said everything is "ready to go" for a planned summit with the north korean leader kim jong—un next week. mr trump was speaking at the white house alongside the visiting japanese prime minister shinzo abe, where he warned that he would walk if the summit does no

he will play either nadal orjuan martin del potro in the final. that second semifinal is under way with the top seed nadal 3—3 in the first set. a long way to go. that's all the sport for now. back later. speaking of the world cup, more concerns have been raised about the safety of football fans at the world cup in russia, which begins next week. an estimated 10,000 british supporters are expected to travel to the event — and mps on the foreign affairs committee say they're particularly worried about racist and homophobic intimidation. the world cup is almost upon us again but as british fans get ready to travel to russia and new report from mps lays out in stark detail issues they could face there in coming weeks. mps say russia presents particular risks due to the history of violence by football hooligans. intolerance towards the lg bt hooligans. intolerance towards the lgbt community, history of racist abuse in and around games. the current heightened political tensions with britain especially after the salisbury poisoning and the threat of

del potro who are mad and gillett in five sets. the vegas golden knights ice hockey team faces the last roll the dice tonight in the show's us in the sports showpiece series the stanley cup finals if they lose a remarkable sporting fairytale will be over for the team have overcome so many obstacles in their debut season and perfectly capable of springing yet another surprise. they are the youngest attraction in the city the vegas cold nights they arrived in the gamblers paradise and were immediately adopted by fans in a city that has never had a team in the top u.s. ports leagues not in basketball american football baseball or ice hockey. yet every home game is a sellout. las vegas didn't have any players to start with so in the preseason draft they picked up some from their opponents not their top players of course but those who had their best years behind them were one team good enough by other teams marked under flurry who won the stanley cup with pittsburgh three times was among them. he and his teammates grew into a tight unit

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del potro. nadal has lostjust twice in 87 matches at roland garros. my my feeling is tomorrow, on sunday, i have a very difficult match against a player that is playing great. i know i have to play my best if i wa nt to know i have to play my best if i want to have chances. the good thing isi want to have chances. the good thing is i played a lot of good matches this clay—court season, so sunday is the day to give my best. it's the daegu stadium increase even a little bit more my level and hopefully i'll be able to do it —— it's the day to increase. nadal will face dominic thiem, who made it through to his first grand slam final with a straight—sets win over marco cecchinato. england's women are back on top of their world cup qualifying group after beating russia 3—1 in moscow. manchester city's jill scott scored twice on her return from injury, taking phil neville's team two points clear of wales with two games to play. only the top placed teams automatically qualify for france 2019.

del potro. nadal has lostjust twice, in 87 matches at roland garros. he faces dominic thiem tomorrow. two and a half years after he defeated wladimir klitschko to become the heavyweight champion of the world, tyson fury returns to boxing tonight in manchester. he's a foot taller, and nearly five stone heavier than his opponent, the little known albanian sefer seferi. the pair were in good mood at yesterday's weigh—in. fury showing off his strength... not to be undone by seferi though, who showed he's a strong lad too. in the heavyweight division there's no limit on height or weight. earlier bbc boxing pundit, steve bunce told us, he thinks fury should be fighting someone taller. in formula one, which is in canada this weekend, the cars hit speeds of 200 miles an hour. but in formula 24, it's a very different story. it's called greenpower racing, and encourages high school students to combine sport, with science and engineering. there are 42 finals around the country and this week i went to the

del potro. nadal has lostjust twice, in 87 matches at roland garros. he faces dominic thiem tomorrow. there was an incredibly tight game in rugby league's super league with oliver holmes touching down, as castleford beat warrington by 3a points to 30, to earn their first win of the season, against a top four side. i'm going to go and have a look at menna's medals. they aren't listening. i wonder if the sun will be doing the same this weekend... it's bound to be. it's always lovely in the weekend. where do you live?! there will be some sunshine around and most of us will stay largely dry. however, there will be potentially thundery showers in the forecast. a quick look at what's happening very shortly, trooping the colour will be dry. spells of sunshine, temperatures around 20. through the afternoon they could climb higher. if like me you you are rather sneezy at the moment, it's probably down to the high pollen. high levels for northern ireland, low in scotland. thundery showers heavy at the mom

del potro. nadal has lostjust twice in 87 matches at roland garros. nadal will face dominic thiem, who made it through to his first grand slam final with a straight—sets win over marco cecchinato. great britain and ireland are trailing america 4—2. they are looking to repeat their stunning victory of two years ago in ireland and win on american soil for only the second time but they took one full point yesterday thanks to these players in the foursomes. the quality of golf has been stunning. elite amateurs as well. tyson fury's heavyweight victory against vladimir klitschko should have been the start of something special but instead he's attracted controversy for outspoken remarks and fallen into a cycle of drinking and fallen into a cycle of drinking and depression but he starts his comeback against sefer seferi tonight from albania. steve bunce joins us. good morning. is this a contest? joins us. good morning. is this a co ntest ? in joins us. good morning. is this a contest? in heavyweigh

world number one rafael nadal takes onjuan martin del potro this afternoon, as he bids to break his own record of ten french open titles. the first of the day's semifinals is already under way. it's between seventh seed dominic thiem and italy's marco cecchinato. thiem is ahead 2—1 in the first set. that's all the sport for now. nhs workers in england have voted to accept a new pay deal. more than 1 million nhs staff — including hospital cleaners, nurses, security guard and paramedics — will get a 6.5% pay rise over three years. 1a unions voted on the deal, with 13 accepting the offer and only the gmb rejecting it. our health editor, hugh pym, explained the background to this pay deal. they have had 0% pay rises for a couple of years, and then 1%, like other public sector workers, they argued it meant they had fallen well behind inflation and the cost of living and some, some nurses, and hospital workers, were really struggling. that was leading to recruitment problems and retention problems. there is considerable p i’essu i’e problems. there is considerable pi’essui’e on

open champion juan martin del potro swept past local boys joining him beneteau the argentine defeating the frenchman fix four six three and pick through. the washington capitals of even top the n.h.l. stanley cup finals often edging the vegas golden knights in game two of the best of seven series on wednesday a power play goal in the fact compare it from alex ovechkin gave the capital of the defies the lead but they have all kinds of braden holtby to play for preventing a vegas comeback he made thirty seven phase including this one with just two minutes remaining to rob vegas of the tying goal three two was the final score it's just vegas a second defeat at home in the postseason the theory is now moved to washington for game three on saturday. jimmie it was the hockey gods even it up from last game i mean you know that we had. kind of tied it up we didn't i thought braden was real good but i was. played the right way the hockey gods always sort of even out over you know i always talk about that so. as a great savior you know obviously one fifty nine left. you could see the emotion on

del potro. there's another chance for simona halep to finally end her grand slam jinx. the world number one still hasn't won one yet, but she's through to the french open final tomorrow against sloane stephens. halep beat the wimbledon champion garbine muguruza in straight sets. and gordon reid beat his doubles partner, world number one alfie hewett, in the quarter—finals of the wheelchair singles at roland garros. hewett was the defending champion. dina asher—smith has broken her own british 100m record. at the diamond league meeting in oslo she took seven hundredths of a second off her old mark, crossing the line in 10.92 seconds. with her university course completed. she's now fully focused on athletics and building up to the european championships in august. wigan's woes continue in rugby league's super league. they suffered a third defeat in a row, this time against wakefield trinity, but they still retain second place in the table. it was benjones bishop, who showed the neatest footwor