golfer with a reported handicap of four. she ll play in the icon series injuly, alongside manchester city boss pep guardiola and olympic champion swimmer michael phelps. barty had previously turned her hand to professional cricket, playing in the women s big bash league in 2015. to tennis and british number one cameron norrie found his feet on clay with a hard fought victory over world number155, egor gerasimov in his opening match at the barcelona open. norrie had to come from a set down and an early break down in the third to take the victory for a 16th win of the year. dominic thiem s latest comeback ended with an opening match defeat at the serbia open in belgrade. the former world number three playing his first atp tour match since suffering a wrist injury lastjune which needed surgery, was beaten in three sets by australia s john millman. thiem initially
to professional cricket, playing in the women s big bash league in 2015. i ll have more for you in the next hour. let s get ore now on ukraine and the new russian offensive focussing on the east of the country. earlier today my colleague joanna gosling spoke with phillips o brien, who previously ran the scottish centre of war studies and is now a professor of strategic studies at the university of st andrews. she asked him about the impact of fighting on ukranians in the donbas region. i mean, it s a fascinating region, because it has been the heart of what had previously been talked about as russian speaking ukraine, and it was the industrial heartland as
she ll play in the icon series injuly, alongside manchester city boss pep guardiola and olympic champion swimmer michael phelps. barty had previously turned her hand to professional cricket, playing in the women s big bash league in 2015. that s all the sport for now. russia s invasion of ukraine has had a devastating impact on the country s children, with authorities saying at least 205 children have been killed since the conflict began. the un also estimates that as many as two thirds of all children in the country have been displaced. yogita limaye has been talking to families caught up in the conflict. the worst moment of a parent s life. a father s final conversation with his boy.