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hello there and welcome along to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. history for djokovic, but not as he d like it, at the french open. the world number one with a new benchmark for a late finish in paris. the centre of attention jude bellingham basks in the glory of champions league success. his england team mates can t wait to see him back. and success, at last, for laurie canter, as the englishman has the edge in a tight field at the european open. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. that s all to come, but we start with news that s reached us in the last half an hour or so that rugby league legend rob burrow has died. he was 41 years old. burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, just two years after he ended his playing career with rugby league side leeds rhinos. he, his family and his great friend and former team mate kevin sinfield have raised millions of pounds for mnd charities. sally nugent reports. rob burrow s life is defined by his defiance of
hello and welcome to unspun world. thank you forjoining us. britain heads into a snap election. will its position in the world change? international politics is becoming far more fluid, and in that context, the uk potentially has advantages to gain because of its unique relationship set around the world. iran will soon hold an election too, but is there any possibility its rulers can win back popular support? the majority of the people have been disillusioned with this regime. they have taken to the streets time and again asking for regime change. and we look at the new shape of the middle east with security correspondent frank gardner. there have been discussions about how to share the middle east, essentially. it s pretty tenuous. the saudis have been fighting a five, six, seven year war in yemen against the iranian backed houthis, without success. british politics, which has always seemed so stable, even predictable compared with the politics of the rest of europe, appeare
on a sunny day, a ride around paris takes some beating, that s for sure. france s capital is transforming. in a few weeks time, the city will host the summer olympics and paralympics, and the organisers are busy turning landmarks into stadiums. so this beautiful building is the grand palais, and that is where the fencing and taekwondo are happening. still looks like they ve got lots of work to do on it. the organisers of this year s competition have promised it will have a lasting impact on this iconic city. i m steve brown and i m here to find out how paris is changing. from the suburbs. you can see it s really quite busy. there s so much hustle and bustle. ..to the seine. beautiful. ..and up into the sky. it s 2024 and this is paris. paris is already one of the world s most visited cities. but this year they re expecting around 15 million people during the competition. here at porte de la chapelle arena, it s the start of olympic and paralympic week. merci, monsieur. more
around 40% of the vote, while former president jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, b