looking into that, but i m sure us and arsenal are to be focused fully on trying to get the three points in this game. having skipped last week s billiejean king cup tie, emma raducanu plays herfirst clay court event of the year in germany later today. she s a wild card for the stuttgart open and faces a tough first match, having been drawn against the 2017 french open champion jelena ostapenko in the first round. it s raducanu s first match since losing in the opening round of the miami open last month, and only her third tournament since the australian open injanuary. the former us open champion is looking to build some momentum after her recent injury struggles as she builds up to the french open in may and wimbledon this summer. if she beats ostapenko, then third seed ons jabeur would await her in round two in germany. fellow britons liam broady and kyle edmund are also in action today in the men s draw.
of the grand prix hassan in marrakech. he beat italy s andrea vavassori 6 3 7 5. evans had been on a really bad run before this tournament, he hadn t won a match since the australian open injanuary. ireland have lost their one off test against bangladesh by seven wickets in dhaka. the tourists resumed their second innings on 286 8 but could only add six runs on the morning of day four. that left bangladesh needing 138 for victory which they reached with ease. ireland now head to sri lanka for a two test series. and that s all the sport for now. let s return to the middle east, where israel has mobilised a number of reserve soldiers as tensions rise in the region. in the latest escalation of tensions between israel and the palestinians, two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. overnight, israel targetted lebanon and gaza after the biggest wave of rocket attacks in 17 years.
at the four majors. although there ve been tensions between players on both tours, smith says the atmosphere at augusta has been good so far. i spent an hour out there and i ve seen lots of familiar faces, lots of smiles and hugs, and it has been nice. i don t think there is any kind of hatred going on between the players. we are all happy where we are and i am just as happy for the guys winning out on the pga tour as they are for the liv golfers as well. with tennis s clay court season upon us the king of clay rafa nadal has pulled out of next week s monte carlo masters with an ongoing hip injury. it means he remains a doubt for the french open next month, where he s the defending champion and a 14 time winner. nadal hasn t played since his second round defeat to american mackenzie mcdonald at the australian open injanuary.
it follows a summit involving all 30 nations earlier this month, including france, germany and the united states. the international olympic council is exploring a pathway for athletes from the two nations to compete as neutrals. andy murray is back in action, winning his match in the first round of the qatar 0pen against lorenzo sonego. the scot was playing his first match since his marathon run at the australian open injanuary, and after losing the opening set, murray bounced back to take it in three, he will face fourth seed alexander zverev. and who would play you in a play or a movie? i dread to think! i don t know! gareth southgate is set to have name in lights, he is going to be played byjoseph
meanwhile, novak djokovic has said he ll neverforget being deported from australia earlier this year. the serb insists his willingness to return for next month s grand slam at melbourne park shows the depth of feeling he has for the country. djokovic was deported on the eve of the 2022 australian open injanuary, for not being vaccinated against covid 19. he received a three year travel ban from the country. the former world number one s visa ban was waived last month, which means he can now target a tenth australian open title to attempt to match rafa nadal s 22 grand slams. you can t forget those events, is one of those things that sticks with you, it stays with you for the rest of your life, as i said something i have never experienced before and hopefully never again. but it is a