we start in paris, where novak djokovic has begun his french open title defence with a rather solid straight sets victory over france s pierre becker. having not yet reached a final in 2024, there have been question marks around djokovic s form, but he did what he does best on the clay courts of the french capital, powering to a 6 4, 7 6, 6 4 win over his wild card opponents. the 24 time grand slam champion will take sole ownership of the record of most major titles with a fourth victory in paris. next up for him, spain s world number 63, roberto carbis. a two time french open finalist, kasper, who moved into the second round with a routine 636463 win over brazil s philippe amelie. jenni alves the norwegian is a two time beaten finalist in paris, so we ll be looking to make that final step. arena. sabalenka, meanwhile, dropped just three games against teenager erika andreeva to start her french open campaign in emphatic style. the second seed never truly troubled in a 61 62 w
hello there. welcome along to sports day. southampton have been promoted to the english premier league after winning the championship play off final at wembley. they beat leeds 1 0 in a match between two teams, hoping to return to the top flight at the first attempt and in what s called the richest game of football. joe lenski was there. such a painful match to lose, isn t it? the championship playoff final where 90 minutes can really shape a club s future. it is southampton going back up to the premier league and leeds united staying for at least one more season in the championship. and it was typically for this occasion tense and settled by a single moment. adam armstrong in the first half, given so much space in the leeds penalty area, southampton s top scorer scoring the goal that in the end sealed his team promotion. now leeds came here with so much expectation, they won 90 points in the regular season, which in most campaigns would have been enough to seal automatic pro