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
england s laurie canter said it was a great feeling after claiming his first tour win at the european open in hamburg. he began the day as joint leader and was often just a shot ahead of the competition, until he hit birdies at the 15th, and then the 16th, with this superb putt. canterfinished on 13 under par, two shots clear of the field, and said it had been difficult waiting for his maiden victory, but it would now open up opportunities for him. in the next hour or so, scotland s bob macintyre tees off as leader in the final of the canadian open. he moved to ia under par on day three, with a round of 66 that included a run of three birdies and an eagle. after working with a number of caddies at recent tournaments, macintyre found himself without one in ontario, so his father dougie is carrying his bag this week. and there s a three way tie at the top of the leaderbard going into the final round of the women s us open in pennsylvania.
the former chelsea women s manager emma hayes got her new career off to a flying start, as the united states beat south korea 4 0 in a friendly in colorado. hayes said it was good to feel she had the trust of the squad. i m doing thejob i love, i get to enjoy all this amazing players. like, for me, i don t feel relief from that, ijust. ifeel reenergized and want to coach this group, and they want to be coached, and i think you can see we are building something. there s lots of work to do, there s lots of holes in our play, no question, but it was a good start. away from football now. england s laurie canter said it was a great feeling after claiming his first tour win at the european open in hamburg. he began the day as joint leader and was often just a shot ahead of the competition, until he hit birdies at the 15th, and then the 16th,
the centre of attention jude bellingham basks in the glory of champions league victory. his england team mates say they 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 to the programme. to the fallout at the french open first, where the concern over late finishes continues to be raised by the big names. the defending champion iga swiatek and world number three coco gauff today saying matches ending at 3am are unhealthy . it follows the five setter which saw novak djokovic, the men s champion, wrapping up his win to make the fourth round at 3.07am in the morning. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was covering it all the way to the end